[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D198-D199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Thursday, February 27, 2025

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1413-S1443
Measures Introduced: Fifty bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 762-811, S.J. Res. 28, and S. Res. 101-104. 
                                                         Pages S1428-29
Measures Passed:
  Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: By 52 
yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 97), Senate passed H.J. Res. 35, providing 
for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency 
relating to ``Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas 
Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and 
Exemptions''.
  Page S1419
  Authorizing Expenditures by Committees of the Senate:  Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 94, authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for 
the periods March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, October 1, 2025, 
through September 30, 2026, and October 1, 2026, through February 28, 
2027.
  Page S1434
  Rare Disease Day:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 104, designating February 
27, 2025, as ``Rare Disease Day''.
  Page S1434
Measures Indefinitely Postponed:
  Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems:  Senate 
indefinitely postponed S.J. Res. 12, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Waste 
Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for 
Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions''. 
                                                  Pages S1413-19, S1434
Measures Considered:
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act--Cloture: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 9, to 
provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of 
the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized 
based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. 
                                                             Page S1434
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, February 27, 2025, a vote on 
cloture will occur upon disposition of the nomination of Linda McMahon, 
of Connecticut, to be Secretary of Education, on Monday, March 3, 2025.
                                                             Page S1434
Message from the President: Senate received the following messages from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13692 of March 8, 2015, with respect to the situation in Venezuela; 
which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-10)
Page S1427
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13660 of March 6, 2014, with respect to Ukraine; which was referred to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-11) 
                                                             Page S1427
McMahon Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Linda McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Secretary of 
Education.
  Pages S1419-24
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 98), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S1424
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all post-
cloture time on the nomination be expired; and that Senate vote on 
confirmation of the nomination at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, March 3, 2025. 
                                                         Pages S1423-24
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, March 3, 2025, Senate resume 
consideration of the

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nomination, under the previous order; and that following disposition of 
the nomination, Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 9, to provide that for purposes of determining 
compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in 
athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's 
reproductive biology and genetics at birth, and that Senate vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill.
Page S1434
Messages from the House:
  Page S1427
Measures Referred:
  Page S1427
Executive Communications:
  Page S1427
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S1427-28
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1429-30
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1430-33
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1426-27
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S1433-34
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S1434
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--98) 
                                                     Pages S1419, S1424
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:16 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2025. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1434.)