The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a
.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore led the
Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United
States of America.
Legislative Business (Wednesday, May 20)
S. 945 (Sen. Kennedy):
A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to
require certain issuers to disclose to the Securities and Exchange
Commission information regarding foreign jurisdictions that prevent the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board from performing inspections under
that Act, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 1589 proposed by Senator Kennedy.
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Amendment SA 1589 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1130 (Sen. Casey):
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance
awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 1590 (Sen. Alexander):
In the nature of a substitute.
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Amendment SA 1590 proposed by Senator Portman for Senator Alexander.
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Amendment SA 1590 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1380 (Sen. Sullivan):
A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure to remind prosecutors of their obligations under Supreme Court
case law.
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 2927 (Sen. Jones):
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide that the authority of the Director of the National Institute on
Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments
applies with respect to both current and former centers of excellence, and
for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
S. 3782 (Sen. Duckworth):
A bill to modify the amount authorized for
commitments for 7(a) loans, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and
passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.J.Res. 72 (Sen. Boozman):
A joint resolution providing for the reappointment
of Michael M. Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution.
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Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 571 (Sen. Bennet):
A resolution congratulating the students, parents,
teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for
making ongoing contributions to education and supporting the ideals and
goals of the 21st annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 10
through May 16, 2020.
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 590 (Sen. Collins):
A resolution supporting the designation of May 15,
2020, as "National Senior Fraud Awareness Day" to raise awareness about the
increasing number of fraudulent schemes targeting seniors in the United
States, to encourage the implementation of policies to prevent those
schemes, and to improve protections from those schemes for seniors
.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 591 (Sen. Cardin):
A resolution promoting minority health awareness
and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in
April 2020, which include bringing attention to the health disparities
faced by minority populations of the United States such as American Indians
, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native
Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
