Congressional Record — January 15, 2026

Overview of the day

On January 15, 2026, the Senate passed H.R. 6938, a consolidated appropriations act for several agencies. The House passed H.R. 2988, which addresses retirement investment requirements. Additionally, the Senate agreed to S. Res. 585, S. Res. 584, and S. Res. 519.

Summary of the House proceedings

H.R. 2988 was passed to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements regarding pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors in retirement investments.

H.R. 4593 was passed by the House.

H.R. 7006 was passed by the House.

H.R. 5577 was reported to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.

H.R. 6644 was reported to increase the supply of housing in America.

H.R. 6505, H.R. 2076, H.R. 5200, H.R. 5201, H.R. 7022, H.R. 1519 were forwarded to the full Committee on Energy and Commerce following a subcommittee markup.

H.R. 7082, H.R. 7083, H.R. 7084, H.R. 7085, H.R. 7086, H.R. 7087, H.R. 7088, H.R. 7089, H.R. 7090, H.R. 7091, H.R. 7092, H.R. 7093, H.R. 7094, H.R. 7095, H.R. 7096, H.R. 7097, H.R. 7098, H.R. 7099, H.R. 7100, H.R. 7101, H.R. 7102, H.R. 7103, H.R. 7104, H.R. 7105, H.R. 7106, H.R. 7107, H.R. 7108, H.R. 7109, H.R. 7110, H.R. 7111, H.R. 7112, H.R. 7113, H.R. 7114, H.R. 7115, H.R. 7116, H.R. 7117, H.R. 7118, H.R. 7119, H.R. 7120, H.R. 7121, H.R. 7122, H.R. 7123, H.R. 7124, H.R. 7125, H.R. 7126 were introduced.

H. Con. Res. 70, H. Res. 1002, H. Res. 1003, H. Res. 1004, H. Res. 1005, H. Res. 1006 were introduced.

H.R. 41, H.R. 479, H.R. 485, H.R. 539, H.R. 722, H.R. 1065, H.R. 1189, H.R. 1207, H.R. 1329, H.R. 1330, H.R. 1496, H.R. 1522, H.R. 1583, H.R. 1700, H.R. 1810, H.R. 2189, H.R. 2231, H.R. 2672, H.R. 2727, H.R. 2784, H.R. 2821, H.R. 2928, H.R. 3206, H.R. 3243, H.R. 3562, H.R. 3602, H.R. 3757, H.R. 4099, H.R. 4146, H.R. 4242, H.R. 4294, H.R. 4351, H.R. 4406, H.R. 4445, H.R. 4504, H.R. 4667, H.R. 4792, H.R. 4849, H.R. 5018, H.R. 5106, H.R. 5309, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5545, H.R. 5722, H.R. 5828, H.R. 5944, H.R. 5973, H.R. 6011, H.R. 6249, H.R. 6318, H.R. 6392, H.R. 6423, H.R. 6469, H.R. 6601, H.R. 6644, H.R. 6684, H.R. 6731, H.R. 6766, H.R. 6854, H.R. 6867, H.R. 6931, H.R. 6959, H.R. 6972, H.R. 7016, H.R. 7038, H.R. 7040, H.R. 7046, H.R. 7051, H.R. 7074, H.R. 7077 received new sponsors.

H.R. 7103, H.R. 7110, H.R. 7112, H.R. 7126 were mentioned as part of a constitutional authority statement.

H.R. 2988 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

A vote was held on the passage of H.R. 2988.

A vote was held on a motion to recommit H.R. 2988.

A vote was held on an amendment to H.R. 2988.

Summary of Senate proceedings

H.R. 6938 was passed to make consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

S. Res. 585 was agreed to honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell.

S. Res. 584 was agreed to honoring the life and legacy of Reverend Richard Smallwood.

S. Res. 519 was agreed to recognizing the contributions of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter to national defense.

S. 1157 was favorably reported to direct a review of lung cancer research in women and underserved populations.

S. 921 was favorably reported to issue guidance on fentanyl testing in hospital emergency departments.

S. 2169 was favorably reported to require a rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy.

S. 272 was favorably reported to improve infant formula safety through testing.

S. 2132 was favorably reported to prevent conflicts of interest following government service.

S. 3647, S. 3648, S. 3649, S. 3650, S. 3651, S. 3652, S. 3653, S. 3654, S. 3655, S. 3656, S. 3657, S. 3658, S. 3659, S. 3660, S. 3661, S. 3662, S. 3663, S. 3664, S. 3665, S. 3666, S. 3667, S. 3668, S. 3669, S. 3670, S. 3671, S. 3672, S. 3673, S. 3674, S. 3675, S. 3676, S. 3677, S. 3678, S. 3679, S. 3680, S. 3681, S. 3682, S. 3683, S. 3684, S. 3685, S. 3688 were introduced.

S. 3677 was introduced to require manufacturers of dietary supplements to list dietary supplements with the Food and Drug Administration.

S. Res. 583, S. Res. 585, S. Con. Res. 26 were introduced.

S. 128, S. 455, S. 749, S. 921, S. 1562, S. 1572, S. 1763, S. 2132, S. 2355, S. 2461, S. 2612, S. 2761, S. 2840, S. 3179, S. 3185, S. 3187, S. 3302, S. 3583, S. 3616, S. 3627, S. 3644 received new cosponsors.

S. 269 was signed by the Speaker and the President pro tempore.

S. 3674 was read for the first time.

S. Con. Res. 26 was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

S. Res. 583 was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 3627 to require higher education institutions to disseminate information on the rights of pregnant students.

H.R. 1834 was returned to the House of Representatives.

H.R. 6938 had 7 amendments proposed to it.

S. Res. 519 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

A vote was held on the passage of H.R. 6938.

A vote was held to close further debate on H.R. 6938.

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