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 (H.R. 423) was…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 80, S. 460. 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 resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

As a reminder, Senators should gather in the Senate Chamber beginning at 10:20 a.m. tomorrow, and we will proceed as a body to the House Chamber at 10:30 a.m. for the address by His Excellency Isaac Herzog, President of Israel…

Finally, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Warnock). Without objection, it is so ordered.

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 that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion filed today, July 13, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

yesterday, I moved to proceed to the National Defense Authorization Act. We will have our first vote on Tuesday. This bill was reported out of the Armed Services Committee on a huge, 25-to-1 bipartisan vote. We are encouraging filing…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 119, S. 2226. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 119, S. 2226, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the Kotagal nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative clerk…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 119, S. 2226. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 119, S. 2226, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal…

I ask unanimous consent that, notwithstanding rule XXII, all time on the Joun nomination be considered expired; that the confirmation vote on the Joun nomination occur at 4 p.m.; that the cloture motions on the Kotagal, Uhlmann, and…

on forum shopping in the judiciary, our Federal judiciary is built on the trust and confidence of the American people, but right now, sadly, Americans' faith in the judicial system is at an alltime low thanks to the hijacking of our courts…

and Madam Vice President, I want to note that this is a history-making moment for the United States Senate. Today, Vice President Kamala Harris matches the record for the most tie-breaking votes ever passed in the United States by a Vice…

now on nominations, today, we will confirm two more district judges: Tiffany Cartwright to serve in the Western District of Washington and Myong Joun to serve in the District of Massachusetts. We will also move forward on two executive…

on the AI briefing, yesterday, the Senate held its first-ever--its first-ever--classified briefing on the national security implications of artificial intelligence. It was an eye-opening presentation. Many of us spent a lot of time…

on inflation, let me begin with some welcome news for the American people. This morning, reports came out with new signs that inflation came down last month. The price of gas has come down over 25 percent since last year, and wages are now…

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, if cloture is invoked on the Kotagal nomination, all postcloture time be considered expired at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 13; further, that if cloture is invoked on the Uhlmann…

For the information of the Senate, the 4 p.m. votes will be the last votes of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The junior Senator from Connecticut.

First, Madam President, I want to reiterate a point I made yesterday about Senator Tuberville's military holds. The bottom line is very, very simple: Republican leaders and many of Senator Tuberville's Republican colleagues oppose what…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 284 and the Senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following resolutions: S. Res. 284…

For the information of the Senate, Members should expect two votes at 11:30 a.m., two votes at 2:30 p.m., and two votes at 5:30 p.m. ____________________

Finally, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 12; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

I ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time on the Cartwright nomination be considered expired and the confirmation vote occur at a time to be determined by the majority leader following consultation with the Republican leader. The…