Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Mr. Edward J. Markey, from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, called the Senate to order at 9:15 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, June 11)

H.R. 3230 (Rep. Rogers): To improve the access of veterans to medical services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes .

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 2450.

-- Point of order against the measure raised in Senate.

-- Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to the measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 75 - 19. Record Vote Number: 186

-- Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2450 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay. 93 - 3. Record Vote Number: 187

-- See also S. 2450.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Amdt. 3237 (Sen. Tester): To amend the title.

-- Amendment SA 3237 proposed by Senator Tester.

-- Amendment SA 3237 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1681 (Sen. Feinstein): An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 3238 (Sen. Feinstein): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 3238 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Feinstein.

-- Amendment SA 3238 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 2432 (Sen. Warren): To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

-- Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.

-- Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 38. Record Vote Number: 185

-- Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 185) entered in Senate.

S. 2450 (Sen. Sanders): To improve the access of veterans to medical services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes .

-- Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 3230 as an amendment.

-- Senate passed companion measure H.R. 3230 in lieu of this measure by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 3. Record Vote Number: 187

-- See also H.R. 3230.

S.Res. 471 (Sen. Collins): A resolution honoring former President George H.W. Bush on the occasion of his 90th birthday and Barbara Bush on the occasion of her 89th birthday and extending the best wishes of the Senate to former President Bush and Mrs. Bush.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 472 (Sen. Sessions): A resolution honoring Dr. James Schlesinger, former Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Energy, and Director of Central Intelligence.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Con.Res. 37 (Sen. Ayotte): A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the United States Capitol in commemoration of the Shimon Peres Congressional Gold Medal ceremony.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Harry Reid, at 7:01 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.