Congressional Record — January 21, 2026

Overview of the day

The House of Representatives engaged in legislative activity including the passage of H.R. 6945 and H.J. Res. 140. Various House committees held markups and hearings concerning healthcare costs, education, energy, foreign affairs, and veterans' affairs. The House also held sessions for personal explanations, proud announcements, and honors for individuals.

Summary of the House proceedings

H.R. 6945 was passed to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of States to use funds for pregnancy centers.

H.J. Res. 140 was passed to provide for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.

H.R. 7167 was introduced to require a citizenship question on the decennial census and modify apportionment of Representatives.

H.R. 7168 was introduced to direct the Secretary of Education to develop standards for fire suppression systems in student residential facilities.

H.R. 7169 was introduced to require English proficiency for ride share contract eligibility.

H.R. 7170 was introduced to remove linguistic barriers to participation in Gun Violence Prevention Strategies.

H.R. 7171 was introduced to award grants for legal resources for petitioners seeking extreme risk protection orders.

H.R. 7172 was introduced to limit eligibility of certain aviation privacy programs for immigration aircraft operations.

H.R. 7173 was introduced to ensure scientific integrity in the activities of the National Institutes of Health.

H.R. 7174 was introduced to require an authorization of appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs in any authorization for use of military force or declaration of war.

H.R. 7175 was introduced to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Frank Siller.

H.R. 7176 was introduced to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a secure database and messaging platform for veterans.

H.R. 7177 was introduced to prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Turner syndrome.

H.R. 7178 was introduced to improve cooperation between the United States and Israel to counter unmanned systems.

H.R. 7179 was introduced to establish the Historic Preservation Workforce Development Program.

H.R. 7180 was introduced to modify the interagency strategy to disrupt narcotics production and trafficking in the Middle East.

H.R. 7181 was introduced to clarify the exemption for replacement parts in the Toxic Substances Control Act.

H.R. 7182 was introduced to establish minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes.

H.R. 7183 was introduced to improve the financial literacy of secondary school students.

H.R. 7184 was introduced to prevent the importation of illicit pill press machines.

H.R. 7185 was introduced to exclude certain retirement plan distributions used for home down payments from gross income.

H.R. 7186 was introduced to prohibit certain large-scale companies from purchasing single family residences.

H.R. 7187 was introduced to provide a broker exemption for certain registered representative-owned personal services entities.

H.R. 7188 was introduced to improve housing and environmental health and safety protections for members of the Armed Forces.

H.R. 7189 was introduced to provide Medicare coverage for certain HIV prevention services furnished by pharmacists.

H.R. 7190 was introduced to end detention and electronic monitoring and redirect funding to community-based services.

H.R. 7191 was introduced to update regulations relating to flight and duty limitations and rest requirements.

H.R. 7192 was introduced to prohibit the deployment of troops to Greenland except at the invitation of the Kingdom of Denmark.

H.R. 7193 was introduced to prohibit providing assistance to foreign nationals in making contributions to elections.

H.R. 7194 was introduced to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Kareem N. Dockery.

H.J. Res. 141 was introduced to require the concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress for the admission of new States.

H. Res. 1012 was introduced to honor Cristina M. Rodriguez.

H. Res. 1013 was introduced to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging.

H.R. 7082, H.R. 7086, H.R. 4624 were ordered reported as amended by the Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R. 6409, H.R. 4218, H.R. 6387, H.R. 4214, H.R. 6373, H.R. 6398, H.R. 2072, H.R. 5200, H.R. 5201, H.R. 2076 were ordered reported without amendment by the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 161 was ordered reported as amended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 7036, H.R. 7028, H.R. 6411, H.R. 7054, H.R. 3307, H.R. 7052 were ordered reported without amendment by the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

H.R. 4532, H. Res. 515, H.R. 4368, H.R. 6275, H.R. 6875 were ordered reported as amended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

H.R. 6744, H.R. 6618, H.R. 2247, H.R. 2474, H.R. 7084 were ordered reported as amended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

H.R. 6502, H.R. 6498 were filed as reports with amendments.

H. Res. 1009 was agreed to, providing for the consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359, H.J. Res. 140.

H.R. 6945 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

H.R. 5791 was introduced to streamline bureaucratic burdens for opening new blood centers.

H.R. 6502 was reported by the Committee on Education and Workforce to require the Secretary of Education to develop requirements for financial aid offer forms.

H.R. 6498 was reported by the Committee on Education and Workforce to increase transparency in college tuition for consumers.

H.R. 4327 was mentioned regarding a request for Representative Alford to be considered the first sponsor.

H. Con. Res. 68 was mentioned regarding a request to make it in order at any time to consider the removal of United States armed forces from Venezuela.

Summary of Senate proceedings

There was no Senate activity on this date.

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