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Congress : Republican led House :: Will they do the People’s Business? :: the Senate led by Dems


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the Senate Convenes: 1:00pmET December 30, 2012

There will now be up to 60 minutes for debate prior to a series of 2 roll call votes. Upon the use or yielding back of time (approximately 2:05pm), the Senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of the following nominations:

–          Confirmation of Executive Calendar #909, William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General (majority vote threshold) and

–          Confirmation of Executive Calendar #518, Carol J. Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (60-vote threshold).

Following the votes, the Senate will recess in order to accommodate the caucus meetings. The Democratic caucus meeting will begin at 3pm.

2:10pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be Assistant Attorney General (majority-vote threshold);

Confirmed: 64-26

2:40pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Carol J. Galante, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (60-affirmative vote threshold);

Confirmed: 69-24

The Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the chair.

The Senate has reconvened and is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no further roll call votes today. Roll call votes are possible tomorrow. We will convene at 11am and hope to have more information regarding the schedule then.

WRAP UP

ROLL CALL VOTES

1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #909, William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General; Confirmed: 64-26

2)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #518, Carol J. Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Confirmed: 69-24

 

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Discharged the Energy Committee and Passed the following:

S.2015, Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act

S.3563, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project.

 

Passed the following Energy bills:

H.R.3263 Lake Thunderbird

H.R.3641 Pinnacles National Park

H.R.4073 Pikes Peak

S.264 Natchez Trace conveyance, with committee amendment

S.2015 Powell Shooting Range

S.3563 Pilot Project Renaming

S.1047 Leadville Mine Drainage

S.1421 Peace Corps Memorial

S.1478 Minuteman Missile NHP

S.499 Bonneville Unit

S.970 White Clay Creek WSR

S.140 Sleeping Bear Dunes

S.114 San Antonio Missions, with committee substitute and floor amdt. to committee substitute

 

Passed S.970, White Clay Creek by voice vote.

 

Began the Rule 14 process of H.R.459, theFederal Reserve Transparency Act of 2012. (Republican request)

 

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

 

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CONGRESS: Republicans stall ::: Democrats meet today


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the Senatae Convenes: 9:00amET December 28,2012

  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.5949, the FISA Reauthorization Act.
  • At approximately 9:45am, there will be several roll call votes in order to complete action on H.R.5949, the FISA bill and on H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill.
  • The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for caucus meetings.
  • Additional roll call votes in relation to Executive nominations are possible on Friday.

The Senate has resumed consideration of H.R.5949, FISA reauthorization. There will now be up to 30 minutes for debate prior to a series of votes in relation to the items listed below. Senators should expect the votes to begin as early as 9:35am.

– Wyden amendment #3439 (public reporting)

(2 minutes for debate prior to vote)

– Passage of H.R.5949, as amended, if amended

Upon disposition of the FISA bill, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. Under the previous order, all post-cloture debate time will yielded back and the Senate will proceed to dispose of the remaining amendments in order which you will find listed below. Senators should expect roll call votes to occur throughout the day. There will be a break in voting when the Senate recesses from 12:30-2:15pm to allow for the caucus meeting.

– Cardin #3393(surety bonds);

– Grassley #3348 (DOJ – vehicles);

– Feinstein #3421 (Army Corps projects), as modified with changes at the desk;

– Harkin #3426 (technical – grants);

– Landrieu #3415 (emergency reimbursement);

– Leahy #3403 (U.S. embassy security);

– McCain #3384 (Amtrak), as modified with changes at the desk;

– Bingaman #3344 (Palau);

– (4 minutes for debate prior to vote) Coburn #3368 (cost sharing – Army Corps);

– (4 minutes for debate prior to vote) Coburn #3369 (notification triggers);

– (4 minutes for debate prior to vote) Coburn #3370, as modified and with two divisions – delinquent tax debts and fisheries);

– (4 minutes for debate prior to vote) Coburn #3371 (severe disasters);

– (4 minutes for debate prior to vote) Coburn #3382 (Merit based recovery contracts);

– (4 minutes for debate prior to vote) Coburn #3383 (strike certain studies – Army Corps);

– Tester #3350 (Fire management);

– (10 minutes for debate prior to vote) Paul #3376 (Non-application of Davis-Bacon);

– (10 minutes for debate prior to vote) Paul #3410 (Offset)

– (8 minutes for debate prior to vote) McCain #3355 (strike emergency forest restoration);

– Merkley #3367 (extend Agriculture disaster assistance programs), as modified;

– (10 minutes for debate prior to vote) Lee #3373, as modified (special rules – retirement funds);

– Coats #3391 (Republican alternative);

– Reid substitute amendment #3395

– Passage of H.R.1, as amended, if amended.

9:36am The Senate began a roll call vote on Wyden amendment #3439 (public reporting) to H.R.5949, FISA;

Not Agreed To: 43-52

10:06am The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of H.R.5949, FISA Amendments Act  Reauthorization Act of 2012;

Passed: 73-23

10:36am The Senate began a roll call call vote on Bingaman amendment #3344 (Palau);

Not Agreed To: 52-43

The following amendments were agreed to by voice vote.

Cardin #3393

Grassley #3348

Feinstein #3421 as modified

Harkin #3426

Landrieu #3415

Leahy #3403

Coburn #3369

Coburn #3370 – Division I

Senator McCain will not offer #3384.

The Senate is now voting on Bingaman amendment #3344 (Palau).

11:02am The Senate began a roll call vote on Tester motion to waive the budget order with respect to Tester #3350 (fire management);

Not Waived: 51-44

The point of order was well taken and the emergency designation was removed. Senator Tester then withdrew his amendment.

11:27am The Senate began a roll call vote on Coburn amendment #3368 (cost sharing-Army Corps); Not Agreed to: 44-51

11:57am The Senate began a roll call vote on the Coburn amendment #3370, as modified – Division II (fisheries);

Not Agreed to: 35-60

12:14pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Coburn amendment #3371 (severe disasters)

Not Agreed to: 40-55

The Senate stands in recess until 2pm. At 2pm there will be up to 8 minutes of debate prior to a series of 2 stacked roll call votes in relation to the following amendments:

–          Coburn #3382 (merit based recovery contracts)

–          Coburn #3383(strike certain studies – Army Corps)

Both of these votes will be 10 minutes in duration. There will then be a break in voting to allow leadership to go to the White House.

2:11pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Coburn amendment #3382 (competitive bidding)

Not Agreed to: 48-47

4:18pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Paul amendment #3376 (Davis-Bacon)

Not Agreed to: 42-52

4:57pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Paul amendment #3410 (offset)

Not Agreed to: 3-91

5:20pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the McCain amendment #3355 (strike emergency forest restoration)

Not Agreed to: 46-49

5:47pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Motion to Waive the Budget Act with respect to the Merkley amendment #3367, as modified further (extend Agriculture disaster assistance program)

5:47pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Motion to Waive the Budget Act with respect to the Merkley amendment #3367, as modified further (extend Agriculture disaster assistance program);

Not Waived: 55-40

The point of order was well taken and then the amendment was withdrawn.

6:12pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Coats amendment #3391 (Republican substitute);

Not Agreed To: 41-54

The Reid substitute amendment was agreed to by voice vote.

6:33pm The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of H.R.1, as amended (Emergency Supplemental);

Passed: 61-33

This will be the last vote of the night. The next votes will occur at approximately 2pm on Sunday. Those votes will be on confirmation of the Baer and Galante nominations.

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CONGRESS: the Republican led House :::: the Senate Dems


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the Senate Convenes: 10:00amET December 27,2012

  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will begin consideration of H.R.5949, FISA Reauthorization, at which point Senator Wyden will be recognized.
  • The next roll call vote will be at 5:30pm on Thursday, December 27th in relation to the FISA bill or the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill.

The Senate has begun consideration of H.R.5949, FISA Reauthorization. Under the previous order, there will be up to 7 hours for debate on the bill and 30 minutes equally divided on each of the amendments listed below.

– Leahy (Judiciary committee reported substitute);

– Merkley (declassification of FISA court opinions);

– Paul (4th Amendment – searches/seizures); and

– Wyden (public reporting);

Upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will proceed to votes in relation to the amendments in the order listed. Upon disposition of the amendments, the bill will be read a third time and the Senate will proceed to vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended.

In addition to the FISA extension, we could also consider amendments to the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill today, as provided for under a previous order. As you may recall, cloture on the Supplemental was invoked last week and we reached a further agreement to limit amendments that are in order to the Supplemental.

Senators should expect a series of votes to begin at 5:30pm tonight in relation to the FISA extension and possibly amendments to the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill.

Senate-designate Brian Schatz will be sworn in as senator (HI) at 2:30pm today.

At 5:30pm tonight, the Senate will proceed to a series of up to 3 roll call votes in relation to the following amendments to H.R.5949, FISA:

–       Leahy #3437 (substitute);

–       Merkley #3534 (declassification of FISA court opinions); and

–       Paul #3436 (searches and seizures).

There will be 2 minutes for debate between each vote. All votes after the first vote will be 10 minutes in duration. When the Senate convenes tomorrow, there will be 30 minutes for debate prior to a vote in relation to the Wyden amendment (public reporting) and passage of H.R.5949, as amended, if amended. Under the previous order, the amendments and passage of the FISA bill are subject to 60 affirmative vote thresholds.

Senator Reid has asked senators with amendments to the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill to call up and debate their amendments tonight so that we can begin voting on the amendments tomorrow.

5:34pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Leahy amendment #3427 (substitute);

Not Agreed To: 38-52

6:07pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Merkley amendment #3435 (declassification of FISA reports);

Not Agreed To: 37-54

6:27pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Paul amendment #3436 (searches-seizures);

Not Agreed To: 12-79

The Senate has resumed consideration of H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill.

The Cardin amendment #3393 and the Tester amendment #3350 are pending.

Senator Mikulski announced her intention to have the following additional amendments made pending this evening:

– Senator Landrieu to be recognized for up to two minutes to call up her amendment #3415;

– Senator Coburn to be recognized for up to 30 minutes to call up his amendments #3368, #3369, #3370, as modified, #3371, #3382 and #3383;

– Senator Merkley to be recognized for up to five minutes to call up his amendment #3367;

– Senator Mikulski to be recognized for up to two minutes to call up on behalf of Senator Leahy amendment #3403 and on behalf of Senator Harkin amendment #3426.

The following amendments are pending to H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill:

The following amendments have been considered to H.R.1:

On Friday, December 28, when the Senate resumes consideration of H.R.1, the Emergency Supplemental (upon disposition of FISA bill), the Senate will proceed to votes in relation to the amendments to the bill, under the previous order. All remaining time under the previous order with respect to the amendments will be yielded back. There will be two minutes equally divided prior to each vote with the exception of the following:

– 4 minutes equally divided prior to each of the votes in relation to the Coburn amendments and divisions;

– 10 minutes equally divided prior to the votes in relation to each of the Paul amendments;

– 8 minutes equally divided prior to the vote in relation to the McCain amendment #3355; and

– 10 minutes equally divided prior to the vote in relation to the Lee amendment.

That all other provisions of the previous order remain in effect.

As a reminder, under the previous order the following amendments are in order to the Supplemental:

– Cardin #3393 (surety bonds);

– Grassley #3348 (DOJ – vehicles);

– Feinstein #3421 (Army Corps projects), as modified with changes at the desk;

– Harkin #3426 (technical – grants);

– Landrieu #3415 (emergency reimbursement);

– Leahy #3403 (U.S. embassy security);

– McCain #3384 (Amtrak), as modified with changes at the desk;

– Bingaman #3344 (Palau);

– Coburn #3368 (cost sharing – Army Corps);

– Coburn #3369 (notification triggers);

– Coburn #3370, as modified and with two divisions – delinquent tax debts and fisheries);

– Coburn #3371 (severe disasters);

– Coburn #3382 (Merit based recovery contracts);

– Coburn #3383 (strike certain studies – Army Corps);

– Tester #3350 (Fire management);

– Paul #3376 (Non-application of Davis-Bacon);

– Paul #3410 (Offset)

– McCain #3355 (strike emergency forest restoration);

– Merkley #3367 (extend Agriculture disaster assistance programs), as modified;

– Lee #3373, as modified (special rules – retirement funds); and

– Coats #3391 (Republican alternative).

ROLL CALL VOTES

1) Adoption of the Leahy amendment #3437 to H.R.5949, the FISA Reauthorization Act; NOT ADOPTED: 38-52

2) Adoption of the Merkley amendment #3534; NOT ADOPTED: 37-54

3) Adoption of the Paul amendment #3436; NOT ADOPTED: 12-79

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Discharged the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee and passed the following:

–          H.R.2338, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 Florida Avenue in Cocoa, Florida, as the “Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office”.

–          H.R.3892, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8771 Auburn Folsom Road in Roseville, California, as the “Lance Corporal Victor A. Dew Post Office.”

Passed the following postal naming bills, en bloc:

–          H.R.3869, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the “Sidney ‘Sid’ Sanders McMath Post Office Building”.

–          H.R.4389, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, as the “Cecil E. Bolt Post Office”.

–          H.R.6260, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the “Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office”.

–          H.R.6379, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as the “Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office”.

–          H.R.6587, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the “Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building”.

Discharged the Finance committee and Passed S.3667, A bill to rename section 219(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA.

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CONGRESS:


capitol33the Senate Convenes: 1:00pmET December 21,2012

  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will begin consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.4310, the National Defense Authorization Act with up to one hour of debate equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees.
  • The filing deadline for all 2nd degree amendments to the substitute amendment and to H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill is 1:30pm.
  • At approximately 2:00pm, there will be at least one roll call vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.4310, NDAA.
  • We are working on an agreement on the Supplemental Appropriations bill.  If no agreement is reached prior to 2pm, following disposition of the conference report to accompany H.R.4310, the Senate will then conduct up to 2 roll call votes: the first vote will be on the motion to invoke cloture on the Reid substitute amendment #3395 and if cloture is not invoked, there will be a 2nd cloture vote on H.R.1.
  • Additional votes are expected Friday.  We hope to reach an agreement on the Supplemental and FISA tomorrow

At approximately 2:20pm today the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to adopt the conference report to accompany H.R.4310, the National Defense Authorization Act.

Following the vote, the Senate will resume consideration of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. We are working on an agreement to consider amendments to Supplemental. Senators should expect a cloture vote on the Reid substitute amendment #3395 this afternoon, as well as additional roll call votes.

We are also working on an agreement to consider the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) extension.

Another message will be sent when any agreement is reached or additional votes are scheduled.

2:06pm The Senate began a roll call vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.4310, the National Defense Authorization Act;

Adopted: 81-14

3:34pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Reid substitute amendment #3395 (Supplemental) to H.R.1;

Invoked: 91-1

The Senate has reached an agreement on amendments to the Supplemental Appropriations that results in up to 2 roll call votes now. The first vote will be on the motion to invoke cloture on Reid substitute amendment #3395 (Supplemental Appropriations). If cloture is invoked and Senator Toomey raises a point of order, the next vote would be on a motion to waive the budget point of order with respect to Reid substitute amendment #3395 (Supplemental).The first vote is a 10 minute roll call vote.

The agreement is as follows:

H.R.1, Supplemental for Sandy

Leader:            I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate proceed to the cloture vote with respect to the substitute amendment to H.R.1; that if cloture is not invoked, the Majority Leader be recognized; that if cloture is invoked, Senator Toomey, or designee, be recognized for the purpose of raising a budget point of order against the pending substitute amendment; that if the point of order is raised, Senator Leahy, or designee, be recognized to move to waive the budget point of order; that there be up to ten minutes of debate prior to a vote in relation to the motion to waive;  that no other budget points of order be in order to the substitute or the underlying bill; further, that notwithstanding rule 22, the following amendments be in order:

– Cardin #3393 (surety bonds);

– Grassley #3348 (DOJ – vehicles);

– Feinstein #3421 (Army Corps projects), as modified with changes at the desk;

– Harkin #3426 (technical – grants);

– Landrieu #3415 (emergency reimbursement);

– Leahy #3403 (U.S. embassy security);

– McCain #3384 (Amtrak), as modified with changes at the desk;

– Bingaman #3344 (Palau);

– Coburn #3368 (cost sharing – Army Corps);

– Coburn #3369 (notification triggers);

– Coburn #3370, as modified and with two divisions – delinquent tax debts and fisheries);

– Coburn #3371 (severe disasters);

– Coburn #3382 (Merit based recovery contracts);

– Coburn #3383 (strike certain studies – Army Corps);

– Tester #3350 (Fire management);

– Paul #3376 (Non-application of Davis-Bacon);

– Paul #3410 (Offset)

– McCain #3355 (strike emergency forest restoration);

– Merkley #3367 (extend Agriculture disaster assistance programs), as modified;

– Lee #3373, as modified (special rules – retirement funds); and

– Coats #3391 (Republican alternative).

That no amendments be in order to any of these amendments prior to votes in relation to the amendments; that the amendments be subject to a 60 affirmative vote threshold; that there will be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form on each amendment with the exception of the following:

– 20 minutes equally divided on each of the Coburn amendments or divisions and the Lee amendment;

– 40 minutes equally divided on each of the Paul amendments; and

– one hour equally divided on the Coats amendment.

That upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to votes in relation to the amendments in the order listed; that there be two minutes of debate, equally divided, between the votes; that all after the first vote, be ten minute votes; further, that upon disposition of the pending amendments listed, the Senate proceed to vote in relation to the pending substitute amendment, as amended, if amended; that upon disposition of the substitute, the cloture motion on the underlying bill be withdrawn, the bill be read a third time and the Senate proceed to vote on passage of H.R.1, as amended, if amended.

4:03pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Mikulski motion to waive the Toomey point of order.

Not Waived: 57-34

This will be the last vote of the week. Senator should expect the next roll call vote to occur as early as noon on Thursday, December 27.

The Senate has reached an agreement that notwithstanding cloture having been invoked and at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republicans Leader, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Calendar #510, J.R.5949. The only first degree amendments in order to the bill are the following:

–          Leahy (Judiciary committee reported substitute);

–          Merkley (declassificiation of FISA court opinions);

–          Paul (4th Amendment-searches/seizures); and

–          Wyden (public reporting)

There will be 30 minutes for debate equally divided between the proponents and opponents on each amendment and 5 hours of debate equally divided on the bill. Upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to votes in relation to the amendments in the order listed. No second degree amendments are in order prior to the votes. Upon disposition of the amendments, the bill will be read a third time and the Senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended.

Prior to consenting to the agreement listed above, Senator McConnell objected to Senator Reid’s request and asked that the amendments and passage of the bill be subject to 60 affirmative vote thresholds. Senator Reid agreed to McConnell’s request for 60 vote thresholds.

ROLL CALL VOTES

1)      Adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R.4310, the National Defense Authorization Act; adopted: 81-14

2)      Motion to invoke cloture on the Reid amendment #3395 (substitute) to H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill; invoked: 91-1

3)      Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Reid substitute amendment #3395; not waived: 57-34

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Passed H.R.1339, To designate the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States.

Passed H.R.4212, the Drywall Safety Act of 2012 with a Vitter substitute amendment.

Passed H.R.5859, to repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting.

Passed H.R.6364, the World War I Centennial Commission Act with a McCaskill-Blunt amendment.

Passed S.3709, to require a Government Accountability Office examination of transactions between large financial institutions and the  Federal Government, and for other purposes, with the Vitter/Brown (OH) substitute amendment.

Discharged the Foreign Relations committee and adopted S.Res.613, urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18,2012, terrorist attack in Burgas.

Passed H.R.1845, the Medicare IVIG Access Act.

EXECUTIVE ITEMS

Confirmed the following:

Executive Calendar #834 Matthew W. Brann, of PA, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Executive Calendar #835 Malachy Edward Mannion, of PA, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Executive Calendar #877 Jon S. Tigar, of CA, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California

Discharged the Veterans’ Affairs committee and confirmed PN2024, William S. Greenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims for the term of fifteen years.

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CONGRESS: Republican led House :::: Democratic led Senate


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the Senate Convenes: 11:00amET December 20,2012

  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill.
  • During Wednesday’s session, cloture was filed on the Reid substitute amendment #3395 and on H.R1.  The filing deadline for all first degree amendments is 1:00pm on Thursday.  We will continue to work on an agreement for amendments in order to complete action on the bill.
  • Senator Inouye will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday.  Senators will gather in the Senate Chamber at 9:35am in order to proceed together at 9:45am for the viewing.

The Senate has reached an agreement that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations:

Executive Calendar # 834, 835, 877

that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on Cal. #834, 835 and 877 in that order; the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order; that any related statements be printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate’s action and the Senate then resume legislative session.

#834 Matthew W. Brann—US District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

#835 Malachy Edward Mannion—US District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

#877 Jon S. Tigar –US District Judge for the Northern District of California

The Senate has reached an agreement that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate proceed to the consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.4310, the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 2013; that there be up to an hour of debate equally divided between the two leaders or their designees prior to a vote on adoption of the conference report.

We expect to begin consideration of the NDAA conference report at 1pm tomorrow.

WRAP UP

No ROLL CALL VOTES

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Adopted H.J.Res.122, a joint resolution establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012 (moves the date for counting from Sunday, January 6th to Friday, January 4th).

Passed H.R.443, to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association in Kotzebue, Alaska with a Murkowski substitute amendment.

Passed H.R.4053, the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2012.

Passed S.2388, a bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes with a committee-reported substitute amendment and a Begich amendment.

Discharged the Judiciary committee and adopted S.Res.439, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the “adult entertainment” section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com

Discharged the Judiciary committee and adopted S.Res.617, congratulating the recipient of the 2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy.

Adopted S.Res.627, a resolution designating the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Passed H.R.6671, a bill to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet.

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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