[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10138]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                        2015--MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. REID. I move to proceed to Calendar No. 428, the appropriations 
matter we have been working on.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report.
  Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 428, H.R. 4660, a bill making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year September 30, 2015, and for 
other purposes.


                                Schedule

  Mr. REID. Following my remarks, we will be in morning business until 
11:00 this morning. At 11:00 a.m. we will have four rollcall votes to 
confirm three district court judges and the Assistant Attorney General. 
The time until 11:00 will be equally divided and controlled by the 
leaders or their designees.


         Measures Placed on the Calendar--H.R. 4453, H.R. 4457

  Mr. President, there are two bills at the desk due for their second 
reading.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bills by title for 
a second time.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       H.R. 4453, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the reduced recognition period for 
     built-in gains of S corporations.
       H.R. 4457, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, 
     and for other purposes.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I would object to any further proceedings 
with respect to these bills, en bloc.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Your objection is heard. The bills will be 
placed on the calendar.


                      Appropriations Consideration

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, today we are going to begin work on three 
very important appropriations bills. The leader of these bills, of 
course, will be the chairman of the overall committee, Senator 
Mikulski. Working with her will be other committee chairs--on the 
transportation subcommittee Senator Patty Murray, who is extremely well 
versed on matters here on the floor, and on agriculture, the Senator 
from Arkansas Mr. Pryor. We hope we can move forward on these bills 
immediately. There is no reason we cannot. It is something we should be 
doing to fund our government. Senator Mikulski is going to be leading 
this, as I indicated, along with the senior Senator from Alabama Mr. 
Shelby. These bills will provide our government with the resources it 
needs to serve the American people. The manner in which we handle these 
very important issues will largely dictate how the appropriations are 
managed in the coming weeks and months. We need to keep our government 
operating.
  I look forward to a cooperative amendment process and participation 
from all Senators. If we are successful in passing the bills in a 
timely manner, we can move to other essential legislation, including 
the much needed surface transportation bill.


                       Reservation of Leader Time

  Mr. President, will the Chair announce the business of the day.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Booker). Under the previous order, the 
leadership time is reserved.

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