I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: In the amendment, strike ``three days'' and insert ``10 days''. Motion to…

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: On page 236, line 24: Strike ``one'' and insert ``five''. Amendment No. 4405

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. 4408 to Amendment No. 4407

I have an amendment to the instructions at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered 4408 to the instructions of…

I ask that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: At the end of the amendment, insert the following: The provisions of this Act shall become…

I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 4409 to Amendment No. 4408

Mr. President, I ask for its second reading but object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading on the next legislative day. ____________________

Mr. President, I have been told that H.R. 5623 has been received from the House and is now at the desk. I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. The clerk will report the bill by title for the first time…

Mr. President, 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 8:01 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at…

Mr. President, tomorrow, following 2 hours of morning business, the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of David Petraeus. There will be up to 20 minutes of debate on the nomination. Senators should expect a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 30; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that tributes to Robert C. Byrd, late a Senator from West Virginia, be printed as a Senate document, and that Members have until 12 noon, Friday, August 6, 2010, to submit said tributes. The PRESIDING…