The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain).

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 (H.R. 609) was…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain).

for the information of all Senators, there will be two votes at approximately 7 p.m. on Monday, February 27-- confirmation of Wilbur Ross to be Secretary of Commerce, followed by cloture on the nomination of Ryan Zinke to be Secretary of…

I further ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn, to then convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business being conducted, on the following dates and times, and that following each pro forma…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 1:54 p.m., adjourned until Monday, February 20, 2017, at 4:30…

I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of and the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 55. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

today is February 16, 2017. President Trump was sworn in on January 20, 2017. For the past several weeks now, we have come to the floor and talked about the slow pace at which the Senate has considered and voted on the President's nominees…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 66, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate H. Con. Res. 23, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…