{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-02-24-pt1-PgD211", "2026-02-24", 119, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D211", "D212", null, "[{\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"612\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1441\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3023\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3895\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3907\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7147\"}]", "172 Cong. Rec. D211", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D211-D212]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                                         Tuesday, February 24, 2026\n\n[[Page D211]]\n\n                              Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n      House and Senate met in Joint Session to receive a State of the\n      Union Address from the President of the United States.\n\n                                 Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S627-S655\nMeasures Introduced: Thirteen bills and one resolution were introduced,\nas follows: S. 3895-3907, and S. Res. 612.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S650-51\nMeasures Reported:\n  S. 1441, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants\nto nonprofit entities to assist such entities in carrying out programs\nto provide service dogs to eligible veterans, with an amendment in the\nnature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 119-113)\n  S. 3023, to limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual\nabuse material for law enforcement agencies, with an amendment in the\nnature of a substitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S650\nMeasures Considered:\nDepartment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act: By 50 yeas to 45\nnays (Vote No. 39), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and\nsworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion\nto close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of\nH.R. 7147, making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal\nyear ending September 30, 2026.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S641\n  Subsequently, Senator Thune entered a motion to reconsider the vote\nby which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to\nconsideration of the bill.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S641\nAppointments:\n  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy: The Chair, pursuant\nto the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 4355(a), as amended by Public Law 118-\n159, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, appointed the following\nindividual to serve as a member of the Board of Visitors of the U.S.\nMilitary Academy: Senator Peters (Appropriations).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S654\n  United States Commission on Civil Rights: The Chair, on behalf of the\nPresident pro tempore and upon the recommendation of the Majority\nLeader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 98-183, as amended by\nPublic Law 103-419, appointed the following individual to the United\nStates Commission on Civil Rights, for a term of six years: Sarah\nFrankenstein vice Gail Heriot.\nMessage from the President: Senate received the following message from\nthe President of the United States:\n  Transmitting the report on the State of the Union delivered to a\nJoint Session of Congress on February 24, 2026; which was ordered to\nlie on the table. (PM-52)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S645-49\nMcCormack Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the\nnomination of Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of\nTransportation for Policy.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S641\n  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,\nin accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of\nthe Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the\nnomination of John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National\nTransportation Safety Board.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S641\n  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the\nfollowing action:\n  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to\nconsider the nomination.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S641\nDeLeeuw Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was\nreached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, February\n25, 2026, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of John\nDeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety\nBoard, and notwithstanding Rule XXII, the motion to invoke cloture\nripen at 11:45 a.m.; and if cloture is invoked, Senate vote on\nconfirmation of the nomination at 2:15 p.m.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S654-55\n\n[[Page D212]]\n\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S649\nMeasures Referred:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S649-50\nMeasures Placed on the Calendar:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S635,-S650\nExecutive Communications:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S650\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S651-52\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S652-54\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S643-45\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S654\nRecord Votes: One record vote was taken today. 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