[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 199 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9759-S9760]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


     
     
                        ORBITAL SUSTAINABILITY ACT OF 2022
     
       Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from 
     further consideration of S. 4814 and that the Senate proceed to its 
     immediate consideration.
       The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
       The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
     
            A bill (S. 4814) to establish a demonstration program for 
          the active remediation of orbital debris and to require the 
          development of uniform orbital debris standard practices in 
          order to support a safe and sustainable orbital environment, 
          and for other purposes.
     
       There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
     Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
       Ms. BALDWIN. I ask unanimous consent that the Hickenlooper substitute 
     amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as 
     amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the 
     motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
       The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
       The amendment (No. 6619), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed 
     to.
       (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
     Amendments.'')
       The bill (S. 4814), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
     third reading, was read the third time, and passed.
       Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
       The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
       The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
       Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
     for the quorum call be rescinded.
       The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lujan). Without objection, it is so 
     ordered.
       Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, now, we are making good progress. As a 
     procedural safeguard, I am filing cloture, but I am hopeful--very 
     hopeful--we will lock in an agreement shortly.
     
     
                                  Cloture Motion
     
       Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the motion to 
     concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment No. 4 to the bill 
     with an amendment to the desk.
       The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before 
     the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state.
       The legislative clerk read as follows:
     
                                  Cloture Motion
     
            We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
          provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
          do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to 
          concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment No. 4 
          to H.R. 2617, to amend section 1115 of title 31, United 
          States Code, to amend the description of how performance 
          goals are achieved, and for other purposes, with amendment 
          No. 6552.
              Charles E. Schumer, Patrick J. Leahy, Benjamin L. Cardin, 
                Alex Padilla, Jack Reed, Tina Smith, Ben Ray Lujan, 
                Tammy Baldwin, Gary C. Peters, Christopher Murphy, 
                Richard Blumenthal, Tammy Duckworth, Angus S. King, 
                Jr., Brian Schatz, Cory A. Booker, Sherrod Brown, 
                Richard J. Durbin.
     
       Mr. SCHUMER. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
       The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
       The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
     
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       Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
     for the quorum call be rescinded.
       The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Duckworth). Without objection, it is so 
     ordered.
       Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, first, let me thank you, Madam 
     President, and the entire staff for being here at 2 in the morning, but 
     getting this omnibus bill done is an important thing to do. It is my 
     expectation that we will be able to lock in an agreement on the omnibus 
     tomorrow morning. We are very close, but we are not there yet. I ask 
     Members to be alerted to be here at 8 in the morning when we will have 
     the first vote on a nomination to bring everybody here, to get final 
     agreement, and then to move forward.
     
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