Congressional Record — March 9, 2026

Overview of the day

On March 9, 2026, the Senate convened to resume consideration of H.R. 6644 and conducted a vote to close further debate on the nomination of Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd. The House met briefly and adjourned after introducing several public bills and a resolution. Activities also included the submission of numerous Senate amendments to H.R. 6644, executive sessions regarding the Department of Homeland Security and the nomination of Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, and discussions on the SAVE Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Summary of the House proceedings

H.R. 7860 was introduced to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to address fraudulent enrollments in the Exchanges.

H.R. 7861 was introduced to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act regarding medical loss ratios and fraudulent enrollment.

H.R. 7862 was introduced to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to limit the application of the Endangered Species Act.

H.R. 7863 was introduced to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to align Medicare payment for specified surgical procedures.

H.R. 7864 was introduced to revise the boundary of Gateway Arch National Park.

H.R. 7865 was introduced to provide direct refunds to taxpayers for consumer costs attributable to tariffs imposed without congressional authorization.

H.R. 7866 was introduced to restore and clarify the intent of the Federal interest rate exportation parity for State-chartered banks.

H.R. 7867 was introduced to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish standardized pathogen and microorganism testing of infant formula products.

H.R. 7868 was introduced to amend the Public Health Service Act regarding the Living Organ Donation Reimbursement Program.

H.R. 7869 was introduced to allow public housing projects under the rental demonstration program to retain prior approval of housing plans.

H.R. 7870 was introduced to require immigration enforcement reforms.

H.R. 7871 was introduced to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to codify value-based purchasing arrangements under the Medicaid program.

H.R. 7872 was introduced to amend the Mineral Leasing Act regarding bonus payments of certain coal leases.

H.R. 7873 was introduced to promote the energy security of Taiwan.

H.R. 7874 was introduced to prohibit a State from distributing unsolicited ballots for voting by mail in Federal office elections.

H.R. 7875 was introduced to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program for gambling addiction services.

H.R. 7876 was introduced to establish the Extraordinary Protection Reimbursement Program within the Department of Homeland Security.

H.R. 7877 was introduced to establish a demonstration program for mandatory coverage of wound care for epidermolysis bullosa under Medicaid.

H.R. 7878 was introduced to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude AmeriCorps educational awards from gross income.

H.R. 7879 was introduced to formulate a strategy for the Federal Government to secure foreign support for the development of pandemic or epidemic products.

H.R. 7880 was introduced to prohibit Federal interference with the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products.

H.R. 7881 was introduced to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, regarding fees and expenses for jurors in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

H.R. 7882 was introduced to provide for the leasing of certain mineral deposits in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

H.R. 7883 was introduced to support the preparation and retention of educators in under-resourced and underserved communities.

H.R. 7884 was introduced to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to health care professionals in qualifying facilities.

H.R. 7885 was introduced to establish a pilot program for competitive grants for the integration of cybersecurity education.

H.R. 7886 was introduced to provide Federal financial regulators with clawback authority over executive compensation.

H.R. 7887 was introduced to prohibit stock sales by senior bank executives in certain circumstances.

H.R. 7888 was introduced to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 regarding supervision standards for large banks.

H.R. 7889 was introduced to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the water resources research and technology institutes program.

H. Res. 1110 was introduced to express disapproval regarding the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption.

H.R. 7757 was ordered reported, as amended, by the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 2657 was ordered reported, as amended, by the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 3149 was ordered reported, as amended, by the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 7257 was ordered reported, as amended, by the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 7305 was ordered reported, as amended, by the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 7258 was ordered reported, without amendment, by the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 7266 was ordered reported, without amendment, by the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 7272 was ordered reported, without amendment, by the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 161, H.R. 210, H.R. 425, H.R. 491, H.R. 492, H.R. 507, H.R. 516, H.R. 630, H.R. 645, H.R. 740, H.R. 850, H.R. 925, H.R. 1232, H.R. 1246, H.R. 1340, H.R. 1422, H.R. 1548, H.R. 1698, H.R. 1799, H.R. 1987, H.R. 1993, H.R. 2102, H.R. 2110, H.R. 2547, H.R. 2585, H.R. 2660, H.R. 2879, H.R. 2910, H.R. 3164, H.R. 3342, H.R. 3565, H.R. 3696, H.R. 3784, H.R. 4044, H.R. 4119, H.R. 4166, H.R. 4206, H.R. 4400, H.R. 4606, H.R. 4837, H.R. 4994, H.R. 5106, H.R. 5221, H.R. 5271, H.R. 5469, H.R. 5526, H.R. 5545, H.R. 5604, H.R. 5740, H.R. 5907, H.R. 6521, H.R. 6648, H.R. 6944, H.R. 6955, H.R. 6961, H.R. 7100, H.R. 7120, H.R. 7274, H.R. 7297, H.R. 7318, H.R. 7322, H.R. 7335, H.R. 7479, H.R. 7507, H.R. 7536, H.R. 7543, H.R. 7591, H.R. 7613, H.R. 7622, H.R. 7651, H.R. 7709, H.R. 7740, H.R. 7748, H.R. 7749, H.R. 7758, H.R. 7791, H.R. 7817, H.R. 7824 had sponsors added to them.

H. Con. Res. 12, H. Res. 872, H. Res. 1001, H. Res. 1106, H. Res. 1109 had sponsors added to them.

H.R. 7886, H.R. 7887, H.R. 7888, H.R. 7869, H.R. 7866 were submitted with constitutional authority statements.

Summary of Senate proceedings

(Public Law 118-225) S. 723 was signed as an act to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete mortgage packages on Indian land by certain deadlines.

(Public Law 118-225) H.R. 3377 was signed to authorize the Medal of Honor for James Capers, Jr.

(Public Law 118-225) H.R. 7194 was signed to authorize the Medal of Honor for Nicholas Dockery.

(Public Law 118-225) H.R. 7211 was signed to authorize the Medal of Honor for John W. Ripley.

H.R. 6392 was passed by the House and sent to the Senate to recognize home-schooled students who completed secondary education as high school graduates.

H.R. 6472 was passed by the House and sent to the Senate to provide in-state tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

H.R. 7744 was passed by the House and sent to the Senate to make appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

S. 4025 was introduced to support the preparation and retention of educators in under-resourced and underserved communities.

S. 4026 was introduced to create American dream accounts via the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

S. 4027 was introduced to ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts.

S. 4028 was introduced to expand access to developmentally-appropriate literacy materials and programs.

S. 4029 was introduced to establish a 10-year limitations period for antibribery offenses under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

S. 4030 was introduced to provide professional development in STEM subjects for out-of-school time educators.

S. 4031 was introduced to designate VA medical facilities as innovative therapies centers of excellence.

S. 4032 was introduced to provide a gasoline tax holiday via the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

S.J. Res. 119 was introduced to disapprove an EPA rule relating to the Regional Haze Plan for Montana.

S.J. Res. 120 was introduced to disapprove an EPA rule relating to Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category.

S.J. Res. 121 was introduced to disapprove an EPA rule relating to the Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review.

S.J. Res. 122 was introduced to disapprove an EPA rule relating to the Regional Haze Plan for Indiana.

S. Res. 629 was introduced to honor the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.

S. 275 added Mr. Lee as a cosponsor to improve care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program.

S. 356 added Ms. Slotkin as a cosponsor to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

S. 494 added Mrs. Gillibrand as a cosponsor to establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy.

S. 525 added Mr. Wicker as a cosponsor to transfer certain USAID functions relating to the Food for Peace Act to the Department of Agriculture.

S. 567 added Mr. Boozman and Ms. Warren as cosponsors to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment.

S. 698 added Mr. Coons as a cosponsor to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be appointed by the Senate.

S. 943 added Mr. King as a cosponsor to establish a manufactured housing community improvement grant program.

S. 948 added Mr. Ossoff as a cosponsor to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program.

S. 1045 added Mr. Warnock as a cosponsor to provide funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities during Government shutdowns.

S. 1343 added Mr. Lujan as a cosponsor to improve coordination between the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation on the National Quantum Initiative Program.

S. 1532 added Ms. Smith as a cosponsor to modify the railroad track maintenance credit in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

S. 1547 added Mr. Scott and Ms. Blunt Rochester as cosponsors to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.

S. 2175 added Mr. Rounds as a cosponsor to establish requirements for the use of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data.

S. 2541 added Mr. Coons, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Wyden as cosponsors to establish requirements for quality and discard date phrases on food labels.

S. 2547 added Mrs. Britt as a cosponsor to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after removal.

S. 2890 added Ms. Blunt Rochester as a cosponsor to require transportation planners to consider strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

S. 2988 added Mr. Blumenthal as a cosponsor to bolster infrastructure for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

S. 3378 added Mr. Coons as a cosponsor to establish name, image, and likeness investment accounts for student-athletes.

S. 3394 added Mr. Gallego as a cosponsor to amend sentencing guidelines relating to child sexual abuse material.

S. 3397 added Mr. Gallego as a cosponsor to make coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense.

S. 3398 added Mr. Gallego as a cosponsor to criminalize intentional threats to distribute child sexual abuse material.

S. 3400 added Ms. Collins and Mr. Ossoff as cosponsors to require coverage of hearing devices in certain private health insurance plans.

S. 3456 added Mr. Coons and Mr. Boozman as cosponsors to provide free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for law enforcement and firefighters.

S. 3492 added Mr. Whitehouse and Ms. Collins as cosponsors to permit essential caregivers access to nursing and rehabilitation facilities during restricted visitation.

S. 3514 added Mrs. Capito as a cosponsor to modernize the National Firearms Act to account for technology and less-than-lethal weapons.

S. 3674 added Mrs. Moody as a cosponsor to expand grounds for civil denaturalization for individuals who defrauded governmental programs or joined terrorist organizations.

S. 3788 added Mr. Lee as a cosponsor to require drug labeling to include original manufacturer and supply chain information.

S. 3905 added Ms. Duckworth as a cosponsor to provide for the refund of duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

S. 3915 added Mr. Ossoff as a cosponsor to require a report on the competitiveness of United States exports of specialty crops.

S. 3949 added Mrs. Britt as a cosponsor to require cybersecurity and digital service regulations for EBT cards under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

S. 4007 added Mr. Van Hollen as a cosponsor to reduce excessive concentration and market power in the meatpacking industry.

S. 4010 added Mrs. Britt as a cosponsor to clarify the classification of service provider payees as employees or independent contractors.

S. 4023 added Ms. Collins as a cosponsor to establish the America's Living Library Project.

S. 3135 was mentioned in the context of a scheduled hearing by the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

S. 953 was mentioned in the context of a scheduled oversight hearing by the Committee on Indian Affairs.

H.R. 6644 had 58 amendments proposed to it.

S. Res. 629 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary to honor the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.

H.R. 6472 was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

H.R. 7744 was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

A cloture motion to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd was agreed to with 68 yeas and 28 nays.

S.A. 4385 proposes the "Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2026" to establish electronic prior authorization programs and transparency requirements for Medicare Advantage plans.

S.A. 4388 proposes the establishment of a "Freedom to Build" designation for localities that adopt specific regulatory reforms or meet housing supply growth targets.

S.A. 4389 proposes restrictions on the use of assisted housing and the eligibility of certain noncitizens for housing programs.

S.A. 4390 proposes making sanctuary jurisdictions ineligible for Community Development Block Grants.

S.A. 4391 proposes a rule of construction to prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency.

S.A. 4392 proposes to exclude the construction of new single-family homes from certain bulk purchase restrictions.

S.A. 4393 proposes changes to reciprocal deposits under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and requires an FDIC study on reciprocal deposits.

S.A. 4394 proposes the "Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act" to improve the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program and establish a Native CDFI relending program.

S.A. 4395 proposes that sanctuary jurisdictions are ineligible for certain federal grant funding.

S.A. 4396 proposes excluding certain HUD-VASH vouchers from the project-based assistance cap.

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