Alex Padilla
Senate · Democrat · California · since Jan 2023
Thursday, Sep 24
S. 5558 · Barriers to Suicide Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5004)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5004)
S. 5563 · Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5005-5006)
On the Concurrent Resolution. Concurrent Resolution Rejected, 49–50.
S. 4668 · Protect College Sports Act of 2026
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.
On the Cloture Motion. Cloture Motion Agreed to, 74–25.
What is cloture?
A cloture vote decides whether to end debate on a matter so it can move to a final vote.
S. 4668 · Protect College Sports Act of 2026
In the nature of a substitute. Official page ›
On the Amendment. Amendment Agreed to, 77–23.
Wednesday, Sep 23
S. 5491 · Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Angela Veronica Colmenero, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
On the Nomination. Nomination Confirmed, 50–47.
What is a nomination vote?
A vote on whether to confirm a person nominated to a public office, such as a judge or an agency head.
Tuesday, Sep 22
S. 2735 · Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-149.
What it would change
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025
This bill takes approximately 265 acres of specified lands in El Dorado County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.
The bill revokes a specified public land order and administratively transfers the land from the Forest Service to the Department of the Interior. (In the public land order, the land was designated for use by the Forest Service as an experiment station.)
The bill directs Interior to take the following lands into trust for the benefit of the tribe: (1) approximately 80 acres of federal land managed by Interior's Bureau of Land Management (which includes the land transferred from the Forest Service), and (2) approximately 185 acres of fee land held by the tribe. These combined lands, approximately 265 acres, shall be part of the tribe's reservation. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service
S. 4668 · Protect College Sports Act of 2026
In the nature of a substitute.
On the Cloture Motion. Cloture Motion Agreed to, 70–21.
What is cloture?
A cloture vote decides whether to end debate on a matter so it can move to a final vote.
Angela Veronica Colmenero, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
On the Cloture Motion. Cloture Motion Agreed to, 52–43.
What is cloture?
A cloture vote decides whether to end debate on a matter so it can move to a final vote.
Votes and bills from the official record; every item links to its source.
Bills they sponsored · 114
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5265) · Sep 30, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S5174) · Sep 29, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5172) · Sep 29, 2026
S. 5558 · Barriers to Suicide Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5004) · Sep 24, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5004) · Sep 24, 2026
Bills they cosponsored · 697
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5265-5266) · Sep 30, 2026
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5272-5273) · Sep 30, 2026
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5270) · Sep 30, 2026
S.J.Res. 220 · Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · Sep 30, 2026
S. 5626 · Higher Education Grant Flexibility Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · Sep 30, 2026
Committees
- Joint Committee of Congress on the Library Member
- Joint Committee on Printing Member
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Member
- Energy Member
- Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Member
- Water and Power Member
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Member
- Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety Member
- Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Member
- Transportation and Infrastructure Member
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Ranking member
- Senate Committee on the Budget Member
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary Member
- Border Security and Immigration Ranking member
- Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Member
- Privacy, Technology, and the Law Member
- the Constitution Member
Bills and committee seats from the official record.