Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, October 30, 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, October 30)

H.R. 5371 (Rep. Cole): A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes .

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

S.J.Res. 80 (Sen. Sullivan): A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision" .

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 599

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.J.Res. 88 (Sen. Wyden): A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.

-- Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 600

-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S.Res. 478 (Sen. Thune): A resolution to authorize testimony, document production, and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of United States v. Kaminski.

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

S.Res. 479 (Sen. Cornyn): A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week during the period of October 23 through October 31, 2025 .

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

Executive Business (Thursday, October 30)

PN384: 18 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Christopher F. Coffman and ending with Joseph J. Zrodlowski

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN385: 111 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Jessica L. Adkins and ending with Elithe E. Zoglman

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN386: 83 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Gabriel Almodovar and ending with Adrian A. Zinnerman

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN387: 129 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Joseph M. Adams and ending with Kyle G. Yates

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN388: 206 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Sean M. Andrews and ending with Mathew Zulauf

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN400-1: Joshua D. Dunlap, of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit

-- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 601

-- Considered by Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, vote to be determined.

PN400-3: Eric Chunyee Tung, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

-- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

-- Cloture motion presented in Senate.

PN441-2: Brig. Gen. Christopher A. Jarratt, in the Air Force, to be Major General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN441-4: Brig. Gen. Gary R. Charlton II, in the Air Force, to be Major General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN451: 28 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Marissa L. Ammerman and ending with Jonathan R. Wurzelbacher

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN453: 18 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Brian R. Blanchard and ending with Andrew J. Wagner

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN476-2: 4 nominations in the Space Force beginning with Lt . Gen. David N. Miller, Jr. and ending with Maj. Gen. Steven P. Whitney

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN521: Kelly G. Kilcoyne, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN522: Courtney L. Glass, in the Army, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN523: Daniel F. Gwosch, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN524: Jennifer D. Cepeda, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN525: Gary L. Helton, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN526: Adam D. Weaver, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN527: Merrill M. Moe, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN528: 70 nominations in the Army beginning with Raymond A. Akeriwe and ending with 0003774215

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN529: 421 nominations in the Marine Corps beginning with Daniel R. Abney and ending with Matthew S. Zach

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN530: John R. Test, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN531: Andrew E. Paul, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN532: 39 nominations in the Navy beginning with Thomas J . Augustine and ending with Stefan Winter

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN533: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Elijah J. Cox and ending with Patrick N. Matthews

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN534: 14 nominations in the Navy beginning with Maryam Al-Hassan and ending with Paul A. Williams

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN535: 61 nominations in the Navy beginning with James E. Altidor and ending with Amber R. Zufelt

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN536: Michael G. Garcia, in the Navy, to be Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN537: 41 nominations in the Navy beginning with Jerelyn M. Alvis and ending with David J. Wright

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN538: 39 nominations in the Navy beginning with Jose C. Almonte and ending with Aaron P. Ybarra

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN539: 1361 nominations in the Navy beginning with Alvin A. R. Abes and ending with Frank R. Zimmerman IV

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN540: 41 nominations in the Navy beginning with Angel B. Abeyta and ending with Jason M. Xu

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN541: 70 nominations in the Navy beginning with Joseph A . Acevedo and ending with Kevin J. Weeks

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN542: 18 nominations in the Navy beginning with Jonathan E. Baumgartner and ending with Austin C. Vanarsdall

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN543: 22 nominations in the Navy beginning with Theron M . Anderson and ending with Dawn H. Yoo

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN544: 55 nominations in the Navy beginning with Alexzandria S. Anderson and ending with David M. Yee

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN545: 49 nominations in the Navy beginning with Kiel L. Albarran and ending with Ching Ting Yuan

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN546: 73 nominations in the Navy beginning with Thomas B . Admont and ending with Andrew A. Zhao

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN547: 5 nominations in the Navy beginning with Dennis M. Devey and ending with Bradley A. Vomocil

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN548: Katherine M. Nelson, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN549: 19 nominations in the Navy beginning with Hugo M. Argote and ending with Jennifer S. Wuelzer

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN550: 9 nominations in the Navy beginning with Lewis C. Aldridge and ending with Nicholas R. Spaleny

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN551: Christopher J. Freeland, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN553: Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, in the Air Force, to be General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN554-1: 6 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Lt. Gen. Jason T. Hinds and ending with Maj. Gen. Jennifer Hammerstedt

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN554-2: Maj. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood, in the Space Force, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN556-2: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rear Adm. Patrick J. Hannifin and ending with Rear Adm. Michael W. Baze

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN556-5: 9 nominations in the Army beginning with Maj. Gen. Michelle A. Schmidt and ending with Maj. Gen. Francisco J. Lozano

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN557: Vice Adm. Karl O. Thomas, in the Navy, to be Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN561: James Hodges, in the Air Force, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN562: Pete N. Traylor, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN563: Arron Maniego, in the Air Force, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN564: 10 nominations in the Army beginning with James A. Clark and ending with Michael P. Swanger

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN565: 25 nominations in the Army beginning with Blair T. Anthony and ending with Andre D. Sapp

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN566: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Martin L. Blank and ending with John Chovanes

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN567: 19 nominations in the Army beginning with Paulynne H. Bellen and ending with Vicky M. Wright

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN568: 99 nominations in the Army beginning with Sarah P. Acklen and ending with Andrew J. Woodward

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN569: 139 nominations in the Army beginning with Antonio A. Acevedoguzman and ending with 0002383913

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN570: 66 nominations in the Army beginning with Charlie E. Anderson III and ending with 0002493652

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN571: Jennifer D. Tine, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN572: Nathan D. Levy, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN573: Andrew S. Wilhelm, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN574: Billy J. Thomas, in the Army, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN575: Wai Y. Chau, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN576: Brian S. Knipp, in the Navy, to be Captain

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN577: 3 nominations in the Navy beginning with Martha A. Dodson and ending with Steven Vukas

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN578: 3 nominations in the Navy beginning with Whoon J. Kil and ending with Jasleen K. Raina

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN579: 5 nominations in the Navy beginning with Gabriel Darwish and ending with Oleg Odin

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN580: Jennifer E. Kirschner, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN581: 12 nominations in the Navy beginning with Kenneth E. Fore II and ending with Thomas R. Warren II

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN582: 6 nominations in the Navy beginning with Eliane F. Eakin and ending with David C. Sahadevan

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN583: Lyla J. Blake-Gumbs, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN592: Brig. Gen. Lisa K. Snyder, in the Air Force, to be Major General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN594: Brig. Gen. Clinton K. Murray, in the Army, to be Major General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN596: Rear Adm. (lh) Anthony E. Rossi, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN597: Miri C. Kim, in the Air Force, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN598: Boris Elison, in the Air Force, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN599: Courtney A. Anderson, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN600: Thomas D. White, in the Air Force, to be Colonel

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN601: 3 nominations in the Army beginning with Phillip W . Gingrich and ending with Andrew J. Richardson

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN602: 15 nominations in the Army beginning with Owen S. Adams and ending with Michael S. Widner

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN603: Alexis C. Beck, in the Space Force, to be Major

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN608: Col. Sonya L. Morrison, in the Air Force, to be Brigadier General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN610: Lt. Gen. Joseph A. Ryan, in the Army, to be General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN612: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Col. Constance L. Jenkins and ending with Col. Mark E. Stackle

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN617-1: Maj. Gen. Lawrence G. Ferguson, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN617-2: Lt. Gen. Michael J. Lutton, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN617-3: Rear Adm. Stephen R. Tedford, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Thune, at 3:23 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 3 p.m. on Monday, November 3, 2025.