Congressional Record — October 1, 2026

Overview of the day

The House met at 11:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:33 a.m., with plans to meet in a pro forma session on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.

The Senate appointed an Acting President pro tempore and scheduled a pro forma session for Monday, October 5, 2026, at 4 p.m.

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing to examine several executive nominations.

Summary of the House proceedings

Representative Newhouse acted as the Speaker pro tempore for the day.

H.R. 6993 had a committee report filed by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with an amendment under House Report 119-838.

S. 3257 and S. 3258 were received by the Senate and held at the desk.

The House received a message from the Senate stating that the Senate passed S. 3257 and S. 3258, agreed to the House amendments to S. 240 and S. 283, and passed H.R. 2388 without amendment.

The Speaker signed enrolled bills S. 240, S. 283, and S. 2403 that were previously passed by the Senate.

Summary of Senate proceedings

An appointment of the Acting President pro tempore was read designating Senator Cynthia M. Lummis of Wyoming to perform the duties of the Chair.

The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Jeremy Wiggins to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Matthew Jones to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, David Slade to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and Michael Rigas to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.