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Today is August 5th, 2026

Wrap Up • 08.05.2026

Roll Call Votes Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #910 - Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; invoked: 51-43. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #910 - Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control...

Senate Schedule • 08.05.2026

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the 74 nominations en bloc as provided for in Executive Calendar #6, S.Res.817, post-cloture. As a reminder Senator Thune filed cloture on the following...

Senate Schedule • 08.04.2026

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:30am on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.6500, vehicle for the Continuing Resolution, post-cloture. At approximately 11:30am the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke...

Wrap Up • 08.04.2026

No Roll Call Votes Legislative BusinessPassed the following bills:Cal. #461, S.4472 – Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization ActCal. #526, S.494 – National Plan for Epilepsy Act S.Res.830 - 80th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program Completed the Rule 14 process to place...

Senate Schedule • 07.30.2026

The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, August 3, 2026. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. At approximately 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke...

Wrap Up • 07.30.2026

Roll Call Votes Motion to proceed to Cal. #533 S.J.Res.199, disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)" (Murray); not agreed to: 47-52. Motion to discharge S.J.Res.181, directing...

Senate Schedule • 07.29.2026

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, July 30, 2026. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #6, S.Res.817, providing for en bloc consideration of (74) certain Executive Calendar nominations, post-cloture, with no amendments or motions in...

Wrap Up • 07.29.2026

Roll Call Votes Motion to proceed to Calendar #454, H.R.5334, vehicle for Sanctions legislation; agreed to: 84-12. Motion to invoke cloture on S.Res.817, providing for en bloc consideration of (74) certain Executive Calendar nominations; agreed to: 50-45.  Legislative BusinessAdopted the following...

Senate Schedule • 07.29.2026

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:30am on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar #454, H.R.5334, vehicle for Sanctions legislation, post-cloture. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to...

Wrap Up • 07.29.2026

Roll Call Votes Confirmation of Executive Calendar #833, Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence; confirmed: 51-47. Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #454, H.R.5334, vehicle for Sanctions legislation; invoked: 86-12.  No additional...