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Catherine Cortez Masto's Schedule This Week

Week of Monday, September 28, 2026

Senate: met Mon–Wed (Sep 28–30, 2026); a pro forma session Thu; next convenes Mon, Oct 5, 2026; no session days scheduled Oct 12 – Nov 6, 2026 (source)

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Week of Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026

2 committee meetings and 12 roll-call votes

This week, Cortez Masto voted with the majority of Senate Democrats on 12 roll calls and never against it.

  1. Senate in session

    6 roll-call votes: 5 Yea, 1 Nay

  2. Senate in session

    2 roll-call votes: 2 Yea

  3. Senate in session

    4 roll-call votes: 4 Nay

    • · Business meeting

      Business meeting to consider S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for additional entities to be eligible to complete the maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado, S.462, to provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County, Nevada, S.465, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, S.730, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of establishing the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground National Monument, S.764, to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, S.791, to establish the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site in the State of Maryland as an affiliated area of the National Park System, S.888, to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, to withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, S.945, to amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, S.1005, to provide for conservation and economic development in the State of Nevada, S.1088, to provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the United States military during World War II may be located on the National Mall, S.1195, to promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide for sensible development in Pershing County, Nevada, S.1254 and H.R.331, bills to amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes, S.1341, to amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add certain land to the Sarvis Creek Wilderness, S.1342, to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve the weatherization assistance program, S.1349, to withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing laws, S.1476, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Gila River system in the State of New Mexico as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico, S.1568, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for general service lamps, S.1737, to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, S.1777, to amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the "Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center", S.1870, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, S.2570, to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to reauthorize the weatherization assistance program, S.2970, to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, S.3371, to designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore, Maryland, as the "National Museum of the Blind People's Movement", S.3499 and H.R.3638, bills to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, S.3524 and H.R.7618, bills to amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program, S.3526, to provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of California, S.3542, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Upper Raritan River Watershed in the State of New Jersey for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S.3695, to amend Public Law 96-586 to modernize the authority of the Forest Service to acquire

      Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

      Bills: H.R. 1729, H.R. 2306, H.R. 2317, H.R. 249, H.R. 2709, H.R. 331 and 54 more

  4. Senate pro forma session

    • · Hearing

      Hearings to examine the nominations of Jeremy Wiggins, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Matthew Jones, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and David Slade, of Florida, to be First Vice President, and Michael Rigas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, both of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

      Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

Votes, Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026

The Senate's last 30 days in session: voted in 73 of 74 roll calls (99%).

Cortez Masto voted with the majority of Senate Democrats on 70 roll calls and against it on 3.

Votes against the party majority and missed votes (4)

Catherine Cortez Masto's votes against the party majority and missed votes, Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026
DateVoteQuestionResultCatherine Cortez MastoNote
Aug 8No. 227On the Motion to Table H.R. 6500Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747Motion to Table Agreed toNayMost Senate Democrats: Yea
Aug 7No. 223On the Amendment H.R. 5334Paul Amdt. No. 6715Amendment RejectedNayMost Senate Democrats: Yea
Jul 20No. 200On the Cloture Motion PN938-1Motion to Invoke Cloture: Benjamin M. Flowers to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth CircuitCloture Motion Agreed toNot VotingDid not vote
Jun 23No. 183On the Nomination PN859-3Confirmation: Darrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in EuropeNomination ConfirmedYeaMost Senate Democrats: Nay

Every Senate roll call (senate.gov)

Bills with new actions, Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026

Sponsored by Cortez Masto (27)

  • S. 4166 SECURE Grid Act

    Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    This bill extends through FY2031 and modifies requirements for state energy security plans.

  • S. 4406 Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act

    Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  • S. 5681 A bill to provide for the protection of the duties of the Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

    Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  • S. 1574 Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act

    Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5184)

    This bill allows tribal courts to execute warrants for electronic material.

  • S. 5465 Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century Act

    Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  • S.Res. 888 A resolution congratulating the Paseo Verde Little League baseball team on winning the 2026 Little League World Series United States Championship.

    Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4958; text: CR S4947)

  • S.Res. 870 A resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the United States.

    Latest action Sep 22, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4882; text: CR S4861-4862)

  • S. 91 Western Wildfire Support Act of 2026

    Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.

    This bill addresses wildfires by authorizing post-fire recovery activities, supporting adoption of technology, and requiring additional federal coordination.

  • S. 3693 Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act

    Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 647.

  • S. 456 STEAM Act

    Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

    This bill expedites the environmental review of certain geothermal energy activities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

  • S. 5395 Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act

    Latest action Sep 15, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  • S. 5326 Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act

    Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  • S. 5327 Constructing the Path to Suicide Prevention Act

    Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  • S. 5328 Empowering States to Serve Veterans Act

    Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  • S. 5329 Space Superiority Readiness Act of 2026

    Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

  • S. 5256 Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2026

    Latest action Aug 5, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • S. 5215 Cleaner Transportation Access for All Act

    Latest action Aug 3, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  • S. 5220 Clean Transportation Jobs and Development Act of 2026

    Latest action Aug 3, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  • S. 5222 DRIVE Across America Act of 2026

    Latest action Aug 3, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  • S. 5192 Jimmy Deal Trafficking Survivors Assistance Act of 2026

    Latest action Jul 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  • S. 5138 Fairness for Immigrant Families Act of 2026

    Latest action Jul 27, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • S. 1981 Strategic Grazing to Reduce Risk of Wildfire Act

    Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 495.

  • S. 5111 Strengthening EFIN Confirmation for User Reliability and Electronic (SECURE) Tax Filing Act

    Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  • S. 4383 Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act

    Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

  • S. 4200 Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act

    Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

  • S. 4901 Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2026

    Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • S.Res. 794 A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.

    Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3194; text: CR S3218)

Cosponsored by Cortez Masto (47)

  • S. 1055 Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act

    Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  • S.Res. 946 A resolution designating September 30, 2026, as "National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day".

    Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

  • S. 5360 Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act

    Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  • S. 5669 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat transfers of appreciated property to certain tax-exempt organizations the same as transfers of appreciated property to political organizations.

    Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  • S. 5639 A bill to amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to establish a Portal for Appraiser Credentialing and AMC Registration Information, and for other purposes.

    Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  • S.Res. 919 A resolution honoring the leadership of Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and recognizing his career as a public servant and the enduring value of the Smithsonian Institution to the people of the United States.

    Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S5174)

  • S. 5600 Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2026

    Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5185-5186; text: CR S5185-5186)

  • S. 4009 Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act

    Latest action Sep 28, 2026: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5120-5121; text: CR S5120-5121)

  • S.Res. 913 A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

    Latest action Sep 28, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5064-5065; text: CR S5074-5075)

  • S. 4395 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026

    Latest action Sep 28, 2026: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5122-5123; text: CR S5123)

  • S. 5528 Supreme Court Review Act of 2026

    Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • S. 5533 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards.

    Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  • S. 5539 A bill to require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.

    Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  • S.Res. 897 A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.

    Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4958; text: CR S4951-4952)

  • S. 5354 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026

    Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

  • S. 4429 Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

    Latest action Sep 22, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 671.

  • S. 291 Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025

    Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.

  • S.Res. 862 A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, a daughter of Tennessee whose extraordinary contributions to music, philanthropy, literacy, education, health, conservation, and culture enriched the lives of countless Americans.

    Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4790; text: CR S4799-4800)

  • S. 5224 Runway SAFE-T Act

    Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  • S. 4189 INSULIN Act of 2026

    Latest action Aug 7, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.

  • S.Res. 836 A resolution designating August 16, 2026, as "National Airborne Day".

    Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4530; text: CR S4524)

  • S.Res. 837 A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".

    Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

  • S.Res. 841 A resolution celebrating the 35th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine from the former Soviet Union.

    Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

  • S. 5304 Fairness for Farm Workers Act

    Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4519-4520)

  • S. 5283 Momnibus Act

    Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  • S. 1748 Kids Online Safety Act

    Latest action Aug 5, 2026: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  • S. 5252 BLADE Act

    Latest action Aug 5, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  • S. 5233 Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2026

    Latest action Aug 4, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

  • S. 5214 Protect and Serve Act of 2026

    Latest action Aug 3, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • S. 5212 No Payoffs for Pardons Act

    Latest action Aug 3, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4409-4410; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4409-4410)

  • S.Res. 824 A resolution designating August 1, 2026, as "Gold Star Children's Day".

    Latest action Jul 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4365; text: CR S4392)

  • S. 5190 Restoring Justice for Workers Act

    Latest action Jul 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  • S. 5199 GRID Savings Act of 2026

    Latest action Jul 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  • S.Res. 781 A resolution commemorating June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.

    Latest action Jul 27, 2026: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4286)

  • S. 1175 Small County PILT Parity Act

    Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 474.

  • S. 5127 Harley Jacobsen Clinical Trial Participant Income Exemption Act of 2026

    Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  • S.Res. 813 A resolution designating July 25, 2026, as "National Day of the American Cowboy".

    Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4274; text: CR S4269-4270)

  • S. 5132 Tribal Access to Nutrition Assistance Act of 2026

    Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  • S. 5108 Right to IVF Act of 2026

    Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  • S.Con.Res. 36 A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

    Latest action Jul 21, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4196-4197)

  • S.Res. 801 A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

    Latest action Jul 16, 2026: Star Print ordered on the resolution.

  • S. 4942 SAFE Banking Act of 2026

    Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  • S. 4878 Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026

    Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  • S. 4879 Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act

    Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • S. 4920 SAFER Health Act of 2026

    Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  • S.Res. 789 A resolution recognizing June 2026, as "LGBTQ Pride Month".

    Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3215-3216)

  • S. 2585 MAP for Broadband Funding Act

    Latest action Jun 23, 2026: Held at the desk.

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