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quorum call:

murk mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from the great state of alaska. ms. murkowski: mr. president, it looks like we are towards the end of the day. the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. ms. murkowski: request the proard under the qowrkts -- proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: looks like we're at the end of the day. the state of alaska is well represented. i understand there's a bill that senators ayotte, booker and others have worked on to ensure that first responders are equipped to deal with anthrax threats. it's my understanding the bill was cleared earlier on both sides of the aisle because of the hard work of senators ayotte and booker. i would ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 458, s. 1915. i further ask that the committee reported substitute amendment be withdrawn, the ayotte substitute amendment be agreed to the bill

as amended be read a third time and passed, the title amendment be agreed to and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: is there an objection? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: we would be happy to pass the bill to close the cara gun loophole. i don't see that's going to happen the next little bit. i object. the presiding officer: the objection is heard.

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ms. murkowski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from the great state of alaska. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: woeubgs. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the appointments at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i now ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following treaties on today's executive calendar: number 11 and 12 en bloc. i further ask unanimous consent that the treaties be considered as having passed through its various parliamentary stages up to and including the presentation of the resolution of ratification, that any committee conditions, declarations or reservations be agreed to as applicable, that any statements be inserted in the "congressional record" as if read. further that when the resolutions of ratifications are voted upon, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, the president be notified of the senate's action and that following the disposition of the treaties, the senate return to the legislative session. the presiding officer: without

objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 11, treaty doc 114-10, extradition treaty with the dominican republic. calendar number number 12, treaty doc 113-6, extradition treaty with the republic of chile. ms. murkowski: i ask for a division vote on the ratification of resolution en bloc. the presiding officer: all in favor of ratification please stand and be counted. all thoseall those opposed to ratification please stand and be counted. the resolution of ratification are agreed to en bloc. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session for the en bloc consideration of calendar number 209, 472, 679, through 684 and

595. that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or debate, that if confirmed the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate then resume legislative session without any intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: nominations, department of education, julius lloyd horwhich of illinois to be assistant secretary for legislation and affairs. department of transportation, thomas f. scott darling iii of massachusetts to be administrator of the federal motor carrier safety administration. department of state, ann hall of maine to be ambassador to the republic of lithuania. lawrence robert silverman of massachusetts to be ambassador to the state of kuwait. carol z. perez of virginia to be

ambassador to the republic of chile. jeffrey r.pyatt of california to be ambassador to greece. douglas allen silliman of texas to be ambassador to the republic of iraq. mariel l. ivonovich to be ambassador of yew contradict. -p department of -- of ukraine. department of transportation, blare anderson of california to be under secretary. the presiding officer: the question is on the nominations en bloc. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the nominations are confirmed en bloc. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. 3282

introduced earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 3282, a bill to reauthorize and amend the national sea grant college program act and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i know of no further debate on the measure. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the bill is passed. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask consent that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i now ask unanimous consent that the committee on judiciary be discharged from further consideration of s. 2854 and the

senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 2854, a bill to reauthorize the emmett till unsolved civil rights crime act of 2007. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the burr substitute amendment be agreed to and the bill as amended be considered read ad third time. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i know of no further debate on the measure. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, all in favor say aye. allall those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the bill as amended is passed. ms. murkowski: mr. president i ask consent the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the ph immediate consideration of calendar number 423 and this is

s. 2614. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 423, s. 2614, a bill to amend the violent crime control and law enforcement act of 1994 and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask consent that the grassley-schumer substitute amendment be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i know of no further debate on the measure. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, all in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill as amended is passed. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask consent that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the

senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. 3283 introduced earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 3283, a bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of the department of veterans affairs in pueblo, colorado, as the p.f.c. james dunn v.a. clinic. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed to the measure. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on banking, housing and urban affairs be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 3700 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 3700, an act to provide housing opportunities in the united states through modernization of various housing programs and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection the committee is discharged. and the senate will proceed to

the measure. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 5722 which was received from the house and is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 5722, an act to establish the john f. kennedy centennial commission. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i further ask that the bill be read three times and passed and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the committee, commerce committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate proceed to s. res. 486. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 486, commemorating cruise traveling professional month in october 2016.

the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the rubio amendment to the preamble be agreed to, the preamble as amended be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to consideration of calendar number 565, s. res. 515. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 565, senate resolution 515 welcoming prime minister lee lung to the united states, and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the p preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 566, s. con. res. 41. the presiding officer: the

clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 566, s. con res. 41 expressing the sense of congress on the peshmerga of the kurdistan region of iraq. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent the committee reported amendments be agreed to, the concurrent resolution as amended be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 568, s. con res. 46. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 568, s. con res. 46, expressing support for the goal of ensuring that all holocaust victims live with dignity, comfort and security in the remaini years and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening

action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h. con. res. 142 which was received from the house. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h. con. res. 142 supporting the bid of los angeles, california, to bring the 2024 summer olympic games back to the united states and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate now proceed to s. res. 521. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 521 expressing support for the designation of september 2016 as national ovarian cancer awareness month. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will

proceed. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the agriculture committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate now proceed to s. res. 349. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 349 congratulating the farm credit system on the celebration of its 100th anniversary. the presiding officer: without objection. the senate will proceed. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 385, s. 1443. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 385, s. 1443, a bill to amend the indian employment training and related services demonstration act of 1992 and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will

proceed to the measure. ms. murkowski: i ask consent that the bill be read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i know of no further debate on this measure. the presiding officer: all in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the bill is passed. ms. murkowski: i ask consent the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 403, s. 818. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 403, s. 818, a bill to amend the grand ronde reservation act to make technical corrections and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed to the measure. ms. murkowski: i ask consent that the committee reported substitute be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration

of calendar number 380, s. 817. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number number 380, s. 817, a bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the silate tribe of the state of oregon. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 571, s. 3028. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 571, s. 3028, a bill to redesignate the olympic wilderness as the daniel j. evans wilderness. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without

objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on homeland security and governmental affairs be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 2607, h.r. 3931, h.r. 3953, h.r. 4010, h.r. 4425, h.r. 4747, h.r. 4761, h.r. 4777, h.r. 4877, h.r. 4925, h.r. 4975, h.r. 4987, h.r. 5028, and the senate proceed to their immediate consideration en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the consideration of the measures en bloc. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the bills be read a third time and passed, the motions to rebe considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following senate resolutions which were

submitted earlier today. s. res. 538, spinal cord, s. res. 539, dallas, s. res. 540, ebola, s. res. 541, hawaii, s. res. 542, anticounterfeiting, s. res. 543, olympic games, s. res. 544, open skies, s. res. 545, s. res. 546, grain standards, s. res. 547, tree farm, s. res. 548, nasa. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the consideration of the measures en bloc. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 50. the presiding officer: the clerk will