I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 363, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 325. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title…

now, on another subject--one that the Presiding Officer cares about a great deal, among the many other things you care about a great deal--voting rights. All year long, Senate Democrats have committed to passing legislation to protect the…

I now ask for a second reading and, in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will receive its second reading on the next…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of S. 273, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 315. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title…

I understand that 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 legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2747) to expand Americans'…

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion filed today, September 14, be waived, and that the cloture motion ripen at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 21. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of Senator Lankford. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I ask unanimous 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. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res…

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 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 that the resolution be agreed; the Murphy amendment at the desk to the preamble be considered and agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of S. 297 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the…

I further ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 297)…

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there any further debate? If not, and the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 273), as amended, was passed…

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 move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 231. 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 legislative…

I ask unanimous consent that the postcloture time on the Rossman nomination be considered expired, and at 5:30 p.m., Monday, September 20, the Senate vote on the confirmation of the nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

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 6:31 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 10…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, September 14; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

for the information of Senators, there will be two rollcall votes at 11:30 a.m., two rollcall votes at 2:20 p.m., and two rollcall votes at 5:30 p.m. ____________________

now on one final issue, on voting. Before the Senate concluded the previous work period, Republicans blocked multiple efforts to even debate voting rights legislation in the U.S. Senate. Let me be clear: Republicans refusing to support…

first, I want to welcome back all of my colleagues from the August work period. As we return to Washington, as everyone knows, the Senate has a very busy schedule ahead of it. On the nominations front, we will begin this week by holding a…