{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgD223", "2026-02-26", 119, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D223", "D224", null, "[{\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"616\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"623\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"617\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"618\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"619\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"620\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"621\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"622\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"972\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1070\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"2245\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2815\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3926\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3955\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6644\"}]", "172 Cong. Rec. D223", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D223-D224]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                                        Thursday, February 26, 2026\n\n[[Page D223]]\n\n                              Daily Digest\n\n                                 Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S691-S717\nMeasures Introduced: Thirty bills and eight resolutions were\nintroduced, as follows: S. 3926-3955, and S. Res. 616-623.\n                                                          Pages S706-07\nMeasures Passed:\n  Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act: Committee on Energy and\nNatural Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R.\n2815, to provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village\nCorporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and\nthe bill was then passed.\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 S697-99\n  Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act: Committee on\nEnergy and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration\nof H.R. 972, to amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act\nto adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area,\nand the bill was then passed.\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 S697-99\n  Digital Coast Act: Senate passed S. 2245, to amend the Digital Coast\nAct to improve the acquisition, integration, and accessibility of data\nof the Digital Coast program and to extend the program, after agreeing\nto the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.\n                                                          Pages S715-16\n  National STEM Week Act: Senate passed S. 1070, to establish a\nNational STEM Week to promote American innovation and enhance STEM\neducation pathways for all students, including those in rural, urban,\nand underserved communities, after agreeing to the committee amendment\nin the nature 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\n  Page S716\n  Career and Technical Education Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 617,\nsupporting the goals and ideals of ``Career and Technical Education\nMonth''.\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\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S716\n  Career and Technical Education: Senate agreed to S. Res. 618,\nrecognizing the importance of career and technical education (``CTE'')\neducators and work-based learning coordinators in delivering high-\nquality CTE, preparing students for success in the workplace, the\nclassroom, and in life, and supporting dynamic workforce pipelines that\nenable the United States to grow and lead in critical economic sectors.\n                                                              Page S716\n  National Elizabeth Peratrovich Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 619,\ndesignating February 16, 2026, as ``National Elizabeth Peratrovich\nDay''.\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\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S716\n  Rare Disease Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 620, designating February\n28, 2026, as ``Rare Disease Day''.\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 S716\n  National Public Schools Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 621,\ndesignating the week of February 23 through February 27, 2026, as\n``National Public Schools Week''.\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 S716\n  National FFA Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 622, expressing support\nfor the designation of February 21 through February 28, 2026, as\n``National FFA Week'', recognizing the important role of the National\nFFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally\nconscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 50th\nanniversary of the chartering of the State of Alaska as a State FFA\nAssociation.\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\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S716\nMeasures Considered:\nHousing for the 21st Century Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration\nof the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6644, to increase the\nsupply of housing in America.\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 S692-97\n  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed\nto consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of\nRule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the\nunanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, February 26, 2026, a vote on\ncloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, March 2, 2026.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S692\n  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following\naction:\n  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session to\nconsider the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.\n                                                              Page S692\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at\napproximately 3 p.m., on Monday, March 2, 2026, Senate resume\nconsideration of the\n\n[[Page D224]]\n\nmotion to proceed to consideration of the bill; and that the motion to\ninvoke cloture with respect to the motion to proceed to consideration\nof the bill ripen at 5:30 p.m.\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 S717\nAppointments:\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that a correction\nto the appointment made on February 24, 2026, be printed in the Record:\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: Sara\nFrankenstein vice Gail Heriot.\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 S715\nNomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:\n  By 57 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. EX. 43), Ryan McCormack, of Virginia,\nto be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.\n                                          Pages S691-92, S699-702, S717\n  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n  By 60 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 42), Senate agreed to the motion to\nclose further debate on 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\nPage S697\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\n  Pages S704-05\nExecutive Reports of Committees:\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 S705-06\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 S707-09\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S709-12\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 S703-04\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\n  Pages S712-13\nRecord Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--43)\n                                                    Pages S697 and S702\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:54 p.m.,\nuntil 3 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026. (For Senate's program, see the\nremarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S717.)"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgD223"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 20.39650990627706, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}