Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

Mr. President, I have two requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that committees be authorized to report out legislation on Tuesday, March 18, from 12 noon until 12:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:14 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, March 18, 2024, at 12:15 p.m…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn and then convene for pro forma session only, with no business being conducted, on the following dates and times: Tuesday, March 18, at…

Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

Mr. President, I come to the floor with my colleague from Wyoming, Senator Cynthia Lummis, to mourn one of Wyoming's most beloved and fiercest champions. He passed earlier this morning. That would be former U.S. Senator Al Simpson--not…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Justice), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley) and, the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Wyoming (Ms…

I ask unanimous consent that the order of yesterday be amended so that the committee-reported substitute amendment to S. 331 be agreed to with all other remaining provisions in effect. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

Thank you, Senator Barrasso, for those lovely remarks. We both loved Al Simpson, and we will always love Al Simpson. Today, we join the entire State of Wyoming, his family, and his close friends in celebrating his life and mourning the…

Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 39. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The…

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore, and the majority and minority leaders be authorized to make appointments to Commissions, committees…

Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 48. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call with respect to the motion to invoke cloture on S. 331. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________