Senate Record — Tuesday, 7/25/2023

Pages S3503-3560

Senate Congressional Record (58-page PDF) + Senate Daily Press Log

3:00 p.m. - The Senate convened. Prayer.

3:19 p.m. - Majority Leader Schumer spoke about the NDAA (S. 2226), Appropriations, AI briefings, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and paid tribute to USCP officers Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut and Detective Michael Gibson, who died protecting the Capitol 25 years ago.

3:35 p.m. - Republican Leader McConnell paid tribute to USCP officers Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut and Detective Michael Gibson, who died protecting the Capitol 25 years ago, then spoke about last years flooding in Kentucky, the Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into the SCOTUS ethics and Ukraine.

3:47 p.m. - Senator Cramer paid tribute to Officer Jake Wallin.

3:54 p.m. - Senator Hoeven paid tribute to Officer Jake Wallin.

3:58 p.m. - Senator Capito spoke about her departing Chief of Staff who worked for her for 18 years, Joel Brubacher.

4:25 p.m. - Senator Hirono spoke in support of the nomination of Julie Su.

4:42 p.m. - Senator Grassley spoke on Hunter Biden.

4:57 p.m. - Senator Brown spoke on the retirement of Amy Kaplan, director of government relations at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

5:03 p.m. - Senator Blackburn spoke on human trafficking.

5:20 p.m. - Senator Whitehouse spoke on the defense bill.

5:27 p.m. - Senator Tester spoke on his amendment about agriculture and farmland related to foreign investments.

5:30 p.m. - The Senate is voting on adoption of the Cornyn Amendment #931 on outbound investments (this has a 60-vote threshold).

6:25 p.m. - The Senate adopted the Cornyn amendment 91-6. Voting no: Blackburn, Braun, Lee, Paul, Sinema & Tillis. Senators not voting: Budd, Durbin & Scott (SC).

6:27 p.m. - The Senate began voting on the Rounds amendment #813 re: stop foreign adversary land purchases, with a 60-vote threshold.

7:06 p.m. - The Senate adopted the Rounds amendment #813, 91-7. Voting no: Hirono, Markey, Murphy, Padilla, Paul, Warren and Welch. Senators not voting: Durbin and Scott of South Carolina.

7:24 p.m. - Senator Blumenthal paid tribute to former Senator Lowell Weicker.

8:41 p.m. - Senator Klobuchar spoke in support of the Afghan Adjustment Act.

11:09 p.m. - The Following was agreed to by unanimous consent during wrap up:

• H. Con. Res. 57 – Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel

• S. Res. 308 Recognizing the Historic Significance of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Defense State Partnership Program

• S. Res. 309 Recognizing the importance of the Blueberry industry to the United States and Designating July 2023 as National Blueberry Month

11:10 p.m. - The Senate adjourned today at 11:10 p.m. to reconvene at 10 a.m. tomorrow.