Wednesday, June 17, 2026

The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was called to order by the President pro tempore (Mr. Grassley).

The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer: Let us pray. Father of love, whose presence and power are revealed to the hearts that long for Your guidance, we thank You for the gift of this day. May our lawmakers use this borrowed time for Your glory. Give them wisdom beyond their own understanding, courage to uphold what is right, and humility to seek the common good. May they govern with integrity, act with compassion, and pursue justice with steadfast hearts. Bless our Nation and world with peace, strengthen our community with unity, and inspire each of us to be faithful stewards of the opportunities You provide. May our thoughts, words, and actions bring honor to Your Name as we trust in Your unfailing love. In Your unsurpassed Name we pray. Amen.

The President pro tempore led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows:

The senior assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea.

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

The majority leader is recognized.

The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

The Democratic leader is recognized.

Mr. President, there is a lot going on this morning, and I want to speak about Iran. We have been told dozens of times that this war is over and dozens of times we have been disappointed. Three days after Trump announced his so-called understanding with Iran, the American people still have no understanding of what it actually is because Trump refuses to tell us. Now, more than ever, the administration must come clean and let people actually know what is in the so-called understanding because when details start to leak in the press, it only adds to the confusion. The administration still hasn't released the text officially and continues to send mixed messages about what the so-called understanding in future negotiations entail. One administration official told CNN:

Can you believe it? There is something out there, and they say don't believe it, but they won't tell us what it is. The American people have a right to know what it is. The Congress has a right to know what it is. And they said--another administration official: "What's more important than the actual document," he said, "is the understandings we have with each other." What are they? We need to know. It is just outrageous--outrageous--that the administration is saying that whatever is in the MOU is not the real agreement. This is foreign policy by clown car, except it is dangerous. The Trump administration insists that this understanding will bring peace, but they refuse to release the text officially and then say we shouldn't give the memo too much weight because there are secret side negotiations that are more important. How deceptive. How nasty. How dangerous for the American people. I call on Trump to brief Congress, release the official text of the so-called understanding to the public, and disclose any secret deals to the American people immediately. If there are secret side deals, we ought to know about them. The American people have a right to know about them in this dangerous world. So why is the administration deliberately deceiving the American people by saying: Well, what is in this agreement or what at least is published in this agreement is not true. The administration is deliberately deceiving the American people because they are afraid it will show that Trump has capitulated and been taken advantage of, that Iran has gotten the better of this deal because Trump didn't know what his goals were when he began it and kept going back and forth, back and forth, back and forth about what it should be, what it is, what is happening. So I say to Donald Trump: Stop keeping the American people in the dark. Your actions, President Trump, leave Americans wondering, Are our troops safe? What are you promising to Iran? How much longer will gas prices continue to skyrocket? Americans want to know, What has Trump's war gotten them? What was this whole blunder for? By every measure--every measure--Trump's disastrous war has left America worse off. No wonder they don't want to release the real details. They are probably--Trump is probably embarrassed. Iran has more control over the Strait of Hormuz than before Trump's war. The Iranian regime is more radical, more extreme, more hard-line than before the war. Gas prices are dramatically higher than they were before the war. Americans need to know when this war will end, not in Trump's imagination, not in some document that they discredit but in real life. Donald Trump, reveal the deal, stop hiding any secret negotiations, and end this war now. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, on a separate topic, last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported and confirmed what Americans already knew: Inflation is at a 3-year high--marking the second straight month inflation has outpaced wage growth. Rising energy costs are crushing American families, and their dollar simply doesn't stretch as far anymore. It is a lose-lose scenario. In a birthday present to the President, new NBC polling revealed the President's approval rating has hit an alltime low for his second term. It is no wonder why. In my home State of Illinois, the average household has had to spend $3,400 more on goods and services during President Trump's second term, despite the President's campaign pledge to lower costs on day one--another broken promise. That is according to a new report released by the Joint Economic Committee. That same report also details what Illinois families have spent while the President's second term has transpired. Illinois families, on average, have spent $815 more than in a previous similar period on housing costs, like rent and mortgage payments, and the like; $310 more for groceries than in President Trump's first year, compared to 2024; and more than $350 more on gasoline since the start of the Iran war, a little over 100 days ago. What was the President's official response? "I love the inflation," the President said. During the vote-arama earlier this month, on the President's mass deportation funding bill, Senate Democrats offered numerous amendments to address this affordability crisis, which the President has barely acknowledged. Senate Democrats offered a proposal that would have funded the largest Federal grant program to create more affordable housing. We put forth a measure that would investigate health insurance companies that are denying patients the care they need. And we gave Republicans a chance to join us in ending--for good--the President's anti-weaponization slush fund of taxpayer dollars to cop beaters from January 6. At all of these opportunities, too many Republicans refused to join us. When will the Republican Party join the Democrats in the Senate to provide relief to struggling families in their own home States? Only time will tell. Senate Democrats will continue to put forward legislation to help families with the rising costs of gasoline, groceries, housing, and child and healthcare. We will put Republicans on record. I hope they will join us in a bipartisan effort to give Americans real relief. I yield the floor.

The message was received by those advising him, and here we are today, more than 100 days into a war with Iran. I would also note, that under U.S. law, only the President may remove an officer from a promotion list. Secretary Hegseth has refused to explain why or how he believes he has the authority to terminate or delay these officers' careers. And, of course, there is the Kid Rock incident. In March, two Army Apache helicopters flew to the Nashville home of Kid Rock--a well-known Trump supporter--and hovered over his pool while he filmed them for social media. This was an obvious violation of military protocol and aviation safety laws, and the Army immediately launched an investigation and suspended the crews. But within hours, Secretary Hegseth intervened. He posted on social media:

The Army's chain of command was overruled by a tweet because the man being entertained was a friend of the President. Secretary Hegseth later doubled down by taking Kid Rock for a ride in an Army Apache helicopter as part of a promotional video. The Army's aviation safety regulations exist for a reason. The chain of command exists for a reason. It ensures commanders hold each other and their troops accountable, that those who break regulations face consequences, and that military assets are used for legitimate operational needs, not political theater. When the Secretary of Defense short-circuits good order and discipline to benefit a political ally, he does not just bend the rules; he signals to every officer that accountability is conditional on politics. These actions are emblematic of the Secretary's broader focus on his own personal agenda. In the past 3 months alone, while our servicemembers have been fighting and dying overseas, he has taken it upon himself to cancel flu vaccine requirements, repeal firearm restrictions on military posts, bar servicemembers from attending certain universities, and upend the Chaplin Corps. My point is this: Secretary Hegseth is behaving as though his time as Defense Secretary is an opportunity to impose his personal political views on our military men and women. He is wrong. The Office of Secretary of Defense is about leading millions of American servicemembers of every faith, race, and gender with the character and composure they deserve. The military's apolitical mission is not incidental to its strength; it is foundational to its strength. When the Secretary of Defense uses his office to promote a sectarian vision of his culture war, he does not inspire the force; he divides it. Taken together, the Secretary's actions are an assault on the norms, traditions, and structures that have kept the American military the most trusted institution in this country for 250 years. Good order and discipline is not a slogan. It means that the rules apply to everyone, including the leaders at the top. It means that accountability flows both ways and that promotions are based on merit, not loyalty to a party. And it means that servicemembers of every faith and background are welcomed and respected. Secretary Hegseth is undermining every one of those tenets. Our servicemembers deserve better, and we have an obligation as a body, this Senate, to say so plainly and to counter this abuse of power. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

The senior assistant bill clerk read as follows:

There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.

The preamble was agreed to. (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record under "Submitted Resolutions.")

The bill clerk read as follows:

The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant bill clerk called the roll.

So the information requested in this resolution is directly relevant to Congress' oversight responsibilities. We have an obligation to make certain that taxpayer dollars are served in the purpose of the United States and our citizens. There is no reason why the State Department should not do this oversight. According to U.S. Federal prosecutors, Mr. Hernandez--the former two-term President of Honduras--was at the center of one of the largest and most violent drug trafficking conspiracies in the entire world. Mr. Hernandez used the Honduran military and he used the Honduran police to arrest, to imprison, to torture, and in some cases to murder his political opponents and independent journalists who challenged and exposed the rampant corruption and abuses of his government. In March 2024, a U.S. Federal jury in Manhattan found Mr. Hernandez guilty of three charges: conspiring to import tons of cocaine into the United States, using and carrying machine guns and destructive devices to advance that trafficking conspiracy, and conspiring to use such weapons. He was sentenced to 45 years' imprisonment and was fined $8 million. Mr. Hernandez claimed that he was the victim of "political persecution," but there has been absolutely no credible evidence to support that fraudulent claim. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal. Far from being treated unfairly, Mr. Hernandez was afforded every right of due process and a fair trial available to criminal defendants under our system of justice. Astonishingly and to my dismay, on December 1, 2025, Mr. Hernandez received a full and complete pardon from President Trump. Mr. Hernandez is free because of President Trump's pardon, but he does remain a convicted felon. The resolution we are voting on today calls for a full accounting of the Hernandez administration's violations of human rights and connections--direct connections--with drug traffickers, the corruption of government officials, and the involvement in torture, murder, and other crimes of violence. It also requires an assessment of the likelihood that U.S. aid to the Honduran security forces was used to support activities related to drug trafficking and related crimes. None of us want our foreign aid to be used for drug running. This is information the State Department has access to and that Congress and the American people, as well as the people of Honduras, have every right to know. Again, there is absolutely nothing partisan or controversial about this resolution. All of us--all of us--are against corruption. All of us demand accountability of foreign aid that is financed by taxpayers. All of us want to bring to justice those who commit crimes that involve drugs that cause so much damage to the men and women and the young people in all of our States. I commend the Senators from Nevada and Virginia for offering the resolution, and I urge its adoption. I yield the floor.

The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

(The remarks of Mrs. Moody pertaining to the submission of S. Res. 773 are printed in today's Record under "Submitted Resolutions.")

The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.

The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

The bill clerk read the nomination of George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

SECTION 502B(c) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961--Motion To Discharge

The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.

So the Iranians don't have to worry about oil sanctions. They are gone. The Iranians don't have to worry about getting back their frozen funds. We are transferring them. They don't have to worry about an American military response because they have already seen it, and they have survived. And they don't need to worry about going up against the United States, China, and Russia because China and Russia are now on their side. These nuclear negotiations are just destined to fail. I hope I am wrong, but on the backside of this war, the President has almost no leverage. What is left? This agreement drops the oil sanctions. It frees up the frozen funds. He has already played the military card. There is a suggestion in this document that there is going to be a specific negotiation about the enriched uranium that Iran holds. Now, remember when Obama was negotiating with Iran, they had 15-percent enriched uranium. They weren't close to the enrichment capacity to make a bomb. Today, they have a 60-percent enrichment capacity. Because Donald Trump pulled out of the agreement, Iran now has 60 percent. Everybody knows that, to get from 60 to the quality you need to produce a bomb, it takes a matter of days. Iran says in this agreement that they will talk about the enriched uranium, but they are willing to talk about the enriched uranium being degraded to 3 percent, which is the number in the JCPOA. So they basically signal in this agreement that, yeah, we will talk about getting rid of our enriched uranium or diluting it, but we are just going to talk about the same thing that we were talking to the Obama administration about. All of this was predictable. All of this was predictable. I have listened to my hard-line colleagues argue that the only way to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon or to destroy their missiles or to stop their support for terrorism is to go to war with Iran. Well, we went to war with Iran for 100 days, and on the backside of it, they still have their nuclear program, they still have their missiles, they still have their drones, they are still supporting terrorism. It didn't work, and most of us knew it wasn't going to work. Most of us said that, if you go to war with Iran, we will end up in a worse position, and here we are in a fundamentally worse position. The entire scope of this agreement basically boils down to a multibillion-dollar payment to Iran so that Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz. What a disaster that is. To add insult to injury, the text says that Iran promises to open the strait--for 10 years? No. For 5 years? For a year? No. Iran says: We will open the Strait of Hormuz for 2 months toll free. Then, after that period of time, we will consult with the Government of Oman on the tolling structure. So open for 60 days and then Oman and Iran will talk about the new structure. I knew it was going to be a humiliating agreement. I didn't know it was going to be this humiliating. I want the war to end, and I am willing to stomach a bad deal, but this agreement exposes what a colossal mistake it was--the biggest foreign policy blunder of 20 years--to start this war and why every hawk who cheerled us into war with Iran was wrong. We didn't get anything that you thought we were going to get out of this. I am hopeful that I am wrong about these negotiations. I am hopeful that new leverage will materialize, but I don't see any leverage at all. It is given up in this agreement. It is given up in the way that this war has been perpetuated. I am glad the war is over, but I am furious that it has resulted in our Nation's humiliation and in Iran's becoming stronger and in America's becoming weaker, and everybody--Republicans and Democrats--should be furious about that. I yield the floor.

The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time.

There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolutions en bloc.

(The resolutions, with their preambles, are printed in today's Record under "Submitted Resolutions.")

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

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Messages from the President of the United States were communicated to the Senate by Mr. Hanley, one of his secretaries.

In executive session the Presiding Officer laid before the Senate messages from the President of the United States submitting sundry nominations which were referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (The messages received today are printed at the end of the Senate proceedings.)

The following bill was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and placed on the calendar:

The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated:

The following reports of committees were submitted:

The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated:

At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 478, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system. At the request of Mr. Schmitt, the name of the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 494, a bill to establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. McCormick) was added as a cosponsor of S. 574, a bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to provide compensation for poultry growers and layers in control areas, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Florida (Mrs. Moody) were added as cosponsors of S. 877, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the life and legacy of Roberto Clemente. At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Alsobrooks) was added as a cosponsor of S. 879, a bill to expand medical, employment, and other benefits for individuals serving as family caregivers for certain veterans, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of S. 1294, a bill to modernize the business of selling firearms. At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1370, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the possession of certain firearms, and for other purposes. At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1380, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Cotton, the names of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added as cosponsors of S. 1552, a bill to promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. At the request of Mrs. Britt, the name of the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1630, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide more opportunities for mothers to succeed, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mrs. Moody) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1705, a bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to issue standards with respect to chip security mechanisms for integrated circuit products, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1829, a bill to combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry. At the request of Mr. Marshall, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1906, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the regulation of zootechnical animal food substances. At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2859, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups. At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3267, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests. At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Banks) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) were added as cosponsors of S. 3332, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3383, a bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. McCormick, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Justice) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3524, a bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3940, a bill to amend the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to testify before Congress, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Warnock, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Alsobrooks) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4167, a bill to establish the Federal Clearinghouse on Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Markey, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of S. 4411, a bill to clarify eligibility for small business loans, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Gallego, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4421, a bill to amend the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act to expand review by Congress of actions relating to sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Federation. At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4427, a bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed standard with respect to heat injury and illness prevention, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Moreno, the names of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Banks) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) were added as cosponsors of S. 4429, a bill to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into interstate commerce in the United States of connected vehicles and related software and hardware associated with foreign adversaries. At the request of Mrs. Moody, the name of the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4446, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the importation of illicit pill press machines with the intent to counterfeit substances, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4610, a bill to promote the development and use of geothermal resources in the Pacific, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4744, a bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 56, a joint resolution designating the month of June as "Life Month". At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 6, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically provided and continue to provide critical benefits to the people and communities of the United States. At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 759, a resolution recognizing World Oceans Day and celebrating the maritime heritage, ocean leadership, fisheries stewardship, and coastal communities of the United States.

SENATE RESOLUTION 771--CONGRATULATING THE NEW YORK KNICKS ON WINNING THE 2026 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION FINALS Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED RECEIVE EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY, INCLUDING A PARDON OR COMMUTATION, AND AFFIRMING THE SENATE'S COMMITMENT TO THE RULE OF LAW AND INTEGRITY OF THE UNITED STATES FINANCIAL SYSTEM Mr. GALLEGO (for himself and Ms. Lummis) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

SENATE RESOLUTION 773--RECOGNIZING FATHER'S DAY AND THE ROLE A FATHER PLAYS IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS Mrs. MOODY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

Just to illustrate, when I became the attorney general, I was the first mom of a school-age child on the Florida cabinet. So I really relied on my incredible husband Justin--and what an amazing dad. Just to illustrate, I wanted to put up a picture of my family at the time--my young son--when I became the attorney general, and without their support, we wouldn't have done all that we did to protect the great State, strengthen our communities, and make it the free State of Florida that it is today. My husband Justin works long hours as a law enforcement officer, as you can see. More recently, when I became a U.S. Senator, he is still waking up every day, being a dad first and foremost but then putting on a badge and a bulletproof vest and going to work to protect others while he supports everybody else in the community as much as he supports those of us at home. I just have to say I know I am not alone as a mom that wants to praise the dad in her life. In fact, the first celebration of Father's Day in 1910 was spurred on and founded by a mom. She had just become a mom--her name was Sonora Smart Dodd--and she recognized after hearing a Mother's Day sermon that she thought we should give something that was just as emphatic and passionate to support our dads. So it was a mom that launched and initiated the first Father's Day recognition back in 1910. So it is an honor for me, as one of the very few moms of a kid under 18 in the U.S. Senate, to be the one to recognize Father's Day this upcoming weekend and introduce a resolution recognizing Father's Day and the role that fathers play in the lives of children and adults. I have introduced that for the Record, and it is an honor to do so. I remember so many times when my law enforcement husband would go away for extended periods of time--whether it was to become a firearms instructor with the DEA or when he went to the National Academy at Quantico for months--he would come home--fly late at night--to make sports games or to help with homework. I know all fathers around the Nation give 110 percent to their kids, and as Father's Day approaches, I wanted the U.S. Senate to recognize how important having good fathers in children's lives is. I was so proud of my own State when I was attorney general and we passed the Responsible Dad Act, which provided mentoring, one-on-one support, and evidence-based educational programming to help enhance parenting skills and help fathers stay actively involved in their kids lives. I am so proud of the Senate. Just today--and I know the Presiding Officer joins me in this--on the HELP Committee, we passed out legislation just today, before I came in here, as part of the Healthy Start Reauthorization Act that supports dads being involved in their kids' lives. It also supports mentoring, a dad initiative, and we know that is so important for our young kids to develop into healthy, independent adults. So I recognize my own benefit from having a father that was engaged. He showed me how to live a life of service professionally. I have also benefited from having father figures in my extended family that have played a large role in my success in life, and I will always be grateful. With that, I thank the Presiding Officer for permitting me time to introduce the resolution to recognize this weekend as Father's Day and to say thank you and to give encouragement to the fathers across our country that will raise the next generation of leaders that will guide our country for the next 250 years.

Mr. MORAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kain, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

Mr. BUDD (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. Rosen) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

SENATE RESOLUTION 777--DESIGNATING MAY 1, 2026, AS "UNITED STATES FOREIGN SERVICE DAY" IN RECOGNITION OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED, OR ARE PRESENTLY SERVING, IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND HONORING THE MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

SA 5830. Mr. RICKETTS (for himself and Mrs. Fischer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5823 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Warren)) to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5831. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5823 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Warren)) to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5832. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Daines) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5833. Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5834. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5835. Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Cramer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5836. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5837. Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5838. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5823 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Warren)) to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5839. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5823 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Warren)) to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5840. Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5841. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her tothe bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5842. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Lujan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for discal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5843. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5844. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5845. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5846. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5847. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5848. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5849. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5850. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5851. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5852. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Budd) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5853. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5854. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5830. Mr. RICKETTS (for himself and Mrs. Fischer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5823 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Warren)) to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5831. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5823 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Warren)) to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5832. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Daines) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5833. Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5834. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5835. Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Cramer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5836. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5837. Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5838. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5823 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Warren)) to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5839. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5823 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Warren)) to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5840. Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5841. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her tothe bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5842. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Lujan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for discal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5843. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5844. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5845. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5846. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5847. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5848. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5849. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5850. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5851. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5852. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Budd) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5853. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 5854. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:29 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 10 a.m.

Executive nomination confirmed by the Senate June 17, 2026: