Chuck Schumer

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, pursuant to S. Res. 27, the Judiciary Committee being tied on the question of reporting, I move to discharge the Judiciary Committee from further consideration of Hernan D. Vera, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Pursuant to S. Res. 27, the Committee on the Judiciary being tied on the question of reporting, I move to discharge the Committee on the Judiciary from further consideration of Jessica G.L. Clarke, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. SCHUMER. I yield the floor.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment to S. 2938 with an amendment.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask consent further reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. SCHUMER. I have an amendment at the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask consent further reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mr. SCHUMER. I move to refer S. 2938 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask consent that further reading of the motion be dispensed with.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. SCHUMER. I have an amendment to the instructions at the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. SCHUMER. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mr. SCHUMER. I send a cloture motion to the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, it is my understanding the Senate has received a message from the House of Representatives to accompany S. 2938.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the message to accompany S. 2938, and I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I move to proceed to legislative session.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, earlier this evening, Democratic and Republican negotiators finally released, after a lot of hard work, a bipartisan gun safety bill. This bipartisan gun safety legislation is progress and will save lives. While it is not everything we want, this legislation is urgently needed. As the author of the Brady background checks bill, which passed in 1994, I am pleased that for the first time in nearly 30 years, Congress is back on the path to take meaningful action to address gun violence. I will now take the first steps to move this lifesaving legislation on the Senate floor for a vote, with an initial procedural vote tonight. Following that, we will move to final passage as soon as possible. I expect the bill to pass the Senate by the week's end. I want to commend all of my colleagues--so many who worked so hard on this bill--for their diligent and astute efforts to finalize this legislation. I want to particularly single out Senators Murphy, Sinema, Cornyn, and Tillis, who really led the charge to put this together.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 685, submitted earlier today.

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