Congressional Record — June 23, 2026

Overview of the day

On June 23, 2026, the House of Representatives passed several measures under suspension of the rules, including bills related to small business assistance and housing supply, and introduced 28 public bills and 3 resolutions. The Senate passed a concurrent resolution regarding the removal of Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran and a resolution designating Glioblastoma Awareness Day. Both chambers received presidential notifications regarding the continuation of national emergencies in North Korea and the Western Balkans. Other activities included House debate on gun violence and the 250th anniversary of the United States, the receipt of executive nominations by the Senate, and extensive submission of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act.

Summary of the House proceedings

(Public Law 118-159) S. 629 was passed to remove barriers for agricultural producers accessing funds for emergency conservation measures.

H.R. 6644 was passed to increase the supply of housing in America, including the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the TRUST Act.

H.R. 7396 was passed to establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration.

H.R. 826 was passed to require quarterly reports from the Small Business Administration Inspector General on COVID-19 loan fraud.

H.R. 4238 was passed to improve accountability in the Small Business Administration disaster loan program.

H.R. 8879 was passed to require reports on small business participation in covered contracting programs.

H.R. 8880 was passed to require an evaluation of Federal cybersecurity assistance to small business concerns.

H.R. 8881 was passed to require reporting on the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning by the Small Business Administration.

H.R. 8882 was passed to examine the effect of Federal antitrust law enforcement on small business competitiveness.

H.R. 915 was passed to clarify that Small Business Administration 7(a) loans may be used to finance modern business software and cloud computing services.

H.R. 7401 was mentioned as a measure debated under suspension of the rules where proceedings were postponed and as a bill to require Small Business Administration employees to certify they have no prohibited conflicts of interest regarding loans.

H.R. 2031 was mentioned as being included in a housing package to make it easier for local organizations to fund affordable housing projects.

H.R. 3709 was mentioned as being included in a banking measures package.

H.R. 6768 was mentioned as being included in a housing package to create a competitive grant program for affordable housing planning and implementation.

H.R. 1181, H.R. 9022, H.R. 8595, and H.R. 9237 were mentioned in a report filed for consideration and were the subject of a hearing and rule granted by the Committee on Rules.

H.R. 9388 was introduced to authorize an extension of a program for screened passengers on direct flights from certain foreign airports.

H.R. 9389 was introduced to authorize funding for nutrition education and chronic disease prevention at federally qualified health centers.

H.R. 9390 was introduced to require certain facilities to post prices on walls.

H.R. 9391 was introduced to authorize an extension and expansion of the reimbursable screening services program of the Transportation Security Administration.

H.R. 9392 was introduced to require certain information in Medicare Advantage encounter data.

H.R. 9393 was introduced to promote price transparency in the health care sector.

H.R. 9394 was introduced to require the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an agroterrorism exercise.

H.R. 9395 was introduced to require reporting regarding agents and brokers of Medicare Advantage organizations.

H.R. 9396 was introduced to require the displaying of claim denial rates.

H.R. 9397 was introduced to ensure health insurer accountability through publishing overhead costs and claim payments.

H.R. 9398 was introduced to provide an election to resolve certain open partnership controversies involving donations of conservation easements.

H.R. 9399 was introduced to provide criminal penalties for providing firearms to juveniles used for criminal offenses.

H.R. 9400 was introduced to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Americans who rescued Jews and other refugees during Nazi Germany's genocidal policy.

H.R. 9401 was introduced to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities needing long-term services and supports.

H.R. 9402 was introduced to prohibit or require disclosure of surveillance, monitoring, and collection of worker data by employers.

H.R. 9403 was introduced to update guidance for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor pay scale.

H.R. 9404 was introduced to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support services for navigating housing loan benefits.

H.R. 9405 was introduced to establish the Esther Coopersmith Award at the Department of State.

H.R. 9406 was introduced to eliminate the cap on waivers to certain pay limitations for critical health care personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

H.R. 9407 was introduced to establish the small distiller domestic sourcing credit.

H.R. 9408 was introduced to modify documentation requirements for meetings of certain conferences and councils.

H.R. 9409 was introduced to prohibit certain operations of remote control locomotives.

H.R. 9410 was introduced to provide additional authorities to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and State Approving Agencies regarding third-party contractors of educational institutions.

H.R. 9411 was introduced to provide grants to entities supplementing the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.

H.R. 9412 was introduced to modify and improve the Foreign Service Act of 1980.

H.R. 9413 was introduced to carry out the Military Family Limb Loss and Limb Difference Support Program.

H.R. 9414 was introduced to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program.

H.R. 9415 was introduced to increase Social Security benefits for current and future beneficiaries.

H. Res. 1378 was introduced to honor National Boys and Girls Club Week of 2026.

H. Res. 1379 was introduced to condemn Lebanese Hezbollah's violations of ceasefire agreements.

H. Res. 1380 was introduced to commemorate 50 years of women at the service academies.

A vote was held on a motion to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644.

Summary of Senate proceedings

H. Con. Res. 86 was passed to direct the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

S. Res. 786 was passed to designate July 15, 2026, as Glioblastoma Awareness Day.

S. 1133 was reported to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings.

S. 1146 was reported to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

S. 4854 was introduced to improve coordination with Federal housing assistance programs for youth who have experienced foster care.

S. 4855 was introduced to require artificial intelligence providers to implement child safety by design and prohibit child-targeted advertising.

S. 4856 was introduced to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act regarding onsite storage in remote areas.

S. 4857 was introduced regarding documentation requirements for certain conferences and councils.

S. 4858 was introduced to provide for a National Guard Rural Revival and Modernization Plan.

S. 4859 was introduced to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program.

S. 4860 was introduced to establish a specialty crop emergency assistance framework.

S. 4861 was introduced to discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy counseling.

S. 4862 was introduced to make certain acreage not planted due to lack of irrigation water eligible for prevented planting payments.

S. 4863 was introduced to require Executive Directors at international financial institutions to oppose certain shrimp production projects.

S. 4864 was introduced to direct a study on paraprofessionals and education support staff.

S. 4865 was introduced to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities needing long-term services and supports.

S. 4866 was introduced to expand investment in farmers' markets and farmers' market nutrition programs.

S. 4867 was introduced to establish a small farm EQIP subprogram under the environmental quality incentives program.

S. 4868 was introduced to award a Congressional Gold Medal to people who rescued Jews and other refugees during Nazi Germany's genocidal policy.

S. 4869 was introduced to improve the Indian School Equalization Formula of the Bureau of Indian Education.

S. 4870 was introduced to reauthorize the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative.

S. 4871 was introduced to require a report on the impact of military sexual trauma and intimate partner violence on suicide for service members and veterans.

S. 4872 was introduced to help local educational agencies reduce chronic absenteeism in public schools.

S. 4873 was introduced to limit nonmilitary foreign assistance to organizations that promote abortion, gender ideology, or discriminatory equity ideology.

S. 4874 was introduced to improve the safety of children purchasing food from frozen dessert trucks.

S. 4875 was introduced to establish a program to develop antimicrobial drugs targeting challenging pathogens.

S. 4876 was introduced to improve the handling of vacancies for the Director of National Intelligence.

S. Res. 784 was introduced in a request to prohibit Senators from trading stocks or cryptocurrency.

S. Res. 785 was introduced to celebrate the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

S. 178 was mentioned as a bill to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

S. 864 was mentioned as a bill to apply financial assistance toward cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans.

S. 1283 was mentioned as a bill to modernize Federal firearms laws for technology and less-than-lethal weapons.

S. 1459 was mentioned as a bill to improve the historic rehabilitation tax credit.

S. 1541 was mentioned as a bill to support U.S. vessels, ports, shipyards, and the maritime workforce.

S. 1705 was mentioned as a bill to issue standards for chip security mechanisms for integrated circuit products.

S. 1929 was mentioned as a bill to establish programs to reduce rates of sepsis.

S. 2129 was mentioned as a bill to allow certain abused or abandoned spouses to file as unmarried or heads of households.

S. 2131 was mentioned as a bill to increase awareness of father inclusion and engagement during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum.

S. 2265 was mentioned as a bill to mint coins commemorating the 2028 and 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

S. 2343 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit disparate-impact claims in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act.

S. 2355 was mentioned as a bill to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency.

S. 2767 was mentioned as a bill to authorize agreements with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events.

S. 2947 was mentioned as a bill to establish a Federal Clearinghouse on Safety and Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations, Faith-based Organizations, and Houses of Worship.

S. 2977 was mentioned as a bill to ensure timely rulings by the Merit Systems Protection Board on Federal employee appeals.

S. 3267 was mentioned as a bill to provide Medicare coverage for blood-based dementia screening tests.

S. 3427 was mentioned as a bill to establish the Domestic Organic Investment Program.

S. 3429 was mentioned as a bill to provide that entrance fees shall not be charged for entry to Federal recreational lands and water on certain days.

S. 3586 was mentioned as a bill to require small business development centers to assist with the use of artificial intelligence.

S. 3940 was mentioned as a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to testify before Congress regarding the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994.

S. 4051 was mentioned as a bill to mint coins emblematic of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.

S. 4066 was mentioned as a bill to withdraw the application for mifepristone and establish a Federal tort for harm caused by chemical abortion drugs.

S. 4070 was mentioned as a bill to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians for Medicaid beneficiaries and modify Medicare requirements for diabetic shoes.

S. 4367 was mentioned as a bill to modify the definition of food in the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

S. 4378 was mentioned as a bill to combat fraud in Federal programs.

S. 4429 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit the importation and sale of connected vehicles associated with foreign adversaries.

S. 4455 was mentioned as a bill to designate provisions for the sale or transfer of Federal lands as extraneous under the Byrd Rule.

S. 4568 was mentioned as a bill to amend the definition of professional student in the Higher Education Act of 1965.

S. 4604 was mentioned as a bill to modify percentage depletion rules for oil and gas wells.

S. 4641 was mentioned as a bill to count outpatient observation services toward the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for Medicare skilled nursing facility services.

S. 4775 was mentioned as a bill to clarify liability protections for firearms manufacturers and retailers.

S. 4783 was mentioned as a bill to provide relief for uniformed services members who homeschool children.

S. 4845 was mentioned as a bill to require Congressional approval for troops at polling places.

S. 4848 was mentioned as a bill to improve assistance for socially disadvantaged, veteran farmers and ranchers.

S. 422 was mentioned during a request to discharge the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for immediate consideration.

S. J. Res. 190 was mentioned regarding a motion to proceed to a resolution disapproving a rule by the Executive Office for Immigration Review.

S. J. Res. 172 was mentioned regarding a motion to discharge a joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

S. Res. 616 was mentioned regarding a motion to discharge a resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices.

S. Res. 555 was mentioned regarding a unanimous consent request to consider a resolution regarding climate change and home values.

S. 4784 was mentioned as the bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

S. 4784 had 304 amendments proposed to it.

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