Thread by @CraigCaplan

3:21pm: Senate clerk began reading the 628-page Senate substitute amendment to House-passed $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill with VP Harris presiding.

3:22pm: VP Harris departed the Senate chamber as the reading of Senate $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill substitute continued. Senate President Pro Tempore Leahy standing at the chair briefly presided.

3:22pm: Senator Cortez Masto (D-NV) now presiding over reading of Senate $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill substitute.

Read along with the Senate clerk of the Senate $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill substitute amendment (628 pages total):
budget.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

3:51pm: 30 minutes into the reading, the clerks switched for the first time and the new clerk resumed on page 16 of 628.

4pm: Senator Warnock (D-GA) now presiding over the Senate.

4:16pm: Senate clerks switch again and a third clerk resumes the reading of Senate $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill substitute amdt on page 35 of 628.

4:21pm: One hour into the reading: 40 of 628 pages

4:38pm: Senate clerks switch again and a fourth clerk resumes the reading on page 56 of 628.

4:41pm: "SEC. 2022. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES." (page 58 of 628)

5pm: Senate clerks switch again and the first clerk who started the reading is back (page 78 of 6:28pm).

"SEC. 2301. FUNDING FOR COVID–19 VACCINE ACTIVITIES AT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION"

5:21pm: Two hours into the reading: 98 of 628 pages

5:22pm: "SEC. 2605. FUNDING FOR FAMILY PLANNING" (page 99)

5:24pm: Senate clerks switch off and second clerk resumes the reading, page 101 of 628 with Senator Warnock (D-GA) still presiding (began at 4pm).

5:47pm: Senate clerks switch off and third clerk gets her second turn reading, resuming on page 121 of 628 about the Defense Production Act.

5:54pm: 500 more pages to go!

6pm: First term Senator Warnock (D-GA), working towards his first Senate Golden Gavel award, relinquishes the chair after 2 hours of presiding over the Senate to Senator Kaine (D-VA). senate.gov/reference/comm…

6:16pm: Senate fourth clerk reading gets her second turn at reading the Senate COVID relief bill substitute amdt and resumes on page 151 of 628.

6:21pm: Three hours into the reading: 156 of 628 pages

6:40pm: Third rotation for the Senate clerks. First clerk resumes reading on page 177 of 628.

7:01pm: 1st term Senator Ossoff (D-GA) now presiding over the Senate.

7:06pm: Second Senate clerk gets her third turn at reading, resuming on page 203 of 628.

SEC. 5003. SUPPORT FOR RESTAURANTS (p.207):".a restaurant, food stand, food truck, food cart, caterer, saloon, inn, tavern, bar, lounge, brewpub, tasting room, taproom,licensed facility or premise of a beverage alcohol producer where public may taste,sample,or purchase products."

7:21pm: Four hours into the reading: 219 of 628 pages

7:26pm: Third Senate clerk gets her third turn at reading, resuming on page 224 of 628.

7:30pm: 400 more pages to go!

7:48pm: Fourth Senate clerk in the four clerk rotation gets her third turn at reading, resuming on page 243 of 628.

8:15pm: Fourth rotation of Senate clerks reading the Senate COVID-19 relief bill substitute amdt tonight begins. First clerk resumes reading on page 276 of 628.

8:21pm: Five hours into the reading 282 of 628 pages

8:32pm: "PART 1—EXTENSION OF CARES ACT UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS"

"by striking ‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’; and...by striking ‘‘50 weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘74 weeks’’ (page 293-94)

8:34pm:: "SEC. 9013. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION"

"For weeks of unemployment ending after March 14, 2021, and ending on or before August 29, 2021, $400." (p. 296)

8:40pm: Fourth time reading for the second clerk, picking up on page 300 of 628.

8:53pm: Halfway! Page 314 of 628

9:01pm: Third Senate clerk gets her fourth turn to read tonight, resuming on page 322 of 628.

9:21pm: Six hours into the reading 344 of 628 pages

9:22pm: "2021 REBATE AMOUNT.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘2021 rebate amount’ means, with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year, the sum of—‘(1) $1,400 ($2,800 in the case of a joint return) (p.345)

9:25pm: Fourth reading turn for the fourth Senate clerk on page 348 of 628.

9:49pm: It's now the fifth rotation of the Senate clerks tonight reading the Senate COVID-19 relief bill substitute amdt. The first clerk resumes reading on page 373 of 628.

10:09pm: Second Senate clerk is now reading for her fifth time tonight, resuming on page 400 of 628 with Senator Kelly (D-AZ) presiding.

10:21pm: Seven hours into Senate reading: 411 of 628

10:30pm: New Senate reader added to the clerk rotation.

10:38pm: Only 200 pages to go!

11:21pm: Eight hours into Senate reading: 473 of 628 with a new reader taking over.

11:43pm: Sixth rotation of the Senate clerks reading the Senate COVID-19 relief bill substitute amdt begins. The first clerk now resuming reading on page 495 of 628.

11:54pm: Wisconsin Democratic Senator Baldwin began presiding over the Senate while COVID-19 relief bill substitute amdt was been read at the request of Wisconsin Republican Senator Johnson.

Friday 12:32am: 80 pages to go!

12:42am: 70 pages to go!

12:51am: 60 pages to go! Senate reader is picking up the pace.

1:01am: 50 pages to go!

1:11am: 40 pages to go!

1:18am: 30 pages to go!

1:30am: 20 pages to go!

1:38am: 15 pages to go!

1:41am: "Funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall not be made available for the costs of resettling refugees in the United States." (page 615)

1:47am: Last 10 pages

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