[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 161 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6398-S6399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             SPORTS MEDICINE LICENSURE CLARITY ACT OF 2017

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I understand the Senate has received a 
message from the House to accompany H.R. 302.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT Pro Tempore. The Senator is correct.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I move that the Chair lay before the Senate the 
message to accompany H.R. 302.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the 
motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore 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. 302) entitled ``An Act to provide 
     protections for certain sports medicine professionals who 
     provide certain medical services in a secondary State,'' with 
     an amendment to the Senate amendment.


                            Motion to Concur

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment.

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  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. 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. 302.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. I send a cloture motion to the desk on the motion to 
concur.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been 
presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the 
motion.
  The senior assistant 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. 
     302, an act to provide protections for certain sports 
     medicine professionals who provide certain medical services 
     in a secondary State.
         Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Johnny Isakson, Orrin G. 
           Hatch, Lamar Alexander, John Boozman, Jerry Moran, Mike 
           Crapo, Thom Tillis, Roger F. Wicker, Todd Young, John 
           Thune, Tim Scott, Deb Fischer, John Barrasso, Roy 
           Blunt, Cory Gardner.


                Motion to Concur with Amendment No. 4026

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to concur in the House amendment with a further 
amendment.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. 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. 302, 
     with an amendment numbered 4026.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the 
amendment be dispensed with.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. 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.''

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


                Amendment No. 4027 to Amendment No. 4026

  Mr. McCONNELL. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 4027 to amendment No. 4026.

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

       Strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''

                Motion to Refer With Amendment No. 4028

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to refer the House message on H.R. 302 to the 
Committee on Commerce with instructions to report back forthwith.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] moves to refer 
     the message to accompany H.R. 302 to the Committee on 
     Commerce with instructions, being amendment numbered 4028.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end add the following.
       ``This Act shall take effect 3 days after the date of 
     enactment.''

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


                           Amendment No. 4029

  Mr. McCONNELL. I have an amendment to the instructions.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 4029 to the instructions of the motion to 
     refer H.R. 302.

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

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

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


                Amendment No. 4030 to Amendment No. 4029

  Mr. McCONNELL. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 4030 to amendment No. 4029.

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

       Strike ``4'' and insert ``5''

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call 
be waived.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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