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Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Mr. Alan Armstrong, from the State of Oklahoma, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Reverend Dr. J. Blair Blackburn, President of East Texas Baptist University, in Marshall, Texas offered a prayer, and Mr. Armstrong led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

The Journal

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.

Transaction of Morning Business

The following transactions of morning business occurred on today .

Legislative Business (Tuesday, September 29)

H.R. 1190 (Rep. Downing): A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.

-- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1550 (Rep. Stefanik): A bill to redesignate Saratoga National Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1744 (Rep. Smith): To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through December 31, 2028.

-- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1945 (Rep. Onder): A bill to designate the America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes .

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 3620 (Rep. Begich): A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska, and for other purposes.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 5284 (Rep. Smucker): A bill to require the Social Security Administration to make changes to the social security terminology used in the rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials of the Administration .

-- Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 9340 (Rep. Evans): A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

H.R. 10159 (Rep. Hudson): A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on which the State shall construct a veterans' State home, and for other purposes.

-- Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 528 (Sen. Peters): A bill to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes.

-- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 6843 (Sen. Peters): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 6843 proposed by Senator Thune for Senator Peters.

-- Amendment SA 6843 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1574 (Sen. Cortez Masto): A bill to amend the Stored Communications Act to include Tribal courts as courts of competent jurisdiction .

-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 6844 (Sen. Cortez Masto): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 6844 proposed by Senator Thune for Senator Cortez Masto.

-- Amendment SA 6844 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3219 (Sen. Heinrich): A bill to transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3383 (Sen. Schatz): A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 5045 (Sen. Curtis): A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the handling of air quality monitoring with respect to prescribed fires, and for other purposes.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 5600 (Sen. Armstrong): A bill to reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program.

-- Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.

S.J.Res. 197 (Sen. Baldwin): A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of 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".

-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 251

S.Res. 662 (Sen. Kelly): A resolution honoring the life and service of United States Marine Corps veteran Nicholas Douglas Quets, expressing condolences to his family, and condemning cartel violence .

-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 917 (Sen. Banks): A resolution expressing support for the designation of September as "Dystonia Awareness Month" to promote public awareness and understanding of dystonia.