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Official title: EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
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August 4, 2026
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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue context## Quick facts - **Record:** Senate Floor - **Section type:** Executive business - **Chamber:** Senate - **Date:** August 4, 2026 - **Congress:** 119th Congress - **Why this source matters:** This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record. - **RIN:** 1545-BR76 ## Linked context - **Committees:** [Committee on Finance](/committees/ssfi00), [Committee on Foreign Relations](/committees/ssfr00), [Committee on Veterans' Affairs](/committees/ssva00) ## 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-4272. A communication from the President of the United States of America, transmitting, pursuant to section 203\(b\) of the Trade Act of 1974, a report relative to the safeguard measures on imports of quartz surface products; to the Committee on Finance. EC-4273. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Section 898\(c\) Transition Rule for Allocating Foreign Taxes and Section 960\(d\) \(4\) Foreign Tax Credit Disallowance” \(RIN1545-BR76\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Finance. EC-4274. 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 Mexico and the United Kingdom in the amount of $50,000,000 or more \(Transmittal No. DDTC 25-141\); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4275. 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 manufacture of significant military equipment abroad and the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense services to Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom in the amount of $50,000,000 or more \(Transmittal No. DDTC 25-031\); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4276. 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 \(Transmittal No. DDTC 26-040\); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4277. 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 Australia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom in the amount of $50,000,000 or more \(Transmittal No. DDTC 25-051\); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4278. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36\(b\)\(5\)\(C\) of the Arms Export Control Act, the notification of enhancements or upgrades from the level of sensitivity of technology or capability \(RSAT Case 0C-23\); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4279. A communication from the Director of Regulatory Oversight and Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Rescission of Outdated Veterans Choice Program Regulations” \(RIN2900-AS32\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-4280. A communication from the General Counsel of the National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Financial Data Transparency Act Joint Data Standards” \(RIN3133-AF70\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-4281. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 26-375, “Education Code Adjustments Amendment Act of 2026”; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4282. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 26-379, “Fiscal Year 2027 Local Budget Act of 2026”; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4283. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 26-379, “Fiscal Year 2027 Local Budget Act of 2026”; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4284. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting, proposed legislation to expand the Secretary of Energy's authority to counter threatening unmanned aircraft systems for the protection of critical Department of Energy facilities and assets; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-4285. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Permethrin; Pesticide Tolerances” \(FRL No. 13395- 01-OCSPP\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-4286. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Isofetamid; Pesticide Tolerances” \(FRL No. 13401- 01-OCSPP\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-4287. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference” \(FRL No. 13485-01-R1\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4288. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Operating Permit Program Approval; New Hampshire; Revised Definitions” \(FRL No. 13018-02-R1\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4289. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Air Plan Approval; California; San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District” \(FRL No. 13058-02-R9\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4290. A communication from the Biologist, Office of Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Pribilof Islands Administration; Dogs Prohibited” \(RIN0648-BN39\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4291. A communication from the Biologist, Office of Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research” \(RIN0648-BN58\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4292. A communication from the Biologist, Office of Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar in the Western and Central North Pacific Ocean and Eastern Indian Ocean” \(RIN0648-BN61\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ## Official source - [Download the official section PDF](https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/CREC-2026-08-04/granules/CREC-2026-08-04-pt1-PgS4431-5/pdf)