[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 12, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S933-S934]
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                   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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