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Official title: LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Issued
March 26, 2026
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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSAFEGUARD AMERICAN VOTER ELIGIBILITY ACT—Resumed
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will resume consideration of the House Message with respect to S. 1383, which the clerk will report:
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
House Message to accompany S. 1383, a bill to establish the
Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other
purposes.
Pending:
Thune motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the
bill.
Thune motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the
bill, with Thune (for Schmitt) amendment No. 4420 (to the
House amendment to the bill), in the nature of a substitute.
Thune (for Husted) amendment No. 4732 (to amendment No.
4420), to require voters to provide photo identification.
Thune motion to refer the message of the House on the bill
to the Committee on Rules and Administration, with
instructions, Thune amendment No. 4772, to change the
enactment date.
Thune amendment No. 4773 (to (the instructions) amendment
No. 4772), of a perfecting nature.
Thune amendment No. 4774 (to amendment No. 4773), of a
perfecting nature.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa.
National Security
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, you remember the tragic loss of life, about 3,000 Americans, as a result of the attack we had in New York and Washington, DC, on 9/11. One of the conclusions we came to afterward of how drastic things like that can happen in America is that there wasn't cooperation and communication between the FBI and the CIA. In fact, it was prohibited by law. Now, that has changed; so there is supposed to be that communication going on between the dual Agencies so 9/11 never happens again.
cooperate to make sure that the policy of our Federal Government is carried out properly.
projects. That oversight project is ensuring maximum coordination between the Department of Health and Human Services Agency entitled Office of National Security, or ONS for short, and the intelligence community. By coordination, at the very least we ought to have dialogue and cooperation.
that undermine tax-funded search. Now, to be effective, ONS must collaborate closely with national security partners.
Director of National Intelligence Gabbard to learn about their recent efforts to ensure robust information sharing and that it is done in an effective way.
both ONS and the intelligence community staff. I am told that the meeting was very productive, that both parties have a like-minded approach to information sharing, and that improvements have been made.
coordination and information-sharing to be enhanced. Doing so will further help detect and deter adversaries trying to take advantage of American research and innovation.
I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Recognition of the Majority Leader
The majority leader is recognized.