Congressional Record — July 15, 2026

Overview of the day

(Public Law 119-102) S. 629 was signed, which amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers for agricultural producers accessing funds for emergency conservation program measures.
The House of Representatives passed legislation to designate several Veterans Affairs medical facilities, conducted special orders regarding the national debt and the 14th Amendment, and introduced numerous public bills and resolutions.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jeffrey T. Kuntz to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, agreed to several resolutions, and conducted proceedings regarding the National Defense Authorization Act, climate risks in Florida, and conflicts involving Iran.

Summary of the House proceedings

H.R. 139 was passed to make daylight savings time permanent.
H.R. 1181 was passed to prohibit payment card networks from requiring merchant category codes that distinguish firearms retailers from general-merchandise or sporting-goods retailers.
H.R. 3074 was passed to stop the minting of the penny and permit rounding of cash transactions.
H.R. 6556 was passed to prohibit certain concentration limit exceptions for mergers involving failed banks unless necessary to prevent economic disruption.
H.R. 6007 was passed to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony 'Tony' J. Gallopo VA Clinic".
H.R. 5362 was passed to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic".
H.R. 6963 was passed to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".
H.R. 4647 was passed to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in West Haven, Connecticut, as the "Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center".
H.R. 4288 was passed to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".
H.R. 8595 was passed to make appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027.
H.R. 8595 had 47 amendments proposed to it.
A vote was held on H.R. 8595 and the bill passed with 217 yeas and 209 nays.
A vote was held on amendment No. 1 to H.R. 8595 and the amendment was rejected.
A vote was held on amendment No. 6 to H.R. 8595 and the amendment was rejected.
A vote was held on amendment No. 8 to H.R. 8595 and the amendment was rejected.
A vote was held on amendment No. 9 to H.R. 8595 and the amendment was rejected.
A vote was held on amendment No. 20 to H.R. 8595 and the amendment was rejected.
H.R. 9368 was reported to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require identification for casting ballots in Federal elections.
H.R. 9602, H.R. 9603, H.R. 9604, H.R. 9605, H.R. 9606, H.R. 9607, H.R. 9608, H.R. 9609, H.R. 9610, and H.R. 9611 were ordered reported as amended by the Committee on Education and Workforce.
H.R. 8005 was forwarded to the full Committee on Energy and Commerce as amended.
H.R. 5880 and H.R. 7184 were forwarded to the full Committee on Energy and Commerce without amendment.
H.R. 625, H.R. 3100, H.R. 7651, H.R. 7834, H.R. 9098, and H.R. 9191 were ordered reported as amended by the Committee on the Judiciary.
H. Res. 1394 was ordered reported without amendment by the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 7889, H.R. 8658, H.R. 2827, and H.R. 2406 were ordered reported without amendment by the Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R. 6893, H.R. 2317, H.R. 9436, H.R. 726, and H.R. 6251 were ordered reported as amended by the Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R. 3108, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9468, H.R. 9641, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9644, and H.R. 9645 were ordered reported as amended by the Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 9693 was introduced to modify certain physician payments under the Medicare program.
H.R. 9694 was introduced to amend the Epstein Files Transparency Act regarding enforcement by state attorneys general.
H.R. 9695 was introduced to require the FAA to review and update regulations and guidance related to low-altitude airspace safety.
H.R. 9696 was introduced to improve the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of diagnosis in health care.
H.R. 9697 was introduced to authorize the President to issue cyber letters of marque and reprisal.
H.R. 9698 was introduced to promote equity in advanced coursework and programs at elementary and secondary schools.
H.R. 9699 was introduced to require the Department of Health and Human Services to release documents relating to drug pricing deals.
H.R. 9700 was introduced to establish the Ratepayer Justice Fund to reimburse ratepayers harmed by utility misconduct.
H.R. 9701 was introduced to modify the Federal charter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
H.R. 9702 was introduced to establish a public health plan.
H.R. 9703 was introduced to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test separate payments for blood transfusions in hospice care.
H.R. 9704 was introduced to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make economic assistance payments to qualifying producers for certain revenue losses.
H.R. 9705 was introduced to require the Secretary of the Army to issue guidance on applications for the use of certain hydropower projects.
H.R. 9706 was introduced to require wagering or prediction market platforms to use facial recognition technology for age verification.
H.R. 9707 was introduced to strengthen the review of foreign adversary investments in the general aviation sector.
H.R. 9708 was introduced to provide transparency in short-term rental listings.
H.R. 9709 was introduced to adjust the applicability of the income related monthly adjustment amount to Medicare part B premiums.
H.R. 9710 was introduced to prohibit aliens from certain countries of identified concern from entering the United States.
H.R. 9711 was introduced to prescribe safety standards for autocycles and related equipment.
H.R. 9712 was introduced to provide Medicaid coverage for services provided by doulas, midwives, and lactation support providers.
H.R. 9713 was introduced to remove the United States from the IMF, World Bank Group, or Asian Development Bank if they provide debt relief to the People's Republic of China.
H.R. 9714 was introduced to limit the total number of schedule C and schedule G positions in the Federal Government.
H.R. 9715 was introduced to permit the use of artificial intelligence in arbitration.
H.R. 9716 was introduced to prohibit Federal law enforcement from using state or local surveillance data to circumvent warrant requirements.
H.R. 9717 was introduced to authorize certain treatment of customer property during commodity broker bankruptcy.
H.R. 9718 was introduced to require the SBA to maintain a website for small business concerns relating to onshoring manufacturing capacity.
H. Con. Res. 112 was introduced to recognize the need to improve physical access to federally funded facilities for persons with disabilities.
H. Res. 1430 was introduced to provide for consideration of H.R. 185.
H. Res. 1431 was introduced to impeach Senior District Judge John Edwin Steele.
H. Res. 1432 was introduced as a resolution of inquiry regarding the freeze on certain State-based payment funds for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.
H. Res. 1433 was introduced to honor Colonel Lindsey O. Graham and suggest renaming the Judge Advocate General's School of the United States Air Force in his honor.
H. Res. 1434 was introduced to support efforts to obtain a rehearing in Trump v. Barbara.
H. Res. 1435 was introduced to express the sense of the House that the United States should ratify the Rome Statute and join the International Criminal Court.
H. Res. 1436 was introduced to condemn Omar Suleiman.

Summary of Senate proceedings

S. 2120 was passed to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
S. Res. 772 was agreed to, expressing the sense of the Senate that Samuel Bankman-Fried should not receive executive clemency.
S. Res. 799 was agreed to, honoring the victims of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
S. Res. 804 was agreed to, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 2016 West Virginia floods.
S. Res. 805 was agreed to, celebrating the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
S. 4949 was reported to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States.
S. 4784 had 12 amendments proposed to it.
S. 4983 was introduced to strengthen border security and stabilize immigration.
S. 4984 was introduced to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for young adults with disabilities.
S. 4985 was introduced to improve access to Federal services for individuals with limited English proficiency.
S. 4986 was introduced to provide Medicaid coverage for doulas, midwives, and lactation support providers.
S. 4987 was introduced to require a Federal Trade Commission report on foreign investment in the pharmaceutical industry.
S. 4988 was introduced to promote equity in advanced coursework and programs at elementary and secondary schools.
S. 4989 was introduced to improve the quality and effectiveness of health care diagnosis.
S. 4990 was introduced to review and update Federal Aviation Administration regulations for low-altitude airspace safety.
S. 4991 was introduced to establish an extremophile whole genome sequencing initiative.
S. 4992 was introduced to issue guidance on the use of certain hydropower projects.
S. 4993 was introduced to establish a precision oncology program for prostate cancer at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 4994 was introduced to provide tax credits for domestic manufacturing of critical medical supplies and drugs.
S. 4995 was introduced to provide for the protection of agricultural workers.
S. 4996 was introduced to regulate market concentration and competition in the food and agriculture industry.
S. 4997 was introduced to regulate Food and Drug Administration requirements for nitrous oxide products.
S. 4998 was introduced to prohibit the use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities to surveil United States persons.
S. 4999 was introduced to prohibit certain transfers of aircraft provided by the Government of Qatar.
S. 5000 was introduced to authorize the President to issue cyber letters of marque and reprisal.
S. 5001 was introduced to require ballots for Federal office to be received by the close of the polls on election date.
S. 5002 was introduced to regulate compressed air dusters to prevent inhalant abuse.
S. 5003 was introduced to address registration exemptions for securities of rural telephone companies.
S. 5004 was introduced to require cost-sharing for oral anticancer drugs in group health plans.
S. 5005 was introduced to amend the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
S. 5006 was introduced to eliminate work disincentives for childhood disability beneficiaries.
S. 5007 was introduced to restore competition in online search and digital advertising markets.
S. 142 added Mrs. Gillibrand as a cosponsor; the bill awards a Congressional Gold Medal to wildland firefighters.
S. 864 added Mr. Fetterman as a cosponsor; the bill applies financial assistance toward cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans.
S. 1404 added Mr. King as a cosponsor; the bill combats organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods and cargo.
S. 1541 added Mr. Reed as a cosponsor; the bill supports U.S. vessels, ports, shipyards, and the maritime workforce.
S. 1547 added Ms. Ernst and Mr. Merkley as cosponsors; the bill reauthorizes the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
S. 2265 added Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Husted as cosponsors; the bill requires the minting of coins for the 2028 and 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
S. 2476 added Mr. Kaine as a cosponsor; the bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from Federal jury service based on disability.
S. 2544 added Ms. Hassan as a cosponsor; the bill permits use of Federal grant funds to investigate elder financial fraud and pig butchering.
S. 2904 added Mr. Welch as a cosponsor; the bill imposes sanctions on the shadow fleet of the Russian Federation.
S. 2955 added Mr. Marshall as a cosponsor; the bill establishes Federal penalties for the administration of abortion-inducing drugs without informed consent.
S. 3127 added Ms. Slotkin as a cosponsor; the bill reauthorizes the farm to school program.
S. 3207 added Mrs. Gillibrand as a cosponsor; the bill prohibits the manipulation of rent prices.
S. 3275 added Mrs. Britt as a cosponsor; the bill reduces national security risks posed by humanoid robots from certain countries.
S. 3478 added Mr. Armstrong as a cosponsor; the bill assists Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat.
S. 4009 added Mr. Rounds as a cosponsor; the bill imposes sanctions regarding forced organ harvesting in the People's Republic of China.
S. 4347 added Ms. Slotkin as a cosponsor; the bill prioritizes funding for agricultural research.
S. 4378 added Mr. Daines and Mr. Budd as cosponsors; the bill combats fraud in Federal programs.
S. 4429 added Mr. Gallego and Mr. Marshall as cosponsors; the bill prohibits the importation of connected vehicles and software associated with foreign adversaries.
S. 4506 added Mr. Kelly as a cosponsor; the bill allows an investment credit for certain water reuse projects.
S. 4568 added Mr. Cramer as a cosponsor; the bill amends the definition of professional student in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
S. 4576 added Ms. Collins as a cosponsor; the bill strengthens efforts to counter antisemitism.
S. 4606 added Mr. Hickenlooper as a cosponsor; the bill permits certain former military installation census tracts to be designated as qualified opportunity zones.
S. 4612 added Mr. Ossoff as a cosponsor; the bill provides for a public awareness campaign for type 1 diabetes screening.
S. 4775 added Mr. Scott as a cosponsor; the bill clarifies liability protections for firearms manufacturers and retailers.
S. 4800 added Mr. Welch as a cosponsor; the bill repeals certain grounds for deportability relating to foreign policy consequences.
S. 4814 added Mr. Padilla as a cosponsor; the bill requires the designation of Haiti for temporary protected status.
S. 4838 added Mr. Risch as a cosponsor; the bill exempts certain outdoor recreational outfitting employees from minimum wage and hour requirements.
S. 4954 added Mr. Tuberville and Mrs. Blackburn as cosponsors; the bill declares unauthorized entrants as invaders and excludes their children from birthright citizenship.
S. 4963 added Mr. Blumenthal as a cosponsor; the bill modernizes payments for ambulatory surgical centers under Medicare.
S.J. Res. 189 added Mr. Moreno as a cosponsor; the joint resolution proposes an amendment to protect United States citizenship.
S.J. Res. 200 added Mr. Kelly as a cosponsor; the joint resolution directs the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran not authorized by Congress.
S. Res. 323 added Mr. Whitehouse as a cosponsor; the resolution urges a global effort to halt the nuclear arms race.
The nomination of Jeffrey T. Kuntz to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida was confirmed.