[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 19156-19157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         MAKING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014

  Mr. REID. I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a message from the 
House with respect to H.J. Res. 59.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following 
message from the House, as follows:

       Resolved, that the House recede from its amendment to the 
     amendment of the Senate to the resolution (H.J. Res. 59) 
     entitled, ``A joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other 
     purposes,'' and concur with a House amendment to the Senate 
     amendment.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment to 
the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion to 
concur.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to concur in the 
     House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I offer a cloture motion.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been 
presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the 
motion.

                             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.J. 
     Res. 59, the Bipartisan Budget Act.
         Harry Reid, Patty Murray, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, 
           Barbara Boxer, Richard Blumenthal, Tom Udall, Debbie 
           Stabenow, Sheldon Whitehouse, Claire McCaskill, Mazie 
           K. Hirono, Christopher A. Coons, Jon Tester, Brian 
           Schatz, Martin Heinrich, Joe Donnelly, Heidi Heitkamp, 
           Kirsten E. Gillibrand.


                           Amendment No. 2547

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment to 
the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, with an amendment.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to concur in the 
     House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, with 
     an amendment numbered 2547.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       This joint resolution shall become effective 1 day after 
     enactment.

  Mr. REID. I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 2548 to Amendment No. 2547

  Mr. REID. I have an amendment which is at the desk.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2548 to the instructions to amendment No. 2547.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''.


                Motion to Refer with Amendment No. 2549

  Mr. REID. I move to refer the House message with respect to H.J. Res. 
59 with instructions.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to refer the House 
     message on H.J. Res. 59 to the Committee on the Budget with 
     instructions to report back with the following amendment, No. 
     2549.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       This joint resolution shall become effective 3 days after 
     enactment.

  Mr. REID. I ask for the yeas and nays on that motion.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 2550 to Amendment No. 2549

  Mr. REID. I have an amendment to the instructions.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2550 to the instructions of the motion to refer of 
     amendment No. 2549.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``3 days'' and insert ``4 days''.

  Mr. REID. I ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 2551 to Amendment No. 2550

  Mr. REID. I have a second-degree amendment.

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  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2551 to amendment No. 2550.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``4 days'' and insert ``5 days''.

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