The Senate convened at 10:00am.
Confirmed, 53-41: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #49 David Fotouhi to be Deputy Administrator of the EPA.
Cloture Invoked, 48-45: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #112 Stephen Vaden to be Deputy Secretary of the USDA.
Confirmed, 51-44: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #112 Stephen Vaden to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
Invoked, 51-44: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #117 Andrew Hughes to be Deputy Secretary of HUD.
The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
The Senate will recess from 12:30-2:15pm for the weekly party lunches.
At 2:15pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.197 – A joint resolution 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”
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