Congressional Record — July 13, 2026

Overview of the day

The legislative activity for July 13, 2026, focused on the passage of several homeland security and aviation-related bills in the House and the confirmation of a federal judge in the Senate. Both chambers adjourned early as a mark of respect for the late Senator Lindsey Graham.

Summary of the House proceedings

(Public Law 119-101) H.R. 6644 was signed to increase the supply of housing in America.

H.R. 6332 was passed to designate a postal facility in Fairfax, Virginia, as the Congressman Gerald E. Connolly Post Office Building.

H.R. 7809 was passed to designate a postal facility in Georgetown, Ohio, as the Ulysses S. Grant Post Office Building.

H.R. 8770 was passed to establish funds for investments in aviation security by directing 9/11 Passenger Security Fee revenue toward TSA security screening and technology upgrades.

H.R. 9328 was passed to establish a 3-year pilot program to expedite security screening for active-duty military personnel and their accompanying family members, prioritizing airports near military installations.

H.R. 8874 was passed to require recurring reports every 3 years from the Department of Homeland Security on the transition of jurisdictions no longer eligible for Urban Area Security Initiative funding.

H.R. 9391 was passed as the Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act of 2026 to extend the Transportation Security Administration's Reimbursable Screening Services Program through fiscal year 2031 and increase the number of participating entities from 8 to 14.

H.R. 9388 was passed to extend the one-stop security pilot program for an additional 4 years to streamline travel for passengers arriving from international flights with domestic connections.

H.R. 3106 was passed to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a collective response to a terrorism exercise focusing on the management of cascading effects on critical infrastructure during extreme cold weather.

H.R. 8897 was passed to improve travel for American families.

H.R. 8168 was passed as the Major Non-NATO Ally Terror Threat Assessment Act to require assessments of terrorism threats posed by foreign terrorist organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists in major non-NATO ally countries.

H.R. 8535 was passed to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop performance metrics for the detection, deterrence, and seizure of illicit fentanyl.

H.R. 7574 was passed as the ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026 to reorganize and realign the Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach Office of the Department of Homeland Security.

H.R. 3535 was passed as the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with ballot initiatives, referenda, and recall elections.

H.R. 8738 was passed to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require electronic report filing for certain electioneering communications and allow political committees to make disbursements via methods other than checks.

H. Res. 1424 was passed expressing the profound sorrow of the House on the death of the Honorable Lindsey Graham.

H.R. 9391, H.R. 9388, H.R. 9328, H.R. 8535, H.R. 8874, H.R. 8684 were mentioned in reports filed today.

H. Res. 1423 was mentioned in a report providing for the consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237, H.R. 1181.

H.R. 9641 was introduced to require certain facilities to permit visits from essential caregivers during certain periods.

H.R. 9642 was introduced to provide payment under part A of the Medicare program for anesthesia services in certain rural and critical access hospitals.

H.R. 9643 was introduced to improve the integrity and management of mass and computer-generated comments in the regulatory review process.

H.R. 9644 was introduced to promote transparency of Medicare Advantage plan information.

H.R. 9645 was introduced to promote health care price transparency.

H.R. 9646 was introduced to require a quantum-enhanced critical minerals survey.

H.R. 9647 was introduced to prohibit the National Science Foundation from expending funds to descope or decommission Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments.

H.R. 9648 was introduced to recommend the restoration of the retired rank of General John D. Lavelle.

H.R. 9649 was introduced to improve the accuracy of retail food store trafficking estimates in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

H.R. 9650 was introduced to establish a crime for altering or removing unauthorized vessel identification numbers and trafficking certain vessels.

H.R. 9651 was introduced to authorize a pilot program for infrastructure projects at NASA Centers.

H.R. 9652 was introduced to authorize a minor medical facility project in Saipan.

H.R. 9653 was introduced to establish special rules for certain agency adjudications.

H.R. 9654 was introduced to treat domestic partnerships as marriage for survivor benefits of certain District of Columbia public servants.

H.R. 9655 was introduced to prohibit the recovery of costs associated with data centers by certain electric utilities.

H.R. 9656 was introduced to require hospitals in Federal health care programs to report immigration status information.

H.R. 9657 was introduced to impose an excise tax on hedge funds owning excess single-family residences.

H.R. 9658 was introduced to make improvements relating to mandatory Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearings.

H.R. 9659 was introduced to transfer certain unobligated funds from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Department of Education.

H.R. 9660 was introduced to prohibit the use of intelligence community funds for research at National Laboratories lacking certain security measures.

H. Res. 1425 was introduced to honor Transportation Security Officers.

H. Res. 1426 was introduced to remember the life of Corey Comperatore.

H. Res. 1427 was introduced to support the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.

H. Res. 1428 was introduced to express support for Reproductive Justice on the 250th Anniversary of the United States.

H.R. 5068, H.R. 5070, H.R. 5111, H.R. 5168, H.R. 5221, H.R. 5267, H.R. 5269, H.R. 5271, H.R. 5343, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5357, H.R. 5361, H.R. 5369, H.R. 5399, H.R. 5485, H.R. 5490, H.R. 5523, H.R. 5544, H.R. 5548, H.R. 5549, H.R. 5552, H.R. 5582, H.R. 5588, H.R. 5641, H.R. 5642, H.R. 5653, H.R. 5658, H.R. 5753, H.R. 5791, H.R. 5945, H.R. 6037, H.R. 6126, H.R. 6130, H.R. 6137, H.R. 6170, H.R. 6181, H.R. 6423, H.R. 6440, H.R. 6509, H.R. 6561, H.R. 6574, H.R. 6601, H.R. 6683, H.R. 6714, H.R. 6766, H.R. 6796, H.R. 6806, H.R. 6835, H.R. 6890, H.R. 7014, H.R. 7033, H.R. 7100, H.R. 7109, H.R. 7116, H.R. 7137, H.R. 7230, H.R. 7247, H.R. 7349, H.R. 7352, H.R. 7370, H.R. 7371, H.R. 7391, H.R. 7460, H.R. 7543, H.R. 7548, H.R. 7587, H.R. 7600, H.R. 7602, H.R. 7736, H.R. 7813, H.R. 7815, H.R. 7846, H.R. 7867, H.R. 7905, H.R. 7960, H.R. 7970, H.R. 8041, H.R. 8046, H.R. 8261, H.R. 8268, H.R. 8271, H.R. 8330, H.R. 8338, H.R. 8375, H.R. 8407, H.R. 8415, H.R. 8437, H.R. 8456, H.R. 8461, H.R. 8482, H.R. 8523, H.R. 8561, H.R. 8615, H.R. 8707, H.R. 8730, H.R. 8757, H.R. 8781, H.R. 8788, H.R. 8933, H.R. 8981, H.R. 8982, H.R. 9034, H.R. 9035, H.R. 9047, H.R. 9096, H.R. 9103, H.R. 9120, H.R. 9132, H.R. 9152, H.R. 9169, H.R. 9190, H.R. 9191, H.R. 9210, H.R. 9228, H.R. 9250, H.R. 9265, H.R. 9281, H.R. 9293, H.R. 9298, H.R. 9335, H.R. 9337, H.R. 9340, H.R. 9344, H.R. 9347, H.R. 9364, H.R. 9370, H.R. 9377, H.R. 9401, H.R. 9408, H.R. 9412, H.R. 9417, H.R. 9440, H.R. 9442, H.R. 9453, H.R. 9458, H.R. 9468, H.R. 9473, H.R. 9474, H.R. 9481, H.R. 9489, H.R. 9493, H.R. 9527, H.R. 9535, H.R. 9541, H.R. 9551, H.R. 9557, H.R. 9561, H.R. 9562, H.R. 9578, H.R. 9581, H.R. 9582, H.R. 9638 were listed as having been introduced or referred.

H.J. Res. 122, H.J. Res. 189, H.J. Res. 200, H. Con. Res. 37, H. Con. Res. 44, H. Res. 69, H. Res. 358, H. Res. 971, H. Res. 1144, H. Res. 1188, H. Res. 1270, H. Res. 1286, H. Res. 1361, H. Res. 1391, H. Res. 1415, H. Res. 1422 were listed as having been introduced or referred.

H.R. 9391, H.R. 9388, H.R. 9328, H.R. 8535, H.R. 8874, H.R. 3106 were reported by the Committee on Homeland Security.

H.R. 3535, H.R. 8720 were reported by the Committee on House Administration.

H.R. 4541 was reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 8684 was reported by the Committee on Education and Workforce.

Summary of Senate proceedings

(Public Law 119-100) S. 1003 was signed to require the FCC to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted.

S. Res. 801 was passed honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham.

S. 3468 was reported to establish a national programmable cloud laboratories network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and collaboration.

S. 4784 is 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 was mentioned regarding the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act, the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2026, the Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act, the extension of authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, a strategy to enhance defense cooperation with New Zealand, fast-tracking third party transfers to Taiwan and the Philippines, the multilateral alignment of controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment, a report on the strategic implications of Bitcoin for United States national and economic security, the Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act, the waiver of certain fees for designated Indian tribal members and relatives, the assessment of a Defense Digital Engineering Center of Excellence, a pilot program for one-way and counter-unmanned aircraft system drone testbed, agreements or awards falling under the Convention, the Navy-Coast Guard Maritime Workforce and Capacity Coordination Plan, a pilot program on the use of additive and advanced manufacturing to support naval shipbuilding, the establishment of the National Security Commission on Emerging Science and Technology, the definition of national security for purposes of title 10, United States Code, the establishment of a unified disaster assistance intake process and system, and the Taiwan Allies Fund Act.

S. 4784 was mentioned as the vehicle for amendments relating to the National Quantum Initiative, the Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program, transnational crime, Indo-Pacific energy resilience, Houthi smuggling networks, the Ukraine Lessons Learned Task Force, and the Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.

S. 4784 was the subject of an amendment to establish the Congressional National Security Commission on Emerging Science and Technology, a requirement for a comprehensive assessment of open-architecture unmanned system command and control frameworks, the Blocking Large-scale Adversarial Distillation Efforts Act of 2026, an amendment to the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 for the protection of facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft, and an expansion of the National Quantum Initiative.

S. 4784 was the subject of an amendment by Mr. Booker to establish a pilot program on doula support for veterans, an amendment by Mrs. Moody to create the Space Ready 2.0 Act for infrastructure investments at NASA Centers, an amendment by Mr. Grassley and Mr. Coons for AI whistleblower protection, an amendment by Mr. King for the Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2026, an amendment by Mr. Husted regarding auto and defense pensions, and an amendment by Mr. Reed and Ms. Collins regarding the Job Corps Shipbuilding-Defense Industrial Base Pipeline Act of 2026.

S. 4784 was mentioned in relation to proposed amendments regarding the assessment of Bitcoin's strategic implications, the prevention of certain foreign adversarial nation citizens from entering into surrogacy contracts, reporting on the persecution of religious groups in occupied Ukraine, and the feasibility of a defense digital engineering center of excellence.

S. 4784 had 300 amendments proposed to it.

(Public Law 118-159) H.R. 1234 was mentioned in relation to amending the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 to establish artificial intelligence security research test-beds.

(Public Law 119-60) S. 1234 was mentioned in relation to modifying notification requirements for authorized departures in the Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and a technical amendment to the National Intelligence University in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

(Public Law 114-125) H.R. 1234 was mentioned in the context of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 regarding the Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center.

(Public Law 119-60) H.R. 8531 was mentioned in relation to an amendment to update and publish the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List.

(Public Law 115-232) S. 238(g) was referenced regarding the definition of artificial intelligence.

(Public Law 118-159) S. 5124 was mentioned regarding the report on internet freedom in Iran.

(Public Law 116-255) H.R. 1234 was mentioned to reaffirm the applicability of Minnesota Statutes regarding hunting, fishing, and recreation rights.

(Public Law 111-11) S. 1234 was mentioned to authorize adjusted interest payments for a Development Fund.

(Public Law 111-291) S. 1234 was mentioned to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010.

(Public Law 117-260) S. 1234 was mentioned regarding post-quantum cryptography definitions.

(Public Law 117-167) S. 1234 was mentioned regarding the derivation of funds for the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

(Public Law 118-159) S. 1234 was mentioned regarding research security consistency.

S. 494 was mentioned as a bill to establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy.

S. 828 was mentioned as a bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school buses.

S. 1234 was mentioned as a bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update the resource limit for supplemental security income eligibility.

S. 1296 was mentioned as a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts.

S. 1552 was mentioned as a bill to promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors.

S. 1751 was mentioned as a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a New World screwworm fly rearing facility.

S. 1759 was mentioned as a bill to allow for the operation of civil supersonic flight in the national airspace system.

S. 1779 was mentioned as a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit State standards relating to the control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines.

S. 1814 was mentioned as a bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

S. 1821 was mentioned as a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax on income from litigation received by third-party entities.

S. 1829 was mentioned as a bill to combat the sexual exploitation of children.

S. 1839 was mentioned as a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies.

S. 1879 was mentioned as a bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to require Members of Congress and their families to place certain assets into blind trusts.

S. 1969 was mentioned as a bill to amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978.

S. 2195 was mentioned as a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to women who served in World War II as members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps.

S. 2229 was mentioned as a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in recognition of the Foreign Service of the United States.

S. 2265 was mentioned as a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 2028 and 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

S. 2282 was mentioned as a bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network.

S. 2477 was mentioned as a bill to end the use of solitary confinement in all Federal agencies.

S. 3392 was mentioned as a bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to designate an Agritourism Advisor.

S. 3400 was mentioned as a bill to require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans.

S. 3788 was mentioned as a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require drug labeling to include manufacturer and supply chain information.

S. 3855 was mentioned as a bill to enhance bilateral defense cooperation between the United States and Israel.

S. 3869 was mentioned as a bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time.

S. 3885 was mentioned as a bill to provide for updates to the Federal Aviation Administration type certification process.

S. 3892 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit retail food stores from price gouging and surveillance-based price setting.

S. 3894 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from constructing new processing sites or detention centers without public comments and local agreements.

S. 3934 was mentioned as a bill to expand the availability of medical nutrition therapy services under the Medicare program.

S. 3949 was mentioned as a bill to require cybersecurity and digital service regulations relating to the use of EBT cards.

S. 4009 was mentioned as a bill to impose sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting within the People's Republic of China.

S. 4079 was mentioned as a bill to establish a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as support dogs in U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

S. 4202 was mentioned as a bill to improve access to mental health services under the Medicare program.

S. 4335 was mentioned as a bill to address the challenges of providing child care opportunities for military families.

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

S. 4413 was mentioned as a bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage and whistleblower protections.

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

S. 4437 was mentioned as a bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to establish additional requirements for dealers.

S. 4443 was mentioned as a bill to increase cooperation with countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

S. 4483 was mentioned as a bill to streamline applications from farmers to be vendors under certain nutrition programs.

S. 4501 was mentioned as a bill to bar aliens from admission to the United States to give birth on United States soil.

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 employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation.

S. 4593 was mentioned as a bill to require mandatory detention of aliens who have not been admitted to the United States.

S. 4602 was mentioned as a bill to place reasonable limits on contributions to super PACs.

S. 4668 was mentioned as a bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes.

S. 4814 was mentioned as a bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.

S. 4844 was mentioned as a bill to accelerate the development of PFAS-free turnout gear for firefighters.

S. 4860 was mentioned as a bill to establish a specialty crop emergency assistance framework.

S. 4864 was mentioned as a bill to direct a study on paraprofessionals and education support staff.

S. 4878 was mentioned as a bill to establish an education program to expand abortion care training and access.

S. 4915 was mentioned as a bill to require disclosures for covered AI-generated content.

S. 4941 was mentioned as a bill to expand access to methadone through pharmacies.

S. 4944 was mentioned as a bill to streamline permitting under the Natural Gas Act and other environmental laws.

S. Res. 800 was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations to commend the pro-democracy movement in Cuba.

The nomination of Arthur Roberts Jones to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas was confirmed.

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