Congressional Record — July 8, 2025

Overview of the day

On July 8, 2025, the Senate conducted routine proceedings including the passage of S. 1003, the introduction of seven bills and four resolutions, and the consideration of several executive nominations. The Senate began consideration of the nominations of Jonathan Gould and Whitney D. Hermandorfer, and resumed consideration of the nomination of Preston Griffith, agreeing to close further debate on his nomination.

Summary of the House proceedings

There was no House activity on this date.

Summary of Senate proceedings

S. 1003 was passed, which requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted.
S. 93 was mentioned as having the Senator from Louisiana added as a cosponsor to amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998.
S. 100 was mentioned as having the Senator from North Dakota added as a cosponsor to repeal the Corporate Transparency Act.
S. 237 was mentioned as having the Senators from North Carolina and Kansas added as cosponsors to provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers.
S. 366 was mentioned as having the Senator from New Jersey added as a cosponsor to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Muhammad Ali.
S. 624 was mentioned as having the Senator from New Mexico added as a cosponsor to achieve parity between cost-of-living adjustments for the Federal Employees Retirement System and the Civil Service Retirement System.
S. 688 was mentioned as having the Senator from Louisiana added as a cosponsor to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
S. 943 was mentioned as having the Senator from Connecticut added as a cosponsor to establish a manufactured housing community improvement grant program.
S. 1295 was mentioned as having the Senator from New Mexico added as a cosponsor to develop a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities.
S. 1337 was mentioned as having the Senator from Maine added as a cosponsor to improve availability of information relating to cybersecurity threats.
S. 1366 was mentioned as having the Senator from Vermont added as a cosponsor to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and interconnected Federal land and waters.
S. 1541 was mentioned as having the Senators from Pennsylvania and New York added as cosponsors to support vessels, ports, and shipyards of the United States and the U.S. maritime workforce.
S. 1569 was mentioned as having the Senator from North Carolina added as a cosponsor to modify the criteria for recognition of accrediting agencies or associations for institutions of higher education.
S. 1643 was mentioned as having the Senator from West Virginia added as a cosponsor to protect patient access to ground ambulance services under the Medicare program.
S. 1692 was mentioned as having the Senator from Idaho added as a cosponsor to modify data collection requirements for appropriate use criteria for applicable imaging services.
S. 1748 was mentioned as having the Senator from Iowa added as a cosponsor to protect the safety of children on the internet.
S. 1947 was mentioned as having the Senator from Oregon added as a cosponsor to prohibit commercial octopus aquaculture operations in the United States.
S. 2019 was mentioned as having the Senator from Louisiana added as a cosponsor to establish a Task Force for Recognizing and Averting Payment Scams.
S. 2037 was mentioned as having the Senator from North Carolina added as a cosponsor to prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of expression that describes the binary or biological nature of sex.
S. 2042 was mentioned as having the Senators from Massachusetts and Virginia added as cosponsors to provide protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.
S. 2130 was mentioned as having the Senator from Iowa added as a cosponsor to make improvements to the AUKUS partnership.
S. 2172 was mentioned as having the Senator from Indiana added as a cosponsor to prohibit fetal remains in publicly owned water systems.
S. 2173 was mentioned as having the Senator from Oklahoma added as a cosponsor to require the Administrator of General Services to sell certain Federal buildings.
S. Res. 240 was mentioned as having the Senator from Virginia added as a cosponsor to affirm that diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are fundamental values of the United States.
S. Res. 296 was mentioned as having the Senator from Michigan added as a cosponsor to condemn antisemitism and recent antisemitic attacks.
S. Res. 314 was submitted to designate the month of July 2025 as National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month.
S. Res. 316 was submitted to express condolences and honor the memory of the victims of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.
The "Big Beautiful Bill" was mentioned as legislation signed by the President on July 4 that includes tax relief, healthcare and nutrition assistance cuts, border security investments, and national defense investments.