I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 206, S. 870. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 870) to amend title…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered, the Lee amendment be considered and agreed to, the committee-reported substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to, and the bill, as amended, be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 205, S. 1057. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1057) to amend the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Hirono substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with…

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. 1866) was…

I would like to address a bill that was actually recommended to me by the chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Senator Alexander. I appreciate his bringing this matter to my attention. I will explain what it…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar 190, S. 504. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Daines). The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 504) to…

I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the bill? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall it pass? The bill (S. 1057), as amended, was passed, as…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 78, S. 1028. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1028) to provide for the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Hurricane Harvey Recovery

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Strange). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Florida (Mr…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran).