The Senate ~~ Pro forma Action ~~ The House

The Senate will convene at 12:00 noon on Friday, September 6,

for the purpose of allowing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to file the reported joint resolution to authorize the limited and specified use of the United States Armed Forces against Syria.

Sep 5, ’13 12:35 PM

Author meredith Categories Floor Updates

Pursuant to the authority provided by section 2 of S.Con.Res.22, the Majority Leader will convene the Senate at 12:00 noon on Friday, September 6, for the purpose of allowing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to file the reported joint resolution to authorize the limited and specified use of the United States Armed Forces against Syria. This will be a very short session with no other business conducted. This action will allow for a motion to proceed to the joint resolution to be in order on Monday.

Following Friday’s session, the Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Monday, September 9. Senator Reid intends to move to proceed to the joint resolution on Syria soon after we convene on Monday.

At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations, with 30 minutes for debate equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley, or their designees:

– Valerie E. Caproni, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York; and

– Vernon S. Broderick, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Upon the use or yielding back of time (approximately 5:30pm), the Senate will proceed to vote in relation to the above nominations. We expect one of the nominations to be considered by voice vote.

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Last Floor Action:
12:06:45 P.M. – The Speaker announced
that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 4(b) of H. Res. 322. The next
meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on September 9, 2013.

12:00:23 P.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
12:00:24 P.M.		REASSEMBLY OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – Pursuant to section 2 of Senate Concurrent Resolution 22, 113th Congress, the House was called to order.
12:01:20 P.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Jeff Denham to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
12:01:30 P.M.		NOTIFICATION TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO REASSEMBLE – Pursuant to section 2 of Senate Concurrent Resolution 22 of the 113th Congress, after consultation with the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, and Speaker of the House, John Boehner, notified the Members of the Senate to reassemble at 12:00 noon on Friday, September 6, 2013, and the Members of the House of Representatives to reassemble at 12:00 noon on Friday, September 6, 2013.
12:02:03 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
12:03:42 P.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to section 4(a) of H. Res. 322, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved.
12:03:50 P.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
12:04:00 P.M.		WHOLE NUMBER OF THE HOUSE – Under clause 5(d) of rule 20, the Chair announced to the House that, in light of the resignation of the gentleman from Alabama, Mr. Bonner, the whole number of the House is 433.
12:04:32 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 the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on August 2, 2013 at 3:18 p.m.: Appointments to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
12:05:33 P.M.		The House received a communication from Representative Alexander wherein he will resign as a member of the House of Representatives effective September 27, 2013.
12:05:54 P.M.		The House received a communication from Teresa Lewis, Constituent Services Liason. Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Ms. Lewis notified the House that she had been served with a third-party subpoena, issued by the Hamilton County Municipal Court, Hamilton County, Ohio for documents and testimony in a criminal case. After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, she had determined that compliance with the subpoena was consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
12:06:45 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 4(b) of H. Res. 322.The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on September 9, 2013.