If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:10 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at 9:30 a.m.

I now ask for a second reading in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV but object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be read for the second time on the next…

I am so happy to see the Presiding Officer. The Senator might have presided before but I haven't been able to witness that. So I am very happy to have the Senator here. We are so fortunate to have him here with his wide-ranging experience…

I understand there are three bills at the desk due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bills by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1315) to prohibit the…

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 6:45 p.m., adjourned until Friday, July 19, 2013, at 12:15 p.m…

I ask unanimous consent that the following bills be considered read twice and placed on the calendar: S. 1334, S. 1335, and S. 1336. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I object to all three of these matters proceeding further at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bills will be placed on the Calendar. Nominations

if my friend from Virginia will yield to me for the purpose of doing a unanimous consent request, we have an agreement as to when we will proceed with votes.

following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, there will be an hour of morning business, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 99, which is the Transportation appropriations bill. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum required under rule XXII be waived; that the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed occur at 12 noon on Tuesday, July 23; that if cloture is invoked, all postcloture…

today, as part of this week's agreement to process nominations, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Perez nomination to lead the Department of Labor, and we will vote on the cloture motion on the nomination of Gina McCarthy to lead…

while I have the floor, I want the Record to reflect how fortunate the State of Virginia is for the work done by this good man. We have a good situation with our delegation from Virginia--two former Governors, and they are both such…

the next rollcall vote will be Tuesday at noon. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the vote on the confirmation of the Perez nomination as Secretary of Labor occur at 12:15 p.m. today; that if the nomination is confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 12:15 on Friday, July 19, 2013, for a pro forma session only, with no business conducted; that following the pro forma session, the Senate adjourn…

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 legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators allowed to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I am 95 percent certain there will be no more votes today. The question I am not as certain about is what happens on Monday. We will know before the day is out whether we will have to have a Monday vote or votes. We will keep that in mind…

what is the matter before the Senate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion to proceed to S. 1243. Cloture Motion

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 124. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 124, S. 1238, a bill to amend the Higher…

I ask unanimous consent that the vote on the confirmation of the Hochberg nomination occur at 3:40 p.m. today; that if the nomination is confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening…

Senators should expect two votes; the vote on confirmation of the Hochberg nomination to the Ex-Im Bank and the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Perez nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is…

I wish to modify my request to reflect a voting time of 3:35. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the request? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, we will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Fred Hochberg to be president of the very important Export-Import Bank. At 10 a.m. there will be a cloture vote on…