I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 260, S. 1414. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

over the past week, Democrats and Republicans have made important progress toward an agreement on the national security supplemental. While the job is not finished, I am confident we are headed in the right direction. I want to thank all…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 65, S. 679. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant…

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 (S. 1416) was…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 1414)…

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 (S. 679) was…

Finally, Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the…

For the information of the Senate, there will be up to five rollcall votes beginning at 2:15 p.m. ____________________

I further ask unanimous consent that the committee- reported amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, December 18, 2023, be waived. ____________________

I understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The leader is correct. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

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 read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

I ask unanimous consent that the Kelly-Cruz substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid…

I now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading on…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 214, 431, and 432; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or debate; that the motions to reconsider be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 85, S. 474. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 474) to amend…

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 6:09 p.m., adjourned until Monday, December 18, 2023, at 3 p.m. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further consideration of S. 2228 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by…

I have four 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 Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 3315, which was received from the House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read three times and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 3553)…

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 1147) to amend the Richard B…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules and Administration be discharged from further consideration of the following joint resolutions and the Senate proceed to their immediate consideration en bloc: H.J. Res. 62, H.J. Res. 63…

I know of no further debate on the joint resolutions en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The joint resolutions having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the joint resolutions pass en bloc? The joint resolutions (H.J. Res. 62…