[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 118 (Sunday, July 26, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D880]
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                                              Sunday, July 26, 2015

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5701-S5892.
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 1862. 
                                                             Page S5710
Measures Considered:
Hire More Heroes Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 
22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with 
health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being 
taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which 
the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act, after taking action on the following motions and 
amendments proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S5703-10
Pending:
  McConnell Modified Amendment No. 2266, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                             Page S5703
  McConnell (for Kirk) Amendment No. 2327 (to Amendment No. 2266), to 
reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 
                                                  Pages S5703, S5704-05
  McConnell Amendment No. 2328 (to Amendment No. 2327), to repeal the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and 
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 entirely. 
                                              Pages S5703, S5705, S5710
  McConnell Amendment No. 2329 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 2266), of a perfecting nature.              
Page S5703
  McConnell Amendment No. 2330 (to Amendment No. 2329), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S5703
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 253), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on McConnell Amendment No. 
2328 (to Amendment No. 2327) (listed above).             
Pages S5708-09
  By 67 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. 254), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on McConnell (for Kirk) Amendment 
No. 2327 (to Amendment No. 2266) (listed above).             
Page S5709
  Senate upheld the ruling of the Chair that Amendment No. 2301 is not 
in order because it is inconsistent with the Senate's precedents with 
respect to the offering of amendments, their number, degree, and kind. 
Subsequently, Senator Cruz motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair was 
rejected.                                            
Pages S5703, S5709
  Senate upheld the ruling of the Chair that Amendment No. 2282 is not 
in order because it is inconsistent with the Senate's precedents with 
respect to the offering of amendments, their number, degree, and kind. 
Subsequently, Senator Lee motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair was 
rejected.                                                    
Page S5710
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 2 p.m., on Monday, July 27, 
2015; and that all time during the adjournment of the Senate count 
post-cloture on McConnell (for Kirk) Amendment No. 2327 (to Amendment 
No. 2266).                                                   
Page S5892
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S5710
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5710-11
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S5711-S5892
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--254) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 4:34 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2015. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5892.)