[Daily Digest]
[Pages D796-D797]
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Monday, July 28, 2025

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Daily Digest

Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4757-S4783
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and two resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 2468-2489, S.J. Res. 70, and S. Res. 339.
Page S4773
Measures Reported:
S. 580, to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide training and
guidance relating to human rights abuses, including such abuses
perpetrated against the Uyghur population by the Government of the
People's Republic of China. (S. Rept. No. 119-48)
S. 1038, to direct the Attorney General to include a data field in
the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to indicate
whether the last known location of a missing person was confirmed or
was suspected to have been on Federal land, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute.
S. 1098, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 to enhance the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, with an
amendment.
S. 1528, to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to ensure
that businesses and organizations that work with vulnerable populations
are able to request background checks for their contractors who work
with those populations, as well as for individuals that the businesses
or organizations license or certify to provide care for those
populations.
Pages S4772-73
Measures Passed:
Telecom Cybersecurity Transparency Act: Senate passed S. 2480, to
require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publicly release, in
full, the unclassified report titled ``U.S. Telecommunications
Insecurity 2022''.
Pages S4763-64
Brown Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of
Samuel Brown, of Nevada, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
Memorial Affairs.
Pages S4757-60
Gaiser Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney
General.
Page S4760
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Page S4760
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S4760
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S4760
Kent Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination
of Joseph Kent, of Washington, to be Director of the National
Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
Page S4760
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney
General.
Page S4760
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S4760
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S4760
Clarkson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Tyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the
Department of Agriculture.
Page S4760
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Joseph Kent, of Washington, to be Director of the
National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
Page S4760

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Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S4760
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S4760
Serralta Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the
United States Marshals Service.
Page S4760
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Tyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the
Department of Agriculture.
Page S4760
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S4760
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S4760
Kozma Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination
of Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence
and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security.
Pages S4760-61
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the
United States Marshals Service.
Page S4761
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S4760
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S4760
Matthews Nomination--Cloture: Senate resumed consideration of the
nomination of Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the
Department of Defense.
Pages S4761-62
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 50 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 440), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S4764
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the nomination post-cloture at approximately 10 a.m.,
on Tuesday, July 29, 2025; that notwithstanding Rule XXII, at 11:30
a.m., Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination; that at 2:15 p.m.,
all post-cloture time on the nomination of William Kimmitt, of
Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade be
expired and Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination, and if
confirmed, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the
nomination of Susan Monarez, of Wisconsin, to be Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Page S4782
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By 50 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 439), David Wright, of South
Carolina, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the
term of five years expiring June 30, 2030.
Pages S4762-63, S4764
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 51 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 438), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S4763
Executive Communications:
Page S4772
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S4772-73
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S4774-76
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S4776-77
Additional Statements:
Pages S4770-71
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S4777-82
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S4782
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S4782
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--440)
Pages S4763-64
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 8:08 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S4782-
83.)