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Congressional Daily Record
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August 3, 2026
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Routine Proceedings, pages S4401-S4414 Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 5207-5223, and S.J. Res. 204.
S. 2098, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska. (S. Rept. No. 119-131)
H.R. 3620, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska. (S. Rept. No. 119-132) Page S4407 Measures Passed:
Youth Poisoning Protection Act: Senate passed S. 289, to ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals.
Pages S4411-12
Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act: Senate passed S. 3977, to amend title 11, United States Code, to modify certain bankruptcy eligibility requirements.
Page S4412
Foreign Robocall Elimination Act: Senate passed S. 2666, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a taskforce on unlawful robocalls, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Measures Considered: AGOA Extension Act—Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6500, to extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from certain countries in Africa under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, to extend customs user fees.
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By 89 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. EX. 218), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. Page S4405
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, post cloture, at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
Schwartz Nomination—Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of H.R. 6500, to extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from certain countries in Africa under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, to extend customs user fees (vehicle for the Continuing Resolution). Page S4402
consider the nomination. Page S4402 En Bloc Nominations—Cloture: Senate began consideration of the en bloc nominations, provided under the provisions of S. Res. 817 (119th Congress).
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nominations, 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 nomination of Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Page S4402
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
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consider the en bloc nominations listed in S. Res. 817. Page S4402 Measures Read the First Time:
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:46 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4414.)