Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, February 2, 2012

Mr. Tom Udall, from the State of New Mexico, called the Senate to order at 9:30 a.m., the Reverend Dr. Joseph M. Vought, Senior Pastor of Community Lutheran Church, Sterling, Virginia, offered a prayer , and Mr. Udall led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

The Journal

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.

Transaction of Morning Business

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Thursday, February 2)

S. 2038 (Sen. Lieberman): An original bill to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes .

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 3. Record Vote Number: 14

S.Amdt. 1470 (Sen. Reid): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1470 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 1471 (Sen. McCain): To protect the American taxpayer by prohibiting bonuses for Senior Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while they are in conservatorship.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1471 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 1472 (Sen. Toomey): To prohibit earmarks.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1472, under the order of 2/2/2012, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 - 59. Record Vote Number: 8

S.Amdt. 1473 (Sen. Coburn): To prevent the creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1473, under the order of 2/2/2012, not having achieved 67 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 39. Record Vote Number: 10

S.Amdt. 1474 (Sen. Coburn): To require that all legislation be placed online for 72 hours before it is voted on by the Senate or the House .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 1474 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1476 (Sen. Coburn): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 1476 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1477 (Sen. Thune): To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 1477 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1478 (Sen. Brown, of OH): To change the reporting requirement to 10 days .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 1478 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1481 (Sen. Brown, of OH): To prohibit financial conflicts of interest by Senators and staff.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1481, under the order of 2/2/2012, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 26 - 73. Record Vote Number: 13

S.Amdt. 1482 (Sen. Lieberman): To make a technical amendment to a reporting requirement.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1482 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 1483 (Sen. Leahy): To deter public corruption, and for other purposes .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1483 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 1484 (Sen. Paul): To require Members of Congress to certify that they are not trading using material, non-public information .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1484 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 37 - 61. Record Vote Number: 4

S.Amdt. 1485 (Sen. Paul): To extend the transaction reporting requirement to judicial officers and senior executive branch employees .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 1485 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1487 (Sen. Paul): To prohibit executive branch appointees or staff holding positions that give them oversight, rule-making, loan or grant-making abilities over industries or companies in which they or their spouse have a significant financial interest.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1487, under the order of 2/2/2012, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 5

S.Amdt. 1488 (Sen. DeMint): To express the sense of the Senate that the Senate should pass a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution that limits the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1488, under the order of 2/2/2012, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 24 - 75. Record Vote Number: 11

S.Amdt. 1489 (Sen. Boxer): To require full and complete public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held by Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and executive branch officers nominated or appointed to a position by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1489 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 1490 (Sen. Paul): To require former Members of Congress to forfeit Federal retirement benefits if they work as a lobbyist or engage in lobbying activities.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 1490 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1491 (Sen. Shelby): To extend the STOCK Act to ensure that the reporting requirements set forth in the STOCK Act apply to the executive branch and independent agencies.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1491 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 41. Record Vote Number: 7

S.Amdt. 1492 (Sen. Tester): To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to exempt a certain class of securities from such Act.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 1492 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1493 (Sen. Grassley): To require disclosure of political intelligence activities under Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.

-- Amendment SA 1493 proposed by Senator Grassley to Amendment SA 1470.

-- Amendment SA 1493, under the order of 2/2/2012, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 39. Record Vote Number: 12

S.Amdt. 1498 (Sen. Blumenthal): To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement benefits accrued by an individual as a Member of Congress if such individual is convicted of certain offenses.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1498 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 1500 (Sen. Inhofe): To prohibit unauthorized earmarks .

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 1500, under the order of 2/2/2012, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 26 - 73. Record Vote Number: 9

S.Amdt. 1503 (Sen. Tester): To require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 1503 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1505 (Sen. Portman): To clarify that political intelligence includes information gathered from executive branch employees, Congressional employees, and Members of Congress.

-- Amendment SA 1505 proposed by Senator Gillibrand for Senator Portman to Amendment SA 1470.

-- Amendment SA 1505 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 1510 (Sen. Enzi): To clarify that the transaction reporting requirement is not intended to apply to widely held investment funds .

-- Amendment SA 1510 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Enzi to Amendment SA 1470.

-- Amendment SA 1510 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 1511 (Sen. Lieberman): To extend the STOCK Act to ensure that the reporting requirements set forth in the STOCK Act apply to the executive branch and independent agencies.

-- Amendment SA 1511 proposed by Senator Gillibrand for Senator Lieberman to Amendment SA 1470.

-- Amendment SA 1511 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 18. Record Vote Number: 6

S.Res. 367 (Sen. Landrieu): A resolution designating January 2012 as "National Mentoring Month".

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Harry Reid, at 6:46 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2012.