[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S2055]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REPEAL BIG OIL TAX SUBSIDIES ACT

  Mr. REID. Would the Chair be kind enough to announce the pending 
business?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. S. 2204 is the pending business, which the 
clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2204) to eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and 
     promote renewable energy and energy conservation.


                           Amendment No. 1968

  Mr. REID. I have an amendment at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 1968.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       This Act shall become effective 1 day after enactment.

  Mr. REID. I ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 1969 to Amendment No. 1968

  Mr. REID. I have a second-degree amendment that has also been filed 
at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 1969 to amendment No. 1968.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''.


                Motion to Commit with Amendment No. 1970

  Mr. REID. I have a motion to commit the bill with instructions, which 
is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to commit the bill 
     to the Committee on Finance with instructions to report back 
     forthwith with an amendment numbered 1970.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       This Act shall become effective 3 days after enactment.

  Mr. REID. I ask for the yeas and nays on that motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                           Amendment No. 1971

  Mr. REID. I have an amendment to the instructions at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 1971 to the instructions on the motion to commit S. 
     2204 to the Committee on Finance.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``3 days'' and insert ``4 days''.

  Mr. REID. I ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 1972 to Amendment No. 1971

  Mr. REID. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     No. 1972 to amendment No. 1971.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``4 days'' and insert ``5 days''.

  Mr. REID. I have a cloture motion at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     hereby move to bring to a close debate on S. 2204, a bill to 
     eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable 
     energy and energy conservation.
         Harry Reid, Robert Menendez, Benjamin L. Cardin, Jeff 
           Merkley, Patrick J. Leahy, Michael F. Bennet, John F. 
           Kerry, Al Franken, Tom Udall, Jeanne Shaheen, Bill 
           Nelson, Daniel K. Akaka, Claire McCaskill, Christopher 
           A. Coons, Jack Reed, Richard Blumenthal.

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory 
quorum call under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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