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On the recordNovember 18, 2021
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to yield back all remaining time on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 144, H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act; that if the motion to proceed is agreed to, the Reed-Inhofe substitute amendment No. 3867, as modified with the changes at the desk, be called up and reported by number; further, that it be in order to call up the following amendments to the Reed-Inhofe substitute amendment No. 3867, as modified, in the order listed: 1, Reed No. 4775; 2, Hoeven No. 4482; 3, Sanders No. 4654; 4, Lee No. 4793; 5, Paul No. 4395; 6, Hawley No. 4140; 7, Peters-Portman No. 4799; 8, Scott of Florida, No. 4813 side- by-side to 4799; 9, Durbin-Lee No. 3939; 10, Cardin No. 3980; 11, Lujan-Crapo No. 4260; 12, King-Sasse No. 4784; 13, Cruz No. 4656; 14, Kaine No. 4133; 15, Hassan No. 4255; 16, Menendez No. 4786; 17, Marshall No. 4093; 18, Kennedy No. 4660; 19, Sanders No. 4722; 20, Portman No. 4540; that with the exception of the Reed amendment No. 4775, the Senate vote at 9:30 p.m. today in relation to any first- degree amendment offered in the order listed above, with 60 affirmative votes required for adoption of amendments in this agreement, and 2 minutes of debate, equally divided in the usual form, prior to each vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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