I understand that there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 9) to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess today from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. to allow for the weekly conference lunches. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 8; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour 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 3:32 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 11 a.m.

later today, President Jimmy Carter will arrive here at the Capitol for the last time. He will lie in state until Thursday in the Capitol Rotunda so Americans can pay final respects to our Nation's 39th President. It is the great American…

I understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of…

in order to place the bill on the calendar under provisions of rule XIV, I would object to further proceeding. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to consideration of S. Res. 16, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

for the purpose of S. Res. 16, the majority committee membership resolution, the blank spaces with respect to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Energy and Natural Resources; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and…

I now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be read for a second time on the next…

I ask unanimous consent that upon dissolution of the joint session today, the Senate stand adjourned until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

last week I received news that my high school basketball and track coach, Jerry Applebee, had died. I want to take a moment here on the Senate floor to pay tribute to him. He was a deeply formative figure for me in my teenage years…

in just a few minutes, Senators will head over to the Chamber of the House of Representatives to count the electoral votes and certify the election of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance as President and Vice President of the United States. Today…

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary…

a clear example of why the Senate must get President Trump’s national security team in place as quickly as possible.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 3, nays 93, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 333 Leg.] YEAS--3 Lee Lummis Paul NAYS--93…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance) The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 331 Ex.] YEAS--49 Baldwin Bennet…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 332 Ex.] YEAS--49 Baldwin Bennet…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 85, nays 11, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 339 Leg.] YEAS--85 Baldwin Barrasso…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 329 Ex.] YEAS--49 Baldwin Bennet…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 76, nays 20, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 338 Leg.] YEAS--76 Baldwin Bennet…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 28, nays 67, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 334 Leg.] YEAS--28 Barrasso Blackburn…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 32, nays 64, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 335 Leg.] YEAS--32 Barrasso Blackburn…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 34, nays 62, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 336 Leg.] YEAS--34 Barrasso Blackburn…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 66, nays 30, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 337 Leg.] YEAS--66 Baldwin Bennet…