What Congress did
During the November 9, 2026 congressional session, the Senate met for routine proceedings, considered the motion to proceed to H.R. 2347, and received multiple executive communications and nominations. In the House of Representatives, members introduced several public bills and resolutions, and passed multiple nuclear energy and veterans' compensation bills under suspension of the rules.
The House
H.R. 3978 had 3 amendments proposed to it.
H.R. 9612 had 3 amendments proposed to it.
H.R. 5549 had 2 amendments proposed to it.
H.R. 8552 had 2 amendments proposed to it.
H.R. 9613 had 3 amendments proposed to it.
H.R. 9084 had 2 amendments proposed to it.
H.R. 9614 had 4 amendments proposed to it.
H.R. 3978 was passed by a two-thirds yea-and-nay vote of 397 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 315.
H.R. 9612 was passed by a two-thirds yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 316.
H.R. 9613 was passed by voice vote.
H.R. 9614 was passed by voice vote.
Representative Massie announced his intent to offer a privileged resolution to impeach Secretary of Defense Peter Brian Hegseth.
Representative Takano notified the House of his intent to offer a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from further consideration of H. Res. 1247.
Representative Crow presented a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from consideration of H. Res. 1596 regarding temporary protected status for nationals of Afghanistan.
The Senate
Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 2347, agreeing to the motion to close further debate by a vote of 73 to 25 (Vote No. 257).
Senate passed S. 3589, the RISE Act, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide students with disabilities and their families access to critical college information.
Senate agreed to S. Res. 952, authorizing the use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building for the commemoration and reunification of Alexander Calder's Mountains and Clouds.
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached to discharge H. Con. Res. 93 regarding the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran no later than November 20, 2026, with six hours of debate.
Senate received numerous executive nominations, including Christopher Mufarrige to be a Federal Trade Commissioner and Michael LoSapio to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Senate received notification of the withdrawal of David MacNeil's nomination to be a Federal Trade Commissioner.