I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and 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 were ordered. ____________________

I call up amendment No. 936 and ask that it be reported by number. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an amendment numbered 936…

I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under…

I call up substitute amendment No. 935. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer], for Mr. Reed, proposes an amendment numbered 935.

I ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 119, S. 2226, be considered expired, and the motion to proceed be agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The motion…

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to call up the following amendments: Murray, No. 300; Kaine, No. 429; Paul, No. 222; Hawley-Vance, No. 838; Cruz-Manchin, No. 926; further, that with respect to the amendments listed…

just for the information of Members, we are speeding up the vote process. There is the White House picnic tonight, and we have to get things done by then. So there are going to be 10-minute votes, and we are going to call questions quite…

we made some good progress this afternoon. We are going to have our fourth vote now. It will be the last vote today. The Cruz-Manchin amendment, No. 926, will be the first vote tomorrow morning. We are going to continue to work on setting…

again, I remind Members that we now closed the vote before everybody came, and we are going to keep doing that. So please stay here, and let's try to get as much done as we can this afternoon. Thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair. There being no objection, the Senate, at 10:04 a.m., recessed subject to the call of the Chair and reassembled at 12 noon when called to order by the…

I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to ask for the yeas and nays on the substitute amendment No. 935. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Welch). Without objection, it is so ordered.

later this morning, it will be my honor to join congressional leaders in welcoming President Isaac Herzog of Israel to the Capitol for a joint address to Congress. Since the founding of the Nation of Israel 75 years ago, he has been one of…

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 10:44 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at 9:45 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 423, which was received from the House and is at the desk. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 423) to take certain…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 246 and S. Res. 269, and the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions: S. Res. 246, S…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 79, S. 70. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 67, S. 794. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the President of the Senate be authorized to appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like committee on the part of the House of Representatives to escort His Excellency Isaac Herzog…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 90, S. 1308. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

later today, the Senate will take the first procedural step to begin consideration of our annual Defense bill. For more than six decades, Democrats and Republicans have worked in good faith to pass the NDAA. This year's Defense…

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. 460)…

I ask unanimous consent that the Cornyn 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 upon the table…

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. 70) was…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to; that 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. The…