Mr. President, as if in executive session, I ask consent to move to proceed to Executive Calendar No. 102 and make a point of order that the nomination was not properly reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The point of order is sustained. The nomination will be returned to committee. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 147 (Tuesday, September 9, 2025) UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--SINHA NOMINATION

Mr. President, as if in executive session, I ask consent to move to proceed to Executive Calendar No. 288 and make a point of order that the nomination was not properly reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The point of order is sustained. The nomination will be returned to committee. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 147 (Tuesday, September 9, 2025) ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. TOMORROW The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Lummis). Under the previous order, the Senate stands adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow. Thereupon, the Senate, at 8:17 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 10 a.m.

Mr. President, today is a day I have been working toward for over 4 months. After months of intense negotiations, we are minutes away from passing the GENIUS Act, Senator Bill Hagerty's legislation that will be a first step toward modernizing the American payment system and integrating digital assets into the U.S. economy in a responsible way. I want to congratulate my friend Senator Hagerty for this achievement and thank him for his incredible leadership on this bill. He has been a true ally of the digital asset industry, and I am so proud to have worked with him on his GENIUS Act over the past few months. Since 2017, Wyoming has been on the forefront of digital asset policy, long before it was popular or politically expedient. In Wyoming, we recognized early on what the rest of the country is beginning to understand: that digital assets are a force for good and that you can have both responsible innovation and consumer protection side by side. The GENIUS Act protects the dual banking system and gives stablecoin issuers a real choice between State and Federal charters, preserving the innovative spirit that has also made States like Wyoming leaders in this space while also ensuring we have robust oversight when necessary. This legislation is also about economic security and opportunity. It protects the U.S. dollar's role as the world's reserve currency by ensuring that dollar-backed stablecoins remain strong and reliable. Most of all, it ensures American consumers and businesses can participate in the digital economy with confidence and security. The sobering reality is that even while we have been negotiating, other nations have been hard at work offering their own frameworks and encouraging the digital asset industry to call their respective countries home. America's role as the global financial services leader is a privilege, not a right, and we must innovate to compete with other nations that want to attract American businesses. This is only the first step. Congress must pass comprehensive market structure legislation in the coming months that draws the line between a security and a commodity and creates a pathway for digital asset exchanges to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Working on this legislation has begun in earnest, and in the coming weeks, the Senate will begin to hold hearings and release draft legislation on this critical topic. I look forward to working with Chairman Scott, Leader Thune, and Senator Tillis on getting market structure done this year. I am proud to deliver on President Trump's promise to lead the most pro-digital asset administration in our history. He understands that making America the crypto capital of the world isn't just good policy; it is an economic imperative. This legislation proves that when we work together, we can craft solutions that protect consumers without sacrificing innovation. The time for hesitation has passed. The time for leadership is now. I want to thank Leader Thune and Chairman Scott for their unwavering commitment to getting this critical piece of legislation across the finish line. I want to thank my colleagues and our staff for the absurd number of hours that we spent in windowless rooms over the last weeks to bring this bill to the finish line. It is not too late for America to show the world that our Nation doesn't just adapt to change; we lead it. Let's get GENIUS passed and secure America's financial future. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. HAGERTY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. HAGERTY. Mr. President, today, on a bipartisan basis, the Senate will pass its first major digital asset legislation ever--the GENIUS Act. With this bill, the United States is one step closer to becoming the global leader in crypto. The GENIUS Act establishes a pro-growth regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. This bill will cement U.S. dollar dominance; it will protect customers; it will drive demand for U.S. Treasurys; and it will ensure that digital asset innovation happens in the United States of America, not abroad. With GENIUS, the value of stablecoins will be pegged to the U.S. dollar and backed one-to-one by cash and short-term U.S. Treasurys. This will provide certainty and confidence for more wide-scale adoption of this transformational technology. By combining the dollar's advantages with the speed and the efficiency of blockchain technology, the GENIUS Act facilitates traditional finance's adoption of crypto and ushers in a new era in payments. The prospect of faster and cheaper payments will have far-reaching implications for our financial system. Once the GENIUS Act is law, businesses of all sizes and Americans across the country will be able to settle payments nearly instantaneously rather than waiting for days or sometimes even weeks. Put simply, stablecoins are a paradigm- shifting development that can bring our payment system into the 21st century. This legislation establishes procedures for issuing stablecoins; it designates clear roles for Federal and State regulators; it implements standards for consumer protection; and it includes strong safeguards to deter illicit activity. Protections show that with the passage of GENIUS, stablecoin issuers could become the world's largest holders of U.S. Treasurys by 2030. Such an outcome would enhance our fiscal resilience, and it will cement the U.S. dollar's dominance as the global reserve currency. The positive implications of this legislation are hard to overstate. Today will be remembered as an inflection point for innovation in the United States of America. I would like to thank my colleagues for supporting this legislation. Particularly, I would like to thank Leader John Thune and Senators Scott, Lummis, Gillibrand, and Alsobrooks for helping to get this legislation across the finish line. I would also like to thank our wonderful staff, particularly calling out Luke Pettit, Chris Land, Catherine Fuchs, Bill Rockwood, Nick Larsen, and Chris Toppings, all of whom have put in effort night and day to make certain that this legislation is a success. I look forward to getting the GENIUS Act signed into law in very short order. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 104 (Tuesday, June 17, 2025) EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

Mr. President, not since President Ford has any President been denied at least some of his nominees unanimous consent for confirmation at this point in their Presidency. That is why I come to the floor today to advocate for one nominee who is sorely needed--her name is Jessica Kramer--to be Assistant Administrator in the Office of Water at the Environmental Protection Agency. Jess, as we all know her given her time working on the EPW Committee, is solid and as sharp as they come. She previously served as an environmental prosecutor and defense attorney for the Wisconsin Department of Justice, as a government affairs specialist for drinking water and wastewater associations, and as deputy secretary for regulatory programs at Florida's Department of Environmental Protection. She also served in the EPA's Office of Water in the first Trump administration. Her impeccable qualifications are part of the reason she received a strong bipartisan vote out of the EPW Committee, a 15-to-4 vote, including by Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse. Her background check has been available for a week. There is no reason her nomination should be delayed any longer. President Trump deserves to have his qualified people at his side, and the American people deserve to have their votes mean something. Therefore, notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following nomination: Executive Calendar No. 89, Jessica Kramer to be an Assistant Administrator of the EPA; that the Senate vote on the nomination without intervening action or debate; that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection? The Senator from Rhode Island. Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, as the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, it is my understanding that there is a pretty longstanding tradition at the EPW that we get the background check before someone comes to the vote, as my distinguished friend from Wyoming has said. I actually voted for this nominee, and I have every confidence that she will do a good job, but I don't believe that the background check is available. If I am mistaken about that, then we can review this some other time. But as far as I know, we do not have this nominee's background check. That is a matter that I think needs to be taken up with the FBI. You all run the FBI these days. If there is a delay getting this background check completed, that delay should be addressed at the FBI, where the delay has been caused, rather than breaking a committee precedent. So I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard. The Senator from Wyoming. Ms. LUMMIS. Mr. President, it is my understanding that her background check is available and has been available for a week. I would ask the Senator from Rhode Island to check with the EPW Committee, where her background check should be available. One way Americans lose trust in government is when their expectations for that government, as expressed through their votes, are not met. You know, we often talk about how elections have consequences. I will say that I supported many of President Biden's nominees despite disagreeing with them vehemently. Unfortunately, my friends across the aisle are abusing our constitutional role of advice and consent in unfairly denying the American people the change they just voted for last November. There is plenty of divisiveness in our Nation right now, but rallying behind someone as qualified and supported by so many Republican and Democratic Senators as Jessica Kramer should be something this body could do. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Moreno). Without objection, it is so ordered. Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 81 (Wednesday, May 14, 2025) Vote on Michael Nomination