Congressional Record — March 11, 2026

Overview of the day

The Senate conducted routine proceedings, including the introduction of twenty-two bills and two resolutions, and processed various executive communications and reports on nominations. Activity focused on intense debates regarding the funding of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the ongoing conflict with Iran, and the preservation of history in national parks. The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 6644, taking action on amendments and closing debate. Additionally, Senate committees held hearings and business meetings regarding the environment, fiscal outlook, foreign relations, Indian water rights, small business, intelligence, and the drug supply.

Summary of the House proceedings

There was no House activity on this date.

Summary of Senate proceedings

S. 2357 was reported to reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act.
S. 1552 was reported to promote and protect living organ donors from discrimination.
S. 1602 was reported to coordinate Federal research and development for modernizing mathematics in STEM education.
S. 3747 was reported to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize home-schooled students as high school graduates.
H.R. 6644 was considered to increase the supply of housing in America by reducing regulatory barriers, improving financing for modular and manufactured housing, and reforming the Rural Housing Service.
H.R. 6644 had 7 amendments proposed to it.
By 84 yeas to 10 nays, the Senate voted to adopt the Scott (SC)/Warren Amendment No. 4308 to H.R. 6644.
By 82 yeas to 11 nays, the Senate voted to close further debate on H.R. 6644.
H.R. 4553 was mentioned in a request for immediate consideration to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
H.R. 4553 had 1 amendment proposed to it.
S. 3135 was examined in a hearing to require the EPA to authorize manufacturers to suspend engine derate or shutdown functions in cold weather.
S. 953 was examined in an oversight hearing regarding Federal policies governing Indian water rights settlements for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.
S. 1555 was examined in a hearing to increase loan limits for loans made to small manufacturers.
S. 4046 was introduced to establish the Economy of the Future Commission.
S. 4047 was introduced to establish an alternative use of certain Federal education funds when in-person instruction is not available.
S. 4048 was introduced to require the Secretary to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities for the detection and monitoring of infectious diseases through wastewater.
S. 4049 was introduced to repeal section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to balance-of-payments authority.
S. 4050 was introduced to clarify the authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Federal regulators to claw back certain executive compensation.
S. 4051 was introduced to authorize a commemorative coin program for the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
S. 4052 was introduced to designate the Postal Service facility at 203 North Clay Street in Marshfield, Missouri, as the Edwin P. Hubble Post Office.
S. 4053 was introduced to transfer federal land in Riverside County, California, to the Pechanga Band of Indians.
S. 4054 was introduced to expand American history and civics education activities.
S. 4055 was introduced to create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities and Exchange Commission for senior investors.
S. 4056 was introduced as the Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act to establish an interagency oversight committee for proprietary institutions of higher education.
S. 4057 was introduced to establish a congressional commission on American civics renewal.
S. 4058 was introduced to authorize the National Foundation for the Arts and the National Foundation for the Humanities to support civics and United States Constitution understanding.
S. 4059 was introduced to provide requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a fiscal year.
S. 4060 was introduced to provide national safeguards against abuse and fraud in online prediction markets.
S. 4061 was introduced to require local educational agencies to include mental health and suicide prevention information on student identification cards.
S. 4062 was introduced to provide for further deployment and coordination of Next Generation 9-1-1.
S. 4063 was introduced to impose sanctions on the Polisario Front if it cooperates with an Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization.
S. 4064 was introduced to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
S. 4065 was introduced to require sanctions against the People's Republic of China if it threatens the security of Taiwan.
S. 4066 was introduced to deem the application for the drug mifepristone withdrawn and establish a Federal tort for harm caused by chemical abortion drugs.
S. 4067 was introduced to establish research and extension grant priorities under the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.
S. Res. 638 was introduced expressing the sense of the Senate that certain Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security personnel should return to primary missions during hostilities with Iran.
S. Res. 639 was introduced establishing an annual Senate academic civics competition for secondary school students.
Additional cosponsors were added to S. 567, S. 754, S. 1227, S. 1296, S. 1470, S. 1552, S. 1677, S. 2022, S. 2518, S. 3062, S. 3169, S. 3188, S. 3287, S. 3341, S. 3528, S. 3775, S. 3788, S. 3843, S. 3865, S. 3893, S. 3900, S. 3938, S. 3966, S. 4039.
Additional cosponsors were added to S. Res. 629.