Congressional Record — August 3, 2026

Overview of the day

The Senate met in pro forma and routine proceedings, while the House met briefly in pro forma session.
The Senate advanced consideration of H.R. 6500, serving as the legislative vehicle for the continuing resolution, following an affirmative cloture vote of 89 to 4.
Several measures were passed by the Senate, including S. 289, S. 3977, and S. 2666.

Summary of House proceedings

H.R. 10013 to H.R. 10043, H.J. Res. 208 to H.J. Res. 209, and H. Res. 1469 to H. Res. 1477 were introduced and referred to appropriate committees.
The Committee on Ethics filed a report on H. Rept. 119-756 regarding Representative Chuck Edwards.

Summary of Senate proceedings

S. 5207 through S. 5223 and S.J. Res. 204 were introduced.
S. 289 was passed to ban the sale of products containing a high concentration of sodium nitrite.
S. 3977 was passed to adjust certain bankruptcy eligibility thresholds.
S. 2666, the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act, was passed with a substitute amendment to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a taskforce on unlawful robocalls.
S. 2098 and H.R. 3620 were reported from committee without amendment.