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.
-- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- 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.
-- 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.
-- 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.
-- 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.
-- 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.
-- 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.
-- 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".
-- 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".
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number:
621
-- Measure laid before Senate by motion.
S.Res. 507 (Sen. Barrasso):
A resolution designating November 20, 2025, as "National Rural Health Day".
-- 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.
-- 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".
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
