Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…

Mr. President, in the very short time we have before the vote is called, I have just a few comments this morning. We have completed our work on a bill that includes more than 350 amendments that were filed to this broad, bipartisan bill…

Madam President, if there is no further discussion on this amendment, I call up the Burr amendment No. 3175 and ask unanimous consent that it be modified with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the votes following the first vote in this series be 10 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

If there is no further debate, I ask for the yeas and nays on amendment No. 3234. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is all time yielded back?

Yes, all time on the Republican side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment, as modified. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Daines). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 60- vote affirmative threshold with respect to the Burr amendment be vitiated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is on agreeing to…

Mr. President, I call up the following amendments en bloc and ask that they be reported by number and be considered en bloc, along with amendment No. 2963, offered by Senator Murkowski: Cantwell amendment No. 3276; Klobuchar amendment No…

Mr. President, I know of no further debate on these amendments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on these amendments, the question is on agreeing to the amendments en bloc. The amendments (Nos. 3276; 3302, as modified…

Mr. President, we are back on the floor with the Energy Policy Modernization Act--an act that many of us have spent a considerable amount of time not only here on the floor discussing but, prior to its arrival on the floor of the Senate…