Wrap Up for Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Roll Call Votes
- Motion to proceed to Cal. #456, S.J.Res.197, disapproving the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program"; not agreed to: 48-51.
- Motion to discharge S.Res.852, requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; not agreed to: 47-51.
Legislative Business
Passed the following bills:
Cal. #492, H.R.1550, to redesignate Saratoga National Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park
H.R.1945, America’s National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark
Cal. #535, H.R.3620, Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act
Cal. #459, S.3383, Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act, w/Schatz sub amdt
Cal. #682, S.3219, Albuquerque Indian School Act
Cal. #620, S.5045, The Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act
S.528 – GLRI Act w/Peters sub amdt
S.1574 – Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act w/ Cortez Masto sub amdt
H.R.5284 – Claiming Age Clarity Act
H.R.1190 – Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
S.5600 - Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act (Armstrong/Kim)
H.R.1744 – US Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization
H.R.10159 - Fort Bragg
Adopted the following resolutions:
S.Res.662 – Honoring Nicholas Douglas Quets
S.Res.917 - Dystonia Awareness Month
S.Res.922 - Day of the Deployed
S.Res.923 - National 4-H Week
S.Res.924 - Energy Efficiency Day
S.Res.925 - Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
S.Res.926 - Literacy Month
S.Res.927 - National Character Counts Week
S.Res.928 - Senate Legal Counsel
Began the Rule 14 process to place the following bills on the Legislative Calendar of Business:
- S.5602, to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the planning and construction of any structure or monument at Memorial Circle at Columbia Island/ Lady Bird Johnson Park in the District of Columbia. (Merkley)
- S.5603, to prohibit the demolition of Presidential memorials (Merkley)
No Executive Business