mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: are we in a quorum? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. schumer: madam president, before i close the senate, i want to inform the senators where we are today. first, i want to thank all of the senators who voted to proceed to today. the bipartisan group is still finalizing the text of the

agreement which will be a substitute amendment with the nonpartisan legislative counsel. once they are finished, the text will be reviewed and then i will immediately offer the text of the bipartisan infrastructure as the substitute amendment, making it the base bill, as i have promised. as soon as the bipartisan group finalizes the text of the amendment and becomes the base bill we can start voting on the amendments. the senate will resume session tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. this is a really important bill and i know all the parties want to make sure it's done right. now, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative business 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. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the judiciary committee be discharged from

further consideration of s. 1046, and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 1046, a bill to amend the omnibus crime and control and safe streets act of 1968 to reauthorize the substance use disorder treatment program and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the committee is discharged. and the senate will proceed. mr. schumer: 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. mr. schumer: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar 75, s. 1301. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 75,

s. 1301, a bill to provide for the publication by the secretary of health and human services of physical activity recommendations for americans. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the senate will proceed. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the bill be considered read a third time. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. schumer: i know of no further debate. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, all in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the billpassed. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, the committee on homeland security and governmental affairs be discharged from further consideration of s. 2045 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 2045, a bill to

designate the areas between 16th street northwest and fuller street, northwest and 16th street and northwest and washington, district of columbia as waldo p ialle. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the senate will proceed. mr. schumer: 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. mr. schumer: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the committee of agriculture and forestry be discharged from further consideration and the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. res. 318. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 318, expressing the support of july

july 2021 as american grown flower and foliage month. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the committee is discharged. and the senate will proceed. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. res. 333, submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 333, relating to the death of the honorable carl levin, a former senator for state of michigan. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. schumer: i further ask the resolution be agreed to, program be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no

intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: the senate proceed to the executive session to consider calendar 160, 161, calendar 230, that the senate vote en bloc, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, that any statements related to the nominations be printed in the record and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the question is on the nominations en bloc. all in favor say aye. all in favor ney. the ayes appear to have it. the nominations are confirmed. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 11:00 a.m., saturday, july 31, that following the prayer and pledge, the executive journal be approved to date and the time

for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the provisions of s. 333, as further mark of respect for the former senator carl levin of the state of michigan, whom i might add we all dealer -- dearly loved. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on saturday and does so as a respect to the late carl m. levine, former senator from m. levine, former senator from u.s. ascendant today working on a one truly no infrastructure plan for

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