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Official title: EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
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September 29, 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:** September 29, 2026 - **Congress:** 119th Congress - **Why this source matters:** This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record. - **RIN:** 2120- AA66 ## Linked context - **Committees:** [Committee on Veterans' Affairs](/committees/ssva00), [Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions](/committees/sshr00), [Committee on Foreign Relations](/committees/ssfr00) ## 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-4900. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, a draft bill entitled, “Veterans Health, Benefits, and Administration Programs Act of 2027”; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-4901. A communication from the General Counsel to Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Office of Inspector General's budget request for fiscal year 2028; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-4902. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 3\(d\)\(3\) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed authorization for the re- export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense services to the Ukraine in the amount of $50,000,000 or more \(Transmittal No. DDTC 26-090\); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4903. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 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 \(RSAT Case 26-1J\); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4904. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36\(b\)\(1\) of the Arms Export Control Act, the Air Force's proposed letter\(s\) of offer and acceptance to the Government of Greece for defense articles and services estimated to cost $101 million \(RSAT Case 26-86\); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4905. A communication from the Acting Secretary of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Labor's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2025; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-4906. A communication from the Administrator, Specialty Crops Program, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Softwood Lumber Board Assessment Rate Clarification and Changes to Membership” \(Docket No. AMS-SC-25-0023\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 25, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-4907. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace Over Hyannis, Massachusetts” \(\(RIN2120- AA66\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-10899\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4908. A communication from the Branch Chief, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 122 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program; Correction” \(RIN0648-BL08\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 14, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4909. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, LLC Helicopters; Amendment 39-23466” \(\(RIN2120- AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2025-3987\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4910. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes; Amendment 39-23457” \(\(RIN2120- AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-4662\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4911. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes; Amendment 39-23460” \(\(RIN2120- AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-4663\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4912. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace LP \(Type Certificate Previously Held by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.\) Airplanes; Amendment 39- 23461” \(\(RIN2120-AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-4654\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4913. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines; Amendment 39- 23459” \(\(RIN2120-AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-2287\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4914. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines AG Engines; Correction; Amendment 39-23446” \(\(RIN2120-AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2025-2555\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4915. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Clovis, New Mexico, and Portales, New Mexico” \(\(RIN2120- AA66\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-3238\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4916. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Revocation of Class E Airspace; Point Pleasant, West Virginia” \(\(RIN2120- AA66\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-7824\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4917. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division Engines; Amendment 39-23451” \(\(RIN2120-AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-2724\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4918. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 4233” \(\(RIN2120-AA65\)\(Docket No. 31681\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4919. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airspace Designations; Incorporation by Reference; Amendment No. 71-58” \(\(RIN2120- AA66\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-8845\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4920. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-23458” \(\(RIN2120- AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-8793\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4921. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-23452” \(\(RIN2120- AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-8787\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4922. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Regional Airplanes; Amendment 39- 23456” \(\(RIN2120-AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-8792\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4923. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes; Amendment 39-23462” \(\(RIN2120- AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2025-3439\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4924. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-23464” \(\(RIN2120- AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-7201\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4925. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters; Amendment 39-23465” \(\(RIN2120-AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-4658\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4926. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes; Amendment 39-23463” \(\(RIN2120- AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-1329\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4927. A communication from the Manager of Legal Litigation and Support, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes; Amendment 39-23455” \(\(RIN2120-AA64\)\(Docket No. FAA-2026-4632\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4928. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Safety Zone; Laguna Madre, South Padre Island, Texas” \(\(RIN1625-AA00\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1094\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4929. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Safety Zone; York River, Yorktown, Virginia” \(\(RIN1625- AA00\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1125\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4930. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Safety Zone; Lake Erie, Oregon, Ohio” \(\(RIN1625- AA00\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1160\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4931. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Safety Zone; Calcasieu River Channel, Lake Charles, Louisiana” \(\(RIN1625-AA00\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1193\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4932. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Safety Zone; Rocket Test Site, Rio Grande River, Boca Chica, Texas” \(\(RIN1625-AA00\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1159\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4933. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Safety Zone; Lake St. Clair Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan” \(\(RIN1625-AA00\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1080\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4934. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Safety Zone; Safety Zone; Lake St. Clair, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan” \(\(RIN1625-AA00\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1096\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4935. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Safety Zone; Bay Bridge Paddle; Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, Maryland” \(\(RIN1625-AA00\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1126\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4936. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Safety Zone; Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio” \(\(RIN1625- AA00\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1081\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4937. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Safety Zone; Fort Myers Beach, Florida” \(\(RIN1625- AA00\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1028\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4938. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Special Local Regulation; Allegheny River Mile Markers 0- 3.5 and Ohio River Mile Marker 0-3, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania” \(\(RIN1625-AA08\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1147\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4939. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Safety Zone; Outer Harbor, Buffalo, New York” \(\(RIN1625- AA00\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1150\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4940. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Savannah River, Clyo, Georgia” \(\(RIN1625-AA11\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1095\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4941. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Safety Zone; Key West Main Ship Channel, and Fleming Key Cut, Key West, Florida” \(\(RIN1625-AA00\)\(Docket No. USCG- 2026-1146\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4942. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Special Local Regulation; Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio” \(\(RIN1625-AA08\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1161\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4943. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Fort Pierce, Florida” \(\(RIN1625-AA09\)\(Docket No. USCG-2026-1140\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-4944. 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 “Clarifying the Scope of \`Applicable Requirements' under State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit Program” \(FRL No. 9118 .1-02-OAR\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4945. 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; Kentucky; Campbell-Clermont Area Maintenance Plan for the 2010 1-Hour SO2 NAAQS” \(FRL No. 13461-02-R4\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4946. 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; Alabama; Transportation Conformity” \(FRL No. 13404-02-R4\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4947. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Sodium Salt of Acifluorfen; Pesticide Tolerance” \(FRL No. 13147-01-OCSPP\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 28, 2026; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-4948. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Marine Protection: Modification to Expand Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites Offshore of Corpus Christi, Texas” \(FRL No. 13119-02-R6\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4949. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Rescission of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Rule; Correction” \(FRL No. 8961.2-02-OAR\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 28, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4950. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Estate Tax Closing Letter User Fee Update” \(RIN1545-BS10\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 28, 2026; to the Committee on Finance. EC-4951. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communication Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled “Television Broadcast Stations, Norwell, Massachusetts” \(\(DA 26-1023\)\(MB Docket No. 26-29\)\) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 28, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ## Official source - [Download the official section PDF](https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/CREC-2026-09-29/granules/CREC-2026-09-29-pt1-PgS5163-7/pdf)