Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, March 14, 2013

Ms. Heidi Heitkamp, from the State of North Dakota, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Ms. Heitkamp 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, March 14)

H.R. 933 (Rep. Rogers): Making appropriations for the Department of Defense , the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes .

-- Considered by Senate.

S.Amdt. 26 (Sen. Mikulski): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 29 (Sen. Inhofe): To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to enforce the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule of the Environmental Protection Agency against farmers.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 29 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 53 (Sen. Harkin): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Amendment SA 53, under the order of 3/13/2013, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 36

S.Amdt. 66 (Sen. Coburn): To temporarily freeze the hiring of nonessential Federal employees.

-- Amendment SA 66 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 26.

-- Amendment SA 66, under the order of 3/14/2013, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 54. Record Vote Number: 37

S.Amdt. 115 (Sen. Toomey): To increase by $60,000,000 the amount appropriated for Operation and Maintenance for the Department of Defense for programs, projects, and activities in the continental United States, and to provide an offset.

-- Amendment SA 115 proposed by Senator Toomey to Amendment SA 26.

S.Amdt. 123 (Sen. Durbin): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 123 proposed by Senator Durbin to Amendment SA 115.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Harry Reid, at 7:37 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 2 p.m. on Monday, March 18, 2013.