Floor Statements

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 6060.

I ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and any statements be printed in the Record.

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 4997, which was received from the House.

I ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements be printed in the Record.

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 5948, received from the House.

I ask unanimous consent the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.J. Res. 101 which was received from the House.

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 502 which was received from the House.

I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the concurrent resolution be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House of Representatives to accompany S. 214 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with the States on the border with Mexico and other appropriate entities in conducting a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers, and for other purposes.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate agree to the amendment of the House.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Chair now lay before the Senate a message from the House of Representatives to accompany S. 895 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a rural water supply program in the Reclamation States to provide a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate agree to the amendment of the House.

Mr President, I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House of Representatives on the bill (S. 2125) to promote relief, security, and democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives:

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate concur in the House amendment and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

Mr. President, I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House of Representatives on the bill (S. 362) to establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help identify, determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in coordination with non-Federal entities, and for other purposes.

The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives:

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate concur in the House amendment, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 4055 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and pensions be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5483, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent, that the bill, be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements related to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 549, and the Senate now proceed to its consideration.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 6429 which is at the desk.

I further ask that the bill be read three times, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements be printed in the Record.

I ask unanimous consent that the Chair now lay before the Senate the House message to accompany S. 1608.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate concur in the House amendment, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements be printed in the Record.

I ask unanimous consent that the tributes to retiring Senators be printed as a Senate document and that Senators be permitted to submit tributes until December 27, 2006.