Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, September 18, 2025

The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a.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 yesterday, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, 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 (Thursday, September 18)

H.R. 2483 (Rep. Guthrie): A bill to reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes.

-- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 3944 (Rep. Carter): A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.

S.Res. 403 (Sen. Scott, of FL): A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 14, 2025, as the "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk".

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

S.Res. 413 (Sen. Thune): A resolution authorizing the use of funds from the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account for security enhancements and services provided to Senators.

-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Thursday, September 18)

PN12-19: Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN12-22: Dudley Hoskins, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN12-45: Brandon Williams, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN13-5: Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN22-1: Tristan Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN22-2: Leslie Beyer, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN22-3: Benjamin DeMarzo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN22-4: William L. Doffermyre, of Texas, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN22-5: Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy)

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN22-8: Kyle Haustveit, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy)

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN22-19: Matthew Napoli, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN22-20: Justin Overbaugh, of Florida, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN22-21: Scott Pappano, of Pennsylvania, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN22-23: Conner Prochaska, of Texas, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN22-24: Paul Roberti, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN22-27: Andrea Travnicek, of North Dakota, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN25-2: Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN25-21: Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN25-28: Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN25-33: Jonathan Morrison, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN25-40: Tina Pierce, of Idaho, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN26-1: Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN26-7: Jonathan Brightbill, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN26-8: Michael Cadenazzi, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN26-19: Robert Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

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

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN26-31: Sean McMaster, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN26-34: Sean O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN26-35: Michael Obadal, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

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

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN26-45: George Wesley Street, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

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

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN54-7: Kimberly Guilfoyle, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Greece

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN55-16: Michael Dodd, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN55-25: Peter Lamelas, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Argentine Republic

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN55-41: Katherine Sutton, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

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

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN55-45: Christine Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN60-3: Donald Bergin III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs)

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN60-9: William Gillis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN60-10: Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN129-8: Brent Ingraham, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

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

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN141-18: Jason Evans, of Texas, to be an Under Secretary of State (Management)

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

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

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN141-37: Peter Thomson, of Louisiana, to be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

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

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

PN342: Michael G. Waltz, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to 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.

PN343: Michael G. Waltz, of Florida, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the Rank of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council 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.

PN345-16: Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality

-- Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526

Recess

Under the authority of the order of today, at 6:59 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Husted in the chair) declared the Senate recessed, under its order of today, until 11 a.m. tomorrow.