the Senate Convenes: 2:00pmET January 28,2013

• Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 4:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
• At 4:30pm, the Senate will begin consideration of H.R.152, the Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill.  The only amendment in order to the bill is a Lee amendment (offset).  There will be one hour of debate on the amendment and the bill, to run concurrently.
• Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 5:30pm), there will be 2 roll call votes in relation to the following:
  • Lee amendment (offset)(60 affirmative-vote threshold)
  • Passage of H.R.152, as amended, if amended (60 affirmative-vote threshold)

5:40pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Lee amendment #4 to H.R.152, the Hurricane Sandy Emergency
Appropriations bill

6:09pm The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of H.R.152, the Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Appriopriations bill; Passed: 62-36

WRAP UP

ROLL CALL VOTES

1) Lee amendment #4 (offset) to H.R.152, the Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill; Not Agreed to: 35-62 (60 affirmative-vote threshold)

2) Passage of H.R.152, the Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill; Passed: 62-36 (60 affirmative-vote threshold)

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Discharged the Judiciary Committee and adopted S.Res.9, Designating January 2013 as “National Mentoring Month”.

Adopted S.Res.19, Congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide for winning the 2012 BCS National Championship.

Began the Rule 14 process of S.164, to prohibit the United States from providing financial assistance to Pakistan until Dr. Shakil Afridi is freed. (Paul)

Completed the Rule 14 process of the following bills:

S.47, the Violence Against Women Act. (Leahy)

H.R.152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013

S.81, to provide guidance and priorities for Federal Government obligations in the event that the debt limit is reached. (Paul)

S.82, to provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes. (Paul)

S.83, to provide for continuing operations of Government in a fiscally responsible manner. (Paul)

S.124, No Budget, No Pay Act. (Heller)

H.R.325, To ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes.

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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 The next meeting is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on January 29, 2013.