Congressional Record — July 29, 2026

Overview of the day

The Senate conducted business including the passage of two resolutions, the introduction of seventeen bills and two resolutions, and the commencement of consideration for H.R. 5334. Senate committees held meetings and concluded hearings regarding the testimony of Anthony Fauci, the impact of AI on the workplace, Indian affairs legislation, and AI-related senior fraud. Senate members engaged in floor debates regarding sanctions on Russia and Iran, the National Defense Authorization Act, government funding, and the status of temporary protected status designations. The House of Representatives held no hearings.

Summary of the House proceedings

There was no House activity on this date.

Summary of Senate proceedings

S. Res. 608 was agreed to, expressing the sense of the Senate that Ghislaine Maxwell should not be granted a Presidential pardon or clemency.
S. Res. 818 was agreed to, designating July as National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month to raise awareness about the dangers of counterfeit products.
The Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 5334, which seeks to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction.
S. Res. 817, authorizing the en bloc consideration of certain nominations, was resumed for consideration.
A vote was held on a cloture motion for S. Res. 817, which was agreed to.
S. 1257 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to authorize funds for Carey Act projects.
S. 2498 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to extend certain leases within the National Park System.
S. 2767 and H.R. 5254 were favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to authorize an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation.
S. 2801 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to study the designation of the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area.
S. 2887 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail.
S. 2933 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
S. 3194 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to study the designation of the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area.
S. 3313 and H.R. 6365 were favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to require a right-of-way for an emergency exit on National Park Service land in Virginia.
S. 3635 and H.R. 7250 were favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.
S. 3715 and H.R. 6380 were favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to establish the Chiricahua National Park in Arizona.
S. 3720 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to study the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge as a national scenic trail.
S. 3732 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to authorize assistance under the storage program of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act.
S. 3738 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to reauthorize the large-scale water recycling and reuse program.
S. 4041 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to reauthorize the Cooperative Watershed Management Program.
S. 4238 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to designate the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania.
S. 4399 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to provide conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
S. 4410 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to provide for bonus payments of certain coal leases.
S. 4538 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to study the designation of Washington's Trail-1753 as a national historic trail.
S. 5039 and H.R. 7831 were favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to extend the fee collection period for new drilling permit applications.
H.R. 5631 was favorably reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to appoint a Geothermal Ombudsman and establish a Geothermal Permitting Task Force.
The Committee on Indian Affairs concluded a hearing to examine S. 3573, S. 3617, S. 4368, S. 4417, and S. 4890 regarding water rights and settlement funds.
S. 4744 was mentioned in the context of a debate regarding the Take Care of America's Veterans Act and the Major Richard Star Act.
H.R. 1 was mentioned regarding the use of unobligated Department of Defense funds.
S. 2106, known as the SECURE Act, was advocated for by Senator Van Hollen and Senator Padilla to provide a path to legal permanent residency for temporary protected status holders.
The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton to be the Director of National Intelligence.
H.R. 7008 was mentioned in discussions regarding a ban on stock market speculation for Members of Congress and the implementation of voter ID requirements.
S. 1498 was mentioned as a bipartisan solution to address stock trading by government officials.
S. 6 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit health care practitioners from failing to exercise proper care for children surviving an abortion or attempted abortion.
S. 341 was mentioned as a bill to establish a grant program for local communities to mitigate wildfire smoke and extreme heat.
S. 364 was mentioned as a bill to remove silencers from the definition of firearms.
S. 704 was mentioned as a bill to reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.
S. 1289 was mentioned as a bill to mint coins commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
S. 1901 was mentioned as a bill to address litigation effects on liquefied natural gas export applications.
S. 1939 was mentioned as a bill to protect good faith donations of pet food and supplies.
S. 2006 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit gender identity discrimination in the Armed Forces.
S. 2195 was mentioned as a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to women who served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War II.
S. 2229 was mentioned as a bill to mint a coin recognizing the Foreign Service of the United States.
S. 2708 was mentioned as a bill to enhance the management of national historic and scenic trails.
S. 2903 was mentioned as a bill to require an exceptions process for medication step therapy protocols in group health plans.
S. 2955 was mentioned as a bill to establish Federal penalties for administering abortion-inducing drugs without informed consent.
S. 3101 was mentioned as a bill to prevent citizens of foreign adversarial nations from enforcing surrogacy contracts in the United States.
S. 3226 was mentioned as a bill to create the missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel Records Collection at the National Archives.
S. 3259 was mentioned as a bill to use remaining Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program funds for deficit reduction.
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. 3524 was mentioned as a bill to modify cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program.
S. 3800 was mentioned as a bill to improve environmental reviews using digital and cloud-based platforms.
S. 3808 was mentioned as a bill to increase civil penalties for customs fraud.
S. 4036 was mentioned as a bill to expand the Project ECHO Grant Program for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
S. 4343 was mentioned as a bill to make Members of Congress convicted of certain sexual abuse felonies ineligible for retirement benefits.
S. 4395 was mentioned as a bill to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.
S. 4429 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit the importation and sale of connected vehicles and software associated with foreign adversaries.
S. 4528 was mentioned as a bill to provide for the long-term improvement of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
S. 4576 was mentioned as a bill to strengthen Federal efforts to counter antisemitism.
S. 4621 was mentioned as a bill to reduce systemic risk and increase diversity in precious metals depositories.
S. 4634 was mentioned as a bill to update the purposes of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program.
S. 4744 was mentioned as a bill to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 4775 was mentioned as a bill to clarify liability protections for firearms manufacturers and retailers.
S. 4782 was mentioned as a bill to establish a Federal Government priority goal and action plan to prevent scams.
S. 4847 was mentioned as a bill to establish a Summer for All program through enrichment and programming grants.
S. 4906 was mentioned as a bill to establish a dairy market stabilization program.
S. 4916 was mentioned as a bill to address the effects of artificial intelligence-enabled systems on older adults.
S. 4944 was mentioned as a bill to streamline permitting under the Natural Gas Act and other environmental laws.
S. 4946 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit data brokers from selling certain sensitive data.
S. 4993 was mentioned as a bill to establish a precision oncology program for prostate cancer at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 5021 was mentioned as a bill to provide consumer protections for students.
S. 5046 was mentioned as a bill to prohibit the transfer of certain Department of Education offices to other agencies.
S. 5097 was mentioned as a bill to pause the issuance of H-1B visas.
S.J. Res. 181 was mentioned as a joint resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in or against Iran.
S. Res. 499 was mentioned as a resolution supporting Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Awareness Day.
S. 5156 was introduced to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 regarding in-service rollovers for individual retirement annuity purchases.
S. 5157 was introduced to promote the use of statewide longitudinal data systems.
S. 5158 was introduced to abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury.
S. 5159 was introduced to support microgrids by amending the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
S. 5160 was introduced to monitor and address gray-zone operations of the People's Republic of China in the Indo-Pacific.
S. 5161 was introduced to amend the Commodity Exchange Act regarding whistleblower protections and customer education initiatives.
S. 5162 was introduced to enhance the authority of the National Taxpayer Advocate.
S. 5163 was introduced to prevent bonuses for the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General if mail delivery targets are not met.
S. 5164 was introduced to make improvements to the designation of rural emergency hospitals.
S. 5165 was introduced to authorize the Office of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation.
S. 5166 was introduced to strengthen nutrient information requirements on food labels.
S. 5167 was introduced to require assessments of risks to the integrity of Federal funds administered by States and local governments.
S. 5168 was introduced to provide paid family and medical leave to Federal employees.
S. 5169 was introduced to expand the boundaries of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District.
S. 5170 was introduced to require the Secretary of Energy to remove carbon dioxide from ambient air or seawater.
S. 5171 was introduced to require a study and action plan regarding AI-enabled toys.
S. 5172 was introduced to require coverage of certain speech therapy services under Medicaid and CHIP for childhood-onset fluency disorders.
S.J. Res. 203 was introduced to disapprove of a rule by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regarding state interest-on-escrow laws.
H.R. 8595 was received from the House, providing appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027.
H.R. 5334 had 9 amendments proposed to it.
S. 4784 had 3 amendments proposed to it.