## Quick facts
- **Record:** Senate Floor
- **Section type:** Executive business
- **Chamber:** Senate
- **Date:** May 12, 2026
- **Congress:** 119th Congress
- **Why this source matters:** This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
## Linked context
- **Committees:** [Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation](/committees/sscm00), [Committee on Foreign Relations](/committees/ssfr00), [Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions](/committees/sshr00)
## Readable version of the official text
### The following communications were laid before the Senate, together
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated:
EC-3357. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of
the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Exchange of Flatfish
in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area”
\(RTID 0648-XF144\) received during adjournment of the Senate
in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 8,
2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-3358. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of
the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfer From North Carolina to Massachusetts” \(RTID
0648-XF218\) received during adjournment of the Senate in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2026; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-3359. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of
the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery;
2025 Management Area 1A Possession Limit Adjustment” \(RTID
0648-XF104\) received during adjournment of the Senate in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2026; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-3360. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of
the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of
Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management
Area” \(RTID 0648-XF149\) received during adjournment of the
Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April
8, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-3361. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Atlantic
Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries;
Closure of the Angling Category Fishery for 2025” \(RTID
0648-XF071\) received during adjournment of the Senate in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2026; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-3362. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries
Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries;
Annual Specifications; 2025-2026 Annual Specifications and
Management Measures for Pacific Sardine” \(RTID 0648-XE809\)
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on April 8, 2026; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-3363. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of
the Gulf of America; 2025 Commercial Closure for Gulf Greater
Amberjack” \(RTID 0648-XF136\) received during adjournment of
the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on
April 8, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-3364. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of
the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by
Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory
Area of the Gulf of Alaska” \(RTID 0648-XF142\) received
during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the
President of the Senate on April 8, 2026; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-3365. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of
the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery;
Quota Transfer From New Jersey to North Carolina” \(RTID
0648-XF222\) received during adjournment of the Senate in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2026; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-3366. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of
the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to
the 2025 Winter II Quota” \(RTID 0648-XF089\) received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on April 8, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
EC-3367. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of
the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; 2025
Commercial Closure for Gag in the South Atlantic” \(RTID
0648-XF241\) received during adjournment of the Senate in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2026; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-3368. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of
the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Big Skates in the
Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska” \(RTID 0648-
XE689\) received during adjournment of the Senate in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2026; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-3369. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of
the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Demersal Shelf
Rockfish in the Western, Central, and West Yakutat Regulatory
Areas of the Gulf of Alaska” \(RTID 0648-XF307\) received
during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the
President of the Senate on April 8, 2026; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-3370. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Reef Fish
Fishery of the Gulf of America; Reopening of the Red Snapper
Recreational For-Hire Fishing Season in the Gulf of America”
\(RTID 0648-XF379\) received during adjournment of the Senate
in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 8,
2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-3371. A communication from the Branch Chief, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of
the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reapportionment of
Halibut Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management” \(RTID 0648-
XF360\) received during adjournment of the Senate in the
Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2026; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-3372. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(c\) of the Arms Export Control Act, the
certification of a proposed license for the export of
firearms, parts, and components controlled under Category I
of the U.S. Munitions List to Kuwait in the amount of
$1,000,000 or more \(Transmittal No. DDTC 26-002\); to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3373. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(b\)\(1\) of the Arms Export Control Act,
the Army's proposed letter\(s\) of offer and acceptance to the
Government of the Philippines for defense articles and
services estimated to cost $150 million \(RSAT Case 26-36\); to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3374. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(b\)\(1\) of the Arms Export Control Act,
the Air Force's proposed letter\(s\) of offer and acceptance to
the Government of Canada for defense articles and services
estimated to cost $540 million \(RSAT Case 26-44\); to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3375. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(c\) of the Arms Export Control Act, the
certification of a proposed license for the export of defense
articles, including technical data, and defense services to
Kosovo in the amount of $14,000,000 or more \(Transmittal No.
DDTC 26-017\); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3376. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(b\)\(1\) of the Arms Export Control Act,
the Air Force's proposed letter\(s\) of offer and acceptance to
the government of Ukraine for defense articles and services
estimated to cost $373.6 million \(RSAT Case 26-30\); to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3377. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(c\) of the Arms Export Control Act, the
certification of a proposed license amendment for the export
of defense articles, including technical data, and defense
services to Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Republic of
Korea, and the United Kingdom in the amount of $50,000,000 or
more \(Transmittal No. DDTC 25-110\); to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
EC-3378. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(c\) of the Arms Export Control Act, the
certification of a proposed license amendment for the export
of defense articles, including technical data, and defense
services to Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the
Czech Republic in the amount of $50,000,000 or more
\(Transmittal No. DDTC 25-119\); to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
EC-3379. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(c\) and 36\(d\) of the Arms Export
Control Act, the certification of a proposed license for the
export of defense articles, including technical data, and
defense services to the Republic of Korea in the amount of
$50,000,000 or more \(Transmittal No. DDTC 25-122\); to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3380. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(c\) of the Arms Export Control Act, the
certification of a proposed license for the export of defense
articles, including technical data, and defense services to
Germany and Sweden in the amount of $100“,000,000 or more
\(Transmittal No. DDTC 25-133\); to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
EC-3381. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(c\) of the Arms Export Control Act, the
certification of a proposed license for the export of defense
articles, including technical data, and defense services to
Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom in the amount of
$100,000,000 or more \(Transmittal No. DDTC 25-134\); to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3382. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(c\) and 36\(d\) of the Arms Export
Control Act, the certification of a proposed amendment for
the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad and
the export of defense articles, including technical data, and
defense services to Japan, Republic of Korea, Australia, and
Singapore in the amount of $50,000,000 or more \(Transmittal
No. DDTC 25-145\); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3383. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(c\) of the Arms Export Control Act, the
certification of a proposed license amendment for the export
of defense articles, including technical data, and defense
services to Canada, Germany, and India in the amount of
$50,000,000 or more \(Transmittal No. DDTC 25-150\); to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3384. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(c\) of the Arms Export Control Act, the
certification of a proposed license for the export of defense
articles, including technical data, and defense services to
Netherlands and Norway in the amount of $25 ,000,000 or more
\(Transmittal No. DDTC 26-009\); to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
EC-3385. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to section 36\(c\) of the Arms Export Control Act, the
certification of a proposed license for the export of
firearms, parts, and components controlled under Category I
of the U.S. Munitions List to Canada in the amount of
$1,000,000 or more \(Transmittal No. DDTC 26-012\); to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3386. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for
Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled “National
Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease: 2025 Update”; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-3387. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official,
Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting,
pursuant to law, a report entitled “Observer Status for
Taiwan at the World Health Assembly” received in the Office
of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
## Official source
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