reserving the right to object, I am all for considering bills that have gone through the regular process for consideration. In the past month alone, I have been on the floor several times to pass 12 bipartisan bills which advanced out of…

notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills, en bloc: Calendar No. 617, H.R. 6062, and Calendar No. 393, S. 2615. There being no objection, the Senate…

today I rise to honor the late Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi on the 80th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court decision in her case Ex parte Endo for her courageous contributions to civil rights. Mitsuye Endo was born on May 10, 1920, in…

I ask unanimous consent that the bills be considered read a third time and passed and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bills…

this package contains two bills with broad, bipartisan support. One of those bills, H.R. 6062, is sponsored by Delegate Amata Radewagen of American Samoa. This bill will repeal a requirement that the Constitution of American Samoa can only…

I rise today to acknowledge the work we have done on a bipartisan basis to draft this year's National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA. At more than 1,800 pages, this bill contains wins for our country, our military, and our servicemembers…

the past 4 years have been historic for the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs by almost any measure. We secured the largest investment in Native communities in American history, totaling more than $45 billion. We had the committee's most…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Welch). Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Indian Affairs Legislation

I rise in support of H.R. 8219, the Lahaina National Heritage Study Act. This bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to study the potential for Lahaina to be designated as a national heritage area. The August 2023 wildfires brought to…

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 561, S. 2908. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative…

I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? If not, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 2783) was passed as follows: S. 2783 Be it…

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc, Calendar No. 574, S. 4370; and Calendar No. 563, S. 4365. There being no objection, the Senate…

I know of no further debate on the bills, as amended, en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? The bills having been read a third time, the question is, Shall the bills pass, en bloc? The bills (S. 4370 and S. 4365), as…

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 560, S. 2783. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative…

I ask that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

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

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

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the bill? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 2908), as amended…