John Thune: “If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There…”

There's still a lot of stuff that's piled up, trying to get through.

Unfortunately, I think after two government shutdowns that have extended for a long period of time, it’s better for everybody if there’s predictability, certainty, and just to take that issue off the table.

When the Senate completes its business on Aug. 8, to meet for pro forma sessions only at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

Try as we did on the House-passed version of it, we weren’t going to get there, and it was the small refineries issue.