[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HOMEOWNER FLOOD INSURANCE AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2013--MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. REID. I move to proceed to Calendar No. 266, S. 1846, the flood 
insurance bill.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 266, S. 1846, a bill to 
     delay the implementation of certain provisions of the 
     Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for 
     other purposes.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call 
be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Murphy). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.


                           Order of Business

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, following my remarks and those of the 
Republican leader, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 1845, 
which is the unemployment insurance extension.
  The filing deadline for all first-degree amendments to the bill is 3 
p.m. today, and the deadline for all second-degree amendments to the 
Reed substitute is 4:30 p.m. today.
  There have been some discussions going on. The Republican leader and 
I have spoken. I have spoken with Republican Senators and Democratic 
Senators, which I am sure my friend the Republican leader has done. We 
have one vote scheduled this afternoon at 5:30, and that is on Robert 
Wilkins to be a circuit court judge. We will see if we are going to go 
forward with the two additional votes on cloture tonight or put them 
over to tomorrow. We are not in a position today, neither the 
Republican leader nor myself, to do anything other than to proceed. If 
we get something worked out before we have the first vote, then we will 
maybe set this over for a reasonable period of time. If we can't, we 
will just have these two votes.

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