yesterday, by a large bipartisan vote of 65 to 28, the Senate invoked cloture on legislation repealing the Iraq AUMFs of 2002 and 1991. We will continue voting on amendments over the course of today, and Members should expect the final…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Warnock). Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Majority Leader The majority leader is recognized. S. 316

I ask unanimous consent that the notice of adoption of regulations from the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows…

just to inform the Members, I am moving to file cloture on this bill, which would make sure that both the SAFER grants and the AFG grants, which protect and help our paid and volunteer firefighters, continue. It expires in a few months if…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 28, S. 870. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 870) to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize…

we are just learning of the horrific, truly heartbreaking shooting at a school in Nashville earlier today-- six people, three children. I still have the pictures of the kids at Sandy Hook--the little children there who were shot dead--in…

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

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion filed today, March 27, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Duckworth). Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Majority Leader The majority leader is recognized. Covenant School…

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 senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. 122, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

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 3:11 p.m., adjourned until Monday, March 27, 2023, at 3 p.m.

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

So, Mr. President, before I finish the rest of the business, I just want to explain to everyone what happened. A few moments ago, we entered into an agreement that puts the Senate on a path to repeal the Iraq AUMFs by early next week. By…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion filed today, March 23, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Order of Business

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 3 p.m. on Monday, March 27; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

on the AUMF, negotiations to reach a deal on AUMF passage continue here in the Senate. We had a number of votes yesterday evening on Republican amendments, and I expect we are going to see a few more later today. Senate passage of the AUMF…

I have six 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 if cloture is invoked on S. 316 on Monday March 27, it be in order to consider the following amendments: Sullivan, No. 33; R. Scott, No. 13; Ricketts, No. 30; Cruz, No. 9; Hawley, No. 40; and Johnson, No. 11…

first let me salute our chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and our Member of the committee, the Senator from Virginia, for the great work they have done. We are trying to be very fair in the amendment process. We are trying to…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) are necessarily absent.

on AUMF first, two decades after the start of the Iraq war, the Senate this week debates legislation to repeal the authority that commenced the war to begin with. By a large vote--67 to 28--the Senate yesterday sent a clear message that…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) are necessarily absent.

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