if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:53 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 10 a.m…

Further, I ask unanimous consent that the Bennet amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; the committee- reported amendments be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion 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 legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, February 14, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Call the question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the clerk will read the title of the bill for the third time. The bill was ordered to a third reading and was read the third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having…

Finally, Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, Thursday, February 10, be waived. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I move to proceed to legislative session. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to.

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. 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…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 266, H.R. 3076. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to H.R. 3076, a bill to provide stability to…

first, let me compliment my colleague from New York. Her persistence, her intelligence, her determination and passion to change the law so these injustices, which occur so many times that we don't know about, will no longer be there is so…

finally, on cannabis legislation. All of these issues I have mentioned--forced arbitration reform, appropriations, VAWA, and postal reform--have been bipartisan efforts. They reflect a commitment that Democrats made at the start of the…

now on postal, there is one more sign of progress this week that I want to mention, another bipartisan effort like VAWA and like all of the other bills I have mentioned--arbitration and the CR--and this is the bipartisan efforts by both…

yesterday, our colleagues from both sides of the aisle came together to announce an agreement on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which was last acted on nearly a decade ago by this Chamber. I want to commend my colleagues…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. 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…

it has been a busy, productive, and truly bipartisan week here in the U.S. Senate. After days of fruitful cooperation from both sides, the Senate is now a few moments away from approving one of the most significant changes to employment…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 668. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the…

this week has been a continuation of that commitment to working with the other side when possible. The legislation on forced arbitration is a prime example. And yesterday we saw another example: Appropriators from both parties announced…

in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I will object to further proceedings. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

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 bill by title for the second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

as if in legislative session, I understand that there are three bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The leader is correct. The clerk will read the bills by title for the second time. The senior…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:56 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, February 10, 2022, at 10…

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

I understand there is a bill at the desk and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3623) to…

yesterday, by a margin--a large margin-- of 342 to 92, Congress took the first steps toward creating the most important upgrade to our post office in decades by passing a bipartisan reform package that has been years in the making. With an…

those are all bills that we hope to move forward, and so that is why I have rule XIV'd them. ____________________