[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16718-16719]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TRADE ACT OF 2015

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask the Chair to lay before the body 
the message to accompany H.R. 1314.
  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. 1314) entitled ``An Act to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an 
     administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of 
     tax-exempt status of certain organizations,'' with an 
     amendment.


                            Motion to Concur

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment 
to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1314.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. I send a cloture motion to the desk on the motion to 
concur.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. 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 
     accompany H.R. 1314, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administrative 
     appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt 
     status of certain organizations.
         Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Lisa Murkowski, John Thune, 
           Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Roger F. Wicker, Orrin 
           G. Hatch, John McCain, Thad Cochran, Thom Tillis, 
           Michael B. Enzi, Mike Rounds, Roy Blunt, Susan M. 
           Collins, Shelley Moore Capito.


                Motion to Concur With Amendment No. 2750

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 1314, 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 to H.R. 1314, 
     with an amendment numbered 2750.

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

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  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 motion to concur 
with amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 2751 to Amendment No. 2750

  Mr. McCONNELL. 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 2751 to amendment No. 2750.

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


                Motion to Refer With Amendment No. 2752

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to refer the House message on H.R. 1314 to the 
Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with an 
amendment numbered 2752.
  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 amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1314 to 
     the Committee on Finance with instructions to report back 
     forthwith with an amendment numbered 2752.

  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 PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                           Amendment No. 2753

  Mr. McCONNELL. 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 2753 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 ``3 days'' and insert ``4 days''.

  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. 2754 to Amendment No. 2753

  Mr. McCONNELL. 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 2754 to amendment No. 2753.

  The amendment is as follows:

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

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