The Senate convened at 12:00pm.

Invoked, 50-48: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #788 Jonathan E. Hawley to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois.

Confirmed, 50-46: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #788 Jonathan E. Hawley to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois.

Cloture Invoked, 50-48: Executive Calendar #620 David Huitema to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics for a term of five years.

Vote update at 5:15pm: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Executive Calendar #714 Cathy Fung, of California, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, vice Joseph H. Gale, retired.

Invoked, 58-37: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #714 Cathy Fung to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.

The Senate passed H.R.5464 – To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Guntersville, Alabama, as the “Colonel Ola Lee Mize Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”.

The Senate passed H.R.7333 – To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in West Palm Beach, Florida, as the “Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center”.

The Senate passed S. 5314, to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the James Mountain Inhofe V.A. Medical Center.

The Senate passed H.R. 5861, an act to extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment benefits and for other purposes.

The Senate passed S.1316 – An Act to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to expand the definition of an active duty military consumer for purposes of certain credit monitoring requirements, and for other purposes.

The Senate adjourned at 6:44 PM.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate stands in recess until Monday, February 23, 2026, other than for pro forma sessions on the following dates, during which no business shall be conducted:

  • Friday, February 13th at 9:00am
  • Tuesday, February 17th at 6:30pm
  • Thursday, February 19th at 2:00pm

The Senate will next convene at 3:00pm on Monday, February 23rd. Following the prayer and pledge, Senator Kaine will be recognized to deliver Washington’s Farewell address. Following the Address, the Senate will be in a period of Morning Business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

At approximately 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.7147, an act making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.