[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 5, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RIGHT TO IVF ACT--MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. SCHUMER. I move to proceed to Calendar No. 413, S. 4445.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 413, S. 4445, a bill to 
     protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, 
     including in vitro fertilization.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The senior assistant 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 
     proceed to Calendar No. 413, S. 4445, a bill to protect and 
     expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in 
     vitro fertilization.
         Charles E. Schumer, Tammy Duckworth, Richard Blumenthal, 
           Alex Padilla, Tammy Baldwin, Tim Kaine, Richard J. 
           Durbin, Jeanne Shaheen, Benjamin L. Cardin, Debbie 
           Stabenow, Patty Murray, Catherine Cortez Masto, Tina 
           Smith, Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, Kirsten E. 
           Gillibrand, Christopher Murphy.

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, just to inform the Members, I have just 
filed cloture on the IVF bill to preserve the rights of women to have 
IVF, and we expect a vote on that next week.


                              Senate Pages

  Madam President, also, before I yield the floor, I would like to 
acknowledge that this is the last week for this class of Senate pages. 
My message to every single one of them is simple: Thank you, thank you, 
thank you for all your hard work.
  It has been a very busy few months, but the pages have done a great 
job bringing the Senate to life. The pages are always here when we need 
them, early in the mornings, late into the evenings. They have served 
this institution with grace and dignity, and it was an honor to have 
them with us.
  I hope, pages, whatever you do next, you will always look back warmly 
on your time spent here. It is not always easy work, and this place can 
get a little chaotic and difficult--it used to not be so much that 
way--but, by being here, you have left your mark on democracy. This is 
something nobody will ever be able to take away from you.
  On behalf of a very grateful Senate, we say thank you, and we wish 
you all the best as you return home and move on to your next 
adventures. Godspeed.

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