9:22 p.m. The Senate adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Thursday, December 13th. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.J. Res. 54, the Yemen War Powers Resolution.
At 1:45 p.m. there will be up to 8 votes on S.J. Res. 54:
- Young amdt. #4080 (mid-air refueling)
- Cornyn amdt. #4096 (rule of construction re: Israel and regional allies )
- Cornyn amdt. #4090 (risk assessment report)
- Cornyn amdt. #4095 (risk assessment report re: terrorist attacks )
- Cotton amdt. #4097 (provision of material and advice )
- Cotton Amdt. #4098 ( operations against Houthi attacks)
- Sanders amdt. #4105 (no authorization of military force against Iran)
- Passage of S.J. Res. 54
During wrap-up:
Nominations
- #1154 – #1169
- All nomination placed on the Secretary’s Desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corp and Navy
Legislative
- 3747 – 1st Reading
- 3748 – Improving the Inspector General Process for Legislative Branch Instrumentalities Act passed by unanimous consent.
- 1158 – Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018, and Cardin substitute amendment, passed by unanimous consent.
- 1580 – Protecting Girls’ Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act, and committee-reported substituent amendment, passed by voice vote.
- R. 1222 – Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017, and Durbin substitute, as amended, passed by unanimous consent.
- 3031 – Federal Personal Property Management Act of 2018, passed by unanimous consent.
- 2076 – Authorizing expansion of activities related to Alzheimer’s disease, and Collins amendment, passed by voice vote.
- R. 7120 – Extending through 2023 FEC authority to impose civil money penalties, passed by unanimous consent.
- Res. 444 – American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Women, passed by voice vote.
- Res. 596 – Puyallup, passed by unanimous consent.
- Postal Namings passed by unanimous consent, en bloc:
- R.6020 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, as the “Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building”.
- R.5791 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9609 South University Boulevard in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, as the “Deputy Sheriff Zackari Spurlock Parrish, III, Post Office Building”.
- R.5792 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 90 North 4th Avenue in Brighton, Colorado, as the “Detective Heath McDonald Gumm Post Office”.
- R.6591 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 South Kirkman Road in Orlando, Florida, as the “Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford Post Office Building”.
- R.6780 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7521 Paula Drive in Tampa, Florida, as the “Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building”.
- R.6513 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1110 West Market Street in Athens, Alabama, as the “Judge James E. Horton, Jr. Post Office Building”.
- R.6405 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2801 Mitchell Road in Ceres, California, as the “Lance Corporal Juana Navarro Arellano Post Office Building”.
- R.6655 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 44160 State Highway 299 East Suite 1 in McArthur, California, as the “Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office”.
- R.6216 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3025 Woodgate Road in Montrose, Colorado, as the “Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office”.
- R.6217 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 241 N 4th Street in Grand Junction, Colorado, as the “Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer Post Office Building”.
- R.6831 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, as the “Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building”.
- R.4326 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 West North Street in Normal, Illinois, as the “Sgt. Josh Rodgers Post Office”.
- R.6428 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 332 Ramapo Valley Road in Oakland, New Jersey, as the “Frank Leone Post Office”.
- R.5395 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Main Street in Dansville, New York, as the “Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building”.
- R.5412 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 2nd Avenue in Brentwood, New York, as the “Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building”.
- R.6621 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 530 East Main Street in Johnson City, Tennessee, as the “Major Homer L. Pease Post Office”.
- R.1210 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 122 W. Goodwin Street, Pleasanton, Texas, as the “Pleasanton Veterans Post Office”.
- R.1211 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 N. Main Street, Encinal, Texas, as the “Encinal Veterans Post Office”.
- R.3184 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 180 McCormick Road in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the “Captain Humayun Khan Post Office”.
- R.6628 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4301 Northeast 4th Street in Renton, Washington, as the “James Marshall ‘Jimi’ Hendrix Post Office Building”.
7:35 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke about the resolution.
7:15 p.m. Senator Blumenthal spoke about Saudi Arabia.
6:56 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke about the resolution.
6:49 p.m. Senator Flake spoke about Zimbabwe.
6:31 p.m. Senator Tester spoke paid tribute to his staffers Aaron Murphy and Dana Swanson.
6:28 p.m. Senator Peters spoke in favor of the resolution.
6:08 p.m. Senator Lee spoke in support of the resolution.
5:45 p.m. Senator Cardin spoke on the resolution and the Time magazine’s person of the year.
5:31 p.m. Senator Murphy spoke in support of the resolution.
5:26 p.m. Senator Inhofe spoke in opposition to the resolution.
5:10 p.m. Senator Young brought up his amendment onto the Yemen resolution to address in-flight refueling by U.S. aircraft of non-U.S. aircraft.
4:40 p.m. Senators Corker and Menendez spoke on the resolution.
4:21 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke in favor of the resolution.
4:17 p.m. The Senate voted 96-3 that it is the judgement of the Senate that amendments offered under 50 USC 15-46-A Must be germane to the underlying joint resolution.
Senators Cruz, Lee and Paul voted no, and Senator Tillis did not vote.
3:40 p.m. The Senate is now voting on if it is the judgement of the Senate that amendments offered under 50 USC 15-46-A be germane to the underlying joint resolution.
3:37 p.m. Senator Corker raised a point of order that amendments offered under 50 U.S.C., 15- 46-A must be germane to the underlying joint resolution to which they are offered.
3:35 p.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke on where the Senate stands regarding germanes of amendments to S.J. Res. 54.
3:35 p.m. The motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 54, the Yemen War Powers Resolution was agreed to by a vote of 60 to 39.
Senators in favor: 47 Democrats, 2 Independents (King and Sanders), 11 Republicans: Cassidy, Collins, Crapo, Daines, Flake, Lee, Moran, Murkowski, Paul, Risch and Young.
Senator Tillis did not vote.
2:56 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to proceed to S. J. Res. 54, the Yemen War Powers Resolution.
2:49 p.m. Senator Cruz paid tribute to Senator Nelson.
2:33 p.m. Senators Rubio, Klobuchar and Thune paid tribute to Senator Nelson.
2:00 p.m. Senator Nelson gave his farewell speech.
1:44 p.m. Senator Leahy spoke on government funding.
1:05 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke about tax reform.
1:04 p.m. Senator Grassley achieved unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business.
1:03 p.m. The Senate adopted S.J Res 64, 50-49. Republican Senator Collins joined all Democrats and Independents King and Sanders in favor.
Senator Tillis did not vote.
12:27 p.m. The Senate began voting on adoption of S.J.Res.64, Congressional Review Act on Non-Profit Disclosure.
12:19 p.m. Senator Testor spoke on the non-profit disclosure bill.
12:12 p.m. Senator Johnson paid tribute to Senator Hatch and spoke on the non-profit disclosure bill.
12:07 p.m. Senator Shaheen spoke on the non-profit disclosure bill.
12:05 p.m. Senator Sullivan paid tribute to Senator Hatch.
12:01 p.m. Senator Cornyn paid tribute to Senator Hatch.
11:55 a.m. Senator Enzi paid tribute to Senator Hatch.
11:47 a.m. Senator Collins paid tribute to Senator Hatch.
11:43 a.m. Senator Inhofe paid tribute to Senator Hatch.
11:33 a.m. Senator Lee paid tribute to Senator Hatch.
11:27 a.m. Senator Wyden paid tribute to Senator Hatch.
10:56 a.m. Senator Hatch spoke about his time in the Senate.
10:49 a.m. Senator Van Hollen spoke about the non-profit disclosure bill.
10:47 a.m. Senator Peters spoke about the non-profit disclosure bill.
10:39 a.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke about the non-profit disclosure bill.
10:19 a.m. Senator Wyden spoke about his bill tor require financial disclosure by certain non-profits.
10:06 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke about the non-profit disclosure bill, Senator Nelson and border security.
9:56 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about Senator Hatch, the farm bill and the president’s threat of a government shutdown.
9:32 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about the hemp provision of the farm bill passed yesterday. He spoke about the non-profit disclosure bill. He said the Senate may consider the Yemen act later. He paid tribute to the retiring Senator Hatch.
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The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. and will resume consideration of S.J.Res.64, Congressional Review Act on Non-Profit Disclosure.
At 12:15 pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on adoption of the non-profit disclosure bill.