Republican Objection to Judiciary Committee Bills
Senator Durbin asked unanimous consent to pass Calendar #319, S.1945, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. Senator Sessions then objected to the request.
Senator Sessions then asked unanimous consent to pass Calendar #247, S.671, Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act, with a committee-reported amendment.
Senator Durbin then asked Senator Sessions to modify his request to pass S.671 and to include the following bills:
- Calendar #246, S.1792, the Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act
- Calendar #233, S.1793, the Investigative Assistant for Violent Crimes Act and
- Discharge Judiciary and Pass S.1669, the Dale Long Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act, with a substitute amendment
Senator Sessions objected to Senator Durbin's modification; subsequently Senator Durbin objected to Senator Sessions' original request.