Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Mr. Edward J. Markey, from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Markey 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 (Wednesday, December 18)

H.R. 1402 (Rep. Coffman): To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and for other purposes .

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

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 the Medal of Honor to certain other veterans who were previously recommended for award of the Medal of Honor.

-- Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 29. Record Vote Number: 282

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Motion by Senator Reid to refer to Senate Committee on Armed Services with the House message to accompany the bill with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2554 fell when cloture was invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2552 (Sen. Reid): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2553 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2554 (Sen. Reid): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 2554 fell when cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment.

S.Amdt. 2555 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 2555 fell when SA 2554 fell.

S.Amdt. 2556 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 2556 fell when SA 2555 fell.

H.J.Res. 59 (Rep. Rogers): A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Motion by Senator Reid to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 2547) withdrawn in Senate.

-- Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 36. Record Vote Number: 281

S.Amdt. 2547 (Sen. Reid): To change the enactment date.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 2547 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2548 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- SA 2548 fell when SA 2547 withdrawn.

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.Res. 316 (Sen. Shaheen): A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month.

-- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 324 (Sen. Rockefeller): A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the tragic shooting at Los Angeles International Airport on November 1, 2013, of employees of the Transportation Security Administration .

-- 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. Durbin, at 7:50 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.