I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 468, which was received from House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

I further ask 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 objection, it is…

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 the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 799, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior…

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 6:56 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at 10 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 4673 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

finally, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., on Wednesday, September 28; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 798, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

I have a short update on today's vote for the information of all Senators. Later this afternoon, the Senate is scheduled to hold a cloture vote on a motion to proceed to a vehicle for the CR. Now, Senate Republicans have made very clear…

before I yield, I want to join the Senate in offering condolences to the family of Officer William Thomas of the U.S. Capitol Police. Officer Thomas had been battling cancer and died in his home on Tuesday, September 20. It breaks my…

let me just give as many kudo--because he taught me the word was ``kudo,'' not ``kudos''--as I can, to our wonderful Senator from Rhode Island. There is no one--I don't think in America, let alone just in the Senate--who has done more to…

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 move to proceed to Calendar No. 389, H.R. 6833. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to H.R. 6833, a bill to amend title XXVII of the…

When five conservative Justices handed down their opinion in Citizens United 12 years ago, the dissenters warned: The Court's ruling threatens to undermine the integrity of elected institutions across the Nation. Sadly, they turned out to…

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 mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion filed today, Thursday, September 22, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

35 years ago this month, every nation on Earth came together for the first time in human history to sign onto a global accord to save the planet's dying ozone layer. It was a convergence unlike any before, uniting not just every member of…

I ask unanimous consent that at 2:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, September 21, all postcloture time in relation to Treaty Document No. 117-1 be considered expired; that the Schumer amendment No. 5503 be withdrawn; that the Sullivan-Lee…

this is a very good day. We have just passed the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on a strong bipartisan basis. This is a win-win-win: win for U.S. jobs, win for U.S. investment, and win for U.S. leadership in the fight against…

later today, the Senate will take the first step toward ratifying an amendment to one of the most successful international environmental agreements in modern history, the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. Members can expect to…

I call up amendment No. 5503. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an amendment numbered 5503 to the resolution of ratification.

I ask unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 5503) is as follows: (Purpose: To add an effective date) At the end add the…

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 6:39 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at 10 a.m…

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, September 19, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.