The Senate met briefly and scheduled a pro forma session for Tuesday, October 13, 2026, with no committee meetings held. The House of Representatives convened for a brief pro forma session, appointed Representative Erin Houchin as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through the remainder of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, introduced 27 public bills and 4 resolutions, and filed 9 committee reports.
The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 12:32 p.m. in a pro forma session.
Representative Erin Houchin was appointed to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through the remainder of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
H.R. 7683 had a committee report filed by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-842).
H.R. 9718 had a committee report filed by the Committee on Small Business with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-843).
H.R. 10329 had a committee report filed by the Committee on Small Business (H. Rept. 119-844).
H.R. 10353 had a committee report filed by the Committee on Small Business (H. Rept. 119-845).
H.R. 10355 had a committee report filed by the Committee on Small Business (H. Rept. 119-846).
H.R. 10371 had a committee report filed by the Committee on Small Business (H. Rept. 119-847).
H.R. 10375 had a committee report filed by the Committee on Small Business (H. Rept. 119-848).
H.R. 4615 had a committee report filed by the Committee on Small Business with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-849).
H.R. 10352 had a committee report filed by the Committee on Small Business (H. Rept. 119-850).
H.R. 10768 was introduced to establish the Office of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Threats within the Executive Office of the President.
H.R. 10769 was introduced to accommodate certain facilities within the right-of-way on any Federal-aid highway.
H.R. 10770 was introduced to temporarily limit the use of rebates under the 340B Program.
H.R. 10771 was introduced to establish an emergency preparedness grant program for higher education institutions.
H.R. 10772 was introduced to evaluate and invest in Ukrainian defense technologies.
H.R. 10773 was introduced to prevent governmental interference in the operation of private and religious schools.
H.R. 10774 was introduced to prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display.
H.R. 10775 was introduced to establish a task force to study the effects of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections.
H.R. 10776 was introduced to change certain requirements regarding certain allowed take of marine mammals.
H.R. 10777 was introduced to codify certain policies to combat transnational cyber-enabled crime.
H.R. 10778 was introduced to establish a credit to incentivize the use of certain low-emission anesthetic gases by health care facilities.
H.R. 10779 was introduced to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 Route 112 in Medford, New York, as the Gunnery Sergeant Ruben Santos Post Office Building.
H.R. 10780 was introduced to modify and enhance the Federal budgeting and appropriations process.
H.R. 10781 was introduced to request the President to designate a month each year as National American History and Founders Month.
H.R. 10782 was introduced to reauthorize the Clean School Bus Program.
H.R. 10783 was introduced to provide for the payment of attorney's fees to a prevailing defendant in a civil action for defamation or libel.
H.R. 10784 was introduced to provide home ownership assistance.
H.R. 10785 was introduced to reauthorize the SCORE program.
H.R. 10786 was introduced to require certain institutions to require United States citizen students to pass the United States naturalization test in order to graduate.
H.R. 10787 was introduced to exclude urological and ostomy supplies from competitive acquisition programs under the Medicare program for 5 years.
H.R. 10788 was introduced to make certain adjustments to the surprise medical billing requirements for private health insurance.
H.R. 10789 was introduced to establish a moratorium on oil and gas production and exploration activities in the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range.
H.R. 10790 was introduced to require that at least one member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has demonstrated knowledge and substantial experience in the trades or industrial labor.
H.R. 10791 was introduced to prohibit Federal funds from being provided to any State or local government that celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day.
H.R. 10792 was introduced to provide incentives for and protect whistleblowers under the authority of the Federal Trade Commission.
H.R. 10793 was introduced to modify the authority of the Department of Defense for installation support services and intergovernmental support agreements.
H.R. 10794 was introduced to establish a grant program to make grants to States to improve access to the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
H. Con. Res. 124 was introduced to direct the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Houthis in Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.
H. Res. 1621 was introduced expressing profound sorrow over the death of Alexander Michel Odeh.
H. Res. 1622 was introduced expressing support for the preservation, protection, and maintenance of statues and monuments honoring Christopher Columbus as an enduring testament to the Nation's history, heritage, and identity.
H. Res. 1623 was introduced expressing support for the recognition of October 2026 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month.
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