- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Daily Digest
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: March 22, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: The Daily Digest is the official recap that explains what Congress did and what comes next.
Daily Digest
Senate
Routine Proceedings, pages S1495-S1523 Measures Introduced: Two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. Res. 655-656
FISH Act: Senate passed S. 688, to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally, after withdrawing the committee amendment, and agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S1496-S1503
Sullivan Amendment No. 4744, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S1500
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act: Senate passed S. 843, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program, after agreeing to the committee amendment.
Pages S1503-04
WIPPES Act: Senate passed S. 1092, to require certain products to be labeled with `Do Not Flush' labeling, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S1521-22
Global Investment in American Jobs Act: Senate passed S. 2563, to direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to conduct an interagency review of and report to Congress on ways to increase the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S1522-23
National Day of Play: Senate agreed to S. Res. 655, expressing support for the annual designation of the first Saturday after the Spring Equinox as “National Day of Play”.
Pages S1517, S1523
- CACFP Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 656, designating the third week
- of March 2026 as “National CACFP Week”.
Measures Considered: SAVE America Act: Senate continued consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives to S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, taking action on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto:
Thune motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill.
Page S1495
with Thune (for Schmitt) Amendment No. 4420 (to the House amendment to the bill), in the nature of a substitute. Page S1495
Thune (for Tuberville/Blackburn) Amendment No. 4421 (to Amendment No. 4420), to protect women and girls in athletics. Page S1495
Committee on Rules and Administration, with instructions, Thune Amendment No. 4422, to change the enactment date. Page S1495
Thune Amendment No. 4423 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4422), of a perfecting nature. Page S1495
Thune Amendment No. 4424 (to Amendment No. 4423), of a perfecting nature. Page S1495 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7147, making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.
Pages S1495-96, S1504-06
Mullin Nomination-Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security. Page S1506
By 54 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 62), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination. Page S1506
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, March 23, 2026; and that all time during recess, adjournment, morning business, and Leader remarks count post-cloture on the nomination. Page S1523 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S1518-21
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total—62)
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:01 p.m. and adjourned at 4:03 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2026. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1523.)