<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><daily_senate_floor_activity><congress>119</congress><session>1</session><title>Today's Senate Floor Activity</title><date>Thursday, May 1, 2025</date><date_iso_8601>2025-05-01</date_iso_8601><intro_text>Mr. Markwayne Mullin, from the State of Oklahoma, called the 
Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Mullin 
led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the 
United States of America.</intro_text><section type="journal">
<section_title>The Journal</section_title>
<content>Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the 
proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date. </content>

</section><section type="procedures_dispensed_with">
<section_title>Certain Procedures Dispensed With</section_title>
<content>Pursuant to the order of yesterday, 
the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition 
of the two leaders being reserved.</content>
</section><section type="morning_business">
<section_title>Transaction of Morning Business</section_title>
<content>The following transactions of morning business occurred on today.</content>
</section><section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Thursday, May  1)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> H.J.Res. 75</docnum> 
<document_prefix>HJ</document_prefix> 
<document_num>75</document_num> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Goldman</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A joint resolution providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 
Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy 
Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and 
Refrigerator-Freezers".]]></document_title> 
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote 
Number: 
<vote_number>228</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> S.J.Res. 31</docnum> 
<document_prefix>SJ</document_prefix> 
<document_num>31</document_num> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Curtis</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[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 "Review of 
Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 
112 of the Clean Air Act".]]></document_title> 
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote 
Number: 
<vote_number>229</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> S.Res. 196</docnum> 
<document_prefix>SE</document_prefix> 
<document_num>196</document_num> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Lankford</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution congratulating the University of 
Oklahoma women's gymnastics team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate 
Athletic Association Championship, the seventh national title in program 
history.]]></document_title> 
<document_status_text> 
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and 
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> S.Res. 197</docnum> 
<document_prefix>SE</document_prefix> 
<document_num>197</document_num> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Blumenthal</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution commending and congratulating the 
University of Connecticut's women's basketball team for winning the 2025 
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball 
National Championship.]]></document_title> 
<document_status_text> 
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and 
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section><section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Thursday, May  1)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> PN20</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>20</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Frank Bisignano, of New Jersey, to be Commissioner 
of Social Security Administration for the term expiring January 19, 
2031]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number>230</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, vote 5/6/2025.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section><section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Cornyn, at  
3:23 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until  
3 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025.</content> 
</section><last_updated>2026-01-05T11:07-05:00</last_updated></daily_senate_floor_activity>