I have eight 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 understand that 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 senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 3935) to…

today, Senators from both sides of the aisle will have a chance to affirm that bipartisanship still rules the day in the Senate appropriations process. In a few hours, we will hold a cloture vote on the suspension of rule XVI, to override…

the senior Senator from Alabama, Senator Tuberville, for more than 6 months, has continued his brazen, reckless hold of hundreds of routine, nonpolitical promotions of senior military officers. Democrats have said all along that these…

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

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, September 20, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.

Finally, Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 21; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved…

I ask unanimous consent that the cloture motions filed during today's session ripen at 3:30 p.m.; that if cloture is invoked on the Brown nomination, all postcloture time be considered expired at 6:30 p.m.; finally, that if any nominations…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

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

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 282. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 249. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative…

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

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

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 281. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative…

we are days away from another MAGA government shutdown. Avoiding one will require the House majority to quickly accept a bipartisan solution. Yet, this week, House Republicans are trying everything but bipartisanship. Everyone knows that…

the lesson of the past few years has been that bipartisanship is key to getting things done in the Senate, even in these divided times. A few months ago, bipartisan majorities in both Chambers passed an agreement on appropriations top…

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 with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

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 with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

finally, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 19; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 334. 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 adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:07 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 10 a.m…

I move to commit the bill, H.R. 4366, to the Appropriations Committee with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 347, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…