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Morning business period with senators permitted to make general statements for a limited time.
Unanimous consent request to consider and adopt three Senate resolutions en bloc.
Consideration and passage of H.R. 8552 to increase, as of December 1, 2026, compensation rates for veterans with service‑connected disabilities and related beneficiaries.
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Senators’ reflections on the recent midterm election results, their causes, and strategic implications for Republicans and the Senate’s remaining agenda.
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Floor statements dedicated to honoring U.S. veterans and reflecting on the nation’s obligations to them.
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Procedural motions to proceed to executive session and file cloture on several federal district court nominations.
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Consideration of H.R. 2347, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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Prayer, pledge of allegiance, and initial organizational proceedings of the Senate sitting.
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"Workers in Charge: Restoring Choice and Accountability in the Workplace"
One Year Later: Assessing Nigeria’s Efforts to Protect Christians and Secure the Middle Belt
"The Rise of Sports Gambling on College Campuses"
LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 11, 2026
Senate Floor Proceedings · 2026-11-11
Hearings to examine the nominations of Gregory Ibach, of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Department of Agriculture, and Carl Bednarski, of Michigan, John Grunewald II, of Oklahoma, and James Russell Middleton, of Virginia, each to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Browne, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary, and Robert Stebbins, of New York, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of the Treasury, and Christopher Abbott, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
Business meeting to consider S.5289, to protect the right to the free exercise of religion, and the nominations of Lee Philip Rudofsky, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Daniel Lewis Ballou, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Richard Wesley Bennett, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Courtney Leigh Coker, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Robert E. Long, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Peter M. Mansfield, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Jesus A. Osete, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, Trevor Scott Pemberton, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Kyle Frederick Reardon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, Zachary Paul West, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and Stephen Husk, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission, and Samuel King Lee, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Gretchen C.F. Shappert, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the District of Guam and concurrently United States Attorney for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands, Robert Troester, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, Reid McAlister Creswell, to be United States Marshal for the District of South Carolina, James Christopher Edge, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of North Carolina, Christopher Walter Inabinett, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Alabama, and James Richard Jackson, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas, all of the Department of Justice; to be immediately followed by an open nominations hearing in SD-562.
Hearings to examine the nomination of Catherine Eschbach, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Hearings to examine the nomination of Justin Schwab, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Leslie Becera, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, Danielle Thumann Severs, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission, and Joshua Shoemaker, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, and Robert Steinau, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, both of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Nick Oberheiden, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Peter Snyder, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, Kimberly Greenwood, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Paul Kalmbach, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay, Jane Lynch, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, Wesley Hunt, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dino LaVerghetta, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Devin Kennington, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, Junaid Munir, of Michigan, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, and Paul Watzlavick, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname, all of the Department of State.
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