Tuesday, June 16, 2026

11:43 a.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S. J. Res. 190, the Kaine Preserving Biden-Harris Immigration Court Backlogs CRA.

11:37 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke on immigration courtroom backlogs.

11:21 a.m. Senator Kaine spoke on immigration courtroom backlogs.

11:16 a.m. Senator Ricketts spoke on college graduates in Nebraska and housing.

11:12 a.m. Senator Budd spoke on the Marine Corps Aviation.

10:57 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke on Medicaid.

10:49 a.m. Senator Barrasso spoke on tax fraud scams.

10:34 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke on Iran, the Anti-Weaponization Fund, childcare, and elections.

10:21 a.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on appropriations.

10:02 a.m. Senator Grassley spoke on E15.

10:00 a.m. The Senate convened.

The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16th. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business.

The Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for the weekly conference meetings.

Please note roll call votes are expected during Tuesday’s session of the Senate but have not yet been scheduled.