Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Mr. Ben Ray Lujan, from the State of New Mexico, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Lujan 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

The following transactions of morning business occurred on today.

Legislative Business (Wednesday, September 28)

H.R. 3462 (Rep. Crow): A bill to require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 6028 (Sen. Cardin): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 6028 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Cardin.

-- Amendment SA 6028 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 4877 (Rep. Delgado): A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized website for compliance guides, and for other purposes.

-- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

H.R. 6833 (Rep. Craig): A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes.

-- Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Measure laid before Senate by motion.

-- Motion by Senator Schumer to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 6031) made in Senate.

-- Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 5745 (Sen. Schumer): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 5745 proposed by Senator Schumer.

-- Cloture motion on amendment SA 5745 presented in Senate.

S.Amdt. 6030 (Sen. Schumer): To add an effective date.

-- Amendment SA 6030 proposed by Senator Schumer to Amendment SA 5745.

S.Amdt. 6031 (Sen. Schumer): To add an effective date.

-- Amendment SA 6031 proposed by Senator Schumer.

S.Amdt. 6032 (Sen. Schumer): To modify the effective date.

-- Amendment SA 6032 proposed by Senator Schumer to Amendment SA 6031 (the instructions of the motion to commit).

H.R. 7698 (Rep. Brownley): A bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ventura, California, as the "Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic".

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1617 (Sen. Risch): A bill to modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area, and for other purposes.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

S. 1687 (Sen. Rubio): A bill to amend section 21 of the Small Business Act to require cyber certification for small business development center counselors, and for other purposes.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

S. 2521 (Sen. Cardin): A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an SBIC Working Group, and for other purposes.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote

S.Amdt. 6029 (Sen. Cardin): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 6029 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Cardin.

-- Amendment SA 6029 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3092 (Sen. Padilla): A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision of certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 5934 (Sen. Padilla): To improve the bill.

-- Amendment SA 5934 proposed by Senator Padilla.

-- Amendment SA 5934 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3655 (Sen. Ossoff): A bill to amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3875 (Sen. Peters): A bill to require the President to develop and maintain products that show the risk of natural hazards across the United States, and for other purposes.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 6026 (Sen. Peters): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 6026 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Peters.

-- Amendment SA 6026 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3906 (Sen. Shaheen): A bill to improve certain programs of the Small Business Administration to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology, and for other purposes.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee amendments withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 6027 (Sen. Cardin): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 6027 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Cardin.

-- Amendment SA 6027 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 4166 (Sen. Portman): A bill to authorize preparedness programs to support communities containing technological hazards and emerging threats.

-- Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 753 (Sen. Sanders): A resolution urging the Government of Brazil to ensure that the October 2022 elections are conducted in a free, fair, credible, transparent, and peaceful manner.

-- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

S.Res. 765 (Sen. Blumenthal): A resolution designating October 8, 2022, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".

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

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 804 (Sen. Manchin): A resolution designating September 2022 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month".

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 805 (Sen. Schatz): A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 18 through September 24, 2022 as "Telehealth Awareness Week".

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 806 (Sen. Cortez Masto): A resolution commending and congratulating the Las Vegas Aces basketball team on winning the 2022 Women's National Basketball Association championship.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 807 (Sen. Hoeven): A resolution designating November 5, 2022, as "National Bison Day".

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Schumer, at 8:25 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.