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, December
2)
H.R. 1044 (Rep. Lofgren):
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based
immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for
family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary 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 Voice Vote.
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Amendment SA 2690 proposed by Senator Lee.
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Amendment SA 2690 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 3349 (Rep. Doggett):
A bill to authorize the Daughters of the Republic
of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a
commemorative work in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 3465 (Rep. Napolitano):
A bill to authorize the Fallen Journalists
Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of
Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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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.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Senate insists on its amendment, agrees to request for a conference,
appoints conferees Inhofe; Wicker; Fischer; Cotton; Rounds; Ernst; Tillis;
Sullivan; Perdue; Cramer; Thune; Scott FL; Blackburn; Hawley; Reed;
Shaheen; Gillibrand; Blumenthal; Hirono; Kaine; King; Heinrich; Warren;
Peters; Manchin; Duckworth; Jones.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S. 434 (Sen. Braun):
A bill to require the collection of certain data
relating to Bureau of Land Management land acquisitions, and for other
purposes.
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Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous
Consent.
S. 496 (Sen. Sullivan):
A bill to preserve United States fishing heritage
through a national program dedicated to training and assisting the next
generation of commercial fishermen, and for other purposes.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 2691 (Sen. Sullivan):
In the nature of a substitute.
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Amendment SA 2691 proposed by Senator Inhofe for Senator Sullivan.
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Amendment SA 2691 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 578 (Sen. Whitehouse):
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security
Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance
benefits under such title for individuals with amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis.
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Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate, under the order of 12/01/20, having achieved 60 votes in the
affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 1. Record Vote Number:
250
S.Amdt. 2689 (Sen. Grassley):
To increase the overpayment collection threshold
for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits.
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Amendment SA 2689 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Grassley.
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Amendment SA 2689, under the order of 12/01/20, not having achieved 60
votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote.
48 - 49. Record Vote Number:
249
S. 910 (Sen. Wicker):
A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea
Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Voice Vote.
S. 1069 (Sen. Baldwin):
A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce,
acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program to provide a
digital information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal
data with decision-support tools, training, and best practices and to
support collection of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and
improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the
coastal region, and for other purposes.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous
Consent.
S.Res. 783 (Sen. Rosen):
A resolution designating November 2020 as
"National Hospice and Palliative Care Month".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 784 (Sen. Shaheen):
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of
American Diabetes Month.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 785 (Sen. Young):
A resolution expressing support for the goals of
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 786 (Sen. Collins):
A resolution designating December 19, 2020, as
"National Wreaths Across America Day".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 787 (Sen. Blunt):
A resolution expressing support for the goals of
National Adoption Month and National Adoption Day by promoting national
awareness of adoption and the children waiting for adoption, celebrating
children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of
the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all
children.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
