On the recordMarch 13, 2014
we have no further debate on the two pending amendments--Portman No. 2847 and Sanders No. 2846--and the substitute. I know of--Madam President, I was misinformed. I thought those amendments had already been called up. Madam President, I would like to call up in order Portman amendment No. 2847 and Sanders amendment No. 2846 and ask for their immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Iowa [Mr. Harkin] proposes, en bloc, for Mr. Portman, an amendment numbered 2847, and for Mr. Sanders an amendment numbered 2846. The amendments are as follows: amendment no. 2847 (Purpose: To provide that a child care staff member who has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor against a child or a misdemeanor involving child pornography is ineligible for employment by certain child care providers) On page 120, strike line 12 and insert the following: preceding 5 years; or ``(E) has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor committed as an adult against a child, including the following crimes: child abuse, child endangerment, sexual assault, or of a misdemeanor involving child pornography. AMENDMENT NO. 2846 (Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate on significantly reducing child poverty by calendar year 2019) On page 141, insert at the end the following: SEC. 13. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING CHILD POVERTY BY CALENDAR YEAR 2019.…
