WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gary Peters (D-MI) Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), announced the committee advanced 15 bills. The legislation and nominations were reported favorably by roll call vote as noted below.
Legislation:
S. 854, Risky Research Review Act (roll call: 11-2)
S. 855, Royalty Transparency Act S. 269 (roll call: 13-0)
S. 269, Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act (roll call:13-0)
S. 861, Disaster Assistance Simplification Act; (roll call: 13-0)
S. 81, Guidance Clarity Act of 2025; (roll call: 13-0)
S. 766, Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025; (roll call: 14-0)
S. 872, Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025; (roll call: 14-0)
S. 727, CBPO Retirement Technical Corrections Act; (roll call:13-0)
S. 874, Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act; (roll call: 13-0)
S. 594, Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt (HELP) Response and Recovery Act; (roll call: 13-0)
S. 865, Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act; (roll call: 13-0)
S. 856, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act; (roll call: 13-0)
S. 850, Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act; (roll call: 13-0)
S. 848, Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism (REPORT) Act; (roll call: 13-0)
S. 572, Shadow Wolves Improvement Act. (roll call: 13-0)
Additional Legislation:
S. 1498, Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions Act (HONEST) Act (roll call: 8-7)
Nominations
Nomination of Edward Aloysius O’Connell, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years (roll call: 15-0);
Nomination of Christopher Fox, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (roll call: 8-7);
Nomination of Pedro Allende, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security (roll call: 8-7);
Nomination of Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security (roll call: 9-6);
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