Senate Floor Activity - Friday, August 7, 2026

H.R. 1276 (Rep. Comer): A bill to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.

H.R. 2069 (Rep. Moore): A bill to amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure that other transaction agreements are reported to USAspending.gov, and for other purposes .

H.R. 2196 (Rep. Hudson): A bill to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.

H.R. 5334 (Rep. Panetta): An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5366 (Rep. Steube): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify and extend the rules for personal casualty losses arising from major disasters and the rules for the exclusion from gross income of compensation for losses or damages resulting from certain wildfires .

H.R. 6500 (Rep. Smith): An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes .

S. 1525 (Sen. Lummis): A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to stop minting the penny, to require cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cents, and for other purposes.

S. 2542 (Sen. Peters): A bill to direct the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish guidance relating to emergency protocols for buildings, and for other purposes.

S. 2677 (Sen. Grassley): A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade .

S. 3897 (Sen. Gillibrand): A bill to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits, and for other purposes .

S. 4850 (Sen. Kennedy): A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to adjust thresholds relating to jurisdiction for inflation .

S.Res. 815 (Sen. Durbin): A resolution commending the Chicago Cubs baseball teams as it celebrates its 150th anniversary on August 29, 2026 .

S.Res. 820 (Sen. Peters): A resolution designating August 7, 2026, as "National Lighthouse Day".

S.Res. 843 (Sen. Cornyn): A resolution expressing support for the designation of the first week of August 2026, as "National Community Health Center Week", encouraging all people of the United States to participate by visiting their local community health center, and celebrating the important partnership between community health centers and the communities they serve .

S.Res. 844 (Sen. Bennet): A resolution honoring the lives and service of Emily Barker, Nicholas Hutcherson, Sydney Watson, Nathan Matthews, Nicholas Dale, and all those who serve on the front lines of wildland firefighting efforts in the United States.

S.Res. 845 (Sen. Lankford): A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children as well as youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

S.Res. 846 (Sen. Grassley): A resolution designating August 21, 2026, as "Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day".

H.R. 3633 (Rep. Hill): A bill to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes.

H.R. 6500 (Rep. Smith): An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes .

S. 5271 (Sen. Husted): A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.

PN730-2: Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years

PN730-11: John Breslow, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus

PN730-18: Christopher Michael De Bono, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years

PN730-23: Edward Eppler, of Connecticut, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation

PN730-36: Michael Kavoukjian, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway

PN730-38: Sriprakash Kothari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

PN730-59: Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development

PN786-5: Frank Garcia, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2031

PN786-10: Michael Vance, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research)

PN787-2: Sharon E. Goodie, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years

PN792: Michael McDonald, of the District of Columbia, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities for a term of four years

PN806-2: William Hague, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior

PN806-5: Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife

PN806-7: Karen Sessions, of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2025

PN806-9: Todd Steggerda, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador

PN850: Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of the United States

PN852-2: Adam Cassady, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy

PN852-3: Kaveh Farzad, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs)

PN852-5: Preston Wells Griffith III, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador

PN852-6: Preston Wells Griffith III, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador

PN852-9: Kenneth Sorenson, of Hawaii, to be United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii for the term of four years

PN852-11: Johnson TeeHee II, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years

PN859-1: James Arnott, of Missouri, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years

PN859-2: Jack Chambers, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years

PN859-5: William Trachman, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania

PN859-6: Fleet White, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs)

PN901-1: Erin Browne, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury

PN901-2: Brian Cavanaugh, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security

PN901-3: Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2028

PN901-5: Jason Holt, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years

PN901-6: James Macy, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2030

PN901-7: David M. Prouty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2031

PN901-10: Timothy VerHey, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan for the term of four years

PN901-11: Eric Wendt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania

PN901-12: James Woodruff, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board

PN930-1: Michael Christopher DiLorenzo, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, Craig S. Iscoe, retired

PN930-5: Craig Edward Leen, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years

PN930-6: Christine Michelle Macey, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years

PN930-8: John Barlow Timmer, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years

PN931-2: Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Belize

PN931-3: Sean Costello, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years

PN931-4: Erich Hernandez-Baquero, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

PN931-5: Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Reconnaissance Office

PN931-6: Christopher Phelan, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers

PN933: Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice

PN937-1: David Brat, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of Australia

PN937-2: Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget

PN937-5: George McMaster, of South Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

PN937-7: Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs)

PN937-8: Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2026

PN937-9: Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2032

PN961-1: Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

PN961-2: Cameron Hamilton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security

PN961-3: Brendan Hanrahan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs)

PN961-4: Karen Jean Hedlund, of New York, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2030

PN961-7: Brett Matsumoto, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four years

PN961-9: Barbera Thornhill, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large

PN962-1: David Cummins, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration for a term of five years

PN962-3: John Crews, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2031

PN1011: Charles Baldis, of Virginia, to be Special Counsel , Office of Special Counsel, for the term of five years

PN1012: Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

PN1022-3: Christopher Anderson, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia

PN1022-6: Donald Blome, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs)

PN1022-7: Katherine Bowles, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative Affairs)

PN1022-8: Stanley Brown, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

PN1022-9: Joseph Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova

PN1022-10: Mark Cruz, of Oregon, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four years

PN1022-15: John Hurley, of California, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador

PN1022-22: Brien Lorenze, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2024

PN1022-25: Christopher Nassar, of Oklahoma, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years

PN1022-31: Daniel Perez, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil

PN1022-34: Laurence Socha, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia

PN1093-1: James Andrew Crowell IV, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years

PN1093-2: Stuart Gordon Nash, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years

PN1104-3: John A. Goodwin, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel

PN1174: James C. Meyers, in the Coast Guard, to be Lieutenant Commander

PN1175: 2 nominations in the Coast Guard beginning with Aaron J. Casavant and ending with Jeremy A. Weiss

PN1176: 2 nominations in the Coast Guard beginning with Caroline M. Jenkins and ending with Christine E. Olds

PN1078: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

PN1093-3: Matthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio