the Senate Convenes at 2:00pmet February 6, 2012

• Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 3:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
• Following morning business, the Senate will begin consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act. There will be 2 hours and 30 minutes of debate on the conference report equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees.
• Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 5:30pm), the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.658 with a 60 affirmative vote threshold.

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. -SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.12:29:42 P.M. -The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a notice stating that the national emergency declared with respect to the situation in or in relation to Cote d’Ivoire is to continue in effect beyond February 7, 2012. – referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 112-84).12:25:11 P.M. -ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.12:24:27 P.M. -Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Friday, February 3, 2012, it adjourn to meet at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2012, for Morning-Hour Debate. Agreed to without objection.11:49:11 A.M. -COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE – The Chair recognized Mr. Hoyer for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with Mr. Cantor on the expectations regarding the legislative schedule for the House during the upcoming week.11:42:22 A.M. -Mr. Webster filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 537.11:41:35 A.M. -H.R. 658Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.11:41:35 A.M. -H.R. 658On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 248 – 169 (Roll no. 33).11:35:01 A.M. -H.R. 658The House proceeded to consider the conference report H. Rept. 112-381 as unfinished business.11:34:50 A.M. -UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R. 658, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.11:34:35 A.M. -H.R. 3578Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.11:34:32 A.M. -H.R. 3578On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 – 177 (Roll no. 32).11:28:25 A.M. -H.R. 3578On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 177 – 238 (Roll no. 31).11:04:49 A.M. -H.R. 3578The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.10:56:21 A.M. -H.R. 3578DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tierney motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new provision entitled “Maintaining Current Funding Levels in Real (Inflation-Adjusted) Terms for: Pell Grants and Education Programs for Students; Health and All Discretionary Spending that Provide Benefits for Seniors; Job, Health, and all Discretionary Spending that Provide Benefits for Veterans; and Health Research, Including NIH and Research to Cure Cancer.”10:54:18 A.M. -H.R. 3578Mr. Tierney moved to recommit with instructions to The Budget.10:53:41 A.M. -H.R. 3578Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3578 — “To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget baseline.”10:53:29 A.M. -H.R. 658POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the conference report to H.R. 658, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the conference report and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Petri demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of agreeing to the conference report until later in the legislative day.10:53:07 A.M. -H.R. 658The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.9:45:02 A.M. -H.R. 658DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 658.9:44:15 A.M. -H.R. 658Mr. Mica brought up conference report H. Rept. 112-381 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 533.9:39:55 A.M. -H. Res. 533Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.9:39:49 A.M. -H. Res. 533On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.9:39:41 A.M. -H. Res. 533The previous question was ordered without objection.9:19:45 A.M. -H. Res. 533DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 533.9:18:47 A.M. -H. Res. 533Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 533 — “Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 658) to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes.”9:05:07 A.M. -ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair would be limited to 5 per side of the aisle.9:04:43 A.M. -PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Lankford to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.9:04:40 A.M. -The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.9:01:00 A.M. -Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend Dr. Cal LeMon, First and Calvary Presbyterian Church, Springfield, Missouri.9:00:00 A.M. -The House convened, starting a new legislative day.