No ROLL CALL VOTES LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Discharged Veterans’ Affairs and passed H.R.4057, the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012 with a Murray substitute amendment. Passed H.R.6029, the Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act with a Kohl-Lee substitute amendment. Discharged Homeland Security and Government Affairs and passed the…
This evening Senator Leahy withdrew the Leahy substitute amendment #3338 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations), and, as a result, the pending first degree amendments fell along with it. Then Senate Reid offered a new substitute amendment #3395 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations), filled the amendment tree with date change amendments, and filed cloture on the substitute amendment #3395 and…
The Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the chair. We expect to reconvene around 8:30pm. Prior to the recess, Senator Coburn modified his pending amendment #3371 and then divided his amendment. The divisions are as follows: Division I (per capita damage indicator) Division II (seriously delinquent tax debt) Division III…
Senator Bingaman has called up amendment #3344 (Approval of 2010 U.S.-Palau Agreement in response to Super Typhoon Bopha).
The Senate stands in adjournment under the provisions of S.Res.624, as a further mark of respect to the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii. Convenes: 9:30am The Senate will convene at 9:30am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour…