DAILY FLOOR WRAP UP
June 13, 2013
SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
Order the Previous Question on H. Res. 260 — "Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1960) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes." – ADOPTED 233 – 195
H. Res. 260 — "Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1960) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes." – ADOPTED 238 – 189
McKeon (R–CA): Amendment No. 1 – MANAGER'S AMENDMENT: Makes technical and conforming changes in the bill. – ADOPTED BY VOICE
Pearce (R–NM): Amendment No. 4 – Provides the Department of Defense with final approval over any new land use project that utilizes covered research, development, test and evaluation lands within the continuous United States. – ADOPTED BY VOICE
En Bloc 1: Nos. 7, 8, 16, 17, 24, 26, 30, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 48, 62, 94, 111, 113, 130, 154, 159 – ADOPTED BY VOICE
Turner (R–OH): Amendment No. 6 – Establishes mandatory minimum sentences of discharge or dismissal, and confinement required for certain sex–related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces. – ADOPTED BY VOICE
Radel (R-FL), Amash (R-MI), Massie (R-KY), Salmon (R-AZ): Amendment No. 12 - Requires the Department of Defense to submit to the Congress a report every year containing: (1) the names of any U.S. citizens subject to military detention, (2) the legal justification for their continued detention, and (3) the steps the Executive Branch is taking to either provide them some judicial process, or release them. Requires that an unclassified version of the report be made available, and in addition, that the report must be made available to all members of Congress. – ADOPTED BY VOICE
En Bloc 2: Nos. 27, 31, 38, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 54, 81, 84, 85, 95, 96, 97, 114, 143, 164, 165 – ADOPTED BY VOICE
Blumenauer (D–OR), Mulvaney (R–SC), Bentivolio (R–MI): Amendment No. 2 – Reduces from 11 to 10 the statutory requirement for the number of operational carriers that the U.S. Navy must have. – REJECTED 106 – 318
Lummis (R–WY), Daines (R–MT), Cramer (R–ND): Amendment No.3 – Requires DOD to preserve currently active ICBM silos in warm status. – ADOPTED 235 – 189
Coffman (R–CO): Amendment No. 5 – Cuts $250 million from the Defense Rapid Innovation Program (DRIP), and moves the money to alleviate training and readiness shortfalls. – REJECTED 206 – 220
Rigell (R–VA): Amendment No. 9 – Modifies the temporary suspension of public–private competitions for conversion of Department of Defense functions to contractor performance. Permits the Secretary of Defense to exempt existing public–private partnerships from the OMB Budget Circular A–76 process. – REJECTED 178 – 248
McGovern (D–MA), Jones (R–NC), Smith (D–WA), Lee (D–CA), Garamendi (D–CA): Amendment No. 10 –Requires the President to complete the accelerated transition of combat operations from U.S. Armed Forces to the Government of Afghanistan no later than by the end of 2013; the accelerated transition of military and security operations by the end of 2014, including the redeployment of U.S. troops; and to pursue robust negotiations to address Afghanistan's and the region's security and stability. Establishes the sense of Congress that should the President determine the necessity for post–2014 deployment of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the Congress should vote to authorize such a presence and mission by no later than June 2014. – ADOPTED 305 – 121
Goodlatte (R–VA): Amendment No. 11 – Requires the government, in habeas proceedings for United States citizens apprehended in the United States pursuant to the AUMF, to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the citizen is an unprivileged enemy combatant and there is not presumption that the government's evidence is accurate and authentic. – ADOPTED 214 – 211
Smith (D-WA), Gibson (R-NY): Amendment No. 13 - Amends Section 1021 of the FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act to eliminate indefinite military detention of any person detained under AUMF authority in the United States, territories or possessions by providing immediate transfer to trial and proceedings by a court established under Article III of the Constitution or by an appropriate state court. Strikes section 1022 of the same Act (which provided for mandatory military custody of covered parties). – REJECTED 200 – 226
Denham (R-CA): Amendment No. 15 - Authorizes enlistment in the Armed Forces of certain undocumented immigrants who are otherwise qualified for enlistment, and provides a way for the undocumented immigrants to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence by reason of their honorable service and sacrifice in the U.S. military. – WITHDRAWN
Turner (R–OH): Amendment No. 21 – Requires the President of the United States to convey to Congress the details of any proposed deals with the Russian Federation concerning the missile defense or nuclear arms of the United States. –VOTE REQUESTED
En Bloc 3: Nos. 29, as modified, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 65, 66, 68, 71, 75, 80, 160 – ADOPTED BY VOICE
Holt (D–NJ): Amendment No. 22 – Strikes all of subtitle C (Missile Defense Programs) of Title II except section 237 (Iron Dome program). – VOTE REQUESTED
McCollum (D–MN): Amendment No. 25 – Prohibits any funds authorized in the bill from being used to sponsor Army National Guard professional wrestling sports sponsorships or motor sports sponsorships. The amendment does not prohibit recruiters from making direct, personal contact with secondary school students and other prospective recruits. – VOTE REQUESTED
Nolan (D–MN): Amendment No. 32 – Reduces total funds authorized in this Act by $60 Billion. – VOTE REQUESTED
En Bloc 4: Nos. 64, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83, 102, 107, 126 – ADOPTED BY VOICE
Cooper (D–TN): Amendment No. 33 – Reinstates the New START funding. – VOTE REQUESTED
Gibson (R–NY), Garamendi (D–CA): Amendment No. 36 – Strikes section 1251, Sense of Congress on the Conflict in Syria. – VOTE REQUESTED
Coffman (R–CO), Griffith (R–VA), Polis (D–CO), Blumenauer (D–OR): Amendment No.37 – Directs the President of the United States to end the permanent basing of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) in Vilseck, Germany and return the Brigade Combat Team currently stationed in Europe to the United States, without permanent replacement, leaving one Brigade Combat Team and one Combat Aviation Brigade––nothing in this amendment should be construed as directing the removal of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, nor certain quick–reaction forces. – VOTE REQUESTED
En Bloc 5: Nos. 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 109, 112, 115, 119, 121, 142 – ADOPTED BY VOICE
En Bloc 6: Nos. 106, 108, 110, 116, 117, 118, 120, 127, 128, 129, 132, 133, 134, 138, 139, 140, 136, 145 – ADOPTED BY VOICE
En Bloc 7: Nos. 76, 92, 93, 122, 124, 125, 131, 135, 141, 144, 147, 148, 151, 155, 162, 167, 168, 169 – ADOPTED BY VOICE
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