I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 681, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior…

For the information of the Senate, Senators should expect a rollcall vote at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 19. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 681) was…

today I wish to recognize MAJ Dustin Mondloch, U.S. Army, for his outstanding work on behalf the people of Maine and the Nation as a 2022 Department of Defense Legislative Fellow serving in my Washington, DC, office. Over the past year…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I move to concur in the House amendment and ask unanimous consent that the motion be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so…

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there further debate on the bill, as amended? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3 p.m., Monday, December 5, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:11 p.m., adjourned until Monday, December 5, 2022, at 3 p.m.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 857, submitted earlier today. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn; that the McConnell substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 443, H.R. 1193. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 786. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution…

I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the message to accompany S. 3662. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the Senate the message from the House: The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Resolved…

I have six requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered and agreed to and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 442, S. 4052. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore…

I also ask unanimous consent that the following interns from my office be granted floor privileges for today's session: Mateus Voltolini, Timothy Ryan, Hayley Smith, and Colter Adams. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that my defense fellow, Dustin Mondloch, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 117th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise today to discuss the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. I want to talk about essentially three big issues: the importance of the bill, what is in the bill, and the cost of the bill. The first question is--and when I used to…

Friday, September 16, 2022, marks the National Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day. On this day, we join together to honor the brave men and women of our Armed Forces who have been prisoners of war and for those who…

this is going to be an unusual set of comments for me because I am going to start out with some personal history, which I hope will make sense in terms of what I want to address. I started working in the alternative energy industry in…

I ask unanimous consent to have the following article printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: A Unified Senate, and a Unified NATO--Opinion (By Senator Angus King…