Senate
Page S2317 · Official textThe Senate met at 3 p.m. and was called to order by the President pro tempore (Mr. Grassley).
Monday, May 18, 2026
Vol. 172, No. 84 · 119th Congress, 2nd session
Prayer
Page S2317 · Official textThe Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer: Let us pray. Eternal God, whose mercy is great unto the heavens, help us to do what is right. May we not forget that You are the judge of the Earth and that we are accountable to You. Lord, protect us from our enemies for we place our trust in You. Sustain our Senators. Surround them with the shield of Your divine favor as they seek to live for Your glory. Hasten the day when Your just rule shall fill the Earth with health, life, and peace. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let Your glory be over the Earth. We pray in Your marvelous Name. Amen.
Pledge of Allegiance
Page S2317 · Official textThe President pro tempore led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows:
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I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Reservation of Leader Time
Page S2317 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Budd)
Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved.
Conclusion of Morning Business
Page S2317 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER
Morning business is closed.
EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION (Executive Session)
Page S2317 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER
Under the previous order, the Senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the en bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 690.
The Senator from Iowa.
Iran (Executive Session)
Pages S2317–S2318 · Official textMr. President, this year, at my annual 99 county meetings, I was asked about the operations in Iran and was asked the question of why the administration's actions were necessary.
For starters, there are historic reasons the United States must address the threat of Iran. "Death to America," we hear from over there, and that is death to individual Americans.
Just recently--last week, for instance--there was an Iraqi indicted. He was captured overseas and brought to the United States because his sole purpose was to kill people, including even here in America.
If you go back to 1979, when it started, Iranian revolutionaries almost immediately seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and held 52 American hostage for 444 days. One of those Foreign Service officers was a native of Waverly, IA.
Four years later, Iranian-backed terrorist groups carried out a suicide car bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. They drove two truck bombs into the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut--killing over 250 Americans.
In 1996, the Iranian regime carried out another truck bombing near a United States Air Force housing complex in Saudi Arabia--killing 19 Americans and wounding more than 370.
In 2007, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carried out a plot in Iraq that killed five members of the United States armed services and wounded three others.
And then we all know how destructive the bomb was that we call the improvised explosive device that was buried and killed about 600 American servicepeople and wounded many others.
Now, what is more is that the regime also continues its efforts to build nuclear weapons.
In 2003, the International Atomic Energy Agency, also known as the IAEA, revealed that Iran had engaged in a variety of clandestine nuclear-related activities.
In 2005, the IAEA's Board of Governors found Iran in noncompliance with the Agency's safeguard agreements.
In 2014, the Director of National Intelligence reported to Congress that Iran had made substantial progress with its nuclear program.
In 2025, the IAEA declared that Iran had enough enriched uranium--just short of weapons grade--to potentially make nine nuclear bombs.
So Iran is not a distant or theoretical threat. It is a direct U.S. national security concern. A nuclear-capable Iran would be able to expand its support for global terrorism, threaten American forces across the region, and put our allies at immediate risk. Over time, Iran's capability could extend beyond the region, increasing the risk to the American homeland itself. This presents a clear threat that the United States could not afford to ignore.
I am happy that President Trump took action to address this threat that seven previous Presidents did not consider necessary, and I remain hopeful that a long-lasting peace agreement can soon be reached.
I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant executive clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Recognition of the Majority Leader (Executive Session)
Page S2318 · Official textThe majority leader is recognized.
Military Appreciation Month (Executive Session)
Page S2318 · Official textMr. President, the month of May is dedicated to America's finest. We observed Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day last week, and the entire month of May is Military Appreciation Month. Armed Forces Day was Saturday, and next week, we will observe Memorial Day and remember all those who have laid down their lives in America's service. It is an extraordinary thing they do, the men and women who sign up to join our military. They don't simply choose service; they choose a kind of service that may require them to sacrifice everything. And they do it willingly, proudly, for love of their country, for love of their fellow soldiers, and for love of their fellow man.
We live in a country of unmatched blessing, and it can be easy to take that for granted, to take our prosperity, our freedom, our peace, and safety as a given. But they are not a given; they are secured for us and have been secured for us by the men and women of the U.S. military. That is not patriotic rhetoric; that is a fact. None of the blessings we enjoy as citizens of the United States would last long in the absence of the men and women who commit their lives to defending them.
My job as a Senator gives me the privilege of regularly getting to interact with our military men and women. That might be at Ellsworth Air Force Base talking to airmen about recent B-1 or MQ-9 combat operations or the fast approaching B-21 mission. It might be welcoming home South Dakota National Guard troops or our 114th Fighter Wing from a deployment. It might be greeting veterans on an Honor Flight here in Washington, DC. It is a privilege to talk to men and women who have not only chosen to serve a cause greater than themselves but have committed to giving their lives for that cause if necessary. Their pride, their professionalism, their enthusiasm, their wholehearted embrace of our country's ideals--there is nothing more inspiring and uplifting than meeting the men and women of the U.S. military.
I have talked about our Armed Forces' willingness to sacrifice, to lay down their lives if necessary to protect our country. Across the river from the Capitol Building where we stand, at Arlington National Cemetery, rows upon rows of white markers bear witness to the men and women who have made that ultimate sacrifice. And not just on Memorial Day but every day--every day--we need to remember them, to remember that our freedom has been secured for us at a great cost, and to live in such a way as to honor that sacrifice.
No discussion of the service of our military men and women is complete without mentioning their families. They, too, embrace a cause greater than themselves. They also serve and often without recognition. They endure long absences from their loved ones, missed birthdays and date nights and dinners, frequent moves, new schools, and job changes. And for some, their loved one never comes home. Just as we remember our soldiers this month, we remember their families--their families--and what they, too, have given in the service of our country.
As we celebrate Military Appreciation Month, Armed Forces Day, and Memorial Day, my prayers and gratitude are with the men and women of the U.S. military. God bless and protect them as they stand on guard for us.
I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant executive clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Recognition of the Minority Leader (Executive Session)
Page S2318 · Official textThe Democratic leader is recognized.
Department of Justice (Executive Session)
Page S2318 · Official textMr. President, let me first talk about this DOJ slush fund.
As working families shorten their grocery lists, as they struggle to make ends meet, Donald Trump has added a nearly $2 billion slush fund for his MAGA allies and January 6 insurrectionists to his wish list of pet projects he wants to fund with taxpayer dollars.
Of all the corrupt things Donald Trump has done, this MAGA slush fund at the Department of Justice is one of the most depraved. Trump is shaking hands with himself in order to fund his insurrectionist army to the tune of billions of dollars. Trump is shaking hands with himself, making his own deal with himself, in order to fund his insurrectionist army to the tune of billions of dollars. He is signing a contract with himself to use these funds for illicit purposes.
Can you believe it, America? How low can we go with this President?
Trump pardoned violent insurrectionists who assaulted your Capitol to overturn your votes, and now he wants to give them your hard-earned tax dollars as a reward. Can you believe that? He is taking money out of your paycheck, America, and putting it into the pockets of his cronies, criminals, and cop beaters.
This settlement with the IRS is a farce. Trump sued his own government. He is the President, and he sued the government. He asked for $10 billion--the gall of this man. And then Trump's own Justice Department, with his own appointed attorneys general, settled with Trump. Trump settled with Trump, and now Trump gets a nearly $2 billion slush fund as part of that settlement.
What is he going to do with it? He is going to reward his own allies, loyalists, and insurrectionists. How crooked can it be? How perverted? How slanted? How far away from American ideals?
No President--none--should be able to use the Department of Justice as a personal rewards program for the people who helped him attack our democracy.
Again, America, he sued America for $10 billion, and then he settled with himself and said: OK, I will settle for $2 billion, and then I can use that to aid my cronies.
America, are you listening? What is this guy doing? We have never seen anything like this. Even in the worst and most corrupt administrations we have had, we have never seen anything like this. It is self-dealing. It is corruption. It is abuse of power. And it is happening in broad daylight.
Where are our Republican colleagues when something so abysmal, so low, so degrading to what America is all about--where are they? Shrugging their shoulders: Whatever Donald Trump wants, let him do, even though we know what a bad human being he is.
Government Funding (Executive Session)
Pages S2318–S2319 · Official textMr. President, on costs, reconciliation, and the ballroom, the list goes on and on. As costs continue to skyrocket, Americans know exactly who is making their lives harder: Donald Trump. The new New York Times/Siena poll this morning found that just 37 percent of Americans approve of Trump. Only 37 percent of Americans approve of Trump. It was low in January. It is now 4 points even lower. And only 28 percent--28 percent of Americans--only a little more than one in four Americans approves of Trump's handling of the cost of living. Trump's supposed high floor of approval is crumbling beneath his feet, unable to bear the weight of his complete disregard for the higher costs he is forcing on Americans every time they go to the grocery store, gas pump, or doctor's office. As Donald Trump keeps reminding us, he doesn't think about Americans' financial situation. He doesn't think about anyone but himself. Look at that:
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I don't think about Americans' financial situation. I don't think about anyone.
That is Trump. He is totally on his own, helping himself, dipping into the pockets of the taxpayers and putting the money in his pockets and in his friends' pockets. What a sad day for America it is that this man goes unchecked by almost everybody in his own party. And when inflation is at its highest cost in years, costs are growing faster than wages, and the price of everything--from gas to groceries, to healthcare--is through the roof, Donald Trump demands that Americans shell out a billion dollars for his golden ballroom and tens of billions of dollars more for his masked secret police force. At the very moment Americans are asking, "How do I make ends meet?" Donald Trump is asking: How do I get taxpayers to fund my vanity project? And as I mentioned, Senate Republicans, unfortunately, are going right along with him. Instead of changing course in the face of Americans' outcry, Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are doubling down on their ballroom. In the reconciliation Byrd bath, over the weekend, Democrats successfully derailed Republicans' ballroom proposal, but now Republicans are scrambling to reinsert a new ballroom provision into their bill. Now, Republicans are scrambling over what comes next: whether they try to shove the ballroom back in, hide it somewhere else, or quietly retreat because Democrats exposed it. But either way, the point is clear: Republicans were ready to spend taxpayer dollars on Trump's vanity project, while doing nothing--nothing--serious to lower costs for families. Do you hear that, America? Republicans will not work this hard to lower your costs, lower your rent, lower your grocery bill, but they worked overtime to protect Trump's priorities, including this ballroom. That tells you everything you need to know. Ballroom Republicans have made their choice: Trump's ego over your electric bill, Trump's palace over your paycheck, Trump's priorities over your family's needs. And if Republicans are now running away from their own ballroom provision, good, they should. Democrats called the ballroom out, fought it, and made clear we would not let Republicans quietly stick taxpayers with the bill for Donald Trump's vanity project. But, make no mistake, this reconciliation bill is still rotten to the core. Whether the ballroom stays, goes, or gets buried somewhere else, Republicans are still pushing a bill that does nothing meaningful to lower costs for families, while pouring tens of billions into Trump's extreme agenda. Democrats are going to fight this with everything we have: in the Byrd bath, on the floor, in vote-arama--amendment after amendment, vote after vote. We are going to force Republicans to answer a simple question: Who are you here to fight for--American families or Donald Trump's priorities? Democrats fight for families. Republicans fight for Trump.
Iran (Executive Session)
Page S2319 · Official textMr. President, on Iran, over the weekend, Donald Trump told Iran:
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[T]he Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything left of them.
How can Donald Trump say the clock is ticking when he told the Senate the clock had paused when his war recently passed the War Powers Act 60-day threshold to either end hostilities or get congressional authorization? Over the weekend, a drone strike caused a fire on the edge of a massive nuclear powerplant in the UAE, further proof that the fighting is anything but finished. Senate Republicans need to stop playing dumb and realize that this war didn't end at the 60-day mark and will not end until Republicans show some backbone and support Democrats' War Powers Resolution to end the fighting. This week, Democrats will force an eighth vote on our War Powers Resolution to withdraw our troops from hostilities with Iran. I urge Republicans to support our War Powers Resolution, end the war, and get the troops out of harm's way--or else Republicans will learn that the clock is ticking not only on this war but on their own political future.
China (Executive Session)
Page S2319 · Official textMr. President, finally, on China, Donald Trump returns from his trip to China with virtually nothing--nothing--to show for it, other than some photo ops. He seems to like photo ops more than making the world a better place. In exchange for a photo op with Xi Jinping, Trump cast doubt on America's commitment to supporting Taiwan, failed to secure any meaningful Chinese actions to stem the flow of fentanyl into America, allowed the Chinese Communist Party to continue owning American farmland, neglected to safeguard America's lead in the AI and semiconductor race, and did nothing--nothing--to protect U.S. manufacturers from competitors in China. The American people don't care about Donald Trump's latest red-carpet photo op with foreign dignitaries. They care whether he fights to defend their interests from the Chinese Communist Party. And as always, Donald Trump, with his son and business manager in tow, put his own interests and ego first in Beijing, to the detriment of American workers, American farmers, American families, and American manufacturers. What a disgrace. I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Britt)
The Senator from Virginia.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant executive clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Orders for Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Page S2319 · Official textMadam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, morning business be closed, and the Senate proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the Clarke nomination; further, that notwithstanding rule XXII, the cloture motions filed on May 14 ripen at 11:45 a.m. and that if cloture is invoked on the Clarke nomination, then, following that vote, the Senate recess for the weekly conference meetings until 2 p.m. and the Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at 2:15 p.m.; and, finally, that if any nominations are confirmed during Tuesday's session of the Senate, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's actions.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Madam President, for the information of my colleagues, we expect to vote in relation to S.J. Res. 185 tomorrow afternoon.
Order for Adjournment
Page S2319 · Official textMadam President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that following the confirmation vote of the nominations to be considered en bloc pursuant to S. Res. 690, the Senate resume legislative session and stand adjourned under the previous order.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Executive Resolutions
Pages S2319–S2321 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER
Under the previous order, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the en bloc nominations provided under the provisions of S. Res. 690?
I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant executive clerk called the roll.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Curtis), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville), and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young).
Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) would have voted "Yea," the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) would have voted "Yea," and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young) would have voted "Yea."
I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) are necessarily absent.
The result was announced--yeas 46, nays 43, as follows:
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Armstrong Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy Collins Cotton Crapo Cruz Daines Ernst Fischer Graham Grassley Hagerty Hawley Hoeven Husted Hyde-Smith Johnson Justice Kennedy Lankford Lee Lummis Marshall McConnell McCormick Moody Moran Moreno Murkowski Paul Ricketts Rounds Schmitt Scott (FL) Scott (SC) Sheehy Sullivan Thune Wicker
Alsobrooks Baldwin Blumenthal Blunt Rochester Booker Cantwell Coons Cortez Masto Duckworth Gallego Gillibrand Hassan Heinrich Hickenlooper Hirono Kaine Kelly Kim King Klobuchar Lujan Markey Merkley Murphy Murray Ossoff Padilla Reed Rosen Sanders Schatz Schiff Schumer Shaheen Slotkin Smith Van Hollen Warner Warnock Warren Welch Whitehouse Wyden
Bennet
Cornyn
Cramer
Curtis
Durbin
Fetterman
Peters
Risch
Tillis
Tuberville
Young
The en bloc nominations were confirmed as follows:
Calendar Number 615: Andrew Benson, of Maine, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 616: William Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 617: Kevin Holmes, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 618: Brian David Miller, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 619: Richard Price, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 620: Darin Smith, of Wyoming, to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 621: Gregory LoGerfo, of Massachusetts, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.
Calendar Number 622: Eric Meyer, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Calendar Number 623: Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Calendar Number 624: Frank Weiland, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs).
Calendar Number 648: Daniel Edwards, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
Calendar Number 649: Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
Calendar Number 650: Robert Harvey, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
Calendar Number 652: Thomas Govan, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 653: Zachary Keller, of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 654: Ryan Raybould, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 664: Gregory Gilmore, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 665: Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2031. (Reappointment)
Calendar Number 666: Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
Calendar Number 667: David LaCerte, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2031. (Reappointment)
Calendar Number 668: Kyle Haustveit, of North Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
Calendar Number 675: Robert Rotter, of Iowa, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 676: Daniel Satterlee, of South Dakota, to be United States Marshal for the District of South Dakota for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 677: David St. Pierre, of Maine, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 678: Brian Birdwell, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Calendar Number 679: Mark Ditlevson, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Calendar Number 680: Lee Lipton, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines.
Calendar Number 681: William Long, of Missouri, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Iceland.
Calendar Number 682: Jared Novelly, of Missouri, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Independent State of Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Niue.
Calendar Number 683: Robert Sweeney, of Texas, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.
Calendar Number 685: Asel Roberts, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Slovenia.
Calendar Number 686: Wesley Brooks, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
Calendar Number 687: Frank Garcia, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs).
Calendar Number 688: Matthew Anderson, of Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Calendar Number 689: Michael Graham, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2030. (Reappointment)
Calendar Number 690: Richard Kloster, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2028.
Calendar Number 691: Seval Oz, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation. (New Position)
Calendar Number 692: Arvind Raman, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology.
Calendar Number 694: Melissa Holyoak, of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 695: Phillip Williams, Jr., of Alabama, to be United
States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 698: James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 699: Brian Barber, of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 700: Steven Lewis, of Missouri, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 701: Priscilla Lopez, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 711: Brian Gootkin, of Montana, to be United States Marshal for the District of Montana for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 712: James Stuart, of Minnesota, to be United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 714: Yeouk Kim, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Calendar Number 715: Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years.
Calendar Number 716: Catherine Dillon of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs).
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ricketts)
Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table, and the President will be immediately notified of the Senate's actions.
Legislative Session
Page S2321 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER
Under the previous order, the Senate will resume legislative session.
Morning Business
Page S2321 · Official textMr. President, while I voted no on S. Res. 690, which calls for an up or down vote on 49 nominations, en bloc, I would have voted yes on the following nominations if I had the opportunity to vote on each nomination separately:
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1. Cal. #615--Andrew Benson, of Maine, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four years.
2. Cal. #621--Gregory LoGerfo, of Massachusetts, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.
3. Cal. #622--Eric Meyer, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
4. Cal. #623--Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
5. Cal. #648--Daniel Edwards, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
6. Cal. #649--Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis (part of the International Trade Administration focused on supply chains).
7. Cal. #653--Zachary Keller, of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
8. Cal. #654--Ryan Raybould, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas for the term of four years.
9. Cal. #664--Gregory Gilmore, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois for the term of four years.
10. Cal. #665--Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2031. (Reappointment)
11. Cal. #675--Robert Rotter, of Iowa, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years.
12. Cal. #677--David St. Pierre, of Maine, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine for the term of four years.
13. Cal. #678--Brian Birdwell, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
14. Cal. #680--Lee Lipton, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines.
15. Cal. #681--William Long, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland.
16. Cal. #682--Jared Novelly, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Niue.
17. Cal. #683--Robert Sweeney, of Texas, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.
18. Cal. #685--Asel Roberts, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia.
19. Cal #686--Wesley Brooks, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
20. Cal. #687--Frank Garcia, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs).
21. Cal. #688--Matthew Anderson, of Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
22. Cal. #689--Michael Graham, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2030. (Reappointment)
23. Cal. #700--Steven Lewis, of Missouri, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri, for the term of four years.
24. Cal. #701--Priscilla Lopez, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
25. Cal. #712--James Stuart, of Minnesota, to be United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years.
26. Cal. #714--Yeouk Kim, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador.
27. Cal. #715--Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years.
U.s. Government Accountability Office Opinion Letter
Pages S2321–S2324 · Official textMr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the GAO opinion letter dated May 12, 2026.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
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Matter of: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry
and Security--Applicability of the Congressional Review
Act to the Rescission of the Artificial Intelligence
Diffusion Rule. File: B-337935. Date: May 12, 2026.
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (Commerce) issued a press release titled Department of Commerce Announces Rescission of Biden-Era Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Rule, Strengthens Chip-Related Export Controls (Press Release). The Press Release announced the non-enforcement of the AI Diffusion rule. The Press Release also announced the planned rescission of the Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion rule (AI Diffusion rule).
The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires that before a rule can take effect, an agency must submit the rule to both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as the Comptroller General. CRA adopts the definition of rule under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) but excludes certain categories of rules from coverage.
As of the date of the Press Release, Commerce announced a non-enforcement policy that applies to all parties otherwise subject to the AI Diffusion Rule. As such, Commerce's non-enforcement policy is generally applicable, operates prospectively, and implements agency policy. We conclude that the non-enforcement policy announcement in the Press Releases falls within APA's definition of a rule, and that no CRA exception applies. Therefore, the Press Release is a rule subject to CRA's submission requirements.
On May 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (Commerce), issued a press release titled Department of Commerce Announces Rescission of Biden-Era Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Rule, Strengthens Chip-Related Export Controls (Press Release). We received a request for a decision about whether rescission of the AI Diffusion rule announced in the Press Release is a rule for purposes of the Congressional Review Act (CRA). As discussed below, we conclude that the Press Release is a rule for purposes of CRA.
Our practice when issuing decisions is to obtain the legal views of the relevant agency on the subject of the request. Accordingly, we reached out to Commerce to obtain its views. We received Commerce's response on January 30, 2026.
Export Control Reform Act of 2018
To protect national security and support U.S. foreign policy and economic objectives, the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) authorizes the President to regulate exports of technologies and other items as well as certain high-risk activities of U.S. persons. ECRA also provides that the President shall carry out these authorities primarily through Commerce. Commerce administers and enforces export controls on
specified items and activities through its Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
Under ECRA, Commerce is authorized to establish and maintain the Commerce Control List (CCL). The CCL identifies items subject to export, reexport, and in-country transfer controls. ECRA also authorizes Commerce to require licenses for the export, reexport, or transfer of controlled items. Lastly, Commerce holds exclusive responsibility for investigating and enforcing criminal and civil violations of ECRA and EAR. AI Diffusion Rule
On January 15, 2025, Commerce issued an interim final rule titled Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (AI Diffusion Rule). The rule took effect on January 13, 2025, and established a separate compliance date of May 15, 2025, with certain provisions having a delayed compliance date of January 15, 2026. The AI Diffusion Rule establishes a regulatory framework to control the global proliferation of advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) by requiring licenses for the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of advanced computing integrated circuits and the model weights of the most advanced AI models.
More specifically, the AI Diffusion Rule added a new control for AI model weights; revised license requirements and its review policy for advance integrated circuits and other related items; expanded upon or added to licensing exceptions; added red-flag guidance for AI model weights; and updated its Data Center Validated End User authorization to facilitate exports of advanced computing items to destinations that do not raise national security or foreign-policy concerns. Press Release
Before the May 15, 2025, compliance date for the AII Diffusion Rule, Commerce issued its Press Release in two formats: a webpage version released on May 13, 2025, and a portable document format (PDF) version dated May 12, 2025, accessible via a link on the webpage version. Commerce announced that enforcement officials were instructed not to enforce the AI Diffusion Rule, because it represented "ill-conceived and counterproductive" policies. Commerce explained that its actions were done to "ensure that the United States will remain at the forefront of AI innovation and maintain global AI dominance."
In the two documents, Commerce also referred to a rescission of the AI Diffusion Rule. Although the two versions are substantively similar, they contain a subtle difference in wording with respect to whether the rescission is described as "announced" or "initiated." Specifically, the May 13, 2025, webpage version states that Commerce "announced" a rescission of the rule while the May 12, 2025, PDF version states that Commerce "initiated" a rescission of the rule. In its response to our development letter, Commerce explained that it has initiated a rescission of the AI Diffusion Rule, which announced the beginning of the rulemaking process, and that it is not a final agency action.
Accordingly, through its Press Release, Commerce announced that it had initiated a rescission of the AI Diffusion Rule and that it planned to publish a regulation to formalize the rescission and issue a replacement rule in the future. Commerce further explained that until the rulemaking process is complete, the AI Diffusion Framework remains in the Code of Federal Regulations. As explained more fully below, we find that this announcement does not constitute a final action that is ripe for review under the CRA. And as discussed further below, this decision examines Commerce's non-enforcement policy for the AI Diffusion Rule under the CRA. Conqressional Review Act
CRA, enacted in 1996 to strengthen congressional oversight of agency rulemaking, requires federal agencies to submit a report on each new rule to both houses of Congress and to the Comptroller General for review before a rule can take effect. The report must contain a copy of the rule, "a concise general statement relating to the rule," and the rule's proposed effective date. CRA allows Congress to review and disapprove rules issued by federal agencies for a period of 60 days using special procedures. If a resolution of disapproval is enacted, then the new rule has no force or effect.
CRA adopts the definition of a rule under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), which states that a rule is "the whole or a part of an agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or describing the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of an agency." However, CRA excludes three categories of rules from coverage: (1) rules of particular applicability; (2) rules relating to agency management or personnel; and (3) rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice that do not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties.
At issue here is whether Commerce's Press Release meets CRA's definition of a rule, which adopts APA's definition of a rule, with three exceptions. As explained below, we conclude that it does and that no exceptions apply. Consequently, the Press Release is subject to review under CRA. The Press Release is a Rule under APA
Applying APA's definition of a rule, the Press Release meets all of the required elements. First, the Press Release is an agency statement as it was issued by Commerce, a federal agency. Although ECRA vests export control authority in the President, it directs that such authority be carried out through Commerce. Here Commerce did not act as a mere conduit for presidential action but exercised its express statutory authority in announcing its regulatory and enforcement policy and practice. Accordingly, the Press Release is an agency statement.
Second, the Press Release is a rule of general applicability and future effect. Here the Press Release applies to all regulated parties, thus it is generally applicable. Also, an agency's action is of future effect when it addresses policy considerations for the future rather than evaluating past or present conduct. Here, the Press Release satisfies this element because, as of the date of its issuance, it informed regulated entities and other interested parties that Commerce had adopted a non-enforcement policy for the AI Diffusion Rule.
Lastly, the Press Release implements policy and describes agency organization, procedure, and practice. An agency statement implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy when the action issues new regulations, changes regulatory requirements or official policy, or alters how the agency will exercise its discretion, among other things. Here, the Press Release announces that the agency will forbear from exercising its enforcement discretion with respect to the AI Diffusion Rule by adopting a blanket non-enforcement policy toward the rule. In addition, Commerce also announced that it was planning to rescind the AI Diffusion Rule. Commerce explained its actions as a change in policy, that is a significant departure from the prior Administration's "ill-conceived" policies.
Additionally, an agency statement describes agency organization, procedure, or practice requirements when the statement discusses the internal operations of an agency, including statements that govern the conduct of agency proceedings. The Press Release stated that a Commerce official directed staff not to enforce the AI Diffusion Rule--a matter of internal agency operations and practice. Accordingly, the Press Release is a statement of agency organization, procedure, or practice. Having satisfied all the required elements, the Press Release meets APA's definition of a rule. Commerce Response
In its response to us, Commerce asserted that the Press Release is not a rule under CRA because it is not a final agency action; rather, it is an initial step before the regulatory framework is finalized. Commerce argues that the two-part finality test applied by the D.C. Circuit Court governs whether an agency action is a final agency action subject to CRA. In Soundboard Ass'n v. FTC, 888 F.3d 1261 (D.C. Cir. 2018), the Court addressed when an agency action is "final" for purposes of judicial review under APA, not when an action constitutes a rule for purposes of congressional oversight. Under that test, an action is final only if it marks the consummation of the agency's decision-making process and determines rights or obligations or produces legal consequences. As we explained in B-238859, Oct. 23, 2017, judicial precedent regarding the ripeness of a party's right to bring suit is "inapposite for CRA purposes," because the issue at hand is the exercise of Congress's oversight procedures over agency rules, not a private party's standing to challenge administrative action in court.
Relevant here, our prior decisions illustrate how we distinguish between interim steps and final agency actions for CRA purposes. In B-336146, May 28, 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on draft guidance and planned to use the feedback it received to develop the final version of the guidance document.
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We concluded that the draft guidance was not a rule because the agency sought public comment and planned to revise the document before issuing final guidance. Additionally, we found that the draft guidance did not alter the rights or obligations of regulated parties, rather, it represented an interim step that, in its current draft form, broke no new ground.
By contrast in B-335175, May 6, 2024, Commerce argued that a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) was not a final agency action and therefore not subject to the CRA, asserting that only the later adjudication of individual applications constituted final agency action. We disagreed. We explained that the NOFO itself represented Commerce's final determination of the overall application process and evaluation criteria, and that any subsequent adjudications were distinct agency actions undertaken pursuant to the NOFO's procedures.
Commerce maintains that the Press Release merely announces the beginning of a rulemaking process to formally rescind and replace the AI Diffusion Rule. There are various steps that Commerce would need to take in order to rescind and replace the AI Diffusion Rule. Commerce has explained it has not taken those steps, and we are not aware that any have been taken. Therefore, we find that the planned rescission of the AI Diffusion Rule is not a final agency action that is ripe for review under the CRA.
We turn to the other subject in the Press Release where Commerce announced that it will not enforce the AI Diffusion Rule even though the AI Diffusion Rule remains legally in effect until Commerce completes its
planned rulemaking to rescind it. Commerce's Press Release stated that enforcement personnel were instructed not to enforce the AI Diffusion Rule and describes the Rule's requirements in the past tense, as obligations and rights that no longer operate in practice. Because Commerce is operating as if the rule were already rescinded by applying a categorical non-enforcement policy, our analysis focuses on whether the agency's announced non-enforcement policy constitutes a rule under CRA.
Pertinent here, Commerce maintains that its announced enforcement policy is not a final agency action, arguing that it merely informs the public about how it intends to exercise its internal enforcement discretion. We disagree. Our analysis in B-336146, May 28, 2024, is instructive here. Unlike the action at issue there, Commerce's non-enforcement policy does not bear the hallmarks of an interim step in an ongoing process, such as a request for comment on proposed guidance or a proposed rule. The Press Release is a definitive announcement that Commerce has directed its enforcement personnel not to enforce the AI Diffusion Rule. Commerce has identified no procedural mechanism, whether notice-and-comment, draft guidance, or any other step, within which this directive operates. In the absence of any such process, the announcement of Commerce's nonenforcement directive in the Press Release cannot be viewed as preliminary. Accordingly, the Press Release is a final determination regarding the agency's enforcement policy. CRA Exceptions
We must next determine whether any of CRA's three exceptions apply. CRA provides for three types of rules that are not subject to its requirements: (1) rules of particular applicability; (2) rules relating to agency management or personnel; and (3) rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice that do not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties.
(1) Rule of Particular Applicability
We have explained that rules of particular applicability are those rules that are addressed to an identified entity and also address actions that entity may or may not take, taking into account facts and circumstances specific to that entity. The Press Release is not limited to a single person or entity as it announces policy changes and guidance that apply broadly to all parties subject to EAR, rather than to any specifically identified individuals or entities.
(2) Rule of Agency Management or Personnel
The Press Release is not a rule of agency management or personnel. We have previously found that rules that fall into this category relate to purely internal agency matters. These include rules related to controlling, directing, or supervising internal management issues, as well as those related to personnel issues like communications between employees and managers, leave, or benefits. Because the Press Release primarily focuses on regulatory relief for industry it does not fall into this exception.
(3) Rule of Agency Organization, Procedure, or Practice
that Does Not Substantially Affect Non-Agency Parties
Lastly, the Press Release is not a rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties.
CRA's third exception was modeled on a similar APA exception, which excludes "rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice" from notice-and-comment requirements. Accordingly, we look to APA case law concerning this exception for guidance. Some courts have explained that the purpose of the APA exception is to ensure "that agencies retain latitude in organizing their internal operations," but only where such rules do not have a "substantial impact" on non-agency parties.
As an initial matter, we must first determine whether the Press Release is a rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice. Rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice are limited to an agency's methods of operation or how the agency organizes its internal operations, including the way that regulated entities submit information to an agency, how the agency reviews that information, and rules that affect the type or timing of actions the agency will take based on that submission. We have only applied this exception to rules that primarily focus on the internal operations of an agency.
For example, in B-329926, Sept. 10, 2018, we found that updates to a Social Security Administration (SSA) hearing manual governing SSA adjudicators' use of information from the internet qualified as a rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice. There, the manual outlined procedures for SSA employees to follow in processing and adjudicating benefits claims. Because the manual was directed to and binding only on SSA officials without imposing new burdens on claimants, we concluded that the manual met CRA's third exception.
The Press Release concerns a change in agency policy and practice regarding enforcement of the AI Diffusion Rule. Accordingly, it constitutes a rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice. However, the Press Release is not primarily concerned with internal agency operations. Commerce explains that its recent actions were necessary to protect industry from the AI Diffusion Rule's harmful effects and to ensure continued U.S. leadership in AI innovation.
Rather than serving as a mechanism for internal quality-control or resource allocation, the non-enforcement of the AI Diffusion Rule directly affects licensing and the regulatory treatment of AI model weights and hardware for non-agency parties. Therefore, the analysis turns to whether this change substantially affects the rights or obligations of non-agency parties.
When analyzing this aspect of CRA's third exception, "the critical question is whether the agency action alters the rights or interests of the regulated entities." Along similar lines, courts have determined that "[a]n agency rule that modifies substantive rights and interests can only be nominally procedural, and the exemption for such rules of agency procedure cannot apply.
For example, we have previously concluded that statements that encourage regulated entities to alter internal operations or policies have a substantial impact on non-agency parties. In B-331560, Apr. 16, 2020, and B-330843, Oct. 22, 2019, we concluded that certain Federal Reserve supervisory letters set forth supervisory expectations that shaped the internal operations of regulated entities and therefore had a substantial impact on the regulated community.
In another example, B-337673, Jan. 16, 2026, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) announced, in a press statement, that certain federally insured credit unions would no longer be required to report overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fee income, thereby eliminating a mandatory disclosure obligation. NCUA's press statement indicated that the withdrawal of the reporting requirement was intended to encourage credit unions to use overdraft and NSF fees when appropriate, which also affects the non-agency parties who would be subject to the imposition of such fees. We concluded that the withdrawal of the reporting requirements altered the rights or obligations of affected credit unions as it encouraged regulated entities to modify their operations.
The Press Release is analogous to the action at issue in our NCUA decision, where we found that withdrawing a reporting requirement for non-agency parties constituted a substantive change with a substantial impact on non-agency parties. Although the AI Diffusion Rule remains in effect, Commerce has directed its personnel not to enforce it and is operating as though the rule has been rescinded, such that the rights and obligations created by the rule no longer function in practice. The non-enforcement directive effectively sets aside the AI Diffusion Rule's revisions to EAR, thereby suspending the licensing, reporting, compliance, and license-exception eligibility requirements the rule would otherwise impose on regulated parties.
More specifically, the AI Diffusion Rule would have required authorization for exports, reexports, and in-country transfers of newly controlled AI model weights. It would also have required regulated parties to obtain licenses for transactions involving specified advanced-computing integrated circuits and added provisions regarding foreign-produced items subject to EAR. In addition, the rule would have required regulated parties to treat certain training of controlled models as a red-flag diversion risk and to verify whether the resulting model weights could be exported to a destination requiring a license. Lastly the rule would have provided newly created license exceptions.
Commerce asserts that the Press Release is analogous to a separate line of GAO decisions--specifically B-330190, Dec. 19, 2018, and B-334045, July 5, 2023. These decisions involved the manner in which an agency exercises its enforcement discretion within the bounds of the law through prioritization schemes or other procedural mechanisms and are distinguishable from the approach taken by Commerce here.
For instance, in B-330190, Dec. 19, 2018, we considered a Department of Justice (DOJ) memorandum adopting a "zero-tolerance" policy for prosecuting individuals who violated the law by entering the country illegally. Although the memorandum noted that previous administrations did not prosecute individuals who entered the country illegally under the relevant statutory provision, the statute authorized civil and criminal penalties including fines and imprisonment. We concluded that the rights and obligations in question were prescribed by existing immigration laws and remained unchanged by the agency's internal enforcement procedures. Thus, the memorandum did not change the underlying rights or obligations of regulated parties; rather, it reflected DOJ's decision to reallocate its prosecutorial resources within the existing statutory framework.
In B-334045, July 5, 2023, we considered the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) termination of its Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). MPP was a program under which DHS could return certain migrants, who arrived at the southern border, to Mexico to await proceedings to determine inadmissibility or deportability.
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We reasoned that the termination of MPP fell into CRA's third exception because although it changed previous policy, there was no underlying change in the legal rights of migrants. We noted that the ultimate inadmissibility or deportability of migrants arriving on land from a foreign contiguous territory was already prescribed by existing immigration laws, and those rights were unchanged by DHS's termination of MPP and the location from which individuals await the proceedings to determine inadmissibility or deportability. DHS had instead restored case-by-case exercise of
its statutory discretion. Thus, the underlying law from which the rights and obligations of migrants emerged remained unchanged as DHS did not change the basis upon which it assessed compliance with immigration laws.
In B-335516, Jan. 24, 2024, the Department of Education (Education) announced a twelve-month "On-Ramp" payment period to ease the transition as large numbers of borrowers resumed the repayment of their student loans. During this period, payments remained due, interest accrued, and borrowers would not be reported to credit bureaus, considered in default, or referred to collections. Borrowers who did not make payments would not receive credit toward loan-forgiveness programs, and Education emphasized that borrowers who could pay should pay. We concluded that the action fell within CRA's third exception because it did not alter borrowers underlying legal obligations. Education only changed when it would assess compliance with the duty to make payments and when it would impose corresponding penalties. The legal obligation to pay remained fully in force, interest continued to accrue, and penalties would be enforced after the On-Ramp period. Education therefore announced only a temporary adjustment to enforcement procedures, not a change to borrowers' substantive rights or obligations or how the agency will assess compliance with existing law, but rather when the assessment would happen.
This action by Commerce is analogous to those in B-337673, Jan. 16, 2026, and similar cases in which the agency altered the basis or factors for assessing compliance with the law, thereby influencing the internal operations of regulated entities, even though the underlying law remained the same. In those cases, we concluded that an agency action can have substantial effect because it changes the framework through which compliance with that law is evaluated.
marketplace and third parties." These statements confirm that Commerce was not merely allocating enforcement resources, ensuring quality control, or organizing its internal operations; rather, it was making a prospective, across-the-board determination that the AI Diffusion Rule would not be given effect, thereby eliminating rights and obligations noted above. Consistent with our prior decisions, Commerce's announcement of its non-enforcement of a duly promulgated rule alters existing regulatory rights and obligations of non-agency parties. Accordingly, it does not fall within CRA's third exception.
The Press Release is a rule for purposes of CRA because it meets the APA definition of a rule and no CRA exception applies. Therefore, the Press Release is subject to the CRA requirement that it be submitted to Congress and the Comptroller General before it can take effect.
Edda Emmanuelli Perez, General Counsel.
Remembering Dr. William Finlayson
Page S2324 · Official textMr. President, I rise today to recognize the exceptional career and life of Dr. William Finlayson, who passed away on May 11, 2026, at the age of 101. Dr. Finlayson was a pillar of the Milwaukee community and has left an indelible mark on so many families in Wisconsin's largest city.
Dr. Finlayson was born in 1924 in Manatee, FL. From a young age, he studied and excelled at school, and at age 16, he started his collegiate career at Florida A&M. At age 19, he entered the U.S. Army and served as a first lieutenant from 1943 through 1946. During his time in the U.S. Army, he taught illiterate Black soldiers how to read. He then served in the Army Reserves from 1946 to 1953.
While serving in the reserves, Dr. Finlayson moved to Atlanta to attend Morehouse College. It was during this time that he became classmates and fraternity brothers with the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Finlayson graduated from Morehouse in 1948 with his B.S. and then attended Meharry Medical College in 1953. Dr. Finlayson completed his residency at the University of Minnesota in 1958 before moving to Milwaukee in that same year with his wife Edith.
Upon arriving in Milwaukee, segregation made it difficult for Black physicians to get hired by the city's leading hospitals. Ever determined, Dr. Finlayson founded his own private practice, along with Dr. Walter White, Dr. Randall Pollard, Dr. George Hillard, and Dr. Gerald Poindexter. He was eventually admitted as the first Black doctor at St. Joseph's Hospital. He built a successful practice, with people often sitting on the steps outside of his office just to see him.
However, his passion for helping the Black community did not stop there. Dr. Finlayson participated in fair housing marches led by the late Alderwoman Vel Phillips and Father James Groppi. During the civil rights era, it was Dr. Finlayson who was instrumental in bringing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to the city of Milwaukee to speak.
Dr. Finlayson was a champion for financial literacy, cofounding the first Black-owned bank in the city, North Milwaukee State Bank, with the goal of offering full-service banking to underserved communities. He also founded the W.E.B. Du Bois Club, educating high school students with the financial skills they needed to succeed while preserving Black history.
Dr. Finlayson, affectionately known as "the baby doctor," practiced obstetrics and gynecology for nearly 40 years, delivering what is estimated to be nearly 10,000 children in the city of Milwaukee. He became one of the city's first Black physicians with admitting privileges at major hospitals such as St. Joseph's Hospital and Advocate Aurora Sinai Medical Center. His compassion and commitment to equitable healthcare touched countless families throughout Milwaukee and beyond.
Outside of medicine, his civic contributions included serving as president of the Cream City Medical Society, the Milwaukee Gynecological Society, and his local YMCA. He was a house delegate to the Wisconsin Medical Society, teaching at both the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He served as vice president of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County and was a member of the Urban League, as well as a lifetime member of the NAACP.
Dr. Finlayson was truly a Milwaukee trailblazer who consistently fought for equality in the State of Wisconsin. In 2022, the Milwaukee roadway formerly known as North 5th Street was renamed Dr. William Finlayson Street in his honor. Dr. Finlayson's life's work will continue to have a tremendous impact on so many families across the Milwaukee community. His legacy and advice will live on due to the long-standing barriers that he set out to shatter. He often advised younger generations with the saying, "I think the key is learning. Learn as much as you can, do as much as you can." He certainly embodied those values throughout his life and his work. I extend my deepest condolences to his sons Tony and Reggie; his daughter Sheila; his entire family; his colleagues, and the thousands of lives he touched. I am pleased to join others in honoring Dr. Finlayson's success and contributions to the people of Milwaukee, the State of Wisconsin, and our Nation.
Tribute to Thomas J. Foltz
Pages S2324–S2325 · Official textMr. President, I rise today to honor a remarkable Hoosier, Mr. Thomas J. Foltz of Indianapolis, IN, who celebrates his 80th birthday today. Tom's life is a testament to the very best of what our State has produced: a deep faith, an inquisitive mind, an entrepreneurial spirit, and an unwavering commitment to family, community, and country. He has spent nearly every chapter of his life in Indiana, and our State is better for it. At his side for 46 years has been his beloved wife Becky, whom he married in December of 1979 and who has been his steadfast partner in every endeavor since.
Born in Indianapolis, Tom is a proud graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, where he earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics. Before the ink was dry on his diploma, he had taken his talents to Cape Canaveral, supporting pre-launch electrical systems for the Saturn V program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, work that helped carry American astronauts to the Moon. He returned home to Indiana and spent the next several decades at the forefront of the computing revolution: developing algorithms at General Motors, engineering systems at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Indiana and Indiana Bell Telephone, and presenting at international IBM conferences on mainframe performance. In 1979, he founded Total Systems, Inc., an Indianapolis-based technology firm he has now led for more than 45 years, serving clients across the Midwest in manufacturing, distribution, government, and the nonprofit sector.
But Tom did not stop there. For more than 15 years, he has poured his expertise back into the next generation of Hoosiers as an adjunct professor of mathematics, statistics, and computer science at multiple Indiana institutions: Butler University, Grace College, Indiana University, Ivy Tech Community College, Marian University, Purdue University, the University of Indianapolis, and Franklin University. In 2013, he received Franklin University's Teaching Excellence Award. His students describe his classroom as warm, rigorous, and unforgettable. He has taken mathematics, a subject many find daunting, and made it accessible, even joyful, for thousands of students preparing for careers across our State. Alongside his teaching, Tom has given decades of his time to civic life as a Marion County Republican precinct committeeman and ward chairman, as an elected delegate to numerous Indiana Republican conventions, and as a lay speaker in his community on matters of faith. I have had the privilege of meeting Tom on several occasions at political gatherings across the Hoosier State, and each encounter has confirmed for me what so many Hoosiers already know: He is a man of conviction, intellect, and good humor.
Together, Tom and Becky have built a beautiful family. Their children Jonathan and Jennifer and their grandchildren Ella, Asher, and Aiden are a living legacy of the values Tom has spent 80 years cultivating: integrity, hard work, service, and faith. On behalf of a grateful State, I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing Thomas J. Foltz a very happy 80th birthday and in thanking him for a lifetime of contributions to the people of Indiana and to our great Nation.
Messages from the President
Page S2325 · Official textMessages from the President of the United States were communicated to the Senate by Mr. Hanley, one of his secretaries.
Executive Messages Referred
Page S2325 · Official textIn 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.)
Message from the House
Page S2325 · Official textAt 3:07 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:
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H.R. 5625. An act to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local government that permits cashless bail, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6260. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail.
H.R. 8365. An act to provide for conditions on the appointment of monitors by courts, and for other purposes.
The message also announced that pursuant to section 201(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431), and the order of the House of January 3, 2025, the Speaker appoints the following individual on the part of the House of Representatives to the Commission on International Religious Freedom for a term ending May 14, 2028: Mr. Asif Mahmood of Bradbury, California. The message further announced that pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 2062, and the order of the House of January 3, 2025, the Speaker appoints the following individuals to the Advisory Board for the House of Representatives Child Care Center: Mr. Matthew Schlesinger of Mount Rainier, Maryland, Ms. Claudia Urrabazo-Beckelman of Washington, D.C., Ms. Jo Stiles of Washington, D.C., and Ms. Emily Noriega-May of Washington, D.C.
Measures Referred
Page S2325 · Official textThe following bills were read the first and the second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
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H.R. 5625. An act to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local government that permits cashless bail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 6260. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 8365. An act to provide for conditions on the appointment of monitors by courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Executive and Other Communications
Pages S2325–S2326 · Official textThe following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated:
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EC-3449. A communication from the Assistant to the Board, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Regulatory Capital Rule: Community Bank Leverage Ratio Framework" (RIN3064-AG17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 11, 2026; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3450. A communication from the Congressional and Public Affairs Specialist, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Streamlining Export Controls for Drone Exports" (RIN0694-AK30) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 11, 2026; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3451. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from October 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3452. A communication from the Acting Director of Legislative Affairs, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Biennial Progress Report on Emergency Communications for Fiscal Years 2023-2024"; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3453. A communication from the Chief Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Superior Court's Family Court 2025 Annual Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3454. A communication from the Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's fiscal year 2025 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3455. A communication from the Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's fiscal year 2025 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3456. A communication from the Director, Office of Civil Rights, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's fiscal year 2025 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) received in the Office of President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3457. A communication from the Chief of Staff, National Science Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Foundation's fiscal year 2025 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3458. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Streamlining the Requirements for Approved Projects for Public Works and Economic Development Investments" (RIN0610-AA75) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 11, 2025; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3459. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Streamlining the Regulations Establishing General Terms and Conditions for the Economic Development Administration's Investment Assistance" (RIN0610-AA73) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 11, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3460. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Delegation of Authority for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Allegheny County; Delegation of Authority of the Federal Plan for Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration Units" (FRL No. 12943-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 11, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3461. A communication from the Chair of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 2027 received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3462. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Removing Certain Redundant Language From Regulations Governing Planning Investments and Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies" (RIN0610-AA74) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 11, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3463. A communication from the Equal Employment Opportunity Director, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's fiscal year 2025 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3464. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's fiscal year 2025 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act (No FEAR Act) of 2002 received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3465. A communication from the Executive Director, United States Access Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's fiscal year 2025 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3466. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's fiscal year 2025 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3467. A communication from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the Commission's Strategic Plan for 2026-2030 received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3468. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a Determination and Certification under Section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act relative to countries not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3469. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations" (RIN1840-AD98) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2026; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-3470. A communication from the Chairman, United States Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on amendments to federal sentencing guidelines, policy statements and official commentary, together with reasons for the amendments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Executive Reports of Committee
Page S2326 · Official textThe following executive reports of nominations were submitted:
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By Mr. GRASSLEY for the Committee on the Judiciary.
Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit.
Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas.
Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas.
Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas.
Timothy VerHey, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan for the term of four years.
James Arnott, of Missouri, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years.
Jack Chambers, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.
Jason Holt, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
(Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the recommendation that they be confirmed.)
Introduction of Bills and Joint Resolutions
Page S2326 · Official textThe following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
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By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Smith, Mr. Schiff, Ms.
Blunt Rochester, and Ms. Alsobrooks):
S. 4550. A bill to authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Padilla,
Mr. Schatz, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Warren, Ms. Baldwin,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Markey, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Booker,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Fetterman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Murphy, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Welch, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kim, Ms.
Alsobrooks, Mr. Reed, Mr. Lujan, and Ms. Blunt
Rochester):
S. 4551. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements, and automatically update such threshold each year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Blunt Rochester,
and Mr. Booker):
S. 4552. A bill to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 4553. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 4554. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to improve access to workers' compensation for civilian Federal employees exposed to toxic burn pits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. BRITT (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 4555. A bill to prohibit covered digital advertising platforms from displaying targeted advertisements directed to a minor that promote sports gambling platforms; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Lujan):
S. 4556. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to modify case plan requirements for children in foster care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LUJAN:
S. 4557. A bill to require telephone providers, cable television providers, direct broadcast satellite service providers, and internet providers to automatically refund their customers when their services are not working, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
S. 4558. A bill to amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to support emergency preparedness and response efforts for companion animals; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SCHIFF:
S. 4559. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a final rule relating to the interconnection of large load facilities with the transmission system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Additional Cosponsors
Pages S2326–S2328 · Official textAt the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 463, a bill to facilitate the implementation of security measures undertaken by the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. McCormick) was added as a cosponsor of S. 680, a bill to prohibit funding for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change until China is no longer defined as a developing country. At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of S. 736, a bill to increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) were added as cosponsors of S. 825, a bill to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Curtis, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 857, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion for certain conservation subsidies to include subsidies for water conservation or efficiency measures, storm water management measures, and wastewater management measures. At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from California (Mr. Schiff) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of S. 1330, a bill to advance research to achieve medical breakthroughs in brain tumor treatment and improve awareness and adequacy of specialized cancer and brain tumor care. At the request of Mr. Lujan, the name of the Senator from California (Mr. Schiff) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1599, a bill to address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding educational opportunities for midwives, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Hawley, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Justice) 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. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1890, a bill to establish a grant program for certain State and local forensic activities, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2096, a bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the Transition Assistance Program and Solid Start Program to address mental health issues, and for other purposes. At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the names of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors of S. 2195, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the brave women who served in World War II as members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. At the request of Mr. Padilla, the names of the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Alsobrooks), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as cosponsors of S. 2265, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, and the 2034 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2404, a bill to subject emergency legislation enacted by the District of Columbia Council to expedited congressional disapproval procedures. At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. McCormick) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2684, a bill to support countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that maintain official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, to counter efforts by the People's Republic of China to coerce or pressure governments into breaking such ties, to deepen coordination with Taiwan on diplomatic, development, and economic engagement in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2907, a bill to prohibit health care professionals, hospitals, or clinics from participating in the chemical or surgical mutilation of a child and to provide a private right of action for children and the parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing chemical and surgical mutilation. At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) were added as cosponsors of S. 3041, a bill to allow the U.S. Marshals Service to assist in certain Tribal criminal matters, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Budd, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. McCormick) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3056, a bill to state the policy of the United States with respect to religious freedom in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3064, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate access to non-opioid pain management drugs for chronic pain conditions under part D of the Medicare program. At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. McCormick) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) were added as cosponsors of S. 3249, a bill to enhance United States Government strategic coordination of the security, installation, maintenance, and repair of international subsea fiber-optic cables. At the request of Mr. Lujan, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. McCormick) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3330, a bill to impose sanctions with respect to persons that contribute to international trafficking of illicit drugs, including companies of the People's Republic of China that supply fentanyl precursors and certain cartels that traffic fentanyl into the United States, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Budd, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3855, a bill to enhance bilateral defense cooperation between the United States and Israel, and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3894, a bill to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from constructing, acquiring, renovating, or operating any new processing site or detention center without providing a mechanism for public comments regarding such activity, entering into a signed, written agreement with appropriate State and local officials, and providing Congress with advance notice of such activity. At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) were added as cosponsors of S. 3897, a bill to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Grassley, his name and the names of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Florida (Mrs. Moody), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) were added as cosponsors of S. 3966, a bill to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors, and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) were added as cosponsors of S. 4189, a bill to reduce the price of insulin and provide for patient protections with respect to the cost of insulin. At the request of Mr. Ricketts, the names of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Banks) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) were added as cosponsors of S. 4281, a bill to provide for export restrictions on certain semiconductor manufacturing equipment and components therefor, and for other purposes. At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Alabama (Mrs. Britt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4378, a bill to combat fraud in Federal programs, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) were added as cosponsors of S. 4394, a bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4540, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities. At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 182, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program". At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 236, a resolution calling for the return of abducted Ukrainian children before finalizing any peace agreement to end the war against Ukraine. At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res.
727, a resolution supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness. At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 734, a resolution designating May 16, 2026, as "Kids to Parks Day". At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 737, a resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system and to encourage Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
Foreign Travel Financial Reports
Pages S2328–S2341 · Official textIn accordance with the appropriate provisions of law, the Secretary of the Senate herewith submits the following reports for standing committees of the Senate, certain joint committees of the Congress, delegations and groups, and select and special committees of the Senate, relating to expenses incurred in the performance of authorized foreign travel: CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senator John Kennedy: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,441.00 .................. .................. 1,441.00 Wesley Davis: Austria........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,183.38 .................. .................. 2,183.38 Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,441.00 .................. .................. 1,441.00 Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 5,068.67 .................. .................. 5,068.67 Delegation Expenses: ** Austria........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 5,290.87 5,290.87 Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 25,111.09 25,111.09 Italy.......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 3,313.30 3,313.30 Senator John Boozman: Cyprus......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,114.51 .................. .................. 1,114.51 Greece......................... US Dollar.......................... 892.00 .................. .................. 892.00 Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 3,057.70 .................. .................. 3,057.70 Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 618.42 .................. .................. 618.42 Sweden......................... US Dollar.......................... 685.00 .................. .................. 685.00 Senator Katie Britt--Cancelled Senator Deb Fischer: Cyprus......................... US Dollar.......................... 2,658.80 .................. .................. 2,658.80 Greece......................... US Dollar.......................... 892.00 .................. .................. 892.00 Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 3,057.70 .................. .................. 3,057.70 Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 447.25 .................. .................. 447.25
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Sweden......................... US Dollar.......................... 685.00 .................. .................. 685.00
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,599.03 .................. 8,599.03 Senator Jerry Moran:
Cyprus......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,176.30 .................. .................. 1,176.30
Greece......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,143.00 .................. .................. 1,143.00
Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 3,566.35 .................. .................. 3,566.35
Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 634.68 .................. .................. 634.68
Sweden......................... US Dollar.......................... 685.00 .................. .................. 685.00 Toni-Marie Higgins:
Cyprus......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,114.51 .................. .................. 1,114.51
Greece......................... US Dollar.......................... 892.00 .................. .................. 892.00
Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 2,903.03 .................. .................. 2,903.03
Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 602.37 .................. .................. 602.37
Sweden......................... US Dollar.......................... 685.00 .................. .................. 685.00 James Kelly:
Cyprus......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,176.30 .................. .................. 1,176.30
Greece......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,143.00 .................. .................. 1,143.00
Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 2,903.03 .................. .................. 2,903.03
Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 618.06 .................. .................. 618.06
Sweden......................... US Dollar.......................... 685.00 .................. .................. 685.00 Emily Leviner:
Cyprus......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,114.51 .................. .................. 1 ,114.51
Greece......................... US Dollar.......................... 892.00 .................. .................. 892.00
Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 2,903.03 .................. .................. 2,903.03
Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 602.37 .................. .................. 602.37
Sweden......................... US Dollar.......................... 685.00 .................. .................. 685.00 Stephen Newton--Cancelled Delegation Expenses: **
Cyprus......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 11,000.61 11,000.61
Greece......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 4,900.84 4,900.84
Italy.......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 41,133.22 41,133.22
Portugal....................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 4,666.29 4,666.29
Sweden......................... Swedish Krona...................... .................. .................. 7,344.08 7,344.08 Senator Lisa Murkowski:
Canada......................... US Dollar.......................... 2.55 .................. .................. 2.55
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 1,715.91 .................. 1,715.91 Dana Herndon:
Canada......................... US Dollar.......................... 191.00 .................. .................. 191.00
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 1,715.91 .................. 1,715.91 Senator Lisa Murkowski:
Denmark........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,804.00 .................. .................. 1,804.00
Switzerland.................... US Dollar.......................... 1,096.00 .................. .................. 1,096.00
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 4,594.93 .................. 4,594.93 Dana Herndon:
Denmark........................ US Dollar.......................... 865.60 .................. .................. 865.60
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 4,629.93 .................. 4,629.93 Delegation Expenses: **
Denmark........................ Danish Krone....................... .................. .................. 5,150.77 5,150.77 Senator Lisa Murkowski:
Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,398.00 .................. .................. 2,398.00
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,433.63 .................. 8,433.63 Delegation Expenses: **
Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 8,317.40 8,317.40 Senator Lisa Murkowski:
Greenland...................... US Dollar.......................... 643.00 .................. .................. 643.00 Dana Herndon:
Greenland...................... US Dollar.......................... 643.00 .................. .................. 643.00 Delegation Expenses: **
Greenland...................... Danish Krone....................... .................. .................. 2,606.91 2,606.91 Alexander Carnes:
Colombia....................... Colombian Peso..................... 446.34 .................. .................. 446.34
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 1,627.01 .................. 1,627.01
Venezuela...................... Bolivar............................ 698.33 .................. .................. 698.33 Delegation Expenses: **
Colombia....................... Colombian Peso..................... .................. .................. 642.11 642.11
Venezuela...................... Bolivar............................ .................. .................. 330.00 330.00 Paul Denaro:
Egypt.......................... US Dollar.......................... 758.00 .................. .................. 758.00
Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 371.47 .................. .................. 371.47
Jordan......................... US Dollar.......................... 977.02 .................. .................. 977.02
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 4,674.51 .................. 4,674.51 Delegation Expenses: **
Egypt.......................... Egyptian Pound..................... .................. .................. 658.49 658.49
Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 133.09 133.09 Paul Grove:
Colombia....................... US Dollar.......................... 892.67 .................. .................. 892.67
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 1,325.38 .................. 1,325.38
Venezuela...................... US Dollar.......................... 698.34 .................. .................. 698.34 Delegation Expenses: **
Colombia....................... Colombian Peso..................... .................. .................. 642.11 642.11
Venezuela...................... Bolivar............................ .................. .................. 330.00 330.00 Robert Karem:
Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,219.00 .................. .................. 2,219.00
Japan.......................... US Dollar.......................... 2,122.87 .................. .................. 2,122.87
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 31,397.03 .................. 31,397.03 Delegation Expenses: **
Japan.......................... Yen................................ .................. .................. 1,849.99 1,849.99 Robert Leonard:
Germany........................ Euro............................... 2,219.00 .................. .................. 2,219.00
Japan.......................... Yen................................ 2,122.86 .................. .................. 2,122.86
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 29,143.63 .................. 29,143.63 Delegation Expenses: **
Japan.......................... Yen................................ .................. .................. 1,849.99 1,849.99 Andrew Platt:
Armenia........................ Armenian Dram...................... 186.00 .................. .................. 186.00
Egypt.......................... Egyptian Pound..................... 465.00 .................. .................. 465.00
Lebanon........................ Lebanese Pound..................... 594.00 .................. .................. 594.00
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 5,133.85 .................. 5,133.85 Delegation Expenses: **
Armenia........................ Armenian Dram...................... .................. .................. 831.02 831.02
Egypt.......................... Egyptian Pound..................... .................. .................. 250.96 250.96
Lebanon........................ Lebanese Pound..................... .................. .................. 5,912.82 5,912.82 Kali Farahmand:
Italy.......................... Euro............................... 1,206.05 .................. .................. 1,206.05
Switzerland.................... Swiss Franc........................ 1,033.06 .................. ..................
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United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 2,832.23 .................. 2,832.23 Sarita Vanka:
Italy.......................... Euro............................... 1,206.05 .................. .................. 1,206.05
Switzerland.................... Swiss Franc........................ 1,033.06 .................. .................. 1,033.06
United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 2,923.93 .................. 2,923.93 Delegation Expenses: **
Italy.......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 1,398.95 1,398.95
Switzerland.................... Swiss Franc........................ .................. .................. 984.45 984.45 Morgan Williams:
Denmark........................ Danish Krone....................... 1,854.00 .................. .................. 1,854.00
Switzerland.................... Swiss Franc........................ 190.00 .................. .................. 190.00 Delegation Expenses: **
Denmark........................ Danish Krone....................... .................. .................. 2,575.38 2,575.38
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Total........................ ................................... 79,303.24 108,746.91 137,224.74 325,274.89 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. * Delegation expenses include payments and reimbursements to the Department of State under authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954,
as amended by Section 22 of P.L. 95-384, and S. Res. 179 agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS, Chairman, Committee on
Appropriations, Apr. 28, 2026.
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22 P.L. 95-384--22, U.S.C 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senator Richard Blumenthal: Moldova........................ US Dollar.......................... 375.93 .................. .................. 375.93 Poland......................... US Dollar.......................... 442.81 .................. .................. 442.81 Ukraine........................ US Dollar.......................... 124.00 .................. .................. 124.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 6,775.56 .................. 6,775.56 Grace Jones: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,098.04 .................. .................. 1,098.04 Moldova........................ US Dollar.......................... 375.83 .................. .................. 375.83 Poland......................... US Dollar.......................... 160.00 .................. .................. 160.00 Ukraine........................ US Dollar.......................... 124.00 .................. .................. 124.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 22,381.90 .................. 22,381.90 Delegation Expenses: ** Moldova........................ Moldovan Leu....................... .................. .................. 111.11 111.11 Poland......................... Zloty.............................. .................. .................. 3,209.50 3,209.50 Ukraine........................ Hryvnia............................ .................. .................. 1,991.12 1,991.12 Senator Tammy Duckworth: Poland......................... US Dollar.......................... 525.11 .................. .................. 525.11 Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 618.12 .................. .................. 618.12 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,409.53 .................. 8,409.53 Brooke Meadowcroft: Poland......................... US Dollar.......................... 326.00 .................. .................. 326.00 Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 324.00 .................. .................. 324.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,481.54 .................. 8,481.54 Sara Plana: Poland......................... US Dollar.......................... 517.33 .................. .................. 517.33 Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 663.51 .................. .................. 663.51 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,571.07 .................. 8,571.07 Delegation Expenses: ** Poland......................... Zloty.............................. .................. .................. 4,394.33 4,394.33 Portugal....................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 4,258.70 4,258.70 Senator Joni Ernst: France......................... US Dollar.......................... 628.00 .................. .................. 628.00 United Kingdom................. US Dollar.......................... 610.00 .................. .................. 610.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 19,718.53 .................. 19,718.53 Kendall Dehnel: France......................... US Dollar.......................... 628.00 .................. .................. 628.00 United Kingdom................. US Dollar.......................... 610.00 .................. .................. 610.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 19,648.53 .................. 19,648.53 Lisa Goeas: France......................... US Dollar.......................... 628.00 .................. .................. 628.00 United Kingdom................. US Dollar.......................... 610.00 .................. .................. 610.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 22,209.93 .................. 22,209.93 Delegation Expenses: ** France......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 4,765.00 4,765.00 United Kingdom................. Pound Sterling..................... .................. .................. 6,570.10 6,570.10 Senator Joni Ernst: Israel......................... US Dollar.......................... 360.00 .................. .................. 360.00 Jordan......................... US Dollar.......................... 304.00 .................. .................. 304.00 United Arab Emirates........... US Dollar.......................... 621.00 .................. .................. 621.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 9,451.50 .................. 9,451.50 Kendall Dehnel: Israel......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,809.39 .................. .................. 1,809.39 Jordan......................... US Dollar.......................... 513.13 .................. .................. 513.13 Kuwait......................... US Dollar.......................... 8.00 .................. .................. 8.00 United Arab Emirates........... US Dollar.......................... 1,512.95 .................. .................. 1,512.95 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 9,450.50 .................. 9,450.50 Lisa Goeas: Israel......................... US Dollar.......................... 360.00 .................. .................. 360.00 Jordan......................... US Dollar.......................... 304.00 .................. .................. 304.00 United Arab Emirates........... US Dollar.......................... 621.00 .................. .................. 621.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 9,451.50 .................. 9,451.50 Eric Trager: Israel......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,726.45 .................. .................. 1,726.45 Jordan......................... US Dollar.......................... 576.14 .................. .................. 576.14 Kuwait......................... US Dollar.......................... 8.00 .................. .................. 8.00 United Arab Emirates........... US Dollar.......................... 1,529.47 .................. .................. 1,529.47 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 9,451.50 .................. 9,451.50 Delegation Expenses: ** Israel......................... New Israeli Sheqel................. .................. .................. 5,587.13 5,587.13 Jordan......................... Jordanian Dinar.................... .................. .................. 650.34 650.34 Kuwait......................... Kuwaiti Dinar...................... .................. .................. 4,474.97 4,474.97 United Arab Emirates........... UAE Dirham......................... .................. .................. 3,591.44 3,591.44 Senator Tim Kaine: Australia...................... US Dollar.......................... 2,118.18 .................. .................. 2,118.18 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 23,964.03 .................. 23,964.03 Kaitlin Kleiber: Australia...................... US Dollar.......................... 2,319.71 .................. .................. 2,319.71 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 30,587.03 .................. 30,587.03 Janine Kritschgau: Australia...................... US Dollar.......................... 2,201.02 .................. .................. 2,201.02 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 33,400.23 .................. 33,400.23 Delegation Expenses: ** Australia...................... Australian Dollar.................. .................. .................. 16,686.00 16,686.00 Senator Mark Kelly: United Kingdom................. US Dollar.......................... 1,058.00 .................. .................. 1,058.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 11,531.83 .................. 11,531.83 Jooeun Kim: United Kingdom................. US Dollar.......................... 1,058.00 .................. .................. 1,058.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 11,531.83 .................. 11,531.83 Jacob Peters: United Kingdom................. US Dollar.......................... 1,058.00 .................. .................. 1,058.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 11,531.83 .................. 11,531.83 Delegation Expenses: ** United Kingdom................. Pound Sterling..................... .................. .................. 6,570.10 6,570.10 Senator Angus King, Jr.: Greenland...................... US Dollar.......................... 1,544.62 ..................
.................. 1,544.62 Senator Gary Peters: Greenland...................... US Dollar.......................... 874.17 .................. .................. 874.17 Jeff Bennett: Greenland...................... US Dollar.......................... 1,520.14 .................. .................. 1,520.14 Matthew Felling: Greenland...................... US Dollar.......................... 1,524.90 .................. .................. 1,524.90 Delegation Expenses: ** Greenland...................... Danish Krone....................... .................. .................. 5,213.81 5,213.81 Joe DeFer: Azerbaijan..................... US Dollar.......................... 394.30 .................. .................. 394.30 Bahrain........................ US Dollar.......................... 501.70 .................. .................. 501.70 Qatar.......................... US Dollar.......................... 601.00 .................. .................. 601.00 Eric Trager: Azerbaijan..................... US Dollar.......................... 199.30 .................. .................. 199.30 Bahrain........................ US Dollar.......................... 325.70 .................. .................. 325.70 Qatar.......................... US Dollar.......................... 420.00 .................. .................. 420.00 Senator Markwayne Mullin: Azerbaijan..................... US Dollar.......................... 217.65 .................. .................. 217.65 Bahrain........................ US Dollar.......................... 249.71 .................. .................. 249.71 Qatar.......................... US Dollar.......................... 602.62 .................. .................. 602.62 Delegation Expenses: ** Azerbaijan..................... Azerbaijan Manat................... .................. .................. 1,028.18 1,028.18 Bahrain........................ Bahraini Dinar..................... .................. .................. 603.14 603.14 Qatar.......................... Qatari Rial........................ .................. .................. 3,289.43 3,289.43 Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand: Cyprus......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,062.87 .................. .................. 1,062.87 Greece......................... US Dollar.......................... 353.63 .................. .................. 353.63 Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 4,226.99 .................. .................. 4,226.99 Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 456.45 .................. .................. 456.45 Sweden......................... US Dollar.......................... 690.62 .................. .................. 690.62 Senator Gary Peters: Cyprus......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,014.51 .................. .................. 1,014.51 Greece......................... US Dollar.......................... 742.00 .................. .................. 742.00 Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 3,057.00 .................. .................. 3,057.00 Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 456.42 .................. .................. 456.42 Sweden......................... US Dollar.......................... 635.00 .................. .................. 635.00 Elizabeth Connolly: Cyprus......................... US Dollar.......................... 981.67 .................. .................. 981.67 Greece......................... US Dollar.......................... 359.02 .................. .................. 359.02 Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 3,782.99 .................. .................. 3,782.99 Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 610.78 .................. .................. 610.78 Sweden......................... US Dollar.......................... 655.89 .................. .................. 655.89 Jess Fassler: Cyprus......................... US Dollar.......................... 792.81 .................. .................. 792.81 Greece......................... US Dollar.......................... 227.00 .................. .................. 227.00 Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 3,541.93 .................. .................. 3,541.93 Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 456.45 .................. .................. 456.45 Sweden......................... US Dollar.......................... 579.17 .................. .................. 579.17 Delegation Expenses: ** Cyprus......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 2,197.84 2,197.84 Greece......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 2,800.48 2,800.48 Italy.......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 14,163.69 14,163.69 Portugal....................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 6,286.06 6,286.06 Sweden......................... Swedish Krona...................... .................. .................. 4,247.33 4,247.33 Senator Elissa Slotkin: Lebanon........................ US Dollar.......................... 308.00 .................. .................. 308.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 3,220.64 .................. 3,220.64 Joy Li: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 962.00 .................. .................. 962.00 Lebanon........................ US Dollar.......................... 610.76 .................. .................. 610.76 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 19,950.77 .................. 19,950.77 Delegation Expenses: ** Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 1,344.74 1,344.74 Lebanon........................ Lebanese Pound..................... .................. .................. 27,907.72 27,907.72 Senator Roger Wicker: Austria........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,082.00 .................. .................. 2,082.00 Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,438.50 .................. .................. 1,438.50 Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 3,273.00 .................. .................. 3,273.00 Sarah Drake: Austria........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,997.99 .................. .................. 1,997.99 Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,492.74 .................. .................. 1,492.74 Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 3,051.35 .................. .................. 3,051.35 Julia Wood: Austria........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,821.96 .................. .................. 1,821.96 Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,420.05 .................. .................. 1,420.05 Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 2,990.53 .................. .................. 2,990.53 Delegation Expenses: ** Austria........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 15,420.10 15,420.10 Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 22,130.90 22,130.90 Italy.......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 13,157.55 13,157.55 Senator Richard Blumenthal: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,398.00 .................. .................. 2,398.00 Senator Mark Kelly: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 408.00 .................. .................. 408.00 Senator Elissa Slotkin: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,398.00 .................. .................. 2,398.00 Delegation Expenses: ** Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 24,951.19 24,951.19 Adam Barker: Jordan......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,576.00 .................. .................. 1,576.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 12,565.63 .................. 12,565.63 Jenny Davis: Jordan......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,576.00 .................. .................. 1,576.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 12,600.63 .................. 12,600.63 Cody Emerson: Jordan......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,576.00 .................. .................. 1,576.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 12,565.63 .................. 12,565.63 Noah Sisk: Jordan......................... US Dollar.......................... 5,448.00 .................. .................. 5,448.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 12,600.63 .................. 12,600.63 Mike Tokar: Jordan......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,576.00 .................. .................. 1,576.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 12,600.63 .................. 12,600.63 Delegation Expenses: ** Jordan......................... Jordanian Dinar.................... .................. .................. 184.37 184.37 Brittany Amador: South Korea.................... US Dollar.......................... 1,380.20 .................. .................. 1,380.20 United States..................
US Dollar.......................... .................. 7,253.73 .................. 7,253.73 Cody Emerson: South Korea.................... US Dollar.......................... 1,376.02 .................. .................. 1,376.02 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 10,684.16 .................. 10,684.16 Michael Noblet: South Korea.................... US Dollar.......................... 1,523.00 .................. .................. 1,523.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 11,806.00 .................. 11,806.00 Michael Urena: South Korea.................... US Dollar.......................... 1,934.16 .................. .................. 1,934.16 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 11,969.50 .................. 11,969.50 Delegation Expenses: ** South Korea.................... Won................................ .................. .................. 3,903.00 3,903.00 Meredith Werner: Colombia....................... US Dollar.......................... 432.00 .................. .................. 432.00 Ecuador........................ US Dollar.......................... 155.00 .................. .................. 155.00 Trinidad & Tobago.............. US Dollar.......................... 486.00 .................. .................. 486.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 6,856.59 .................. 6,856.59 Delegation Expenses: ** Colombia....................... Colombian Peso..................... .................. .................. 658.11 658.11 Ecuador........................ US Dollar.......................... .................. .................. 415.38 415.38 Spain.......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 98.24 98.24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... 108,805.39 411,222.91 212,861.10 732,889.40 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. ** Delegation Expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR ROGER WICKER, Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, May 1, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON BUDGET FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1, TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senator Lindsey Graham: Israel......................... New Israeli Sheqel................. 1,984.45 .................. .................. 1,984.45 Switzerland.................... Swiss Franc........................ 6,985.44 .................. .................. 6,985.44 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 26,449.30 .................. 26,449.30 Ryan Geary: Israel......................... New Israeli Sheqel................. 1,854.63 .................. .................. 1,854.63 Switzerland.................... Swiss Franc........................ 991.25 .................. .................. 991.25 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,068.20 .................. 8,068.20 Taylor Stephens: Israel......................... New Israeli Sheqel................. 1,747.70 .................. .................. 1,747.70 Switzerland.................... Swiss Franc........................ 1,304.36 .................. .................. 1,304.36 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 17,886.30 .................. 17,886.30 Delegation Expenses: ** Israel......................... New Israeli Sheqel................. .................. .................. 4,991.63 4,991.63 Switzerland.................... Swiss Franc........................ .................. .................. 2,827.08 2,827.08 Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Poland......................... Zloty.............................. 362.57 .................. .................. 362.57 Ukraine........................ Hryvnia............................ 122.34 .................. .................. 122.34 Nicholas Greene: Poland......................... Zloty.............................. 375.51 .................. .................. 375.51 Ukraine........................ Hryvnia............................ 100.00 .................. .................. 100.00 Nathan Kohlenberg: Poland......................... Zloty.............................. 378.07 .................. .................. 378.07 Ukraine........................ Hryvnia............................ 127.75 .................. .................. 127.75 Delegation Expenses: ** Poland......................... Zloty.............................. .................. .................. 5,601.97 5,601.97 Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Moldova........................ Moldovan Leu....................... 540.34 .................. .................. 540.34 Ukraine........................ Hryvnia............................ 50.00 .................. .................. 50.00 Nathan Kohlenberg: Moldova........................ Moldovan Leu....................... 343.03 .................. .................. 343.03 Ukraine........................ Hryvnia............................ 75.45 .................. .................. 75.45 Delegation Expenses: ** Moldova........................ Moldovan Leu....................... .................. .................. 166.67 166.67 Ukraine........................ Hryvnia............................ .................. .................. 3,458.14 3,458.14 Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Austria........................ Euro............................... 1,917.38 .................. .................. 1,917.38 Nathan Kohlenberg: Austria........................ Euro............................... 1,857.38 .................. .................. 1,857.38 Nicholas Greene: Austria........................ Euro............................... 3,307.19 .................. .................. 3,307.19 Delegation Expenses: ** Austria........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 11,565.08 11,565.08 Senator Lindsey Graham: Israel......................... New Israeli Sheqel................. 1,748.00 .................. .................. 1,748.00 Saudi Arabia................... Saudi Riyal........................ 1,002.18 .................. .................. 1,002.18 United Arab Emirates........... UAE Dirham......................... 548.48 .................. .................. 548.48 Ryan Geary: Israel......................... New Israeli Sheqel................. 1,748.00 .................. .................. 1,748.00 Saudi Arabia................... Saudi Riyal........................ 1,214.40 .................. .................. 1,214.40 United Arab Emirates........... UAE Dirham......................... 541.03 .................. .................. 541.03 Taylor Reidy: Israel......................... New Israeli Sheqel................. 1,748.00 .................. .................. 1,748.00 Saudi Arabia................... Saudi Riyal........................ 1,214.40 .................. .................. 1,214.40 United Arab Emirates........... UAE Dirham......................... 450.52 .................. .................. 450.52 Delegation Expenses: ** Israel......................... New Israeli Sheqel................. .................. .................. 4,960.30 4,960.30 Saudi Arabia................... Saudi Riyal........................ .................. .................. 1,203.71 1,203.71 United Arab Emirates........... UAE Dirham......................... .................. .................. 808.51 808.51 Senator Lindsey Graham: Germany........................ Euro............................... 2,448.00 .................. .................. 2,448.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 11,914.89 .................. 11,914.89 Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Germany........................ Euro............................... 2,448.00 .................. .................. 2,448.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 10,960.13 .................. 10,960.13 Taylor Reidy: Germany........................ Euro............................... 3,105.00 .................. .................. 3,105.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 10,682.89 .................. 10,682.89 Ryan Geary: Germany........................ Euro............................... 3,105.00 .................. .................. 3,105.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 10,682.89 .................. 10,682.89 Nathan Kohlenberg: Germany........................ Euro............................... 3,105.00 .................. .................. 3,105.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 7,794.63 ..................
7,794.63 Nicholas Greene: Germany........................ Euro............................... 6,679.00 .................. .................. 6,679.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 13,995.23 .................. 13,995.23 Taylor Stephens: Germany........................ Euro............................... 6,908.00 .................. .................. 6,908.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 15,739.23 .................. 15,739.23 Delegation Expenses: ** Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 62,928.50 62,928.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... 62,437.85 134,173.69 98,511.59 295,123.13 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. * Delegation Expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM, Chairman, Committee on Budget, Apr. 30, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senator Tammy Baldwin: New Zealand.................... US Dollar.......................... 779.00 .................. .................. 779.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 23,281.23 .................. 23,281.23 Senator Maria Cantwell: New Zealand.................... US Dollar.......................... 779.00 .................. .................. 779.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 25,222.13 .................. 25,222.13 Senator John Curtis: New Zealand.................... US Dollar.......................... 779.00 .................. .................. 779.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 13,623.70 .................. 13,623.70 Senator Andy Kim: New Zealand.................... US Dollar.......................... 779.00 .................. .................. 779.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 15,210.73 .................. 15,210.73 Senator Cynthia Lummis: New Zealand.................... US Dollar.......................... 779.00 .................. .................. 779.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 20,128.53 .................. 20,128.53 Senator Todd Young: New Zealand.................... US Dollar.......................... 779.00 .................. .................. 779.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 31,144.43 .................. 31,144.43 Nicole Christus: New Zealand.................... US Dollar.......................... 779.00 .................. .................. 779.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 25,222.13 .................. 25,222.13 Amit Ronen: New Zealand.................... US Dollar.......................... 779.00 .................. .................. 779.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 25,222.13 .................. 25,222.13 Delegation Expenses: ** New Zealand.................... New Zealand Dollar................. .................. .................. 759.37 759.37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... 6,232.00 179,055.01 759.37 186,046.38 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. * Delegation expenses include payments and reimbursements to the Department of State under authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and S. Res. 179 agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR TED CRUZ, Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Apr. 2, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senator Steve Daines: Congo--Kinshasa................ US Dollar.......................... 420.07 .................. .................. 420.07 Ivory Coast.................... US Dollar.......................... 359.23 .................. .................. 359.23 Nigeria........................ US Dollar.......................... 589.44 .................. .................. 589.44 Rwanda......................... US Dollar.......................... 282.00 .................. .................. 282.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 13,571.28 .................. 13,571.28 Darin Thacker: Congo--Kinshasa................ US Dollar.......................... 371.70 .................. .................. 371.70 Ivory Coast.................... US Dollar.......................... 309.38 .................. .................. 309.38 Nigeria........................ US Dollar.......................... 584.25 .................. .................. 584.25 Rwanda......................... US Dollar.......................... 261.00 .................. .................. 261.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 14,589.18 .................. 14,589.18 Delegation Expenses: ** Congo--Kinshasa................ Congolese Franc.................... .................. .................. 847.07 847.07 Ivory Coast.................... CFA Franc BCEAO.................... .................. .................. 1,492.76 1,492.76 Nigeria........................ Naira.............................. .................. .................. 5,306.47 5,306.47 Rwanda......................... Rwanda Franc....................... .................. .................. 1,790.38 1,790.38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Totals....................... ................................... 3,177.07 28,160.46 9,436.68 40,774.21 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. ** Delegation Expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR MIKE LEE, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, May 7, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON FINANCE FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senator Steve Daines: Netherlands.................... Euro............................... 492.06 .................. .................. 492.06 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 16,190.53 .................. 16,190.53 Darin Thacker: Netherlands.................... Euro............................... 439.57 .................. .................. 439.57 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 14,427.63 .................. 14,427.63 Delegation Expenses: ** Netherlands.................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 431.08 431.08 Senator Steve Daines: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,144.00 .................. .................. 2,144.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... ..................
18,300.93 .................. 18,300.93 Senator Peter Welch: Germany........................ Euro............................... 4,442.00 .................. .................. 4,442.00 Delegation Expenses: ** Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 15,686.88 15,686.88 Senator Roger Marshall: Mexico......................... Mexican Peso....................... 1,384.43 .................. .................. 1,384.43 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 2,964.78 .................. 2,964.78 Nathanael Mark: Mexico......................... Mexican Peso....................... 1,839.84 .................. .................. 1,839.84 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 1,359.97 .................. 1,359.97 Lacy Pitts: Mexico......................... Mexican Peso....................... 1,369.00 .................. .................. 1,369.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 1,521.17 .................. 1,521.17 Delegation Expenses: ** Mexico......................... Mexican Peso....................... .................. .................. 6,172.00 6,172.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... 12,110.90 54,765.01 22,289.96 89,165.87 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. ** Delegation Expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR MICHAEL CRAPO, Chairman, Committee on Finance, Apr. 10, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Roy Awabdeh: Jordan......................... US Dollar.......................... 833.00 .................. .................. 833.00 Lebanon........................ US Dollar.......................... 446.00 .................. .................. 446.00 Saudi Arabia................... US Dollar.......................... 1,765.75 .................. .................. 1,765.75 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 7,143.76 .................. 7,143.76 Delegation Expenses: ** Jordan......................... Jordanian Dinar.................... .................. .................. 445.51 445.51 Lebanon........................ Lebanese Pound..................... .................. .................. 3,315.60 3,315.60 Saudi Arabia................... Saudi Riyal........................ .................. .................. 1,109.56 1,109.56 Senator John Barrasso: Cyprus......................... US Dollar.......................... 970.67 .................. .................. 970.67 Greece......................... US Dollar.......................... 227.00 .................. .................. 227.00 Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 3,808.53 .................. .................. 3,808.53 Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 440.37 .................. .................. 440.37 Sweden......................... US Dollar.......................... 544.05 .................. .................. 544.05 Delegation Expenses: ** Cyprus......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 484.11 484.11 Greece......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 700.12 700.12 Italy.......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 1,714.38 1,714.38 Portugal....................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 692.26 692.26 Sweden......................... Swedish Krona...................... .................. .................. 980.15 980.15 Tyler Brace: Belgium........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,242.80 .................. .................. 1,242.80 United Kingdom................. US Dollar.......................... 2,160.34 .................. .................. 2,160.34 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 3,750.93 .................. 3,750.93 Megan Bartley: Colombia....................... US Dollar.......................... 356.06 .................. .................. 356.06 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 4,444.38 .................. 4,444.38 Venezuela...................... US Dollar.......................... 964.51 .................. .................. 964.51 Victor Cervino: Colombia....................... US Dollar.......................... 477.06 .................. .................. 477.06 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 2,402.93 .................. 2,402.93 Venezuela...................... US Dollar.......................... 973.51 .................. .................. 973.51 Kelsey Kelleher: Colombia....................... US Dollar.......................... 477.06 .................. .................. 477.06 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 3,700.98 .................. 3,700.98 Venezuela...................... US Dollar.......................... 1,122.51 .................. .................. 1,122.51 Guy Mentel: Colombia....................... US Dollar.......................... 477.06 .................. .................. 477.06 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 4,444.38 .................. 4,444.38 Venezuela...................... US Dollar.......................... 1,014.39 .................. .................. 1,014.39 Delegation Expenses: ** Colombia....................... Colombian Peso..................... .................. .................. 1,189.87 1,189.87 Venezuela...................... Bolivar............................ .................. .................. 2,980.23 2,980.23 Victor Cervino: Argentina...................... US Dollar.......................... 1,005.54 .................. .................. 1,005.54 Bolivia........................ US Dollar.......................... 696.75 .................. .................. 696.75 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 3,191.75 .................. 3,191.75 Kelsey Kelleher: Argentina...................... US Dollar.......................... 1,005.54 .................. .................. 1,005.54 Bolivia........................ US Dollar.......................... 795.72 .................. .................. 795.72 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 4,219.03 .................. 4,219.03 Delegation Expenses: ** Argentina...................... Argentine Peso..................... .................. .................. 2,361.38 2,361.38 Bolivia........................ Boliviano.......................... .................. .................. 2,393.95 2,393.95 Senator Christopher Coons: Belgium........................ US Dollar.......................... 690.63 .................. .................. 690.63 Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,274.00 .................. .................. 2,274.00 Hungary........................ US Dollar.......................... 270.00 .................. .................. 270.00 Moldova........................ US Dollar.......................... 449.00 .................. .................. 449.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,945.89 .................. 8,945.89 Vidya Neelakantan: Belgium........................ US Dollar.......................... 690.64 .................. .................. 690.64 Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,273.70 .................. .................. 2,273.70 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 14,231.93 .................. 14,231.93 Delegation Expenses: ** Belgium........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 1,765.12 1,765.12 Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 18,725.28 18,725.28 Moldova........................ Moldovan Leu....................... .................. .................. 69.44 69.44 Senator Christopher Coons: Denmark........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,854.00 .................. .................. 1,854.00 Switzerland.................... US Dollar.......................... 5,530.09 .................. .................. 5,530.09 Vidya Neelakantan: Denmark........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,845.00 .................. .................. 1,845.00 Switzerland....................
US Dollar.......................... 8,228.39 .................. .................. 8,228.39 Delegation Expenses: ** Denmark........................ Danish Krone....................... .................. .................. 5,150.76 5,150.76 Switzerland.................... Swiss Franc........................ .................. .................. 5,654.14 5,654.14 Brian Cullen: Mexico......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,811.00 .................. .................. 1,811.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 1,710.98 .................. 1,710.98 Senator Steve Daines: India.......................... US Dollar.......................... 382.00 .................. .................. 382.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 23,493.49 .................. 23,493.49 Darin Thacker: United States.................. US Dollar.......................... 805.55 .................. .................. 805.55 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 19,107.99 .................. 19,107.99 Delegation Expenses: ** India.......................... Indian Rupee....................... .................. .................. 1,275.78 1,275.78 Clarence Pulcher: Poland......................... US Dollar.......................... 497.14 .................. .................. 497.14 Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 659.24 .................. .................. 659.24 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,585.34 .................. 8,585.34 Delegation Expenses: ** Poland......................... Zloty.............................. .................. .................. 1,464.77 1,464.77 Portugal....................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 1,419.56 1,419.56 Daniel Gottfried: Bulgaria....................... US Dollar.......................... 232.88 .................. .................. 232.88 Georgia........................ Lari............................... 1,008.00 .................. .................. 1,008.00 Moldova........................ US Dollar.......................... 374.00 .................. .................. 374.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,485.13 .................. 8,485.13 Delegation Expenses: ** Bulgaria....................... Bulgarian Lev...................... .................. .................. 269.52 269.52 Georgia........................ Lari............................... .................. .................. 391.22 391.22 Molly Barlow: Dominican Republic............. US Dollar.......................... 534.00 .................. .................. 534.00 Jamaica........................ US Dollar.......................... 627.72 .................. .................. 627.72 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 2,007.96 .................. 2,007.96 Jodi Herman: Dominican Republic............. US Dollar.......................... 634.00 .................. .................. 634.00 Jamaica........................ US Dollar.......................... 691.53 .................. .................. 691.53 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 2,083.90 .................. 2,083.90 Delegation Expenses: ** Dominican Republic............. Dominican Peso..................... .................. .................. 1,210.00 1,210.00 Jamaica........................ Jamaican Dollar.................... .................. .................. 2,393.95 2,393.95 Sophia Hays: Eswatini....................... Lilangeni.......................... 110.00 .................. .................. 110.00 South Africa................... Rand............................... 1,450.63 .................. .................. 1,450.63 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,372.43 .................. 8,372.43 Mark Iozzi: Eswatini....................... US Dollar.......................... 110.00 .................. .................. 110.00 South Africa................... US Dollar.......................... 1,450.63 .................. .................. 1,450.63 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,337.43 .................. 8,337.43 Delegation Expenses: ** Eswatini....................... Lilangeni.......................... .................. .................. 1,074.25 1,074.25 South Africa................... Rand............................... .................. .................. 664.69 664.69 Elizabeth Chen: Taiwan......................... New Taiwan Dollar.................. 1,147.76 .................. .................. 1,147.76 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 10,942.63 .................. 10,942.63 Scott Lacy: Taiwan......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,303.76 .................. .................. 1,303.76 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 10,942.63 .................. 10,942.63 Delegation Expenses: ** Taiwan......................... New Taiwan Dollar.................. .................. .................. 2,441.84 2,441.84 Senator Mike Lee: El Salvador.................... US Dollar.......................... 343.00 .................. .................. 343.00 Guatemala...................... US Dollar.......................... 440.25 .................. .................. 440.25 Panama......................... US Dollar.......................... 165.00 .................. .................. 165.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 1,431.56 .................. 1,431.56 Delegation Expenses: ** El Salvador.................... El Salvador Colon, US Dollar....... .................. .................. 428.60 428.60 Guatemala...................... Quetzal............................ .................. .................. 297.04 297.04 Panama......................... Balboa, US Dollar.................. .................. .................. 547.74 547.74 Megan Bartley: Trinidad & Tobago.............. US Dollar.......................... 1,087.36 .................. .................. 1,087.36 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 1,500.73 .................. 1,500.73 Guy Mentel: Trinidad & Tobago.............. US Dollar.......................... 1,215.52 .................. .................. 1,215.52 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 1,465.73 .................. 1,465.73 Delegation Expenses: ** Trinidad & Tobago.............. Trinidad and Tobago Dollar......... .................. .................. 196.48 196.48 Senator Christopher Murphy: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,173.00 .................. .................. 2,173.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 20,457.43 .................. 20,457.43 Jessica Elledge: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,349.00 .................. .................. 2,349.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 13,113.50 .................. 13,113.50 Delegation Expenses: ** Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 7,043.60 7,043.60 Senator Jacky Rosen: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,398.00 .................. .................. 2,398.00 Delegation Expenses: ** Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 8,998.11 8,998.11 Senator Jeanne Shaheen: Denmark........................ Danish Krone....................... 1,694.00 .................. .................. 1,694.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 6,061.13 .................. 6,061.13 Amy English: Denmark........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,854.00 .................. .................. 1,854.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 6,071.23 .................. 6,071.23 Delegation Expenses: ** Denmark........................ Danish Krone....................... .................. .................. 5,150.76 5,150.76 Senator Jeanne Shaheen: Germany........................ Euro............................... 2,147.00 .................. .................. 2,147.00 Hungary........................ Forint............................. 270.00 .................. .................. 270.00 Moldova........................ Moldovan Leu....................... 320.00 .................. .................. 320.00 Romania........................ Romanian Leu....................... 518.33 .................. .................. 518.33 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 17,801.93 .................. 17,801.93 Joseph Biegun: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,142.95 .................. .................. 2,142.95 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 19,850.63 .................. 19,850.63 Brendan Duff: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 3,235.00 .................. .................. 3,235.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 10,319.53 .................. 10,319.53 Naz Durakoglu: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,448.00 .................. .................. 2,448.00 Hungary........................
Forint............................. 270.00 .................. .................. 270.00 Moldova........................ Moldovan Leu....................... 320.00 .................. .................. 320.00 Romania........................ Romanian Leu....................... 545.76 .................. .................. 545.76 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 22,429.83 .................. 22,429.83 Amy English: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 3,235.00 .................. .................. 3,235.00 Hungary........................ US Dollar.......................... 270.00 .................. .................. 270.00 Moldova........................ US Dollar.......................... 320.00 .................. .................. 320.00 Romania........................ US Dollar.......................... 772.33 .................. .................. 772.33 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 15,996.63 .................. 15,996.63 Delegation Expenses: ** Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 17,609.00 17,609.00 Moldova........................ Moldovan Leu....................... .................. .................. 4,632.36 4,632.36 Romania........................ Romanian Leu....................... .................. .................. 7,471.05 7,471.05 Ukraine........................ Hryvnia............................ .................. .................. 6,916.28 6,916.28 Callahan Stoub: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,377.82 .................. .................. 1,377.82 Jordan......................... US Dollar.......................... 744.64 .................. .................. 744.64 Lebanon........................ US Dollar.......................... 638.99 .................. .................. 638.99 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,520.67 .................. 8,520.67 Delegation Expenses: ** Jordan......................... Jordanian Dinar.................... .................. .................. 214.02 214.02 Lebanon........................ Lebanese Pound..................... .................. .................. 3,757.68 3,757.68 John Tomaszewski: Congo--Kinshasa................ US Dollar.......................... 1,603.00 .................. .................. 1,603.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 7,956.58 .................. 7,956.58 Delegation Expenses: ** Congo--Brazzaville............. CFA Franc BEAC..................... .................. .................. 478.36 478.36 Congo--Kinshasa................ Congolese Franc.................... .................. .................. 2,850.00 2,850.00 Thomas West: Taiwan......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,493.70 .................. .................. 1,493.70 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 5,992.82 .................. 5,992.82 Delegation Expenses: ** Taiwan......................... New Taiwan Dollar.................. .................. .................. 896.05 896.05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... 96,131.16 319,515.80 129,824.57 545,471.53 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. ** Delegation Expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR JAMES E. RISCH, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, Apr. 24, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senator Maggie Hassan: Greenland...................... US Dollar.......................... 643.00 .................. .................. 643.00 Nicholas Caron: Greenland...................... US Dollar.......................... 643.00 .................. .................. 643.00 Alan Kahn: Greenland...................... US Dollar.......................... 643.00 .................. .................. 643.00 Delegation Expenses: **-Greenland...................... Danish Krone....................... .................. .................. 3,910.36 3,910.36 Senator Bernie Moreno: Costa Rica..................... US Dollar.......................... 339.00 .................. .................. 339.00 El Salvador.................... US Dollar.......................... 314.00 .................. .................. 314.00 Panama......................... US Dollar.......................... 444.00 .................. .................. 444.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 4,862.80 .................. 4,862.80 Andrew Rothe: Costa Rica..................... US Dollar.......................... 339.00 .................. .................. 339.00 El Salvador.................... US Dollar.......................... 314.00 .................. .................. 314.00 Panama......................... US Dollar.......................... 444.00 .................. .................. 444.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 4,797.40 .................. 4,797.40 Delegation Expenses: **-Costa Rica..................... Costa Rican Colon.................. .................. .................. 2,093.00 2,093.00 El Salvador.................... El Salvador Colon, US Dollar....... .................. .................. 1,319.08 1,319.08 Panama......................... Balboa, US Dollar.................. .................. .................. 2,458.83 2,458.83 Laura Lynch: Colombia....................... US Dollar.......................... 984.21 .................. .................. 984.21 Ecuador........................ US Dollar.......................... 344.89 .................. .................. 344.89 Trinidad & Tobago.............. US Dollar.......................... 1,187.00 .................. .................. 1,187.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 10,325.17 .................. 10,325.17 Delegation Expenses: ** Colombia....................... Colombian Peso..................... .................. .................. 658.11 658.11 Ecuador........................ US Dollar.......................... .................. .................. 415.38 415.38 Trinidad & Tobago.............. Trinidad and Tobago Dollar......... .................. .................. 98.24 98.24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... 6,639.10 19,985.37 10,953.00 37,577.47 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. ** Delegation Expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR RAND PAUL, Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, Apr. 14, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Michael Songer: Greenland...................... US Dollar.......................... 895.71 .................. .................. 895.71 Delegation Expenses: **-Greenland...................... Danish Krone....................... .................. .................. 1,303.45 1,303.45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... 895.71 .................. 1,303.45 2,199.16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. ** Delegation Expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res.
179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR LISA MURKOWSKI, Chairman, Committee on Indian Affairs, Mar. 26, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Maria Mahler-Haug: Country 1...................... ................................... 1,581.03 .................. .................. 1,581.03 Country 2...................... ................................... 789.00 .................. .................. 789.00 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 6,322.83 .................. 6,322.83 Caroline Wadhams: Country 1...................... ................................... 1,706.03 .................. .................. 1,706.03 Country 2...................... ................................... 639.00 .................. .................. 639.00 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 5,482.30 .................. 5,482.30 Russell Willig: Country 1...................... ................................... 1,856.00 .................. .................. 1,856.00 Country 2...................... ................................... 789.00 .................. .................. 789.00 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 6,322.00 .................. 6,322.00 Delegation Expenses: ** Country 1...................... ................................... .................. .................. 2,356.08 2,356.08 Elnigar Iltebir: Country 1...................... ................................... 810.87 .................. .................. 810.87 Country 2...................... ................................... 757.00 .................. .................. 757.00 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 14,910.83 .................. 14,910.83 Eric Losick: Country 1...................... ................................... 810.87 .................. .................. 810.87 Country 2...................... ................................... 757.00 .................. .................. 757.00 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 15,077.83 .................. 15,077.83 Rafi Martina: Country 1...................... ................................... 810.87 .................. .................. 810.87 Country 2...................... ................................... 757.00 .................. .................. 757.00 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 14,910.83 .................. 14,910.83 Dan Tomanelli: Country 1...................... ................................... 810.87 .................. .................. 810.87
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Country 2...................... ................................... 757.00 .................. .................. 757.00
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 15,077.83 .................. 15,077.83 Delegation Expenses: **
Country 2...................... ................................... .................. .................. 3,595.00 3,595.00 Madison Howey:
Country 1...................... ................................... 879.42 .................. .................. 879.42
Country 2...................... ................................... 1,098.32 .................. .................. 1,098.32
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 11,788.93 .................. 11,788.93 Heather Melancon:
Country 1...................... ................................... 879.42 .................. .................. 879.42
Country 2...................... ................................... 607.49 .................. .................. 607.49
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 11,788.93 .................. 11,788.93 Alex Moree:
Country 1...................... ................................... 879.41 .................. .................. 879.41
Country 2...................... ................................... 1,098.32 .................. .................. 1,098.32
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 11,788.93 .................. 11,788.93 Valli Sanmugalingam:
Country 1...................... ................................... 879.42 .................. .................. 879.42
Country 2...................... ................................... 1,098.32 .................. .................. 1,098.32
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 11,788.93 .................. 11,788.93 Delegation Expenses: **
Country 1...................... ................................... .................. .................. 215.52 215.52
Country 2...................... ................................... .................. .................. 729.53 729.53 Maria Mahler-Haug:
Country 1...................... ................................... 896.97 .................. .................. 896.97
Country 2...................... ................................... 131.73 .................. .................. 131.73
Country 4...................... ................................... .................. 16,100.93 .................. 16,100.93 Alex Moree:
Country 1...................... ................................... 973.67 .................. .................. 973.67
Country 2...................... ................................... 131.73 .................. .................. 131.73
Country 4...................... ................................... .................. 12,265.83 .................. 12,265.83 Tommy Nguyen:
Country 1...................... ................................... 973.67 .................. .................. 973.67
Country 2...................... ................................... 131.73 .................. .................. 131.73
Country 4...................... ................................... .................. 12,265.83 .................. 12,265.83 Steve Smith:
Country 1...................... ................................... 771.64 .................. .................. 771.64
Country 2...................... ................................... 131.73 .................. .................. 131.73
Country 4...................... ................................... .................. 12,265.83 .................. 12,265.83 Ryan Tully:
Country 4...................... ................................... .................. 70.00 .................. 70.00 Caroline Wadhams:
Country 4...................... ................................... .................. 70.00 .................. 70.00 Russell Willig:
Country 1...................... ................................... 698.67 .................. .................. 698.67
Country 2...................... ................................... 131.73 .................. .................. 131.73
Country 4...................... ................................... .................. 12,265.83 .................. 12,265.83 Delegation Expenses: **
Country 1...................... ................................... .................. .................. 2,910.84 2,910.84
Country 2...................... ................................... .................. .................. 187.64 187.64 Nathan Heiman:
Country 2...................... ................................... 2,110.00 .................. .................. 2,110.00
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 12,668.53 .................. 12,668.53 Heather Melancon:
Country 2...................... ................................... 2,813.00 .................. .................. 2,813.00
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 11,253.43 .................. 11,253.43 Michael Pevzner:
Country 2...................... ................................... 2,813.00 .................. .................. 2,813.00
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 11,253.43 .................. 11,253.43 Dennis Wischmeier:
Country 2...................... ................................... 2,110.00 .................. .................. 2,110.00
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 12,668.53 .................. 12,668.53 Delegation Expenses: **
Country 1...................... ................................... .................. .................. 826.86 826.86
Country 2...................... ................................... .................. .................. 410.00 410.00 Anahita Dhungel:
Country 1...................... ................................... 712.00 .................. .................. 712.00
Country 2...................... ................................... 1,073.55 .................. .................. 1,073.55
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 19,848.60 .................. 19,848.60 Nathan Heiman:
Country 1...................... ................................... 712.00 .................. .................. 712.00
Country 2...................... ................................... 1,171.00 .................. .................. 1,171.00
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 20,488.95 .................. 20,488.95 Benjamin Loewy:
Country 1...................... ................................... 712.00 .................. .................. 712.00
Country 2...................... ................................... 1,150.00 .................. .................. 1,150.00
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 19,848.60 .................. 19,848.60 John Pinegar:
Country 1...................... ................................... 640.00 .................. .................. 640.00
Country 2...................... ................................... 1,171.00 .................. .................. 1,171.00
Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 19,813.60 .................. 19,813.60 Delegation Expenses: **
Country 1...................... ................................... .................. .................. 387.00 387.00
Country 2...................... ................................... .................. .................. 903.77 903.77 Anahita Dhungel:
Country 1...................... ................................... 804.35 .................. .................. 804.35
Country 2...................... ................................... .................. 15,951.73 .................. 15,951.73 Arjun Ravindra:
Country 1...................... ................................... 804.35 .................. .................. 804.35
Country 2...................... ................................... .................. 15,951.73 .................. 15,951.73 Delegation Expenses: **
Country 1...................... ................................... .................. .................. 2,926.00 2,926.00 Rafi Martina:
Country 1...................... ................................... 754.40 .................. .................. 754.40
Country 2...................... ................................... .................. 936.98 .................. 936.98 Arjun Ravindra:
Country 1...................... ................................... 754.40 .................. .................. 754.40
Country 2...................... ................................... .................. 904.73 .................. 904.73 Samantha Roberts:
Country 2...................... ................................... .................. 70.00 .................. 70.00 Valli Sanmugalingam:
Country 1...................... ................................... 754.40 .................. .................. 754.40
Country 2...................... ................................... .................. 936.98 .................. 936.98 Delegation Expenses: **
Country 1...................... ................................... .................. .................. 78.87 78.87
Courtney Fellows: Country 1...................... ................................... 2,366.41 .................. .................. 2,366.41 Country 2...................... ................................... 1,123.72 .................. .................. 1,123.72 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 20,199.52 ..................
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20,199.52 Eric Losick: Country 1...................... ................................... 2,032.41 .................. .................. 2,032.41 Country 2...................... ................................... 1,286.17 .................. .................. 1,286.17 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 18,554.19 .................. 18,554.19 Steve Smith: Country 1...................... ................................... 2,366.41 .................. .................. 2,366.41 Country 2...................... ................................... 1,093.24 .................. .................. $1,093.24 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 18,377.19 .................. 18,377.19 Allen Souza: Country 1...................... ................................... 2,366.41 .................. .................. 2,366.41 Country 2...................... ................................... 1,286.17 .................. .................. 1,286.17 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 18,826.19 .................. 18,826.19 Delegation Expenses: ** Country 2...................... ................................... .................. .................. 706.82 706.82 Ryan Tully: Country 1...................... ................................... 698.00 .................. .................. 698.00 Country 2...................... ................................... .................. 1,665.86 .................. 1,665.86 Delegation Expenses: ** Country 1...................... ................................... .................. .................. 84.65 84.65 Mike Gancio: Country 1...................... ................................... 998.31 .................. .................. 998.31 Country 2...................... ................................... 1,360.00 .................. .................. 1,360.00 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 16,540.03 .................. 16,540.03 Arjun Ravindra: Country 1...................... ................................... 998.31 .................. .................. 998.31 Country 2...................... ................................... 1,360.00 .................. .................. 1,360.00 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 16,540.03 .................. 16,540.03 Alex Sabater: Country 1...................... ................................... 998.32 .................. .................. 998.32 Country 2...................... ................................... 766.60 .................. .................. 766.60 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 16,540.03 .................. 16,540.03 Dennis Wischmeier: Country 1...................... ................................... 998.32 .................. .................. 998.32 Country 2...................... ................................... 1,360.00 .................. .................. 1,360.00 Country 3...................... ................................... .................. 16,540.03 .................. 16,540.03 Delegation Expenses: ** Country 1...................... ................................... .................. .................. 945.00 945.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... 70,543.18- 496,943.31 17,263.58 584,750.07 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. ** Delegation Expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of
1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR TOM COTTON, Chairman, Committee on Intelligence, Apr. 29, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senator Richard Durbin: Denmark........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,797.22 .................. .................. 1,797.22 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 4,842.13 .................. 4,842.13 Senator Thom Tillis: Denmark........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,854.00 .................. .................. 1,854.00 Switzerland.................... US Dollar.......................... 250.91 .................. .................. 250.91 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 21,852.83 .................. 21,852.83 Senator Peter Welch: Denmark........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,770.39 .................. .................. 1,770.39 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 6,207.63 .................. 6,207.63 Chris Homan: Denmark........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,850.08 .................. .................. 1,850.08 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 4,629.93 .................. 4,629.93 Philip McDaniel: Denmark........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,693.00 .................. .................. 1,693.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 4,642.83 .................. 4,642.83 Jorin Lintzenich: Denmark........................ US Dollar.......................... 1,854.00 .................. .................. 1,854.00 Switzerland.................... US Dollar.......................... 793.31 .................. .................. 793.31 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 12,711.53 .................. 12,711.53 Delegation Expenses: ** Denmark........................ Danish Krone....................... .................. .................. 5,150.77 5,150.77 Senator Thom Tillis: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,300.00 .................. .................. 2,300.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 21,912.83 .................. 21,912.83 Jorin Lintzenich: Germany........................ US Dollar.......................... 2,219.00 .................. .................. 2,219.00 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 12,781.53 .................. 12,781.53 Delegation Expenses: ** Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 9,612.23 9,612.23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... 16,381.91 89,581.24 14,763.00 120,726.15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. ** Delegation Expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR CHARLES GRASSLEY, Chairman, Committee on Judiciary, Apr. 22, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------James Rapert: Cyprus......................... US Dollar.......................... 1,114.51 .................. .................. 1,114.51 Greece......................... US Dollar.......................... 742.00 .................. .................. 742.00 Italy.......................... US Dollar.......................... 2,903.03 .................. .................. 2,903.03 Portugal....................... US Dollar.......................... 602.37 .................. .................. 602.37 Sweden......................... US Dollar.......................... 685.00 .................. .................. 685.00 Delegation Expenses: **-Cyprus......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 1,571.51 1,571.51 Greece......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 700.12 700.12 Italy.......................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 4,013.05 4,013.05 Portugal....................... Euro............................... .................. .................. 623.04 623.04 Sweden......................... Swedish Krona...................... .................. .................. 980.15 980.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... 6,046.91 .................. 7,887.87 13,934.78 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. ** Delegation Expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR JERRY MORAN, -Chairman, Committee on Veterans Affairs, Apr. 21, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Shannon Simrell: United States.................. Dollar............................. .................. 8,663.13 .................. 8,663.13 Switzerland.................... Swiss Franc........................ 1,500.45 .................. .................. 1,500.45 Senator Ruben Gallego: United States.................. Dollar............................. .................. 4,954.33 .................. 4,954.33 Germany........................ Euro............................... 1,441.00 .................. .................. 1,441.00 Kyle Parker: Germany........................ Euro............................... 1,441.00 .................. .................. 1,441.00 Italy.......................... Euro............................... 5,068.67 .................. .................. 5,068.67 Austria........................ Euro............................... 2,183.38 .................. .................. 2,183.38 Paul Massaro: Germany........................ Euro............................... 1,441.00 .................. .................. 1,441.00 Italy.......................... Euro............................... 5,068.67 .................. .................. 5,068.67 Austria........................ Euro............................... 2,183.38 .................. .................. 2,183.38 Jordan Warlick: Germany........................ Euro............................... 1,441.00 .................. .................. 1,441.00 Italy.......................... Euro............................... 5,068.67 .................. .................. 5,068.67 Austria........................ Euro............................... 2,183.38 .................. .................. 2,183.38 Fleur Cowan: Germany........................ Euro............................... 1,441.00 .................. .................. 1,441.00 Italy.......................... Euro............................... 5,068.67 .................. .................. 5,068.67 Austria........................ Euro............................... 2,183.38 .................. .................. 2,183.38 Everett Price: United States.................. Dollar............................. .................. 4,822.40 ..................
4,822.40 Italy.......................... Euro............................... 5,068.67 .................. .................. 5,068.67 Austria........................ Euro............................... 2,183.38 .................. .................. 2,183.38 Shannon Simrell: United States.................. Dollar............................. .................. 7,281.70 .................. 7,281.70 Austria........................ Euro............................... 2,715.17 .................. .................. 2,715.17 Rachel Bauman: United States.................. Dollar............................. .................. 13,184.43 .................. 13,184.43 Austria........................ Euro............................... 2,715.17 .................. .................. 2,715.17 Alanna Novetsky: Austria........................ Dollar............................. .................. .................. 140.00 140.00 Bakhti Nishanov: Austria........................ Dollar............................. .................. .................. 35.00 35.00 Shannon Simrell: United States.................. Dollar............................. .................. 10,879.80 .................. 10,879.80 Poland......................... Zloty.............................. 297.67 .................. .................. 297.67 Ukraine........................ Ukrainian Hryvnia.................. 1,343.93 .................. .................. 1,343.93 Bakhti Nishanov: United States.................. Dollar............................. .................. 10,879.80 .................. 10,879.80 Poland......................... Zloty.............................. 297.67 .................. .................. 297.67 Ukraine........................ Ukrainian Hryvnia.................. 1,343.93 .................. .................. 1,343.93 Janice Helwig: United States.................. Dollar............................. .................. 7,278.93 .................. 7,278.93 Austria........................ Euro............................... 38,990.00 .................. .................. 38,990.00 Delegation Expenses: Switzerland.................... ................................... .................. .................. 188.57 188.57 Germany........................ ................................... .................. .................. 57,546.25 57,546.25 Italy.......................... ................................... .................. .................. 16,566.54 16,566.54 Austria........................ ................................... .................. .................. 38,421.26 38,421.26 Poland......................... ................................... .................. .................. 146.77 146.77 Ukraine........................ ................................... .................. .................. 2,147.00 2,147.00 Austria........................ ................................... .................. .................. .................. .................. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... 92,669.24 68,119.52 115,016.39 275,805.15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Delegation expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR ROGER F. WICKER, Chairman, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Apr. 23, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), MAJORITY LEADER FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ryan Kaldahl--Cancelled Delegation Expenses: ** Germany........................ Euro............................... .................. .................. 1,911.00 1,911.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... .................. .................. 1,911.00 1,911.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. ** Delegation Expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR JOHN THUNE, Majority Leader, Apr. 27, 2026. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95-384--22 U.S.C. 1754(b), DEMOCRATIC LEADER FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN. 1 TO MAR. 31, 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name and country Name of currency U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent or U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency U.S. currency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gary Myrick: Greenland-..................... Danish Krone-...................... 895.72 .................. - 895.72 Delegation Expenses: **-Greenland-..................... Danish Krone-...................... .................. .................. 1,303.45- 1,303.45 Shir Attias: Israel......................... New Israeli Sheqel................. 1,380.00 .................. .................. 1,380.00 Jordan......................... Jordanian Dinar.................... 361.07 .................. .................. 361.07 United States.................. US Dollar.......................... .................. 8,841.03 .................. 8,841.03 Delegation Expenses: **-Israel......................... New Israeli Sheqel................. .................. .................. 3,619.61 3,619.61 Jordan......................... Jordanian Dinar.................... .................. .................. 1,124.34 1,124.34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total........................ ................................... 2,636.79 8,841.03 6,047.40 17,525.22 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Note: All values are United States Dollar Equivalent. ** Delegation Expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR CHARLES SCHUMER, Democratic Leader, Apr. 7, 2026.
Adjournment Until 10 A.m. Tomorrow
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The Senate stands adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Thereupon, the Senate, at 6:35 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 10 a.m.
Nominations
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THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
COL. MICHAEL C. ALFARO COL. GEOFFREY I. CHURCH COL. CHRISTOPHER G. CLARK COL. CORY M. DDAMON COL. DENNY R. DAVIES COL. AMY M. GLISSON COL. JONATHAN W. GRAHAM COL. TIMOTHY M. HELFRICH COL. MARK MCGILL COL. DENNIS L. PHILLIPS COL. DAVID M. SKALICKY COL. TIMOTHY J. SPAULDING COL. KENNETH A. STREMMEL COL. BRANDON J. TELLEZ COL. PAUL P. TOWNSEND COL. GEORGE N. VOGEL COL. DAVID J. WILSON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203:
COL. BRYAN M. BAILEY COL. GREGORY B. BERRY COL. ROBERT M. DEGREGORIO COL. BRANDON M. DOUGLASS COL. JAMES S. DOYLE COL. DANIEL J. EBRECHT COL. KYLE H. GOLDSTEIN COL. JASON M. GRANDY COL. JESSE L. HAMILTON COL. BENJAMIN R. HARRISON COL. BRANDON M. KELLY COL. RODNEY E. MCCRAINE COL. NICCI S. RUCKER COL. KRISTINE B. SMITH COL. ROLAND C. TSUI COL. SHEILA W. WILDS
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
COL. JOHN W. SANNES THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211:
COL. MICHAEL D. ARMSTRONG COL. JASON S. BAKER COL. TIMOTHY C. BALDWIN COL. DENNIS A. BICKETT COL. JEFFREY M. BILODEAU COL. WILLIAM L. BLANCO COL. OLEN C. BRIDGES COL. MATTHEW D. CALTON COL. MAXIME C. CASTELEYN COL. THOMAS P. COMPITELLO COL. JEFFREY R. CREE COL. DAVID E. CRENSHAW COL. ADAM M. CURRY COL. CHAD W. DANIELS COL. ANTHONY W. DENNIS COL. KRISTIN L. DERDA COL. RUSSEL K. DES JARDINS COL. CHARLES K. DOUGLAS, JR. COL. MICHELE D. EDWARDS COL. MATTHEW J. ELDER COL. IAN L. FAWKS COL. TODD A. FITZPATRICK COL. BRADLEY M. FRANK COL. TODD R. FREDRICKS COL. BRETT J. GAGNON COL. PETER G. GARVER COL. RUSSELL W. GIBSON COL. PAUL C. GRAVELY COL. MICHAEL J. GRZYBOWSKI COL. STEPHEN T. GUERTIN COL. CHRISTOPHER M. GUILMETTE COL. WILLUS B. HALL COL. WILLIAM B. HANNA COL. RUSSEL M. HARDEN COL. LOUIS P. HAWKINS, JR. COL. DONNY W. HEBEL COL. DAVID M. HELFRICH COL. WILLIAM L. HENRY COL. SETH T. HIBLE COL. RONALD D. HOGSTEN COL. VANCE R. HOLLAND COL. JERAMY D. HOPKINS COL. WILLIAM L. IRBY COL. BARRY C. JACKSON, JR. COL. MICHAEL J. JOCHEN COL. AARON A. KELSEY COL. ROBERT J. KINCAID, JR. COL. KURT K. KOBERNIK COL. JOHN M. KRUEGER COL. WILLIAM W. LECATES COL. BOBBY J. LEE, JR. COL. MICHAEL M. MAJORS COL. SHANE M. MARTIN COL. MICHAEL D. MCCOY COL. WILLIAM T. MCKNIGHT COL. SHAWN M. MILLER COL. JUAN M. MORA COL. COREY J. NORRIS COL. JAN M. OLEEN COL. ERIC D. ORCUTT COL. JOSEPH PALADINO COL. CHANTRY T. PARKER COL. JEREMY G. PFEIFER COL. CHARLES R. RANKIN COL. CHRISTOPHER S. RATCLIFF COL. ANDREW M. RATCLIFFE III COL. JAMES D. REESE COL. MAROCCO V. ROBERTS, JR. COL. MARCI J. SAM COL. APRIL L. SAPP COL. RODNEY D. SEABA COL. DEREK M. SMITH COL. TIFFANY M. SNEED COL. KURT K. SOUTHWORTH COL. MARK C. STEVENS COL. BRIAN J. STRAMAGLIA COL. CODY J. STRONG COL. RICHARD M. SUDDER II COL. RODNEY K. TATUM, JR. COL. DAVIS K. ULRICSON COL. AUGUSTO VILLALAZHIGUERO COL. WILLIAM H. WAGNER COL. ROBERT W. WALKER, JR. COL. KENNETH R WALKER, JR. COL. KENNETH J. WALSH, JR. COL. JOE W. WARREN, JR. COL. JOHN M. WENZEL COL. CHRISTOPHER J. WESKAMP COL. MICHAEL A. WILSON COL. JASON L. WISEHART COL. ROGER B. ZEIGLER
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
CAPT. STEPHEN W. ALDRIDGE CAPT. JOSEPH A. BAGGETT CAPT. THOMAS T. BODINE CAPT. DAVID S. COX CAPT. JOHN D. CRADDOCK CAPT. WILLIAM D. GALLAGHER CAPT. CHRISTOPHER F. HILL CAPT. JEFFREY W. HILL CAPT. JEFFREY JUERGENS CAPT. THOMAS M. OGDEN CAPT. ERIC J. ROZEK CAPT. WILLIAM A. SHAFER CAPT. AARON J. TAYLOR CAPT. CLIFFORD W. TORAASON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
CAPT. SEAN P. BARBABELLA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
CAPT. MATTHEW L. BOLLS CAPT. MICHAEL S. CARL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
CAPT. JEFFREY P. BUSCHMANN CAPT. CHRISTOPHER D. ENG THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
CAPT. ROBERT R. CHRISTIAN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
CAPT. ERIC M. GARDNER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
CAPT. RYAN STORMER
Confirmations
Page S2342 · Official textExecutive nominations confirmed by the Senate May 18, 2026:
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ANDREW BENSON, OF MAINE, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
WILLIAM BOYLE, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
KEVIN HOLMES, OF ARKANSAS, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
BRIAN DAVID MILLER, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
RICHARD PRICE, OF MISSOURI, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
DARIN SMITH, OF WYOMING, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF WYOMING FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
GREGORY LOGERFO, OF MASSACHUSETTS, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM, WITH THE RANK AND STATUS OF AMBASSADOR AT LARGE.
ERIC MEYER, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA.
JENNIFER WICKS MCNAMARA, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM.
FRANK WEILAND, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS).
DANIEL EDWARDS, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.
STEVEN HAINES, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.
ROBERT HARVEY, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSIONER FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2029.
THOMAS GOVAN, JR., OF ALABAMA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
ZACHARY KELLER, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
RYAN RAYBOULD, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
GREGORY GILMORE, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
DOUGLAS WEAVER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR THE TERM OF FIVE YEARS EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2031.
STEVAN PEARCE, OF NEW MEXICO, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.
DAVID LACERTE, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2031.
KYLE HAUSTVEIT, OF NORTH DAKOTA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF ENERGY.
ROBERT ROTTER, OF IOWA, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
DANIEL SATTERLEE, OF SOUTH DAKOTA, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
DAVID ST. PIERRE, OF MAINE, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
BRIAN BIRDWELL, OF TEXAS, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
MARK DITLEVSON, OF MINNESOTA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
LEE LIPTON, OF FLORIDA, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
WILLIAM LONG, OF MISSOURI, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF ICELAND.
JARED NOVELLY, OF MISSOURI, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO NEW ZEALAND, AND TO SERVE CONCURRENTLY AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AS AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA, THE COOK ISLANDS, AND NIUE.
ROBERT SWEENEY, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNITED STATES DIRECTOR OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR.
ASEL ROBERTS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA.
WESLEY BROOKS, OF FLORIDA, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS.
FRANK GARCIA, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (AFRICAN AFFAIRS).
MATTHEW ANDERSON, OF COLORADO, TO BE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.
MICHAEL GRAHAM, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2030.
RICHARD KLOSTER, OF WEST VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2028.
SEVAL OZ, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.
ARVIND RAMAN, OF INDIANA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.
MELISSA HOLYOAK, OF UTAH, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
PHILLIP WILLIAMS, JR., OF ALABAMA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
JAMES BISHOP, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
BRIAN BARBER, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
STEVEN LEWIS, OF MISSOURI, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI, FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
PRISCILLA LOPEZ, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
BRIAN GOOTKIN, OF MONTANA, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
JAMES STUART, OF MINNESOTA, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
YEOUK KIM, OF TEXAS, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS, WITH THE RANK AND STATUS OF AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY.
ADEMOLA ADEWALE-SADIK, OF NEW YORK, TO BE UNITED STATES DIRECTOR OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS.
CATHERINE DILLON, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS).