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Routine Proceedings, pages S5131-S5187 Measures Introduced: Thirty-one bills and thirteen resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 5573-5603, S.J. Res. 218, and S. Res. 917- 928.
Dystonia Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 917, expressing support for the designation of September as “Dystonia Awareness Month” to promote public awareness and understanding of dystonia.
Page S5138
America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act: Senate passed H.R. 1945, to designate the America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark.
Page S5140
Strengthening America's Turning Point Act: Senate passed H.R. 1550, to redesignate Saratoga National Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park.
Pages S5140-44
Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act: Senate passed H.R. 3620, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska.
Page S5144
Economic Developments Act: Senate passed S. 3383, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to make improvements to that Act, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S5144-45
Murkowski (for Schatz/Murkowski) Amendment No. 6839, in the nature of a substitute. Page S5144
Albuquerque Indian School Act: Senate passed S. 3219, to transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S5144, S5145-46
Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act: Senate passed S. 5045, to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the handling of air quality monitoring with respect to prescribed fires.
Pages S5148-50
GLRI Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration of S. 528, to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Page S5184
Thune (for Peters) Amendment No. 6843, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S5184
Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 1574, to amend the Stored Communications Act to include Tribal courts as courts of competent jurisdiction, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Page S5184
Thune (for Cortez Masto) Amendment No. 6844, in the nature of a substitute. Page S5184
Claiming Age Clarity Act: Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5284, to require the Social Security Administration to make changes to the social security terminology used in the rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials of the Administration, and the bill was then passed.
Page S5184
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1190, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and the bill was then passed.
Page S5185
Pages S5185-86
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National 4-H Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 923, expressing support for the designation of October 4 through October 10, 2026, as “National 4-H Week”.
Page S5186
Energy Efficiency Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 924, designating October 7, 2026, as “Energy Efficiency Day” in celebration of the economic and environmental benefits that have been driven by private sector innovation and Federal energy efficiency policies.
Page S5186
National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 925, designating September 2026 as “National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month”.
Page S5186
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National Character Counts Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 927, designating the week beginning October 18, 2026, as “National Character Counts Week”.
Page S5186
Authorize Testimony, Document Production, and Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 928, to authorize testimony, document production, and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of United States v. Terry.
Page S5186
Douglas Quets: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 662, honoring the life and service of United States Marine Corps veteran Nicholas Douglas Quets, expressing condolences to his family, and condemning cartel violence, and the resolution was then agreed to.
Page S5186
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appears: National Literacy Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 926, designating September 2026 as “National Literacy Month”. Page S5186 Honoring the Life of United States Marine Corps Veteran Nicholas Douglas Quets: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 662, honoring the life and service of United States Marine Corps veteran Nicholas Douglas Quets, expressing condolences to his family, and condemning cartel violence, and the resolution was then agreed to.Page S5186
The online Record has been corrected to read: National Literacy Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 926, designating September 2026 as “National Literacy Month”. Page S5186National Character Counts Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 927, designating the week beginning October 18, 2026, as “National Character Counts Week”. Page S5186 Authorize Testimony, Document Production, and Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 928, to authorize testimony, document production, and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of United States v. Terry. Page S5186 Honoring the Life of United States Marine Corps Veteran Nicholas Douglas Quets: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 662, honoring the life and service of United States Marine Corps veteran Nicholas Douglas Quets, expressing condolences to his family, and condemning cartelviolence, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S5186
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United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Reauthorization Act: Committee on Foreign Relations was
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1744, to extend
and authorize annual appropriations for the United States
Commission on International Religious Freedom through
December 31, 2028, and the bill was then passed.
Page S5186
North Carolina Veterans' State Home: Committee on Armed Services was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 10159, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on which the State shall construct a veterans' State home, and the bill was then passed.
Measures Considered: Ratepayer Protection Act—Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 9340, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers.
Pages S5132-38
notwithstanding Rule XXII, the cloture motions filed on Monday, September 28, 2026, ripen at 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Page S5186 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program: By 48 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 251), Senate did not agree to the motion to proceed to consideration of S.J. Res. 197, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program”.
Israel's Human Rights Practices: By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 252), Senate did not agree to the motion to discharge the Committee on Foreign Relations from further consideration of S. Res. 852, requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2304(c) and in accordance with section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
1 Space Force nomination in the rank of general. Pages S5186-87 Messages from the House:
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:16 p.m., until 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5186.)