Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session following the cloture vote on the Rubinstein nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action on the Crowley nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the cloture vote on the Rubinstein nomination and the Senate resuming legislative session. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 82. 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…

Madam 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 assistant bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

Mr. President, on Thursday afternoon, Democrats abruptly ended extensive bipartisan work on the GENIUS Act and filibustered the Senate's attempt to move this bill. Democrats, I should say, who had voted for the bill in committee…

Mr. President, I also want to mention Cardinal Robert Prevost, who on Thursday became Pope Leo XIV, and I want to extend my congratulations on his election and my prayers for his service. I know that his election is particularly moving for…

Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 72. 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…

Mr. President, I understand there is a bill at the desk due a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf…

Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 88. 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…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 66, S. 1582. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 66, S. 1582, a bill to provide for the regulation of…

The actions are consistent with a presidential memorandum Trump signed last month.

This administration is returning TPS to its original temporary intent.

Madam 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 assistant bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Crowley nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

DHS had determined that Afghanistan had an 'improved security situation' and a stable economy now, making the country ineligible for TPS.

Mr. President, before I begin, I want to mention longtime Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who died on Thursday. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones. ____________________