Orders for Wednesday, September 16, 2026

The Senate considered its schedule for Wednesday, September 16, 2026, including continued work on the Protect College Sports Act, a bill setting rules for name, image, and likeness agreements for college athletes and allowing schools and conferences to jointly sell certain media rights under a limited antitrust exemption. No substantive statements were made in this entry; Senator Cruz offered a unanimous consent request to adjourn for the day and reconvene at 10 a.m. Wednesday to continue business.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Ted Cruz, TX

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“I am asking the Senate to end work for today and meet again at 10 a.m. tomorrow to keep working on this college sports bill.”
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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16; 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 resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 4668, postcloture; finally, that all time during recess, adjournment, morning business, and leader remarks count postcloture on the motion to proceed to S. 4668.

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