[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 138 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6931-S6932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          TSA OFFICE OF INSPECTION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2015

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the 
Senate a message from the House which was received earlier today.
  The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 
     Senate to the bill (H.R. 719) entitled ``An Act to require 
     the Transportation Security Administration to conform to 
     existing Federal law and regulations regarding criminal 
     investigator positions, and for other purposes,'', with an 
     amendment.


                Motion to Concur With Amendment No. 2689

       (Purpose: Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.)

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment 
to the Senate amendment to H.R. 719, with further amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] moves to concur 
     in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 719 
     with an amendment numbered 2689.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the 
amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays on my motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 2690 to Amendment No. 2689

  Mr. McCONNELL. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 2690 to amendment No. 2689.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the 
amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end add the following.
       ``This Act shall take effect 1 day after the date of 
     enactment.''


                Motion to Refer With Amendment No. 2691

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to refer the House message on H.R. 719 to the 
Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith 
with an amendment numbered 2691.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] moves to refer 
     the House message on H.R. 719 to the Committee on 
     Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith 
     with an amendment numbered 2691.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end add the following.
       ``This Act shall take effect 2 days after the date of 
     enactment.''

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays on my motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                           Amendment No. 2692

  Mr. McCONNELL. I have an amendment to the instructions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 2692 to the instructions of the motion to 
     refer.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the 
amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike ``2'' and insert ``3''

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 2693 to Amendment No. 2692

  Mr. McCONNELL. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 2693 to amendment No. 2692.

  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike ``3'' and insert ``4''


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. I have a cloture motion at the desk for the motion to 
concur with an amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to 
     concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
     719 with an amendment, No. 2689.
         Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Orrin G. Hatch, Pat 
           Roberts, Johnny Isakson, Michael B. Enzi, Cory Gardner, 
           John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Lamar Alexander, Thad 
           Cochran, Chuck Grassley, Kelly Ayotte, Susan M. 
           Collins, Deb Fischer, Richard Burr.

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, in order to expedite consideration of 
the continuing resolution, I have now offered the CR language as an 
amendment to the House message on H.R. 719. Using this bill as a 
vehicle means that we can get the CR over to the House more quickly 
with fewer steps in the process.
  Members should expect a cloture vote to occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

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