this resolution concerns the criminal case pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Senator Robert Menendez and co-defendants. The parties have indicated that they may seek to introduce into…

I ask unanimous consent that if cloture is filed on the House message to accompany H.R. 815, the filing deadline for first-degree amendments be at 12 noon on Tuesday, April 23. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

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 3:30 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 10 a.m.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate receives a message from the House to accompany H.R. 815 and if Senator Schumer or his designee requests that the Chair lay the message before the Senate, the Chair lay the message before the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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. Order of Business

the Senate gavels in on Saturday with a singular goal in mind: to prepare to act when the House sends us a national security supplemental. We hope to reach an agreement very soon on clearing the path for the Senate to take up the…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed; the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 3998) was…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 211, H.R. 3935. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 211, H.R. 3935, a bill to amend title 49…

I ask unanimous consent the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 20; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

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. 3687) was…

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 1:29 a.m., adjourned until Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 9 a.m.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 3687 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

we have good news for America's national security. Senators have reached an agreement that clears the way to approve the FISA reauthorization tonight. For the information of my colleagues, we will have up to seven rollcall votes. First, we…

I ask unanimous consent that the only amendments in order to H.R. 7888 be the following: Paul No. 1829; Marshall No. 1834; Wyden No. 1820; Paul No. 1828; Durbin No. 1841, as modified; Lee No. 1840; further, that upon disposition of the…

the Senate will continue working today to pass FISA reauthorization. We are still trying to see if there is a path to getting this bill done quickly, but disagreements remain on how to proceed. The work is not done, so we are going to keep…

in the nick of time, bipartisanship has prevailed here in the Senate. We are reauthorizing FISA right before it expires at midnight--20 minutes before midnight, as the time is now. This bill now goes to the President's desk. All day long…

I ask unanimous consent the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 3998 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior…

I ask unanimous consent that the senior Senator from Virginia be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions from April 20, 2024, through April 21, 2024. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate Resolutions: S. Res. 657, S. Res. 658, S. Res. 659. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolutions en bloc.

now, before we move on, I would like to acknowledge a rare milestone that is just about to be achieved on this coming vote in the Senate. Our dear colleague from Maine, Senator Susan Collins, will cast her nine-thousandth consecutive…

yesterday, the Senate set a very important precedent that impeachment should be reserved only for high crimes and misdemeanors and not for settling policy disagreements. That is what is the impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas was from…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, that 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 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. 2958), as amended…