John Cornyn

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. 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.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from consideration of H.R. 1162 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. CORNYN. 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.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the message to accompany S. 2248. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2248) entitled ``An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain burial benefits for spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries, and for other purposes.'', do pass with an amendment.

Mr. CORNYN. I move to concur in the House amendment, and I ask unanimous consent that the motion be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Small Business Committee be discharged and that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc: H.R. 6347 and H.R. 6348.

Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the bills, en bloc, be considered read a third time.

Mr. CORNYN. I know of no further debate.

Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Presiding Officer be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions during today and tomorrow's session of the Senate.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5923 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. CORNYN. 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.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3383 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, 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.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following bills received from the House: H.R. 1850, H.R. 5205, H.R. 5475, H.R. 6059, H.R. 6167, H.R. 6335, H.R. 6930, H.R. 7230, and H.R. 7243.

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bills 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.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 3523 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. CORNYN. 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.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res 737, submitted earlier today.

Mr. CORNYN. I further ask that the resolution be agreed to, that the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further consideration of S. 3456 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. CORNYN. 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.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. I note the absence of a quorum.

Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis).

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.