I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

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 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 have an amendment to the instructions 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 2028 to the…

I have a second-degree 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 2029 to amendment…

I move to table the pending motion to commit with amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. Motion to Table

I move to table pending substitute amendment No. 1292. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. Amendment No. 1911, as Modified (Purpose: In the Nature of a Substitute)

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 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.

after spending decades pushing for a national abortion ban, packing our courts with rightwing, extreme judges, and annihilating Roe v. Wade, hard-right Republicans have created a race to the bottom when it comes to reproductive rights…

now, on Senate business, a very busy period has just ended for the Senate, and another one begins. This morning, the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Georgia Alexakis to be a district judge for the Northern District of Illinois…

over the decades, millions of Americans--most often Americans of color--have had their lives derailed and destroyed by our country's failed war on drugs. The consequences of this harmful campaign linger on to this very day. So I was…

I would like to begin today by saying a few things about the protests at Columbia University. Smashing windows with hammers and taking over university buildings is not free speech--it is lawlessness--and those who did it should promptly…

it is my understanding that the Senate has received a message from the House of Representatives to accompany H.R. 815. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct.

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 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 ask unanimous consent that the bills en bloc be considered read a third time and passed and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the pending motion to concur with amendment No. 1842 be withdrawn. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Motion to Concur The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question occurs on the motion to concur.

I move to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 815, 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 consent that further reading of the motion 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) At the end add the following: SEC…

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. 1845

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. 1846 to Amendment No. 1845

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 ``3…

I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the message to accompany H.R. 815. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the Senate a message from the House. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Resolved…