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Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, November 19, 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, November 19)

H.R. 3304 (Rep. Deutch): To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the United States Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to authorize the award of Medal of Honor to certain other veterans who were previously recommended for award of the Medal of Honor.
-- Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 2345 (Sen. Levin): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment SA 2345 proposed by Senator Donnelly for Senator Levin.
-- Amendment SA 2345 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 2346 (Sen. Levin): To amend the title.
-- Amendment SA 2346 proposed by Senator Donnelly for Senator Levin.
-- Amendment SA 2346 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


S. 381 (Sen. Brown): To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo.
-- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 2344 (Sen. Brown): To award the gold medals to the next of kin of surviving members, as appropriate, and to designate the gold medals as numismatic items.
-- Amendment SA 2344 proposed by Senator Donnelly for Senator Brown.
-- Amendment SA 2344 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


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.
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Motion by Senator Reid to recommit to Senate Committee on Armed Services with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2125 withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
-- Motion by Senator Reid to recommit to Senate Committee on Armed Services with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2305 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 pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2124 (Sen. Levin): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2125 (Sen. Reid): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Proposed amendment SA 2125 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2126 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- SA 2126 fell when SA 2125 withdrawn.

S.Amdt. 2127 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- SA 2127 fell when SA 2126 fell.

S.Amdt. 2175 (Sen. Levin): To propose an alternative to section 1033, relating to a limitation on the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
-- Amendment SA 2175 proposed by Senator Levin.
-- Amendment SA 2175, under the order of 11/19/13, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 238

S.Amdt. 2255 (Sen. Ayotte): To propose alternative requirements and limitations applicable to individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
-- Amendment SA 2255 proposed by Senator Inhofe for Senator Ayotte.
-- Amendment SA 2255, under the order of 11/19/13, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 55. Record Vote Number: 237

S.Amdt. 2305 (Sen. Reid): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment SA 2305 proposed by Senator Reid.

S.Amdt. 2306 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment SA 2306 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2305 (the instructions of the motion to recommit).

S.Amdt. 2307 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment SA 2307 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2306.


S.Res. 300 (Sen. Reid): A resolution to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
-- 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. Donnelly, at 7:13 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.