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Day December 9, 2013

Senate Floor Wrap Up for Monday, December 9, 2013

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Passed H.R.3626, to extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years.   Completed the Rule 14 process of the following bills: S.1774, a bill to reauthorize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 1 year. (Nelson-Schumer) S.1775, the Victims Protection Act of 2013. (McCaskill) H.R.1965, the…

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Cloture filed on 10 Executive Calendar items

Monday evening, Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations in the following order.  Under the rule, the first cloture vote will occur one hour after the Senate convenes on Wednesday, December 11th.  If cloture is invoked on a nominee, the number of post-cloture hours is in parentheses next to each nomination. Upon disposition of…

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Objection to confirmation of Executive and Judicial nominations

This evening, Senator Reid ask unanimous consent to confirm all Executive and Judicial nominations on the Executive Calendar. Senator Alexander objected to the request. The full list of nominations is below.   EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS AIR FORCE #44 to be Brigadier General- Col. Scott C. Long   ARMY #144 Colonel Joseph J. Heck – to be…

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Senate passes H.R.3626, Undetectible Firearms Act extension

This afternoon, Senator Schumer asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass H.R.3626, to extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years with a Nelson-Schumer et al substitute amendment. Senator Grassley objected. The Senate then passed H.R.3626 without amendment. The bill will now be sent to the President for signature.

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Now considering S.1197, National Defense Authorization Act/Executive Session at 5pm to debate Millett nomination

At 4:00pm, the Senate resumed consideration of S.1197, National Defense Authorization Act. At 5pm, the Senate will turn to Executive Session to debate the Millett nomination for up to 30 minutes equally divided.

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No votes tonight/confirmation of Millett nomination (DC Circuit) to occur @ approx. 10am tomorrow

The Senate has reached an agreement to move the vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #327, the nomination of Patricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, to tomorrow following leader remarks tomorrow. Senators should expect the vote to begin shortly after 10:00am tomorrow, Tuesday, December…

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Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, December 9, 2013

The Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Monday, December 9, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 4:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.   Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.1197, the National Defense Authorization to…

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