Senate — August 4, 2026
The Senate also advanced substantive health policy by passing two bills: S. 4472, reauthorizing the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act through fiscal year 2031, and S. 494, establishing a national plan to coordinate epilepsy research. In committee activity, the Judiciary Committee favorably reported Todd Blanche’s nomination to be Attorney General, while other committees examined Medicaid, biotechnology in health care, AI surveillance pricing, intelligence matters, and upcoming child online safety and AI chatbot legislation. The Record also included routine military nominations and promotion lists for the Navy, Air Force, and Air National Guard.