Mr. Sheldon Whitehouse, from the State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the
Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Whitehouse led the Senate in reciting
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
.
Legislative Business (Thursday, December
27)
H.R. 1 (Rep. Rogers):
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense
and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.
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Considered by Senate.
S.Amdt. 3350 (Sen. Tester):
To provide additional funds for wildland fire
management.
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Amendment SA 3350 proposed by Senator Tester to Amendment SA 3395.
S.Amdt. 3367 (Sen. Merkley):
To extend certain supplemental agriculture
disaster assistance programs.
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Amendment SA 3367 proposed by Senator Merkley to Amendment SA 3395.
S.Amdt. 3368 (Sen. Coburn):
To clarify cost-sharing requirements for certain
Corps of Engineers activities.
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Amendment SA 3368 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 3395.
S.Amdt. 3369 (Sen. Coburn):
To reduce the amount that triggers the requirement
to notify Congress of the recipients of certain grants and to require
publication of the notice.
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Amendment SA 3369 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 3395.
S.Amdt. 3370 (Sen. Coburn):
To ensure funding for victims of Hurricane Sandy
is not spent on tax cheats, deceased individuals, or fisheries outside of
the affected area.
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Amendment SA 3370 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 3395.
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Amendment SA 3370 was divided into Divisions I and II by Unanimous
Consent.
S.Amdt. 3371 (Sen. Coburn):
To ensure that Federal disaster assistance is
available for the most severe disasters, and for other purposes
.
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Amendment SA 3371 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 3395.
S.Amdt. 3382 (Sen. Coburn):
To require merit-based and competitive awards of
disaster recovery contracts.
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Amendment SA 3382 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 3395.
S.Amdt. 3383 (Sen. Coburn):
To strike a provision relating to certain studies
of the Corps of Engineers.
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Amendment SA 3383 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 3395.
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Amendment SA 3391 proposed by Senator Coats to Amendment SA 3395.
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Amendment SA 3393 proposed by Senator Cardin to Amendment SA 3395.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 3403 (Sen. Leahy):
To provide authority to transfer previously
appropriated funds to increase security at United States embassies and
other overseas posts.
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Amendment SA 3403 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Leahy to
Amendment SA 3395.
S.Amdt. 3415 (Sen. Landrieu):
To clarify the provision relating to emergency
protective measures.
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Amendment SA 3415 proposed by Senator Landrieu to Amendment SA 3395.
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Amendment SA 3426 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Harkin to
Amendment SA 3395.
H.R. 2338 (Rep. Posey):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 600 Florida Avenue in Cocoa, Florida, as the
"Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 3869 (Rep. Griffin):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas,
as the "Sidney 'Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building"
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 3892 (Rep. McClintock):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 8771 Auburn Folsom Road in Roseville, California,
as the "Lance Corporal Victor A. Dew Post Office".
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged
by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4389 (Rep. Costa):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, as
the "Cecil E. Bolt Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5949 (Rep. Smith):
To extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five
years.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
S.Amdt. 3435 (Sen. Merkley):
To require the Attorney General to disclose each
decision, order, or opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
that includes significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not
in the national security interest of the United States.
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Amendment SA 3435 proposed by Senator Merkley.
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Amendment SA 3435, under the order of 12/21/2012, not having achieved 60
votes in the affirmative, the amendment was not agreed to in Senate by
Yea-Nay Vote. 37 - 54. Record Vote Number:
233
S.Amdt. 3436 (Sen. Paul):
To ensure adequate protection of the rights under
the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
.
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Amendment SA 3436 proposed by Senator Paul.
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Amendment SA 3436, under the order of 12/21/2012, not having achieved 60
votes in the affirmative, the amendment was not agreed to in Senate by
Yea-Nay Vote. 12 - 79. Record Vote Number:
234
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Amendment SA 3437 proposed by Senator Leahy.
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Amendment SA 3437, under the order of 12/21/2012, not having achieved 60
votes in the affirmative, the amendment was not agreed to in Senate by
Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 52. Record Vote Number:
232
H.R. 6260 (Rep. Eshoo):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as
the "Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office"
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 6379 (Rep. Clyburn):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina,
as the "Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office"
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 6587 (Rep. Gallegly):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California,
as the "Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building"
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3667 (Sen. Mikulski):
To rename section 219(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA.
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Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
