Congressional Record — June 9, 2026

Overview of the day

The House and Senate were in session on June 9, 2026. The House passed S. 2, H.R. 5408, and H.R. 7892, while considering legislation related to fraud prevention and national security. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Anthony W. Mattivi, agreed to S. Res. 764 and S. Res. 765, and discussed appropriations, defense spending, and veterans' benefits. Both chambers conducted committee hearings and markups focusing on border security, national defense, and various domestic policy issues.

Summary of the House proceedings

S. 2, the Secure America Act, was passed by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 212 noes to provide reconciliation funding for Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement through fiscal year 2029.

H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, was passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 193 nays to accelerate the process of reaching initial collective bargaining agreements between unions and employers.

H.R. 7892, the No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026, was passed to require the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system for FAFSA applications to prevent "ghost student" fraud.

H. Res. 1345 was agreed to by a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 211 noes to provide for the consideration of H.R. 8312, H.R. 8464, H. Res. 1335, and S. 2.

H. Res. 1140 was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 201 nays to provide for the consideration of H.R. 5408.

H. Res. 1352 was agreed to for the purpose of electing Members to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1501 was reported with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-691) to amend the FAST Act regarding mineral production activities.

H.R. 5929 was reported with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-692) to adjust the treatment of certain actions under Presidential Determination 2022-11.

H.R. 3276, H.R. 3925, H.R. 7882, and H.R. 8686 were marked up by the Committee on Natural Resources.

H.R. 9086, H.R. 9062, H.R. 1939, and H.R. 9087 were marked up by the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

H.R. 6917, H.R. 8473, and H.R. 8954 were the subject of a hearing by the Committee on Natural Resources.

H.R. 7891, the Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026, was mentioned as part of an effort to strengthen fraud prevention in financial aid.

H.R. 7893, the FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act, was mentioned as part of an effort to strengthen fraud prevention in financial aid.

H.R. 8312, the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act, was considered to establish governmentwide antifraud capabilities and data sharing within the Department of Treasury.

H.R. 8464, the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act, was considered to authorize agencies to pause or stop payments that present elevated fraud risks.

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

H.R. 9209 was introduced to provide the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community with law enforcement authority.

H.R. 9210 was introduced to establish requirements for compromise settlements between the President and the United States.

H.R. 9211 was introduced to strengthen Federal efforts to counter antisemitism and protect the Jewish community.

H.R. 9212 was introduced to reimburse veterans for emergency medical transportation costs to a Federal facility.

H.R. 9213 was introduced to require a study on the implementation of rail electrification across the United States.

H.R. 9214 was introduced to provide for the electronic transfer of amounts from Thrift Savings Fund accounts to qualified retirement plans.

H.R. 9215 was introduced to limit stock buybacks, shareholder dividends, and executive compensation for certain underperforming contractors.

H.R. 9216 was introduced to adjust the overtime pay rate from one and one-half to two times the regular rate.

H.R. 9217 was introduced to provide high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions.

H.R. 9218 was introduced to require certain students in grades 9 through 12 to receive an electrocardiogram and an echocardiogram prior to participating in an athletic contest.

H.R. 9219 was introduced to address risks to fuel supply infrastructure supporting military installations in California.

H.R. 9220 was introduced to modify the treatment of nondisclosure agreements for privatized military housing and expand tenant protection from retaliation.

H.R. 9221 was introduced to ensure access to certain public land.

H.R. 9222 was introduced to ban stock trading for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress, and to establish term limits and ethics rules.

H.R. 9223 was introduced to authorize the Secretary of Education to extend paperwork reduction waivers.

H.R. 9224 was introduced to reauthorize and update the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.

H.R. 9225 was introduced to study whether certain aircraft certified under part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, may be used in operations conducted under part 121.

H.R. 9226 was introduced to direct restoration and protection efforts of the 5-State Connecticut River Watershed region.

H.R. 9227 was introduced to incentivize the domestic production and use of permanent magnets.

H.R. 9228 was introduced to ensure plan fiduciaries have access to de-identified information relating to health claims.

H.R. 9229 was introduced to protect seaports from unmanned aircraft systems.

H.R. 9230 was introduced to prohibit a Member of Congress from serving as chair or ranking minority member of a committee after 12 years of service.

H.R. 9231 was introduced to deem certain substances unsafe for use as food contact substances.

H.R. 9232 was introduced to grant authority to use counter-unmanned aircraft system technologies to private owners of critical infrastructure facilities.

H.R. 9233 was introduced to redesignate a postal facility in San Diego, California, as the Armando Rodriguez Post Office.

H.R. 9234 was introduced to establish a W nonimmigrant visa program for careworkers.

H.R. 9235 was introduced to require identification of natural disaster vulnerability in certain transportation plans.

H. Con. Res. 109 was introduced to allow Emancipation Hall to be used for a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule.

H. Res. 1350 was introduced to express support for celebrating a National Day of Honor and Respect.

H. Res. 1351 was introduced to impeach Judge Eleanor Louise Ross.

H. Res. 1353 was introduced to support efforts to prevent the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from embedding themselves within the Iranian National Football Delegation.

H. Res. 1354 was introduced to impeach Chief Judge John McConnell, Jr.

S. 2 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 645 was received from the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to individuals and communities associated with the North Platte Canteen.

S. 1157 was received from the Senate to direct a review of lung cancer research in women and underserved populations.

Summary of Senate proceedings

S. Res. 764 was agreed to, congratulating the participants of the 27th Annual National Charter Schools Week.

S. Res. 765 was agreed to, supporting the designation of July 2026 as National Sarcoma Awareness Month.

The nomination of Anthony W. Mattivi to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas was confirmed by a vote of 51 yeas to 46 nays.

S. 140, S. 332, S. 365, H.R. 1729, S. 764, S. 789, S. 791, S. 888, S. 945, S. 1088, H.R. 2290, S. 1288, S. 1341, S. 1349, S. 1413, S. 1476, S. 1547, S. 1737, S. 1870, S. 2437, H.R. 3857, S. 2753, S. 3500, H.R. 3657, S. 3518, S. 3526, S. 3693, S. 3723, S. 3732, S. 3736, S. 3743, S. 3792, S. 3878, S. 4040, H.R. 249, H.R. 3872, and H.R. 3937 were considered for a business meeting by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

POM-38 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding the approval of the DeLamar mining project in Idaho.

POM-39 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requesting protection for Idaho's agricultural and livestock industries from depredating wildlife.

POM-40 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources commending the Idaho congressional delegation for opposing the sale of public lands.

POM-41 was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation requesting federal action to stabilize the governance of intercollegiate athletics.

POM-42 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary urging a balanced federal budget and a constitutional amendment to require one.

POM-43 was referred to the Committee on Finance urging an increase in the tier-2 duty on imported sugar.

POM-44 was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration regarding the authority of states to govern their own election processes.

POM-45 was referred to the Committee on Finance supporting the continued prohibition of Russian seafood imports.

POM-46 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary applying for a convention to propose term limits for members of Congress.

POM-47 was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs urging access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, referencing H.R. 3649.

POM-48 was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions urging full funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

POM-49 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary urging the passage of H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.

POM-50 was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations urging the return of USS Intrepid sailors entombed in Libya.

POM-51 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary urging the streamlining of the legal immigration process.

POM-52 was referred to the Committee on Armed Services urging timely funding aligned with the National Defense Authorization Act.

POM-53 was referred to the Committee on Finance urging the authorization of states to implement presumption of Medicaid eligibility for elderly and disabled beneficiaries.

S. 4710 was introduced to prohibit the entry into the United States of connected vehicles associated with foreign adversaries.

S. 4711 was introduced to establish a United States-Ukraine Strategic Defense Innovation Working Group.

S. 4712 was introduced to provide the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community with law enforcement authority.

S. 4713 was introduced to prevent payouts for insurrectionists.

S. 4714 was introduced to authorize payments under the emergency conservation system for updating fencing to new or emerging technology.

S. 4715 was introduced to establish fitness to operate standards and decommissioning escrow accounts for offshore oil and gas operators.

S. 4716 was introduced to require States to provide data on fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

S. 4717 was introduced to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to develop a national strategy to address young adult cancers.

S. 4718 was introduced to modify the treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing.

S. 4719 was introduced to require additional disclosures with respect to nominees to serve as chiefs of mission.

S. 4720 was introduced to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to consider nations with open registries when identifying nations engaging in illegal fishing.

S. 4721 was introduced to prevent certain executive actions and repeal certain executive documents.

S. 4722 was introduced to redesignate a Postal Service facility in San Diego, California, as the Armando Rogriguez Post Office.

S. 4723 was introduced to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean to prosecute Chinese organized criminal groups.

S. 4724 was introduced to deem certain substances to be unsafe for use as food contact substances.

S. 4725 was introduced to provide for high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions.

S. 4726 was introduced to promote stability and security in Sudan.

S. 4727 was introduced to require a study on the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence data centers and energy infrastructure.

S. Res. 762 was introduced to support the designation of the second Friday in June as National Service and Conservation Corps Day.

S. Res. 761 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary to designate June 23, 2026, as Social Media Harms Victim Remembrance Day.

S. Res. 762 was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to designate the second Friday in June as National Service and Conservation Corps Day.

S. Res. 763 was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations regarding the strategic importance of the Arctic region.

S.J. Res. 192 was discharged from the Committee on the Judiciary to provide for congressional disapproval of a rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

S. 3315 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 1032 was mentioned in a request for the Senate to proceed to its immediate consideration and for a vote on a substitute amendment.

S. 391, S. 409, S. 410, S. 545, S. 768, S. 978, S. 1544, S. 1651, S. 1712, S. 1782, S. 1814, S. 2096, S. 2149, S. 2179, S. 2324, S. 2337, S. 2875, S. 2903, S. 3267, S. 3314, S. 3358, S. 3897, S. 4009, S. 4221, S. 4271, S. 4345, S. 4348, S. 4552, S. 4555, S. 4561, S. 4565, S. 4635, S. 4675, S. 4708 received new cosponsors.

S. 1163, S. 1225, S. 2265, S. 4189, S. 4395, S. 4429, S. 4443, S. 4492, S. 4493, S. 4629 received new cosponsors.

S.J. Res. 192 received a new cosponsor.

S. Res. 126 received new cosponsors.

S. Res. 752 received a new cosponsor.

H.R. 428, H.R. 1744, H.R. 2505, H.R. 3429, H.R. 5248, H.R. 6230, H.R. 6297, H.R. 6338, H.R. 6916, H.R. 7037, H.R. 7668, H.R. 8107, H.R. 8428, H.R. 8466, and H.R. 8665 were referred to committee.

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