[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 144 (Tuesday, November 13, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6727-S6728]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        SPORTSMEN'S ACT OF 2012

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Tester, I have a 
substitute amendment which is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3525) to protect and enhance opportunities for 
     recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other 
     purposes.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is a shame. We have a bill that is 
bipartisan. Cloture has already been invoked on it. We are on the bill. 
Why in the world can't we just finish this bill, have a couple 
amendments and go on?
  I am going to go ahead. I am going to fill the tree. I am sure I will 
get some outrageous response back, as if we are still in the 
Presidential election, saying we want this many amendments. We are not 
going to have that many amendments. This is a bipartisan bill. People 
are going to have an opportunity to vote for or against the bill. If 
they want to kill the bill, they can. It is one of the most popular 
bills we did all last Congress. We didn't do many, but this is one that 
was popular.
  I cannot imagine why we are trying to refight an election that took 
place 1 week ago. The clerk is going to report the substitute 
amendment.


                           Amendment No. 2875

  (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.)
  Mr. REID. I have a perfecting amendment at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], for Mr. Tester, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 2875.

  The text of the amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text 
of Amendments.''
  Mr. REID. I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to 
be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 2876 to Amendment No. 2875

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

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered No. 2876 to amendment No. 2875.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end, add the following new section:

     SEC. ___.

       This Act shall become effective 7 days 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. 2877 to Amendment No. 2876

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

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2877 to amendment No. 2876.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``7 days'' and insert ``6 days''.


                           Amendment No. 2878

  Mr. REID. I have an amendment at the desk to the language that is 
proposed to be stricken.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2878 to the language proposed to be stricken by 
     amendment No. 2875.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end, add the following new section:

     SEC. ___.

       This title shall become effective 5 days 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. 2879 to Amendment No. 2878

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

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered No. 2879 to amendment No. 2878.

  The amendment is as follows:

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


                Motion to Commit With Amendment No. 2880

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

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to commit the bill 
     (S. 3525) to the Committee on Energy, with instructions to 
     report back with the following amendment numbered 2880.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end, adding the following new section:

     SEC. ___.

       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. 2881

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

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2881 to the instructions to commit S. 3525.

  The amendment is as follows:
       In the amendment, strike ``3 days'' and insert ``2 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. 2882 to Amendment No. 2881

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

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2882 to amendment No. 2881.

  The amendment is as follows:


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


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. I have a cloture motion on the bill that is already 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 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. 3525, a bill to 
     protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, 
     fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.
         Harry Reid, Jon Tester, Kent Conrad, Joe Manchin III, 
           Jeff Bingaman, John D. Rockefeller IV, Benjamin L. 
           Cardin, Ben Nelson, Max Baucus, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark 
           Pryor, Christopher A. Coons, Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar, 
           Jim Webb, Mark R. Warner, Michael F. Bennet.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent mandatory quorum in 
accordance with rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.

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