I ask that the bill be considered read a third time. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time.

I further ask that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and 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…

For the information of the Senate, Senators should expect a rollcall vote on cloture on the substitute amendment to the FAA bill at approximately 1 p.m. ____________________

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the bill? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 3791), as amended…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 12 noon on Thursday, May 9; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

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 6:58 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, May 9, 2024, at 12 noon.

I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and 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 Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 343, S. 3791. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Con. Res. 36. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions: S. Res. 677, S. Res. 678, S. Res. 679. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. There being no objection…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 2861) was…

I ask unanimous consent that a correction to an appointment made on April 30, 2024, be printed in the Record. For the information of the Senate, the correction is clerical and does not change membership of the United States-China Economic…

I have seven 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…

let me read a few quotes from the last 6 months, about securing our southern border, from some of my Republican Senate colleagues: This crisis requires swift, serious, and substantive action. It makes no sense to me for us to do nothing…

in 1945, Muriel Knox Doherty, of the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service, was assigned to the Bergen- Belsen Concentration Camp to provide relief for Holocaust survivors. She preserved her experience in hundreds of letters, which…

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 the following nominations: Calendar No. 572 and Calendar No…

I ask to dispense with further reading of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To add an effective date) At the end add the following: SEC. EFFECTIVE DATE. This…

I move to commit H.R. 3935 to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask to dispense with further reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To add an effective date) At the end add the following: SEC. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall take…

I have an amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an amendment numbered 2026 to amendment No. 1911.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. Amendment No. 2028

I call up substitute amendment No. 1911, as modified. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] for Ms. Cantwell, proposes an amendment…

I ask to dispense with further reading of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. Amendment No. 2026 to Amendment No. 1911

I send a cloture motion to H.R. 3935 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…