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Congressional Record — May 19, 2026

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Overview of the day

    Senate committee meetings examined proposed budget estimates for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as Department of Defense personnel policies.
    House committee activities included markups in the Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, and Small Business committees, and hearings on the Department of the Air Force and Navy budget requests.
    The House passed legislation regarding Capitol Police retirement, foster youth housing, veterans' healthcare, land management in North Dakota, and taxpayer due process.
    The Senate confirmed the nomination of Sheria Akins Clarke to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina and Rear Adm. Douglas L. Williams to the grade of vice admiral in the United States Navy.
    The Senate passed resolutions recognizing Jewish American Heritage Month, honoring Senator John Seymour, and supporting Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
    The Senate addressed a motion to discharge a joint resolution concerning military forces in Iran.

Summary of the House proceedings

    S. 2530 was passed to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.
    S. 4530 was passed to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police to 62 when granted a waiver by the Capitol Police Board.
    H.R. 7432 was passed to improve coordination with Federal housing assistance programs and modernize the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for youth who have experienced foster care.
    H.R. 6506 was passed to suspend the period of limitations on filing a claim for credit or refund during collection action proceedings and expand the jurisdiction of the Tax Court.
    H.R. 2252 was passed to authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes.
    H.R. 4684 was passed to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a special use permit for a flagpole at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point, Utah.
    H.R. 1352 was passed to designate the General George C. Marshall House in Virginia as an affiliated area of the National Park System.
    H.R. 3482 was passed to establish an online program for scheduling veterans with non-Department health care providers under the Veterans Community Care Program.
    H.R. 2954 was passed to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs for commercial truck driving schools.
    H.R. 3726 was passed to make temporary lodging facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs available for certain individuals on a space-available basis.
    H.R. 6644 was passed via H. Res. 1299 as the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes reforms to housing counseling, guidelines for point-access block buildings, and the establishment of a temperature sensor Pilot Program.
    H.R. 7567 was passed and sent to the Senate for concurrence.
    H.R. 8096, H.R. 8801, H.R. 3087, H.R. 8844, H.R. 3350, H.R. 4662, H.R. 8669 were subject to markup by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
    H.R. 8748, H.R. 8790, H.R. 7129 were subject to markup by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
    H.R. 4238, H.R. 826, H.R. 915, H.R. 2804, H.R. 5498 were subject to markup by the Committee on Small Business.
    H.R. 6733, H.R. 6580, H.R. 6755, H.R. 6599, H.R. 6583, H.R. 6740, H.R. 6764, H.R. 6904, H.R. 6843, H.R. 6861, H.R. 6833, H.R. 2303, H.R. 210, H.R. 3183, H.R. 5203, H.R. 4114, H.R. 3869, H.R. 1732, H.R. 2722, H.R. 1391 were mentioned during a Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing.
    H.R. 1041, H.R. 6047, H.R. 1329 were mentioned in reports from the Committee on Rules.
    H.R. 1993 was considered to require the minting of coins commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
    H.R. 4544 was considered to streamline the application process and capital raising for de novo regulated financial institutions.
    H.R. 3234 was considered to modify the amount of reciprocal deposits for insured depository institutions not considered brokered funds.
    H.R. 5317 was considered to provide a limited exception for custodial deposits for certain well-capitalized insured depository institutions.
    H.R. 8870 was introduced to authorize funding for Federal-aid highways, bridge construction, highway safety, transit, and rail programs.
    H.R. 8871 was introduced to promote Medicare program integrity regarding certain medical equipment and supplies.
    H.R. 8872 was introduced to target funds to low-income families and strengthen integrity guardrails for temporary assistance for needy families block grants.
    H.R. 8873 was introduced to recover unclaimed pandemic-era unemployment compensation funds.
    H.R. 8874 was introduced to require reports on the transition of jurisdictions ineligible for Urban Area Security Initiative funding.
    H.R. 8875 was introduced to include additional services as self-care home dialysis support services under Medicare.
    H.R. 8876 was introduced to provide for the prevention, management, control, and eradication of aquatic nuisance species.
    H.R. 8877 was introduced to conduct a study on work requirements by public housing agencies.
    H.R. 8878 was introduced to incentivize local solutions to homelessness.
    H.R. 8879 was introduced to require a report on small business participation in covered contracting programs.
    H.R. 8880 was introduced to evaluate Federal cybersecurity assistance to small business concerns.
    H.R. 8881 was introduced to report on the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning by the Small Business Administration.
    H.R. 8882 was introduced to examine how antitrust law enforcement affects small business competitiveness.
    H.R. 8883 was introduced to provide additional oversight of hospice programs and home health agencies under Medicare.
    H.R. 8884 was introduced to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program.
    H.R. 8885 was introduced to prohibit the use of appropriated funds to settle certain claims involving the President or political associates.
    H.R. 8886 was introduced to provide funding for community policing, mental health care, and community safety.
    H.R. 8887 was introduced to establish the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park.
    H.R. 8888 was introduced to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage.
    H.R. 8889 was introduced to improve dam and hydropower safety.
    H.R. 8890 was introduced to amend the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments regarding laboratory developed tests.
    H.R. 8891 was introduced to exclude certain beds from counting as acute care inpatient beds for critical access hospitals under Medicare.
    H.R. 8892 was introduced to require States to use certain funds to pay outstanding balances on advances before other purposes.
    H.R. 8893 was introduced to establish task forces for technical standards relating to the identification of content created by generative artificial intelligence.
    H.R. 8894 was introduced to make the assault or intimidation of a passenger train crew member a Federal crime.
    H.R. 8895 was introduced to prohibit food retailers and third party delivery providers from using personal data for dynamic pricing.
    H.R. 8896 was introduced to provide enhanced student loan relief to educators.
    H.R. 8897 was introduced to improve travel for American families.
    H.R. 8898 was introduced to deny Federal retirement benefits to Members of Congress convicted of sexual offenses.
    H.R. 8899 was introduced to provide for the tax treatment of digital assets.
    H.R. 8900 was introduced to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve as the Hearts of Gold Playground.
    H.R. 8901 was introduced to prohibit certain federally funded research collaborations with certain foreign entities.
    H.R. 8902 was introduced to make continuing appropriations for Transportation Security Administration pay and operations.
    H.R. 8903 was introduced to establish a renter outreach resource.
    H.R. 8904 was introduced to regulate fishing in marine national monuments.
    H.R. 8905 was introduced to prohibit leaders of certain religious denominations from being admitted to the United States.
    H.R. 8906 was introduced to prohibit the purchase of American housing supply by foreign adversaries and entities of concern.
    H.R. 8907 was introduced to implement the Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project.
    H.R. 8908 was introduced to clarify the process for denying certain petitions to delay the approval of drug applications.
    H.R. 8909 was introduced to designate a post office in Martville, New York, as the Sergeant Staret J. Ingleston Memorial Post Office Building.
    H.R. 8910 was introduced to impose a tax on specified settlement fund payments.
    H.R. 8911 was introduced to conduct a study on animal cruelty.
    H.R. 8912 was introduced to prohibit the use of campaign funds for prediction-market transactions.
    H.R. 8913 was introduced to authorize the conveyance of certain lands in Tulare, California.
    H. J. Res. 187 was introduced to disapprove a rule relating to the WISeR Model for Medicare prior authorization.
    H. Res. 1299 was introduced to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644.
    H. Res. 1301 was introduced to support the designation of May 29, 2026, as Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day.
    H. Res. 1302 was introduced to designate May 2026 as National Electrical Safety Month.
    H. Res. 1303 was introduced to recognize the importance of the Special Operations Forces community and support SOF Week.
    H. Res. 1304 was introduced to recognize the denial of voting representation and statehood for residents of the District of Columbia.
    H. Res. 1305 was introduced to congratulate the Jewish War Veterans on their 130th anniversary.
    S. 2393, H.R. 1993, H.R. 3234, H.R. 4544, H.R. 5317 were mentioned as measures where further proceedings were postponed.
    S. 1003 was added to the list of bills that may be considered under suspension of the rules.

Summary of Senate proceedings

    S. Res. 738 was passed to recognize the significance of Jewish American Heritage Month.
    S. Res. 739 was passed to honor the life and legacy of John Seymour.
    S. Res. 740 was passed to designate May 2026 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
    S. 4530 was passed.
    S.J. Res. 185 was discharged from the Committee on Foreign Relations to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
    S. 736 was reported to increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility.
    S. 825 was reported to require a program for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder treatment for public safety officers.
    S. 3041 was reported to allow the U.S. Marshals Service to assist in certain Tribal criminal matters.
    S. 3897 was reported to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits.
    S. 3966 was reported to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors.
    S. 4394 was reported to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel.
    S. 236, S. 1513, S. 2098, S. 2735, H.R. 681, H.R. 2302, H.R. 2388, H.R. 3620 were considered by the Committee on Indian Affairs.
    S. Con. Res. 33 was considered by the Committee on the Budget.
    S. 4560 was introduced to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish an annual assessment of United States dependency on agricultural commodity exports to adversarial countries.
    S. 4561 was introduced to modernize and streamline the permitting process for broadband infrastructure on Federal land.
    S. 4566 was introduced to require Medicaid coverage for annual lung cancer screening and expand Medicaid coverage for tobacco use cessation.
    S. 4562 was introduced to direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on animal cruelty.
    S. 4563 was introduced to require a deadline for publication of reports on investigations relating to imports that impair national security.
    S. 4564 was introduced to require assessments of cybersecurity risks of software and hardware used in certain maritime facilities.
    S. 4565 was introduced to establish an interagency task force to report on the targeting of United States critical infrastructure by People's Republic of China state-sponsored cyber actors.
    S. 4567 was introduced to provide enhanced student loan relief to educators.
    S. 4568 was introduced to amend the definition of professional student in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
    S. 4569 was introduced to provide incentives for the domestic production of printed circuit boards.
    S. 4570 was introduced to sustain United States foreign government partner procurement of United States-origin cyber and digital technologies.
    S. 4571 was introduced to require the EPA to establish a tropospheric ozone research program.
    S. 4572 was introduced to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage.
    S. 4573 was introduced to designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership.
    S. 4574 was introduced regarding restrictions on the use of Department of Defense funds and facilities for abortion care.
    S. 4575 was introduced to provide funding for community policing, mental health care, and community safety.
    S. 4576 was introduced to strengthen Federal efforts to counter antisemitism and protect the Jewish community.
    S. 4577 was introduced to reassess the United States-Tanzania bilateral relationship.
    S.J. Res. 192 was introduced to provide for congressional disapproval of a rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction Model.
    S. 470 was mentioned as a bill to amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate.
    S. 630 was mentioned as a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to the Quapaw Nation and certain members of the Quapaw Nation.
    S. 734 was mentioned as a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edward J. Dwight, Jr.
    S. 823 was mentioned as a bill to create intergovernmental coordination to combat United States reliance on the People's Republic of China and other covered countries for critical minerals and rare earth metals.
    S. 902 was mentioned as a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a standard for the response time to wildfire incidents.
    S. 912 was mentioned as a bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish an annual assessment of United States dependency on critical agricultural products or inputs from the People's Republic of China.
    S. 1130 was mentioned as a bill to require the Secretary of Energy to provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education.
    S. 1164 was mentioned as a bill to allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal Exchanges.
    S. 1500 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers from imposing cost-sharing requirements for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations.
    S. 1547 was mentioned as a bill to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
    S. 1677 was mentioned as a bill to provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect.
    S. 1918 was mentioned as a bill to allow a refundable tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind.
    S. 2096 was mentioned as a bill to make improvements in the Transition Assistance Program and Solid Start Program to address mental health issues.
    S. 2265 was mentioned as a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the 2034 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games.
    S. 2309 was mentioned as a bill to direct a physician or nurse practitioner employed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certify the death of a veteran.
    S. 2398 was mentioned as a bill to reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act.
    S. 3188 was mentioned as a bill to establish a Biopharmaceutical Center of Excellence.
    S. 3427 was mentioned as a bill to establish the Domestic Organic Investment Program.
    S. 3456 was mentioned as a bill to provide for a free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law enforcement officers and firefighters.
    S. 3581 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit the payment of certain legal settlements to any individual convicted of assaulting a law enforcement officer in connection with breaching the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
    S. 3582 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for their involvement in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.
    S. 3810 was mentioned as a bill to establish a fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation.
    S. 3892 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit retail food stores from price gouging and engaging in surveillance-based price setting practices.
    S. 3934 was mentioned as a bill to expand the availability of medical nutrition therapy services under the Medicare program.
    S. 3941 was mentioned as a bill to restore treatment of State and local bonds which are guaranteed by a Federal home loan bank as not federally guaranteed for tax-exempt status.
    S. 4038 was mentioned as a bill to exempt small business concerns from duties imposed by the President under section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974.
    S. 4189 was mentioned as a bill to reduce the price of insulin and provide for patient protections.
    S. 4251 was mentioned as a bill to establish a voluntary Mined in America Certification Program.
    S. 4379 was mentioned as a bill to require reports on efforts by the Government of the Russian Federation to violate religious freedoms of the people of Ukraine.
    S. 4395 was mentioned as a bill to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.
    S. 4411 was mentioned as a bill to clarify eligibility for small business loans.
    S. 4429 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into interstate commerce of connected vehicles and related software and hardware associated with foreign adversaries.
    S. 4505 was mentioned as a bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities.
    S. 4551 was mentioned as a bill to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements.
    S. 825, S. 3041, S. 3897, S. 4394 had amendments proposed to them.

Written by an AI model from that day's Congressional Record, not by a person. It was too long to read in one pass, so it was analysed in 10 parts and merged. .