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quorum call:

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mr. heinrich: i would ask unanimous consent that the --,. the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call. mr. heinrich: i would ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. hine as if in legislative section i would also ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number

608, s. 2165. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 608, s. 2165, a bill to enhance protections of native american tangible culture heritage and for other purposes. mr. heinrich: i further ask that at -- -- the presiding officer: without objection. mr. heinrich: i would further ask that the heinrich amendment to the committee-reported substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to and the committee-reported substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. heinrich: i know of no further debate on the bill, as amended, mr. president. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, the question is on passage of the bill, as amended. all those in favor, say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill, as amended, is passed. mr. heinrich: i ask unanimous consent that the motions to

reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. heinrich: mr. president, as if in legislative session, i ask the chair lay before the senate the message to accompany s. 212. the presiding officer: the chair lays before the senate the folating message from the house. the clerk: resolving that the bill from the senate, s. 212, an act to amend the native american business development, trade promotion, and tourism act of 2000 do pass with an amendment. mr. heinrich: i move to concur in the house amendment and i know of no further debate on the motion. the presiding officer: is there further debate? hearing none, the question is on the motion. all those in favor, say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it.

the motion is agreed to. mr. heinrich: i ask unanimous consent that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. heinrich: mr. president, i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. young: i ask to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that 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. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on

commerce be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 2610 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 2640, an act to establish an office within the federal trade commission and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed. the committee is discharged and senate will proceed. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the wicker substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. the presiding officer: is there further debate? hearing none, the question is on passage.

as amended. all those in favor say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill, as amended, is passed. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that at the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 524, s. 481. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 5924, s. 481, a bill to encourage states to require the installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, senate will proceed. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendment be

withdrawn, the klobuchar amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 594, s. 3248. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 594, s. 3248, a bill to reauthorize the united states anti-doping agency and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendments be withdrawn, the moran substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on commerce be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 6435 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 6435, an act to direct the federal trade commission to develop and disseminate information to the public about scams related to covid-19 and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate is -- the committee is discharge and the senate will proceed. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on help be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 2468 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 2468, an act to amend the public health service act to increase the preference given in awarding certain allergies and asthma-related grants to states that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i know of no further debate on the bill. the presiding officer: is there further debate? hearing none, the question is on passage. all those in favor, say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill is passed. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made

and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on help be discharged from further consideration of s. 1681 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 1681, a bill to educate health care providers and the public on biosimilar biological products and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the alexander substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 805 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution

805 providing for staff transition for a senator if the results of the election for an additional term of office of the senator have not been certified. the presiding officer: without objection, senate will proceed. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 6192 and that the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 6192, an act to require the secretary of the treasury to honor the 100th anniversary of completion of coinage of the morgan dollar and the 1 seeth anniversary of commencement of coinage of the peace dollar and for other purposes.

the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharge and the senate will proceed. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 1923 and that at senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 1923, an act to amend title 31 united states code to require the secretary of the treasury to mint circulating collectible consistence and foreour purposes. -- coins and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharge and the senate will proceed. mr. braun: i ask that the cortez masto amendment which is at the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motion

to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection remains -- without objection. mr. braun: postal namings discharge en bloc. i ask that the applicable committees be discharged and that the 123459 proceed to the immediate -- that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc, h.r. 3976, h.r. 7810, h.r. 5972, h.r. 4988, h.r. 5123, h.r. 5451, h.r. 5983, h.r. 6418, h.r. 70 l 8, h.r. 7520, h.r. 66161, s. 4971, s. 4857.

the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding en bloc? without objection, the committees are discharged and the senate will proceed en bloc. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the bills en bloc be considered read a third time and passed and that the motions to reconsider be considered, made and laid upon the table all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 6016 which was received from the house. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 6016, an act to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 14955 westfield road ins surprise, arizona, and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and

passed and motion to reconsider be considered, made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 10:00 a.m., friday, december 18. further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour 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, and morning business be closed. further, following leader remarks, the senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the fernando l. aenlle-rocha nomination. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: 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 stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.

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