quorum call:

quorum call:

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the help committee be discharged from further consideration of s. res. 205 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 205, expressing the gratitude of the senate for the people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. mcconnell: i further ask

the resolution be agreed to, the preamble 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. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 1058 which was received from the house. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 1058, an act to amend the public health service act to enhance activities of the national institutes of health and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the bill be considered read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i know of no further debate on the bill. the presiding officer: if there is no further debate, the question is on passage of the bill. all in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill is passed. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following senate resolutions which were submitted earlier today -- s. res. 319, 320, and 321. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the resolutions en bloc. mr. mcconnell: 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. mr. mcconnell: i understand there are two bills at the desk. i ask for their first reading en bloc. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the titles of the bill for the first time en bloc. the clerk: h.r. 2486, an act to reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions. h.r. 4378, an act making

continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes. mr. mcconnell: i now ask for a second reading, and i object to my own request, all en bloc. the presiding officer: the objection having been heard, the bills will receive their second hearing -- reading on the next legislative day. mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3:00 p.m. monday, september 23. further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning business be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, morning business be closed, and the senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the mcgwire nomination. finally, notwithstanding the provisions of rule 22, the cloture motions filed during today's and yesterday's sessions of the senate ripen at 5:30 p.m. monday, september 23.

the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate is adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on monday.m. on president trump and first lady will host a second state dinner. australian scott morrison. watch guest arrivals and dinner toes. her live coverage begins friday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span

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