the Senate Convenes at 10:00am ET October 04, 2011

• Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for one
  hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the
  Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final
  half.
• Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the
  motion to proceed to S.1619, the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act,
  post-cloture.
• The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm for the weekly caucus
  meetings.
• At 2:30pm, the all post-cloture time on the motion to proceed to S.1619 will
  be yielded back.  Following the reporting of the bill, the Majority Leader will
  be recognized.
• The Senate will begin consideration of S.1619 during Tuesday’s session of
  During Tuesday’s session of the Senate, Senator Reid filed cloture on S.1619,
  the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act.  As a result, the filing
  deadline for all first degree amendments is at 1:00pm on Wednesday, October 5,
  2011.  If your Senator has a germane first degree amendment to the bill and
  would like to preserve his or her right to offer, please send a signed copy of
  the amendment to the cloakroom prior to the deadline so that we may file it for
  you.  If you have already filed, there is no need to re-file.Unless an agreement is reached, the cloture vote on S.1619 will occur
  Thursday morningthe Senate.  Senators will be notified when votes are scheduled.
• 6:00pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1619, the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act; Invoked: 79-19

LEGISLATIVE
ITEMS

Adopted H.Con.Res.83, Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to
make a further correction in the enrollment of H.R.2608.

Discharged the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee and
Passed H.R.771, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1081 Elbel Road in Schertz, Texas, as the “Schertz Veterans
Post Office.”

Discharged the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee and
Passed H.R.1632, a bill to designate the facility if the United States Postal
Service located at 5014 Gary Avenue in Lubbock, Texas, as the “Sergeant Chris
Davis Post Office.”

Discharged the Finance Committee and Adopted S.Res.266, a resolution
supporting the goals and ideals of “National Save for Retirement Week,”
including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement
vehicles and increasing personal financial literacy.

EXECUTIVE
ITEMS

Confirmed Calendar #361, Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr. to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
Republic of Turkey.  (voice vote)

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CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS LEGISLATIVE 

DAY OF OCTOBER  4, 2011

112TH CONGRESS – FIRST SESSION

EDT2:22:36 P.M. -SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES

– The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.2:19:43 P.M. -ONE MINUTE SPEECHES –

The House proceeded with one minute speeches.2:17:38 P.M.

-H. Res. 420Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.2:17:29 P.M.

-H. Res. 420On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.2:17:08 P.M.

-H. Res. 420Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 420 — “Electing certain Members to certain standing committees.”2:16:00 P.M.

-The House received a communication from the Honorable Mo Brooks. Mr. Brooks submitted his resignation from the Committee on Homeland Security. The resignation was accepted without objection.2:16:00 P.M.

-The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on October 4, 2011 at 11:50 a.m. stating that that body had passed H. Con. Res. 83, without amendment.2:15:53 P.M.

-H. Res. 419Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.2:15:52 P.M

. -H. Res. 419On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 257 – 165 (Roll no. 746).2:08:49 P.M.

-H. Res. 419Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 419 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2681) to provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2250) to provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and for other purposes.”2:08:33 P.M.

-H.R. 2608Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.2:08:32 P.M.

-H.R. 2608On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 352 – 66 (Roll no. 745).1:45:01 P.M.

-UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H. R. 2608, and adoption of H. Res. 419, both of which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.1:45:00 P.M.

-The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of October 4.1:42:41 P.M.

-The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.1:41:33 P.M. -H.R. 2608POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H. R. 2608, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Nugent demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to concur until later in the legislative day.1:35:33 P.M.

-H.R. 2608DEBATE – Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H. R. 2608.1:34:19 P.M.

-H.R. 2608Pursuant to a previous special order the House moved to agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment.1:32:14 P.M.

-H. Res. 419POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 419, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Nugent demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.1:31:51 P.M.

-H. Res. 419The previous question was ordered without objection.12:36:07 P.M.

-H. Res. 419DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 419.12:36:01 P.M. -H. Res. 419Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 419 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2681) to provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2250) to provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and for other purposes.”12:04:33 P.M.

-ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.12:03:12 P.M.

-PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Ms. Fudge to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.12:02:08 P.M. -The Speaker announced approval of the Journal.  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.12:01:00 P.M.

-Today’s prayer was offered by Pastor Jerry Creel, Brush Arbor Baptist Church.12:00:00 P.M.

-The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of October 4.10:58:00 A.M.

-The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today.10:00:46 A.M. -MORNING-HOUR DEBATE –

The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.10:00:23 A.M. -The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael G. Fitzpatrick to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.10:00:10 A.M.

-The House convened, starting a new legislative day.