I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Judicial Nominees

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Hirono). The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 659. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The bill clerk…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

There is a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I ask the clerk to report the cloture motion, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Cloture…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:46 p.m., adjourned until Monday, March 3, at 2 p.m. ____________________

I ask consent the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum required under rule XXII be waived for the cloture motion with respect to Calendar No. 659. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I have a second-degree amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes amendment numbered 2766 to amendment numbered 2747. The…

On behalf of Senator Sanders, I have an amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the Sanders amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], for himself and Mr. Sanders…

I ask unanimous consent that the remaining time postcloture be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, all time is yielded back. The question is on the adoption of the motion to proceed. The motion was…

I have an amendment to instructions at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered 2768 to the instructions…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 2769

I have a motion to commit S. 1982. It has instructions, and that is also at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to commit the…

I have a motion, cloture in nature, at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture…

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

I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader, with the concurrence of Senator McConnell, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 251, S. 1752; that if a cloture motion is filed on the bill…

I ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 2766

I ask for the yeas and nays on that motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 2768

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 309. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion to proceed. The legislative clerk read as follows: A motion to proceed to Calendar No. 309, S. 1086, a bill to reauthorize and improve the…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum for both cloture motions required under rule XXII be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

It goes into detail as to how wrongheaded this is, that the Republicans are trying to divert attention from an issue that is so very important to the American people, and why their continued obstruction has been so detrimental to our…

I have a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Brown). Without objection, it is so ordered.