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, July 22)
S. 906 (Sen. Feinstein):
A bill to improve the management of driftnet
fishing.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
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.
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Considered by Senate.
S.Amdt. 1788 (Sen. Sanders):
To reduce the bloated Pentagon budget by 10
percent and invest that money in jobs, education, health care, and housing
in communities in the United States in which the poverty rate is not less
than 25 percent.
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Amendment SA 1788 proposed by Senator Sanders to Amendment SA 2301.
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Amendment SA 1788, under the order of 7/2/20, not having achieved 60
votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote.
23 - 77. Record Vote Number:
135
S.Amdt. 1972 (Sen. Tester):
To expand the list of diseases associated with
exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of
service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam
.
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Amendment SA 1972 proposed by Senator Tester to Amendment SA 2301.
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Amendment SA 1972, under the order of 7/2/20, having achieved 60 votes
in the affirmative, as modified, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94
- 6. Record Vote Number:
136
S.Amdt. 2080 (Sen. Portman):
To require an element in annual reports on cyber
science and technology activities on work with academic consortia on high
priority cybersecurity research activities in Department of Defense
capabilities.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Cloture on amendment SA 2301 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 13.
Record Vote Number:
137
S. 4065 (Sen. Lee):
A bill to make exclusive the authority of the
Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made in the United
States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other
purposes.
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
S.Res. 617 (Sen. Graham):
A resolution designating July 22, 2020, as
"Glioblastoma Awareness Day".
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
Adjournment
By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Cramer, at
8:55 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until
9:30 a.m. tomorrow.
