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 on senate amendment 3898 to amendment number 3896 to calendar number 138, h.r. 2577, an act making aappropriations for the departments of transportation and housing and urban development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2016, and for other purposes, signed by 1 senators. -- by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. is it the sense of the senate that debate on amendment number 3898 offered by the senator from kentucky for the senator from florida to amendment number 3896 to h.r. 2577 shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under this 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 50, the nays are 47. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having

the clerk: cloture motion, 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 senate amendment number 3878 to amendment number 3801, to calendar number 96, h.r. 2028, an act making appropriations for energy and so forth and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: object? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the mandatory quorum be waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion for the alexander substitute amendment number 3801. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: cloture motion, 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 senate amendment numbered 3801 to calendar number number 96 h.r. 20828, an act making appropriations for energy and so forth and for other purpose

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 motion to proceed to calendar number 469, s. 2943, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017, for military activities of the department of defense and so forth and for other purposes signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: the unanimous consent -- 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 s. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017, for military activities of the department of defense, for military construction and for defense activities of the department of energy 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: the presiding officer: any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their

the clerk: cloarmt, 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 calendar number 469, s. 2943, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017, for military activities of the department of defense and so forth and for other purposes signed by 17 senators. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection -- is there objection? hearing none, so ordered. the. a senator: from arizona. mr. mccain: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: the senate is not in a quorum call. the senator is recognized. mr. mccain: mr. president, i'm sure all of my colleagues made note of the latest tragedy which is most likely a terrorist attack and that is the airliner that disappeared and now they are finding pieces of that airliner.

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 number 3898 to amendment number 3896 to calendar number 138, h.r. 2577, an act making appropriations for the departments of transportation and housing and urban development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2016 and for other purposes signed by 1 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask that the reading of the names be disnsed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the mandatory quorum being waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: send a cloture motion to the desk for at cornyn amendment of. the presiding officer: the clerk will report 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 senate amendment number 3899 to amendment numbe