[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 12, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S933-S934]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TEMPORARY DEBT LIMIT EXTENSION ACT
Mr. REID. I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a message from the
House with respect to S. 540.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Chair lays
before the Senate a message from the House which the clerk will report.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
S. 540
Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 540) entitled
``An Act to designate the air route traffic control center
located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the `Patricia Clark
Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center'.'', do pass with the
following amendment:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Debt Limit
Extension Act''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.
(a) In General.--Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States
Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act and ending on March 15, 2015.
(b) Special Rule Relating to Obligations Issued During
Extension Period.--Effective March 16, 2015, the limitation
in effect under section 3101(b) of title 31, United States
Code, shall be increased to the extent that--
(1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31
of such title and the face amount of obligations whose
principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States
Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the
Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on March 16, 2015,
exceeds
(2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. RESTORING CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONAL
DEBT.
(a) Extension Limited to Necessary Obligations.--An
obligation shall not be taken into account under section
2(b)(1) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary
to fund a commitment incurred pursuant to law by the Federal
Government that required payment before March 16, 2015.
(b) Prohibition on Creation of Cash Reserve During
Extension Period.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall not
issue obligations during the period specified in section 2(a)
for the purpose of increasing the cash balance above normal
operating balances in anticipation of the expiration of such
period.
Mr. REID. I move to concur in the House amendment, and I have a
cloture motion at the desk.
Cloture Motion
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 the motion to
concur in the House amendment to S. 540.
Harry Reid, Robert Menendez, Benjamin L. Cardin, Tom
Harkin, Amy Klobuchar, Christopher Murphy, Patty
Murray, Jon Tester, Richard J. Durbin, Barbara Boxer,
Angus S. King, Jr., Claire McCaskill, Richard
Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jack Reed, Debbie
Stabenow, Elizabeth Warren.
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum required
under rule XXII be waived.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Cloture Motion
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, 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
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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 S.
540.
Harry Reid, Robert Menendez, Benjamin L. Cardin, Tom
Harkin, Amy Klobuchar, Christopher Murphy, Patty
Murray, Jon Tester, Richard J. Durbin, Barbara Boxer,
Angus S. King, Jr., Claire McCaskill, Richard
Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jack Reed, Debbie
Stabenow, Elizabeth Warren.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum
call has been waived.
The question is, Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on the
motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 540 shall be brought to a
close?
The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule.
The clerk will call the roll.
The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the
Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr.
Coburn).
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coons.) Are there any other Senators in
the Chamber desiring to vote?
The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 67, nays 31, as follows:
[Rollcall Vote No. 33 Leg.]
YEAS--67
Baldwin
Barrasso
Begich
Bennet
Blumenthal
Booker
Boxer
Brown
Cantwell
Cardin
Carper
Casey
Collins
Coons
Corker
Cornyn
Donnelly
Durbin
Feinstein
Flake
Franken
Gillibrand
Hagan
Harkin
Hatch
Heinrich
Heitkamp
Hirono
Johanns
Johnson (SD)
Kaine
King
Kirk
Klobuchar
Landrieu
Leahy
Levin
Manchin
Markey
McCain
McCaskill
McConnell
Menendez
Merkley
Mikulski
Murkowski
Murphy
Murray
Nelson
Pryor
Reed
Reid
Rockefeller
Sanders
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
Stabenow
Tester
Thune
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Walsh
Warner
Warren
Whitehouse
Wyden
NAYS--31
Alexander
Ayotte
Blunt
Boozman
Burr
Coats
Cochran
Crapo
Cruz
Enzi
Fischer
Graham
Grassley
Heller
Hoeven
Inhofe
Isakson
Johnson (WI)
Lee
Moran
Paul
Portman
Risch
Roberts
Rubio
Scott
Sessions
Shelby
Toomey
Vitter
Wicker
NOT VOTING--2
Chambliss
Coburn
The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this vote, the ayes are 67, the nays are
31. Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in
the affirmative, the motion is agreed to.
Under the previous order, all postcloture time is yielded back.
The question is on agreeing to the motion to concur.
Mr. REID. I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
There is a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the
Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr.
Coburn).
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Murphy). Are there any other Senators in
the Chamber desiring to vote?
The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 43, as follows:
[Rollcall Vote No. 34 Leg.]
YEAS--55
Baldwin
Begich
Bennet
Blumenthal
Booker
Boxer
Brown
Cantwell
Cardin
Carper
Casey
Coons
Donnelly
Durbin
Feinstein
Franken
Gillibrand
Hagan
Harkin
Heinrich
Heitkamp
Hirono
Johnson (SD)
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Landrieu
Leahy
Levin
Manchin
Markey
McCaskill
Menendez
Merkley
Mikulski
Murphy
Murray
Nelson
Pryor
Reed
Reid
Rockefeller
Sanders
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
Stabenow
Tester
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Walsh
Warner
Warren
Whitehouse
Wyden
NAYS--43
Alexander
Ayotte
Barrasso
Blunt
Boozman
Burr
Coats
Cochran
Collins
Corker
Cornyn
Crapo
Cruz
Enzi
Fischer
Flake
Graham
Grassley
Hatch
Heller
Hoeven
Inhofe
Isakson
Johanns
Johnson (WI)
Kirk
Lee
McCain
McConnell
Moran
Murkowski
Paul
Portman
Risch
Roberts
Rubio
Scott
Sessions
Shelby
Thune
Toomey
Vitter
Wicker
NOT VOTING--2
Chambliss
Coburn
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
Mr. REID. The next vote will be the last rollcall vote in this
series. The next vote after this vote--other than these we are going to
try to do by consent--will be a week from Monday at 5:30. I wish you
all well in your airplane rides today.
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