[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 119 (Monday, July 28, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S4988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
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BRING JOBS HOME ACT
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will
proceed to legislative session and resume consideration of S. 2569,
which the clerk will report.
The bill clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 2569) to provide an incentive for businesses to
bring jobs back to America.
Amendment No. 3693
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The bill clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment
numbered 3693.
The amendment is as follows:
At the end, add the following:
This Act shall become effective 1 day after enactment.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on that
amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There is a sufficient second.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Amendment No. 3694 to Amendment No. 3693
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a second-degree amendment at the
desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The bill clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment
numbered 3694 to amendment No. 3693.
The amendment is as follows:
In the amendment, strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''.
Motion to Commit with Amendment No. 3695
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a motion to commit S. 2569, with
instructions, which is at the desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
The bill clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to commit the bill
to the Committee on Finance with instructions to report back
forthwith with the following amendment numbered 3695.
The amendment is as follows:
At the end, add the following:
This Act shall become effective 3 days after enactment.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on that motion.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There is a sufficient second.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Amendment No. 3696
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have an amendment to the instructions at
the desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The bill clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment
numbered 3696 to the instructions of the motion to commit.
The amendment is as follows:
In the amendment, strike ``3 days'' and insert ``4 days''.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There is a sufficient second.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Amendment No. 3697 to Amendment No. 3696
Mr. REID. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The bill clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment
numbered 3697 to amendment No. 3696.
The amendment is as follows:
In the amendment, strike ``4'' and insert ``5''.
Cloture Motion
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a cloture motion which has been filed
and ask that the Chair have it reported.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
The bill 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 S. 2569, a bill to
provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to
America.
Harry Reid, John E. Walsh, Debbie Stabenow, Benjamin L.
Cardin, Barbara Boxer, Patrick J. Leahy, Kay R. Hagan,
Sheldon Whitehouse, Jack Reed, Christopher A. Coons,
Robert P. Casey, Jr., Bill Nelson, John D. Rockefeller
IV, Barbara A. Mikulski, Jeff Merkley, Mazie K. Hirono,
Tom Harkin.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory
quorum required under rule XXII be waived.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Without objection, it is so ordered.
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