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Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, December 17, 2013

The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 9 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, December 17)

H.R. 185 (Rep. Hall): To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 2251 (Rep. Peterson): To designate the United States courthouse and Federal building located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the "Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse and Federal Building.".
-- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 3588 (Rep. Johnson): To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt fire hydrants from the prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.J.Res. 59 (Rep. Rogers): A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to Senate amendment invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 67 - 33. Record Vote Number: 279
-- Motion by Senator Reid to refer to Senate Committee on the Budget the House message to accompany the joint resolution with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2549 fell when cloture was invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment in Senate.
-- Motion to table the motion by Senator Reid to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 2547) rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 54. Record Vote Number: 280
S.Amdt. 2547 (Sen. Reid): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2548 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2549 (Sen. Reid): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- SA 2549 fell when cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to Senate amendment.

S.Amdt. 2550 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- SA 2550 fell when SA 2549 fell.

S.Amdt. 2551 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- SA 2551 fell when SA 2550 fell.


S. 947 (Sen. Hagan): To ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators, and for other purposes .
-- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1356 (Sen. Murray): To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to strengthen the United States workforce development system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs in the United States, and to promote individual and national economic growth, and for other purposes.
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

S. 1847 (Sen. Hirono): To provide for the redesignation of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.
-- Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Harry Reid, at 7:29 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.