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Congressional Record — August 20, 2026

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Overview of the day

The House of Representatives met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:03 a.m. on August 20, 2026. During this session, the House introduced twenty new public bills numbered H.R. 10118 through H.R. 10137 and one resolution designated H. Res. 1485. Additionally, the House received multiple committee reports on public bills and resolutions, and various members added sponsorships to numerous bills and resolutions.

Summary of the House proceedings

    H.R. 40, H.R. 210, H.R. 345, H.R. 516, H.R. 738, H.R. 802, H.R. 1004, H.R. 1055, H.R. 1065, H.R. 1380, H.R. 1391, H.R. 1502, H.R. 1518, H.R. 1532, H.R. 1589, H.R. 1708, H.R. 1732, H.R. 1810, H.R. 1921, H.R. 1965, H.R. 1966, H.R. 2002, H.R. 2008, H.R. 2048, H.R. 2120, H.R. 2199, H.R. 2257, H.R. 2355, H.R. 2442, H.R. 2464, H.R. 2547, H.R. 2703, H.R. 2717, H.R. 2736, H.R. 2809, H.R. 2818, H.R. 2910, H.R. 3139, H.R. 3206, H.R. 3243, H.R. 3295, H.R. 3307, H.R. 3360, H.R. 3413, H.R. 3514, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3527, H.R. 3543, H.R. 3598, H.R. 3808, H.R. 3862, H.R. 3885, H.R. 4101, H.R. 4105, H.R. 4197, H.R. 4299, H.R. 4395, H.R. 4398, H.R. 4509, H.R. 4581, H.R. 4606, H.R. 4611, H.R. 4640, H.R. 4669, H.R. 4696, H.R. 4744, H.R. 4805, H.R. 5085, H.R. 5112, H.R. 5269, H.R. 5296, H.R. 5439, H.R. 5443, H.R. 5490, H.R. 5543, H.R. 5731, H.R. 5753, H.R. 5835, H.R. 5874, H.R. 5905, H.R. 5939, H.R. 6130, H.R. 6152, H.R. 6164, H.R. 6213, H.R. 6371, H.R. 6513, H.R. 6651, H.R. 6683, H.R. 6830, H.R. 6976, H.R. 7018, H.R. 7070, H.R. 7183, H.R. 7352, H.R. 7371, H.R. 7546, H.R. 7608, H.R. 7645, H.R. 7718, H.R. 7802, H.R. 7917, H.R. 7926, H.R. 7931, H.R. 7944, H.R. 8008, H.R. 8041, H.R. 8046, H.R. 8048, H.R. 8074, H.R. 8123, H.R. 8163, H.R. 8376, H.R. 8380, H.R. 8421, H.R. 8471, H.R. 8568, H.R. 8615, H.R. 8632, H.R. 8691, H.R. 8693, H.R. 8707, H.R. 8730, H.R. 8744, H.R. 8781, H.R. 8798, H.R. 8811, H.R. 8919, H.R. 8978, H.R. 8979, H.R. 9000, H.R. 9025, H.R. 9043, H.R. 9059, H.R. 9105, H.R. 9183, H.R. 9281, H.R. 9293, H.R. 9298, H.R. 9300, H.R. 9377, H.R. 9417, H.R. 9471, H.R. 9477, H.R. 9489, H.R. 9515, H.R. 9602, H.R. 9605, H.R. 9641, H.R. 9686, H.R. 9693, H.R. 9701, H.R. 9716, H.R. 9733, H.R. 9820, H.R. 9827, H.R. 9830, H.R. 9845, H.R. 9858, H.R. 9868, H.R. 9935, H.R. 9965, H.R. 10040, H.R. 10044, H.R. 10045, H.R. 10046, H.R. 10056, H.R. 10061, H.R. 10065, H.R. 10079, H.R. 10089, H.R. 10094, H.R. 10103, H.R. 10115, H.J.Res. 154, H.J.Res. 187, H.J.Res. 189, H.J.Res. 195, H. Con. Res. 57, H. Res. 394, H. Res. 831, H. Res. 848, H. Res. 1081, H. Res. 1106, H. Res. 1214, H. Res. 1285, H. Res. 1286, H. Res. 1341, H. Res. 1380, and H. Res. 1429 had additional sponsors added to them.

    H.R. 10118 was introduced to prohibit Members of Congress from signing certain nondisclosure agreements related to data centers.

    H.R. 10119 was introduced to prohibit the preemption of State or local land-use, zoning, siting, or permitting authority for data centers on non-Federal land.

    H.R. 10120 was introduced to establish a National Flood Impact Reduction and Resilience Program.

    H.R. 10121 was introduced to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor American humanitarian and star athlete Roberto Clemente of Puerto Rico.

    H.R. 10122 was introduced to establish a Fortified Roof revolving loan fund to assist State agencies in making grants for the installation of Fortified Roofs.

    H.R. 10123 was introduced to require the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to audit the issuance procedures for non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses for each State.

    H.R. 10124 was introduced to improve coordination and prosecution of organized mail theft and related fraud offenses and to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend sentencing guidelines.

    H.R. 10125 was introduced to prohibit the purchase or sale of securities while aware of nonpublic information contained in certain social media accounts controlled by Government officials.

    H.R. 10126 was introduced to direct the Secretary of Defense to include projected demand for foreign military sales into industrial base planning.

    H.R. 10127 was introduced to prohibit the use of Federal funds to conduct, support, or fund research that studies the effects of gender-related medical treatment.

    H.R. 10128 was introduced to codify Secretary's Order 3434 of the Department of the Interior.

    H.R. 10129 was introduced to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide postage stamps to indigent inmates.

    H.R. 10130 was introduced to direct the Secretary of the Army to establish an Army Quantum Readiness and Advanced Computing Initiative.

    H.R. 10131 was introduced to amend title 44, United States Code, to prohibit the closure of Federal records centers.

    H.R. 10132 was introduced to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations.

    H.R. 10133 was introduced to ensure cost sharing for a drug does not exceed the nationwide average of consumer purchase prices for such drug.

    H.R. 10134 was introduced to establish an eligibility exception for the drug discount program due to cuts to the Medicaid program.

    H.R. 10135 was introduced to prohibit the exercise of eminent domain over agricultural land.

    H.R. 10136 was introduced to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Crossett Experimental Forest to the State of Arkansas.

    H.R. 10137 was introduced to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to report to Congress regarding complaints of insider trading on prediction and energy markets during Operation Epic Fury.

    H. Res. 1485 was introduced to express support for the designation of August 22, 2026, as "Chuck Brown Day" and to honor Chuck Brown's contributions to music and to the District of Columbia.

    H.R. 309 was reported with an amendment from the Committee on Natural Resources to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funding for the National Law Enforcement Museum.

    H.R. 3276 was reported with an amendment from the Committee on Natural Resources to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Urban Bird Treaty Program.

    H.R. 8476 was reported with an amendment from the Committee on Education and Workforce and was subsequently discharged from further consideration by the Committee on the Judiciary, requiring local educational agencies and institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to treat discrimination motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as other forms of discrimination prohibited by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

    H.R. 3925 was reported with an amendment from the Committee on Natural Resources to provide for a land exchange in San Bernardino County, California.

    H.R. 2406 was reported from the Committee on Natural Resources to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to address sexual harassment and sexual assault involving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel.

    H.R. 2827 was reported from the Committee on Natural Resources to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois.

    H.R. 6893 was reported with an amendment from the Committee on Natural Resources to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

    H.R. 7889 was reported from the Committee on Natural Resources to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the water resources research and technology institutes program.

Summary of Senate proceedings

    S. 5123 was passed by the Senate and communicated to the House.

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