The Senate will convene at 9:30am and resume consideration of a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit (S. 1323), with one hour for debate equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees.

The filing deadline for second-degree amendments to S. 1323 is 10:00am.

Upon the use or yielding back of debate time [at approximately 10:30am] the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S. 1323.

If cloture is not invoked on S. 1323, the Senate will immediately proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (H.R. 2055).

The following amendments and motion are pending to S. 1323:

Reid amendment to change the enacting date. (#529)

Reid second-degree amendment to Reid amendment #529, of a perfecting nature. (#530)

Reid motion to commit S. 1323 to the Committee on Finance, with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment. (#531)

Reid amendment to the Reid motion to commit, of a perfecting nature. (#532)

Reid second-degree amendment to Reid amendment #532, of a perfecting nature. (#533)

S. 1323 (A bill to express the Sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit). Motion to invoke cloture. Yeas and nays ordered. The Motion to invoke cloture was not agreed to by a vote of 51-49.

Motion to Proceed to H. R. 2055 (Military Construction/Veteran’s Affairs Appropriations Bill). Motion to Invoke Cloture on the bill. Yeas and nays ordered. The cloture motion to the Motion to Proceed is agreed to by a vote of 89-11.