Senate Convenes, Files Cloture Motion on National Transportation Safety Board Nomination, and Receives Bills and Reports

The Senate convened for a routine session, beginning with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Senator Ted Budd was appointed Acting President pro tempore. The Senate moved into executive session to consider the nomination of John DeLeeuw to the National Transportation Safety Board, during which a cloture motion was filed. The Senate then resumed legislative session, heard floor speeches from the Minority Leader on tariffs and from other Senators offering tributes, and processed various legislative items including bill introductions, committee reports, and executive communications.

This session primarily involved procedural steps for a nomination, including the filing of a cloture motion, indicating an intent to bring the nomination to a vote. It also included the introduction of several measures and the reporting of bills from committee, alongside floor speeches on current policy issues and tributes, reflecting a day of standard legislative and administrative activity without final votes on substantive legislation.