Senator Reid then offered Reed amendment #2714 (3 month extension of unemployment insurance benefits paid for with pension smoothing/no UI for millionaires). Senator Reid also filed cloture on the Reed amendment and the underlying bill, S.1845, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014.
The cloture vote on the Reed amendment #2714 will occur at a time to be determined on Thursday, February 6. If cloture is invoked, there would be up to 30 hours for debate prior to a vote on the amendment. If cloture is not invoked, the Senate would proceed immediately to a cloture vote on S.1845.
Senator Reid then moved to proceed to Calendar #298, S.1963 (military pension COLA).
Senator Reid filled the amendment tree with the following amendments:
Reed amendment #2714 (3 month extension of unemployment insurance benefits paid for with pension smoothing/no UI for millionaires)
Reid amendment #2715 to #2714 (date change)
Reid motion to commit the bill with instructions (#2716) (date change)
Reid amendment #2717 (date change)
Reid amendment #2718 (date change)