Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2025-09-09 Date2025-09-09 PublicationVolume 171, issue 147 Sections99 House · 113 Senate House sections HONORING JUDGE LILLIE BLACKMON SANDERS HONORING HIS ALL-HOLINESS ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW HONORING THE SERVICE OF JOHN B. ROBINSON PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF ANDREW STINE RECOGNIZING U.S. ARMY SERGEANT MAJOR KEVIN FACEMYER HONORING PETER ERRANTE COMMEMORATING THE 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBBY'S PUMPKIN FACTORY RECOGNIZING CHESTER FIRST AID SQUAD'S 80TH ANNIVERSARY RECOGNIZING EAGLE SCOUT MADELINE DELEIGHA MILLER CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT RECOGNIZING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASO DEL NORTE HEALTH FOUNDATION WELCOMING HIS ALL-HOLINESS ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW TO THE UNITED STATES HONORING EAGLE SCOUT ALEXANDER JOHN SCALICE PERSONAL EXPLANATION CELEBRATING THE APPOINTMENT OF REVEREND DR. 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FLEMING MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE REPORT OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 14046 OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2021, WITH RESPECT TO ETHIOPIA--PM 40 MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS SENATE RESOLUTION 378--SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 12, 2025, AS "MALNUTRITION AWARENESS WEEK" SENATE RESOLUTION 379--AMENDING THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE TO AUTHORIZE THE MAJORITY LEADER TO MOVE TO PROCEED TO THE EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN NOMINATIONS SENATE RESOLUTION 380--URGING THE PROTECTION OF MEDICARE FROM THE DEVASTATING CUTS CAUSED BY H.R. 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 381--TO DESIGNATE SEPTEMBER 9, 2025, AS "NATIONAL WORLD WAR II ITALIAN CAMPAIGN REMEMBRANCE DAY", AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICES MADE BY AMERICAN AND ALLIED SOLDIERS WHO... AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 3830 Text of Senate Amendment 3831 Text of Senate Amendment 3832 Text of Senate Amendment 3833 Text of Senate Amendment 3834 Text of Senate Amendment 3835 Text of Senate Amendment 3836 Text of Senate Amendment 3837 Text of Senate Amendment 3838 Text of Senate Amendment 3839 Text of Senate Amendment 3840 Text of Senate Amendment 3841 Text of Senate Amendment 3842 Text of Senate Amendment 3843 Text of Senate Amendment 3844 Text of Senate Amendment 3845 Text of Senate Amendment 3846 AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--McGRAW NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--DiNANNO NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--BRODIE NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--FISHER NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--MERRICK NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--PIPKO NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--HELBERG NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--BLACK NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--KAPUR NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--BLANCHARD NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--ROGERS NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--FARKAS NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--RIZZUTO NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--HOWERY NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--ORR NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--PRATT NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--DeSOMBRE NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--FEINBERG NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--SINHA NOMINATION CLIMATE CHANGE UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--WALTZ NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--WALTZ NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--JACOBS NOMINATION UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--ROSE NOMINATION MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME--S. 2748, H.R. 4553 APPOINTMENT ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. 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