[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 151 (Thursday, December 11, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6681-S6682]
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   PROTECTING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ACT OF 
                            2014--Continued


                           Order of Procedure

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I now ask unanimous consent that at noon 
on Friday, December 12, tomorrow, all postcloture time on the motion to 
concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 be 
considered expired; that it be in order, notwithstanding cloture having 
been invoked, for Senator Coburn to offer a motion to refer the House 
message; that there be 3 hours of debate, 1 hour each for Senators 
Coburn and Reid, or their designees, and 30 minutes each for Senators 
Murkowski and Inhofe, or their designees, prior to a vote in relation 
to the motion to refer; that the Coburn motion to refer be subject to a 
60-affirmative vote threshold; that if the Coburn motion to refer is 
not agreed to, Senator Coburn be recognized for the purposes of making 
a motion; that following disposition of the Coburn motion, the pending 
motion to concur with a further amendment be withdrawn; that the Senate 
proceed to vote on the motion to concur; that no motions other than the 
Coburn motions, motions to waive or motions to table be in order; that 
the vote on the motion to concur be subject to a 60-affirmative vote 
threshold; finally, that if the motion to concur is agreed to, the 
Senate proceed to the consideration of the following concurrent 
resolutions en bloc: H. Con. Res. 121, to correct the enrollment of 
H.R. 3979, providing a new title to the bill; and H. Con. Res. 123, to 
correct the enrollment of H.R. 3979; that the concurrent resolutions be 
agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the table.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Unanimous Consent Agreement--Executive Calendar

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that following disposition of the 
House message with respect to H.R. 3979, the Senate proceed to 
executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 697, 632, 1055, 542, 637, 
1051, 1057, 791, 1102; that there be 2 minutes for debate equally 
divided between the two leaders or their designees prior to each vote; 
that upon the use or yielding back of time the Senate proceed to vote 
with no intervening action or debate on the nominations in the order 
listed; that any rollcall votes, following the first in the series, be 
10 minutes in length; that if any nomination is confirmed, the motion 
to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no 
intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to 
the nomination; that any statements related to the nomination be 
printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of 
the Senate's action and the Senate then resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Warren). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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