[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 23068]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a 
message from the House with respect to H.R. 3082.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 
     Senate to the bill (H.R. 3082) entitled ``An Act making 
     appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes,'' with an 
     amendment.


                Motion to Concur with Amendment No. 4885

  Mr. REID. I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 3082, with an amendment, which is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to concur in the 
     House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3082 with an 
     amendment No. 4885.

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be 
dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')
  Mr. REID. I also ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a cloture motion at the desk and ask 
that it be reported.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented 
pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The 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 the Senate amendment to H.R. 
     3082, the Full Continuing Appropriations Act, with an 
     amendment.
         Joseph I. Lieberman, John D. Rockefeller, IV, Byron L. 
           Dorgan, John F. Kerry, Richard J. Durbin, Mark L. 
           Pryor, Robert Menendez, Amy Klobuchar, Patty Murray, 
           Kay R. Hagan, Christopher J. Dodd, Daniel K. Inouye, 
           Mark Begich, Al Franken, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Tom 
           Carper.


                Amendment No. 4886 to Amendment No. 4885

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a second-degree amendment at the 
desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 4886 to amendment No. 4885.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end, insert the following:
       The provisions of this Act shall become effective within 5 
     days of enactment.


                Motion to Refer with Amendment No. 4887

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a motion to refer the House message 
to the Senate Appropriations Committee, with instructions to report 
back forthwith with the following amendment, which I ask the clerk to 
state.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to refer the House 
     message with respect to H.R. 3082 to the Appropriations 
     Committee, with instructions to report back forthwith with an 
     amendment numbered 4887, as follows:
       At the end, insert the following:
       The Senate Appropriations Committee is requested to study 
     the impact on any delay in extending government funding for 
     all federal agencies, and that the study should be concluded 
     within 10 days of enactment.

  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. 4888

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have an amendment to my instructions, 
which is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 4888 to the instructions of the motion to refer H.R. 
     3082.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``10'' and insert ``6''.

  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. 4889 to Amendment No. 4888

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a second-degree amendment at the 
desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 4889 to Amendment No. 4888.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``6'' and insert ``4''.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory 
quorum under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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