[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S699-S700]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I understand that the Senate has 
received a message from the House to accompany H.R. 1892.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The leader is correct.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move that the Chair lay before the 
Senate the message to accompany H.R. 1892.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  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. 1892) entitled ``An Act to amend 
     title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the 
     flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first 
     responder in the line of duty.'', with an amendment.


                Motion to Concur with Amendment No. 1930

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

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] moves to concur 
     in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an 
     amendment numbered 1930.

  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk on 
the motion to concur with further 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 with a 
     further amendment to H.R. 1892, an act to amend title 4, 
     United States Code, to provide for the flying of the flag at 
     half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in 
     the line of duty.
         Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Tom Cotton, 
           David Perdue, Thom Tillis, James Lankford, John 
           Kennedy, Roy Blunt, Richard C. Shelby, Lisa Murkowski, 
           Susan M. Collins, Steve Daines, John Boozman, John 
           Barrasso, James M. Inhofe, Orrin G. Hatch.

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

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  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 1931 to Amendment No. 1930

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

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 1931 to amendment No. 1930.

  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. 1932

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to refer the House message on 
H.R. 1892 to the Committee on Appropriations to report back forthwith 
with instructions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] moves to refer 
     the House message to accompany H.R. 1892 to the Committee on 
     Appropriations to report back forthwith with instructions, 
     being amendment numbered 1932.

  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. 1933

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

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 1933 to the instructions of the motion to 
     refer H.R. 1892.

  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. 1934 to Amendment No. 1933

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

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 1934 to amendment No. 1933.

  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 ``3 days'' and insert ``4 days''

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call 
be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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