[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1243]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR--S. 289, S. 290, S. 291, EN BLOC

  Mr. REID. I understand there are three bills ready for their second 
reading.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bills by 
title en bloc.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 289) to extend expiring provisions of the USA 
     PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, the 
     Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and 
     the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 until December 31, 2013, and 
     for other purposes.
       A bill (S. 290) to extend the sunset of certain provisions 
     of the USA PATRIOT Act, and for other purposes.
       A bill (S. 291) to repeal the sunset provisions in the USA 
     PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and other 
     related provisions and permanently reauthorize the USA 
     PATRIOT Act.

  Mr. REID. I object to any further proceedings with respect to each of 
these three bills.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bills will 
be placed on the calendar.
  Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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