[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9940-9941]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2015

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask the Chair to lay before the body 
the message to accompany S. 2328.
  The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2328) entitled 
     ``An Act to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant 
     College Program Act, and for other purposes,'' do pass with 
     an amendment.


                            Motion to Concur

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to concur in the House amendment to S. 2328.
  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 S. 2328.


                             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 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 S. 2328, a bill to 
     reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program 
     Act, and for other purposes.
         Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Thad Cochran, Marco Rubio, 
           Lamar Alexander, John Hoeven, Jeff Flake, James M. 
           Inhofe, Deb Fischer, Orrin G. Hatch, Johnny Isakson, 
           Bob Corker, Lindsey Graham, John Boozman, Bill Cassidy, 
           Mark Kirk, Daniel Coats.


                Motion to Concur with Amendment No. 4865

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to concur in the House amendment to S. 2328 
with a 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 S. 2328 with an amendment numbered 
     4865.

  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.

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


                Amendment No. 4866 to Amendment No. 4865

  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 4866 to amendment No. 4865.

  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. 4867

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to refer the House message on S. 2328 to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with instructions to report 
back forthwith with an amendment numbered 4867.

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  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 S. 2328 to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources with instructions to report back forthwith 
     with an amendment numbered 4867.

  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. 4868

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, 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 4868 to the instructions of the motion to 
     refer S. 2328.

  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 days'' and insert ``3 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. 4869 to Amendment No. 4868

  Mr. McConnell. Mr. President, 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 4869 to amendment No. 4868.

  The amendment is as follows:

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

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