I ask unanimous consent that the filing deadline for first-degree amendments to Calendar No. 2, Treaty Document No. 117-1 be at 4 p.m. on Monday, September 9. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, September 15, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

yesterday, was truly a tale of two parties. While one party--the Democrats--gathered at the White House to celebrate the passage of our job-creating agenda, the other party--the MAGA Republicans--spent their day introducing a nationwide…

finally, on sepsis, I want to say a few words on a health issue that rarely gets the attention it deserves here on the Senate floor, and that is the issue of sepsis. Every year, roughly 1.7 million Americans are infected with sepsis. That…

now, on the IRA, this afternoon I will join with my Senate Democratic colleagues at the White House to celebrate the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. When this bill passed the Senate a little over a month ago, I expressed…

shortly after the news leaked that the U.S. Supreme Court was ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, Leader McConnell acknowledged that a Federal ban on abortion was now ``possible''--his words. Well, later today, the senior Senator from South…

Proposals like the one today send a clear message from MAGA Republicans to women across the country, your body, our choice, rather than expanding women`s rights MAGA Republicans would curtail them.

On judges, last night I moved to file cloture on the nomination of Sarah Merriam to be U.S. circuit judge for the Second Circuit. She will be the sixth circuit court judge this Chamber has considered since the beginning of this work…

I enter a motion to reconsider. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lujan). The motion is entered. ____________________

I understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the title of the bill for a second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion filed today, September 12, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. 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 senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 1032. 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 senior…

the Senate gavels back into session to consider more Federal judges, continue working to fund the government, and to find a path forward to protect marriage equality and other critical issues. Later this afternoon, the Senate will vote on…

I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader, in consultation with the Republican leader, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 1096, David Pekoske to be Administrator of the…

today, we take a solemn and somber pause. A few minutes ago, we learned the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning Monarch in British history. I join with Leader McConnell, with my Senate…

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 immediate consideration of Calendar No. 478, S. 1198. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1198) to amend title…

four words are inscribed in the stone above the U.S. Supreme Court: ``Equal Justice Under Law''--``Equal Justice Under Law.'' In many ways, the story of America has been about making those words true for all Americans. Sometimes we take…

on the related subject, obviously, of judges, today the Senate will continue fulfilling its constitutional duty to confirm more judges to sit on our Federal judiciary. It has really been a productive week here on the floor when it comes to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 727, 858, 1110, 1134; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or debate; that the motions to reconsider be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5754 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time.

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute be agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee-reported amendment, in the nature of a substitute, was agreed to.