The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00 PM on Tuesday, September 2.

One roll call vote is expected.

5:30 PM:

1. Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act

Leader Thune just FILED CLOTURE on the motion to proceed to S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

CONFIRMED: Marcus Molinaro to be Federal Transit Administrator

By a vote of 71-23.

CONFIRMED: Adam Telle to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army

By a vote of 72-22.

CONFIRMED: Sean Cairncross to be National Cyber Director

By a vote of 59-35.

CONFIRMED: John Arrigo to be U.S. Ambassador to Portugal

By a vote of 52-42.

CONFIRMED: Catherine Hanson to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency

By a vote of 50-45.

CONFIRMED: Luke Lindberg to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

By a vote of 77-18.

AGREED TO: Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Luke Lindberg to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

By a vote of 75-20.

RT @SenateDems: Senate Republican leadership just BLOCKED a bill requiring the DOJ to retain any records related to Jeffrey Epstein.

@Chr…

CONFIRMED: Jeanine Pirro to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia

By a vote of 50-45.

AGREED TO: Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Jeanine Pirro to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia

By a vote of 51-45.

CONFIRMED: Jason Quinones to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida

By a vote of 51-44.

Senator @ChrisVanHollen asked unanimous consent that the Senate consider and pass his bill that would release the Epstein Records

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) objected.

RT @ChrisVanHollen: Republicans earlier today said they supported my effort in the Appropriations Committee requiring DOJ to report to Cong…

AGREED TO: Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Jason Quinones to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida

By a vote of 49-45.

CONFIRMED: Brian Burch to be Ambassador to the Holy See

By a vote of 49-44.

RT @SenateDems: BREAKING: Senate Democrats just took to the Senate floor to try to pass a bill requiring the Department of Justice to relea…

AGREED TO: Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Brian Burch to be Ambassador to the Holy See

By a vote of 51-45.

CONFIRMED: Andrew Puzder to be U.S. Representative to the European Union

By a vote of 53-44.

.@SenMarkey asked unanimous consent that the Senate consider and pass S.1593, Small Business Tariff Exemptions.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) objected.

.@ChrisVanHollen asked unanimous consent that the Senate consider and pass S.2557, a bill to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) objected.

RT @ChrisVanHollen: The American people and, most of all, the victims, deserve the truth – they deserve to see the Epstein files.

I am ta…

.@SenBlumenthal asked unanimous consent that the Senate consider and pass S.2557, a bill to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) objected.

.@SenJeffMerkley asked unanimous consent that the Senate consider and pass S.2557, a bill to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) objected.

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am tomorrow.

One roll call vote is scheduled at 10:00AM:
Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Andrew Puzder to be U.S. Representative to the European Union
Additional roll call votes are possible.

CONFIRMED: Nicholas Kent to be Under Secretary of Education

By a vote of 50-45.

CONFIRMED: David Woll to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

By a vote of 51-43.

CONFIRMED: Luigi Rinaldi to be U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay

By a vote of 51-44.

AGREED TO: Mullin Amendment #3412 (Leg Branch Text)

By a vote of 81-15.