[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 785]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--S. 2038

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following 
amendments listed below be the only amendments remaining in order to 
the bill before the Senate, S. 2038:
  Lieberman No. 1482; Paul No. 1484; Paul No. 1487; Lieberman side-by-
side to Shelby amendment No. 1491; Shelby No. 1491, as modified; 
Lieberman side-by-side to Paul No. 1485; Paul No. 1485, as modified; 
Collins side-by-side to Boxer No. 1489; Boxer-Isakson No. 1489; Portman 
No. 1505; Enzi No. 1510; Blumenthal No. 1498; Toomey-McCaskill No. 
1472; Inhofe No. 1500; McCain No. 1471; Leahy-Cornyn No. 1483; Coburn 
No. 1473; DeMint No. 1488; Grassley No. 1493; Brown of Ohio No. 1481, 
as modified; that all other pending amendments be withdrawn, with the 
exception of the substitute amendment; that the time until 2 p.m. be 
for debate on the bill and amendments, with the time equally divided 
between the two leaders or their designees; that at 2 p.m., the Senate 
proceed to votes in relation to the amendments in the order listed; 
that there be no amendments or points of order to any of the amendments 
prior to the votes other than budget points of order; that the 
following be subject to a 60-vote affirmative threshold: Paul No. 1487; 
Collins side-by-side to Boxer No. 1489; Boxer No. 1489, as modified; 
Blumenthal No. 1498; Toomey-McCaskill No. 1472; Inhofe No. 1500; McCain 
No. 1471; Leahy No. 1483; DeMint No. 1488; Grassley No. 1493; and Brown 
No. 1481; further, that Coburn amendment No. 1473 be subject to a two-
thirds affirmative vote threshold; that there be two minutes equally 
divided in between the votes; that all after the first vote be 10 
minutes in duration; that upon disposition of the amendments listed, 
the substitute amendment, as amended, if amended, be agreed to, and the 
Senate then proceed to vote on passage of the bill, as amended.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  The amendment No. 1491, as modified, is as follows:

       At the end of the amendment, insert the following:

     SEC. 10. PROMPT REPORTING AND PUBLIC FILING OF FINANCIAL 
                   TRANSACTIONS FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

       (a) Transaction Reporting.--Each agency or department of 
     the Executive branch and each independent agency shall comply 
     with the provisions of sections 6 with respect to any of such 
     agency, department or independent agency's officers and 
     employees that are subject to the disclosure provisions under 
     the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
       (b) Public Availability.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, each agency or department of 
     the Executive branch and each independent agency shall comply 
     with the provisions of section 8, except that the provisions 
     of section 8 shall not apply to a member of a uniformed 
     service for which the pay grade prescribed by section 201 of 
     title 37, United States Code is O-6 or below.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, the mere fact that we now have the right to 
vote doesn't mean people have to have recorded votes. There are other 
ways of rejecting or approving amendments. I hope people will talk to 
Senators Lieberman and Collins and find out if there needs to be a 
recorded vote on these matters. I appreciate the cooperation of both 
sides.

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