Bill Frist

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 81 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Kyl- Feinstein amendments at the desk be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; the title amendment be agreed to; the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; and that any statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 398 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Kyl- Feinstein amendments at the desk be agreed to, the resolution, as amended, be agreed to, the preamble, as amended, be agreed, the title amendment be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 641, S.J. Res. 41.

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee amendments be agreed to, the preamble, as amended, be agreed to, the joint resolution be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements in relation to the joint resolution be printed in the Record.

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar Nos. 660 and 662 through 667 en bloc. I ask unanimous consent that the bills be read the third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, and any statements relating to the bills be printed in the Record.

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 416, submitted earlier today by Senators Feinstein and Boxer.

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record, without intervening action or debate.

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 415, which was submitted earlier today.

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, from 1999 to 2001, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs conducted an investigation into money laundering activities in the U.S. financial services sector, including private banking, correspondent banking, and the securities industry. Following its investigation, the subcommittee received requests from various law enforcement and regulatory agencies, legislative bodies, and court-appointed officers, both here and abroad, for assistance in connection with their pending investigations into the use of correspondent banks for money laundering. By Senate Resolution 77 of the 107th Congress, agreed to on April 26, 2001, the Senate authorized the chairman and ranking member of the subcommittee, acting jointly, to provide investigative records, obtained by the subcommittee in the course of its investigation, in response to these requests. Last year, the permanent subcommittee initiated a followup to its earlier investigation to evaluate the enforcement and effectiveness of key statutory anti-money laundering provisions, using Riggs Bank of the District of Columbia as a case history. The subcommittee held a hearing on the results of its investigation on July 15 of this year. The subcommittee is seeking authority, like that granted in the 107th Congress, to respond to requests from law enforcement and other government agencies for access to investigative records obtained by the Subcommittee in the course of its recent investigation. This resolution would accordingly authorize the chairman and ranking member of the subcommittee, acting jointly, to provide copies of its investigative records from the Riggs Bank investigation in response to such requests. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to this matter be printed in the Record.

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 418, which was submitted earlier today by Senators Sessions, Reid, and others.

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

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 417, submitted earlier today by Senators Feinstein and Boxer.

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution and preamble be agreed to, en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record, without intervening action or debate.

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 308, which is at the desk.

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

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar Nos. 647, 648, 649, and 650, en bloc, that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, all en bloc.

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 135, which is at the desk.

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

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 221 and that the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution and preamble be agreed en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record, with the above occurring with no intervening action or debate.

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the Governmental Affairs Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 400 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

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

Mr. FRIST

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H.R. 3463, which is at the desk.