[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 194 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1147-D1148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
See Resume of Congressional Activity.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8189-S8209
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and five resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 3175-3196, S.J. Res. 95, and S. Res. 499-
502.
Pages S8203-04
Measures Reported:
S. 246, to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport
knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State
prohibitions. (S. Rept. No. 119-96)
S. 1884, to clarify the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of
2016, to appropriately limit the application of defenses based on the
passage of time and other non-merits defenses to claims under that Act,
with amendments.
S. 2503, to require all aircraft to be equipped with Automatic
Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In, to improve aviation safety, with
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
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Measures Passed:
Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations
was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1512, to amend the
Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated
reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines, and
the bill was then passed.
Page S8208
National Native American Heritage Month: Senate agreed to S. Res.
501, recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and
celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the
contributions of Native Americans to the United States.
Pages S8208-09
National Family Caregivers Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 502,
recognizing November 2025 as ``National Family Caregivers Month''.
Page S8209
Measures Considered:
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026: Senate began
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 4016,
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2026.
Pages S8189-94
Epstein Files Transparency Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent
agreement was reached providing that when the Senate receives H.R.
4405, to require the Attorney General to release all documents and
records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey
Epstein, from the House, the Senate proceed to its immediate
consideration and the bill be passed, with no intervening action or
debate.
Pages S8193-94
Nieh Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the
nomination of Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30,
2029.
Pages S8194-95
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 65 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 619), Senate agreed to the motion to
close further debate on the nomination.
Pages S8194-95
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that the
post-cloture time on the nomination be expired, and Senate vote on
confirmation of the nomination at 12 noon, on Wednesday, November 19,
2025; and that at 2:15 p.m., Senator Lummis be recognized for up to
five minutes prior to making a motion to proceed to consideration of
S.J. Res. 89, 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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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
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Stuart Levenbach, of Maryland, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection for a term of five years.
Carter Crow, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission for a term of four years.
Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge
for the Western District of Arkansas.
Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for
the Southern District of Texas.
Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District
Judge for the District of Alaska.
1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
8 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force.
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Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the
following nomination:
Donald Korb, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue
Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the
Treasury, which was sent to the Senate on April 29, 2025.
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Messages from the House:
Pages S8202-03
Measures Referred:
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Measures Disharged:
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Executive Communications:
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Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S8204-06
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S8206-08
Additional Statements:
Pages S8201-02
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--619)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:47 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S8209.)