Congressional Record — June 17, 2026

Overview of the day

The Senate convened to conduct routine proceedings, including the introduction of twenty-one bills and eight resolutions. Activity included passing several resolutions and one bill, confirming a nomination, and conducting various committee meetings regarding foreign relations, energy, health, and homeland security. The Senate also processed numerous amendments to pending legislation, conducted executive sessions regarding Ukraine, Iran, wildfires, and the economy, and received notifications of proposed arms sales to Austria, Brazil, Kuwait, and Norway. The House was scheduled for a pro forma session on the following day.

Summary of the House proceedings

There was no House activity on this date.

Summary of Senate proceedings

(Public Law 118-225) S. 4822 was passed to prohibit the National Science Foundation from using Federal funds to decommission or descope the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments until a thorough review and stakeholder engagement are completed.
S. Res. 771 was agreed to, congratulating the New York Knicks on winning the 2026 National Basketball Association Finals.
S. Res. 776 was agreed to, honoring the life of Kyle Busch.
S. Res. 777 was agreed to, designating May 1, 2026, as United States Foreign Service Day.
S. 1547 was reported favorably by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
S. 4726 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to promote stability and security in Sudan.
S. 3984 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to authorize a 2-year extension of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
S. 4570 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to incentivize United States foreign government partner procurement of United States-origin cyber and digital technologies.
S. 4259 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to promote the development and deployment of secure and resilient Unmanned Aerial Systems.
S. 3018 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to permit visiting dignitaries and service members from Taiwan to display the flag of the Republic of China.
S. 2578 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to support United States investment opportunities and bilateral collaboration against criminal elements in the Brazilian Amazon.
S. 2252 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to require United States foreign assistance commodities to be available before they expire.
S. 3050 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to modify exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.
S. 4610 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to promote the development and use of geothermal resources in the Pacific.
S. 3172 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to repeal certain Acts imposing sanctions upon Syria.
S. 3676 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to require a sports diplomacy strategy for major sporting events hosted in the United States.
S. 4708 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to improve the security of the Arctic.
S. 4009 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to impose sanctions regarding forced organ harvesting within the People's Republic of China.
S. 1542 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to support the human rights of Uyghurs and other minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
S. 3900 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to promote human rights and internet freedom in Iran.
S. 4709 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to modify limitations on exports and transfers of defense articles under the AUKUS partnership.
S. 4392 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to promote United States and allied energy and mineral security.
S. 4600 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to require a South China Sea diplomatic engagement strategy.
S. 4577 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to reassess the United States-Tanzania bilateral relationship.
S. 4443 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to increase cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean for energy security and defense.
S. 4723 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to establish a program assisting law enforcement in Latin America and the Caribbean to prosecute Chinese organized criminal groups.
S. 4680 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to authorize the Secretary of State to extend limited consular appointments.
S. 4665 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to require a strategy for countering Iranian and Hezbollah influence operations in Latin America.
S. 3733 was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations to authorize public libraries to collect and retain passport application fees.
S. 1782 was reported favorably by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to prohibit discrimination based on disability in organ transplants.
S. 3799 was reported favorably by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative.
S. 4109 was reported favorably by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005.
S. 2339 was reported favorably by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to reauthorize the Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009.
S. 4472 was reported favorably by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to reauthorize the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act through fiscal year 2031.
S. 2658 was reported favorably by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to require certain submissions to the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
S. 1954 was reported favorably by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to improve requirements for determining interchangeability of biological products.
S. Res. 616 was the subject of a vote to discharge the Committee on Foreign Relations regarding Honduras's human rights practices, which was rejected by a vote of 44 yeas and 50 nays.
S. 4705 was considered for passage but was blocked by an objection.
S. 4703 was considered for passage but was blocked by an objection.
S. 4704 was considered for passage but was blocked by an objection.
S. 1032 was considered for passage and a substitute amendment was proposed, but the request for unanimous consent was blocked by an objection.
S. Res. 775 was introduced and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations to reaffirm the importance of promoting the safety and well-being of refugees and displaced persons.
S. 4802 was introduced to provide for the acquisition of aircraft by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for reconnaissance and research missions.
S. 4803 was introduced to amend the Truth in Lending Act regarding the definition of residential mortgage loans to include home equity investment loans.
S. 4804 was introduced to require the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to establish a pilot program for manufactured home loan purchases.
S. 4805 was introduced to require United States Executive Directors at international financial institutions to oppose certain shrimp production projects.
S. 4806 was introduced to clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the interconnection of large load facilities.
S. 4807 was introduced to increase the death gratuity for families of deceased members of the Armed Forces and provide cost-of-living adjustments.
S. 4808 was introduced to amend the Federal Credit Union Act regarding conversion modernization for privately insured credit unions.
S. 4809 was introduced to require a strategy for supporting free and fair elections in Venezuela and to impose sanctions on individuals complicit in human rights violations.
S. 4810 was introduced to establish a grant program for education related to semiconductor manufacturing.
S. 4811 was introduced to include Indian Tribes in certain provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985.
S. 4812 was introduced to require the Environmental Protection Agency to modify regulations for drinking water State revolving funds to allow funding for wildfire firefighting infrastructure in rural communities.
S. 4813 was introduced to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
S. 4814 was introduced to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
S. 4815 was introduced to permanently extend a Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program on the acceptance of donated facilities and improvements.
S. 4816 was introduced to authorize grants and training to address social isolation among older individuals and adults with disabilities.
S. 4817 was introduced to strengthen protections against child labor violations.
S. 4818 was introduced to establish the Office of Social Connection Policy and a national strategy on social connection.
S. 4819 was introduced to establish an EMS and First Responder Wellness Grant Program.
S. 4820 was introduced to codify and expand the Regional Export Promotion Program of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
S. 4821 was introduced to authorize the use of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to establish elder justice task forces.
S. Res. 773 was introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary to recognize Father's Day and the role of fathers in the lives of children and adults.
S. Res. 772 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, expressing the sense of the Senate that Samuel Bankman-Fried should not receive executive clemency.
S. Res. 774 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, designating June as "National Annuity Awareness Month".
S.J. Res. 197 was introduced to provide for congressional disapproval of a rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
S. 478 was mentioned as having the Senator from Wyoming added as a cosponsor.
S. 494 was mentioned as having the Senator from Louisiana added as a cosponsor.
S. 574 was mentioned as having the Senator from Pennsylvania added as a cosponsor.
S. 877 was mentioned as having the Senators from Illinois and Florida added as cosponsors.
S. 879 was mentioned as having the Senator from Maryland added as a cosponsor.
S. 1294 was mentioned as having the Senators from Delaware and Oregon added as cosponsors.
S. 1370 was mentioned as having the Senator from Delaware added as a cosponsor.
S. 1380 was mentioned as having the Senator from New York added as a cosponsor.
S. 1552 was mentioned as having the Senators from New Mexico and Mississippi added as cosponsors.
S. 1630 was mentioned as having the Senator from Louisiana added as a cosponsor.
S. 1705 was mentioned as having the Senator from Florida added as a cosponsor.
S. 1829 was mentioned as having the Senator from Delaware added as a cosponsor.
S. 1906 was mentioned as having the Senator from North Carolina added as a cosponsor.
S. 2859 was mentioned as having the Senator from Utah added as a cosponsor.
S. 3267 was mentioned as having the Senator from New Mexico added as a cosponsor.
S. 3332 was mentioned as having the Senators from Indiana and Arkansas added as cosponsors.
S. 3383 was mentioned as having the Senator from North Carolina added as a cosponsor.
S. 3524 was mentioned as having the Senator from West Virginia added as a cosponsor.
S. 3940 was mentioned as having the Senator from New Hampshire added as a cosponsor.
S. 4167 was mentioned as having the Senator from Maryland added as a cosponsor.
S. 4411 was mentioned as having the Senators from Oregon and Rhode Island added as cosponsors.
S. 4421 was mentioned as having the Senator from Minnesota added as a cosponsor.
S. 4427 was mentioned as having the Senator from Louisiana added as a cosponsor.
S. 4429 was mentioned as having the Senators from Indiana and Kansas added as cosponsors.
S. 4446 was mentioned as having the Senator from Louisiana added as a cosponsor.
S. 4610 was mentioned as having the Senator from Pennsylvania added as a cosponsor.
S. 4744 was mentioned as having the Senator from North Carolina added as a cosponsor.
S.J. Res. 56 was mentioned as having the Senator from Montana added as a cosponsor.
S. Con. Res. 6 was mentioned as having the Senator from Oregon added as a cosponsor.
S. Res. 759 was mentioned as having the Senator from Alaska added as a cosponsor.
H.R. 6644 had 7 amendments proposed to it.
S. 4784 had 23 amendments proposed to it.