ON THE SENATE FLOOR
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Mr. Richard J. Durbin, from the State of Illinois, called the Senate to order at 9:30 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Durbin 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 1)
H.R. 588
(Rep. Harper):
To redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 658
(Rep. Mica):
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize
appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2011
through 2014, to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, and
improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the
national aviation system, and for other purposes.
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Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement held at the desk
in Senate.
S. 1296
(Sen. Whitehouse):
To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit
RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in the State of
Rhode Island.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 2038
(Sen. Lieberman):
An original bill to prohibit Members of Congress
and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from
their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes
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Considered by Senate.
S.Amdt. 1470
(Sen. Reid):
In the nature of a substitute.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1471
(Sen. McCain):
To protect the American taxpayer by prohibiting
bonuses for Senior Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while they are
in conservatorship.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1472
(Sen. Toomey):
To prohibit earmarks.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1473
(Sen. Coburn):
To prevent the creation of duplicative and
overlapping Federal programs.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1474
(Sen. Coburn):
To require that all legislation be placed online
for 72 hours before it is voted on by the Senate or the House
.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1476
(Sen. Coburn):
In the nature of a substitute.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1477
(Sen. Thune):
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission
to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement
for a certain exemption under Regulation D.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1478
(Sen. Brown, of OH):
To change the reporting requirement to 10 days
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1481
(Sen. Brown, of OH):
To prohibit financial conflicts of interest by
Senators and staff.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1482
(Sen. Lieberman):
To make a technical amendment to a reporting
requirement.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1483
(Sen. Leahy):
To deter public corruption, and for other purposes
.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1484
(Sen. Paul):
To require Members of Congress to certify that
they are not trading using material, non-public information
.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1485
(Sen. Paul):
To apply the reporting requirements to Federal
employees and judicial officers.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1487
(Sen. Paul):
To prohibit executive branch appointees or staff
holding positions that give them oversight, rule-making, loan or
grant-making abilities over industries or companies in which they or their
spouse have a significant financial interest.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1488
(Sen. DeMint):
To express the sense of the Senate that the Senate
should pass a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution
that limits the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1489
(Sen. Boxer):
To require full and complete public disclosure of
the terms of home mortgages held by Members of Congress
.
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Amendment SA 1489 proposed by Senator Boxer to Amendment SA 1470.
S.Amdt. 1490
(Sen. Paul):
To require former Members of Congress to forfeit
Federal retirement benefits if they work as a lobbyist or engage in
lobbying activities.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 1491
(Sen. Shelby):
To extend the STOCK Act to ensure that the
reporting requirements set forth in the STOCK Act apply to the executive
branch and independent agencies.
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Amendment SA 1491 proposed by Senator Shelby to Amendment SA 1470.
S.Amdt. 1492
(Sen. Tester):
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require the
Securities and Exchange Commission to exempt a certain class of securities
from such Act.
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Amendment SA 1492 proposed by Senator Tester to Amendment SA 1470.
S.Amdt. 1498
(Sen. Blumenthal):
To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny
retirement benefits accrued by an individual as a Member of Congress if
such individual is convicted of certain offenses.
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Amendment SA 1498 proposed by Senator Blumenthal to Amendment SA 1470.
S.Amdt. 1500
(Sen. Inhofe):
To prohibit unauthorized earmarks
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Amendment SA 1500 proposed by Senator Inhofe to Amendment SA 1470.
S.Amdt. 1503
(Sen. Tester):
To require Senate candidates to file designations,
statements, and reports in electronic form.
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Amendment SA 1503 proposed by Senator Tester to Amendment SA 1470.
S.Res. 365
(Sen. Kerry):
A resolution honoring the life of Kevin Hagan White
, the Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1968 to 1984.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 366
(Sen. Menendez):
A resolution honoring the life of dissident and
democracy activist Wilman Villar Mendoza and condemning the Castro regime
for the death of Wilman Villar Mendoza.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.