The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Reverend Lisa Wink Schultz, of the Senate Chaplin's Office, in
Washington, D.C. 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 (Tuesday, December
17)
H.R. 663 (Rep. Gallego):
A bill to amend the Indian Child Protection and
Family Violence Prevention Act.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 1607 (Rep. Schweikert):
A bill to clarify jurisdiction with respect to
certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, 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. 1727 (Rep. Trone):
A bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Development Act to extend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical
Park Commission.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 2468 (Rep. Owens):
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to
convey to the State of Utah certain Federal land under the administrative
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management within the boundaries of Camp
Williams, Utah, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 3324 (Rep. Huffman):
A bill to extend the authority to collect
Shasta-Trinity Marina fees through fiscal year 2029.
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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. 4094 (Rep. Curtis):
A bill to amend the Central Utah Project
Completion Act to authorize expenditures for the conduct of certain water
conservation measures in the Great Salt Lake basin, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5009 (Rep. Joyce):
A bill to reauthorize wildlife habitat and
conservation programs, and for other purposes.
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Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
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Considered by Senate (Message from the House Considered).
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Considered by Senate (Message from the House Considered).
H.R. 6826 (Rep. Mfume):
A bill to designate the visitor and education
center at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the Paul S.
Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 6843 (Rep. Scalise):
A bill to expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya
National Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 7332 (Rep. Maloy):
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land to the
State of Utah for inclusion in certain State parks, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 9566 (Rep. Langworthy):
A bill to require governmentwide source code
sharing, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1097 (Sen. Padilla):
A bill to establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the
Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in the States of California
and Arizona, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1144 (Sen. Cortez Masto):
A bill to establish a grant program to provide
assistance to local law enforcement agencies, 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 Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 3342 (Sen. Cortez Masto):
In the nature of a substitute.
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Amendment SA 3342 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Cortez Masto.
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Amendment SA 3342 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1277 (Sen. McConnell):
A bill to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave
National Park in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1299 (Sen. Cornyn):
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to periodically review the
automatic maximum coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other
purposes.
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Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 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 Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 3341 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Cornyn.
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Amendment SA 3341 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3022 (Sen. Cortez Masto):
A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement
Act to allow Indian Health Service scholarship and loan recipients to
fulfill service obligations through half-time clinical practice, and for
other purposes.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
S. 3502 (Sen. Reed):
A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to
prevent consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports under
certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 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 Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 3339 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Reed.
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Amendment SA 3339 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3543 (Sen. Lankford):
A bill to establish the Historic Greenwood
District-Black Wall Street National Monument in the State of Oklahoma, and
for other purposes.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 4181 (Sen. Peters):
A bill to require the development of a workforce
plan for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 3340 (Sen. Peters):
To require the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency to develop strategies for identifying,
addressing, preventing, and mitigating discriminatory actions or decisions
based on political affiliation.
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Amendment SA 3340 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Peters.
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Amendment SA 3340 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 4654 (Sen. Peters):
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow Indian tribal governments to
directly request fire management assistance declarations and grants, and
for other purposes.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 5005 (Sen. Padilla):
A bill to authorize additional funding for the San
Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 5130 (Sen. Cantwell):
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 5398 (Sen. Hassan):
A bill to authorize sentencing enhancements for
certain criminal offenses directed by or coordinated with foreign
governments.
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
S. 5575 (Sen. Manchin):
A bill to designate the Patsye Crites Forest.
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Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and
passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 928 (Sen. Ricketts):
A resolution honoring the life of Nebraska
community leader John Edmund Gottschalk.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 932 (Sen. Moran):
A resolution designating the month of October 2024
as "National Military Toxic Exposures Awareness Month".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
