Lisa Murkowski'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)
Last updated · 7 sources
Week of Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
2 committee meetings, 12 roll-call votes, and 1 bill on the floor schedule
This week, Murkowski voted with the majority of Senate Republicans on 11 roll calls and against it on 1.
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· Business meeting
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board.
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
· 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
Senate pro forma session
On the Senate floor this week
Full Senate floor schedule →S.J.Res. 197 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".
Referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, where Murkowski sits · Murkowski voted Nay · Source
Votes, Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026
The Senate's last 30 days in session: voted in 64 of 74 roll calls (86%).
Murkowski voted with the majority of Senate Republicans on 56 roll calls and against it on 8.
Votes against the party majority and missed votes (18)
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Lisa Murkowski | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | No. 247 | On the Amendment S. 4668Kennedy Amdt. No. 6760 | Amendment Rejected | Yea | Most Senate Republicans: Nay |
| Sep 24 | No. 244 | On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89H. Con. Res. 89 | Concurrent Resolution Rejected | Yea | Most Senate Republicans: Nay |
| Sep 14 | No. 232 | On the Cloture Motion PN1093-3Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew R. Byrne to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Aug 8 | No. 230 | On the Nomination PN1078Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General | Nomination Confirmed | Nay | Most Senate Republicans: Yea |
| Aug 8 | No. 229 | On the Cloture Motion PN1078Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay | Most Senate Republicans: Yea |
| Aug 8 | No. 227 | On the Motion to Table H.R. 6500Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747 | Motion to Table Agreed to | Nay | Most Senate Republicans: Yea |
| Jul 30 | No. 216 | On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 181Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | Yea | Most Senate Republicans: Nay |
| Jul 23 | No. 209 | On the Nomination PN999-5Confirmation: Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Nomination Confirmed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jul 23 | No. 208 | On the Nomination PN999-6Confirmation: Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit | Nomination Confirmed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jul 23 | No. 207 | On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 from the Committee on Foreign Relations | Motion to Discharge Rejected | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jul 22 | No. 206 | On the Cloture Motion PN999-6Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel Mack Traynor to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jul 22 | No. 205 | On the Cloture Motion PN999-5Motion to Invoke Cloture: Antonio M. Pozos to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jul 22 | No. 204 | On the Nomination PN999-3Confirmation: Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan | Nomination Confirmed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jul 22 | No. 203 | On the Cloture Motion PN999-3Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael C. Martin to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jul 22 | No. 202 | On the Nomination PN938-1Confirmation: Benjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit | Nomination Confirmed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jul 13 | No. 193 | On the Nomination PN930-3Confirmation: Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas | Nomination Confirmed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jun 24 | No. 192 | On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 185Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 185 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | Yea | Most Senate Republicans: Nay |
| Jun 23 | No. 184 | On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 86H. Con. Res. 86 | Concurrent Resolution Agreed to | Yea | Most Senate Republicans: Nay |
Bills with new actions, Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026
Sponsored by Murkowski (13)
S. 4870 Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026
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.
S. 5521 A bill to provide for adjustment of status for eligible nationals of Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 5501 A bill to amend the Alaska Power Administration Asset Sale and Termination Act to modify and continue an exemption from application of the Federal Power Act for the Snettisham Hydroelectric Project, and for other purposes.
Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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. 2554 Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.
This bill allows five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska to form urban corporations and receive land entitlements.
S. 2016 Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025
Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.
This bill authorizes a land exchange between the Chugach Alaska Corporation (also known as Chugach, an Alaska Native regional corporation in southcentral Alaska) and the federal government.
S. 4472 Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action Aug 10, 2026: Held at the desk.
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises programs that support research and development of drugs and other therapies to address amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) and other neurodegenerative diseases.
S. 5273 Fisheries Science Modernization Act of 2026
Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S. 4097 State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act
Latest action Aug 4, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 539.
This bill excludes certain arrangements or agreements regarding education loans from the definition of a preferred lender arrangement.
S. 2098 Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
Latest action Aug 3, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 534.
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey approximately 3.4 acres in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Southcentral Foundation (SCF) for use in connection with health and social services programs. The conveyance must be made by warranty deed.
S. 4399 Geese House Site Conveyance Act
Latest action Jul 29, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
S. 1353 A bill to extend the authority for modifications to the Second Division Memorial in the District of Columbia.
Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 475.
This bill extends through September 30, 2032, the authority to modify the Second Division Memorial located in President’s Park in the District of Columbia.
S. 4976 Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026
Latest action Jul 14, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Cosponsored by Murkowski (45)
S. 3257 John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Held at the desk.
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.
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.Res. 931 A resolution recognizing the month of October 2026 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.
Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 5652 A bill to clarify the evidentiary treatment of documentation generated under a qualifying process standard for purposes of compliance with the Build America, Buy America Act, and for other purposes.
Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S. 5603 A bill to prohibit the demolition of Presidential memorials.
Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 688.
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. 3383 Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025
Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5144-5145; text: CR S5144-5145)
S. 5574 A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a program of distribution of newborn supply kits to mothers of newborn infants, and for other purposes.
Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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. 5490 A bill to designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.
Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.Res. 895 A resolution designating the week of October 4, 2026, through October 10, 2026, as "National Community Policing Week".
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)
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. 5449 Mothers and Newborns Success Act
Latest action Sep 22, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 456 STEAM Act
Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
S. 3135 Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act of 2026
Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 619.
S. 5048 Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
S.Res. 855 A resolution acknowledging that it is in the national interest of the United States to support democratic actors in the Russian Federation, commending the work of Russian civil society and independent media to expose and respond to the crimes of the government of Vladimir Putin and pursue accountability for such crimes.
Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4758-4759)
S. 3211 Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
Latest action Sep 14, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 567.
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. 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. 5341 Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act of 2026
Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S. 5308 Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026
Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 5171 Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026
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. 5258 PREFERRED Screening Act
Latest action Aug 5, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 3010 21st Century Dyslexia Act
Latest action Aug 5, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 542.
S. 5046 A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
Latest action Aug 4, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 541.
S. 5193 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2026
Latest action Jul 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 5165 POLAR Act
Latest action Jul 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S. 4110 EMPOWER for Health Act
Latest action Jul 28, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
S. 1874 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action Jul 28, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
S. 2252 Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act
Latest action Jul 27, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 497.
S. 1175 Small County PILT Parity Act
Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 474.
S. 5035 National Coordination on Resilience for Security Act of 2026
Latest action Jul 20, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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. 5012 Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act
Latest action Jul 16, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 5025 Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
Latest action Jul 16, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S. 2120 Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Held at the desk.
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. 4888 PREVENT Act
Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 4944 American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026
Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S. 4934 National Fab Lab Network Act of 2026
Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S. 4856 Remote Waste Storage Act
Latest action Jun 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- U.S. Senate roll-call votes (senate.gov)
- Committee meeting notices · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Senate roll-call votes this week (senate.gov)
- Senate session days and calendar
