if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. Thereupon, the Senate, at 7:18 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at 11 a.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 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 Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions: S. Res. 512, S. Res. 513, and S. Res. 514. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to proceeding to the measures en bloc…

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 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…

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 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 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 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…

today, negotiators from the White House, Senate Democrats, and Senate Republicans will continue negotiations on a national security supplemental package. Yesterday, we had another round of productive conversations, and there was more…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 272, S. 195. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 195) to provide…

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 resolutions be agreed to; that the preambles be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 3 p.m. on Monday, December 18; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

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 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 the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 273, S. 382. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 382) to take certain…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 453, and the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following resolutions: S. Res. 507, S. Res. 508, S. Res. 509…

tonight, just in time for the holidays, the Senate is giving our military, our military families, a present: the justice and backpay they so richly earned and deserved. Finally, we are able to right the wrong of Senator Tuberville's…

I further 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 (H.R…

I further ask consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Now, Mr. President, over the last few days, negotiations on a path forward to getting a national security supplemental done have made good progress. As I have said, if we believe something is important and urgent, we should stay and get…

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…

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)…