Congressional Record — October 27, 2025

Overview of the day

On October 27, 2025, the Senate convened to conduct routine proceedings, including voting on judicial nominations and considering government funding. The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 5371. Additionally, the Senate passed three resolutions designating commemorative days and weeks. The House of Representatives was not in session.

Summary of the House proceedings

There was no House activity on this date.

Summary of Senate proceedings

S. Res. 467 was passed to designate October 30, 2025, as a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States.
S. Res. 468 was passed to designate October 26, 2025, as the Day of the Deployed.
S. Res. 469 was passed to designate the week of October 19 through 25, 2025, as National Chemistry Week.
H.R. 5371 was mentioned in a motion to proceed regarding continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026.
S. 488 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill regarding sanctions on foreign persons engaging in transactions relating to Cuba.
S. 494 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to coordinate research on epilepsy.
S. 502 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for critical access hospitals under Medicare.
S. 752 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to streamline Medicaid enrollment for certain providers across State lines.
S. 969 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to deny interest and depreciation deductions for taxpayers owning 50 or more single family properties.
S. 1245 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to expand VA health care and benefits for military sexual trauma.
S. 1532 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
S. 1538 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to expand and improve the enforcement capabilities of the Attorney General regarding the Animal Welfare Act.
S. 1552 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to protect living organ donors from discrimination.
S. 1919 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to establish a domestic cotton consumption credit.
S. 1978 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to establish a network of regional hubs for defense-related technologies.
S. 1996 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to improve coverage of audiology services under Medicare.
S. 2229 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to mint a coin in recognition of the Foreign Service of the United States.
S. 2323 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to permit certain Early Head Start teachers to teach while earning a credential.
S. 2518 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to revise payment for air ambulance services under Medicare.
S. 2903 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to provide an exceptions process for medication step therapy protocols in group health plans.
S. 2909 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to revise regulations for farm-related service industry restricted commercial driver's licenses.
S. 2982 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to suspend civil liabilities of Federal employees and contractors during an appropriations lapse or debt limit breach.
S. 2983 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.
S. 2993 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to establish rules for prosecutors and Federal judges to carry concealed firearms.
S. 3024 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to ensure uninterrupted benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
S. 3030 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill making continuing appropriations for military pay during a Government shutdown.
S. 3031 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill making continuing appropriations for FAA and TSA pay and operations during a Federal Government shutdown.
S. 3032 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to extend authority for protecting facilities from unmanned aircraft.
S. 3035 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to expand natural gas exports.
S. 3048 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to allow telehealth in substance use disorder treatment.
S. 3054 was mentioned as adding a cosponsor for a bill to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
S. 3056 was introduced to state United States policy regarding religious freedom in the People's Republic of China.
S. 3057 was introduced to reduce the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress if a Government shutdown occurs.
S. 3058 was introduced to provide appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture for payments to agricultural producers.
S. 3059 was introduced to require the use of the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers for Social Security cost-of-living adjustments.
H.R. 197 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry regarding a land exchange in the Chippewa National Forest.
H.R. 1612 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness.
S. 277 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry regarding mineral interests in Chester County, Tennessee.
S. 638 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to amend the Act of June 22, 1948.
S. 1262 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry regarding a reversionary interest in the Black River State Forest.
S. 1350 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to modify boundaries of the Talladega National Forest.
S. 1376 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to study designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.
S. 1462 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry with an amendment to improve forest management activities.
S. 1680 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to designate additions to the Rough Mountain and Rich Hole Wilderness.
S. 1681 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to establish the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area.
S. 1876 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to relocate a memorial in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests.
S. 2440 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry with an amendment to convey National Forest System land in Franklin County, Mississippi.
S. 2548 was reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry with an amendment to designate the Camp Hutchins Wilderness.