Congressional Record — May 12, 2025

Overview of the day

The Senate scheduled various nomination votes and committee hearings for the week of May 13 through May 16, 2025. Key activities include votes on the nominations of Reed Rubinstein, Troy Meink, and James Danly. Multiple committee hearings are scheduled to examine budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary of the House proceedings

There was no House activity on this date.

Summary of Senate proceedings

S. Res. 217 was submitted to express the sense of the Senate that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. does not have the confidence of the Senate or the American people.
S. 93 was mentioned as it added the Senators from California and Maine as cosponsors to address harmful algal blooms.
S. 304 was mentioned as it added the Senator from North Carolina as a cosponsor to clarify classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens at birth.
S. 410 was mentioned as it added the Senator from Montana as a cosponsor to improve benefits and services for surviving spouses.
S. 530 was mentioned as it added the Senator from Utah as a cosponsor to repeal a Bureau of Land Management rule relating to conservation and landscape health.
S. 556 was mentioned as it added the Senator from North Carolina as a cosponsor to impose sanctions regarding logistical transactions and sanctions evasion relating to oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, and petrochemical products from Iran.
S. 593 was mentioned as it added the Senator from Arizona as a cosponsor to modify Reid Vapor Pressure requirements and provide for the return of retired credits under the Clean Air Act.
S. 672 was mentioned as it added the Senator from Florida as a cosponsor to establish the CCP Initiative program.
S. 739 was mentioned as it added the Senators from Wisconsin and New Jersey as cosponsors regarding flexibility and funding for the World Trade Center Health Program.
S. 784 was mentioned as it added the Senator from California as a cosponsor to expand and modify Department of Veterans Affairs grant programs for transportation options in rural areas.