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Wrap Up for Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Legislative Business

Adopted S.Res.1, notifying the President that a quorum of each House has assembled

Adopted S.Res.2, notifying the House that a quorum of the Senate has assembled

Adopted S.Res.3, electing Orrin Hatch of Utah President of the Senate pro tempore

Adopted S.Res.4, notifying the President of the election of the President pro tempore

Adopted S.Res.5, notifying the House of Representatives of the election of the President pro tempore

Adopted S.Res.6, electing Senator Leahy as the President pro tempore emeritus

Adopted S.Res.7, fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate

Adopted S.Res.8, electing Julie Adams as Secretary of the Senate

Adopted S.Res.9, notifying the President of the election of Julie Adams to be Secretary of the Senate

Adopted S.Res.10, notifying the House of the election of Julie Adams to be Secretary of the Senate

Adopted S.Res.11, electing Frank Larkin as Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

Adopted S.Res.12, notifying the President of the election of Frank Larkin to be Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

Adopted S.Res.13, notifying the House of the election of Frank Larkin to be Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

Adopted S.Res.14, electing Laura Dove as Secretary for the Majority

Adopted S.Res.15, electing Gary Myrick as Secretary for the Minority

Adopted S.Res.16, making effective the appointment of Patricia Bryan to  be Legal Counsel for the Senate

Adopted S.Res.17, making effective the appointment of Morgan Frankel to be Deputy Legal Counsel for the Congress

Adopted S.Res.18 over under the rule, making committee assignments

Adopted S.Res.19, relative to the death of the late Senator Edward William Brooke III, of Massachusetts.

Began the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business S.1, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline (McConnell)