Congressional Record — July 23, 2026

Overview of the day

On July 23, 2026, the House of Representatives passed legislation regarding disability insurance and an annual report on taxpayer-funded projects, as well as a concurrent resolution to remove Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. The Senate passed the Lunar Landing Day Act, designated the National Day of the American Cowboy, and confirmed two judicial nominees. Additionally, the Senate conducted business regarding military authorizations, foreign policy, and an executive session on artificial intelligence.

Summary of the House proceedings

H.R. 8884 was passed to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program.

H.R. 1722 was passed to require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule.

H.R. 7008 was passed to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents.

H.R. 7283 was passed to amend title 41, United States Code, to amend the time period for certain acquisition-related dollar thresholds.

H.R. 8205 was passed to amend the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act to reauthorize the provisions of such Act through fiscal year 2031.

H. Con. Res. 89 was adopted to direct the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

H.R. 9892 was introduced to require the United States Trade Representative to investigate the European Union under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

H.R. 9893 was introduced to prohibit contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

H.R. 9894 was introduced to require certain information and financial assistance under the State energy program and the weatherization assistance program to be distributed without undue delay.

H.R. 9895 was introduced to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create American dream accounts.

H.R. 9896 was introduced to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain licensure, certification, and aviation training costs in student cost of attendance determinations.

H.R. 9897 was introduced to withhold surface transportation funding from States failing to enact citizenship proof requirements for Federal election voter registration.

H.R. 9898 was introduced to provide free public transportation for individuals recently released from incarceration.

H.R. 9899 was introduced to designate Afghanistan to permit its nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status.

H.R. 9900 was introduced to amend the Federal Credit Union Act regarding conversion modernization for privately insured credit unions.

H.R. 9901 was introduced to void a final rule by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration regarding the definition of harm under the Endangered Species Act.

H.R. 9902 was introduced to prohibit naming Federal buildings, facilities, or programs after elected officials or political appointees for a certain period.

H.R. 9903 was introduced to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to set commissary goods prices no greater than fair market value.

H.R. 9904 was introduced to prohibit the trafficking in catalytic converters.

H.R. 9905 was introduced to designate a New York City postal facility as the Jack Greenberg Post Office.

H.R. 9906 was introduced to provide an elective exception from the volume cap on tax-exempt bonds for qualified residential rental projects.

H.R. 9907 was introduced to enable the Department of Labor to promote artificial intelligence to safeguard apprentice job security.

H.R. 9908 was introduced to require a rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy.

H.R. 9909 was introduced to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish test and training corridors for small unmanned aircraft systems.

H.R. 9910 was introduced to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enforce requirements for for-profit corporations owning health care systems.

H.R. 9911 was introduced to allow maritime prosperity zones to be designated as qualified opportunity zones.

H.R. 9912 was introduced to establish a Department of Commerce program to support critical and emerging technologies operations.

H.R. 9913 was introduced to establish a color coding system for certain intoxicating drinks.

H.R. 9914 was introduced to apply antitrust laws to the sharing of artificial intelligence frontier model risks.

H.R. 9915 was introduced to prohibit stealth bots.

H.R. 9916 was introduced to require an annual report on the automobile insurance industry.

H.R. 9917 was introduced to require certain entities to maintain a technical capability to shut down certain technology.

H.R. 9918 was introduced to establish a School Cybersecurity Improvement Program.

H.R. 9919 was introduced to make certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States inadmissible.

H.R. 9920 was introduced to allow general contributions to Trump accounts for foster children.

H.R. 9921 was introduced to incentivize the construction of United States shipyards.

H.R. 9922 was introduced to require transparency for generative AI use in political advertisements.

H.R. 9923 was introduced to recruit and train biotechnology experts for international advocacy.

H.R. 9924 was introduced to involve the public and government officials before offering land for oil or gas leasing.

H.R. 9925 was introduced to provide Federal oversight of frontier artificial intelligence in commerce.

H.R. 9926 was introduced to include specific ridership forecasting methods in fixed guideway capital investment grants program justifications.

H.R. 9927 was introduced to add the emergency watershed program as a covered program for the regional conservation partnership program.

H.R. 9928 was introduced to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from reducing fees for United States citizenship applications.

H.R. 9929 was introduced to designate a San Diego postal facility as the Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building.

H.R. 9930 was introduced to require a report on the redesign of the Department of Defense child development program compensation model.

H.R. 9931 was introduced to develop a national manufacturing strategy through the American Manufacturing Renaissance Act.

H.R. 9932 was introduced to require federally assisted single-family houses and town houses to meet visitability standards for persons with disabilities.

H.R. 9933 was introduced to prohibit certain commercial activities involving South Atlantic red snapper during specific periods.

H.R. 9934 was introduced to increase the housing supply in the United States.

H.R. 9935 was introduced to improve the Indian School Equalization Formula of the Bureau of Indian Education.

H.R. 9936 was introduced to limit bonuses to the Postmaster General.

H.R. 9937 was introduced to modify fentanyl offenses in the Controlled Substances Act.

H.R. 9938 was introduced to establish a credit for investments in movie theaters.

H.R. 9939 was introduced to prohibit Artificial Intelligence Data Centers on Federal land.

H.R. 9940 was introduced to provide a temporary higher Federal medical assistance percentage for certain Medicaid expenditures.

H.R. 9941 was introduced to protect and expand access to assisted reproductive technology.

H.R. 9942 was introduced to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take steps regarding delinquent or foreclosed guaranteed loans.

H.R. 9943 was introduced to help small business owners and employees understand immigration enforcement rights.

H.R. 9944 was introduced to authorize judicial review of temporary protected status terminations.

H.R. 9945 was introduced to support advanced conductors to modernize the national electric grid.

H.R. 9946 was introduced to require coverage of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections without cost sharing.

H.J. Res. 205 was introduced to disapprove of an Environmental Protection Agency rule regarding California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards.

H.J. Res. 206 was introduced to require Representatives or Senators to be natural born citizens.

H.J. Res. 207 was introduced to disapprove of a Small Business Administration rule regarding citizenship and residency requirements for loans.

H. Res. 1451 was introduced to recognize Charleston as the host city for the 2027 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly meeting.

H. Res. 1452 was introduced to recognize the importance of independent living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.

H. Res. 1453 was introduced to direct the Committee on Ethics to release certain final reports from the 119th Congress.

H. Res. 1454 was introduced to revoke the registration of certain Congressional Member and Staff Organizations.

H. Res. 1455 was introduced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

H. Res. 1456 was introduced to direct litigation for executive branch actions inconsistent with constitutional duties.

H. Res. 1457 was introduced to recognize August 4, 2026, as National Night Out.

H. Res. 1458 was introduced to recognize July 28, 2026, as World Hepatitis Day.

H. Con. Res. 113 was mentioned as a concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027.

H. Res. 1321 was mentioned as a resolution calling on the Nigerian Government to conduct another trial for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

Summary of Senate proceedings

(Public Law 118-225) S. 5123 was passed to designate July 20 as Lunar Landing Day.

S. Res. 813 was agreed to, designating July 25, 2026, as National Day of the American Cowboy.

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit.

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

S. J. Res. 180 was mentioned as a motion to discharge the Committee on Foreign Relations from further consideration of the resolution, which was rejected by a vote of 47 yeas to 49 nays.

S. 4784 was mentioned in a motion to proceed that was subsequently withdrawn.

H.R. 5334 was mentioned as the subject of a motion to proceed.

S. 729 was mentioned as the subject of a motion to proceed to executive session for the nomination of John Breslow to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus.

S. 142 was mentioned as the Senator from California was added as a cosponsor of a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to wildland firefighters.

S. 185 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to provide a civil remedy for individuals harmed by sanctuary jurisdiction policies.

S. 304 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to clarify classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens at birth.

S. 494 was mentioned as the Senator from Colorado was added as a cosponsor of a bill to establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy.

S. 1169 was mentioned as the Senator from Indiana was added as a cosponsor of a bill to prohibit State excise taxes on firearms and ammunition manufacturers and dealers.

S. 1517 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

S. 1541 was mentioned as the Senator from Nevada was added as a cosponsor of a bill to support the national defense and economic security of the United States by supporting vessels, ports, and shipyards.

S. 1952 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to establish a criminal prohibition on the public release of the name of a Federal law enforcement officer.

S. 2223 was mentioned as the Senators from Colorado and Ohio were added as cosponsors of a bill to increase the amount that may be invested in small business investment companies.

S. 2229 was mentioned as the Senators from Connecticut and Illinois were added as cosponsors of a bill to mint a coin in recognition of the Foreign Service of the United States.

S. 3054 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.

S. 3085 was mentioned as the Senator from Indiana was added as a cosponsor of a bill to ensure certain Federal Government operations relating to firearms laws continue during a lapse in appropriations.

S. 3103 was mentioned as the Senators from South Carolina and Colorado were added as cosponsors of a bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to products of certain countries.

S. 3197 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to establish a rebuttable presumption that certain non-citizens pose a danger to the community and risk of flight.

S. 3267 was mentioned as the Senator from New Hampshire was added as a cosponsor of a bill to provide Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests.

S. 3314 was mentioned as the Senator from Indiana was added as a cosponsor of a bill to expand a directive regarding informed consent for certain medications.

S. 3589 was mentioned as the Senator from Virginia was added as a cosponsor of a bill to provide students with disabilities and their families with access to college selection information.

S. 3606 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to subject aliens convicted of fraud to deportation.

S. 3674 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to expand grounds for civil denaturalization proceedings.

S. 3675 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other Federal law enforcement officers.

S. 3805 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to prohibit obstruction of immigration laws by official interference.

S. 3909 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to apply firearm possession prohibitions for certain aliens to government entities.

S. 3982 was mentioned as the Senators from Mississippi and New Mexico were added as cosponsors of a bill to establish protections against digital impersonation fraud.

S. 4316 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to ensure State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials regarding violent criminals and suspected terrorists.

S. 4379 was mentioned as the Senators from Colorado and Tennessee were added as cosponsors of a bill to report on Russian Federation efforts to violate religious freedoms of the people of Ukraine.

S. 4405 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to increase Justice Assistance Grant allocation for jurisdictions entering into 287(g) agreements.

S. 4418 was mentioned as the Senator from Pennsylvania was added as a cosponsor of a bill to prohibit certain duties on the importation of phosphate fertilizers.

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

S. 4441 was mentioned as the Senators from Mississippi and Delaware were added as cosponsors of a bill to establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource.

S. 4472 was mentioned as the Senators from Rhode Island and Wyoming were added as cosponsors of a bill to reauthorize the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act.

S. 4528 was mentioned as the Senator from West Virginia was added as a cosponsor of a bill to provide for the long-term improvement of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

S. 4593 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to require mandatory detention of certain aliens physically present in the United States.

S. 4620 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to permanently establish and mandate the use of the E-Verify system.

S. 4621 was mentioned as the Senator from North Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to reduce systemic risk regarding depositories for precious metals.

S. 4709 was mentioned as the Senators from Tennessee and Illinois were added as cosponsors of a bill to modify limitations relating to exports and transfers of defense articles under the AUKUS partnership.

S. 4767 was mentioned as the Senator from Washington was added as a cosponsor of a bill to extend the authorization of the African American Civil Rights Network.

S. 4859 was mentioned as the Senator from New Jersey was added as a cosponsor of a bill to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program.

S. 4873 was mentioned as the Senator from South Carolina was added as a cosponsor of a bill to limit nonmilitary foreign assistance to organizations promoting abortion, gender ideology, or discriminatory equity ideology.

S. 4952 was mentioned as the Senators from Idaho and South Carolina were added as cosponsors of a bill to combat fraud in Federal programs.

S. 5037 was mentioned as the Senator from New Mexico was added as a cosponsor of a bill to make all children eligible for Medicaid from birth until age 26.

S. 5093 was mentioned as the Senator from Illinois was added as a cosponsor of a bill to establish the Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Immigration Custody.

S. Res. 781 was mentioned as the Senator from Washington was added as a cosponsor of a resolution commemorating Juneteenth National Independence Day.

S. 5095 was introduced to require the Secretary of Transportation to revise Federal motor vehicle safety standards for tire technologies.

S. 5096 was introduced to improve supports for expectant and parenting youth who have experienced foster care.

S. 5097 was introduced to pause the issuance of H-1B visas until certain limitations are implemented.

S. 5098 was introduced to establish a K-12 Cybersecurity Technology Improvement Program.

S. 5099 was introduced to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs.

S. 5100 was introduced to name a VA clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the Anthony Tony J. Gallopo VA Clinic.

S. 5101 was introduced to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from expanding the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry in Colorado.

S. 5102 was introduced to clarify prohibited conduct for bribery of public officials and witnesses.

S. 5103 was introduced to require executive branch employees to recuse themselves in matters affecting previous employers' financial interests.

S. 5104 was introduced to limit intellectual property protection for plants.

S. 5105 was introduced to establish the applicability of antitrust laws to the sharing of artificial intelligence frontier model risks.

S. 5107 was introduced to prohibit CEOs convicted of corruption crimes from serving in the executive branch.

S. 5108 was introduced to protect and expand access to assisted reproductive technology.

S. 5109 was introduced to provide grant funding for law enforcement training in rural and smaller communities.

S. 5110 was introduced to add requirements for literacy activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

S. 5111 was introduced to require validation of electronic filing identification numbers for tax returns.

S. 5112 was introduced to enforce requirements for for-profit corporations that own health care systems.

S. 5113 was introduced to study men's health and establish an Office of Men's Health.

S. 5114 was introduced to include certain ridership forecasting methods in fixed guideway capital investment grants justifications.

S. 5115 was introduced to add the emergency watershed program as a covered program for the regional conservation partnership program.

S. 5116 was introduced to require accreditation standards to assess admissions practices regarding preferential treatment for alumni or donors.

S. 5117 was introduced to establish consumer transparency and protection requirements for artificial intelligence chatbots.

S. 5118 was introduced to require public and government involvement before offering land for oil or gas leasing.

S. 5119 was introduced to require the Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.

S. 5120 was introduced to expand access to psychological and behavioral health services via the Social Security Act.

S. 5121 was introduced to provide a code of conduct for federal justices and judges and establish an Ethics Investigations Counsel.

S. 5122 was introduced to guarantee the right to vote for all citizens regardless of criminal conviction.

S. 5124 was introduced to prohibit interference in elections for Federal office.

S. 5125 was introduced to require minimum visitability standards for federally assisted single-family houses and town houses.

S. 5126 was introduced to further plant cultivar and animal breed research and development.

S. 5127 was introduced to exclude certain compensation for clinical trial participants from gross income.

S. 5128 was introduced to prohibit Federal education funds for institutions that do not allow religious exemptions to vaccination requirements.

S. 5129 was introduced to prevent the distribution of intimate visual depictions without consent.

S. 5130 was introduced to establish the United States Commission on Human Dignity.

S. 5131 was introduced to analyze the feasibility of attaching consular officers to Coast Guard and Navy missions in Pacific Island countries.

S. 5132 was introduced to allow dual enrollment in SNAP and the food distribution program on Indian reservations.

S. J. Res. 202 was introduced to disapprove a Small Business Administration rule relating to citizenship and residency requirements for loans.

S. Res. 817 was submitted to authorize the en bloc consideration of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

S. Res. 812 was submitted to recognize the 179th anniversary of the arrival of Latter-day Saint pioneers to the Great Salt Lake Valley.

S. Res. 814 was submitted to recognize the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities and protect their right to live in their own homes.

S. Res. 815 was submitted to commend the Chicago Cubs baseball team on its 150th anniversary.

S. J. Res. 1007 was mentioned as a memorial from Arizona urging legislation to divest the United States of the San Carlos irrigation project electric system.

S. J. Res. 5 was mentioned as a resolution from California urging the exploration of innovative solutions in enteric methane emission reduction.

S. J. Res. 11 was mentioned as a resolution from California urging legislation to authorize the City of Eastvale to be assigned an independent ZIP Code.

H.R. 1722 was read the first and second times and placed on the calendar.

H.R. 8205 was read the first and second times and placed on the calendar.

H. Con. Res. 113 was discharged from the Committee on the Budget and placed on the calendar.

H.R. 204 was reported without amendment to require reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities.

H.R. 952 was reported without amendment to convey reversionary interest in land in Sacramento, California.

H.R. 1550 was reported without amendment to redesignate Saratoga National Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park.

H.R. 1829 was reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest.

H.R. 3937 was reported without amendment to provide for the conveyance of Federal land in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.

S. 290 was reported without amendment to upgrade emergency communications centers in the National Park System.

S. 332 was reported without amendment to require a study on Holocaust education efforts.

S. 700 was reported with an amendment to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.

S. 815 was reported without amendment to designate the Rick Boucher Amphitheater.

S. 1135 was reported with an amendment to study the feasibility of designating the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.

S. 1175 was reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute to provide for additional population tiers.

S. 1353 was reported with an amendment to extend authority for modifications to the Second Division Memorial.

S. 1363 was reported with an amendment to provide cooperation between the Federal Government and land grant-mercedes in New Mexico.

S. 1470 was reported without amendment to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.

S. 1516 was reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute to conduct a special resource study of certain mounds in Illinois.

S. 1518 was reported without amendment to redesignate the Saratoga National Historical Park as the Saratoga National Battlefield Park.

S. 1787 was reported without amendment to establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area.

S. 1860 was reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute to convey National Forest System land to Brian Head Town, Utah.

S. 1981 was reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute to utilize grazing for wildfire risk reduction.

S. 2102 was reported without amendment to establish the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site.

S. 2273 was reported without amendment to modify provisions relating to the disposal of public land in Wyoming for educational purposes.

S. 2546 was reported without amendment to extend legislative authority for the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation.

S. 2787 was reported with an amendment to ensure ranchers with grazing agreements on national grasslands are treated the same as other permittees.

S. 2881 was reported with an amendment to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in California.

S. 3004 was reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute to convey Bureau of Land Management land to the city of Price, Utah.

S. 3493 was reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute to provide for the conveyance of Federal land in Carson City, Nevada.

S. 3878 was reported without amendment to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System.

H.R. 1829 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 700 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 1135 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 1175 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 1353 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 1363 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 1516 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 1860 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 1981 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 2787 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 2881 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 3004 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

S. 3493 had 1 amendment proposed to it.

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