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September 23, 2026Daily DigestDaily Digest
Floor activity recap
Official title: Daily Digest/Senate
This is part of the official Daily Digest, which explains the day in plain language. It mentions legislation such as Expressing support for designation of the week of September 13 through 19, 2026, as "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week"., committees such as Committee on the Budget.
Official title: Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter
This is part of the official Daily Digest, which explains the day in plain language. It mentions legislation such as Protect College Sports Act of 2026, committees such as Joint Committee on Printing.
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions committees such as Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, members such as Charles Ellis Schumer.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions committees such as Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, members such as Charles Ellis Schumer.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions committees such as Committee on Finance, members such as Timothy Michael Kaine.
Lawmakers joining or leaving support for legislation.
September 23, 2026Senate FloorCosponsors
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
This section records lawmakers joining or leaving support for a bill. It mentions legislation such as Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media"..
Meetings, reports, and work happening in committees.
September 23, 2026Senate FloorCommittee activity
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions legislation such as Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act, committees such as Committee on the Budget.
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions committees such as Committee on Armed Services, members such as Roger F. Wicker.
September 23, 2026Extensions of RemarksCommittee activity
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions legislation such as Notifying the President of the United States of the election of a President pro tempore., committees such as Committee on the Judiciary. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
Official title: Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions legislation such as Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act, committees such as Committee on Armed Services.
Official title: Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2026-09-24
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions legislation such as No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026, committees such as Committee on Armed Services.
Official title: EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
This section covers nominations, confirmations, or other executive branch business. It mentions committees such as Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Tributes, commemorations, and district-facing statements.
September 23, 2026Senate FloorRecognition
REDESIGNATING A PLAYGROUND IN THE NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA AS THE "HEARTS OF GOLD PLAYGROUND"
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer"., members such as James Conley Justice.
SENATE RESOLUTION 888--CONGRATULATING THE PASEO VERDE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM ON WINNING THE 2026 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement.
SENATE RESOLUTION 889--RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AND LATINO AMERICANS TO THE MUSICAL HERITAGE OF THE UNITED STATES AND DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 2026 AS "LATIN MUSIC APPRECIATION MONTH"
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions committees such as Committee on the Judiciary.
SENATE RESOLUTION 891--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2026, THROUGH OCTOBER 3, 2026, AS "RELIGIOUS EDUCATION WEEK" TO CELEBRATE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions committees such as Committee on the Judiciary.
SENATE RESOLUTION 894--DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 25, 2026, AS "NATIONAL ATAXIA AWARENESS DAY", AND RAISING AWARENESS OF ATAXIA, ATAXIA RESEARCH, AND THE SEARCH FOR A CURE
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement.
This section is about changes proposed to a bill or resolution. It mentions legislation such as Protect College Sports Act of 2026, committees such as Committee on Appropriations.
This section is about changes proposed to a bill or resolution. It mentions committees such as Committee on Appropriations, members such as Raphael Gamaliel Warnock.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act, committees such as Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, members such as Joni Ernst.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, committees such as Committee on Finance, members such as Mike Lee.
NEW MEXICO LAND GRANT-MERCEDES HISTORICAL OR TRADITIONAL USE COOPERATION AND COORDINATION ACT
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act, committees such as Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, members such as Ben Ray Luján.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Romance Scam Prevention Act, members such as Marsha Blackburn.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Recognizing that climate change is making wildfires more frequent, more intense, and more destructive., committees such as Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, members such as Marsha Blackburn.
SENATE RESOLUTION 874--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 875--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE FEDERATION OF SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 876--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 877--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 878--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 879--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 880--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 881--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 882--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 883--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 885--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA-BISSAU'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 886--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 887--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 890--REMEMBERING, ON THE 105TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, THE COUNTLESS LIVES THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY HAS DESTROYED AND THE PEOPLE CURRENTLY LIVING IN FEAR OF...
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
SENATE RESOLUTION 896--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AUTHORITATIVE TEXTS, AND TRANSPARENCY IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Secure Space Act of 2026, committees such as Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, members such as Cynthia M. Lummis.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Satellite Cybersecurity Act of 2025, committees such as Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, members such as Cynthia M. Lummis.
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATION OF THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13 THROUGH 19, 2026, AS "NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY WEEK"
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Expressing support for designation of the week of September 13 through 19, 2026, as "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week"., committees such as Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, members such as Cynthia M. Lummis.
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions legislation such as Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act, committees such as Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, members such as Charles Ernest Grassley.
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions legislation such as Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices., committees such as Committee on Armed Services.
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions committees such as Committee on Armed Services, members such as Todd Young.
Official title: ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions legislation such as Protect College Sports Act of 2026, members such as Cynthia M. Lummis.