The Senate convened at 10:00am.
(H.R.5009) {National Defense Authorization Act}
- The motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.5009 was agreed to by a roll call vote of 85-14.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. (H.R.82)
- The motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.82 was agreed to by a roll call vote of 73-27.
A bill to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes (S.4367)
- The motion to concur in the House amendment to S.4367 was agreed to by a roll call vote of 97-1.
The Senate agreed to/passed the following items by unanimous consent:
- A concurrent resolution providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R.5009. (S.Con.Res.44)
- A concurrent resolution providing for corrections in the enrollment of S. 4367. (S.Con.Res.46)
- A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948. (S.5595)
The Senate agreed to the following resolutions by voice vote:
- A resolution recognizing the second commemoration of the anti-LGBTQ+ attack that occurred on November 19-20, 2022, at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (S.Res.895)
- A resolution amending the broadcasting and recording procedures of the Senate. (S.Res.934)
A bill to improve performance and accountability in the Federal Government, and for other purposes. (S.709)
- The motion to concur in the House message to accompany S.709 was agreed to by voice vote.
The Senate passed the following bills, en bloc, by unanimous consent:
- A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects. (S.3373, as amended by the Committee-reported substitute amendment, which was agreed to by unanimous consent)
- A bill to extend authorization of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991. (H.R.4385)
- A bill to reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data enhancement programs. (H.R.5770)
- A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize the Colorado River System conservation pilot program. (S.4576)
The Senate passed the following bills, en bloc, by unanimous consent:
- A bill to provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes. (S.3123)
- A bill to provide for certain improvements to the housing and workforce programs of Federal land management agencies, and for other purposes. (S.5125)
- A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment to identify locations in National Parks in which there is the greatest need for broadband internet access service and areas in National Parks in which there is the greatest need for cellular service, and for other purposes. (S.2018)
- A bill to establish a policy regarding appraisal and valuation services for real property for a transaction over which the Secretary of the Interior has jurisdiction, and for other purposes. (H.R.5443)
- A bill to redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts, as the “Salem Maritime National Historic Park”, and for other purposes. (S.961)
- A bill to provide greater regional access to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in the State of Maine, and for other purposes. (S.4209)
The Senate passed the following bills, en bloc, by unanimous consent:
- A bill to establish the Chesapeake National Recreation Area as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. (S.2620)
- A bill to modify the boundary of the Vicksburg National Military Park in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes. (S.4994)
The Senate passed the following bills, en bloc, by unanimous consent:
- A bill to authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes. (S.1088)
- A bill to adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas, and for other purposes. (S.1059)
- A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Nulhegan River and Paul Stream in the State of Vermont for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes. (S.432)
- A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes. (S.608)
- A bill to contribute funds and artifacts to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. (S.4129)
- A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of Plum Island. (S.5136, as amended by the Blumenthal amendment in the nature of a substitute, which was agreed to by unanimous consent)
The Senate passed the following bills, en bloc, by unanimous consent:
- A bill to restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to approve amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to an Act of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without requirement for further congressional action, subject to the authority of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution. (H.R.6062)
- A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other purposes. (S.2615)
The Senate passed the following bills, en bloc, by unanimous consent:
- A bill to amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other purposes. (S.2042)
- A bill to amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, and for other purposes. (S.1760)
- A bill to amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that Act. (S.2151)
- A bill to prohibit the use of amounts from the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund to implement a certain record of decision, and for other purposes. (S.5000)
A bill to reauthorize the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, and for other purposes. (S.3791)
- The motion to concur in the House message accompany S.3791 was agreed to by voice vote.
