Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, April 3, 2014

Mr. John E. Walsh, from the State of Montana, called the Senate to order at 9:30 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Walsh 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 (Thursday, April 3)

H.R. 3979 (Rep. Barletta): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 100

S.Amdt. 2874 (Sen. Reed): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Point of order that the amendment violates Section 311(b) of S.Con.Res. 70, 110th Congress, raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 2874.

-- Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 2874 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 36. Record Vote Number: 99

-- Amendment SA 2874 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 2875 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 2875 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2877 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 2877 withdrawn in Senate.

S.Amdt. 2878 (Sen. Reid): Of a perfecting nature.

-- Amendment pending in Senate.

-- Proposed amendment SA 2878 withdrawn in Senate.

H.Con.Res. 88 (Rep. Hoyer): A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby .

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 404 (Sen. Murray): To preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest .

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Res. 384 (Sen. Kaine): A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the humanitarian crisis in Syria and neighboring countries, resulting humanitarian and development challenges, and the urgent need for a political solution to the crisis.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

S.Res. 394 (Sen. Burr): A resolution designating April 5, 2014, as "Gold Star Wives Day".

-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

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

Executive Business (Thursday, April 3)

Treaty Doc. 112-4: Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, done at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in Rome, Italy, on November 22, 2009 (the "Agreement")

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.

-- Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

Treaty Doc. 113-1: Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean, done at Auckland, New Zealand, November 14, 2009

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.

-- Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

Treaty Doc. 113-2: Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, done at Tokyo on February 24, 2012, and signed by the United States on May 2, 2012

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.

-- Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

Treaty Doc. 113-3: Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, adopted on September 28, 2007, at the twenty-ninth Annual Meeting of the North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.

-- Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Harry Reid, at 5:37 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 2 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2014.