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Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, January 14, 2014


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, January 14)

H.R. 3527 (Rep. Terry): To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program, and for other purposes.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1434 (Sen. Moran): To designate the Junction City Community-Based Outpatient Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, as the Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic .
-- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1845 (Sen. Reed): To provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Motion to table the motion by Senator Reid to commit the bill (S. 1845) to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2633 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 55. Record Vote Number: 8
-- Cloture on the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 10
-- Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the bill was not invoked (Record Vote No. 10) entered in Senate.
S.Amdt. 2631 (Sen. Reed): Relating to extension and modification of emergency unemployment compensation program.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.
-- Cloture on amendment SA 2631 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 9

S.Amdt. 2632 (Sen. Reid): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2633 (Sen. Reid): To change the enactment date.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2634 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2635 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.
-- Amendment pending in Senate.


S. 1846 (Sen. Menendez): To delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other purposes.
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Harry Reid, at 7:11 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.