I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3437, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3437) to extend…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 142, S. 2551. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2551) to require the…

Tribal communities continue to suffer from the highest crime victimization rates in the country.

Our trust and treaty obligations are not just abstract promises; they are enshrined in the United States Constitution.

Victims of sexual violence, child abuse, stalking, trafficking, elder abuse, and assaults against law enforcement officers deserve the same protections.

It is particularly important that the final bipartisan VAWA bill recognizes that Indian children are equally in need of the protections.

H.R. 2088 would place approximately 76 acres of Federal land and 20 acres of permanent easements into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

I want to thank the committee for their work on this important issue.

This legislation will also authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for the tribe.

These bills represent two very important ways Congress and honor and strengthen tribal sovereignty and self-governance.

H.R. 1975 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take approximately 721 acres of land in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians.

We cannot afford a return to the status quo once the pandemic ends. We have made too much progress to move backwards.

We are facing a telehealth cliff because the authority that has expanded Medicare's coverage of telehealth expires.

Unless Congress acts, we will go back to the stone ages, with very limited access to telehealth.

I have introduced a bill, the Connect for Health Act, that would make this expanded coverage permanent.

This legislation is a step forward in recognizing the rights of Native Americans.

The Federal Government has a special trust responsibility to ensure the general welfare of Native communities.

American politics has gone crazy because one party has gone crazy.

Let me say it this way. It won't work, right?

Trust is--last week one of the most beautiful things I heard on the committee was trust is earned and Facebook has not earned our trust.

Thank you for your courage in coming forward.

Thank you. I want to pivot back to Instagram's targeting of kids.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

you know, this is a very important week in the United States Senate. Our infrastructure bill is big, it is bold, and it is bipartisan, and it reflects the needs of a population especially important to me--Native communities and Indian…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the provisions of S. Res. 343. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:25 p.m., adjourned until Sunday, August 8, 2021, at…