Chuck Schumer: “First, I understand that there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro…”

“First, I understand that there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The leader is correct. The clerk will read the bills by title for a second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 963) to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism, and for other purposes. A bill (H.R. 1868) to prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.”