[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 177 (Sunday, December 15, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1192-D1193]
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                                          Sunday, December 15, 2013

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8815-S8822
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 1827. 
                                                             Page S8821
House Messages:
Bipartisan Budget Act: Senate began consideration of the amendment of 
the House to the amendment of the Senate to H.J. Res. 59, making 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, taking action on the 
following motions and amendments proposed thereto:
Pending:
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the joint resolution.                       
Page S8816
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to concur 
in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the 
joint resolution and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on 
Tuesday, December 17, 2013.                                  
Page S8816
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the joint resolution, with Reid Amendment No. 2547, to 
change the enactment date.                                   
Page S8816
  Reid Amendment No. 2548 (to Amendment No. 2547), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S8816
  Reid motion to refer the message of the House on the joint resolution 
to Committee on the Budget, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2549, 
to change the enactment date.                                
Page S8816
  Reid Amendment No. 2550 (to (the instructions of the motion to refer) 
Amendment No. 2549), of a perfecting nature.                 
Page S8816
  Reid Amendment No. 2551 (to Amendment No. 2550), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S8816
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate began consideration of the 
amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3304, to 
authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to 
Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the United States Army for acts 
of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to authorize the award of the 
Medal of Honor to certain other veterans who were previously 
recommended for award of the Medal of Honor, taking action on the 
following motions and amendments proposed thereto:
 Pending:
   Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill.                                   
Page S8817
   A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to concur 
in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the 
bill, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of 
the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of 
the Senate to H.J. Res. 59, making continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2014.                                                   
Page S8816
   Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill, with Reid Amendment No. 2552, to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S8817
   Reid Amendment No. 2553 (to Amendment No. 2552), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S8817
  Reid motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Armed Services, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 
2554, to change the enactment date.                          
Page S8817
   Reid Amendment No. 2555 (to (the instructions of the motion to 
refer) Amendment No. 2554), of a perfecting nature.          
Page S8817
   Reid Amendment No. 2556 (to Amendment No. 2555), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S8817
Amendment Filing Deadline Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the filing deadline for first-degree amendments 
to the motions to concur with respect to H.J. Res. 59, Budget 
Resolution, and H.R. 3304, National Defense Authorization Act, be at 4 
p.m., on Monday, December 16, 2013.                          
  Page S8822
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S8822
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S8821
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S8821

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 1 p.m. and adjourned at 1:20 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2013. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8822.)