the clerk: we the we, the undersigned senators in in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to insist upon the senate amendment, agree to the request by the house for a conference and authorize the presiding officer to appoint conferees with respect to h.r. 644 signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that following leader remarks the time until 11:00 a.m. this morning be equally divided between the leaders or their designees and that the second-degree filing deadline for h.r. 2146 and h.r. 1295 be 10:30 a.m. this morning. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: now mr. president, yesterday the senate's top democrat on trade announced his support for the bipartisan trade legislation we'll vote on today. it adds to the renewed momentum we're seeing for america's workers. it's showing that democrats can join repu

we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on h.r. 2048, an act to inform the authorities of the federal government to require the production of certain business records, and so forth and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to h.r. 1735. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 99, h.r. 1735, an act to authorize appropriation for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the department of defense and so forth and for other purposes. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to h.r. 1735 to authorize appropriation f

the clerk: we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to h.r. 2048 signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is: is it the sense of the senate that debate on the motion to proceed to h.r. 2048 an act to reform the authorities the federal government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance use pen registers and trap and trace devices and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence counterterrorism and criminal purposes and for other purposes shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not on this vote, the yeas are 76, the nays are 17. three-fifths -- the next procedural vote to occur could happen as early as tuesday. o

the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the mccain amendment number 1463, to h.r. 1735 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the department of defense signed by 17 senators as follows: mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that the readings of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk with the underlying house bill h.r. 1735. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on h.r. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the department of defense signed by 1 senators as follows: mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the names be dispensed with. officer without objection. the presiding officer: withou

we the undersigned senators in in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate move to bring to a close debate on the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 2146, a bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 and so forth signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president i ask the chair to lay before the senate the message to accompany h.r. 1295. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: resolved that the house agree to the amendment of the senate to the title of the bill h.r. 1295 entitled an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 and so forth and that the house agree to the amendment of the senate to the bill with an amendment. mr. mcconnell: i move to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1295 with an amendment. the presiding officer:

the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to h.r. 2685 making appropriation for the department of defense for the fiscal year ending september 30 2016, and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the readings of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: so, mr. president, later this afternoon, the senate will decide whether to advance or filibuster the defense authorization legislation which is before us. senators will take a vote and senators will make a choice. one option is for senators to follow the bipartisan example of the house of representatives and the senate armed services committee, both of which passed defense authorization legislation with bipartisan backing. it means reaching across the aisle to support the men and women who support us every single day. it means voting to transform bureaucratic waste and to crucial inves

the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on h.r. 2048, an act to reform the authorities of the federal government to require the production of certain business records and so forth and for other purposes, signinged by 17 senators. the presiding officer: the chair now directs the clerk to call the roll to ascertain the presence of a quorum. mr. leahy: mr. president i'd ask consent that we waive the calling of the quorum. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on h.r. 2048, an act to reform the authorities of the federal government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance use pen registers and trap-and-trace, and other forms used for counterterrorism and criminal purposes and other purposes shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presid

the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on amendment numbered 1569 as modified to the mccain amendment numbered 1463 to h.r. 1735 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities and so forth and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators -- mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: object be 0? without objection. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. ms. heitkamp: mr. president where i am very excited about this bill, which is really the kirk-heitkamp, this amendment which is really the kirk-heitkamp bill, getting an overwhelming show of support the reality is that if we do not vote on the kirk-heitkamp bill itself and pass it out of this chamber, at the end of this month the charter for the ex-im bank will expire. this vote has nothing to do with the charter for the ex-im bank. it does nothing to prevent the charter for the ex-im

the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1295 with an amendment, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the motion to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1295 with an amendment shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 76, the nays are 22. three-finals of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative the motion is agreed to. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: could we have order in the senate. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the senate will be in order. mr. mcconnell: mr. president i a

the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring it to close debate on h.r. 1375 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for the act yits of the department of defense birthday and -- for the department of defense and so forth and other purposes. the presiding officer: the question is is it the sense of the senate that debate on h.r. 1735 to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year and for other purposes shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not on this vote, the yeas are 84, the nays are 14. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. a senator: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business with s

we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on h.r. 2048, an act to inform the authorities of the federal government to require the production of certain business records, and so forth and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to h.r. 1735. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 99, h.r. 1735, an act to authorize appropriation for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the department of defense and so forth and for other purposes. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to h.r. 1735 to authorize appropriation f