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the Senate considers S.1569,a bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the USgovt CONGRESS 10/12 the House considers, appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs

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The Senate stands in adjournment until 11:00am on Saturday, October 12, 2013.

The time until noon will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees.

At noon, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1569, a bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until December 31, 2014.

By unanimous consent, the Senate confirmed Executive Calendar #340, the nomination of Lt. Gen. James M. Kowalski, to be Lieutenant General in the Air Force.

12:00 noon The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1569, a bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until December 31, 2014;

Not Invoked: 53-45

Senator Reid changed his vote to no and entered a motion to reconsider the failed cloture vote at a later time.

The Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the Chair

2:15pm The Senate has reconvened and has resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1569, a bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until December 31, 2014, with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each

WRAP UP

ROLL CALL VOTE

1) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1569, a bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until December 31, 2014; Not Invoked: 53-46

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Discharged the Energy Committee and passed S.812, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Began the Rule 14 process of H.J.Res.76, National Nuclear Security Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014.

Completed the Rule 14 process of H.J.Res.79, Border Security and Enforcement Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014.

EXECUTIVE ITEMS

Confirmed Executive Calendar #340, the nomination of Lt. Gen. James M. Kowalski, to be Lieutenant General in the Air Force.

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Last Floor Action:
8:28:20 P.M. – The House adjourned.

The next meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on October 12, 2013.

9:30:04 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
9:30:11 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Jason Chaffetz to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
9:30:29 A.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
9:31:43 A.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
9:31:48 A.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Ms. Kaptur to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
9:32:28 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.
9:42:44 A.M.	H.J. Res. 80	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 371. H.J. Res. 80 — “Making continuing appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.”
9:43:20 A.M.	H.J. Res. 80

10:35:12 A.M.	H.J. Res. 80	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, the Chair announced that further proceedings on H.J. Res. 80 had been postponed.
10:35:30 A.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the adoption of H. Res. 378 and the Peterson (MN) motion to instruct conferees which were debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
10:36:49 A.M.	H. Res. 378	Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 378 — “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding certain provisions of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 relating to the Secretary of Agriculture’s administration of tariff-rate quotas for raw and refined sugar.”
11:01:00 A.M.	H. Res. 378	On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (Roll no. 545).
11:01:02 A.M.	H. Res. 378	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11:01:45 A.M.	H.R. 2642	On motion to instruct conferees Roll Call 546 – Yea and Nay vote pending.

DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.J. Res. 80.

11:09:00 A.M.	H.R. 2642	On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 195 – 204, 2 Present (Roll no. 546).
11:09:01 A.M.	H.R. 2642	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11:10:41 A.M.	H.R. 2642	The Speaker appointed conferees – from the Committee on Agriculture for consideration of the House amendment and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Lucas, King (IA), Neugebauer, Rogers (AL), Conaway, Thompson (PA), Austin Scott (GA), Crawford, Roby, Noem, Denham, Rodney Davis (IL), Peterson, McIntyre, Costa, Walz, Schrader, McGovern, DelBene, Negrete McLeod, and Vela.
11:10:55 A.M.	H.R. 2642	The Speaker appointed conferees – from the Committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration of title III of the House amendment, and title III of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Royce, Marino, and Engel.
11:11:02 A.M.	H.R. 2642	The Speaker appointed conferees – from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of secs. 1207 and 1301 of the House amendment, and secs. 1301, 1412, 1435, and 4204 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Camp, Sam Johnson (TX) and Levin.
11:12:01 A.M.	H.R. 2642	The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of the House amendment and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Southerland and Fudge.
11:15:50 A.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
11:31:37 A.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
12:37:46 P.M.		Mr. Whitfield moved that the House do now adjourn.
12:37:53 P.M.		On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
12:37:54 P.M.		The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on October 14, 2013.

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In memory … Jimi – Black History/Indigenous

09/18/2026 Nativegrl77

Jimi Hendrix

Born: 1942 | Died: 1970

More than 40 years after his mysterious death,

music legend Jimi Hendrix is still widely considered the greatest guitarist in the history of rock ‘n’ roll.

Born on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington, Jimi Hendrix learned to play guitar as a teenager, and grew up to become a rock guitar legend who excited audiences in the 1960s with his innovative electric guitar playing.

One of his most memorable performances was at Woodstock in 1969, where he performed “The Star Spangled Banner.”

Hendrix died in 1970 from drug-related complications, leaving his mark on the world of rock music and remaining popular to this day.

For more information on Jimi, go to www.bio.com

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1968 – Black Soldiers stage sit-in at Fort Hood – Black History

08/23/2026 Nativegrl77

On the morning of August 23, 1968, a group of Black soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas stage one of the largest acts of civil disobedience ever recorded among members of the United States military. Adopting the non-violent tactics of the civil rights movement, the soldiers stage a sit-in to protest their impending deployment to Chicago to defend the Democratic National Convention from protesters.

By 1968, sit-ins were a well-established, peaceful way to protest segregation and demand racial equality. But even as the war in Vietnam escalated and more Americans were sent to fight there, dissent by active-duty military personnel remained rare. Tensions all over the country were peaking in August of 1968 in the wake of the assassinations of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Sen. Bobby Kennedy, who was seeking the Democratic nomination. As protesters headed to Chicago to demand aggressive action on civil rights and an anti-war plank in the Democratic Party’s platform, law enforcement geared up for what would turn out to be a brutal crackdown.

The convention had not yet begun when the troops at Fort Hood received word that they would be deployed to Chicago. The night before they were slated to ship out, 60 Black soldiers sat down at an intersection on the grounds of the fort and began their sit-in. “The people we are supposed to control, the rioters, are probably our own race,” one of them reportedly said. “We shouldn’t have to go out there and do wrong to our own people.” Others stated that they had served honorably and done everything the Army asked, but drew the line at a treating their fellow citizens as “hostiles.”

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Black&Women’s History Month …Madam C.J. Walker

03/20/2026 Nativegrl77 1 Comment

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Madam C.J. Walker’s Secrets to Success

Madam C. J. Walker—entrepreneur, philanthropist, activist, patron of the arts—was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 on the same Delta, Louisiana plantation where her parents had been enslaved. Orphaned at seven, married at 14 and widowed at 20 with a two-year-old daughter, she moved to St. Louis where three older brothers owned a barbershop. Throughout the 1890s—in the neighborhood where ragtime music was born—she worked as a laundress, sang in her church choir and began to aspire to a better life as she observed the educated, civic-minded women at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett Marched over 100yrs ago for – Women’s voting rights- Black History is American history

03/16/2026 Nativegrl77 7 Comments

b. 7/16/1862
1913
100 years ago
Social activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett marches in Washington, D.C., with 5,000 suffragettes in a protest supporting women’s voting rights.

African American journalist and anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was born to slaves at Holly Springs, Missouri. Following the Civil War, as lynchings became prevalent, Wells traveled extensively, founding anti-lynching societies and black women’s clubs.