signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 243. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to the consideration of calendar number 243, s. 1356, a bill to amend the workforce investment act of 1998, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, following my remarks and those of the republican leader, the senate will be in morning business until 4:00 this afternoon. at 4:00 the senate will resume consideration of the national defense authorization act. at 5:00 p.m. the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of patricia millett to be united states circuit judge for the d.c. circuit postcloture. at 5:30 the senate will vote on confirmation of the millett nomination. mr. president, i think there are four bills, and the clerk can help both of us, at the desk due for second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read for the second time. the clerk: s. 1774, a

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: i notice the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection, and under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask the chair lay before the senate a message from the house with respect to h.j. res. 59. the presiding officer: the chair lays before the senate the following message. the clerk: resolved, that the house proceed from its amendment to the amendment of the senate for the resolution h.j. res. 59, entitled a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, and concur with the house amendment to a senate amendment. mr. reid: mr. president, i move to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment h.j. res. 59. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to concur. the clerk: the senator from

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to s. 1356. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 243, s. 1356, a bill to amend the work force investment act of 1998, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, following my remarks and those of the republican leader, the senate will resume consideration of the national defense authorization bill. roll call votes are possible throughout the day, and we will do our best to notify senators ahead of time as to when the votes will occur. mr. president, for more than 50 years, consecutively -- that is, 50 years in a row, every year, the united states has passed the national defense authorization act. this year is not going to be an exception. this tradition indicates the respect and gratitude with which members of this institution regard the members of our military. the work to get to this point has been extremely difficult. we have had the usu

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 243, s. 156. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: motion to proceed a pill to amend the work force investment act of 1998 and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: following my remarks and those of the republican leader, the senate will resume consideration of the motion concur in the house message with respect to the bipartisan budget agreement postcloture. roll call votes are possible throughout the day. we'll notify senators as soon as we have votes that we believe will be forthcoming. mr. president, i'm told there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the titles for a second time. the clerk: s. 1845, a bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits and for other purposes. s. 1846, a bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the biggert-waters flood insurance reform

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president?the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to calendar number 243. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: motion to proceed to the consideration of calendar number 243, s. 1356, a bill to amend the work force investment act of 1998 to strengthen the united states work force development system, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: following my remarks, mr. president, those of the republican leader of the senate will resume consideration of the nomination of nina pillard to be united states circuit judge for the d.c. circuit. mr. president, i am told s. 1797 is due for a second reading. is that valid? the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 1797, a bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes. mr. reid: i would object, mr. president, to any further proceedings with this bill at this time. the presiding officer: o