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Orders for Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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John Thune

Republican
“I want the Senate to have a schedule on Tuesday, July 14. The Senate should start at 10 a.m. with a prayer and pledge. Then we should do some other things. At 12 noon, the Senate should vote on the Schwartz nomination. After that, the Senate should take a break until 2:15 p.m. Then we should start again and vote on a motion to proceed to S. 4784 at 2:30 p.m.”
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John Thune

Republican
“I want to tell everyone the plan for Tuesday, July 14. At 2:30 p.m., we will make Darline Graham a Senator. After that, we will vote on a motion to proceed to the defense bill. The defense bill is S. 4784.”
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