Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Mr. Alan Armstrong, from the State of Oklahoma, called the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Armstrong led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flagof 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 15)
H.R. 3633 (Rep. Hill):
To provide for a system of regulation of the offerand sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products orservices directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes.
-- Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number:
234
-- Motion by Senator Tillis to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 234) entered in Senate.
S. 240 (Sen. Daines):
A bill to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
S. 283 (Sen. Cruz):
A bill to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the country of origin of seafood to support enforcement againstillegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and for other purposes.
-- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
S. 4668 (Sen. Cruz):
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.
-- Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 74 - 24. Record Vote Number:
235
Executive Business (Tuesday, September 15)
PN1093-3:
Matthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number:
233
Adjournment
By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Cruz, at 6:22 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
