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Senate Floor Activity - Monday, September 15, 2025


The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 3 p.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

The Journal

Pursuant to the order of Thursday, September 11, 2025, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of Thursday, September 11, 2025, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.

Transaction of Morning Business

The following transactions of morning business occurred on today.

Legislative Business (Monday, September 15)

S.Res. 377 (Sen. Thune): An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 517

S.Res. 387 (Sen. Peters): A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17, 2025, as "Patriot Week".
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 388 (Sen. McConnell): A resolution recognizing September 16, 2025, as "National Voter Registration Day".
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Monday, September 15)

PN12-19: Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN12-22: Dudley Hoskins, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN12-45: Brandon Williams, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN13-5: Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN22-1: Tristan Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN22-2: Leslie Beyer, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN22-3: Benjamin DeMarzo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN22-4: William L. Doffermyre, of Texas, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN22-5: Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy)
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN22-8: Kyle Haustveit, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy)
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN22-19: Matthew Napoli, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN22-20: Justin Overbaugh, of Florida, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN22-21: Scott Pappano, of Pennsylvania, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN22-23: Conner Prochaska, of Texas, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN22-24: Paul Roberti, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN22-27: Andrea Travnicek, of North Dakota, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN25-2: Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN25-21: Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN25-28: Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN25-33: Jonathan Morrison, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN25-40: Tina Pierce, of Idaho, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN26-1: Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN26-7: Jonathan Brightbill, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN26-8: Michael Cadenazzi, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN26-19: Robert Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN26-22: Jovan Jovanovic, of Pennsylvania, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2029
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN26-31: Sean McMaster, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN26-34: Sean O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN26-35: Michael Obadal, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN26-44: John Squires, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN26-45: George Wesley Street, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN54-6: Callista Gingrich, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN54-7: Kimberly Guilfoyle, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Greece
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN55-16: Michael Dodd, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN55-25: Peter Lamelas, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Argentine Republic
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN55-41: Katherine Sutton, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN55-42: Bryan Switzer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Asia, Textiles, Investment, Services, and Intellectual Property), with the rank of Ambassador
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN55-45: Christine Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN60-3: Donald Bergin III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs)
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN60-9: William Gillis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN60-10: Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN129-8: Brent Ingraham, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN141-7: Jeffrey Bartos, of Pennsylvania, to be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U .N. Management and Reform, with the Rank of Ambassador, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN141-18: Jason Evans, of Texas, to be an Under Secretary of State (Management)
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN141-28: Jennifer Locetta, of Florida, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN141-37: Peter Thomson, of Louisiana, to be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN150-5: Edward Aloysius O'Connell, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN345-16: Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality
-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN464: Stephen Miran, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2012
-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 518
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 47. Record Vote Number: 519

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Thune, at 8:27 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.