Wrap Up for Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Roll Call Votes
- Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Cal. #548 H.R.7008, Stop Insider Trading Act; not agreed to: 53-47.
- Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Cal. #684, H.R.9340, Ratepayer Protection Act; not agreed to: 57-43.
- Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #912 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor; agreed to: 53-47.
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #912 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor; confirmed: 47-41.
Legislative Business
Passed the following bills:
Cal. #350 – S.3798 – Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026
Cal. #365 – S.3315, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026 with Cassidy substitute
Cal. #483, S.2273- Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act
Cal. #638, S.2498 - National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
Cal. #641, S.2754 – Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act
Cal. #571, H.R.5235 – Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act
Cal. #621, S.5249 – MORE American Fuel Act
Cal. #637, S.2437 – Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
Cal. #660, H.R.837 - Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona
Cal. #665, H.R. 7831 - License to Drill
Cal. #673, S.1514 – Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
Cal. #676, H.R.2400 – Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025
Cal. #681, S.1055 – Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act
S.1564 – Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act
H.R.5349 – Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act with Crapo-Wyden substitute amendment and title amendment
H.R.227 – Clergy Act
H.R.1703 – Choices For Increased Mobility
H.R.4307 - Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
H.R. 6380 - Chiricahua National Park Act
H.R.7022 - Mystic Alerts Act
H.R.8352 – Criminal History Access Act of 2026
Adopted the following resolutions:
S.Res.866 – Substance Use and Misuse Prevention Month
S.Res.936 - Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day
S.Res.937 - PCOS Awareness Month
S.Res.938 - October 7
S.Res.939 - Iowa-Kosovo
S.Res.940 - Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
S.Res.941 - Bat Week
S.Res.942 - National Forensic Science Week
S.Res.943 - National Move Over Law Day
S.Res.944 - School Bus Safety Month
S.Res.945 - Bison Day
S.Res.946 - National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day
S.Res.947 - Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
S.Res.948- Texas A&M 150th Anniversary
Completed 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)
Executive Business
Confirmed the following nominations:
AIR FORCE
Executive Cal. #913 – Brig. Gen. Stephen P. Snelson to be Major General
PN# 1255-12 Peter Lord to be Ambassador to Benin
PN #1255-9 Keith Heffern to be Ambassador to Gabon
PN #1022-36 Daniel Travis to be Ambassador to Sierra Leone
PN #1022-39 Henry Wooster to be Ambassador to Kenya
PN #1201-4 Joshua Harris to be Ambassador to Malaysia
PN #1255-15 Nutan Patel to be Ambassador to Cabo Verde
PN #1255-7 Steven Gillen to be Ambassador Kyrgyz Republic
PN #1255-8 Charles Goodman to be Ambassador to Togo
PN #1255-13 John McIntyre to be Ambassador to Malawi
PN #1255-6 Natasha Franceschi to be Ambassador Nicaragua