Today's Senate Floor Log
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SENATE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012
The Senate will convene at 9:30 AM and will proceed to a period of Morning Business for up to four hours. The Senate will then resume consideration of the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6156 (Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012). The Senate expects to complete action on this bill during Wednesday’s session.
The Senate convened and proceeded to a period of Morning Business.
Cornyn asked Unanimous Consent that H.R. 6429 (STEM Jobs Act of 2012) be agreed to. Objected to by Sen. Schumer.
Schumer asked Unanimous Consent that S. 3553 (Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes Act of 2012) be agreed to. Objected to by Sen. Cornyn.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012
The Senate will convene at 10:00 AM. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to an Executive Session for two hours of debate on Treaty Doc #112-7 (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities). At 12:00 Noon, the Senate will vote on the ratification of Treaty Doc #112-7 (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities). The Senate will recess from 12:30 PM – 2:15 PM for the weekly party caucus lunches. Additional votes to S. 3254 (Department of Defense Authorization) are expected during tomorrow’s session of the Senate.
The Senate convened and proceeded to a period of Leader time.
H.R. 6429 (STEM Jobs Act of 2012). The bill was read for the second time. Further consideration of the bill was objected to.
The Senate proceeded to an Executive Session.
Treaty Doc #112-7 (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities). Yeas and nays ordered on the Resolution of Ratification. The Treaty was not ratified by a vote of 61-38 (two-thirds are required for ratification).
The Senate recessed at 12:30 PM for Party Caucuses.
At 2:15 PM, the Senate reconvened and proceeded with a Legislative Session.
S. 3254 (Department of Defense Authorization).
The following amendments are considered, en bloc:
Kyl amend #2927 (To establish a congressional advisory panel on revising the governance structure of the National Nuclear Security Administration to permit it to operate more effectively and independently of the Department of Energy), as modified.
Akaka amend #3019 (To amend the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 with respect to State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program).
Toomey amend #3062 (To require the GAO to include in its annual report to Congress a list of the most common grounds for sustaining protests relating to bids for contracts).
Brown (OH) amend #3113 (To extend treatment of base closure areas as HUBZones for purposes of the Small Business Act), as modified.
Rubio amend #3175 (To limit the availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga class cruisers or dock landing ships), as modified.
Carper amend #3241 (To repeal or modify certain mandates of the GAO).
Carper amend #3242 (To intensify efforts to identify , prevent and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending).
Thune amend #3277 (To express the Sense of Congress regarding the reallocation of government spectrum), as modified.
Moran amend #3285 (To require a Comptroller General of the United States report on the potential liability of the Department of Defense for the renegotiation or cancellation of contracts for conferences and conventions in connection with spending cuts), as modified.
Bennet amend #3226 (To make enhancements to the Troops-to-Teachers program), as modified.
Hatch amend #3117 (To provide that the rating chain for a system program manager may include any senior official located at an Air Logistics Complex where the system program manager is based), as modified.
The amendments are agreed to, en bloc, by Unanimous Consent.
McCain amend #3262 (To require a report on military activities to deny or significantly degrade the use of air power against civilian and opposition groups in Syria), as modified. Yeas and nays ordered. The amendment was agreed to by a vote of 92-6.
Kyl amend #3123 (To require briefings on dialogue between the United States and the Russian Federation on nuclear arms, missile defense, and long-range conventional strike systems), as modified. The amendment is agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3254 (Department of Defense Authorization), as amended. The bill is read for a third time. Final Passage. Yeas and nays ordered. The bill, as amended, passed by a vote of 98-0.
H.R. 4310 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013). Under a previous Unanimous Consent order, all after the enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 3254 as amended and passed be inserted and in lieu thereof. The bill is read for a third time. The bill, as amended, is passed by Unanimous Consent. The Senate insists on its amendments and requests a Conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses. The Senate appointed the following conferees by Unanimous Consent: Sens. Levin, Lieberman, Reed, Akaka, Nelson (NE), Webb, McCaskill, Udall (CO), Hagan, Begich, Manchin, Shaheen, Blumenthal, McCain, Inhofe, Sessions, Chambliss, Wicker, Brown (MA), Portman, Ayotte, Collins, Graham, Cornyn, and Vitter.
Reid Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6156 (Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012).
S. 1947 (Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2011). Blumenthal amendment agreed to by Unanimous Consent. The bill, as amended, is read for a third time. Agreed to by Voice Vote.
The Senate proceeded to a period of Morning Business.
S. Res. 543 (Sense of the Senate on International Parental Child Abduction). Committee amendment agreed to by Unanimous Consent. The resolution, as amended, is adopted by Voice Vote.
The Senate will convene at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 and will proceed to a period of Morning Business for up to four hours. The Senate will then resume consideration of the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6156 (Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012). The Senate expects to complete action on this bill during Wednesday’s session.
The Senate adjourned at 6:31 PM.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012
The Senate will convene at 2:00 PM and will resume consideration of S. 3254 (Department of Defense Authorization). At 5:00 PM, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nomination: Cal # 760 (Paul William Grimm of Maryland to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland. There will be 30 minutes of debate on the nomination followed by vote on the nomination at 5:30 PM. Upon disposition of the Grimm nomination, the Senate will resume a Legislative Session and will immediately proceed to a cloture vote on S. 3254 (Department of Defense Authorization). Sen. Levin announced that further votes are possible during Monday’s Session of the Senate.
The Senate convened and proceeded with a Legislative Session.
S. 3254 (Department of Defense Authorization).
The following amendments were agreed to en bloc by voice vote:
Begich amend #2954 (aircraft travel for unremarried spouses of members and former members of the Armed Services).
Inhofe amend #2978 (Contracts under NETCENTS-2).
Blumenthal amend #3015 (extend stolen goods offense to cover all veteran’s memorials).
Cardin amend #3022 (Sense of the Senate concerning Afghan refugee situation).
Cardin amend #3024 (include the Coast Guard in diversity requirements).
Tester amend #3028 (authorize transport to and from Department of Veterans Affairs facilities).
Collins amend #3042, as modified (report on insider attacks in Afghanistan).
McCain amend #3054 (notice to Congress on naming naval vessels), as modified.
Toomey amend #3066 (report on simulated tactical flight training).
McCain amend #3091, as modified (authorize additional amounts for new programs requested by the DoD).
Brown (MA) amend #3160 (basic allowance for housing for National Guard members).
Levin amend #3164 (authorize the transfer of defense articles).
Rubio amend #3176 (report on collocation of Air Force Materiel Command organizations), as modified.
Warner amend #3188 (Sense of Congress on Joint Warfighting Analysis Center).
Bingaman amend #3208 (medical isotope production).
Snowe amend #3218 (contract award prices for women-owned small businesses).
Conrad amend #3227 (Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center).
Hatch amend #3268 (modify age and retirement treatment for certain Air Force retirees).
Coons amend #3289 (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology).
Paul amend #3119 (Armed Forces tabulation of total population by the Secretary of Commerce).
The following amendments were agreed to en bloc by voice vote:
Pryor amend #3291 (State certification or licenses for veterans).
Collins amend #3282 (prescription drug take-back program).
Reed (RI) amend #3292 (consumer credit protection for Armed Forces members).
Reed (RI) amend #3165 (modify homes of disabled or low-income veterans).
The Senate proceeded to an Executive Session.
Cal # 760 (Paul William Grimm of Maryland to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland). Yeas and nays ordered. The nomination was confirmed by a vote of 92-1.
The Senate resumed a Legislative Session.
Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3254 (Department of Defense Authorization). Yeas and nays ordered. The Motion was agreed to by a vote of 93-0.
The following amendments were agreed to en bloc by voice vote:
Coats amend #2923 (transferees of property at any closed military installation) as modified.
Webb amend 2943 (Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act).
Casey amend #2997 (authorize Transition Assistance Advisor) as modified.
Cardin amend #3023 (including Coast Guard in the requirements of hazing in the Armed Forces).
Wicker amend #3121 (funding for data servers and centers) as modified.
Portman amend #3142 (report on diplomatic security).
Webb amend #3144 (Amend Sec 704, Title 18, U.S. Code).
Corker amend #3172 (require President to report on Congress about Syria) as modified.
Lieberman amend #3276 (National Mall Liberty Fund).
Lautenberg amend #3298 (Sense of Congress about health care for retirees of the Armed Services).
Blunt amend #3278 (mail delivery system for absentee ballots) as modified.
Rockefeller amend #2996 (maritime programs for the Department of Transportation).
Reid amend #3047 (combat related compensation for disability retirees) as modified.
The Senate proceeded to an Executive Session and confirmed the following nominations en bloc by unanimous consent:
Cal. 921 (Army nomination – Col. John Hort to be Brigadier Gen).
Cal. 922 (Army nomination – Brigadier Gen. Joseph Caravalho to be Major Gen).
Cal. 923 (Army nomination – Col. Clayton Hutmacher to be Brigadier Gen).
Cal. 924 (Army nomination – Col. Kyle Goerke to be Brigadier Gen).
Cal. 925 (Army nomination – Col. Peter Bosse to be Brigadier Gen).
Cal. 926 (Army nomination – Col. Joseph Whitlock to be Brigadier Gen).
Cal. 927 (Army nomination – Brigadier Gen. Karen LeDoux to be Major Gen).
Cal. 928 (Army nomination – Brigadier Gen. David Clarkson to be Major Gen).
Cal. 929 (Army nomination – Major Gen. Mark Milley to be Lt. Gen).
Cal. 930 (Marine Corps nomination – Lt. Gen. John Paxton to be General).
Cal. 931 (Marine Corps nomination – Lt. Gen. Joseph Dunford to be General).
The Senate resumed a Legislative Session.
H.R. 6429 (STEM Jobs Act of 2012). The bill was read for the first time. Further consideration of the bill was objected to.
The Senate will convene on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 10:00 AM. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to an Executive Session for two hours of debate on Treaty Doc #112-7 (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities). At 12:00 Noon the Senate will vote on the ratification of Treaty Doc #112-7 (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities). The Senate will recess from 12:30 PM – 2:15 PM for the weekly party caucus lunches. Additional votes to S. 3254 (Department of Defense Authorization) are expected during tomorrow’s session of the Senate.
The Senate adjourned at 6:57 PM.
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