Congressional Record — June 3, 2026

Overview of the day

The House passed H.R. 7618, S. 254, H.R. 2860, and H.R. 7726, and agreed to H. Con. Res. 86. The House also considered H.R. 8872 and H. Res. 518, while the Senate agreed to S. Res. 751 and began consideration of S. 2. The Senate voted against a motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 188. Both chambers conducted various committee hearings, markups, and introduced numerous bills and resolutions.

Summary of the House proceedings

New laws passed:

H.R. 7618, which modifies cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program.

S. 254, which protects cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products by amending the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.

H.R. 2860, which reauthorizes the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act.

H.R. 7726, which amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States.

H. Con. Res. 86 was agreed to, directing the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

H. Res. 1333 was agreed to, providing for the consideration of H.R. 8646, H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892, and H.R. 8872.

H. Res. 518 was agreed to via a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules to provide for the consideration of H.R. 2913.

H.R. 8872 was considered to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families and strengthen program integrity for State expenditure of funds.

H. Con. Res. 84 was considered, directing the President to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.

H.R. 2913 was mentioned as the Ukraine Support Act.

H.R. 8646 was mentioned as the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027.

H.R. 7892 was mentioned as the No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026, requiring an identity fraud detection system for FAFSA reviews.

H.R. 826 was reported to require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit quarterly reports on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans.

H.R. 915 was reported to authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software.

H.R. 8880 was reported to require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cybersecurity assistance to small business concerns.

H.R. 8879 was reported to require a report on small business concern participation in covered contracting programs.

H.R. 8881 was reported to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

H.R. 8882 was reported to examine how the competitiveness of small businesses is affected by the enforcement of Federal antitrust laws.

H.R. 8312 was reported to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery.

H.R. 8464 was reported to authorize pausing and segmenting payments.

H. Res. 1336 was reported, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII regarding resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

H.R. 8481, H.R. 1869, H.R. 175, and H.R. 5437 were ordered reported as amended by the Committee on the Judiciary.

H. J. Res. 1 was ordered reported without amendment to require the Supreme Court to be composed of nine justices.

H.R. 2406 was mentioned during a hearing on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2025.

H.R. 8401 was mentioned during a hearing to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts and handicrafts produced from certain Alaska northern sea otters.

H.R. 8542 was mentioned during a hearing on the Offshore Parity Act of 2026.

H.R. 8904 was mentioned during a hearing to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments.

H.R. 8800 was mentioned during a scheduled markup for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.

H.R. 8914 was mentioned as legislation to prohibit the use of taxpayer money to create a fund to compensate January 6 rioters and other political allies.

H.R. 1 was mentioned in the context of efforts to combat fraud in ObamaCare and a new rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

H.R. 7720 was mentioned as part of the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 to require States to assess fraudulent block grant payments.

H.R. 7721 was mentioned as part of the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 to lower the improper payment threshold for grant funds.

H.R. 7723 was mentioned as part of the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 to prevent fraudulent providers from receiving future grant funds.

H.R. 7724 was mentioned as part of the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 to eliminate the ability to waive sanctions for noncompliant States.

H.R. 2108 was mentioned as the TANF State Expenditure Integrity Act.

H.R. 7816 was mentioned as the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act.

H.R. 9115 was introduced to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

H.R. 9116 was introduced to equalize remedies under section 1977A of the Revised Statutes of 1977 and amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

H.R. 9117 was introduced to promote the availability of certain health care information.

H.R. 9118 was introduced to include information related to developmental disabilities, alzheimer's disease, and dementia in Ashanti Alert communications.

H.R. 9119 was introduced to prohibit certain reductions to MQ-9 aircraft units.

H.R. 9120 was introduced to require the Postal Service to implement Inspector General recommendations for improving notification of undelivered and partially delivered routes.

H.R. 9121 was introduced to establish a pilot program to encourage the employment of veterans in manufacturing positions.

H.R. 9122 was introduced to repeal the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer product.

H.R. 9123 was introduced to establish intelligence community funding restrictions on institutions of higher education with relationships to certain entities in the People's Republic of China.

H.R. 9124 was introduced to provide improvements in the treatment of detained persons.

H.R. 9125 was introduced to authorize agency heads to issue rules related to algorithmic decision-making systems that may contribute to Federal law violations.

H.R. 9126 was introduced to require States to report on anti-fraud measures for Medicaid home and community-based services.

H.R. 9127 was introduced to improve benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances.

H.R. 9128 was introduced to amend the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 for the protection of certain information.

H.R. 9129 was introduced to place certain humanoid and quadruped robotics communications equipment or services on the Federal Communications Commission covered list.

H.R. 9130 was introduced to prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress after leaving office.

H.R. 9131 was introduced to prohibit surrogacy agencies from facilitating contracts with sex offenders.

H.R. 9132 was introduced to prohibit foreign nationals from entering into or enforcing surrogacy contracts in the United States.

H.R. 9133 was introduced to require the Office of Management and Budget to report on actions taken by Executive branch employees to censor lawful speech.

H.R. 9134 was introduced to ensure personally identifiable information in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is not used for immigration enforcement.

H.R. 9135 was introduced to codify the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide disability compensation based on individual unemployability.

H.R. 9136 was introduced to provide a limitation on obligation of funds in certain settlement agreements.

H. J. Res. 191 was introduced to propose a Constitutional amendment regarding authority to regulate and limit campaign contributions and spending.

H. J. Res. 192 was introduced to disapprove the District of Columbia Council's approval of the Full Accountability in Arrest Reporting Temporary Amendment Act of 2026.

H. J. Res. 193 was introduced to disapprove the District of Columbia Council's approval of the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2026.

H. J. Res. 194 was introduced to propose a Constitutional amendment prohibiting persons with allegiance to countries other than the United States from serving in high Federal offices.

H. Con. Res. 108 was introduced to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.

H. Res. 1334 was introduced to reaffirm the Nation's commitment to one Nation Under God in the Pledge of Allegiance.

H. Res. 1335 was introduced to condemn actors seeking to defraud the United States Government.

H. Res. 1337 was introduced to recognize the contributions of academic medicine and observe Academic Medicine Week.

H. Res. 1338 was introduced to support the designation of June as Family Month.

H. Res. 1339 was introduced to support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's initiative for mutual defense cooperation and joint economic investment between the United States and Israel.

H.R. 7, H.R. 40, H.R. 128, H.R. 221, H.R. 335, H.R. 381, H.R. 539, H.R. 588, H.R. 637, H.R. 645, H.R. 685, H.R. 1004, H.R. 1065, H.R. 1105, H.R. 1106, H.R. 1227, H.R. 1288, H.R. 1414, H.R. 1502, H.R. 1522, H.R. 1628, H.R. 1718, H.R. 1761, H.R. 1772, H.R. 1787, H.R. 1810, H.R. 2013, H.R. 2021, H.R. 2089, H.R. 2102, H.R. 2200, H.R. 2205, H.R. 2221, H.R. 2352, H.R. 2355, H.R. 2368, H.R. 2385, H.R. 2432, H.R. 2470, H.R. 2531, H.R. 2627, H.R. 2902, H.R. 2978, H.R. 3045, H.R. 3121, H.R. 3164, H.R. 3287, H.R. 3565, H.R. 3747, H.R. 3811, H.R. 3826, H.R. 3921, H.R. 4044, H.R. 4069, H.R. 4093, H.R. 4104, H.R. 4145, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4509, H.R. 4528, H.R. 4591, H.R. 4611, H.R. 4710, H.R. 4731, H.R. 4763, H.R. 4821, H.R. 4862, H.R. 4908, H.R. 5115, H.R. 5144, H.R. 5168, H.R. 5206, H.R. 5267, H.R. 5269, H.R. 5271, H.R. 5338, H.R. 5437, H.R. 5439, H.R. 5448, H.R. 5621, H.R. 5753, H.R. 5870, H.R. 5993, H.R. 6022, H.R. 6069, H.R. 6145, H.R. 6149, H.R. 6151, H.R. 6184, H.R. 6287, H.R. 6338, H.R. 6364, H.R. 6404, H.R. 6423, H.R. 6467, H.R. 6610, H.R. 6621, H.R. 6635, H.R. 6677, H.R. 6856, H.R. 6890, H.R. 6997, H.R. 7037, H.R. 7040, H.R. 7116, H.R. 7145, H.R. 7247, H.R. 7301, H.R. 7335, H.R. 7390, H.R. 7502, H.R. 7548, H.R. 7583, H.R. 7622, H.R. 7741, H.R. 7817, H.R. 7827, H.R. 7884, H.R. 7960, H.R. 7961, H.R. 7976, H.R. 7977, H.R. 8016, H.R. 8056, H.R. 8060, H.R. 8099, H.R. 8116, H.R. 8159, H.R. 8160, H.R. 8163, H.R. 8238, H.R. 8269, H.R. 8283, H.R. 8338, H.R. 8355, H.R. 8425, H.R. 8463, H.R. 8471, H.R. 8481, H.R. 8497, H.R. 8545, H.R. 8568, H.R. 8582, H.R. 8592, H.R. 8761, H.R. 8780, H.R. 8787, H.R. 8788, H.R. 8791, H.R. 8793, H.R. 8798, H.R. 8813, H.R. 8827, H.R. 8850, H.R. 8892, H.R. 8910, H.R. 8938, H.R. 8940, H.R. 8955, H.R. 8990, H.R. 9000, H.R. 9003, H.R. 9017, H.R. 9024, H.R. 9036, H.R. 9047, H.R. 9048, H.R. 9056, H.R. 9078, H.R. 9099, H.R. 9103, and H.R. 9106 were listed as having additional sponsors added.

H.R. 8914 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

H.R. 7726 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

Summary of Senate proceedings

S. Res. 751 was agreed to, designating May 2026 as "ALS Awareness Month".

S. 2 was agreed to be considered to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

S.J. Res. 188 was considered, but the Senate did not agree to the motion to proceed to the resolution regarding the disapproval of an EPA rule on National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.

S. 4669 was introduced to exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads.

S. 4670 was introduced to amend Kristen's Act to include information related to developmental disabilities, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia in Ashanti Alert communications.

S. 4671 was introduced to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.

S. 4672 was introduced to require the Postal Service to implement recommendations for improving identification and notification of undelivered and partially delivered routes.

S. 4673 was introduced to increase workforce participation by recipients of Federal public housing assistance.

S. 4674 was introduced to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline.

S. 4675 was introduced to improve benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances.

S. 4676 was introduced to promote and ensure delivery of high-quality special education and related services to children and youth with specific sensory impairments.

S. 4677 was introduced to provide a prohibition on certain reductions to MQ-9 aircraft units.

S. 4678 was introduced to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the provision of minor-simulating chatbots that engage in sexually explicit conduct.

S. 4679 was introduced to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow the introduction of certain noncompliant motor vehicle equipment in interstate commerce for testing.

S. 630 was mentioned in a hearing to authorize payments to the Quapaw Nation.

S. 1514 was mentioned in a hearing to take land in Washington into trust for the Quinault Indian Nation.

S. 2796 was mentioned in a hearing to provide for a land exchange in San Bernardino County, California.

S. 2871 was mentioned in a hearing to take Federal land in California into trust for the Pit River Tribe.

S. 3219 was mentioned in a hearing to transfer Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in New Mexico.

S. 3475 was mentioned in a hearing to authorize the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim.

S. 3583 was mentioned in a hearing regarding a pilot program for Upward Mobility Grants for antipoverty programs.

S. Con. Res. 33 was mentioned regarding budgetary revisions to committee allocations and aggregates.

S. J. Res. 190 was the subject of a discharge petition to be placed on the Legislative Calendar.

S. 508, S. 710, S. 879, S. 1034, S. 1763, S. 1874, S. 2180, S. 2221, S. 2265, S. 2663, S. 2745, S. 3249, S. 3267, S. 3741, S. 3855, S. 3954, S. 4041, S. 4070, S. 4167, S. 4189, S. 4436, S. 4451, S. 4452, S. 4601, S. 4619, and S. 4625 were listed as having additional cosponsors added.

H.R. 41, H.R. 1687, H.R. 2768, H.R. 3831, H.R. 3922, H.R. 4463, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5682, H.R. 5911, H.R. 6162, H.R. 7250, and H.R. 7831 were passed by the House and received by the Senate.

S. 2 had 127 amendments proposed to it.

S. 2 had 13 amendments proposed to amendment SA 5453.

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