I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Majority Leader The majority leader is recognized. National Defense…

I move to refer H.R. 5009 to the Committee on Armed Services with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. Amendment No. 3320

I ask unanimous consent that the Booker-Schmitt substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and…

I move to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 5009, with an amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. SCHUMER] moves to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 8663, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will…

I further ask that the Cornyn-Ossoff substitute amendment be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; that the Cornyn-Ossoff title amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn; that the Sinema substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. Amendment No. 3318 to Amendment No. 3317

I ask consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To add an effective date) On page 1, line 3, strike ``1…

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 have a second-degree amendment at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. SCHUMER] proposes an amendment numbered 3318 to…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. Amendment No. 3321 to Amendment No. 3320

I have a second-degree amendment at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an amendment numbered 3321 to…

I ask consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To add an effective date) On page 1, line 1, strike ``4…

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 have an amendment to the instructions at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an amendment numbered…

it is my understanding the Senate has received a message from the House of Representatives to accompany H.R. 5009. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration of S. 5046 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report…

yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act, bringing this bill here to the Senate. I just filed cloture on the NDAA, setting up the first procedural vote for early next week. This year's NDAA has…

finally, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 3 p.m. on Monday, December 16; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

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 5:22 p.m., adjourned until Monday, December 16, 2024, at 3 p.m. ____________________

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 693, H.R. 82. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to H.R. 82, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security…

later this morning, the Senate will vote to advance the nomination of Lauren McFerran to serve another term as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. Ms. McFerran has served admirably on the NLRB for many years, where she is known…

more important now than ever before when we've heard some in the previous administration talk about going after the press in one way or another