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Recent Floor Activity

Thursday, July 30, 2026

The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Reverend Max Lucado, Pastor at Oak Hills Church from San Antonio, Texas offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore 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 (Thursday, July 30)

H.R. 6500 (Rep. Smith): A bill to extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from certain countries in Africa under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, to extend customs user fees, and for other purposes.
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
-- Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.

S.J.Res. 199 (Sen. Murray): A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 215

S.Res. 817 (Sen. Thune): An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 217

S.Res. 821 (Sen. Grassley): A resolution designating July 30, 2026, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day".
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 822 (Sen. Padilla): A resolution designating July 2026 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month".
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 823 (Sen. Padilla): A resolution designating the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week".
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 824 (Sen. Wicker): A resolution designating August 1, 2026, as "Gold Star Children's Day".
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 825 (Sen. Hyde-Smith): A resolution commending Mississippi Christian University for 200 years of service to the State of Mississippi and the United States.
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Thursday, July 30)

PN415: 2 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Mary Smith and ending with Michael Francom
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN896: Tuyvan Huu Nguyen, in the Foreign Service
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN897-1: 13 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Tifani Chanel Dyson and ending with Ryan Alan Werner
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN898: 5 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Russell Duncan and ending with Jeromy McKim
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN899: 7 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Amy Caldwell and ending with Robert Tuebner
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1000: 17 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Col. Michael C. Alfaro and ending with Col. David J. Wilson
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1051: Maj. Gen. Paul R. Fast, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1094: Brig. Gen. Peter M. Bonetti, in the Air Force, to be Major General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1095-1: 14 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Brig. Gen. Jon A. Eberlan and ending with Brig. Gen. Travolis A. Simmons
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1096: 5 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Brig. Gen. Mary K. Haddad and ending with Brig. Gen. Mark D. Richey
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1099: 42 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Jeffrey D. Baldridge and ending with Joshua J. Wendell
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1100: 15 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Micah B. Baker and ending with Joseph G. Wright
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1101: 87 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Micheal P. Allen and ending with Denean V. Zozo
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1102: 40 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Jon R. Alexander and ending with Peter H. Yusckat
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1103: 461 nominations in the Army beginning with Bryan E. Abell and ending with 1393647040
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1104-1: 475 nominations in the Army beginning with Joseph K. Abel, Jr. and ending with 1402783164
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1105-1: 362 nominations in the Army beginning with Jamie E. Abel and ending with 1292411770
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1106: 50 nominations in the Army beginning with Christopher A. Arnett and ending with 1363803810
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1107: 13 nominations in the Navy beginning with Jayson S. Belmes and ending with Sheldon C. Wallen
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1108: 11 nominations in the Navy beginning with Luslaida Barbosa and ending with Jorge Vargas
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1109: 7 nominations in the Navy beginning with Ryan J. Ellwood and ending with Preston T. Tilus
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1110: 7 nominations in the Navy beginning with Matthew D. Akers and ending with Alexander D. Washofsky
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1111: 11 nominations in the Navy beginning with Jorge L. Bauzo and ending with Todd W. Wish
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1112: 8 nominations in the Navy beginning with Michael J. Atterbery and ending with Timothy A. Shaw
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1113: 32 nominations in the Navy beginning with Gregory N. Anderson and ending with Scott H. Zinn II
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1114: 23 nominations in the Navy beginning with Troy M. Beiderbecke and ending with Sequoia M. Youngblood
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1115: 34 nominations in the Navy beginning with Elizabeth A. Arrow and ending with Robert E. Woods, Jr.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1116: Benjamin J. Robinson, in the Navy, to be Commander
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1117: 11 nominations in the Navy beginning with Grant R. Gagnon and ending with Clinton J. Smith
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1118: 10 nominations in the Navy beginning with Benjamin T. Anderson and ending with Karl F. Schonberg
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1119: 18 nominations in the Navy beginning with Nicholas P. Celone and ending with Ismael Tounkara
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1120: 11 nominations in the Navy beginning with Jeremy M. Bullard and ending with Niklas H. Rueter
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1121: 516 nominations in the Navy beginning with Dylan L. Aaker and ending with Jonathan J. Yaede
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1122: 17 nominations in the Navy beginning with Kevin S. Carlsen and ending with Keith D. Williams
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1123: 40 nominations in the Navy beginning with Aaron M. Ackerman and ending with Alexander J. Wunderlich
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1124: 15 nominations in the Navy beginning with Curtis D. T. Bolen and ending with Christopher J. Wright
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1125: Aldo Gutierrez, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1126: Dahlia M. Hassan, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1130: Maj. Gen. Bradford R. Everman, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1131: Maj. Gen. James B. Bartholomees, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1133: Maj. Gen. Charles T. Lombardo, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1134: Lt. Gen. James P. Isenhower III, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1136: Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1137: Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Feltey, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1138: Maj. Gen. John W. Lubas, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1139: Lt. Gen. Brian S. Eifler, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1140: Col. Nicholas H. Gist, in the Army, to be Brigadier General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1141: Rear Adm. Michael S. Wosje, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1143: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Joshua C. Himes and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Kurtis A. Mole
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1144: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Thomas J. Dickinson and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Todd S. Weeks
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1145: Rear Adm. (lh) Kevin J. Brown, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1146: 10 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Thomas A. Donovan and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) David P. Walt
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1147: 3 nominations in the Space Force beginning with Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Cantore and ending with Brig. Gen. Kristin L. Panzenhagen
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1149: 326 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Jareatha N. Abdul Raheem and ending with Ning Y. Zheng
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1150: 62 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Bryon G. Alger and ending with Jenny H. Yoo
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1151-1: 151 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Amanda M. Adams and ending with Dominique I. Zuluaga
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1152: 46 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Isaac L. Bacon and ending with William B. Wilson
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1154: Jennifer H. Hall, in the Air Force, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1155: Christina J. Lee, in the Air Force, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1156: Jenicia S. McFadden, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1157: Anthony C. Clark, in the Air Force, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1158: Nicholas H. Orr, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1159: Amanda B. Love, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1160: Khalid R. Rodriguez, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1161: William S. Mulkeen, in the Army, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1162: Craig B. Morehead, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1163: 25 nominations in the Navy beginning with Raymond J. Ahaus and ending with Thomas A. Williams
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1164: 33 nominations in the Navy beginning with Steven W. Arnold and ending with Kristia M. Wiltshire
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1165: 76 nominations in the Navy beginning with Dakota J. Allen and ending with Robert T. Yoder
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1166: 10 nominations in the Navy beginning with Manoj K. Maloo and ending with Matthias C. Sommer
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1167: Laura H. Artabazon, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1168: Samir Shaikh, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant Commander
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1169: 4 nominations in the Navy beginning with Caroline R. Triepel and ending with Matthias C. Sommer
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1170: 10 nominations in the Navy beginning with Ester E. Cobb and ending with Aimee K. Wu
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1171: Joshua M. Markley, in the Navy, to be Captain
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1172: 6 nominations in the Navy beginning with Adekunle O. Ajayi and ending with Ryan S. Nolan
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1173: Jason H. Furman, in the Space Force, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1182: 243 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Aziz Ahmed Ahang and ending with Charlie J. Franta
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1183: 96 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Andres Jaime Albarran and ending with Carson H. Wu
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1184: 129 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Megan Marie Alvarez and ending with Elizabeth Q. Younger
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1185: 54 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with Ani M. Ahn and ending with Rebecca Young
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN1186: 13 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with John Armstrong and ending with Noah D. Ross
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Thune, at 3:50 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 3 p.m. on Monday, August 3, 2026.