[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2052]
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                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
notwithstanding rule XXII, at 10 a.m. tomorrow, April 7, the Senate 
resume legislative session and proceed to the en bloc consideration of 
H.R. 6968, the Russian oil ban, and H.R. 7108, the Russia PNTR, both of 
which are at the desk; that amendment No. 5021 to H.R. 6968 be 
considered and agreed to; that amendment No. 5020 to H.R. 7108 be 
considered and agreed to; and that those be the only amendments in 
order to either bill; that the bills, as amended, be considered read a 
third time en bloc; that the Senate vote on the passage of H.R. 7108, 
as amended, and H.R. 6968, as amended; and that with respect to both 
bills, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the 
table without further intervening action or debate; further, that upon 
the disposition of H.R. 6968, the Senate resume executive session and 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 860, the 
nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson. Finally, I ask unanimous consent 
that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion with respect to 
the Jackson nomination be waived; that if any nominations are confirmed 
during Thursday's session of the Senate, the motion to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table and the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  The Senator from Idaho.
  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I rise in strong support for Senator 
Schumer's request for unanimous consent for the Senate to proceed to 
the en bloc consideration of H.R. 6968, the Russian oil ban, and H.R. 
7108, the Russian permanent normal trade relations legislation.
  I want to thank Senators Schumer, Wyden, Wicker, Paul, Cardin, 
Murkowski, Manchin, Lankford, Risch, Menendez, Cornyn, and Sullivan. It 
is a long list of Senators who worked hard on this legislation to get 
us to this point. They exemplify how you can be both principled and 
reasonable.
  I want to especially again thank Senator Schumer. We did work 
carefully and long together. We spent tireless days working to try to 
make sure that this worked out. We, I think, both acknowledge that we 
respect the good faith that each of us has shown in moving this forward 
and getting it to this point.
  Thanks to the efforts of all of these Senators, the Senate is in a 
position to pass these important bills. Importantly, their efforts in 
this Chamber reflect the best of what Ukraine desperately seeks to 
preserve and that which Vladimir Putin is determined to destroy: 
freedom and representative government.
  That is why the legislation at issue is so important. It strikes 
directly at Putin and cuts off the lifeblood for his war machine and 
his autocracy by banning U.S. imports of Russian energy products, 
including petroleum, natural gas, and coal. It places Russia and 
Belarus in the same pariah status as North Korea and Cuba for trade.
  The congressional action, including the certification criteria in the 
bills, is critical because it signifies a standing commitment to the 
Ukrainian people and to our NATO allies that is more durable than 
Putin's machinations in Ukraine. This legislation will inspire our 
allies to take similar actions against Russia.
  As President Zelenskyy told us when he asked for the ban, ``[It] can 
be called an embargo [or it can be] just morality.''
  Because this legislation is so critical to the support of Ukraine, we 
must act in unison on these bills and call on Speaker Pelosi to 
promptly vote on this legislation in the House, where it will also 
receive a resounding vote in favor.
  Therefore, I strongly second Senator Schumer's request and also ask 
that the Senate agree to it.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I thank my friend, the Senator from Idaho.

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