7:07 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 30th.
6:53 p.m. Senators Cantwell and Whitehouse spoke supporting S.Res. 551 and on rising sea levels.
6:50 p.m. Senator Whitehouse asked unanimous consent to call up and agree to S.Res. 551, A resolution recognizing that sea levels are rising at accelerated rates due to human-caused climate change. Senator Johnson objected.
6:32 p.m. Senators Whitehouse and Markey spoke on rising sea levels.
6:28 p.m. Senator Ernst achieved the following during wrap up:
- The following resolutions were adopted en bloc: S.Res. 701, Dark Sky Week; S.Res. 702, American Chemical Society 150th Anniversary; S.Res. 703, National Small Business Week; S.Res. 704, Fentanyl Awareness Day 2026; and S.Res. 705, Donut Dollies.
- Passed by unanimous consent: S. 2975, PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025, as amended
6:19 p.m. Senator Ernst spoke on fraud and certain pandemic programs and got unanimous consent to pass the following en bloc as amended: S.1199, SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act, with an Ernst substitute amendment and a Markey amendment to the Ernst substitute and S. 2232, Expanding the Surety Bond Program Act of 2025, with a committee-reported substitute amendment.
6:19 p.m. By a vote of 47-50, the Senate did not agree to the motion to proceed to S.J.Res. 99, a joint resolution of disapproval of the rule submitted by the USCIS.
Senator Murkowski voted in favor and Senators Alsobrooks, Paul, and Tuberville did not vote.
5:36 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S.J.Res. 99, a joint resolution of disapproval of the rule submitted by the USCIS.
5:35 p.m. By a vote of 46-52, the Senate did not agree to the motion to proceed to S.J.Res. 139 (Bennet Colorado Anti-Electric Reliability CRA). This was a party line vote with Senators Alsobrooks and Tuberville not voting.
4:40 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S. J. Res. 139 – Providing for Congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the EPA related to air pollution in Colorado.
4:35 p.m. Senator Bennet spoke on his resolution to express disapproval of a Trump administration rule on air pollution.
4:28 p.m. Senator Rosen spoke on her resolution to express disapproval of a Trump administration rule on work visas.
4:16 p.m. Senator McCormick spoke on power plants.
4:07 p.m. Senator Hickenlooper spoke about Denver and air pollution.
3:53 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke on pollution.
3:41 p.m. Senator Schatz spoke on devastating flooding in Hawaii.
3:34 p.m. Senator Peters achieved unanimous consent for the Senate to pass S. 874, Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025, as amended. He then spoke on the legislation.
3:32 p.m. Senator Paul achieved unanimous consent for the Senate to pass S. 2280, A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes.
3:25 p.m. Senator Paul spoke in support of the White House ballroom project and asked unanimous consent for the Senate to pass his bill, which is at the desk, regarding the White House ballroom project. Senator Warren objected.
3:02 p.m. Senator Paul spoke on the Boys and Girls Club and asked unanimous consent for the Senate to pass H.R. 1276, To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. Senator Cruz objected and made a modification request for the Senate to pass H.R. 859, Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act. Senator Paul objected.
3:01 p.m. By a vote of 59-39, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Robert Cekada to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
- Democrat and Independent Senators voting in favor: Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King (I), Klobuchar, Shaheen, and Whitehouse.
- Senators Alsobrooks and Tuberville did not vote.
2:24 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Robert Cekada, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
2:12 p.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke on SCOTUS, voting rights and DHS.
1:33 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke on section 702.
1:12 p.m. Senator Collins spoke on diabetes and insulin.
1:07 p.m. Senator Cassidy spoke on the mass shooting in Baton Rouge last week.
12:51 p.m. Senator Blackburn spoke on the White House Correspondents Association dinner.
12:27 p.m. Senator Kennedy spoke carbon dioxide capture injection wells in Louisiana. He then paid tribute to one of his employees moving to another job.
12:10 p.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on law enforcement.
12:03 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke on fentanyl.
12:00 p.m. The Senate has convened.
The Senate will convene at 12:00 noon and following any Leader remarks will be in a period of morning business.
At 2:15 p.m. the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination Robert Cekada, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
At 4:45 p.m. the Senate will likely vote in relation to motions to proceed to the following:
1. S.J.Res.139, disapproving the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period” (Bennet)
2. S.J.Res.99, disapproving the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to “Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents” (Rosen).
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Cloture was filed on Tuesday on Executive Calendar #5, S.Res.690, authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of (49) certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. This cloture vote is expected during Thursday’s session.
Unanimous consent agreement: The Senate will vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to S.4344, a bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for three years, at a time to be determined no later than Friday, May 1, 2026
