I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 319. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the nomination. The…

I move to reconsider the vote, and I lay it on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I have very good news for the country. Democrats and Republicans have come to an agreement, and the government will remain open. We will have avoided a shutdown. Bipartisanship, which has been the trademark of the Senate, has prevailed…

I move to instruct the Sergeant At Arms to request the presence of absent Senators, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. 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…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 252 and 254; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or debate; that the motions to reconsider be…

I know of no further debate on the motion. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there further debate? If not, the question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. ____________________

--the first woman President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate--earlier this morning, we lost a giant in the Senate. Senator Dianne Feinstein was one of the most amazing people whoever graced the Senate, whoever graced the country. She had so…

I am going to speak on two topics; first, what is happening in my hometown of New York and then, second, what is going on over there in the House of Representatives. As we speak, my hometown of New York is experiencing some of the most…

I always wave with friendship and affection to my friend, the Senator from Louisiana. I was going to speak for a few minutes; is that OK?

I ask that the Senate observe a moment of silence in honor of Senator Dianne Feinstein. (Moment of silence.) The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader.

before I yield to the President pro tempore, I would like to acknowledge Dianne's daughter Katherine with Speaker Pelosi in the Gallery. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The President pro tempore. ____________________

I have an amendment to the instructions at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an amendment numbered 1295 to the…

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 are ordered. Amendment No. 1295

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To add an effective date) At the end add the following: SEC…

I move to commit H.R. 3935 to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To add an effective date) At the end add the following: SEC…

I ask to dispense with further reading of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To modify the effective date) On page 1, line 3, strike ``3 days'' and insert ``4…

I call up my amendment No. 1293 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an amendment…

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 are ordered. Amendment No. 1293 to Amendment No. 1292

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, September 28, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 360. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand in recess under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7 p.m., adjourned until Friday, September 29, 2023, at 10 a.m. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it recess until 10 a.m. on Friday, September 29; that following the prayer and pledge, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day and…