I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived; that the cloture vote occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 3; that if cloture is invoked, there be 20 minutes remaining postcloture at 2:15 p.m., Tuesday…

I have a cloture motion that I ask be reported. 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 that we resume consideration of S. 1926. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, there will be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on passage of S. 1926…

I was happy to move this on behalf of Chairman Sanders, who has put together this bill which is supported by 25 different service organizations. Following my remarks this morning and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will be in a…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 297, S. 1950. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 297, S. 1950, a bill to improve the provision…

we are going to have three more votes tonight. I understand they are going to be voice votes. We have made significant progress with this important piece of legislation. The next vote will be at 11:15 tomorrow. We expect to have the final…

I rise today to congratulate Mr. Marvin Simpson, Sr., on his nearly five-decade service to the United States Senate and the Capitol Hill community. Marvin began his career 48 years-ago in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol as a…

I understand pending amendment is the Reed amendment. I also understand it will be accepted by voice vote. I yield back my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? If not, the question is on agreeing to the amendment. The…

I understand that S. 1963 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1963) to repeal Section 403 of the…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it recess under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 4:15 p.m., recessed until 8:25 p.m. and reassembled when called to order…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, 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 the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 230, S. 1302; that the committee-reported substitute be considered; the Harkin-Roberts substitute amendment which is at the desk be agreed to; the committee-reported substitute, as…

I am gratified that we were able to get enough votes on the flood insurance bill to get us this far. We have been trying to get to it for a long time. We are very close to a consent agreement to move forward on the bill with a few relevant…

I congratulate Diane Skvarla on her retirement after 20 years of service dedicated service as the Senate Curator. Every day people from across the country--students on field trips, tourists, dignitaries, staffers and Senators…

I object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

could I ask who the sponsors of this legislation are? Who is sponsoring it? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Senators Pryor, Hagan, Shaheen, and Begich.

following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 1926, the flood insurance bill, postcloture. The Senate will recess from 12:30 to 2:15 today to allow for our…

The President of the United States will deliver the State of the Union Address at 9 p.m. this evening. The Senate will begin gathering in the Senate Chamber at 8:20 p.m., depart from the Senate Chamber at 8:30 p.m., and proceed as a body…

I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 334. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read…

I ask unanimous consent the Presiding Officer of the Senate be authorized to appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join a like committee on the part of the House to escort President Obama into the House Chamber for the joint…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess until 8:25 p.m. tonight and, upon reconvening, proceed as a body to the Hall of the House of Representatives for the joint session of Congress provided under the provisions of H. Con. Res. 75…

I ask unanimous consent that following morning business on Wednesday, January 29, all postcloture time be yielded back and the motion to proceed to S. 1926 be agreed to; that after the bill is reported, the following amendments be agreed…

I would object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV. Flood Insurance

today we honor the hard work and accomplishments of Ms. Diane Skvarla, who is retiring after 20 years of service as the Senate curator. In the 27 years that I have served Nevadans in the Senate, I have never lost my appreciation for the…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 294. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 294, S. 1926, a bill to delay the implementation of certain…