Template:February 7, 2013/U.S. Senate Daily Summary

Senator-Designate, of Massachusetts was sworn in to fill the seat of John Kerry, who resigned to become the Secretary of State. The Senate passed the House's concurrent resolution to allow the President to deliver his State of the Union Address in the House on Tuesday February 12.

The bulk of the days activities centered around the Senate resuming consideration of, to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto:

Rejected: By 34 yeas to 65 nays (Vote No. 13), McCain (for Grassley/Hatch) Amendment No. 14, in the nature of a substitute.

A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that the following amendments be the only first-degree amendments in order to the bill: Leahy Amendment No. 21; Portman Amendment No. 10; Murkowski Amendment No. 11; Coburn Amendment No. 13; Coburn Amendment No. 15; and Coburn Amendment No. 16; that there be no amendments in order to any of the amendments in this list prior to votes on or in relation to the amendments; that when the Senate resumes consideration of the bill following any Leader remarks on Monday, February 11, 2013, the time until 5:30 p.m., be equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees, prior to votes on or in relation to the remaining amendments and passage of the underlying bill, as amended, if amended; that Senator Cornyn have 45 minutes under his control on the Republican side; and that there be two minutes equally divided prior to each vote.