Congressional Record — April 13, 2026

Overview of the day

The Senate convened to resume consideration of the nomination of John Thomas Shepherd to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, successfully voting to close further debate on the nomination. The Senate also received numerous executive nominations and one nomination withdrawal. The House met briefly, introducing several public bills and resolutions before adjourning.

Summary of the House proceedings

8 public bills, H.R. 8247, H.R. 8248, H.R. 8249, H.R. 8250, H.R. 8251, H.R. 8252, H.R. 8253, H.R. 8254, were introduced.
4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 84, H. Res. 1164, H. Res. 1165, H. Res. 1166, were introduced.

Summary of Senate proceedings

(Public Law 119-X) S. 1884 was signed to clarify the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016.
(Public Law 119-X) S. 3971 was signed to extend the SBIR and STTR programs.
S. 4278 was introduced to prohibit unauthorized funding for the Board of Peace.
S. 4279 was introduced to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 regarding life insurance tax rules.
S. 4280 was introduced to reauthorize and reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
S. 4281 was introduced to provide export restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
S.J. Res. 159, S.J. Res. 160, S.J. Res. 162, S.J. Res. 164, S.J. Res. 165, S.J. Res. 166, S.J. Res. 167, S.J. Res. 168, S.J. Res. 169, S.J. Res. 170, S.J. Res. 173, S.J. Res. 174, S.J. Res. 175, S.J. Res. 176, S.J. Res. 177, S.J. Res. 178, S.J. Res. 179, S.J. Res. 182 were introduced to provide for congressional disapproval of various Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and Department of Education rules.
S.J. Res. 161, S.J. Res. 163, S.J. Res. 171, S.J. Res. 172, S.J. Res. 180, S.J. Res. 181, S.J. Res. 183 were introduced to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
S. 2351 was reported by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to supplement NASA lease authorities.
The Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination of John Thomas Shepherd to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.