Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a correction to an appointment made on December 18, 2018, be printed in the Record. For the information of the Senate, this correction is clerical and does not change membership of the United…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 683, S. 3247. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 3247), as amended, was passed.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Thune substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to and the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. =========================== NOTE =========================== On…

I ask unanimous consent that the Portman amendment at the desk be agreed to, the committee-reported amendment, as amended, be agreed to, and the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5787 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 704, H.R. 4819. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee-reported…

I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 79), as amended, was passed.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from the further consideration of H.R. 5509 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be discharged from further consideration of S. 3611 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 410, S. 79. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 666, S. 3085. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I want to speak on behalf of the amendments offered by Senator Kennedy and myself to the FIRST STEP Act. I think many of the policies in this bill are deeply unwise to allow early release from prison--thousands of serious…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn; that the McCaskill substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 677, S. 3367. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (H.R. 7213) was passed.