[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9392]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    FLOOD INSURANCE REFORM AND MODERNIZATION ACT--MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 250, S. 
1940.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       Motion to proceed to calendar No. 250, S. 1940, a bill to 
     amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore 
     the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for 
     other purposes.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I have a cloture motion at the desk I wish 
to be reported.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been 
presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the 
motion.
  The assistant 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 the debate on the motion to 
     proceed to Calendar No. 250, S. 1940, An original bill to 
     amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore 
     the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for 
     other purposes.
         Harry Reid, Tim Johnson, Al Franken, Patrick J. Leahy, 
           Christopher A. Coons, Tom Harkin, Barbara A. Mikulski, 
           Kent Conrad, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Barbara Boxer, 
           Ben Nelson, Michael F. Bennet, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, 
           Richard Blumenthal, Kay R. Hagan.

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory 
quorum required under rule XXII be waived.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.


                                Schedule

  Mr. REID. Madam President, following leader remarks today, the 
Republican leader will move to proceed to S.J. Res. 37. Following that 
motion; that is, the one Senator McConnell will make, the time until 
11:30 a.m. will be equally divided between the two leaders or their 
designees, with the Republicans controlling the first 15 minutes and 
the majority controlling the next 15 minutes, and I have designated 
that Senator Rockefeller will take that 15 minutes. At 11:30 a.m. the 
Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 37. 
If the motion to proceed is not agreed to, the Senate will then resume 
S. 3240, the farm bill, and the votes in relation to amendments that 
remain in order to the bill. So Senators should expect a long day of 
voting, starting at 11:30 a.m.
  Madam President, we did extremely well yesterday. We were able, as 
indicated last night, to even turn in votes earlier because everyone 
was here. There are lots of events going on in the Capitol today, but 
we are going to have to stick to our business at hand and make sure we 
get through this long list of amendments because we are going to have 
to finish this and the flood insurance legislation before we leave here 
this week. That is a large assignment. We have to do that.


                  Unanimous-Consent Agreement--S. 3240

  Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that with respect to any 
amendments voted on during Tuesday's session, where motions to 
reconsider were not made, that the motions to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.


                       Reservation of Leader Time

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the 
leadership time is reserved.


                   Recognition of the Minority Leader

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Republican leader is 
recognized.

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