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.
Legislative Business (Wednesday, November
19)
H.R. 3426 (Rep. Shreve):
A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to
limit the construction of new courthouses under certain circumstances, and
for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Senate returned papers to House by by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4016 (Rep. Calvert):
A bill making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes.
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
H.R. 4405 (Rep. Khanna):
A bill to require the Attorney General to release
all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice
relating to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes.
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Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and
passed, under the order of 11/18/2025, without amendment by Unanimous
Consent.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
S. 2741 (Sen. Kelly):
A bill to establish within the Environmental
Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, and for
other purposes.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 2878 (Sen. Peters):
A bill to reauthorize funding to monitor, assess,
and research the Great Lakes Basin, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3022 (Sen. Sullivan):
A bill to amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to
reauthorize certain Environmental Protection Agency programs, and for other
purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.J.Res. 76 (Sen. Schiff):
A joint resolution providing for congressional
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule
submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Extension of
Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified
Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas
Sector Climate Review Final Rule".
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay
Vote. 46 - 51. Record Vote Number:
622
S.J.Res. 89 (Sen. Lummis):
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 "Buffalo Field
Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by
Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number:
621
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Measure laid before Senate by motion.
S.Res. 507 (Sen. Barrasso):
A resolution designating November 20, 2025, as
"National Rural Health Day".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 508 (Sen. Rosen):
A resolution designating November 8, 2025, as
"National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Day" and
celebrating the importance of science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics in education and the workforce in the United States.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 509 (Sen. Coons):
A resolution designating October 16, 2025, and
October 16, 2026, as "World Food Day".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
