Mr. Sherrod Brown, from the State of Ohio, called the Senate
to order at 11 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Brown led the
Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United
States of America.
Legislative Business (Thursday, December
20)
H.R. 1 (Rep. Rogers):
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense
and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.
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Considered by Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
H.R. 443 (Rep. Young):
To provide for the conveyance of certain property
from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue,
Alaska.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 3423 (Sen. Murkowski):
In the nature of a substitute.
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Amendment SA 3423 proposed by Senator Durbin for Senator Murkowski.
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Amendment SA 3423 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4053 (Rep. Towns):
To intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and
recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending
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Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and
passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4310 (Rep. McKeon):
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013
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.
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Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and official
papers held at the desk in Senate.
H.R. 6671 (Rep. Goodlatte):
To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States
Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's
informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be
obtained through the Internet.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.J.Res. 122 (Rep. Denham):
A joint resolution establishing the date for the
counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the
electors in December 2012.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S. 2388 (Sen. Begich):
To reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for
other purposes.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 3424 proposed by Senator Durbin for Senator Begich.
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Amendment SA 3424 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 439 (Sen. Blumenthal):
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate
that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the "adult
entertainment" section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 617 (Sen. Hutchison):
A resolution congratulating the recipient of the
2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy.
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 627 (Sen. Reid):
A resolution designating the Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by
Unanimous Consent.
