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Routine Proceedings, pages S4241-S4274 Measures Introduced: Thirty-eight bills and seven resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 5095-5132, S.J. Res. 202, and S. Res. 812- 817.
H.R. 204, to require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities.
H.R. 952, to convey the reversionary interest of the United States in certain land in Sacramento, California.
H.R. 1550, to redesignate Saratoga National Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park.
H.R. 1829, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
H.R. 3937, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
S. 290, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing emergency communications centers in units of the National Park System to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems.
S. 332, to require a study on Holocaust education efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools.
S. 700, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona, with an amendment.
S. 815, to designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the “Rick Boucher Amphitheater”.
S. 1135, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, with an amendment.
S. 1175, to amend section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for additional population tiers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 1353, to extend the authority for modifications to the Second Division Memorial in the District of Columbia, with an amendment.
S. 1363, to provide for greater cooperation and coordination between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico relating to historical or traditional uses of certain land grant-mercedes on Federal public land, with an amendment.
S. 1470, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.
S. 1516, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Cahokia Mounds, Emerald Mounds, and Pulcher Mounds in the State of Illinois, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 1518, to redesignate the Saratoga National Historical Park as the “Saratoga National Battlefield Park”.
S. 1787, to establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area and the Dolores River Special Management Area in the State of Colorado, to protect private water rights in the State.
S. 1860, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Brian Head Town, Utah, certain National Forest System land, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 1981, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to utilize grazing for wildfire risk reduction, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 2102, to establish the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site.
S. 2273, to amend the Act of July 10, 1890, to modify certain provisions relating to the disposal of public land in the State of Wyoming for educational purposes.
S. 2546, to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.
S. 2787, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to ensure that ranchers who have grazing agreements on national grasslands are treated the same as permittees on other Federal land, with an amendment.
S. 2881, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, with an amendment.
S. 3004, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land to the city of Price, Utah, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 3493, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Carson City, Nevada, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 3878, to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System.
Measures Passed:
Lunar Landing Day Act: Senate passed S. 5123, to amend title 36,
United States Code, to designate July 20 as Lunar Landing Day.
Pages S4273-74
Measures Considered: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year.
Pages S4241-46
Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn. Page S4253 Hostilities Within or Against the Islamic Republic of Iran: By 47 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 207), Senate did not agree to the motion to discharge the Committee on Foreign Relations from further consideration of S. J. Res. 180, to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1546a and in accordance with section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act.
Seed Act—Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 5334, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction.
Pages S4253-57
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the nomination of Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence. Page S4253 Breslow Nomination: Senate began consideration of the nomination of John Breslow, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus.
Page S4257
consider the nomination. Page S4257 Clayton Nomination—Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence, ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, July 27, 2026.
By 48 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 208), Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit.
Pages S4249-50, S4274
By 49 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 209), Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Pages S4253, S4274 Messages from the House:
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:58 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2026. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4274.)