Senate Floor Activity - Monday, November 16, 2020

The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 3 p .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 Thursday, November 12, 2020, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of Thursday, November 12, 2020, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.

Transaction of Morning Business

The following transactions of morning business occurred on today .

Legislative Business (Monday, November 16)

H.R. 835 (Rep. Jackson Lee): A bill to impose criminal sanctions on certain persons involved in international doping fraud conspiracies, to provide restitution for victims of such conspiracies, and to require sharing of information with the United States Anti-Doping Agency to assist its fight against doping, and for other purposes.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1830 (Rep. Maloney): A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor .

-- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 2687 (Sen. Schumer): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 2687 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Schumer.

-- Amendment SA 2687 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 3589 (Rep. Thompson): A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Greg LeMond, in recognition of his service to the Nation as an athlete, activist , role model, and community leader.

-- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 4104 (Rep. Cleaver): A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro Leagues baseball.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 6395 (Rep. Smith): 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.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 2682 (Sen. Inhofe): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 2682 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Inhofe.

-- Amendment SA 2682 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 732 (Sen. Schatz): A bill to amend the PROTECT Act to expand the national AMBER Alert system to territories of the United States, and for other purposes.

-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1342 (Sen. Peters): A bill to require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update periodically the environmental sensitivity index products of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes .

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 2174 (Sen. Cornyn): A bill to expand the grants authorized under Jennifer's Law and Kristen's Act to include processing of unidentified remains, resolving missing persons cases, and for other purposes .

-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 2685 (Sen. Cornyn): To strike the provision giving entities in southern border States priority in the award of grants related to the identification and processing of unidentified remains.

-- Amendment SA 2685 proposed by Senator Cornyn.

-- Amendment SA 2685 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 2981 (Sen. Sullivan): A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee amendment withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 2683 (Sen. Sullivan): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 2683 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Sullivan.

-- Amendment SA 2683 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3312 (Sen. Cornyn): A bill to establish a crisis stabilization and community reentry grant program, and for other purposes .

-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 2684 (Sen. Cornyn): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 2684 proposed by Senator Cornyn.

-- Amendment SA 2684 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 4054 (Sen. Roberts): An original bill to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, and for other purposes.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 2686 (Sen. Roberts): To modify an authorization of appropriations .

-- Amendment SA 2686 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Roberts.

-- Amendment SA 2686 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 4462 (Sen. Wicker): A bill to establish a national integrated flood information system within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 4612 (Sen. Feinstein): A bill to designate methamphetamine as an emerging threat, and for other purposes.

-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Monday, November 16)

PN1742: Kristi Haskins Johnson, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi

-- Considered by Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 38. Record Vote Number: 229

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 11/17/2020.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 6:41 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Sullivan in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow .