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Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, June 18, 2013


The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a .m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore 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 (Tuesday, June 18)

H.R. 588 (Rep. Young): To provide for donor contribution acknowledgments to be displayed at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center, and for other purposes.
-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.

S. 744 (Sen. Schumer): To provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.
-- Considered by Senate.
S.Amdt. 1183 (Sen. Leahy): To encourage and facilitate international participation in the performing arts.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 1197 (Sen. Thune): To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status .
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Amendment SA 1197, under the order of 6/17/2013, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 39 - 54. Record Vote Number: 151

S.Amdt. 1198 (Sen. Tester): To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Amendment SA 1198, under the order of 6/17/2013, having achieved 60 votes in the afirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 0 . Record Vote Number: 153

S.Amdt. 1222 (Sen. Landrieu): To apply the amendments made by the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 retroactively to all individuals adopted by a citizen of the United States in an international adoption and to repeal the pre-adoption parental visitation requirement for automatic citizenship and to amend section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to automatic citizenship for children born outside of the United States who have a United States citizen parent.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Amendment SA 1222 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 1228 (Sen. Vitter): To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to , or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented .
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Amendment SA 1228, under the order of 6/17/2013, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 58. Record Vote Number: 152


S.Res. 143 (Sen. Menendez): A resolution recognizing the threats to freedom of the press and expression around the world and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority in the efforts of the United States Government to promote democracy and good governance on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2013.
-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 173 (Sen. Feinstein): A resolution designating September 2013 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 174 (Sen. Alexander): A resolution designating June 20, 2013, as "American Eagle Day", and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States.
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 7:42 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Ms. Heitkamp in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.