Congressional Record — September 14, 2026

Overview of the day

There was no Daily Digest highlights section specifically available under that exact title for the date, but routine legislative and executive proceedings occurred in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate convened for routine proceedings, introduced multiple bills and resolutions, received presidential messages, removed the injunction of secrecy from a treaty, and advanced judicial nominations, including a cloture vote on the nomination of Matthew R. Byrne. The House of Representatives considered various measures under suspension of the rules, including legislation related to veterans' homes, public lands, and the GPO, and debated a war powers resolution regarding Iran. Committees in both chambers held hearings and markups on various legislative and executive business.

Summary of the House proceedings

H.R. 309 was passed to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funding for the National Law Enforcement Museum.
H.R. 741 was passed to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health.
H.R. 2317 was passed to provide for the transfer of ownership of certain Federal lands in northern Nevada, to authorize the disposal of certain Federal lands in northern Nevada for economic development, and to promote conservation in northern Nevada.
H.R. 2406 was passed 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. 2978 had further proceedings postponed under suspension of the rules to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such funds for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, and to clarify that Federal law enforcement agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related technology.
H.R. 309 was passed to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funding for the National Law Enforcement Museum.
H.R. 3276 was passed to improve family and medical leave for military families.
H.R. 4219 was passed to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Program.
H.R. 4646 had further proceedings postponed under suspension of the rules to clarify that whistleblower protections described in section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, apply to any contract funded from amounts appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
H.R. 4931 was passed to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding.
H.R. 5063 was passed to ensure continuity of staffing at Federal beaches.
H.R. 6021 was passed to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts.
H.R. 6893 was passed to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
H.R. 741 was passed to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health.
H.R. 759 was passed to provide for standardizing, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways.
H.R. 7889 was passed to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the water resources research and technology institutes program.
H.R. 8121 was passed to designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the "Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand".
H.R. 8278 had further proceedings postponed under suspension of the rules to require certain supervisory agencies to assess their technological capabilities.
H.R. 8454 was passed to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California.
H.R. 8658 was passed to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification requirement for emergency contract health services for certain beneficiaries.
H.R. 9342 was passed to revise certain authorities of the Government Publishing Office.
H.R. 9360 was passed to sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress.
H.R. 10159 was passed to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on which the State shall construct a veterans' State home.
H.R. 10167 was passed to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to stop minting the penny and to require cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cents.
H.R. 10204 was passed to modify the appointment and removal process for certain legislative branch officers.
H. Con. Res. 93 was considered, directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, with further proceedings postponed.
S. 240 was passed to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act.
S. 283 was passed to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the country of origin of seafood to support enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
S. 550 was passed to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois.
S. 603 was passed to designate the General George C. Marshall House in the Commonwealth of Virginia as an affiliated area of the National Park System.
S. 759 was passed to provide for standardizing, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways.
S. 790 was passed to direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing emergency communications centers in units of the National Park System to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems.

Summary of Senate proceedings

S. Res. 849, expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17, 2026, as "Patriot Week", was discharged from the Committee on the Judiciary and agreed to.
Matthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, had a motion to close further debate agreed to by 47 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 232).
Kasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, had a motion entered to close further debate on the nomination, with a vote to occur upon disposition of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3633.