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The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Friday, December 12, 2014.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to accompany H.R.3979, Defense Authorization, post-cloture. If all debate time is used, there will be up to 4 roll call votes in relation to the Defense Authorization bill and the Saperstein nomination at 3:00pm.

3:00pm—up to 4 roll call votes expected:

  1. Coburn motion to refer (subject to a 60-vote threshold)
  2. Possible procedural vote related to motion to suspend the rules by Coburn
  3. Motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R.3979, National Defense Authorization Act (passage) (60-affirmative vote threshold)
  4. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #697 Mark Gilbert – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Independent State of Samoa (voice vote expected)
  5. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #632 Robert C. Barber – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Iceland (voice vote expected)
  6. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1055 David Nathan Saperstein – to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom (roll call vote)
  7. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #542 Amy Jane Hyatt – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Palau (voice vote expected)
  8. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #637 Arnold A. Chacon – to be Director General of the Foreign Service (voice vote expected)
  9. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1051 Virginia E. Palmer – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Malawi (voice vote expected)
  10. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1057 Donald L. Heflin – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cabo Verde (voice vote expected)
  11. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #791 Michael W. Kempner – to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2015 (voice vote expected)
  12. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1102 Leon Aron – to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2016 (voice vote expected)

At 4:01pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Coburn motion to refer the House Message on H.R.3979, National Defense Authorization Act, to the Senate Armed Services with instructions to report back forthwith with changes to strike Title XXX, the Lands portion of the bill;

Not Agreed To: 18-82

 

Next:

 

  1. Possible procedural vote related to motion to suspend the rules by Coburn
  2. Motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R.3979, National Defense Authorization Act (passage) (60-affirmative vote threshold)
  3. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #697 Mark Gilbert – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Independent State of Samoa (voice vote expected)
  4. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #632 Robert C. Barber – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Iceland (voice vote expected)
  5. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1055 David Nathan Saperstein – to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom (roll call vote)
  6. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #542 Amy Jane Hyatt – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Palau (voice vote expected)
  7. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #637 Arnold A. Chacon – to be Director General of the Foreign Service (voice vote expected)
  8. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1051 Virginia E. Palmer – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Malawi (voice vote expected)
  9. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1057 Donald L. Heflin – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cabo Verde (voice vote expected)
  10. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #791 Michael W. Kempner – to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2015 (voice vote expected)
  11. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1102 Leon Aron – to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2016 (voice vote expected)

Senator Lee asked unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and to call up Feinstein amendment #3996 (to clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States) to the House Message on H.R.3979, National Defense Authorization Act.

 

Senator Levin objected.

Senator Hirono asked unanimous consent that the Indian Affairs Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R.4329, To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and the Senate pass the bill.

 

Senator Lee asked that the request be modified to include a Lee amendment to strike the Native Hawaiian Homeownership Act included in the bill.

 

Senator Hirono objected to the modification and Senator Lee objected to the original request.

Then, Senator Coburn made a motion to suspend Rule 22 to make it in order to call up amendment #4009. The Chair ruled that the motion is dilatory post-cloture. Senator Coburn appealed the ruling of the Chair.  At 4:29pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the question, shall the ruling of the chair stand?

Upheld: 55-45

The ruling of the chair was upheld by a vote of 55-45. At 4:48pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R.3979, National Defense Authorization Act (passage of NDAA) (60-affirmative vote threshold). There will be 1 more roll call vote in this series.

 

Next:

  1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #697 Mark Gilbert – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Independent State of Samoa (voice vote expected)
  2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #632 Robert C. Barber – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Iceland (voice vote expected)
  3. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1055 David Nathan Saperstein – to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom (roll call vote)
  4. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #542 Amy Jane Hyatt – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Palau (voice vote expected)
  5. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #637 Arnold A. Chacon – to be Director General of the Foreign Service (voice vote expected)
  6. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1051 Virginia E. Palmer – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Malawi (voice vote expected)
  7. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1057 Donald L. Heflin – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cabo Verde (voice vote expected)
  8. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #791 Michael W. Kempner – to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2015 (voice vote expected)
  9. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1102 Leon Aron – to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2016 (voice vote expected)

At 5:24pm, the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1055 David Nathan Saperstein – to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. The Senate confirmed the Gilbert and Barber nominations by voice votes. We expect to confirm the remaining nominations in this series by voice votes. Senators will be notified when the next vote is scheduled.

Confirmed: 62-35.

 

WRAP UP

Roll Call Votes:

  1. Coburn motion to refer the House Message to accompany H.R.3979, National Defense Authorization Act, to the Committee on Armed Services with instructions to report back forthwith with changes to strike Title XXX, the lands portion of the bill; Failed: 18-82.
  2. On the question, shall the ruling of the chair stand; Upheld: 55-45.
  3. Motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.3979, National Defense Authorization Act (passage); Agreed to: 89-11.
  4. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1055, David Nathan Saperstein, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom; Confirmed: 61-36.

Executive Business

Confirmed the following nominations by voice votes:

  1. Executive Calendar #697 Mark Gilbert – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Independent State of Samoa;
  2. Executive Calendar #632 Robert C. Barber – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Iceland;
  3. Executive Calendar #542 Amy Jane Hyatt – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Palau;
  4. Executive Calendar #637 Arnold A. Chacon – to be Director General of the Foreign Service;
  5. Executive Calendar #1051 Virginia E. Palmer – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Malawi;
  6. Executive Calendar #1057 Donald L. Heflin – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cabo Verde;
  7. Executive Calendar #791 Michael W. Kempner – to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2015;
  8. Executive Calendar #1102 Leon Aron – to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2016

 

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Last Floor Action:
3:10:44 P.M. – The Speaker announced that pursuant to the order of the House of today, the House stands adjourned until noon on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, unless it sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its adoption of H. Con. Res. 125, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution.

Agreed to without objection

Last Floor Action:12/11
10:27:39 P.M. – The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order.

The next meeting is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on December 12, 2014.

3:00:13 P.M. The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
3:00:18 P.M. The Speaker designated the Honorable Luke Messer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
3:00:51 P.M. Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
3:01:58 P.M. Pursuant to section 3(a) of House Resolution 775, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved.
3:02:05 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Culberson to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
3:02:30 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 December 11, 2014 at 11:07 p.m.: That that body had passed H.J. Res. 130.
3:03:05 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 December 12, 2014 at 10:34 a.m.: That that body had passed S. 3008, S. 2338, S. 2983, H.R. 3096, H.R. 4771, H.R. 5057. The Senate also appointed members to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics and the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board.
3:04:18 P.M. H.J. Res. 131 Mr. Culberson asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
3:04:21 P.M. H.J. Res. 131 Considered by unanimous consent. H.J. Res. 131 — “Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.”
3:04:44 P.M. H.J. Res. 131 On passage Passed without objection.
3:04:45 P.M. H.J. Res. 131 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:04:56 P.M. S. 2338 Mr. Flores asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker’s table and consider.
3:04:56 P.M. S. 2338 Considered by unanimous consent. S. 2338 — “To reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other purposes.”
3:05:14 P.M. S. 2338 On passage Passed without objection.
3:05:17 P.M. S. 2338 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:05:35 P.M. S. 3008 Mr. Flores asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker’s table and consider.
3:05:35 P.M. S. 3008 Considered by unanimous consent. S. 3008 — “To extend temporarily the extended period of protection for members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.”
3:05:47 P.M. S. 3008 On passage Passed without objection.
3:05:59 P.M. S. 3008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:06:10 P.M. H. Con. Res. 125 Considered as privileged matter. H. Con. Res. 125 — “Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.”
3:08:23 P.M. H. Con. Res. 125 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
3:08:29 P.M. H. Con. Res. 125 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:09:00 P.M. Mr. Flores asked unanimous consent That, when the House adjourns today, it shall adjourn to meet at noon on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, unless it sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its adoption of H. Con. Res. 125, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution. Agreed to without objection. Agreed to without objection.
3:09:45 P.M. UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION – Pursuant to section 1238(b)(3) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001, amended by the Division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, the Minority Leader appointed Mr. Michael Wessel of Falls Church, Virginia to the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
3:10:05 P.M. MEDAL OF VALOR REVIEW BOARD – Pursuant to section 3(b) of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001, the Minority Leader appointed Mr. Brian Fengel, Chief of Police, Bartonville, IL, to the Medal of Valor Review Board.
3:10:29 P.M. Mr. Flores moved that the House do now adjourn.
3:10:43 P.M. On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
3:10:44 P.M. The Speaker announced that pursuant to the order of the House of today, the House stands adjourned until noon on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, unless it sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its adoption of H. Con. Res. 125, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution. Agreed to without objection

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