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Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, June 24, 2020


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.

The Journal

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.

Transaction of Morning Business

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Wednesday, June 24)

S. 2472 (Sen. Portman): A bill to redesignate the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station, Ohio, as the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3985 (Sen. Scott, of SC): A bill to improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency.
-- Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 126
-- Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 126) entered in Senate.

S. 4049 (Sen. Inhofe): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
-- Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
-- By Senator Inhofe from Committee on Armed Services filed written report. Report No. 116-236.

Executive Business (Wednesday, June 24)

PN1749: Cory T. Wilson, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 125

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at 6:45 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.