S.Amdt. 66Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)2nd degree

To temporarily freeze the hiring of nonessential Federal employees.

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 66 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 26.(consideration: CR S1829-1831, S1832; text: CR S1829)

March 14, 2013

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 66 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 26.(consideration: CR S1829-1831, S1832; text: CR S1829)

March 14, 2013

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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 66, under the order of 3/14/2013, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 54. Record Vote Number: 37.(consideration: CR S1829-1832; text: CR S1832)

March 14, 2013

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 66, under the order of 3/14/2013, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 54. Record Vote Number: 37.(consideration: CR S1829-1832; text: CR S1832)

March 14, 2013

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Amendment SA 66 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 26. (consideration: CR S1829-1831, S1832; text: CR S1829) To temporarily freeze the hiring of nonessential Federal employees.

March 14, 2013

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Amendment SA 66, under the order of 3/14/2013, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 54. Record Vote Number: 37. (consideration: CR S1829-1832; text: CR S1832)

March 14, 2013

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Senate amendment submitted

March 13, 2013

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SENATE

Roll Call Available

March 14, 2013 at 12:01 PM

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 66 to S.Amdt. 26 to H.R. 933 (Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013)

Majority required: 3/5 (60%)

Failed

45 - 54

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SA 66. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 933, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. FREEZE ON HIRING OF NONESSENTIAL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none
of the funds made available under division A, B, C, D, E, or
F of this Act may be used by any Executive agency (as defined
under section 105 of title 5, United States Code, except that
such term shall not include the Government Accountability
Office) to hire any new employee.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the
hiring of an excepted employee or an employee performing
emergency work, as such terms are defined by the Office of
Personnel Management.
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