[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 177 (Sunday, December 15, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8816-S8817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         MAKING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014

  Mr. REID. I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a message from the 
House with respect to H.J. Res. 59.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following 
message from the House, as follows:

       Resolved, that the House recede from its amendment to the 
     amendment of the Senate to the resolution (H.J. Res. 59) 
     entitled, ``A joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other 
     purposes,'' and concur with a House amendment to the Senate 
     amendment.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment to 
the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion to 
concur.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to concur in the 
     House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I offer a cloture motion.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been 
presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the 
motion.

                             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 the motion to 
     concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.J. 
     Res. 59, the Bipartisan Budget Act.
         Harry Reid, Patty Murray, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, 
           Barbara Boxer, Richard Blumenthal, Tom Udall, Debbie 
           Stabenow, Sheldon Whitehouse, Claire McCaskill, Mazie 
           K. Hirono, Christopher A. Coons, Jon Tester, Brian 
           Schatz, Martin Heinrich, Joe Donnelly, Heidi Heitkamp, 
           Kirsten E. Gillibrand.


                           Amendment No. 2547

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment to 
the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, with an amendment.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to concur in the 
     House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, with 
     an amendment numbered 2547.

  The amendment is as follows:

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

  Mr. REID. I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 2548 to Amendment No. 2547

  Mr. REID. I have an amendment which is at the desk.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2548 to the instructions to amendment No. 2547.

  The amendment is as follows:

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


                Motion to Refer with Amendment No. 2549

  Mr. REID. I move to refer the House message with respect to H.J. Res. 
59 with instructions.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to refer the House 
     message on H.J. Res. 59 to the Committee on the Budget with 
     instructions to report back with the following amendment, No. 
     2549.

  The amendment is as follows:

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

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


                Amendment No. 2550 to Amendment No. 2549

  Mr. REID. I have an amendment to the instructions.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2550 to the instructions of the motion to refer of 
     amendment No. 2549.

  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 ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 2551 to Amendment No. 2550

  Mr. REID. I have a second-degree amendment.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2551 to amendment No. 2550.

  The amendment is as follows:

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


        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014

  Mr. REID. I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a message from the 
House with respect to H.R. 3304.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following 
message from the House as follows:

       Resolved, that the House concur in the Senate amendment to 
     the title of the bill (H.R. 3304) entitled ``An Act 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.'', and be it further
       Resolved, that the House concur in the first three Senate 
     amendments to the text of the aforementioned bill, and be it 
     further
       Resolved, that the House concur in the fourth Senate 
     amendment to the text of the aforementioned bill, with an 
     amendment.

  Mr. REID. I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 3304.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to concur in the 
     House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3304.


                             Cloture Motion

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

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the

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     Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to bring to a close 
     debate on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the 
     Senate amendment to H.R. 3304, the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
         Harry Reid, Carl Levin, Patty Murray, Joe Donnelly, 
           Christopher Murphy, Christopher Coons, Jon Tester, Tom 
           Udall, John Rockefeller, Thomas Carper, Debbie 
           Stabenow, Joe Manchin, Angus S. King, Jr., Mazie 
           Hirono, Martin Heinrich, Bill Nelson, Max Baucus.


                           Amendment No. 2552

  Mr. REID. I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 3304, with an amendment.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to concur in the 
     House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3304 with an 
     amendment numbered 2552.

  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 my motion.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 2553 to Amendment No. 2552

  Mr. REID. I have an amendment that I ask the Chair to order reported.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2553 to the instructions of amendment No. 2552.

  The amendment is as follows:

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


                Motion to Refer with Amendment No. 2554

  Mr. REID. I now move to refer the House message with respect to H.R. 
3304 with instructions.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to refer House 
     message on H.R. 3304 to the Committee on Armed Services with 
     instructions to report back with the following amendment 
     numbered 2554.

  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 matter.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 2555 to Amendment No. 2554

  Mr. REID. I have an amendment to the instructions.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2555 to the instructions of the motion to refer of 
     amendment No. 2554.

  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 ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 2556 to Amendment No. 2555

  Mr. REID. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2556 to amendment No. 2555.

  The amendment is as follows:

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

  Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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