Senate adjourned at 8:19 p.m. to reconvene tomorrow a.m. at 10:00.

Wrap Up for Monday, April 11, 2016

Roll Call Votes

1. Confirmation of the nomination of Executive Calendar #215, Waverly Crenshaw, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee; confirmed: 92-0.

Legislative Business

Adopted S.Res.417 – Arbor Day.

The Senate also agreed to the following amendments to H.R.636, FAA Reauthorization, by voice vote:

Cassidy #3476, as modified (stage 2 airplanes)

Inhofe #3492, as modified (unmanned aircraft systems)

Hoeven #3500 (unmanned aircraft system extension)

Flake #3526 (airspace management advisory committee)

Cotton #3535 (airport leases)

Nelson #3621 (aircraft avionics systems)

Booker #3620 (small business definition)

Nelson #3633 (lithium batteries)

Cantwell #3534 (national multimodal freight advisory)

Whitehouse #3623 (criminal penalties re: unmanned aircraft)

Cochran #3567 (unmanned aircraft research)

Bennet #3524, as modified (families)

Schedule for Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, April 12, 2016.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour, with Democrats controlling the first half and Republicans controlling the final half.

Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of Calendar #55, H.R. 636, the legislative vehicle for the FAA reauthorization.

Amendments pending to H.R.636, FAA Reauthorization:

Thune amendment #3464 (substitute)

Gardner #3460 (unmanned aircraft systems)

Cantwell #3490 (penalties re: ticket agents)

Bennet #3524 (families)

The following amendments are in order to be called up and made pending:

• Thune #3462 (accident victims)
• Thune #3463 (nuclear material)

6:01 p.m. The Senate confirmed Waverly Crenshaw, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee by a roll call vote of 92-0.

4:00 p.m. The Senate resumed H.R. 636, the vehicle for F.A.A. Authorization. Senator Cornyn spoke on the legislation.

3:50 p.m. Senator Markey spoke on his amendments to H.R. 636, the vehicle for F.A.A. Authorization.

3:10 p.m. Senator Reid spoke on confirmation of the Crenshaw nomination.

3:00 p.m. Leader McConnell spoke on the F.A.A. Authorization.

The Senate will convene at 3 p.m. and will resume consideration of H.R. 636, the vehicle for the FAA reauthorization.

At 5 p.m., the Senate will consider the nomination of Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee.

At 5:30 p.m., the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Crenshaw nomination.

The following amendments are pending to H.R. 636:

*         Thune-Nelson substitute (#3464);

o    Gardner amendment (#3460) on authorization of unmanned aircraft operators;

o    Cantwell amendment (#3490) to protect air carrier customer service representatives against assault;

o    Bennet amendment (#3524) to improve air service for families and pregnant women;

The following amendments may be made pending to Thune-Nelson substitute:

*   Thune amendment (#3462) on equal treatment of families of victims of aircraft accidents and families of passengers;

*   Thune amendment (#3463) to limit aircraft operations at nuclear material storage facilities.