I further ask that the Tester substitute amendment be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 87, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant…

I send a cloture motion to the desk for the motion to proceed. 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…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4920 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I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 2657

I modify the substitute amendment No. 1407, with the changes at the desk. For the information of the Senate, this modification includes, among other things, acceptance of amendment No. 1419 offered by the Senator from Kentucky, Mr…

I appreciate the strong vote that we had yesterday, 90 to 4, to advance and continue debate on S. 2657. Just after that vote was concluded, I laid down a substitute amendment that contains the full text of the bipartisan American Energy…

it is Thursday afternoon, and it is the time I love to come down to the floor. It is one of my favorite times of the week because I get to talk about an Alaskan who has done something really, really important for their community, for their…

I request unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote on the rollcall vote earlier today. The vote was No. 65. I voted no. It was my intention to vote aye. It will not affect the outcome. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that Kyle Wood, an intern in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the month. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I thank all of those who just voted for the motion to proceed to S. 2657. We have called up my substitute amendment, No. 1407, which now contains the full text of the American Energy Innovation Act. We are moving through the process…

I call up substitute amendment No. 1407. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Ms. MURKOWSKI] proposes amendment No. 1407.

I have polled the Members of the Energy Committee and now withdraw the committee-reported substitute amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is withdrawn. The committee-reported amendment, in the nature of a substitute, was…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of March 3, 2020, under ``Text of Amendments.'') The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Collins substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

as I mentioned yesterday as we were preparing to vote on the motion to proceed to the American Energy Innovation Act, there is much to like and much to support in this energy reform legislation we have proposed. We are in the early stages…

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the bill, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (H.R. 4334), as amended, was…