[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15995]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  ESTABLISHING THE BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL 
                               YEAR 2014

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate will 
proceed to the consideration of H. Con. Res. 25, which the clerk will 
report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the 
     budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 
     and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
     years 2015 through 2023.

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, amendment No. 
2006 is agreed to, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid 
upon the table; H. Con. Res. 25, as amended, is agreed to; the motion 
to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the 
Senate insists on its amendment, requests a conference with the House 
on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, conferees are instructed to 
report back by December 13, 2013, and the Chair is authorized to 
appoint conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The amendment (No. 2006) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Heinrich). The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call 
be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Murphy). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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