ON THE SENATE FLOOR
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Mrs. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, from the State of New York, called the Senate to order at 9:30 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mrs. Gillibrand led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.The Journal
Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.Certain Procedures Dispensed With
Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.Transaction of Morning Business
Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.Legislative Business (Wednesday, February 15)
H.Con.Res. 99
:
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of
Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to unveil the
marker which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the
construction of the United States Capitol.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S. 1813
(Sen. Boxer):
To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway
safety construction programs, and for other purposes.
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Considered by Senate.
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Motion by Senator Reid to recommit to Senate Committee on Environment and
Public Works with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA
1635 made in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1515
(Sen. Johnson, of SD):
Of a perfecting nature.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Proposed amendment SA 1515 withdrawn in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1633
(Sen. Reid):
Of a perfecting nature.
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Amendment SA 1633 proposed by Senator Reid.
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Cloture motion on amendment SA 1633 presented in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1634
(Sen. Reid):
To change the enactment date.
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Amendment SA 1634 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 1633.
S.Amdt. 1635
(Sen. Reid):
To change the enactment date.
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Amendment SA 1635 proposed by Senator Reid.
S.Amdt. 1636
(Sen. Reid):
Of a perfecting nature.
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Amendment SA 1636 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 1635.
S.Amdt. 1637
(Sen. Reid):
Of a perfecting nature.
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Amendment SA 1637 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 1636.
S.Res. 377
(Sen. Brown, of OH):
A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of
the historic achievement of John Herschel Glenn, Jr., in becoming the first
United States astronaut to orbit the Earth.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 378
(Sen. Landrieu):
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate
that children should have a safe, loving, nurturing, and permanent family
and that it is the policy of the United States that family reunification,
kinship care, or domestic and intercountry adoption promotes permanency and
stability to a greater degree than long-term institutionalization and
long-term, continually disrupted foster care.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Executive Business (Wednesday, February 15)
PN632
:
Jesse M. Furman, of New York, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of New York
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
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Considered by Senate. By Unanimous Consent.
PN864
:
Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to be United
States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 5. Record Vote Number:
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