Senate Floor Activity - Monday, November 18, 2013

The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 2 p .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 Thursday, November 14, 2013, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of Thursday, November 14, 2013, 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 Thursday, November 14, 2013, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Monday, November 18)

H.R. 3204 (Rep. Upton): To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to human drug compounding and drug supply chain security, and for other purposes.

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Cloture motion withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

-- Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2035 withdrawn in Senate.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Amdt. 2033 (Sen. Reid): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 2033 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2034 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 2034 fell when SA 2033 withdrawn.

S.Amdt. 2035 (Sen. Reid): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 2035 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2036 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 2036 fell when SA 2035 withdrawn.

S.Amdt. 2037 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 2037 fell when SA 2036 fell.

S. 1197 (Sen. Levin): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

-- Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 0. Record Vote Number: 236

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Measure laid before Senate by motion.

-- Motion by Senator Reid to recommit to Senate Committee on Armed Services with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2125 made in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2123 (Sen. Levin): To increase to $5,000,000,000 the ceiling on the general transfer authority of the Department of Defense .

-- Amendment SA 2123 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Levin.

S.Amdt. 2124 (Sen. Levin): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 2124 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Levin to Amendment SA 2123.

S.Amdt. 2125 (Sen. Reid): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment SA 2125 proposed by Senator Reid.

S.Amdt. 2126 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 2126 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2125 (the instructions of the motion to recommit).

S.Amdt. 2127 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment SA 2127 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2126.

S. 1471 (Sen. Coats): To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of the Army to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery, and for other purposes .

-- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Amdt. 2146 (Sen. Sanders): To improve the bill.

-- Amendment SA 2146 proposed by Senator Boxer for Senator Sanders.

-- Amendment SA 2146 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1545 (Sen. Menendez): To extend authorities related to global HIV/AIDS and to promote oversight of United States programs.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- The committee reported amendments are agreed to by Unanimous Consent and considered as original text.

-- Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Amdt. 2147 (Sen. Menendez): To require reporting on program evaluation .

-- Amendment SA 2147 proposed by Senator Boxer for Senator Menendez.

-- Amendment SA 2147 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 165 (Sen. Durbin): A resolution calling for the release from prison of former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko in light of the recent European Court of Human Rights ruling.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 298 (Sen. Reid): A resolution to authorize testimony, documents, and representation in United States v. Allen.

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

Executive Business (Monday, November 18)

PN529: Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 38. Record Vote Number: 235

-- Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote (Roll Vote No. 235) by which cloture was not invoked on the nomination in Senate.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mrs. Boxer, at 7:41 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.