Parliamentary inquiry: Under the previous order, we are now on amendment No. 10? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment has not been made pending. The Senator from Ohio.

what is the regular order? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is considering S. 47.

As the Senate now votes on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, I hope we will join together in a strong bipartisan majority to pass this important legislation. Enactment of our bill to help all victims of domestic and sexual…

The Senator from Oklahoma was a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee when the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act was considered and approved. He was a member for many years and never came to me to raise this issue. It has not…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll.

The bipartisan Leahy-Crapo Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act already reduces authorization levels and adds important accountability measures. These are careful, appropriate, and effective steps. The Coburn amendment would mandate…

I ask further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: Beginning on page 186, strike line 5 and all that follows through page 187, line 3, and…

I agree with the Senator from Ohio. I am perfectly willing to accept this amendment by a voice vote, and I do support it. I am encouraged that the Senate has voted to pass the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, which will…

we are going to vote in a couple minutes, but I would reiterate what I said earlier. This is going to be a vote on the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. It is a bill that was written with the input of victims and service…

the distinguished Senator from Alaska, Ms. Murkowski, has filed amendment No. 11, a technical fix to ensure that VAWA's tribal provisions apply to Alaska. I now offer the amendment on her behalf. I support this amendment and I ask it be…

the legal, social, and moral imperatives of comprehensive immigration reform speak to our character as a Nation.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on February 12, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., in room SH-216 of…

would that it were so simple. The amendment is simply going to take protections away from thousands of women, and that is why I oppose it. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 78, nays 22, as follows: [Rollcall…

I wanted to thank all my fellow Senators, from both parties, who voted for this bill. If you are someone who has seen firsthand the results of violence against women, it would be almost impossible to vote no on this bill. Will this stop…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 12, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schatz). The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 12, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on armed services

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 12, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on energy and…

I think the President should be commended for making comprehensive immigration reform a top priority.

Deporting 11 million people is not just impractical and cost prohibitive; it runs counter to our values.

I suggest the absence of a quorum and ask that the time be equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I call up my amendment numbered 21, as modified. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) proposes an amendment numbered 21, as modified. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 12, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., in room SD- 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…