Congressional Record — July 28, 2026

Overview of the day

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence and conducted significant debate and activity regarding the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act. The Senate also processed several committee reports, introduced fifteen new bills, and held discussions on Medicaid fraud, mail-in voting, and the 160th anniversary of the Buffalo Soldier regiments. The House of Representatives had no scheduled hearings and 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

S. 380 was reported to improve obstetric emergency care.
S. 494 was reported to establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy.
S. 1874 was reported to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs.
S. 2658 was reported to require certain submissions and communications to the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
S. 4110 was reported to revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the Public Health Service Act.
S. 4974 was reported to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to food safety.
S. 5026 was reported to require warning labels on certain foods and beverages and restrict junk food advertising to children.
H.R. 5334 was considered to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction.
The Senate voted to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 5334.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence.
S. 5141 was introduced to improve the notice and review procedure regarding multi-year bans on claiming credits.
S. 5142 was introduced to improve the process for providing refunds to taxpayers.
S. 5143 was introduced to modify procedural requirements for penalties and disallowance periods.
S. 5144 was introduced to eliminate installment agreement fees for certain individuals.
S. 5145 was introduced to clarify the use of certain existing grants under the Clean Air Act to purchase air sensors.
S. 5146 was introduced to improve the financial aid process for homeless and foster care youth.
S. 5147 was introduced to establish requirements for patriotic observances in elementary and secondary schools of the District of Columbia.
S. 5148 was introduced to ensure randomized case assignments for district and circuit courts.
S. 5149 was introduced to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".
S. 5150 was introduced to conduct a study on chameleon carriers and develop an automation tool for detection.
S. 5151 was introduced to establish the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative.
S. 5152 was introduced to modify the Federal charter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
S. 5153 was introduced to require a quorum of Federal Trade Commissioners for certain rulemaking and policymaking actions.
S. 5154 was introduced to establish protections for minors who use companion artificial intelligence chatbots.
S. 5155 was introduced to require employers seeking certain permanent labor certification classifications for foreign workers to pay a fee of at least $10,000.
S. 1829 was mentioned as a bill to combat the sexual exploitation of children.
S. 2006 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit discrimination in the Armed Forces on the basis of gender identity.
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. 2562 was mentioned as a bill to promote fair and equal treatment for firearms industry applicants for Small Business Administration assistance.
S. 2813 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit capacity-based restrictions on firearm magazines.
S. 2903 was mentioned as a bill to require an exceptions process for medication step therapy protocols.
S. 3267 was mentioned as a bill to provide Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests.
S. 3332 was mentioned as a bill to increase the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence.
S. 3524 was mentioned as a bill to modify cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program.
S. 3940 was mentioned as a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to testify before Congress.
S. 4117 was mentioned as a bill to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons.
S. 4172 was mentioned as a bill to allow for the retirement of certain animals used in Federal research.
S. 4318 was mentioned as a bill to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal stamp for breast cancer research.
S. 4429 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, or resale of connected vehicles associated with foreign adversaries.
S. 4456 was mentioned as a bill to require a license for the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of certain integrated circuits.
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 and associated manufacturers and retailers.
S. 4801 was mentioned as a bill to amend laws relating to duty performed by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.
S. 4814 was mentioned as a bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
S. 4905 was mentioned as a bill to authorize a pilot program for investment in infrastructure projects at NASA Centers.
S. 4942 was mentioned as a bill to create protections for financial institutions providing services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses.
S. 4944 was mentioned as a bill to streamline permitting under the Natural Gas Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
S. 4950 was mentioned as a bill to codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and support emergency communication technologies.
S. 5126 was mentioned as a bill to further plant cultivar and animal breed research, development, and commercialization.
S.J. Res. 181 was mentioned as a joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
S.J. Res. 187 was mentioned in a petition to discharge the Committee on Environment and Public Works and was subsequently discharged to provide for congressional disapproval of an Environmental Protection Agency rule regarding PFAS reporting.
S.J. Res. 199 was mentioned in a petition to discharge the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and was subsequently discharged to provide for congressional disapproval of a Department of Health and Human Services rule regarding the Child Care and Development Fund.
S. 4784 had 1 amendment proposed to it.