Congressional Record — April 16, 2026

Overview of the day

House activity included the passage of H.R. 6409, H.R. 6398, H.R. 1689, and H.R. 8322, while the House failed to agree to H. Con. Res. 40 and H. Res. 1175. Senate activity involved the passage of H.J. Res. 140 and S. Res. 679, the resumption of consideration for the nomination of Andrew B. Davis, and floor speeches regarding voter integrity and reconciliation funding for border security. Numerous House committee hearings and markups were held regarding budget requests, veterans' affairs, and natural resources. Senate members debated the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, the fiscal year 2027 budget request, the conflict with Iran, and the War Powers Resolution.

Summary of the House proceedings

H.R. 6409 was passed to amend the Clean Air Act to clarify standards for emissions emanating from outside of the United States.

H.R. 6398 was passed to amend the Clean Air Act relating to review by the Environmental Protection Agency of proposed legislation.

H.R. 1689 was passed to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.

H.R. 8322 was passed to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 30, 2026.

H. Con. Res. 40, which directed the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, was not agreed to.

H. Res. 1175, providing for consideration of H.R. 8035, was not agreed to.

H. Res. 1156 was agreed to, expressing support for tax policies that support working families.

H. Res. 965 was adopted, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1689.

H.R. 8035 was mentioned as a bill to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027.

H.R. 4219 was mentioned during a hearing by the Committee on Natural Resources regarding the National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025.

H.R. 6251 was mentioned during a hearing by the Committee on Natural Resources to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.

H.R. 7288 was mentioned during a hearing by the Committee on Natural Resources regarding the Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act.

H.R. 8195 was mentioned during a hearing by the Committee on Natural Resources regarding the Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026.

H.R. 2283 was forwarded to the full Committee on Veterans' Affairs as amended.

H.R. 6993 was forwarded to the full Committee on Veterans' Affairs as amended.

H.R. 6652 was forwarded to the full Committee on Veterans' Affairs as amended.

H.R. 6444 was forwarded to the full Committee on Veterans' Affairs as amended.

H.R. 5999 was forwarded to the full Committee on Veterans' Affairs as amended.

H.R. 6001 was forwarded to the full Committee on Veterans' Affairs without amendment.

H.R. 6848 was forwarded to the full Committee on Veterans' Affairs without amendment.

H.R. 8035 had 2 amendments proposed to it, one of which was rejected.

H.R. 8318 was introduced to establish an automated process for providing credit rating information for certain mortgages.

H.R. 8319 was introduced to expand remote monitoring services for individuals with end stage renal disease under Medicare.

H.R. 8320 was introduced to require additional duties of the Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy.

H.R. 8321 was introduced to promote peaceful space exploration and expand participation in the Artemis Accords.

H.R. 8323 was introduced to establish sovereign ownership rights in unique likeness for U.S. citizens.

H.R. 8324 was introduced to increase limitations on health savings account contributions and provide hospital and insurer price transparency.

H.R. 8325 was introduced to require an independent review process for the prohibition of books at Bureau of Prisons facilities.

H.R. 8326 was introduced to designate the James A. Cotten Post Office in Willingboro, New Jersey.

H.R. 8327 was introduced to update the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

H.R. 8328 was introduced to provide a definition for dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

H.R. 8329 was introduced to require reporting on activities relating to the resettlement or relocation of noncitizens by certain tax-exempt organizations.

H.R. 8330 was introduced to prohibit liability against those engaged in the energy industry for damages resulting from the use of their products.

H.R. 8331 was introduced to authorize the conveyance of certain F-14D Tomcat aircraft to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission.

H.R. 8332 was introduced to provide concealed carry privileges to qualified special operators.

H.R. 8333 was introduced to reauthorize the YouthBuild program.

H.R. 8334 was introduced to provide for the suspension of foreign assistance to the Government of Somalia.

H.R. 8335 was introduced to reform the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program.

H.R. 8336 was introduced to address child care opportunities for military families.

H.R. 8337 was introduced to prohibit Federal procurement of foreign seafood for covered food programs.

H.R. 8338 was introduced to prevent premature seizure of assets in financial institutions under State escheatment laws.

H.R. 8339 was introduced to enhance drug manufacturing amount information reporting.

H.R. 8340 was introduced to modify the governmentwide financial management plan.

H.R. 8341 was introduced to require an attestation disavowing terrorist intent prior to naturalization.

H.R. 8342 was introduced to exclude poll worker compensation from gross income for Federal income tax purposes.

H.R. 8343 was introduced to establish a program for small business concerns owned by Pacific territories residents.

H.R. 8344 was introduced to repeal the retirement earnings test under the Social Security Act.

H.R. 8345 was introduced to establish the Economy of the Future Commission.

H.R. 8346 was introduced to raise the Foreign Service mandatory retirement age.

H.R. 8347 was introduced to classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors.

H.R. 8348 was introduced regarding amounts States are guaranteed under the highway apportionment formula.

H.R. 8349 was introduced to remove a certain State funding set-aside for transportation alternative programs.

H.R. 8350 was introduced to allow the deduction of taxes and surcharges on gas or electric utility bills.

H.R. 8351 was introduced to remove records of default from credit history upon repayment of certain student loans.

H.R. 8352 was introduced to authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records.

H.R. 8353 was introduced to prohibit fees related to religious participation.

H.R. 8354 was introduced to provide that certain actions by the Federal Communications Commission shall have no force or effect.

H.R. 8355 was introduced to test a model to reduce chronic diseases using produce as medicine.

H.R. 8356 was introduced to remove records of default from credit history upon obtaining a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan.

H.R. 8357 was introduced to establish a task force to address the impacts of chemical 6PPD and 6PPD-Q on coho salmon.

H.R. 8358 was introduced to extend the authority of the Postal Service to issue a semipostal for breast cancer research.

H.R. 8359 was introduced to change the address of the postal facility designated in honor of Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr.

H.R. 8360 was introduced to establish an interagency advisory Commission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education.

H.R. 8361 was introduced to remove adverse credit history related to a loan from the history of a borrower who rehabilitated the loan.

H.R. 8362 was introduced to allow a portion of grants for buses to be used for workforce development and training.

H.J. Res. 156 was introduced to direct the President to comply with withdrawal requirements regarding the use of Armed Forces in Operation Epic Fury in Iran.

H. Con. Res. 85 was introduced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

H. Res. 1182 was introduced to express support for rural communities.

H. Res. 1183 was introduced to support the designation of Black Maternal Health Week.

H. Res. 1184 was introduced to recognize National Mushroom Day.

H. Res. 1185 was introduced regarding the Department of Justice and the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

H. Res. 1186 was introduced regarding the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

H. Res. 1187 was introduced to support the designation of National Community Health Worker Awareness Week.

H.R. 7, H.R. 336, H.R. 491, H.R. 516, H.R. 539, H.R. 563, H.R. 645, H.R. 685, H.R. 718, H.R. 722, H.R. 925, H.R. 1083, H.R. 1111, H.R. 1200, H.R. 1227, H.R. 1266, H.R. 1303, H.R. 1340, H.R. 1457, H.R. 1464, H.R. 1505, H.R. 1521, H.R. 1522, H.R. 1628, H.R. 1666, H.R. 1697, H.R. 1732, H.R. 1810, H.R. 1921, H.R. 1970, H.R. 1986, H.R. 1993, H.R. 2033, H.R. 2103, H.R. 2185, H.R. 2257, H.R. 2314, H.R. 2357, H.R. 2360, H.R. 2368, H.R. 2381, H.R. 2395, H.R. 2436, H.R. 2438, H.R. 2485, H.R. 2526, H.R. 2527, H.R. 2555, H.R. 2581, H.R. 2598, H.R. 2632, H.R. 2660, H.R. 2711, H.R. 2717, H.R. 2729, H.R. 2732, H.R. 2756, H.R. 2947, H.R. 2992, H.R. 3045, H.R. 3059, H.R. 3164, H.R. 3188, H.R. 3226, H.R. 3235, H.R. 3287, H.R. 3307, H.R. 3442, H.R. 3449, H.R. 3514, H.R. 3565, H.R. 3597, H.R. 3608, H.R. 3762, H.R. 3805, H.R. 3885, H.R. 4011, H.R. 4097, H.R. 4167, H.R. 4299, H.R. 4317, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4398, H.R. 4448, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4568, H.R. 4687, H.R. 4696, H.R. 4731, H.R. 4733, H.R. 4752, H.R. 4936, H.R. 4964, H.R. 4966, H.R. 5168, H.R. 5267, H.R. 5269, H.R. 5343, H.R. 5364, H.R. 5390, H.R. 5403, H.R. 5452, H.R. 5470, H.R. 5475, H.R. 5511, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5543, H.R. 5560, H.R. 5563, H.R. 5645, H.R. 5661, H.R. 5840, H.R. 5891, H.R. 5973, H.R. 6022, H.R. 6024, H.R. 6056, H.R. 6089, H.R. 6137, H.R. 6147, H.R. 6151, H.R. 6168, H.R. 6181, H.R. 6182, H.R. 6188, H.R. 6199, H.R. 6256, H.R. 6335, H.R. 6364, H.R. 6407, H.R. 6438, H.R. 6441, H.R. 6466, H.R. 6468, H.R. 6529, H.R. 6534, H.R. 6574, H.R. 6677, H.R. 6766, H.R. 6780, H.R. 6796, H.R. 6804, H.R. 6809, H.R. 6993, H.R. 7086, H.R. 7088, H.R. 7100, H.R. 7137, H.R. 7153, H.R. 7156, H.R. 7172, H.R. 7184, H.R. 7188, H.R. 7251, H.R. 7300, H.R. 7313, H.R. 7322, H.R. 7365, H.R. 7368, H.R. 7385, H.R. 7417, H.R. 7498, H.R. 7534, H.R. 7545, H.R. 7546, H.R. 7548, H.R. 7645, H.R. 7651, H.R. 7661, H.R. 7669, H.R. 7678, H.R. 7740, H.R. 7746, H.R. 7780, H.R. 7816, H.R. 7829, H.R. 7830, H.R. 7832, H.R. 7854, H.R. 7917, H.R. 7931, H.R. 7944, H.R. 7954, H.R. 7955, H.R. 7960, H.R. 7986, H.R. 7997, H.R. 8163, H.R. 8187, H.R. 8205, H.R. 8254, H.R. 8270, H.R. 8275, H.R. 8282, H.R. 8285, H.R. 8286, H.R. 8294, H.R. 8295, H.R. 8303, H.R. 8313 received additional sponsors.

H. Con. Res. 4, H. Res. 50, H. Res. 69, H. Res. 238, H. Res. 297, H. Res. 963, H. Res. 1110, H. Res. 1130, H. Res. 1148, H. Res. 1164, H. Res. 1167, H. Res. 1178 received additional sponsors.

H.R. 2066 was passed by the Senate and received by the House.

H.J. Res. 140 was passed by the Senate and received by the House.

H.R. 3161 was mentioned in the context of coastal erosion in North Carolina.

H.R. 8348, H.R. 8335, H.R. 8360, H.R. 8333, H.R. 8353 were mentioned via constitutional authority statements.

Summary of Senate proceedings

H.J. Res. 140 was passed, providing 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, which rescinds a public land order banning copper sulfide mining in the Boundary Waters for 20 years.

S. Res. 679 was agreed to, recognizing April 14, 2026, as World Quantum Day.

S. 4312 was introduced to include the installation of mechanical insulation property as an energy or water efficiency measure.

S. 4313 was introduced to prohibit the use of the name, image, likeness, or signature of a sitting President on Federal assets.

S. 4314 was introduced to increase the maximum education and training voucher amount for foster youth.

S. 4315 was introduced to maintain certain State and Tribal laws relating to hemp.

S. 4316 was introduced to ensure State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect communities from individuals illegally present in the United States.

S. 4317 was introduced to withhold Federal highway funding from States that issue driver's licenses or IDs to individuals without verifying legal status.

S. 4318 was introduced to extend the authority of the Postal Service to issue a semipostal for breast cancer research.

S. 4319 was introduced to require an independent review process for the prohibition of books at Bureau of Prisons facilities.

S. 4320 was introduced to establish a program for grants to establish prison libraries.

S. 4321 was introduced to reauthorize the YouthBuild program.

S. 4322 was introduced to update the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

S. 4323 was introduced to require certain generic drugs and biosimilar biological products to be included on prescription drug plan formularies.

S. 4324 was introduced to prohibit sanctioned Government attorneys from temporarily representing the Government.

S. 4325 was introduced to establish a task force to address the impacts of chemical 6PPD and 6PPD-Q on coho salmon.

S. 4326 was introduced to improve hiring and training processes at ICE and CBP.

S. 4327 was introduced to require regulatory review of pharmaceutical products from Chinese entities.

S. 4328 was introduced to provide greater flexibility in Federal programs supporting charter schools.

S. 4329 was introduced to prohibit family planning grants from being used for certain purposes.

S. 4330 was introduced to revise the treatment of partnership interests received in connection with the performance of services.

S. 4331 was introduced to modernize the tax treatment of derivatives and their underlying investments.

S. 4332 was introduced to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make determinations of exclusivity periods for licensed biological products.

S. 4333 was introduced to provide a civil remedy for individuals whose rights were violated by a Federal law enforcement officer during immigration-related enforcement actions.

S. 4334 was introduced to require a demonstration project relating to disability benefits of blind individuals.

S. 4335 was introduced to address child care opportunities for military families.

S. 4336 was introduced to repeal the antitrust exemption applicable to graduate medical resident matching programs.

S. 4337 was introduced to prohibit the use of certain emergency authority to keep fossil fuel-powered electric generating facilities online.

S. 4338 was introduced to require an investigation into whether financial institutions violated provisions regarding transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein.

S. 4339 was introduced to reform Federal firearms laws.

S. 4340 was introduced to prohibit liability against those engaged in the energy industry for damages from the use of their products.

S. 4341 was introduced to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use commercial codes and standards in construction of facilities.

S. 4342 was introduced to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months.

S.J. Res. 184 was introduced to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran not authorized by Congress.

S. Res. 675 was submitted to support the designation of Black Maternal Health Week.

S. 567 had additional cosponsors added to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment.

S. 1032 had additional cosponsors added to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with combat-related disabilities.

S. 1283 had additional cosponsors added to modernize Federal firearms laws for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons.

S. 1296 had additional cosponsors added to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts for institutions of higher education.

S. 2225 had additional cosponsors added to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare.

S. 2448 had additional cosponsors added to improve dependent coverage under the TRICARE Young Adult Program.

S. 2955 had additional cosponsors added to establish Federal penalties for the intentional administration of abortion-inducing drugs without informed consent.

S. 3222 had additional cosponsors added regarding a nationwide moratorium on electric and natural gas utility disconnections during a Government shutdown.

S. 3966 had additional cosponsors added to prohibit the enforcement of contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors.

S. 4149 had additional cosponsors added to develop strategies to eliminate preventable maternal mortality.

S. 4249 had additional cosponsors added to establish a 2-tiered wage rate for H-2A workers.

S. 4297 had additional cosponsors added to repeal the tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations.

S.J. Res. 114, S.J. Res. 115, S.J. Res. 116, S.J. Res. 117, S.J. Res. 123, S.J. Res. 161, S.J. Res. 163, S.J. Res. 171, S.J. Res. 181, S.J. Res. 183 had additional cosponsors added to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

S. Res. 525 had additional cosponsors added to condemn the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority.

S. Res. 677 was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, expressing that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai.

S. Res. 676 was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, recognizing National Mushroom Day and the contributions of Chester and Berks Counties.

S. Res. 674 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, designating the week of April 13 through April 19, 2026, as "National Osteopathic Medicine Week".

S. Res. 675 was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, supporting the designation of "Black Maternal Health Week".

S. Res. 678 was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration, prohibiting the use of funds for travel by Senators to or from their residence during Government shutdowns.

S. 545 was reported by the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment in the nature of a substitute to prohibit certain uses of xylazine.

S. 4317 was mentioned during an executive session.

The SAVE America Act was mentioned as legislation to ensure only U.S. citizens are registered to vote in Federal elections and to require voter ID.

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