- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Daily Digest
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: April 2, 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 S1695-S1696 House Messages:
Act: Senate began consideration of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 7147, making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, taking action on the following motion proposed thereto:
House message to accompany the bill. (Senate tabled the House message to accompany the bill by voice vote.) Page S1696 Pro Forma Sessions—Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Senate convene for pro forma sessions, with no business being conducted on the following dates and times: Monday, April 6, 2026, at 1 p.m.; Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 12 noon; that when the Senate adjourns on Thursday, April 9, 2026, it next convene at 3 p.m., on Monday, April 13, 2026; that Senate resume consideration of the nomination of John Thomas Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas; and that the motions to invoke cloture filed on Friday, March 27, 2026, ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, April 13, 2026.
- Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Adjournment: Senate convened at 7:01 a.m. and adjourned at 7:04 a.m., until 1 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2026. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1696.)