granule_id,date,congress,session,volume,issue,title,chamber,granule_class,sub_granule_class,page_start,page_end,speakers,bills,citation,full_text
CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgD228,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D228,D229,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""72""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""624""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""625""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3956""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3962""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6644""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6719""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D228,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S719-S740
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 3956-3962, and S. Res. 624-625.                
  Page S731
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute.                                       
Page S731
Measures Passed:
  Authorizing the Use of Emancipation Hall: Senate agreed to H. Con.
Res. 72, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol
Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days
of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.                   
  Page S728
Measures Considered:
Housing for the 21st Century Act--Agreement: Senate resumed
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6644,
to increase the supply of housing in America.             
  Pages S719-28
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 84 yeas to 6 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 44), three-
fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the
affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the
motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.               
Page S728
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill,
post-cloture, at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, March 3, 2026; and
that all time during recess, adjournment, and Leader remarks count
post-cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
                                                          Pages S735-36
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of the United
States.
  Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District
Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  Jeffrey Brodsky, of Florida, to be a Governor of the United States
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2029.
  Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for
the District of Kansas.
  Adam Cassady, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace
and Digital Policy.
  Kathleen S. Lane, of Montana, to be United States District Judge for
the District of Montana.
  Kaveh Farzad, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(International Affairs).
  Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for
the District of Kansas.
  William Gallo, of Florida, to be a Governor of the United States
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2030.
  Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for
the District of Kansas.
  Preston Wells Griffith III, of Virginia, to be Representative of the
United States of America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations,
with the rank of Ambassador.
  Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District
Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years.
  Preston Wells Griffith III, of Virginia, to be Representative of the
United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency,
with the rank of Ambassador.
  Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for
the Eighth Circuit.
  Yeouk Kim, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of
America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank
and status of Ambassador.

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  Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United
States Court of International Trade.
  James O'Neill, of Texas, to be Director of the National Science
Foundation for a term of six years.
  Kenneth Sorenson, of Hawaii, to be United States Attorney for the
District of Hawaii for the term of four years.
  Robert Steffens, of Texas, to be a Governor of the United States
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2032.
  Johnson TeeHee II, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the
Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.      
Page S740
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S729-30
Petitions and Memorials:                                  
  Pages S730-31
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S731-33
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S733-35
Additional Statements:                                        
  Page S729
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--44)    
  Page S728
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:16 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S735-36.)"
CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgD229,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D229,D229,,,172 Cong. Rec. D229,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
  No committee meetings were held."
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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 3 through March 6, 2026

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to
proceed to consideration of H.R. 6644, Housing for the 21st Century
Act, post-cloture.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared
legislative and executive business.

                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: March 3, to hold hearings to examine
an update on the National Defense Strategy; to be immediately
followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold
hearings to examine the current readiness of the Joint Force, 2:30
p.m., SH-216.
  March 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the American
small drone industrial base, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 3,
Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness, to hold
hearings to examine AI that improves safety, productivity, and care,
10:15 a.m., SR-253.
  March 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 933, to
authorize programs for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration for fiscal year 2025, S. 3923, to improve the weather
research of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, and
expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data,
and certain coast guard promotions, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  March 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Arvind Raman, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of
Commerce for Standards and Technology, and Matthew Anderson, of
Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 4, business
meeting to consider S. 601 and H.R. 1276, bills to remove
restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky, S. 815, to
designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in
Galax, Virginia, as the ``Rick Boucher Amphitheater'', S. 1135, to
amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the
Bonneville Shoreline Trail, S. 1981, to require the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to utilize grazing for
wildfire risk reduction, S. 2102, to establish the Ralph David
Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site, S. 2787, to amend the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to ensure that
ranchers who have grazing agreements on national grasslands are
treated the same as permittees on other Federal land, S. 3004, to
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of
Land Management land to the city of Price, Utah, S. 3493, to provide
for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Carson City, Nevada,
S. 3527, to release from wilderness study area designation certain
land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that
land, H.R. 204, to require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding
hazardous fuels reduction activities, H.R. 952, to convey the
reversionary interest of the United States in certain land in
Sacramento, California, H.R. 1829, to require the Secretary of
Agriculture to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves
National Forest, and the nominations of Stevan Pearce, of New
Mexico, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, David
LaCerte, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, and Kyle Haustveit, of North Dakota, to be
Under Secretary of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 4, business
meeting to consider the nomination of the nomination of Douglas
Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine a
discussion draft of an original bill entitled, ``the Toxic
Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of
2026.'', 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 5, to hold hearings to
examine the nomination of Frank Garcia, of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 5, to
hold hearings to examine transforming health care with data,
focusing on improving patient outcomes through next-generation care,
10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 3, to hold oversight hearings to
examine the Department of Homeland Security, 9 a.m., SD-106.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, to hold
hearings to examine confronting child

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trafficking and the failure to protect America's most vulnerable, 2
p.m., SD-226.
  March 5, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 3798, to
amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal offenses
with respect to violations involving ATMs, regardless of whether the
ATM is located on the physical premises of a financial institution,
and the nominations of Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director,
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Andrew B.
Davis, and Christopher R. Wolfe, both to be a United States District
Judge for the Western District of Texas, Anna St. John, to be United
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, John
Thomas Shepherd, to be United States District Judge for the Western
District of Arkansas, Robert Rotter, to be United States Marshal for
the Northern District of Iowa, Daniel Satterlee, to be United States
Marshal for the District of South Dakota, and David St. Pierre, to
be United States Marshal for the District of Maine, all of the
Department of Justice, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 3, to hold a joint hearing
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the
legislative presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars and multi VSOs,
10 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative
presentation of the American Legion and multi VSOs, 9:45 a.m., SD-
G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 4, to receive a closed
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.

                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 4, Full Committee, continue markup
on H.R. 7567, the ``Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026'',
8 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 4, Subcommittee on Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies, oversight hearing on the Department of Agriculture, Trade
and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, 10:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Preparing for the Future:
America's Community Colleges'', 10:30 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing And Urban
Development, And Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Inspectors
General for the Department of Transportation and the Department of
Housing and Urban Development'', 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 10:30 a.m.,
2358-C Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies,
hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 1 p.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the
Library of Congress and Government Publishing Office, 9 a.m., 2362-B
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 4, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Speed to Scale: Revitalizing the Defense Industrial
Base'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``Energy,
Installations, and Environment Update'', 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 5, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``U.S. Defense Strategy and
Posture'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. Part of this hearing is closed.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, March 4, Subcommittee on
Higher Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled
``Building an AI-Ready America: Strengthening Employer-Led
Training'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 4, Subcommittee on Energy,
hearing entitled ``America's Energy Infrastructure: Authorizing
Pipeline Safety'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Ready for
Reuse: Legislative Proposals to Unleash the Potential of America's
Brownfields Sites'', 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 4, Full Committee, markup
on H.R. 2071, the ``Save our Shrimpers Act''; H.R. 4171, the ``Small
Entrepreneurs' Empowerment and Development Act of 2025''; H.R. 6955,
the ``Main Street Capital Access Act''; H.R. 7127, the ``Restoring
the Secondary Trading Market Act''; and H.R. 7688, the ``DPA
Modernization Act of 2026'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, hearing entitled
``Fighting Fraud on the Front Lines: Challenges and Opportunities for
Financial Institutions'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, hearing entitled ``The Role
of Self-Regulatory Organizations in the U.S. Markets: Examining FINRA
and the MSRB'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 4, Full Committee, markup on
H.R. 7654, to authorize the consolidation of reports required to be
submitted by the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy of
the Department of State, and for other purposes; H.R. 7642, to
authorize the recruitment and retention of specialized disaster
assistance professionals by the Department of State; H.R. 7641, to
provide for a pilot program to require congressional notification of
additional information for certain foreign assistance programs; H.R.
7633, to require the United States flag to be displayed on United
States foreign assistance; H. Res. 971, condemning the coercive
actions of the People's Republic of China against Japan in response
to statements regarding Taiwan and reaffirming the United States
commitment to its allies in the Indo-Pacific

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region; H.R. 1744, to extend and authorize annual appropriations for
the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
through fiscal year 2028; H.R. 3447, to require the Secretary of
Commerce to issue standards with respect to chip security mechanisms
for integrated circuit products, and for other purposes; H.R. 7616,
to require the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to identify
and mitigate relationships that pose a risk to United States foreign
policy interests between certain European institutions and certain
covered entities of concern, and for other purposes; H.R. 7058, to
require the Secretary of State to conduct assessments of the risks
posed to the United States by foreign adversaries who utilize
generative artificial intelligence for malicious activities, and for
other purposes; H.R. 7653, to enhance diplomatic engagement on
international biotechnology and biosecurity matters; H.R. 7632, to
designate a Coordinator for hybrid warfare accountability, require
the Secretary of State to submit a report identifying Chinese
entities materially supporting Russia's defense industrial base and
recommending appropriate sanctions, and for other purposes; H.R.
7649, to ensure that persons found responsible for the unauthorized
diversion or destruction of United States humanitarian assistance
are liable to the United States, and for other purposes; H.R. 7605,
to abolish the United States African Development Foundation; H.R.
7630, to prohibit United States recognition of the claims of
sovereignty of South Ossetia or Abkhazia within the Republic of
Georgia; H.R. 7669, to require a report that describes the current
restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women and girls in
Afghanistan since August 2021; H.R. 6428, to require the Secretary
of State to submit a report on participation in educational and
cultural exchange programs; H.R. 6196, to authorize and encourage
the United States to pursue a model of locally led development and
humanitarian response and expand engagement with local actors and
increase its local partner base; H.R. 2504, to require the Secretary
of State to develop a strategy to strengthen United States-European
nuclear energy cooperation and combat Russian malign influence in
the nuclear energy sector in Europe; H.R. 7675, to require the
Secretary of State to establish the Initiative on Foreign Investment
Screening, and for other purposes; and H.R. 7674, to require the
Secretary of State to submit to Congress a strategy to support a
democratic transition in Venezuela, and for other purposes, 11 a.m.,
2172 Rayburn.
  March 5, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Advancing National
Security through Public Diplomacy'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 5, Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, hearing
entitled ``Merit, Accountability, and Performance at State:
Evaluating Promotion and Placement'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 4, Subcommittee on
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability, hearing entitled
``Highway Safety Under Threat: Examining Non-Domiciled CDL Issuance
to Illegal Aliens'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 4, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security'', 10
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 4, Subcommittee on Indian
and Insular Affairs, hearing on H.R. 2827, to provide for the
equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land
in Illinois, and for other purposes; H.R. 6162, the ``Albuquerque
Indian School Act of 2025''; and H.R. 7065, the ``Seneca Nation Law
Enforcement Efficiency Act'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing
entitled ``Oversight of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act'', 2 p.m., 1324
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 4, Full
Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of
Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II'', 9 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 4,
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``The General Services
Administration: Examining the Future of Federal Real Estate
Management to Reduce Costs for the Taxpayer'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 4, Subcommittee on Oversight
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Delivering for Veterans and
Caregivers: Year One of the Dole Act'', 2:15 p.m., 360 Cannon.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Hidden Wounds:
Effectively Supporting Veterans with TBI'', 10:15 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 4, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Hearing with Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive
Officer, Frank J. Bisignano'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Work and Welfare, hearing entitled
``Reclaiming 'Forgotten' Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Funds Frozen
by Banks'', 10 a.m., 2020 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,  March 4, Full
Committee, hearing entitled ``CI Screening, Vetting, and Watch
Listing'', 2 p.m., HVC-304. This hearing is closed.

                             Joint Meeting

  Joint Hearing: March 3, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to
hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
to examine the legislative presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars
and multi VSOs, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative
presentation of the American Legion and multi VSOs, 9:45 a.m., SD-
G50.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: March 4, to hold
hearings to examine responding to China's infiltration and coercion
in Europe, 2:30 p.m., 2247, Rayburn Building.

* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was
no accompanying report. A total of 15 written reports have been
filed in the Senate, 112 reports have been filed in the House.

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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                       10 a.m., Tuesday, March 3

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Senate will continue consideration of the motion
to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6644, Housing for the 21st Century
Act, post-cloture.
  Roll call votes are possible during Tuesday's session of the Senate.
  (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their
respective party conferences.)

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                       12 noon, Tuesday, March 3

                             House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Consideration of measures under suspension of the
Rules.

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Boyle, Brendan F., Pa., E171, E171
Magaziner, Seth, R.I., E171
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E171"
CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgD233,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Resume of Congressional Activity,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDRESUMEONGOING,D233,D233,,,172 Cong. Rec. D233,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)

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                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                  SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINETEENTH CONGRESS

    The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative
business transacted by the Senate and House.
    The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

                               DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

                           January 3 through February 28, 2026

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in Session...............                32                31               . .
     Time in Session...............     145 hrs., 25      110 hrs., 8               . .
     Congressional Record:
     Pages of proceedings..........              S717             H2334               . .
     Extensions of remarks.........               . .              E170               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                 4                 7                11
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .                 1               . .
     Measures passed, total........                51                77               128
     Senate bills..................                 6                 4               . .
     House bills...................                 5                50               . .
     Senate joint resolutions......               . .               . .               . .
     House joint resolutions.......                 1                 3               . .
     Senate concurrent resolutions.                 1               . .               . .
     House concurrent resolutions..                 1                 2               . .
     Simple resolutions............                37                18               . .
     Measures reported, total......               *34               110               144
     Senate bills..................                32               . .               . .
     House bills...................                 1               100               . .
     Senate joint resolutions......                 1               . .               . .
     House joint resolutions.......               . .                 1               . .
     Senate concurrent resolutions.               . .               . .               . .
     House concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
     Simple resolutions............               . .                 9               . .
     Special reports...............               . .                 2               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               242                82               . .
     Measures introduced, total....               437               945             1,382
     Bills.........................               376               806               . .
     Joint resolutions.............                 8                15               . .
     Concurrent resolutions........                 3                 7               . .
     Simple resolutions............                50               117               . .
     Quorum calls..................               . .                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                43                65               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                12               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

                            January 3 through February 28, 2026

     Civilian nominees, totaling 115 (including 4 nominees
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................13...
         Unconfirmed........................................102...
     Other Civilian nominees, totaling 790 (including 124
       nominees carried over from the First Session), disposed
       of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................105...
         Unconfirmed........................................685...
     Air Force nominees, totaling 426 (including 14 nominees
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................252...
         Unconfirmed........................................174...
     Army nominees, totaling 2,172 (including 1,978 nominees
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................94...
         Unconfirmed......................................2,078...
     Navy nominees, totaling 119 (including 5 nominees carried
       over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed...........................................44...
         Unconfirmed.........................................75...
     Marine Corps nominees, totaling 144 (including 56 nominees
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................41...
         Unconfirmed........................................103...
     Space Force nominees, totaling 1 (including 1 nominees
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as
       follows:

         Unconfirmed..........................................1...
                                Summary
     Total nominees carried over from the First Session...2,182
     Total nominees received this Session.................1,585
     Total confirmed........................................549
     Total unconfirmed....................................3,218
     Total withdrawn..........................................0
     Total returned to the White House........................0"
CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgD223,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D223,D224,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""616""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""623""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""617""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""618""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""619""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""620""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""621""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""622""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""972""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1070""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2245""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2815""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3926""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3955""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6644""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D223,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S691-S717
Measures Introduced: Thirty bills and eight resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 3926-3955, and S. Res. 616-623.
                                                          Pages S706-07
Measures Passed:
  Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act: Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R.
2815, to provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village
Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and
the bill was then passed.                                 
  Pages S697-99
  Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act: Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration
of H.R. 972, to amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act
to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area,
and the bill was then passed.                             
  Pages S697-99
  Digital Coast Act: Senate passed S. 2245, to amend the Digital Coast
Act to improve the acquisition, integration, and accessibility of data
of the Digital Coast program and to extend the program, after agreeing
to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
                                                          Pages S715-16
  National STEM Week Act: Senate passed S. 1070, to establish a
National STEM Week to promote American innovation and enhance STEM
education pathways for all students, including those in rural, urban,
and underserved communities, after agreeing to the committee amendment
in the nature of a substitute.                                
  Page S716
  Career and Technical Education Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 617,
supporting the goals and ideals of ``Career and Technical Education
Month''.                                                      
  Page S716
  Career and Technical Education: Senate agreed to S. Res. 618,
recognizing the importance of career and technical education (``CTE'')
educators and work-based learning coordinators in delivering high-
quality CTE, preparing students for success in the workplace, the
classroom, and in life, and supporting dynamic workforce pipelines that
enable the United States to grow and lead in critical economic sectors.
                                                              Page S716
  National Elizabeth Peratrovich Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 619,
designating February 16, 2026, as ``National Elizabeth Peratrovich
Day''.                                                        
  Page S716
  Rare Disease Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 620, designating February
28, 2026, as ``Rare Disease Day''.                            
  Page S716
  National Public Schools Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 621,
designating the week of February 23 through February 27, 2026, as
``National Public Schools Week''.                             
  Page S716
  National FFA Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 622, expressing support
for the designation of February 21 through February 28, 2026, as
``National FFA Week'', recognizing the important role of the National
FFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally
conscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 50th
anniversary of the chartering of the State of Alaska as a State FFA
Association.                                                  
  Page S716
Measures Considered:
Housing for the 21st Century Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration
of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6644, to increase the
supply of housing in America.                             
  Pages S692-97
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, February 26, 2026, a vote on
cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, March 2, 2026.    
Page S692
  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following
action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session to
consider the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
                                                              Page S692
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, March 2, 2026, Senate resume
consideration of the

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motion to proceed to consideration of the bill; and that the motion to
invoke cloture with respect to the motion to proceed to consideration
of the bill ripen at 5:30 p.m.                                
Page S717
Appointments:
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that a correction
to the appointment made on February 24, 2026, be printed in the Record:
  United States Commission on Civil Rights: The Chair, on behalf of the
President pro tempore and upon the recommendation of the Majority
Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 98-183, as amended by
Public Law 103-419, appointed the following individual to the United
States Commission on Civil Rights, for a term of six years: Sara
Frankenstein vice Gail Heriot.                                
  Page S715
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 57 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. EX. 43), Ryan McCormack, of Virginia,
to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.
                                          Pages S691-92, S699-702, S717
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 60 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 42), Senate agreed to the motion to
close further debate on the nomination.                       
Page S697
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S704-05
Executive Reports of Committees:                          
  Pages S705-06
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S707-09
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S709-12
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S703-04
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S712-13
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--43)
                                                    Pages S697 and S702
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:54 p.m.,
until 3 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S717.)"
CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgD224,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D224,D225,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1552""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1602""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3315""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3747""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6719""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D224,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the nominations of Mark Ditlevson, of Minnesota, and Brian Birdwell, of
Texas, who was introduced by Senator Cruz, both to be an Assistant
Secretary of Defense, after the nominees testified and answered
questions in their own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 445
military nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
RIGHTSIZING REGULATION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine an update from the Prudential regulators, focusing
on rightsizing regulation to promote American opportunity, after
receiving testimony from Michelle W. Bowman, Vice Chair for
Supervision, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Travis
Hill, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Jonathan V.
Gould, Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury; and
Kyle S. Hauptman, Chairman, National Credit Union Administration.
TECH COMPETITION, CRITICAL MINERALS, AND SUPPLY CHAIN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on
tech competition, critical minerals, and supply chain security from
Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 1602, to coordinate Federal research and development efforts
focused on modernizing mathematics in STEM education through
mathematical and statistical modeling, including data-driven and
computational thinking, problem, project, and performance-based
learning and assessment, interdisciplinary exploration, and career
connections;
  S. 3747, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize
students who have completed secondary school education in a home school
setting as high school graduates;
  S. 1552, to promote and protect from discrimination living organ
donors, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  S. 3315, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and
the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to
coordinate to improve cybersecurity in the health care and public
health sectors with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the
following business items:

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  H.R. 6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute; and
  The nominations of Gregory Gilmore, to be United States Attorney for
the Central District of Illinois.
FDA BUREAUCRACY
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
FDA bureaucracy, focusing on regulator to roadblock, after receiving
testimony from Annie Kennedy, EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases,
Washington, D.C.; Jeremy D. Schmahmann, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
Massachusetts; Bradley Campbell, Amicus Therapeutics, Princeton, New
Jersey; and Cara O'Neill, Cure Sanfilippo Foundation, Columbia, South
Carolina."
CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgD225-4,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D225,D226,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6644""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D225,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)

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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                        3 p.m., Monday, March 2

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration of the motion to
proceed to consideration of H.R. 6644, Housing for the 21st Century
Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                        9 a.m., Monday, March 2

                             House Chamber
Program for Monday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 9 a.m.

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            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Baird, James R., Ind., E170
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E169
Meuser, Daniel, Pa., E169
Moran, Nathaniel, Tex., E170
Pappas, Chris, N.H., E169
Tran, Derek, Calif., E170
Webster, Daniel, Fla., E169"
CREC-2026-02-25-pt1-PgD218-2,2026-02-25,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D218,D219,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1199""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D218,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the nominations of Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico, to
be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, who was introduced by
Senator Lummis, Kyle Haustveit, of North Dakota, to be Under Secretary
of Energy, and David LaCerte, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, after the nominees testified and
answered questions in their own behalf.

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WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine Water Resources Development Act of 2026, focusing on
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, programs, and priorities, after
receiving testimony from Adam Telle, Assistant Secretary for Civil
Works, and Lieutenant General William H. Graham, Jr., Chief of
Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, both of
the Department of the Army, Department of Defense.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Casey Means, of
California, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public
Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law
and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service
for a term of four years, after the nominee, who was introduced by
Senator Marshall, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the nomination of Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, Department of Justice, after the nominee testified
and answered questions in his own behalf.
INTEGRITY IN SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine from fraud to recovery, focusing on restoring
integrity in small business programs, including S.1199, to extend the
statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, after
receiving testimony from William W. Kirk, Inspector General, Small
Business Administration; and Kenneth R. Dieffenbach, Executive
Director, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of
the intelligence community."
CREC-2026-02-25-pt1-PgD218,2026-02-25,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D218,D218,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""602""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""613""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""615""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""613""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""614""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""615""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3908""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3925""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D218,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S657-S689
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and three resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 3908-3925, and S. Res. 613-615.    
  Page S681
Measures Passed:
  Army-Navy Football Game: Senate agreed to S. Res. 613, recognizing
the Army-Navy football game as America's Game.                
  Page S687
  American Heart Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 614, designating
February 2026 as ``American Heart Month''.                    
  Page S687
  Black History Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 615, celebrating Black
History Month.                                            
  Pages S687-88
  2026 United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams: Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further
consideration of S. Res. 602, supporting the United States Olympic and
Paralympic Teams in the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and
the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following
amendment proposed thereto:                                   
  Page S689
  Moreno (for Klobuchar) Amendment No. 4302, to modify the number of
medals won by Team USA.                                       
Page S688
McCormack Nomination--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the
nomination of Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of
Transportation for Policy.                                
  Pages S667-74
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the nomination at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday,
February 26, 2026, and that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the motion to
invoke cloture on the nomination ripen at 11:45 a.m.; and that if
cloture is invoked, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at
1:45 p.m.                                                     
Page S689
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 50 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 41), John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to
be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the
remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2026.             
Page S667
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 40), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.                
Pages S665-66
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S679
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S679
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S679-80
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S681-83
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S683-87
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S681-83
Amendments Submitted:                                         
  Page S687
Notices of Intent:                                            
  Page S688
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S688
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--41)
                                                          Pages S666-67
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:06 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2026. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S689.)"
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_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     10 a.m., Thursday, February 26

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consideration of the
nomination of Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of
Transportation for Policy, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture
thereon at 11:45 a.m. If cloture is invoked, Senate will vote on
confirmation of the nomination at 1:45 p.m.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                    9:30 a.m., Thursday, February 26

                             House Chamber
Program for Thursday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 9:30 a.m.

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extension of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Auchincloss, Jake, Mass., E164
Conaway, Herbert C., Jr., N.J., E164
Fong, Vince, Calif., E164
Goldman, Craig A., Tex., E163, E163, E164, E164, E164, E165, E165, E166
Hudson, Richard, N.C., E163
McClellan, Jennifer L., Va., E165
Meeks, Gregory W., N.Y., E165
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E163, E166"
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HIGHLIGHTS

      House and Senate met in Joint Session to receive a State of the
      Union Address from the President of the United States.

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S627-S655
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and one resolution were introduced,
as follows: S. 3895-3907, and S. Res. 612.                
  Pages S650-51
Measures Reported:
  S. 1441, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants
to nonprofit entities to assist such entities in carrying out programs
to provide service dogs to eligible veterans, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 119-113)
  S. 3023, to limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual
abuse material for law enforcement agencies, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute.                                       
Page S650
Measures Considered:
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act: By 50 yeas to 45
nays (Vote No. 39), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and
sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion
to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of
H.R. 7147, making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2026.                               
  Page S641
  Subsequently, Senator Thune entered a motion to reconsider the vote
by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to
consideration of the bill.                                    
Page S641
Appointments:
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy: The Chair, pursuant
to the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 4355(a), as amended by Public Law 118-
159, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, appointed the following
individual to serve as a member of the Board of Visitors of the U.S.
Military Academy: Senator Peters (Appropriations).            
  Page S654
  United States Commission on Civil Rights: The Chair, on behalf of the
President pro tempore and upon the recommendation of the Majority
Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 98-183, as amended by
Public Law 103-419, appointed the following individual to the United
States Commission on Civil Rights, for a term of six years: Sarah
Frankenstein vice Gail Heriot.
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report on the State of the Union delivered to a
Joint Session of Congress on February 24, 2026; which was ordered to
lie on the table. (PM-52)                                 
Pages S645-49
McCormack Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of
Transportation for Policy.                                    
  Page S641
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National
Transportation Safety Board.                                  
Page S641
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.                                      
Page S641
DeLeeuw Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, February
25, 2026, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of John
DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety
Board, and notwithstanding Rule XXII, the motion to invoke cloture
ripen at 11:45 a.m.; and if cloture is invoked, Senate vote on
confirmation of the nomination at 2:15 p.m.               
  Pages S654-55

[[Page D212]]

Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S649
Measures Referred:                                        
  Pages S649-50
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                       
  Pages S635,-S650
Executive Communications:                                     
  Page S650
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S651-52
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S652-54
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S643-45
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S654
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--39)    
  Page S641
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 11:03 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S654-
55.)"
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY CHAINS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
rebuilding American critical minerals supply chains, after receiving
testimony from Michael P. Cadenazzi, Jr., Assistant Secretary for
Industrial Base Policy, and Jeffrey Frankston, Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Industrial Base Resilience, both of the Department of
Defense."
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[[Page D216]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                    10 a.m., Wednesday, February 25

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Senate will resume consideration of the
nomination of John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National
Transportation Safety Board, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture
thereon at 11:45 a.m. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate
will vote on confirmation of the nomination at 2:15 p.m.
  (Senate will recess from 12:45 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their
respective party conferences.)

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     9 a.m., Wednesday, February 25

                             House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. 4758--Homeowner Energy
Freedom Act.

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Calvert, Ken, Calif., E159
Carson, Andre, Ind., E157, E160
Carter, John R., Tex., E157, E160
Ciscomani, Juan, Ariz., E159
Edwards, Chuck, N.C., E158
Goldman, Craig A., Tex., E158
Hernandez, Pablo Jose, Puerto Rico, E158, E160
Morelle, Joseph D., N.Y., E157, E160
Vindman, Eugene Simon, Va., E159
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E157, E160
Zinke, Ryan K., Mont., E158"
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
  No committee meetings were held."
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                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S623-S626
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3893-
3894                                                          
  Page S626
Measures Reported:
  S. 233, to amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 2006 to modify the authority of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy with respect to the World Anti-Doping
Agency, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No.
119-111)
  S. 337, to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the
authority of the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration relating to the shipping of household goods. (S. Rept.
No. 119-112)                                              
Pages S625-26
Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that the Presiding Officer of the Senate be authorized to
appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like
committee on the part of the House of Representatives to escort the
President of the United States into the House Chamber for the joint
session to be held at 9 p.m., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
                                                              Page S625
DeLeeuw Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National
Transportation Safety Board.                                  
  Page S623
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the motion
to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7147, making further consolidated
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.
                                                              Page S623
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.                                      
Page S623
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at
approximately 2 p.m., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, Senator Kaine be
recognized to deliver Washington's Farewell Address, as provided under
the previous order of Wednesday, February 11, 2026; and that
notwithstanding Rule XXII, the motion to invoke cloture filed on
February 12, 2026, ripen at 5 p.m., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
                                                              Page S626
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  3 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  8 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.          
Page S626
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S625
Measures Read the First Time:                                 
  Page S625
Executive Communications:                                     
  Page S625
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S626
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 3:39 p.m.,
until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S
626.)"
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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 24 through February 27, 2026

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senator Kaine will be recognized to deliver Washington's
Farewell Address. At approximately 5:00 p.m., Senate will vote on the
motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of
H.R. 7147, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared
legislative and executive business.

                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: February 24, to hold hearings to
examine rebuilding American critical minerals supply chains, 9:30
a.m., SH-216.
  February 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Mark Ditlevson, of Minnesota, and Brian Birdwell, of
Texas, both to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-
G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 26, to
hold hearings to examine an update from the Prudential regulators,
focusing on rightsizing regulation to promote American opportunity,
10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 25, to hold
hearings to examine the nominations of Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico,
to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Kyle Haustveit, of
North Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Energy, and David LaCerte, of
Louisiana, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 25, to hold
hearings to examine Water Resources Development Act of 2026,
focusing on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, programs, and
priorities, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 26, to receive a closed
briefing on tech competition, critical minerals, and supply chain
security, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 25,
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Casey Means, of
California, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the
Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as
provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the
Public Health Service for a term of four years, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  February 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1602,
to coordinate Federal research and development efforts focused on
modernizing mathematics in STEM education through mathematical and
statistical modeling, including data-driven and computational
thinking, problem, project, and performance-based learning and
assessment, interdisciplinary exploration, and career connections,
S. 1558, to require a standard financial aid offer form, S. 3747, to
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize students who
have completed secondary school education in a home school setting
as high school graduates, S. 1782, to prohibit discrimination

[[Page D209]]

on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ
transplants, S. 1552, to promote and protect from discrimination
living organ donors, S. 3315, to require the Secretary of Health and
Human Services and the Director of the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency to coordinate to improve
cybersecurity in the health care and public health sectors, and
other pending business, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 25, to hold hearings to
examine certain pending nominations, 10:15 a.m., SD-G50.
  February 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider H.R.
6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S. 3398, to amend title 18,
United States Code, to criminalize intentional threats to distribute
child sexual abuse material, and to provide appropriate penalties
for the use of child sexual abuse material to extort or coerce
victims, S. 3397, to make coercion of children to commit harm a
criminal offense, S. 3394, to direct the United States Sentencing
Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child
sexual abuse material, S. 3798, to amend title 18, United States
Code, to establish criminal offenses with respect to violations
involving ATMs, regardless of whether the ATM is located on the
physical premises of a financial institution, and the nomination of
Gregory Gilmore, to be United States Attorney for the Central
District of Illinois, 10:15 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: February 25, to
hold hearings to examine from fraud to recovery, focusing on
restoring integrity in small business programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 24, to hold a joint
hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the
legislative presentation of Disabled American Veterans and multi
VSOs, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 25, to receive a closed
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: February 26, to hold hearings to
examine FDA bureaucracy, focusing on regulator to roadblock, 9:30
a.m., SH-216.

                            House Committees

  No hearings are scheduled.

                             Joint Meeting

  Joint Hearing: February 24, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
to hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans'
Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of Disabled American
Veterans and multi VSOs, 10 a.m., SD-G50."
CREC-2026-02-23-pt1-PgD209,2026-02-23,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D209,D210,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7147""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D209,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D209-D210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
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  free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day
  the Congressional Record is published. For more information,
  contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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[[Page D210]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                    2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 24

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Senator Kaine will be recognized to deliver
Washington's Farewell Address. At approximately 5 p.m., Senate will
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to
consideration of H.R. 7147, Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act.
  (Senators will gather in the Senate Chamber and proceed as a body to
the Hall of the House for a joint session at 9 p.m. to receive an
address from the President of the United States.)

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     10 a.m., Tuesday, February 24

                             House Chamber
Prograam for Tuesday: Joint Session with the Senate to receive the
state of the Union Address from the President of the United States.

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Clyburn, James E., S.C., E154
Doggett, Lloyd, Tex., E152
Gonzalez, Vicente, Tex., E152, E154
Harshbarger, Diana, Tenn., E153
Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E153
Norcross, Donald, N.J., E152
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E151, E155
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E152
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E151
Smucker, Lloyd, Pa., E153
Stanton, Greg, Ariz., E153
Torres, Ritchie, N.Y., E151, E153, E154
Van Epps, Matt, Tenn., E151"
CREC-2026-02-20-pt1-PgD202-2,2026-02-20,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D202,D202,,,172 Cong. Rec. D202,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D202]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-02-20-pt1-PgD202,2026-02-20,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D202,D202,,,172 Cong. Rec. D202,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D202]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                          Friday, February 20, 2026

[[Page D202]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
  The Senate was not in session and stands adjourned until 3 p.m. on
Monday, February 23, 2026."
CREC-2026-02-20-pt1-PgD203-2,2026-02-20,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D203,D204,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7147""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D203,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D203-D204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
  through the U.S. Government Publishing Office, at www.govinfo.gov,
  free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day
  the Congressional Record is published. For more information,
  contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Publishing Office.
  Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail,
  contactcenter@gpo.gov.
 To place an order for any of these products, visit
  the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail
  orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis,
  MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512-1800 (toll-free),
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  money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use
  VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account.
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 With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no
  restrictions on the republication of material from the
  Congressional Record.

  POSTMASTER:

  Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents,
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[[Page D204]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                      3 p.m., Monday, February 23

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Monday: Senator Kaine will be recognized to deliver
Washington's Farewell Address. At approximately 5:30 p.m., Senate will
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to
consideration of H.R. 7147, Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                      12 noon, Monday, February 23

                             House Chamber
Program for Monday: To be announced.

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E143
Brownley, Julia, Calif., E147
Castro, Joaquin, Tex., E148
Correa, J. Luis, Calif., E143
Foxx, Virginia, N.C., E143
Garamendi, John, Calif., E149
Haridopolos, Mike, Fla., E144, E146
Hernandez, Pablo Jose, Puerto Rico, E149
Hurd, Jeff, Colo., E146
Jayapal, Pramila, Wash., E146
Leger Fernandez, Teresa, N.M., E146
McClain, Lisa C., Mich., E143, E145, E148
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E147
Pingree, Chellie, Me., E144
Stefanik, Elise M., N.Y., E144
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E145
Vindman, Eugene Simon, Va., E144
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E147
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E143, E145, E148"
CREC-2026-02-19-pt1-PgD199-2,2026-02-19,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D199,D199,,,172 Cong. Rec. D199,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-02-19-pt1-PgD199-6,2026-02-19,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D199,D200,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7147""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D199,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D199-D200]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
  through the U.S. Government Publishing Office, at www.govinfo.gov,
  free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day
  the Congressional Record is published. For more information,
  contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Publishing Office.
  Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail,
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 To place an order for any of these products, visit
  the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail
  orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis,
  MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512-1800 (toll-free),
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  money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use
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 Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record
  is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the
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 With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no
  restrictions on the republication of material from the
  Congressional Record.

  POSTMASTER:

  Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents,
  Congressional Record,
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[[Page D200]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                      3 p.m., Monday, February 23

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Monday: Senator Kaine will be recognized to deliver
Washington's Farewell Address. At approximately 5:30 p.m., Senate will
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to
consideration of H.R. 7147, Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                    11:30 a.m., Friday, February 20

                             House Chamber
Program for Friday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 11:30 a.m."
CREC-2026-02-19-pt1-PgD199,2026-02-19,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D199,D199,,,172 Cong. Rec. D199,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                        Thursday, February 19, 2026

[[Page D199]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
  The Senate met at 2:00:01 p.m. in pro forma session, and adjourned at
2:00:42 p.m. until 3 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 2026."
CREC-2026-02-17-pt1-PgD197-2,2026-02-17,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D197,D197,,,172 Cong. Rec. D197,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 32 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-02-17-pt1-PgD197-6,2026-02-17,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D197,D198,,,172 Cong. Rec. D197,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 32 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D197-D198]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
  through the U.S. Government Publishing Office, at www.govinfo.gov,
  free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day
  the Congressional Record is published. For more information,
  contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Publishing Office.
  Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail,
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 To place an order for any of these products, visit
  the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail
  orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis,
  MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512-1800 (toll-free),
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  money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use
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[[Page D198]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     2 p.m., Thursday, February 19

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will meet in a pro forma session.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                    11:30 a.m., Friday, February 20

                             House Chamber
Program for Friday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 11:30 a.m.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E140
Soto, Darren, Fla., E139, E139, E140, E140, E140, E141, E141, E141,
E141
Stanton, Greg, Ariz., E139"
CREC-2026-02-17-pt1-PgD197,2026-02-17,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D197,D197,,,172 Cong. Rec. D197,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 32 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                         Tuesday, February 17, 2026

[[Page D197]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
  The Senate met at 6:30:01 p.m. in pro forma session, and adjourned at
6:30:29 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2026."
CREC-2026-02-13-pt1-PgD195-2,2026-02-13,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D195,D195,,,172 Cong. Rec. D195,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 31 (Friday, February 13, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 31 (Friday, February 13, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-02-13-pt1-PgD195-6,2026-02-13,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D195,D196,,,172 Cong. Rec. D195,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 31 (Friday, February 13, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 31 (Friday, February 13, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D195-D196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
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  free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day
  the Congressional Record is published. For more information,
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  orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis,
  MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512-1800 (toll-free),
  202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or
  money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use
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[[Page D196]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                    6:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 17

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Senate will meet in a pro forma session.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     11 a.m., Tuesday, February 17

                             House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 11 a.m.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Craig, Angie, Minn., E138
Davis, Donald G., N.C., E137
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E138
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E138
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Fla., E137"
CREC-2026-02-13-pt1-PgD195,2026-02-13,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D195,D195,,,172 Cong. Rec. D195,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 31 (Friday, February 13, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 31 (Friday, February 13, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                          Friday, February 13, 2026

[[Page D195]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
  The Senate met at 9 a.m. in pro forma session, and adjourned at
9:00:15 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026."
CREC-2026-02-12-pt1-PgD190,2026-02-12,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D190,D191,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""27""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""74""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SJRES"", ""number"": ""107""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SJRES"", ""number"": ""108""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""142""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""607""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""611""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""609""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""610""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""611""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1070""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3854""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3892""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7147""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D190,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 30 (Thursday, February 12, 2026)

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S587-S616
Measures Introduced: Thirty-nine bills and eight resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 3854-3892, S.J. Res. 107-108, S. Res. 607-
611, and S. Con. Res. 27.                                 
  Pages S608-10
Measures Reported:
  S. 1070, to establish a National STEM Week to promote American
innovation and enhance STEM education pathways for all students,
including those in rural, urban, and underserved communities, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 119-110)
                                                              Page S608
Measures Passed:
  D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary
Amendment Act:  By 49 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 37), Senate passed H.J.
Res. 142, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council
in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision
Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.                          
  Pages S587-93
  Authorize Testimony and Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 609,
to authorize testimony and representation in United States v. Crouse.
                                                              Page S616
  Congratulating the Seattle Seahawks: Senate agreed to S. Res. 610,
congratulating the Seattle Seahawks for winning Super Bowl LX.
                                                              Page S616
  Authorizing the Use of the Atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office
Building: Senate agreed to S. Res. 611, authorizing the use of the
atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building for a Bipawtisan
Doggi Gras Pawrade on February 25, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
                                                              Page S616
  Providing for a Joint Session of Congress: Senate agreed to H. Con.
Res. 74, providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message
from the President.                                           
  Page S616
Measures Considered:
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate
continued consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of
H.R. 7147, making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2026.                           
  Pages S593-94
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 38), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate
rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to
consideration of the bill.                                
Pages S593-94
  Senator Thune entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which
cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of
the bill.                                                     
Page S594
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, February 12, 2026, a vote on
cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, February 23, 2026.
                                                              Page S616
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that all Members of the Republican Conference be authorized
to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions from February 12, 2026
through February 23, 2026.                                    
  Page S616
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the
upcoming adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the
President Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be
authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards,
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by
concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
                                                              Page S616
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that the Senate convene for pro forma sessions, with
no business being conducted on the following dates and times: Friday,
February 13, 2026, at 9 a.m.; Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.;
Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 2 p.m.; and that when the Senate
recesses on Thursday, February 19, 2026, it

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stand adjourned until 3 p.m., on Monday, February 23, 2026.   
  Page S616
Joint Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that notwithstanding the referral of the nomination of Kevin
Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife,
received in the Senate on February 11, 2026, to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, the nomination be considered jointly referred to
that committee and the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
                                                              Page S616
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  4 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.    
Pages S606, S616
Messages from the House:                                  
  Pages S607-08
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S608
Measures Discharged:                                          
  Page S608
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                     
  Page S608
Executive Communications:                                     
  Page S608
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S608
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S610-11
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S611-14
Additional Statements:                                        
  Page S607
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S614-15
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S615-16
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S616
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--38)
                                                          Pages S593-94
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 4:13 p.m.,
until 9 a.m. on Friday, February 13, 2026. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S616.)"
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SEC OVERSIGHT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold oversight
hearings to examine the Securities and Exchange Commission, after
receiving testimony from Paul S. Atkins, Chairman, Securities and
Exchange Commission.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 71, to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms
on passenger rail cars, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute;
  S. 1898, to establish a demonstration program for the active
remediation of orbital debris and to require the development of uniform
orbital debris standard practices in order to support a safe and
sustainable orbital environment;
  S. 2585, to modernize and improve the Broadband Funding Map in order
to promote the most efficient use of Federal funds for broadband
deployment, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3199, to establish a multi-stakeholder advisory committee tasked
with providing detailed recommendations to address challenges to
transmitting geolocation information with calls to the 988 Suicide and
Crisis Lifeline, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3266, to support the athletic programs of the United States
Merchant Marine Academy, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute;
  S. 3468, to establish a national programmable cloud laboratories
network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and collaboration,
with an amendment;
  S. 3639, to expedite processing of satellite and space licenses, with
an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3700, to establish an expert review panel to make recommendations
for a comprehensive agency-wide safety management system at the FAA,
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard.
DCA MIDAIR COLLISION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded
a hearing to examine the NTSB final report on the DCA midair collision,
after receiving testimony from Jennifer Homendy, Chairwoman, National
Transportation Safety Board, Department of Transportation.
ENERGY BILLS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public
Lands, Forests, and Mining concluded a hearing to examine S. 462, to
provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County,
Nevada, S. 1349, to withdraw the National Forest System land in the
Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and
the National Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife
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White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing
laws, S. 1464, to withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from
mineral development, S. 1497, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de
la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and to
modify the boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, S.
1981, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior to utilize grazing for wildfire risk reduction, S. 2417, to
direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a special use permit with
respect to the maintaining of a flagpole bearing the flag of the United
States at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point, Utah, S. 2554, to provide for the
recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of
certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S. 2754,
to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the City of Ouray,
Colorado, certain land managed by the Forest Service, together with a
reservoir, S. 2787, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 to ensure that ranchers who have grazing agreements on national
grasslands are treated the same as permittees on other Federal land, S.
2860, to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and
resources, S. 2968, to ensure access to certain public land, S. 3004,
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of
Land Management land to the city of Price, Utah, S. 3082, to prohibit
oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production in certain
areas of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, Georgia,
and South Carolina, S. 3493, to provide for the conveyance of certain
Federal land in Carson City, Nevada, S. 3526, to provide for the
protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of
California, S. 3527, to release from wilderness study area designation
certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that
land, S. 3695, to amend Public Law 96-586 to modernize the authority of
the Forest Service to acquire and administer land under that Act, H.R.
204, to require
that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
    submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction
    activities, H.R. 677, to establish a process to expedite the review
    of appeals of certain decisions by the Department of the Interior,
    H.R. 952, to convey the reversionary interest of the United States
    in certain land in Sacramento, California, H.R. 1829, to require
    the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands within the
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, H.R. 3872, to amend the Mineral
    Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to
    hardrock minerals, H.R. 3937, to provide for the conveyance of
    certain Federal land in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, after
    receiving testimony from Jon Raby, Nevada State Director, Bureau of
    Land Management, Department of the Interior; Christopher French,
    Associate Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Ty
    Checketts, Association of National Grasslands, Newcastle, Wyoming;
    and Julie W. Regan, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Stateline,
    Nevada.
U.S.-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, focusing on evaluating North American
competitiveness, after receiving testimony from former Representative
Kevin Brady; Eric Gottwald, AFL-CIO, and Paul McCarthy, MEMA, The
Vehicle Suppliers Association, both of Washington, D.C.; and Ted Vander
Schaaf, Vander Schaaf Farms, Kuna, Idaho.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the nominations of Wesley Brooks, of Florida, to be Assistant
Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, who was introduced by Representative Mast, Jeremy Carl, of
Montana, to be an Assistant Secretary (International Organizations),
who was introduced by Senator Daines, and William Long, of Missouri, to
be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland, who was introduced by former
Senator Blunt, all of the Department of State, and Robert Sweeney, of
Texas, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with
the rank of Ambassador, after the nominees testified and answered
questions in their own behalf.
OVERSIGHT HEARING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee
concluded an oversight hearing, after receiving testimony from
Representative Emmer; Joseph B. Edlow, Director, Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Rodney S. Scott, Commission, Customs and Border
Protection, and Todd M. Lyons, Senior Official Performing the Duties of
the Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, all of the
Department of Homeland Security; and Minnesota State Representative
Harry Niska, Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General, and Paul
Schnell, Minnesota Department of Corrections, all of Saint Paul.
CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FRAUD
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine preventing fraud in child care
assistance programs, after

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receiving testimony from Henry Wilde, Acelero Learning, Madison,
Wisconsin; Paula Polito, Beary Cherry Tree Child Development Center,
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; and Liz Denson, Early Connections Learning
Centers, Colorado Springs, Colorado."
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_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                      9 a.m., Friday, February 13

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Friday: Senate will meet in a pro forma session.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                      10 a.m., Friday, February 13

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Program for Friday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 10 a.m.
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            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E133, E135
Frost, Maxwell, Fla., E134
Gray, Adam, Calif., E134
Hernandez, Pablo Jose, Puerto Rico, E134
Moulton, Seth, Mass., E135
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E133
Stauber, Pete, Minn., E135
Sykes, Emilia Strong, Ohio, E134
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E133, E135"
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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S559-S585
Measures Introduced: Twenty-eight bills and three resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 3826-3853, and S. Res. 604-606.
                                                          Pages S577-78
Measures Reported:
  S. 2975, to amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance the safety
of pipeline transportation, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 119-102)
  S. 362, to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with
the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, with an amendment. (S.
Rept. No. 119-103)
  S. 472, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of
1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention
Account. (S. Rept. No. 119-104)
  S. 544, to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill
sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund. (S. Rept. No.
119-105)
  S. 714, to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials
in the definition of critical mineral, with an amendment in the nature
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 119-106)
  S. 909, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
land to La Paz County, Arizona. (S. Rept. No. 119-107)
  S. 1453, to confirm the use of certain non-Federal land in Salt Lake
City, Utah, for public purposes. (S. Rept. No. 119-108)
  Report to accompany H.R. 1043, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to convey certain Federal land in Arizona to La Paz County,
Arizona. (S. Rept. No. 119-109)                               
Page S577
Measures Considered:
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Senate continued
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7147,
making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026.                                       
  Pages S559-71
D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity And Revision Temporary
Amendment Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of H.J. Res. 142,
disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in
approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision
Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, after agreeing to the motion to
proceed.                                                  
  Pages S571-74
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 36), Senate agreed to the motion to
proceed to consideration of the joint resolution.             
Page S571
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at
approximately 11 a.m., on Thursday, February 12, 2026, notwithstanding
Rule XXII, Senate continue consideration of the joint resolution, and
vote on passage at 12:00 noon; that upon disposition of the joint
resolution, Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to
consideration of H.R. 7147, making further consolidated appropriations
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and that there be 30
minutes of debate equally divided between the two Leaders or their
designees, and Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture following
the use or yielding back of that time.                        
Page S583
Appointments:
  Washington's Farewell Address: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice
President, pursuant to the order of the Senate of January 24, 1901, as
modified by the order of February 11, 2026, appointed Senator Kaine to
read Washington's Farewell Address on Monday, February 23, 2026.
                                                              Page S574
  Washington's Farewell Address--Agreement: A unanimous-consent
agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the order of
January 24, 1901, the traditional reading of Washington's Farewell
Address take place on Monday, February 23, 2026, following the prayer
and Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.                         
  Page S574
Message from the President: Senate received the following messages from
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a notice of the reasons for action to
adjust imports of processed critical

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minerals and their derivative products (PCMDPs) so that such imports
will not threaten to impair the national security of the United States
in relation to Proclamation 11001 of January 14, 2026; which was
referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-49)                 
Page S575
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a notice of the reasons for action to
adjust imports of medium-and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), and medium-
and heavy-duty vehicle parts (MHDVPs), and buses so that such imports
will not threaten to impair the national security of the United States
in relation to Proclamation 10984 of October 17, 2025; which was
referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-50)                 
Page S575
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a notice of the reasons for action to
adjust imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing
equipment, and their derivative products so that such imports will not
threaten to impair the national security of the United States in
relation to Proclamation 11002 of January 14, 2026; which was referred
to the Committee on Finance. (PM-51)                      
Pages S575-76
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  George Kelesis, of Nevada, to be United States Attorney for the
District of Nevada for the term of four years.
  Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(Educational and Cultural Affairs).
  William Hague, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Interior.
  Kyle Haustveit, of North Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
  Steven Lewis, of Missouri, to be United States Marshal for the
Eastern District of Missouri, for the term of four years.
  Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and
Wildlife.
  Asel Roberts, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Slovenia.
  Karen Sessions, of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27,
2025.
  Scott Socha, of New York, to be Director of the National Park
Service.
  Todd Steggerda, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United
States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other
International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Ashley Stow, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal Election
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2029.
  Andrew Woodson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2031.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy.
                                                          Pages S583-85
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S576
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S576
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S576-77
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S578-79
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S579-82
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S574-75
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S582-83
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S583
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--36)    
  Page S571
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:01 p.m.,
until 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2026. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S583.)"
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SERVICEMEMBER AND FAMILY QUALITY OF LIFE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded a
hearing to examine the Senior Enlisted Leaders on servicemember and
family quality of life, after receiving testimony from David L. Isom,
USN, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, The Joint Staff, Sergeant Major Michael R. Weimer, USA, Master
Chief Petty Officer John Perryman, USN, Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz,
USMC, Chief Master Sergeant David R. Wolfe, USAF, and Chief Master
Sergeant John F. Bentivegna, USSF, all of the Department of Defense.
VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine building a 21st century VA health care system, focusing on
assessing the next generation of VA's community care network, after
receiving testimony from Richard Topping, Assistant Secretary for
Management and Chief Financial Officer, and Alicia Skolrood, Executive
Director and Integrated External Networks, Office of Integrated Veteran
Care, Veterans Health Administration, and Leigh Ann Searight, Deputy
Assistant Inspector General, Office of Audits and Evaluations, all of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of
the intelligence community.
MEDICINE
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
how Washington's rules drove physicians out of medicine, after
receiving testimony from Alma Littles, Florida State University College
of Medicine, Tallahassee; Lee S. Gross, Epiphany Health--Direct Primary
Care, North Port, Florida; Jeffrey Smith, Medical Group Management
Association, Statesville, North Carolina; and J. Corey Feist, Dr. Lorna
Breen Heroes' Foundation, Charlottesville, Virginia."
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_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     11 a.m., Thursday, February 12

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consideration of H.J. Res.
142, D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary
Amendment Act, and vote on passage thereon at 12:00 noon.
  Following disposition of H.J. Res. 142, Senate will resume
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7147,
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, and after a period
of debate, vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon.
  Additional roll call votes are expected during Thursday's session of
the Senate.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     9 a.m., Thursday, February 12

                             House Chamber
Program for Thursday: Consideration of H.R. 2189--Law-Enforcement
Innovate to De-Escalate Act.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Carter, Earl L. ``Buddy'', Ga., E129
Castor, Kathy, Fla., E127
Cline, Ben, Va., E130
Dexter, Maxine, Ore., E128
Grijalva, Adelita S., Ariz., E130
Houlahan, Chrissy, Pa., E127
Mrvan, Frank J., Ind., E129
Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E127
Quigley, Mike, Ill., E129
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E129
Takano, Mark, Calif., E129
Torres, Norma J., Calif., E131
Vasquez, Gabe, N.M., E131
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E127, E130"
CREC-2026-02-10-pt1-PgD173,2026-02-10,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D173,D174,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SJRES"", ""number"": ""95""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""260""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""603""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1216""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1369""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2222""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2236""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2722""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2904""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3249""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3360""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3496""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3812""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3825""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7147""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D173,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 28 (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)

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[[Page D173]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S539-S557
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and one resolution were introduced,
as follows: S. 3812-3825, and S. Res. 603.                    
  Page S552
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 260, to require a strategy to oppose financial or material
support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the
Taliban, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1216, to support Taiwan's international space, with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1369, to support the execution of bilateral agreements concerning
illicit transnational maritime activity and to authorize the President
to impose sanctions with respect to illegal, unreported, or unregulated
fishing and the sale, supply, purchase, or transfer of endangered
species, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2222, to enhance the security, resilience, and protection of
undersea communication cables vital to Taiwan's national security,
economic stability, and defense, particularly in countering gray zone
tactics employed by the People's Republic of China, with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2236, to establish a comprehensive United States Government
initiative to build the capacity of young leaders and entrepreneurs in
Africa, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2722, to promote the energy security of Taiwan, with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2904, to impose sanctions with respect to the shadow fleet of the
Russian Federation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3249, to enhance United States Government strategic coordination
of the security, installation, maintenance, and repair of international
subsea fiber-optic cables, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute.
  S. 3360, to require a report on internet freedom in Iran, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3496, to establish and implement a multi-year Legal Gold and
Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce the negative environmental and
social impacts of illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, with
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.                   
Page S552
Measures Passed:
  National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month:  Senate
agreed to S. Res. 603, supporting the observation of National
Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month during the period
beginning on January 1, 2026, and ending on February 1, 2026, to raise
awareness of, and opposition to, human trafficking and modern slavery.
                                                              Page S557
Measures Considered:
Interim Guidance Simplifying Application of the Corporate Alternative
Minimum Tax to Partnerships: Senate began consideration of the motion
to proceed to consideration of S.J. Res. 95, providing for
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to
``Interim Guidance Simplifying Application of the Corporate Alternative
Minimum Tax to Partnerships''.                            
  Pages S543-44
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 35), Senate failed to agree to the
motion to proceed to consideration of the joint resolution.
                                                          Pages S543-44
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act--Cloture: Senate
began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R.
7147, making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2026.           
  Pages S539-40, S540-42, S542, S547
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will
occur on Thursday, February 12, 2026.                         
Page S547
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the motion to

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proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 2 p.m., on
Wednesday, February 11, 2026.                                 
Page S557
Appointments:
  United States Holocaust Memorial Council:  The Chair, on behalf of
the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 96-388, as amended by
Public Law 97-84, and further amended by Public Law 106-292, appointed
the following Senator to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council
for the 119th Congress: Senator Moreno.                       
  Page S557
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 34), Daniel E. Burrows, of
Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General.         
Pages S542, S557
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                       
  Pages S540, S551
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S551-52
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S552
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S552-54
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S554-56
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S550-51
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S556-57
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S557
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--35)
                                                          Pages S542-44
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:17 p.m.,
until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S557.)"
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine a review
of broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce, after
receiving testimony from Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce.
HAITI 2026
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine Haiti 2026,
focusing on security and foreign assistance priorities, after receiving
testimony from Henry Wooster, Charge d'Affaires to Haiti, Department of
State; and Austin Holmes, Caribbean Security Group.
MEDIA OWNERSHIP
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded
a hearing to examine media ownership in the digital age, after
receiving testimony from Thomas M. Johnson, Jr., former General
Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, and Curtis LeGeyt, National
Association of Broadcasters, both of Washington, D.C.; and Chris Ruddy,
Newsmax Media, Inc., and Steven Waldman, Rebuild Local News, both of
New York, New York.
VENEZUELA
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee received a closed
briefing on recent developments in Venezuela from Chris Wright,
Secretary of Energy.
STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS FRAUD AND FOREIGN INFLUENCE
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee
on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census concluded a
hearing to examine fraud and foreign influence in state and federal
programs, after receiving testimony from Minnesota State Senator Mark
Koran, Saint Paul; Haywood Talcove, LexisNexis Special Services, Inc.,
Alpharetta, Georgia; Seamus Bruner, Government Accountability
Institute, Tallahassee, Florida; and Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette, Project on
Government Oversight, Washington, D.C.
ECONOMIC SELF-DETERMINATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing
to examine the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) program,
focusing on economic self-determination in action, after receiving
testimony from Chuck Hoskin, Jr., Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma;
Katherine Carlton, Chugach Alaska Corporation, and Polly Watson,
Bristol Bay Native Corporation, both of Anchorage; and Cariann Ah Loo,
Native Hawaiian Organizations Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
ARCTIC FROST ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and
the Law concluded a hearing to examine Arctic Frost accountability,
focusing on oversight of telecommunications carriers, after receiving
testimony from Michael J. Romano, former Deputy Chief, Capitol Siege
Section, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, Boston,
Massachusetts; David R. McAtee II, AT&T Inc., Dallas, Texas; Mark
Nelson, T-Mobile, and Dan Schwager, Verdi and Ogletree PLLC, both of
Washington, D.C.; and

[[Page D175]]

Chris Miller, Verizon Consumer, Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
FRAUD IN MINNESOTA
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Border Security and
Immigration concluded a hearing to examine fraud in Minnesota, after
receiving testimony from Rebecca Gambler, Chief Quality Officer, Audit
Policy and Quality Assurance, Government Accountability Office; Simon
R. Hankinson, The Heritage Foundation Center for Border Security and
Immigration, Matthew J. O'Brien, Federation for American Immigration
Reform, and David J. Bier, Cato Institute, all of Washington, D.C.;
Phillip Linderman, Center for Immigration Studies, Falls Church,
Virginia; and Eric P. Schwartz, University of Minnesota Humphrey School
of Public Affairs, Minneapolis.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported
the nomination of Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, to be Director of
the National Security Agency.
  Also, committee concluded a closed briefing on certain intelligence
matters receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence
community."
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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     2 p.m., Wednesday, February 11

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consideration of the motion
to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7147, Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act.
  Votes are expected during Wednesday's session of the Senate.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                    11 a.m., Wednesday, February 11

                             House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: To be announced.

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            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Courtney, Joe, Conn., E122
Elfreth, Sarah, Md., E122
Foster, Bill, Ill., E122
Frost, Maxwell, Fla., E123
Hernandez, Pablo Jose, Puerto Rico, E123
Houlahan, Chrissy, Pa., E122
Johnson, Dusty, S.D., E122, E124
Larsen, Rick, Wash., E124
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E121
McGarvey, Morgan, Ky., E123
Murphy, Gregory F., N.C., E124
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E122
Smith, Adam, Wash., E124
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E121, E124
Vasquez, Gabe, N.M., E125
Veasey, Marc A., Tex., E123
Vindman, Eugene Simon, Va., E125"
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
  No committee meetings were held."
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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S519-S537
Measures Introduced: Ten bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3802-
3811                                                          
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Measures Reported:
  S. 1809, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking or
transmitting video of defense information.
  S. 2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies
and grantees 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.
                                                              Page S533
Measures Passed:
  National Stalking Awareness Month:  Committee on the Judiciary was
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 586, raising awareness
and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2026
as ``National Stalking Awareness Month'', and the resolution was then
agreed to.                                                    
  Page S537
Burrows Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the
nomination of Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant
Attorney General.                                         
  Pages S528-30
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 33), Senate agreed to the motion to
close further debate on the nomination.                   
Pages S528-29
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that
notwithstanding Rule XXII, all post-cloture time be expired and Senate
vote on confirmation of the nomination at 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday,
February 10, 2026.                                  
Pages S529-30, S537
Measures Read the First Time:                          
  Pages S532, S537
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S532-33
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S533-35
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S535-37
Additional Statements:                                        
  Page S532
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S537
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--33)
                                                          Pages S528-29
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:32 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S537.)"
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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 10 through February 13, 2026

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of
Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared
legislative and executive business.

                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: February 10, Subcommittee on
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings
to examine a review of broadband deployment funding at the
Department of Commerce, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  February 10, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs, to hold hearings to examine Haiti 2026, focusing
on security and foreign assistance priorities, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 11, Subcommittee on
Personnel, to hold hearings to examine the Senior Enlisted Leaders
on servicemember and family quality of life, 3 p.m., SR-222.
  February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
American small drone industrial base, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 12, to
hold oversight hearings to examine the Securities and Exchange
Commission, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 10,
to hold hearings to examine media ownership in the digital age, 10
a.m., SR-253.
  February 11, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 71,
to require Amtrak to install baby changing

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tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars, S. 1898, to establish a
demonstration program for the active remediation of orbital debris
and to require the development of uniform orbital debris standard
practices in order to support a safe and sustainable orbital
environment, S. 2585, to modernize and improve the Broadband Funding
Map in order to promote the most efficient use of Federal funds for
broadband deployment, S. 3199, to establish a multi-stakeholder
advisory committee tasked with providing detailed recommendations to
address challenges to transmitting geolocation information with
calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, S. 3266, to support
the athletic programs of the United States Merchant Marine Academy,
S. 3468, to establish a national programmable cloud laboratories
network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and
collaboration, S. 3639, to expedite processing of satellite and
space licenses, S. 3700, to establish an expert review panel to make
recommendations for a comprehensive agency-wide safety management
system at the FAA, and routine lists in the Coast Guard, 2 p.m., S-
216, Capitol.
  February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the NTSB
final report on the DCA midair collision, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 10, to receive
a closed briefing on recent developments in Venezuela, 4:30 p.m.,
SVC-217.
  February 12, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, to
hold hearings to examine S. 462, to provide for economic development
and conservation in Washoe County, Nevada, S. 1349, to withdraw the
National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge
System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White
Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing
laws, S. 1464, to withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land
from mineral development, S. 1497, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro
de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
and to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National
Monument, S. 1981, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior to utilize grazing for wildfire risk
reduction, S. 2417, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue
a special use permit with respect to the maintaining of a flagpole
bearing the flag of the United States at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point,
Utah, S. 2554, to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska
Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S. 2754, to direct the
Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the City of Ouray, Colorado,
certain land managed by the Forest Service, together with a
reservoir, S. 2787, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 to ensure that ranchers who have grazing agreements on
national grasslands are treated the same as permittees on other
Federal land, S. 2860, to unleash United States offshore critical
minerals and resources, S. 2968, to ensure access to certain public
land, S. 3004, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Bureau of Land Management land to the city of Price, Utah,
S. 3082, to prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development,
and production in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf off
the coast of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, S. 3493, to
provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Carson City,
Nevada, S. 3526, to provide for the protection of and investment in
certain Federal land in the State of California, S. 3527, to release
from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of
Montana, to improve the management of that land, S. 3695, to amend
Public Law 96-586 to modernize the authority of the Forest Service
to acquire and administer land under that Act, H.R. 204, to require
that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction
activities, H.R. 677, to establish a process to expedite the review
of appeals of certain decisions by the Department of the Interior,
H.R. 952, to convey the reversionary interest of the United States
in certain land in Sacramento, California, H.R. 1829, to require the
Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands within the Apache-
Sitgreaves National Forest, H.R. 3872, to amend the Mineral Leasing
Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock
minerals, H.R. 3937, to provide for the conveyance of certain
Federal land in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Finance: February 12, to hold hearings to examine the
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, focusing on evaluating North American
competitiveness, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 12, to hold hearings to
examine the nominations of Wesley Brooks, of Florida, to be
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, and Jeremy Carl, of Montana, to be an Assistant
Secretary (International Organizations), both of the Department of
State, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 12,
to hold hearings to examine preventing fraud in child care
assistance programs, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February
10, Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and
Census, to hold hearings to examine fraud and foreign influence in
state and federal programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  February 12, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing, 9 a.m.,
SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 10, to hold hearings to
examine the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) program, 9:30
a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 10, Subcommittee on Privacy,
Technology, and the Law, to hold hearings to examine Arctic Frost
accountability, focusing on oversight of telecommunications
carriers, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, to
hold hearings to examine fraud in Minnesota, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  February 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider H.R.
6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S. 3398, to amend title 18,
United States Code, to criminalize intentional threats to distribute
child sexual abuse material,

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and to provide appropriate penalties for the use of child sexual
abuse material to extort or coerce victims, S. 3397, to make
coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense, S. 3394, to
direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the
sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material, S.
3798, to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal
offenses with respect to violations involving ATMs, regardless of
whether the ATM is located on the physical premises of a financial
institution, and the nomination of Gregory Gilmore, to be United
States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois for the term of
four years, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 11, to hold hearings to
examine building a 21st century VA health care system, focusing on
assessing the next generation of VA's community care network, 3
p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 10, closed business
meeting to consider pending intelligence matters; to be immediately
followed by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 3
p.m., SH-219.
  February 11, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on
certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: February 11, to hold hearings to
examine how Washington's rules drove physicians out of medicine,
3:30 p.m., SH-216.

                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, February 11, Subcommittee on Homeland
Security, hearing entitled ``Potential DHS Shutdown Impacts'', 10
a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 11,
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Building
an AI-Ready America: Safer Workplaces Through Smarter Technology'',
10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 11, Subcommittee on
Health, hearing entitled ``Lowering Health Care Costs for All
Americans: An Examination of the Prescription Drug Supply Chain'',
10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 11, Full Committee,
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Securities and Exchange
Commission'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing
entitled ``Homeownership and the Role of the Secondary Mortgage
Market'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 11, South and Central Asia
Subcommittee, hearing entitled ``South Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy in
the Region'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 11, Subcommittee on
Emergency Management and Technology, hearing entitled ``Surveying
the Threat of Agroterrorism, Part II: Assessing Federal Government
Efforts'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 11, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Oversight of the Department of Justice'', 10 a.m., 2141
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 11, Full Committee,
markup on H.R. 755, the ``Critical Mineral Consistency Act of
2025''; H.R. 1352, to designate the General George C. Marshall
House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the
National Park System, and for other purposes; H.R. 1945, the
``America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark
Act''; H.R. 2196, to provide for an extension of the legislative
authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial
Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of
Columbia and its environs; H.R. 3706, the ``SUSHI Act''; H.R. 3922,
the ``Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act''; H.R. 4463, to amend
the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement
Act of 1993; H.R. 4671, the ``Ensuring Casualty Assistance for our
Firefighters Act''; H.R. 5419, the ``Enhancing Administrative
Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act''; H.R. 5497, the ``Apostle
Islands National Park and Preserve Act''; H.R. 6300, the
``Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025''; and H.R. 6380, ``Chiricahua
National Park Act'', 1:45 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 11,
Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled
``Accelerating Progress: U.S. Surface Transportation Research'', 2
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 11, Full Committee, markup
on H.R. 7401, the ``Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act'';
H.R. 7396, the ``Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act'';
and H.R. 7412, the ``Put America on Commission Act of 2026'', 9
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 11, Full Committee,
hearing entitled ``Opportunities with VHA Reorganization'', 10:15
a.m., 360 Cannon.
  February 12, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 6047, the ``Sharri
Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026'';
H.R. 3726, the ``Fisher House Availability Act of 2025''; H.R. 3482,
the ``Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act''; H.R.
785, the ``Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2025''; and H.R.
2148, the ``Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and
Retirement Act'', 9 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United
States and the Chinese Communist Party, February 11, Full Committee,
hearing entitled ``Lies, Lawfare, and Leverage: The CCP's
Gaslighting and Manipulation to Marginalize Taiwan'', 10 a.m., 1310
Longworth.

                             Joint Meeting

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: February 11, to
receive a briefing on the Georgian dream's escalating crackdown on
dissent, 2 p.m., 2358A, Rayburn Building."
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_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     10 a.m., Tuesday, February 10

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not
to extend beyond 11:30 a.m.), Senate will vote on confirmation of the
nomination of Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant
Attorney General.
  Additional votes are expected during Tuesday's session of the Senate.
  (Senate will recess following the vote on confirmation of the
nomination of Daniel E. Burrows until 2:15 p.m. for their respective
party conferences.)

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     10 a.m., Tuesday, February 10

                             House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Consideration of H.R. 3617--Securing America's
Critical Minerals Supply Act (Subject to a Rule). Consideration of H.R.
261--Undersea Cable Protection Act (Subject to a Rule).

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Bergman, Jack, Mich., E116
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E117
Castor, Kathy, Fla., E114, E116
Chu, Judy, Calif., E113
Crockett, Jasmine, Tex., E113, E116, E118
DeGette, Diana, Colo., E119
Fitzpatrick, Brian K., Pa., E115
Griffith, H. Morgan, Va., E115
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney, Calif., E118
Kelly, Trent, Miss., E115
Levin, Mike, Calif., E113, E116, E118
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E113
Norcross, Donald, N.J., E117
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E114
Rulli, Michael A., Ohio, E116
Smucker, Lloyd, Pa., E115
Webster, Daniel, Fla., E119
Whitesides, George, Calif., E119
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E114, E117"
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                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S497-S518
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and six resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 3782-3801, and S. Res. 597-602.            
  Pages S509-10
Measures Passed:
  National Mentoring Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 600, recognizing
January 2026 as ``National Mentoring Month''.                 
  Page S516
  15th Anniversary of the January 8, 2011, Tucson, Arizona, Shooting:
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of
S. Con. Res. 25, recognizing the 15th anniversary of the January 8,
2011, Tucson, Arizona, shooting and honoring the survivors and victims,
including former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, a gun violence survivor
and one of the most influential voices of courage in the United States
in the fight to end gun violence, and the resolution was then agreed
to.                                                           
  Page S516
  National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 601, designating the week beginning February 2, 2026, as
``National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week''.           
  Page S518
Burrows Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant
Attorney General.                                         
  Pages S506-07
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of
Thursday, February 5, 2026, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m.,
on Monday, February 9, 2026.                           
Pages S507, S516
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
                                                              Page S506
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 50 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 30), Brian Charles Lea, of
Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District
of Tennessee.                                           
Pages S497-S504
  By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 32), Justin R. Olson, of Indiana,
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of
Indiana.                                                  
Pages S504-06
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 31), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.                    
Page S504
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.            
Page S507
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard.                           
Page S507
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S507
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S507
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                              
  Page S507
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S508-09
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S509
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S510-11
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S511-15
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S515-16
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S516
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--32)
                                                    Pages S503-04, S506
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:54 p.m.,
until 3 p.m. on Monday, February 9, 2026. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S516.)

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_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                       3 p.m., Monday, February 9

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not
to extend beyond 5:30 p.m.), Senate will vote on the motion to invoke
cloture on the nomination of Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an
Assistant Attorney General at 5:30 p.m.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                      12 noon, Monday, February 9

                             House Chamber
Program for Monday: To be announced.

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Carbajal, Salud O., Calif., E111
Garamendi, John, Calif., E111
Kelly, Trent, Miss., E111
Meeks, Gregory W., N.Y., E111"
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council's Annual
Report to Congress, including S. 2999, to amend the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act to provide deposit insurance for noninterest-bearing
transaction accounts, after receiving testimony from Scott K.H.
Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury.
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine secure retirement, focusing on the
success of the Railroad Retirement Board, after receiving testimony
from Erhard Chorle, Chairman, United States Railroad Retirement Board;
and Jeff Joines, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way Employes Division, Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the
following business items:
  S. 2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies
and grantees 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;
  S. 1809, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking or
transmitting video of defense information;
  S. 3023, to limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual
abuse material for law enforcement agencies, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute; and
  The nominations of Thomas Govan, Jr., to be United States Attorney
for the Middle District of Alabama, Zachary Keller, to be United States
Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, and Ryan Raybould, to
be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas."
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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S475-S495
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and three resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 3771-3781, S.J. Res. 105-106, and S. Res.
596.                                                          
  Page S489
Measures Reported:
  S.J. Res. 102, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia
Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and
Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.                     
Page S489
Measures Passed:
  National School Counseling Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 596,
designating the week of February 2 through 6, 2026, as ``National
School Counseling Week''.                                     
  Page S489
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order
14014 of February 10, 2021, with respect to Burma; which was referred
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-48)
                                                              Page S488
Lea Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the
nomination of Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee.     
  Pages S486-87
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 29), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.                    
Page S486
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that
notwithstanding Rule XXII, all post-cloture time be expired and Senate
vote on confirmation of the nomination of Brian Charles Lea at 11:30
a.m., on Thursday, February 5, 2026; that the motion to invoke cloture
filed during Tuesday, February 3, 2026, session of the Senate ripen
following disposition of the nomination of Brian Charles Lea; and that
if cloture is invoked on the nomination of Justin R. Olson, of Indiana,
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of
Indiana, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at 1:45 p.m., on
Thursday, February 5, 2026.                                   
Page S487
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10
a.m., on Thursday, February 5, 2026.                          
Page S495
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 58 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 26), Aaron Christian Peterson, of
Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska.
                                                          Pages S475-80
  By 51 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 28), Megan Blair Benton, of
Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District
of Missouri.                                              
Pages S480-86
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 27), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.                
Pages S480-81
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael McDonald, of the District of Columbia, to be Chairperson of
the National Endowment for the Humanities for a term of four years.
  9 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army, and Marine Corps.                
Page S495
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S488
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S488
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S488-89
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S489-91
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S491-92
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S487-88
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S492
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--29)
                                                 Pages S480, S481, S486

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:28 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2026. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S495.)"
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FUTURE OF SELF-DRIVING CARS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded
a hearing to examine the future of self-driving cars, after receiving
testimony from Lars Moravy, Tesla, Austin, Texas; Mauricio Pena, Waymo,
Mountain View, California; Jeff Farrah, Autonomous Vehicle Industry
Association, Washington, D.C.; and Bryant Walker Smith, University of
South Carolina, Columbia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably
reported the following business items:
  S. 90, to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior
to finalize and implement certain travel management plans in the State
of Utah, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 91, to improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 290, 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;
  S. 291, to establish an interest-bearing account for the non-Federal
contributions to the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation
Program;
  S. 446, to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being
designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute
and an amendment to the title;
  S. 700, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the
Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County,
Arizona, with an amendment;
  H.R. 837, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the
Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County,
Arizona, with an amendment;
  S. 790, to redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive
Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the ``Barbara L. Cubin National Historic
Trails Interpretive Center'';
  S. 1321, to amend the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1999 to provide for the transfer of the Moab site
to Grand County, Utah, with an amendment;
  S. 1353, to extend the authority for modifications to the Second
Division Memorial in the District of Columbia, with an amendment;
  S. 1516, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study of the Cahokia Mounds, Emerald Mounds, and
Pulcher Mounds in the State of Illinois, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute;
  S. 1518 and H.R. 1550, bills to redesignate Saratoga National
Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park; and
  S. 2881, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction
over certain Federal land in the State of California, with an
amendment.
AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND CYBER SECURITY
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine identifying and addressing cybersecurity challenges
to protect America's water infrastructure, after receiving testimony
from Scott Simonton, Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security,
Charleston, West Virginia; Matt Odermann, North Dakota Rural Water
Systems Association, Perth, on behalf of the National Rural Water
Association; and Scott Dewhirst, Fairfax Water, Fairfax, Virginia, on
behalf of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies.
EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Europe and Regional
Security Cooperation concluded a hearing to examine European energy
security, after receiving testimony from Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Atlantic
Council Energy Center, and Dan Byers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Energy
Institute, both of Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee
ordered favorably reported S.J. Res. 102, disapproving the action of
the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and
Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
LEGISLATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
S. 2098, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the
Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska, S. 1055, to amend
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification
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contract health services for certain beneficiaries, and S. 699, to
amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to address liability for
payment of charges or costs associated with the provision of purchased/
referred care services, after receiving testimony from Darrell LaRoche,
Deputy Director for Management Operations Indian Health Service,
Department of Health and Human Services; Dayna Seymour, Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, Washington; and Leanndra
Ross, Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, Alaska.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the nominations of Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, who was introduced by
Senator Moran, Andrew B. Davis, and Christopher R. Wolfe, both to be a
United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, who
were introduced by Senators Cornyn and Cruz, Anna St. John, to be
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, who
was introduced by Senator Kennedy, and John Thomas Shepherd, to be
United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, who
was introduced by Senators Boozman and Cotton, after the nominees
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
FIGHTING FRAUD
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight,
Agency Action, and Federal Rights concluded a hearing to examine
fighting fraud in Minnesota and beyond, after receiving testimony from
Minnesota State Representative Kristin Robbins, Chair of the Fraud
Prevention Committee, Crookston; Robert Weissman, Public Citizen,
Washington, D.C.; and David Hoch, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
ADAPTIVE SPORTS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine veteran health and healing through adaptive sports, after
receiving testimony from Rachel McArdle, Deputy Executive Director,
Rehabilitation and Prosthetics Service, Veterans Health Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs; Gabriel George, Military Adaptive Court
Sports, Manvel, Texas; Julie Howell, Paralyzed Veterans of America,
Washington, D.C.; and Elizabeth Smith, Farmington, New York.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call."
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_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     10 a.m., Thursday, February 5

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consideration of the
nomination of Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, post-cloture, and
vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Brian Charles Lea, Senate
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Justin
R. Olson, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Indiana. If cloture is invoked on the nomination,
Senate will vote on confirmation thereon at 1:45 p.m.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     10 a.m., Thursday, February 5

                             House Chamber
Program for Thursday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 10 a.m.

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Barragan, Nanette Diaz, Calif., E105
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E105
Crenshaw, Dan, Tex., E103
Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E109
Gonzalez, Vicente, Tex., E105
Graves, Sam, Mo., E107
Johnson, Mike, La., E99
Landsman, Greg, Ohio, E101
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E101
McBath, Lucy, Ga., E101
McClellan, Jennifer L., Va., E108
Moulton, Seth, Mass., E108
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E107
Pressley, Ayanna, Mass., E99, E101, E103, E105, E108
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E103
Smith, Adam, Wash., E110
Stauber, Pete, Minn., E105
Walberg, Tim, Mich., E103
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E100"
CREC-2026-02-03-pt1-PgD146,2026-02-03,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D146,D147,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""581""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""688""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3761""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3770""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D146,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 24 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)

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[[Page D146]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S447-S473
Measures Introduced: Ten bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3761-
3770                                                          
  Page S470
Measures Reported:
  S. 688, to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its
sources globally, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 119-101)   
Page S469
Measures Passed:
  Honoring the Life of Corporal Grade One Matthew T. ``Ty'' Snook:
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of
S. Res. 581, honoring the life of Corporal Grade One Matthew T. ``Ty''
Snook of the Delaware State Police, and the resolution was then agreed
to.                                                           
  Page S473
Peterson Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the
nomination of Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Alaska.       
  Pages S451-52, S452-58
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 55 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 25), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.                
Pages S451-52
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that
notwithstanding rule XXII, all post-cloture time be expired and Senate
vote on confirmation of the nomination at 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday,
February 4, 2026; that the motions to invoke cloture filed during the
Monday, February 2, 2026, session of the Senate ripen following
disposition of the nomination of Aaron Christian Peterson; that if
cloture is invoked on the nomination of Megan Blair Benton, of
Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District
of Missouri, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination of Megan
Blair Benton, at 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, February 4, 2026.      
Page S458
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10
a.m., on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.                         
Page S473
Olson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination
of Justin R. Olson, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for
the Southern District of Indiana.                         
  Pages S458-59
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee.         
Page S459
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
                                                              Page S458
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.                                  
Pages S458-59
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 54 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. EX. 22), David Clay Fowlkes, of
Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District
of Arkansas.                                              
Pages S447-50
  By 51 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 24), Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of
Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of
Texas.                                                    
Pages S450-51
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 23), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.                    
Page S451
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S469
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S469
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                     
  Page S469
Executive Communications:                                     
  Page S469
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S470
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S470-72
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                   
  Page S472
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S467-69

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S472
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--25)
                                                          Pages S450-52
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:19 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S473.)"
CREC-2026-02-03-pt1-PgD147,2026-02-03,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D147,D147,,,172 Cong. Rec. D147,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 24 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
POST-NEW START TREATY
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
strategic competition in an unconstrained, post-New START Treaty
environment, after receiving testimony from Admiral Charles A. Richard,
USN (Ret.), former Commander of United States Strategic Command, and
the Institute of Defense Analyses; Rose E. Gottemoeller, Stanford
University Hoover Institution Center for International Security and
Cooperation; and Timothy A. Morrison, former Deputy Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs, and the Hudson Institute.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered
favorably reported the nominations of Daniel Edwards, of North
Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Ryan McCormack, of
Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, both of the Department of
Transportation, Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Commerce, Robert Harvey, of Florida, to be a Federal
Maritime Commissioner, John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the
National Transportation Safety Board, and routine lists in the Coast
Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
  Committee recessed subject to the call of the Chair.
COUNTERING TERRORISM
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia,
Central Asia, and Counterterrorism concluded a hearing to examine
countering terrorism in North Africa, focusing on opportunities and
challenges, after receiving testimony from Robert Palladino, Senior
Bureau Official, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, and Joel Borkert,
Deputy Coordinator, Bureau of Counterterrorism, both of the Department
of State.
MODERNIZING NIH
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine modernizing the National Institutes of
Health, focusing on faster discoveries and more cures, after receiving
testimony from Jayanta Bhattacharya, Director, National Institutes of
Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
THE NAZIS AND SWISS BANKS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
hidden facts regarding Nazis and Swiss banks, after receiving testimony
from Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Simon Wiesenthal Center Global Social
Action, Los Angeles California; Barbara Levi, Zurich, Switzerland, and
Robert Karofsky, New York, New York, both of the UBS Group; and Neil M.
Barofsky, Jenner and Block LLP, New York, New York.
NETFLIX-WARNER BROTHERS TRANSACTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition
Policy, and Consumer Rights concluded a hearing to examine the
competitive impact of the proposed Netflix-Warner Brothers transaction,
after receiving testimony from Ted Sarandos, Netflix, Los Gatos,
California; and Bruce Campbell, Warner Bros. Discovery, New York, New
York."
CREC-2026-02-03-pt1-PgD151,2026-02-03,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D151,D152,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4090""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D151,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 24 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)

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_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     10 a.m., Wednesday, February 4

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consideration of the
nomination of Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Alaska, post-cloture, and vote on
confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Aaron Christian Peterson,
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of
Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for
the Western District of Missouri. If cloture is invoked on the
nomination, Senate will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:15 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Megan Blair Benton, Senate
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Brian
Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the
Western District of Tennessee.
  Additional votes are possible during Wednesday's session of the
Senate.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     10 a.m., Wednesday, February 4

                             House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. 4090--Critical Mineral
Dominance Act.

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E98
Beyer, Donald S., Jr., Va., E96
Bresnahan, Robert P., Jr., Pa., E93
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E96
Feenstra, Randy, Iowa, E95
Gooden, Lance, Tex., E97
Guthrie, Brett, Ky., E95
Jordan, Jim, Ohio, E97
Langworthy, Nicholas A., N.Y., E93, E95, E96, E97
Lieu, Ted, Calif., E95
Meeks, Gregory W., N.Y., E93
Murphy, Gregory F., N.C., E95
Patronis, Jimmy, Fla., E94
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E93
Valadao, David G., Calif., E93, E97
Vindman, Eugene Simon, Va., E96
Walkinshaw, James R., Va., E98"
CREC-2026-02-02-pt1-PgD136,2026-02-02,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D136,D137,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3755""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3760""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3755""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D136,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 23 (Monday, February 2, 2026)

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[[Page D136]]

                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S431-S446
Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3755-
3760                                                          
  Page S442
Measures Reported:
  S. 3755, to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale
of digital commodities by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
                                                              Page S442
Benton Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.      
  Pages S434-35
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Alaska.                
Pages S434-35
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.                                      
Page S434
Lea Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination
of Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge
for the Western District of Tennessee.                    
  Pages S435-36
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.          
Page S435
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
                                                              Page S435
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.                                      
Page S435
Fowlkes Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the
nomination of David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.      
  Pages S436-37
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. EX. 21), Senate agreed to the motion
to close further debate on the nomination.                    
Page S437
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10
a.m., on Tuesday, February 3, 2026; that notwithstanding rule XXII, at
11:30 a.m., Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination, and that if
cloture is invoked on the nomination of Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas,
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas,
Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at 2:15 p.m.    
Page S436
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                              
  Page S441
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S441-42
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S442
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S442-43
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S440-41
Notices of Intent:                                            
  Page S443
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--21)    
  Page S437
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:54 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S446.)

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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
  No committee meetings were held."
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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of February 3 through February 6, 2026

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of
David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for
the Western District of Arkansas, post cloture, and vote on
confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of David Clay Fowlkes, Senate
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Nicholas
Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Texas. If cloture is invoked, Senate will vote on
confirmation of the nomination at 2:15 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Nicholas Jon Ganjei,
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of
Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge
for the District of Alaska.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared
legislative and executive business.

                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: February 3, to hold hearings to
examine strategic competition in an unconstrained, post-New START
Treaty environment, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 5, to
hold hearings to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council's
Annual Report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 3,
business meeting to consider S. 71, to require Amtrak to install
baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars, S. 1898,
to establish a demonstration program for the active remediation of
orbital debris and to require the development of uniform orbital
debris standard practices in order to support a safe and sustainable
orbital environment, S. 2585, to modernize and improve the Broadband
Funding Map in order to promote the most efficient use of Federal
funds for broadband deployment, S. 3199, to establish a multi-
stakeholder advisory committee tasked with providing detailed
recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation
information with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, S.
3266, to support the athletic programs of the United States Merchant
Marine Academy, S. 3468, to establish a national programmable cloud
laboratories network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and
collaboration, S. 3639, to expedite processing of satellite and
space licenses, S. 3700, to establish an expert review panel to make
recommendations for a comprehensive agency-wide safety management
system at the FAA, and the nominations of Daniel Edwards, of North
Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Ryan McCormack, of
Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, both of the Department
of Transportation, Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Commerce, Robert Harvey, of Florida, to be a Federal
Maritime Commissioner, and John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of
the National Transportation Safety Board, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  February 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the future
of self-driving cars, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 4, business
meeting to consider S. 90, to prohibit the use of funds by the
Secretary of the Interior to finalize and implement certain travel
management plans in the State of Utah, S. 91, to improve Federal
activities relating to wildfires, S. 290, to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to upgrade existing emergency communications centers in

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units of the National Park System to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems,
S. 291, to establish an interest-bearing account for the non-Federal
contributions to the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation
Program, S. 365, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation,
Management, and Recreation Act to allow for additional entities to
be eligible to complete the maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the
Bolts Ditch Headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado, S.
446, to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated
as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System, S. 700 and H.R. 837, bills to require the
Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger
District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona, S. 730, to
direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess
the suitability and feasibility of establishing the African Burial
Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the
African Burial Ground National Monument, S. 790, to redesignate the
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as
the ``Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive
Center'', S. 791, to establish the Justice Thurgood Marshall
National Historic Site in the State of Maryland as an affiliated
area of the National Park System, S. 815, to designate the outdoor
amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as
the ``Rick Boucher Amphitheater'', S. 1319, to withdraw certain
Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico
from mineral entry, S. 1321, to amend the Strom Thurmond National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 to provide for the
transfer of the Moab site to Grand County, Utah, S. 1341, to amend
the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add certain land to the
Sarvis Creek Wilderness, S. 1353, to extend the authority for
modifications to the Second Division Memorial in the District of
Columbia, S. 1413, to authorize additional funding for the San
Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act, S. 1476, to amend the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Gila
River system in the State of New Mexico as components of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the transfer
of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the
State of New Mexico, S. 1516, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Cahokia Mounds,
Emerald Mounds, and Pulcher Mounds in the State of Illinois, S. 1518
and H.R. 1550, bills to redesignate Saratoga National Historical
Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park, S. 1777, to amend the
California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of
Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor
Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the ``Dianne Feinstein
Visitor Center'', S. 1870, to adjust the boundary of the Santa
Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the
Valley Corridor, S. 2102, to establish the Ralph David Abernathy,
Sr., National Historic Site, and S. 2881, to provide for the
transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in
the State of California, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 4, to hold
hearings to examine identifying and addressing cybersecurity
challenges to protect America's water infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-
562.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 3, Subcommittee on Near
East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, to hold
hearings to examine countering terrorism in North Africa, focusing
on opportunities and challenges, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security
Cooperation, to hold hearings to examine European energy security,
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 3,
to hold hearings to examine modernizing the National Institutes of
Health, focusing on faster discoveries and more cures, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  February 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine secure
retirement, focusing on the success of the Railroad Retirement
Board, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February
4, business meeting to consider S.J. Res. 102, disapproving the
action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C.
Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment
Act of 2025, and H.J. Res. 142, disapproving the action of the
District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and
Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of
2025, 10 a.m., Room to be announced.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 4, to hold hearings to
examine S. 2098, to provide for the conveyance of certain property
to the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska, S.
1055, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the
notification requirement for emergency contract health services for
certain beneficiaries, and S. 699, to amend the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act to address liability for payment of charges or costs
associated with the provision of purchased/referred care services,
2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 3, to hold hearings to
examine hidden facts regarding Nazis and Swiss banks, 10:15 a.m.,
SH-216.
  February 3, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine the competitive impact
of the proposed Netflix-Warner Brothers transaction, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
  February 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain
pending nominations, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency
Action, and Federal Rights, to hold hearings to examine fighting
fraud in Minnesota and beyond, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  February 5, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2544,
to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and
grantees 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, S. 1809, to amend title 18, United States Code, to
prohibit taking or transmitting video of defense information, S.
3023, to limit liability for certain

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entities storing child sexual abuse material for law enforcement
agencies, H.R. 6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S. 3398, to
amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize intentional
threats to distribute child sexual abuse material, and to provide
appropriate penalties for the use of child sexual abuse material to
extort or coerce victims, S. 3397, to make coercion of children to
commit harm a criminal offense, S. 3394, to direct the United States
Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to
child sexual abuse material, and the nominations of Thomas Govan,
Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of
Alabama, Zachary Keller, to be United States Attorney for the
Western District of Louisiana, and Ryan Raybould, to be United
States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 10:15 a.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 4, to hold hearings to
examine veteran health and healing through adaptive sports, 4 p.m.,
SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 4, closed business
meeting to consider pending calendar business; to be immediately
followed by a closed hearing on certain intelligence matters, 3
p.m., SH-219.

                                 House

  Committee on Education and Workforce, February 4, Subcommittee on
Higher Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled
``Runaway College Spending Meets the Working Families Tax Cuts'',
10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 4, Subcommittee on
Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Evaluating
FirstNet: Performance, Accountability, and Reauthorization'', 10:15
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Energy, markup on H.R. 7258, the
``Energy Emergency Leadership Act''; H.R. 7266, the ``Rural and
Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act''; H.R. 7257, the ``Securing
Community Upgrades for a Resilient Grid''; H.R. 7272, the ``Pipeline
Cybersecurity Preparedness Act''; and H.R. 7305, the ``Energy Threat
Analysis Center Act of 2026'', 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 4, Full Committee,
hearing entitled ``The Annual Report of the Financial Stability
Oversight Council'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, hearing entitled ``A
New Day at the SEC: Restoring Accountability, Due Process, and
Public Confidence'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 4, Africa Subcommittee; and
Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, joint hearing entitled ``Defending
Religious Freedom Around the World'', 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 4, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation: Part
II'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 4, Subcommittee on Water,
Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing on H.R. 3276, the ``Local
Communities and Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2025''; H.R. 6021,
the ``Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act''; H.R.
6568, the ``Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act'';
and H.R. 7159, the ``Protecting Local Zoos Act of 2026'', 10 a.m.,
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 4, Full
Committee, markup on H.R. 1118, the ``Value Over Cost Act of 2025'';
H.R. 2985, the ``Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act'';
H.R. 4123, the ``Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement
Act''; H.R. 5000, the ``Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization Act'';
H.R. 5438, the ``Incentivize Savings Act''; H.R. 7256, the ``Federal
Workforce Early Separation Incentives Act''; H.R. 7265, the ``Vote
by Mail Tracking Act''; H.R. 7274, the ``Federal Acquisition
Security Council Improvement Act of 2026''; H.R. 7283, the
``Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act''; H.R. 6020, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the ``Staff
Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. Post Office Building''; H.R. 6808, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 417 West 7th Street in Columbia, Tennessee, as the ``Pharmacist's
Mate First Class John Harlan Willis Post Office Building''; and H.R.
6995, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 825 Highway 198 in Beaumont, Mississippi, as the ``Jeremy
Malone Post Office'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 4, Full
Committee, markup on H.R. 7273, the ``NASA Reauthorization Act of
2026'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 4, Subcommittee on
Technology Modernization; and Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity,
joint hearing entitled ``Digital G.I. Bill Undelivered: Contracting
Challenges and the Need for Acquisition Reform'', 2 p.m., 360
Cannon.

                             Joint Meeting

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: February 3, to
hold hearings to examine securing Syria's transformation by
diminishing Russia's influence, 2:30 p.m., 360-CHOB.

* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was
no accompanying report. A total of 2 written reports have been
filed in the Senate, 49 reports have been filed in the House.

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_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                      10 a.m., Tuesday, February 3

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Senate will continue consideration of the
nomination of David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, post cloture, and
vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of David Clay Fowlkes, Senate
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Nicholas
Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Texas. If cloture is invoked, Senate will vote on
confirmation of the nomination at 2:15 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Nicholas Jon Ganjei,
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of
Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge
for the District of Alaska.
  Additional roll call votes are possible during Tuesday's session of
the Senate.
  (Senate will recess following the vote on the motion to invoke
cloture on the nomination of Nicholas Jon Ganjei until 2:15 p.m. for
their respective party conferences.)

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                      10 a.m., Tuesday, February 3

                             House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Consideration of H.J. Res. 142--Disapproving the
action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income
and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act
(Subject to a Rule). Consideration of H.R. 4090--Critical Mineral
Dominance Act (Subject to a Rule). Consideration of Senate amendments
to H.R. 7148--Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Subject to a
Rule).
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E89
Fitzpatrick, Brian K., Pa., E89
Guest, Michael, Miss., E88
Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E91
Kiggans, Jennifer A., Va., E87, E90
Morelle, Joseph D., N.Y., E87
Mrvan, Frank J., Ind., E89
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E88
Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E87
Smith, Jason, Mo., E88
Smucker, Lloyd, Pa., E88
Stanton, Greg, Ariz., E89
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E90
Zinke, Ryan K., Mont., E90"
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                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                  SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINETEENTH CONGRESS

    The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative
business transacted by the Senate and House.
    The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

                               DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

                         January 3, 2026 through January 31, 2026

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in Session...............                17                16               . .
     Time in Session...............       84 hrs. 06       61 hrs. 06               . .
     Congressional Record:
     Pages of proceedings..........              S429             H1923               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........                 0               E86               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                 1                 5                 6
     Private bills enacted into law                 0                 0               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 0                 1               . .
     Measures passed, total........                25                41                66
    Senate bills...................                 4                 2               . .
     House bills...................                 3                24               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 0                 0               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 0                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent..............                 0                 0               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 0                 0               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                18                14               . .
     Measures reported, total......                *7                47                54
    Senate bills...................                 7                 0               . .
    House bills....................                 0                42               . .
     Senate joint resolutions......                 0                 0               . .
     House joint resolutions.......                 0                 0               . .
     Senate concurrent.............                 0                 0               . .
     House concurrent resolutions..                 0                 0               . .
     Simple resolutions............                 0                 5               . .
     Special reports...............                 0                 2               . .
     Conference reports............                 0                 0               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               210                33               . .
      Measures introduced, total...               186               437               623
     Bills.........................               158               367               . .
     Joint resolutions.............                 4                11               . .
     Concurrent resolutions........                 2                 4               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                22                55               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 0                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                20                39               . .
     Recorded votes................                 0                 8               . .
     Bills vetoed..................                 0                 0               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............                 0                 0               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

                         January 3, 2026 through January 31, 2026

     Civilian nominees, totaling 102 (including 4 nominees
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as
       follows:

         Confirmed............................................4...
         Unconfirmed.........................................98...
     Other Civilian nominees, totaling 785 (including 124
       nominees carried over from the First Session), disposed
       of as follows:

         Unconfirmed........................................785...
     Air Force nominees, totaling 261 (including 14 nominees
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................252...
         Unconfirmed..........................................9...
     Army nominees, totaling 2170 (including 1978 nominees
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................94...
         Unconfirmed......................................2,076...
     Navy nominees, totaling 45 (including 5 nominees carried
       over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
         Confirmed...........................................44...
         Unconfirmed..........................................1...
     Marine Corps nominees, totaling 111 (including 56 nominees
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as
       follows:
         Confirmed...........................................41...
         Unconfirmed.........................................70...
     Space Force nominees, totaling 1 (including 1 nominees
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as
       follows:
         Unconfirmed..........................................1...

                                Summary
     Total nominees carried over from the First Session...2,182
     Total nominees received this Session.................1,293
     Total confirmed........................................435
     Total unconfirmed....................................3,040
     Total withdrawn..........................................0
     Total returned to the White House........................0"
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HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, as
      amended.

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S401-S429
Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as
follows: S. 3753-3754, and S. Res. 595.                       
  Page S419
Measures Reported: S. 2245, to amend the Digital Coast Act to improve
the acquisition, integration, and accessibility of data of the Digital
Coast program and to extend the program, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 119-100)                
  Page S419
Measures Passed:
  Consolidated Appropriations Act: By 71 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 20),
Senate passed H.R. 7148, making further consolidated appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, after agreeing to the motion
to proceed, and after taking action on the following amendments
proposed thereto:                                         
Pages S401-16
Adopted:
  Collins Amendment No. 4273, to provide continuing appropriations for
the Department of Homeland Security.                          
Page S416
  Rejected:
  By 32 yeas to 67 nays (Vote No. 14), Paul/Lee Amendment No. 4272, to
eliminate funding for refugee and entrant assistance.     
Pages S411-12
  Schmitt Amendment No. 4241, to eliminate National Endowment for
Democracy Funding.                                        
Pages S412-13
  Lee Amendment No. 4236, to strike all earmarks. (By 67 yeas to 33
nays (Vote No. 15), Senate tabled the amendment.)             
Page S413
  Scott (FL) (for Lee) Amendment No. 4234, to strike the earmark for
the Community and Training Center by the New Immigrant Community
Empowerment. (By 58 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 16), Senate tabled the
amendment.)                                               
Pages S413-14
  Lee Amendment No. 4286, to eliminate funding for the United States
African Development Foundation. (By 58 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 17),
Senate tabled the amendment.)                                 
Page S414
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 18), Sanders Amendment No. 4290, to
rescind certain amounts appropriated for U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement and certain changes to Medicaid. (A unanimous-consent
agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having failed to
achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)         
Pages S414-15
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 47 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 19), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate
rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of
applicable budget resolutions, with respect to Merkley Amendment No.
4287, to prevent the deferral or rescission of appropriations within 90
days of their expiration. Subsequently, the point of order against the
amendment pursuant to section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.         
Pages S415-16
  Congratulating the Indiana University Hoosiers Football Team:  Senate
agreed to S. Res. 595, congratulating the Indiana University Hoosiers
football team for winning the 2026 College Football Playoff National
Championship and completing an undefeated 16-0 season.        
  Page S424
Fowlkes Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.          
  Page S417
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Friday,
January 30, 2026, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday,
February 2, 2026.                                             
Page S417

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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.                                      
Page S417
Ganjei Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.            
  Page S417
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.          
Page S417
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
                                                              Page S417
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.                                      
Page S417
Peterson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Alaska.                    
  Page S417
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the
nomination of Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.            
Page S417
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
                                                              Page S417
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.                                      
Page S417
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  8 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  52 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  11 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  5 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy.
                                                 Pages S424-25, S427-29
Measures Read the First Time:                       
  Pages S418, S423-24
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S418-19
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S419-20
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S420-21
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S421-23
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--20)
                                                          Pages S412-16
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 7:15 p.m.,
until 3 p.m. on Monday, February 2, 2026. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S425.)"
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(Committees not listed did not meet)
  No committee meetings were held."
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_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                       3 p.m., Monday, February 2

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not
to extend beyond 5:30 p.m.), Senate will vote on the motion to invoke
cloture on the nomination of David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be
United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas at
5:30 p.m.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                       9 a.m., Monday, February 2

                             House Chamber
Program for Monday: To be announced.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E82, E83, E85
Carson, Andre, Ind., E82, E85
Edwards, Chuck, N.C., E84
Fong, Vince, Calif., E83
Gonzalez, Vicente, Tex., E83
LaHood, Darin, Ill., E83
Patronis, Jimmy, Fla., E81, E85
Stauber, Pete, Minn., E81
Zinke, Ryan K., Mont., E84"
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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S357-S399
Measures Introduced: Thirty-two bills and four resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 3721-3752, S.J. Res. 104, and S. Res. 592-
594.                                                      
  Pages S376-78
Measures Passed:
  International Year of the Woman Farmer: Senate agreed to S. Res. 592,
supporting the designation of 2026 as the ``International Year of the
Woman Farmer'' to recognize and honor the critical role of women in
agriculture.                                                  
  Page S397
  2025 Potomac River Mid-Air Collision Victims: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 593, honoring the victims of the 2025 Potomac River mid-air
collision.                                                    
  Page S397
  National Catholic Schools Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 594,
supporting the contributions of Catholic schools in the United States
and celebrating the 52nd annual National Catholic Schools Week.
                                                              Page S397
Measures Considered:
Consolidated Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7148,
making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026.                                       
  Pages S357-73
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 45 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 13), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate
rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to
consideration of the bill.                                    
Page S361
  Subsequently, Senator Thune entered a motion to reconsider the vote
by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to
consideration of the bill.                                    
Page S361
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at
approximately 11 a.m., on Friday, January 30, 2026.           
Page S397
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Brett Doyle, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the United States
International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2030.
  Andrew B. Davis, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the
Western District of Texas.
  Troy Edgar, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El
Salvador.
  Sharon E. Goodie, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of
fifteen years.
  David Foley, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States
International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 16, 2032.
  John Thomas Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge
for the Western District of Arkansas.
  Frank Garcia, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(African Affairs).
  Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for
the Eastern District of Louisiana.
  Frank Garcia, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22,
2031.
  Christopher R. Wolfe, of Texas, to be United States District Judge
for the Western District of Texas.
  Arthur Graham, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2031.
  Melissa Holyoak, of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the
District of Utah for the term of four years.
  David LaCerte, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2031.
  Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Michael Vance, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(Intelligence and Research).
  Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2031.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.

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  Routine lists in the Army, and Coast Guard.             
Pages S397-99
Executive Reports of Committees:                          
  Pages S375-76
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S378-79
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S379-82
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S382-92
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S392
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--13)    
  Page S361
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:18 p.m.,
until 11 a.m. on Friday, January 30, 2026. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S397.)"
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered
favorably reported an original bill entitled, ``Digital Commodity
Intermediaries Act''.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 432
military nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and
Space Force.
COAST GUARD FORCE LAYDOWN
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries concluded a hearing to examine
assessing Coast Guard force laydown on the heels of historic
investment, after receiving testimony from Admiral Kevin E. Lunday,
Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported
the following business items:
  H.R. 260, to require a strategy to oppose financial or material
support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the
Taliban, with amendments;
  S. 2904, to impose sanctions with respect to the shadow fleet of the
Russian Federation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2722, to promote the energy security of Taiwan, with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3496, to establish and implement a multi-year Legal Gold and
Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce the negative environmental and
social impacts of illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, with
an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2222, to enhance the security, resilience, and protection of
undersea communication cables vital to Taiwan's national security,
economic stability, and defense, particularly in countering gray zone
tactics employed by the People's Republic of China, with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3249, to enhance United States Government strategic coordination
of the security, installation, maintenance, and repair of international
subsea fiber-optic cables, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute;
  S. 3360, to require a report on internet freedom in Iran, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1216, to support Taiwan's international space, with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1369, to support the execution of bilateral agreements concerning
illicit transnational maritime activity and to authorize the President
to impose sanctions with respect to illegal, unreported, or unregulated
fishing and the sale, supply, purchase, or transfer of endangered
species, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2236, to establish a comprehensive United States Government
initiative to build the capacity of young leaders and entrepreneurs in
Africa; and
  The nominations of Frank Weiland, of the District of Columbia, to be
an Assistant Secretary (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement
Affairs), Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Eric Meyer, of California, to be
Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Gregory
LoGerfo, of Massachusetts, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with
the rank and status of Ambassador at Large, all of the Department of
State.
NOMINATION
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, USA, to be
Director of the National Security Agency, after the nominee testified
and answered questions in his own behalf.
DRUG LABELING
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
truth in drug labeling, after receiving testimony from John V. Gray,
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, Columbus; Michael
Ganio, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Bethesda,
Maryland; Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, University of Minnesota College of
Pharmacy PRIME Institute Center for Infectious

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Disease Research and Policy, Minneapolis; and Stephen Colvill, Duke-
Margolis Institute for Health Policy, Washington, D.C."
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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                      11 a.m., Friday, January 30

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Friday: Senate will continue consideration of the motion to
proceed to consideration of H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
  Roll call votes are possible during Friday's session of the Senate.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     10:30 a.m., Friday, January 30

                             House Chamber
Program for Friday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 10:30 a.m."
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DOD's CYBER FORCE GENERATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity concluded a
hearing to examine the Department's cyber force generation plan and the
associated implementation plan, after receiving testimony from
Katherine Sutton, Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy, Lieutenant
General William J. Hartman, USA, Acting Commander, United States Cyber
Command/performing the duties of Director, National Security Agency/
Acting Chief, Central Security Service, and Brigadier General R. Ryan
Messer, USAF, Deputy Director for Global Operations, J3, Joint Staff,
all of the Department of Defense.
FIRSTNET'S ROLE IN PUBLIC SAFETY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Telecommunications and Media concluded a hearing to examine the front
lines of connectivity, focusing on FirstNet's role in public safety,
after receiving testimony from Michael A. Adkinson, Jr., Walton County
Sheriff, DeFuniak

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Springs, Florida, on behalf of First Responder Network Authority Board;
Scott Agnew, AT&T FirstNet and Public Sector Mobility, Dallas, Texas;
Cory Davis, Verizon Frontline, New York, New York; and Mel Maier,
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International,
Daytona Beach, Florida.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy concluded a hearing
to examine the live entertainment industry, after receiving testimony
from Robert J. Richie, Nashville, Tennessee; Daniel M. Wall, Live
Nation Entertainment, Inc., San Francisco, California; Brian Berry,
Ticket Policy Forum, Washington, D.C.; and David Weingarden, Z2
Entertainment, Boulder, on behalf of Colorado Independent Venue
Association.
FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine improving the Federal environmental review and
permitting process, part 2, after receiving testimony from Brendan
Bechtel, Bechtel, Reston, Virginia, on behalf of Business Roundtable's
Smart Regulation Committee; Brent Booker, Laborers' International Union
of North America, Dustin Meyer, American Petroleum Institute, and
Abigail Ross Hopper, Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington,
D.C.; and David Terry, National Association of State Energy Officials.
VENEZUELA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine U.S. policy towards Venezuela, after receiving testimony from
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State.
PALISADES FIRE
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent
Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine one year
after disaster, focusing on the Palisades fire, after receiving
testimony from Patrick Butler, Redondo Beach Fire Department Fire Chief
and Harbor Master, Redondo Beach, California; Rick Crawford, Los
Angeles Fire Department, Washington, D.C.; and Spencer Hawkins,
International Association of Emergency Managers, Macon, Georgia.
EDUCATIONAL CHOICE IN AMERICA
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine educational choice in America, after
receiving testimony from Cris Gulacy-Worrel, Oakmont Education, Powell,
Ohio; John F. Kirtley, Step Up For Students, Tampa, Florida; and
Marisol Garcia, Arizona Education Association, Phoenix, Arizona.
NATIVE CHILDREN'S COMMISSION IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
Title II of the draft of the Native Children's Commission
Implementation Act, focusing on justice and safety for native children,
after receiving testimony from Mark Patterson, Hawaii Correctional
System Oversight Commission Chair, Honolulu; Lonna J. Street, Spirit
Lake Nation, Fort Totten, North Dakota; Joan Johnson, Fort Belknap
Indian Community, Harlem, Montana; Anita Fineday, Native Children's
Commission, Brainerd, Minnesota; and Lori Jump, StrongHearts Native
Helpline, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and executive accountability,
after receiving testimony from Stewart Baker, Stewart Baker Consulting
PLLC, and Elizabeth Goitein, New York University School of Law Brennan
Center for Justice, both of Washington, D.C.; and Adam I. Klein,
University of Texas Robert Strauss Center for International Security
and Law, Austin.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine a 21st century VA health care system, focusing on efforts to
restructure the Veterans Health Administration, after receiving
testimony from Douglas A. Collins, Secretary, John Bartrum, Under
Secretary for Health, Mark Engelbaum, Assistant Secretary for Human
Resources and Administration, and Gregory Goins, Acting Chief Operating
Officer, Veterans Health Administration, all of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of
the intelligence community."
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                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S301-S356
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and two resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 3708-3720, and S. Res. 590-591.    
  Page S344
Measures Reported:
  S. 272, to improve the safety of infant formula through testing of
infant formula for microorganisms and toxic elements, with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 921, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue
guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement
fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an
overdose, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1157, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
conduct a review to evaluate the status of research on lung cancer in
women and underserved populations, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute.
  S. 2132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and
mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest following government
service, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2169, to require the development of a comprehensive rural hospital
cybersecurity workforce development strategy, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute.                                       
Page S343
Measures Passed:
  F/A-18 E1 Super Hornet 30th Anniversary:  Senate agreed to S. Res.
591, recognizing the 30th anniversary of the first flight of the F/A-18
E1 Super Hornet from Lambert Field in St. Louis, Missouri, and the 30
years of service of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the United States
Navy and to allies of the United States.                      
  Page S355
Measures Considered:
Consolidated Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7148,
making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026.                                       
  Pages S301-34
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at
approximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, January 29, 2026.      
Page S356
Nominations Referred:                                         
  Page S339
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S339-43
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S344-47
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S347-48
Additional Statements:                                        
  Page S339
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S348-55
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 7:19 p.m.,
until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 29, 2026. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S356.)"
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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                    10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 29

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consideration of the motion
to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations
Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at approximately
11:30 a.m.
  Additional roll call votes are possible during Thursday's session of
the Senate.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     10:30 a.m., Friday, January 30

                             House Chamber
Program for Friday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 10:30 a.m."
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
  No committee meetings were held."
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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S281-S299
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and six resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 3689-3707, S.J. Res. 102-103, and S. Res.
586-589.                                                  
  Pages S290-91
Measures Reported:
  S. 836, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998
to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and
disclosure of personal information of children and teens, with
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 119-99)                             
Page S290
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating Montana State University Football: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 589, congratulating the Montana State University football team for
winning the 2025 Division I Football Championship Subdivision
Championship.                                                 
  Page S298
  Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act: Senate passed S.
3705, to provide for the creation of a congressional time capsule in
commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the United States.
                                                              Page S298
Measures Considered:
Pregnant Student's Fairness Act: Senate resumed consideration of the
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3627, to require institutions
of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and
accommodations and resources for, pregnant students.      
  Pages S286-87
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 47 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 12), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate
rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to
consideration of the bill.                                    
Page S287
Consolidated Appropriations Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of
the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7148, making further
consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2026.                                                     
  Pages S281-87
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will
occur on Thursday, January 29, 2026.                          
Page S287
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at
approximately 11 a.m., on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.        
Page S298
Nominations Referred:                                         
  Page S289
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S289-90
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S291-92
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S292-95
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S288-89
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S295-98
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--12)    
  Page S287
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:30 p.m.,
until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S298.)"
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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 28 through January 30, 2026

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to
proceed to consideration of H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared
legislative and executive business.

                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: January 29,
business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ``Digital
Commodity Intermediaries Act'', 10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: January 28, Subcommittee on
Cybersecurity, to hold hearings to examine the Department's cyber
force generation plan and the associated implementation plan, 2:30
p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: January 28,
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, to hold hearings to
examine the front lines of connectivity, focusing on FirstNet's role
in public safety, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  January 28, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and
Data Privacy, to hold hearings to examine the live entertainment
industry, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  January 29, Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries,
to hold hearings to examine assessing Coast Guard force laydown on
the heels of historic investment, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: January 28, to hold
hearings to examine improving the Federal environmental review and
permitting process, part 2, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: January 28, to hold hearings to
examine U.S. policy towards Venezuela, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  January 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider H.R. 260,
to require a strategy to oppose financial or material support by
foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban,
S. 2904, to impose sanctions with respect to the shadow fleet of the
Russian Federation, S. 2722, to promote the energy security of
Taiwan, S. 3496, to establish and implement a multi-year Legal Gold
and Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce the negative environmental
and social impacts of illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere,
S. 3018, to permit visiting dignitaries and service members from
Taiwan to display the flag of the Republic of China, S. 2222, to
enhance the security, resilience, and protection of undersea
communication cables vital to Taiwan's national security, economic
stability, and defense, particularly in countering gray zone tactics
employed by the People's Republic of China, S. 3249, to enhance
United States Government strategic coordination of the security,
installation, maintenance, and repair of international subsea fiber-
optic cables, S. 2252, to require United States foreign assistance
commodities to be made available for their intended purposes before
they expire, S. 3360, to require a report on internet freedom in
Iran, S. 1216, to support Taiwan's international space, S. 1369, to
support the execution of bilateral agreements concerning illicit
transnational maritime activity and to authorize the President to
impose sanctions with respect to illegal, unreported, or unregulated
fishing and the sale, supply, purchase, or transfer of endangered
species, S. 2236, to establish a comprehensive United States
Government initiative to build the capacity of young leaders and
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in Africa, and the nominations of Frank Weiland, of the District of
Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary (International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement Affairs), Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to
be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Eric Meyer, of
California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka, Gregory LoGerfo, of Massachusetts, to be Coordinator for
Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large,
all of the Department of State, 9:30 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 28,
to hold hearings to examine educational choice in America, 10 a.m.,
SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: January
28, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to
examine one year after disaster, focusing on the Palisades fire, 2
p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: January 28, to hold hearings to
examine Title II of the draft of the Native Children's Commission
Implementation Act, focusing on justice and safety for native
children, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: January 28, to hold hearings to
examine the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and executive
accountability, 10:15 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: January 28, to hold hearings to
examine a 21st century VA health care system, focusing on efforts to
restructure the Veterans Health Administration, 3:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: January 28, to receive a closed
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SVC-217.
  January 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
nomination of Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, USA, to be Director
of the National Security Agency, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Special Committee on Aging: January 29, to hold hearings to
examine truth in drug labeling, 9:30 a.m., SD-608.

                            House Committees

  No hearings are scheduled."
CREC-2026-01-27-pt1-PgD121,2026-01-27,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D121,D122,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7148""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D121,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 19 (Tuesday, January 27, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 27, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D121-D122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
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  free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day
  the Congressional Record is published. For more information,
  contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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[[Page D122]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     11 a.m., Wednesday, January 28

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consideration of the motion
to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations
Act.
  (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their
respective party conferences.)

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     10:30 a.m., Friday, January 30

                             House Chamber
Program for Friday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 10:30 a.m.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Conaway, Herbert C., Jr., N.J., E75
Davids, Sharice, Kans., E77
Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E75
Downing, Troy, Mont., E75
Fitzpatrick, Brian K., Pa., E76
Flood, Mike, Nebr., E75, E76, E78
Gonzalez, Vicente, Tex., E75
Harder, Josh, Calif., E75, E77
Johnson, Dusty, S.D., E77
Krishnamoorthi, Raja, Ill., E76
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E76
Moran, Nathaniel, Tex., E77
Sherman, Brad, Calif., E76
Takano, Mark, Calif., E77"
CREC-2026-01-26-pt1-PgD113-2,2026-01-26,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D113,D113,,,172 Cong. Rec. D113,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 17 (Monday, January 26, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 17 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
  No committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-01-26-pt1-PgD113-6,2026-01-26,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D113,D114,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3627""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D113,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 17 (Monday, January 26, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 17 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D113-D114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
  through the U.S. Government Publishing Office, at www.govinfo.gov,
  free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day
  the Congressional Record is published. For more information,
  contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Publishing Office.
  Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail,
  contactcenter@gpo.gov.
 To place an order for any of these products, visit
  the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail
  orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis,
  MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512-1800 (toll-free),
  202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or
  money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use
  VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account.
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  Congressional Record.

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  Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents,
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[[Page D114]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                      3 p.m., Tuesday, January 27

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not
to extend beyond 5:30 p.m.), Senate will vote on the motion to invoke
cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3627, Pregnant
Student's Fairness Act, at approximately 5:30 p.m.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                    12:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 27

                             House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 12:30 p.m."
CREC-2026-01-26-pt1-PgD113,2026-01-26,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D113,D113,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3627""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D113,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 17 (Monday, January 26, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 17 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                           Monday, January 26, 2026

[[Page D113]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
  (Legislative Days of January 15, 2026 and January 26, 2026)
Routine Proceedings, pages S277-S278
Pregnant Student's Fairness Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent
agreement was reached providing that the previously scheduled vote on
the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration
of S. 3627, to require institutions of higher education to disseminate
information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for,
pregnant students, now occur at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, January 27,
2026.                                                         
  Page S280
Messages from the House:                                  
  Pages S277-78
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S278
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                              
  Page S278
Measures Read the First Time:                                 
  Page S278
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 3:06 p.m., and
reconvened at 3:07 p.m., on the same day, and adjourned at 3:15 p.m.,
until 3:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S278.)"
CREC-2026-01-26-pt2-PgD115-2,2026-01-26,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D115,D115,,,172 Cong. Rec. D115,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 17 (Monday, January 26, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 17 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
  No committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-01-26-pt2-PgD115-6,2026-01-26,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D115,D116,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3627""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D115,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 17 (Monday, January 26, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 17 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D115-D116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
  through the U.S. Government Publishing Office, at www.govinfo.gov,
  free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day
  the Congressional Record is published. For more information,
  contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Publishing Office.
  Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail,
  contactcenter@gpo.gov.
 To place an order for any of these products, visit
  the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail
  orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis,
  MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512-1800 (toll-free),
  202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or
  money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use
  VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account.
 Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record
  is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the
  Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets.
 With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no
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  Congressional Record.

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  Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents,
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[[Page D116]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                      3 p.m., Tuesday, January 27

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not
to extend beyond 5:30 p.m.), Senate will vote on the motion to invoke
cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3627, Pregnant
Student's Fairness Act, at approximately 5:30 p.m.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                    12:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 27

                             House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 12:30 p.m."
CREC-2026-01-26-pt2-PgD115,2026-01-26,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D115,D115,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3627""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D115,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 17 (Monday, January 26, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 17 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                           Monday, January 26, 2026

[[Page D115]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
  (Legislative Days of January 15, 2026 and January 26, 2026)
Routine Proceedings, pages S279-S280
Pregnant Student's Fairness Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent
agreement was reached providing that the previously scheduled vote on
the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration
of S. 3627, to require institutions of higher education to disseminate
information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for,
pregnant students, now occur at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, January 27,
2026.                                                         
  Page S280
Messages from the House:
Measures Referred:
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                              
  Page S279
Measures Read the First Time:
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 3:06 p.m., and
reconvened at 3:07 p.m., on the same day, and adjourned at 3:15 p.m.,
until 3:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S280.)"
CREC-2026-01-23-pt1-PgD111-2,2026-01-23,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D111,D111,,,172 Cong. Rec. D111,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 16 (Friday, January 23, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 16 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D111]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-01-23-pt1-PgD111-6,2026-01-23,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D111,D112,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3627""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D111,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 16 (Friday, January 23, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 16 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D111-D112]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
  through the U.S. Government Publishing Office, at www.govinfo.gov,
  free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day
  the Congressional Record is published. For more information,
  contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Publishing Office.
  Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail,
  contactcenter@gpo.gov.
 To place an order for any of these products, visit
  the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail
  orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis,
  MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512-1800 (toll-free),
  202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or
  money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use
  VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account.
 Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record
  is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the
  Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets.
 With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no
  restrictions on the republication of material from the
  Congressional Record.

  POSTMASTER:

  Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents,
  Congressional Record,
  U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402,
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[[Page D112]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                       3 p.m., Monday, January 26

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Monday: Following a period of morning business, Senate will
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to
consideration of S. 3627, Pregnant Students' Rights Act, at
approximately 5:30 p.m.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                    12:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 27

                             House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 12:30 p.m.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Meuser, Daniel, Pa., E71
Murphy, Gregory F., N.C., E71, E71
Neal, Richard E., Mass., E71
Stefanik, Elise M., N.Y., E71"
CREC-2026-01-23-pt1-PgD111,2026-01-23,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D111,D111,,,172 Cong. Rec. D111,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 16 (Friday, January 23, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 16 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D111]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                           Friday, January 23, 2026

[[Page D111]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
  The Senate was not in session and stands in recess until 3 p.m. on
Monday, January 26, 2026."
CREC-2026-01-22-pt2-PgD105-2,2026-01-22,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D105,D105,,,172 Cong. Rec. D105,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-01-22-pt2-PgD105,2026-01-22,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D105,D105,,,172 Cong. Rec. D105,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                         Thursday, January 22, 2026

[[Page D105]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
  The Senate met at 11:00:01 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at
11:00:16 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026."
CREC-2026-01-22-pt2-PgD109-2,2026-01-22,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D109,D110,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3627""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D109,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D109-D110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
  through the U.S. Government Publishing Office, at www.govinfo.gov,
  free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day
  the Congressional Record is published. For more information,
  contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Publishing Office.
  Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail,
  contactcenter@gpo.gov.
 To place an order for any of these products, visit
  the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail
  orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis,
  MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512-1800 (toll-free),
  202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or
  money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use
  VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account.
 Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record
  is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the
  Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets.
 With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no
  restrictions on the republication of material from the
  Congressional Record.

  POSTMASTER:

  Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents,
  Congressional Record,
  U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402,
  along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received.

[[Page D110]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                       3 p.m., Monday, January 26

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Monday: Following a period of morning business, Senate will
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to
consideration of S. 3627, Pregnant Students' Rights Act, at
approximately 5:30 p.m.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                      10 a.m., Friday, January 23

                             House Chamber
Program for Friday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 10 a.m.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Beyer, Donald S., Jr., Va., E67
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E66
Davids, Sharice, Kans., E68
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E68
Gonzalez, Vicente, Tex., E67
Kelly, Trent, Miss., E65, E67, E69
Larson, John B., Conn., E67
Liccardo, Sam T., Calif., E66
McClain, Lisa C., Mich., E65, E69
Moylan, James C., Guam, E65, E69
Norcross, Donald, N.J., E66
Nunn, Zachary, Iowa, E68
Pingree, Chellie, Me., E68
Webster, Daniel, Fla., E66
Westerman, Bruce, Ark., E69
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E69"
CREC-2026-01-21-pt1-PgD103,2026-01-21,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D103,D104,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6359""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D103,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 14 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D103-D104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
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[[Page D104]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     11 a.m., Thursday, January 22

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will meet in a pro forma session.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                      9 a.m., Thursday, January 22

                             House Chamber
Program for Thursday: Consideration H.R. 6359--Pregnant Students'
Rights Act.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Bergman, Jack, Mich., E61
Carey, Mike, Ohio, E63
Casar, Greg, Tex., E61
Gonzales, Tony, Tex., E62
Hill, J. French, Ark., E63
Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E62
Huffman, Jared, Calif., E61
Jayapal, Pramila, Wash., E61
Langworthy, Nicholas A., N.Y., E63
Nunn, Zachary, Iowa, E62
Pappas, Chris, N.H., E61
Pocan, Mark, Wisc., E62
Ramirez, Delia C., Ill., E61
Wagner, Ann, Mo., E61"
CREC-2026-01-21-pt1-PgD99-2,2026-01-21,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D99,D99,,,172 Cong. Rec. D99,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 14 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
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                                        Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
  The Senate was not in session and stands in recess until 11 a.m. on
Thursday, January 22, 2026."
CREC-2026-01-20-pt1-PgD94-2,2026-01-20,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D94,D94,,,172 Cong. Rec. D94,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 13 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
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                                          Tuesday, January 20, 2026

[[Page D94]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
  The Senate met at 10:00:01 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at
10:00:24 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2026."
CREC-2026-01-20-pt1-PgD97,2026-01-20,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D97,D98,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""140""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1009""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6359""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6945""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D97,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 13 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)

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[Daily Digest]
[Pages D97-D98]
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 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
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  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
  through the U.S. Government Publishing Office, at www.govinfo.gov,
  free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day
  the Congressional Record is published. For more information,
  contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Publishing Office.
  Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail,
  contactcenter@gpo.gov.
 To place an order for any of these products, visit
  the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail
  orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis,
  MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512-1800 (toll-free),
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  money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use
  VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account.
 Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record
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[[Page D98]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     11 a.m., Thursday, January 22

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will meet in a pro forma session.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     10 a.m., Wednesday, January 21

                             House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H. Res. 1009--Providing for
consideration of H.R. 6945, Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and
Families Act, H.R. 6359, Pregnant Students' Rights Act and H.J. Res.
140, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title
5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land
Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of
Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E57
Castro, Joaquin, Tex., E54
Clyburn, James E., S.C., E53, E58
Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E55
Fallon, Pat, Tex., E53, E55, E58
Fitzpatrick, Brian K., Pa., E54
Gomez, Jimmy, Calif., E56
McBath, Lucy, Ga., E57
Norcross, Donald, N.J., E54
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E55
Pettersen, Brittany, Colo., E55
Quigley, Mike, Ill., E56
Scanlon, Mary Gay, Pa., E58
Van Duyne, Beth, Tex., E53, E54, E55, E56, E57, E58
Vindman, Eugene Simon, Va., E56
Yakym, Rudy, III, Ind., E57"
CREC-2026-01-16-pt1-PgD89-2,2026-01-16,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D89,D89,,,172 Cong. Rec. D89,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 12 (Friday, January 16, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-01-16-pt1-PgD89-6,2026-01-16,119,2,,,Daily Digest/CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDAHEAD,D89,D91,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""161""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""515""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""982""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2072""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2076""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2247""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2474""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2878""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3159""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3307""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4105""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4214""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4218""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4368""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4532""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4624""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5200""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5201""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5436""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5491""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5634""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6275""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6373""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6387""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6398""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6409""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6411""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6618""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6744""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6875""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7028""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7036""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7052""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7054""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7082""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7084""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7086""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D89,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 12 (Friday, January 16, 2026)

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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 19 through January 23, 2026

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will meet in a pro forma session.

                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  No meetings/hearings scheduled.

                            House Committees

  Committee on Education and Workforce, January 21, Full Committee,
markup on H.R. 7082, the ``Fostering Learning and Excellence in
Charter Schools (FLEX) Act''; H.R. 7086, the ``Equitable Access to
School Facilities Act'';

[[Page D90]]

and H.R. 4624, the ``Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act'',
10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  January 22, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Mine Safety
and Health Administration'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 21, Full Committee,
markup on H.R. 6409, the ``Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment
Clarification for Economic Stability''; H.R. 4218, the ``Clean Air
and Economic Advancement Reform (CLEAR) Act''; H.R. 6387, the ``Fire
Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act''; H.R.
4214, the ``Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act'';
H.R. 161, the ``New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act''; H.R.
6373, the ``Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security
Act''; H.R. 6398, the ``Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative
Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act''; H.R. 2072, to require
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period
during which licensees are required to commence construction of
certain hydropower projects; H.R. 5200, the ``Emergency Reporting
Act''; H.R. 5201, the ``Kari's Law Reporting Act''; and H.R. 2076,
the ``LuLu's Law'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  January 22, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Lowering
Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of Health
Insurance Affordability'', 9:45 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  January 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing
entitled ``Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory
Barriers to Deep Sea Mining'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  January 22, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled
``Chemicals in Commerce: Legislative Proposal to Modernize America's
Chemical Safety Law, Strengthen Critical Supply Chains, and Grow
Domestic Manufacturing'', 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, January 21, Full Committee,
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development and the Federal Housing Administration'', 10 a.m., 2128
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, January 21, Full Committee, markup
on H.R. 6875, to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Industry and Security to require a license for the export, reexport,
or in-country transfer of certain integrated circuits, and for other
purposes; H.R. 6275, to require the Secretary of Commerce to submit
a report annually on the advanced artificial intelligence
capabilities of the People's Republic of China, and for other
purposes; H.R. 5491, to encourage diplomatic advocacy efforts on
behalf of Americans unjustly detained in the People's Republic of
China; H.R. 7036, to increase collaboration within the Department of
State between the Office of Opinion Research of the Bureau of
Intelligence and Research and the Bureau of Global Public Affairs;
H.R. 7028, to require the Secretary of State to submit a
notification to Congress prior to obligating funds for certain art-
related purchases, and for other purposes; H.R. 6411, to direct the
Secretary of State to prepare a report on the treatment of ethnic
minorities in Serbia; H.R. 7054, to require the Secretary of State
to submit to Congress a notification of certain construction
projects using nonstandard designs; H.R. 4532, to direct the
Secretary of State to develop a strategy on efforts to strengthen
subnational cooperation between the United States and Mexico, and
for other purposes; H. Res. 515, commemorating the 90th birthday of
His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as ``A Day of
Compassion'', and expressing support for the human rights, religious
freedom, and cultural and linguistic protection of the Tibetan
people; H.R. 4368, to authorize the Caribbean Basin Security
Initiative, to enhance the United States-Caribbean security
partnership, to prioritize natural disaster resilience, and for
other purposes; H.R. 3307, to increase cooperation with countries in
the Eastern Mediterranean region in order to strengthen energy
security and defense capabilities, and for other purposes; and H.R.
7052, to establish a Center for Conflict Analysis, Planning, and
Prevention in the Department of State, and for other purposes, 10
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  January 22, Africa Subcommittee, hearing entitled ``Advancing
Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump's Washington
Accords'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, January 21, Full Committee,
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security:
CISA, TSA, S&T'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  January 22, Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement,
hearing entitled ``Smarter Borders, Safer Nation: Expanding the Use
of Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, January 22, Full Committee,
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Government Publishing Office in
a Digital-First Era'', 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, January 21, Subcommittee on Crime and
Federal Government Surveillance, hearing entitled ``When Public
Funds Are Abused: Addressing Fraud and the Theft of Taxpayer
Dollars'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  January 21, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``Embedded
Threats: Foreign Ownership, Hidden Hardware, and Licensing Failures
in America's Transportation Systems'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  January 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the
Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, January 21, Subcommittee on
Federal Lands, hearing entitled ``EXPLORE America250: Celebrating
One Year of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation
Experiences Act'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  January 21, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing
entitled ``America First: U.S. Leadership and National Security in
International Conservation'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  January 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing
entitled ``Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory
Barriers to Deep Sea Mining'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

[[Page D91]]

  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, January 21, Full
Committee, markup on legislation on recommending that the House of
Representatives find William J. Clinton in Contempt of Congress for
refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform; and legislation on recommending
that the House of Representatives find Hillary R. Clinton in
Contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly
issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 10 a.m.,
HVC-210.
  January 22, Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets,
hearing entitled ``Declassified MLK Records: What They Reveal and
Why They Matter'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  January 22, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and
Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Housing Affordability: Saving
the American Dream'', 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, January 22, Full
Committee, hearing entitled ``Assessing U.S. Leadership in Quantum
Science and Technology'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, January 21, Subcommittee on Rural
Development, Energy, and Supply Chains, hearing entitled
``Empowering Rural America Through Investment in Innovation'', 10
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  January 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Local Ownership,
National Brands: How Franchising is a Pathway to Entrepreneurship'',
2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, January 21, Full
Committee, markup on H.R. 7084, the ``Defending American Property
Abroad Act of 2026''; H.R. 6744, the ``Military Air Traffic Control
Transition Act''; H.R. 6618, the ``Wildfire Aerial Response Safety
Act''; H.R. 2247, the ``Pilot Certificate Accessibility Act''; and
H.R. 2474, the ``Expanding Appalachia's Broadband Access Act'', 10
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  January 22, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public
Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Smarter
Spending, Stronger Results: Reducing Duplication and Ensuring
Effectiveness Through Economic Development Reforms'', 10 a.m., 2167
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, January 21, Subcommittee on
Economic Opportunity, hearing on H.R. 982, the ``Warriors to
Workforce Act''; H.R. 2878, the ``Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam
Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide
Act''; H.R. 4105, the ``VET Act of 2025''; H.R. 5634, the ``Veterans
Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2025''; legislation on the
CRUISE Act; legislation on the Improving Mental Health Care and
Coordination for Homeless Veterans Act; legislation on the Improving
Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act; legislation on the
Affordable Housing Guarantee Act; H.R. 3159, the ``Improving SCRA
Benefit Utilization Act''; H.R. 5436, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to prohibit an educational institution from withholding
a transcript from an individual who pursued a course or program of
education at such institution using Post-9/11 educational
assistance; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a
quarterly report on housing loans insured, guaranteed, or under laws
administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes; and
legislation on the Veteran Housing Promise Act, 2:30 p.m., 360
Cannon.
  January 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Community Care
Network Next Generation: One Trillion of Oversight'', 10:15 a.m.,
360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, January 21, Subcommittee on Work and
Welfare, hearing entitled ``Strengthening the Child Support
Enforcement Program: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities for
Modernization'', 3 p.m., 2020 Rayburn.
  January 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Hearing with Health
Insurance CEOs'', 2:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, January 22,
Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture,
hearing entitled ``Cover Enhancement Authorities'', 12 p.m., HVC-304
Hearing Room. This hearing is closed."
CREC-2026-01-16-pt1-PgD89,2026-01-16,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D89,D89,,,172 Cong. Rec. D89,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 12 (Friday, January 16, 2026)

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[Daily Digest]
[Page D89]
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                                           Friday, January 16, 2026

[[Page D89]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
  The Senate met at 8:31:21 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at
8:31:51 a.m. until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2026."
CREC-2026-01-16-pt1-PgD91,2026-01-16,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D91,D92,,,172 Cong. Rec. D91,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 12 (Friday, January 16, 2026)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 12 (Friday, January 16, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D91-D92]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
  through the U.S. Government Publishing Office, at www.govinfo.gov,
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  Congressional Record.

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  Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents,
  Congressional Record,
  U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402,
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[[Page D92]]

_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                      10 a.m., Tuesday, January 20

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Senate will meet in a pro forma session.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                      12 noon, Tuesday, January 20

                             House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: To be announced.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Carter, John R., Tex., E47, E47, E48, E49, E50, E51
Garcia, Sylvia R., Tex., E48
Gonzales, Tony, Tex., E47, E49, E50
Griffith, H. Morgan, Va., E49
Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank'', Jr., Ga., E49
Kean, Thomas H., Jr., N.J., E48
Keating, William R., Mass., E47, E50
Swalwell, Eric, Calif., E48
Patronis, Jimmy, Fla., E50"
CREC-2026-01-15-pt1-PgD84,2026-01-15,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D84,D85,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""26""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""519""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""583""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""585""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""584""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""585""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1834""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3627""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3647""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3688""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6938""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D84,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 11 (Thursday, January 15, 2026)

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 6938, Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and
      Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations
      Act.

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S227-S269
Measures Introduced: Forty-two bills and four resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 3647-3688, S. Res. 583-585, and S. Con. Res.
26.                                                       
  Pages S256-58
Measures Passed:
  Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and
Interior and Environment Appropriations Act: By 82 yeas to 15 nays
(Vote No. 11), Senate passed H.R. 6938, making consolidated
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, taking
action on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto:
                                                          Pages S227-49
Withdrawn:
  Thune Amendment No. 4208, to change the enactment date.     
Page S248
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 85 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 10), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed
to the motion to close further debate on the bill.            
Page S230
  Thune motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations,
with instructions, Amendment No. 4210, to change the enactment date,
fell when cloture was invoked on the bill.                    
Page S230
  Thune Amendment No. 4211 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4210)),
of a perfecting nature, fell when Thune motion to commit the bill to
the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, Amendment No. 4210
(listed above), fell.                                         
Page S230
  Thune Amendment No. 4212 (to Amendment No. 4211), of a perfecting
nature, fell when Thune Amendment No. 4211 (to the instructions
(Amendment No. 4210)), fell.                                  
Page S230
  Thune Amendment No. 4209 (to Amendment No. 4208), of a perfecting
nature, when Thune Amendment No. 4208 (listed above), was withdrawn.
                                                              Page S248
  Honoring former Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell:  Senate agreed to S.
Res. 585, honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse
Campbell.                                                     
  Page S263
  Honoring Reverend Richard Smallwood:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 584,
honoring the life and legacy of Reverend Richard Smallwood, a world-
class composer, pianist, and arranger.                        
  Page S263
  AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter: Committee on Armed Services was
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 519, recognizing the
achievements and contributions of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter to
the national defense of the United States and its allies and honoring
the dedication, service, and sacrifice of the United States Army
aviators, maintainers, and support personnel who operate and sustain
the Apache, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to
the following amendment proposed thereto:                     
  Page S263
  Barrasso (for Kelly) Amendment No. 4233, to improve the preamble.
                                                              Page S263
Measures Considered:
Pregnant Student's Fairness Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of
the motion to proceed to consideration of S.3627, to require
institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the
rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students.
                                                              Page S262
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, January 15, 2026, a vote on
cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, January 26, 2026.
                                                              Page S262
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that
notwithstanding Rule XXII, the motion to invoke cloture filed during
today's session of the

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Senate ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, January 26, 2026.       
Page S264
Breaking the Gridlock Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that the papers with respect to H.R. 1834, to advance
policy priorities that will break the gridlock, be returned to the
House of Representatives at their request.                    
  Page S263
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that the Senate convene for pro forma sessions, with
no business being conducted on the following dates and times: Friday,
January 16, 2026, at 8:30 a.m.; Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 10 a.m.;
Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 11 a.m.; and that when the Senate
recesses on Thursday, January 22, 2026, it next convene at 3 p.m., on
Monday, January 26, 2026.                                     
  Page S264
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  37 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  8 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.         
Pages S268-69
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S254
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S254
Measures Read the First Time:                       
  Pages S254, S262-63
Nomination Referred:                                          
  Page S254

 =========================== NOTE ===========================

  On page D85, January 15, 2026, the following language appears:
Messages from the House: Page S254 Measures Referred: Page S254
Measures Read the First Time: Pages S254, S262-63

  The online Record has been corrected to read: Messages from the
House: Page S254 Measures Referred: Page S254 Measures Read the
First Time: Pages S254, S262-63 Nomination Referred: Page S254

 ========================= END NOTE =========================

Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S254-56
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S256
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S258-59
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S259-61
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S253-54
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S261-62
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S262
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S262
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today.
(Total--11)
                                                    Pages S230, S248-49
Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and recessed, as a further mark of
respect to the memory of the late Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of
Colorado, in accordance with S. Res. 585, at 4:59 p.m., until 8:30 a.m.
on Friday, January 16, 2026. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of
the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S264.)"
CREC-2026-01-15-pt1-PgD85,2026-01-15,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D85,D86,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""272""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""921""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1157""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2132""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2169""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D85,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 11 (Thursday, January 15, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the nominations of Lieutenant General Francis L. Donovan, USMC, to be
general and Commander, United States Southern Command, and Lieutenant
General Joshua M. Rudd, USA, to be general and Director, National
Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service/Commander, United
States Cyber Command, both of the Department of Defense, after the
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON AMERICA'S YOUTH
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded
a hearing to examine the impact of technology on America's youth, after
receiving testimony from Jean M. Twenge, San Diego State University,
San Diego, California; Jared Cooney Horvath, LME Global, Scottsdale,
Arizona; Emily B. Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant, Seattle,
Washington; and Jenny Radesky, University of Michigan Medical School,
Ann Arbor.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 1157, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
conduct a review to evaluate the status of research on lung cancer in
women and underserved populations, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute;
  S. 921, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue
guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement
fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an
overdose, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2169, to require the development of a comprehensive rural hospital
cybersecurity workforce development strategy, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute; and
  S. 272, to improve the safety of infant formula through testing of
infant formula for microorganisms and toxic elements with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the
following business items:
  S. 2132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and
mitigate the potential for conflicts of

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interest following government service, with an amendment in the nature
of a substitute; and
  The nominations of Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, Megan Blair Benton, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of Missouri, David Clay Fowlkes, to be
United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas,
Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Texas, Brian Charles Lea, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, Justin R. Olson,
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of
Indiana, Aaron Christian Peterson, to be United States District Judge
for the District of Alaska, Andrew Benson, to be United States Attorney
for the District of Maine for the term of four years, William Boyle, to
be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
for the term of four years, Kevin Holmes, to be United States Attorney
for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years, Brian
David Miller, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of
Pennsylvania for the term of four years, Richard Price, of Missouri, to
be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the
term of four years, and Darin Smith, to be United States Attorney for
the District of Wyoming for the term of four years."
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_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     8:30 a.m., Friday, January 16

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Friday: Senate will meet in a pro forma session.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                       3 p.m., Friday, January 16

                             House Chamber
Program for Friday: House will meet in a Pro Forma session at 3 p.m.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Carson, Andre, Ind., E45
Hudson, Richard, N.C., E45
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E45, E46
Valadao, David G., Calif., E46
Vasquez, Gabe, N.M., E45"
CREC-2026-01-14-pt1-PgD77-2,2026-01-14,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D77,D78,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1555""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2100""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3471""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D77,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 10 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CHEMICAL ABORTION DRUGS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine chemical abortion drugs, after receiving
testimony from Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, Baton Rouge;
Monique Chireau Wubbenhorst, University of Notre Dame, Durham, North
Carolina; and Nisha Verma, Physicians for Reproductive Health, Atlanta,
Georgia.
AFGHAN PAROLEE PROGRAM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Border Security and
Immigration concluded a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Crime
and Counterterrorism to examine Biden's Afghan parolee program, after
receiving testimony from Craig Adelman, Deputy Inspector General for
Audits, Office of Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security;
Arne Baker, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Inspector
General, Office of Inspector General, Department of State; Michael J.
Roark, Deputy Inspector General for Evaluations, Office of Inspector
General, Department of Defense; Simon R. Hankinson, The Heritage
Foundation Center for Border Security and Immigration, and Nayla Rush,
Center for Immigration Studies, both of Washington, D.C.; Perry

[[Page D78]]

Blackburn, AFG Free, Tampa, Florida; Julie Marzouk, Marzouk Evolve
Advocacy Consulting, Irvine, California; and Nadim Yousify, Romulus,
Michigan.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine growing the small business agricultural economy,
including S. 1555, to increase loan limits for loans made to small
manufacturers, S. 2100, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing
bonds, to expand certain exceptions to the private activity bond rules
for first-time farmers, and S. 3471, to improve purchasing of food by
the Department of Agriculture, after receiving testimony from Melissa
Spurgin, First Iowa State Bank, Albia, Iowa; Jay Funke, Del Clay Farm
Equipment, LLC, Edgewood, Iowa; Erbin Crowell, Neighboring Food Co-op
Association, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts; and Maria Moreira, World
Farmers and Rural Coalition, Lancaster, Massachusetts.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of
the intelligence community.
INTERNATIONAL SCAMS
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
made in China and paid by seniors, focusing on stopping the surge of
international scams, after receiving testimony from Seto J. Bagdoyan,
Director, Forensic Audits and Investigative Service, Government
Accountability Office; Nathan Picarsic, Foundation for Defense of
Democracies, and Kathy Stokes, AARP Fraud Watch Network, both of
Washington, D.C.; and Jacqueline Burns Koven, Chainalysis Inc., New
York, New York."
CREC-2026-01-14-pt1-PgD77,2026-01-14,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D77,D77,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SJRES"", ""number"": ""98""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3630""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3646""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6938""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D77,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 10 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S185-225
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills were introduced, as follows: S.
3630-3646                                                     
  Page S220
Measures Considered: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water
Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act--
Agreement: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 6938, making
consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2026, taking action on the following amendments and motions proposed
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S185-218
Pending:
  Thune Amendment No. 4208, to change the enactment date.     
Page S185
  Thune Amendment No. 4209 (to Amendment No. 4208), of a perfecting
nature.                                                       
Page S185
  Thune motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations,
with instructions, Amendment No. 4210, to change the enactment date.
                                                              Page S185
  Thune Amendment No. 4211 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4210)),
of a perfecting nature.                                       
Page S185
  Thune Amendment No. 4212 (to Amendment No. 4211), of a perfecting
nature.                                                       
Page S185
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday,
January 15, 2026.                                             
Page S223
Hostilities Within or Against Venezuela: Senate began consideration of
the motion to proceed to consideration of S.J. Res. 98, to direct the
removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or
against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
                                                              Page S218
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. 9), Senate
determined that the point of order against the joint resolution, as not
being entitled to privilege under 50 U.S.C. 1546a due to U.S. troops
not being engaged in hostilities, was sustained.              
Page S218
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                       
  Pages S186, S218
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S218-20
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S220-21
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S221-22
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S222-23
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--9)     
  Page S218
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:06 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2026. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S223.)"
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_______________________________________________________________________

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     10 a.m., Thursday, January 15

                             Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 6938,
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior
and Environment Appropriations Act. At approximately 11 a.m., Senate
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                      9 a.m., Thursday, January 15

                             House Chamber
Program for Thursday: Consideration of H.R. 2988--Protecting Prudent
Investment of Retirement Savings Act.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Conaway, Herbert C., Jr., N.J., E42
Frost, Maxwell, Fla., E41
Goldman, Craig A., Tex., E39, E40, E41, E42
Gonzalez, Vicente, Tex., E41
Murphy, Gregory F., N.C., E40
Schneider, Bradley Scott, Ill., E42
Sykes, Emilia Strong, Ohio, E41
Tran, Derek, Calif., E39
Van Duyne, Beth, Tex., E39, E39, E40, E41, E41, E42, E42"
CREC-2026-01-13-pt1-PgD68,2026-01-13,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D68,D70,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SJRES"", ""number"": ""84""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""581""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""582""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1837""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3616""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3629""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6938""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D68,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 9 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S141-S183
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and two resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 3616-3629, and S. Res. 581-582.
                                                          Pages S161-62
Measures Passed:
  Disrupt Explicit Forged Images And Non-Consensual Edits Act:
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of
S. 1837, to improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-
consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and the
bill was then passed.                                     
  Pages S143-47
Measures Considered:
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior
and Environment Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate began
consideration of H.R. 6938, making consolidated appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, after agreeing to the motion to
proceed, and taking action on the following amendments and motions
proposed thereto:                                   
  Pages S141-43, S157
Pending:
  Thune Amendment No. 4208, to change the enactment date.     
Page S157
  Thune Amendment No. 4209 (to Amendment No. 4208), of a perfecting
nature.                                                       
Page S157
  Thune motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations,
with instructions, Amendment No. 4210, to change the enactment date.
                                                              Page S157
  Thune Amendment No. 4211 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4210)),
of a perfecting nature.                                       
Page S157
  Thune Amendment No. 4212 (to Amendment No. 4211), of a perfecting
nature.                                                       
Page S157
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
                                                              Page S157
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill, at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday,
January 14, 2026.                                             
Page S176
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Integrity and
Affordability: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to
consideration of S.J. Res. 84, providing for congressional disapproval
under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted
by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to ``Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Integrity and
Affordability''.                                          
  Pages S147-57
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 47 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 8), Senate did not agree to the
motion to proceed to consideration of the joint resolution.   
Page S152
Message from the President: Senate received the following messages from
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order
14156 of January 20, 2025, with respect to energy; which was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (PM-46)     
Page S159
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the
national emergencies originally declared or expanded in Proclamation
10886 of January 20, 2025, Executive Order 14157 of January 20, 2025,
Executive Order 14193 of February 1, 2025, Executive Order 14194 of
February 1, 2025, and Executive Order 14195 of February 1, 2025, with
respect to the southern border of the United States and cartels and
other transnational organizations; which was referred to the Committee
on Finance. (PM-47)                                           
Page S159
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of
the African Development Bank for a term of five years.
  Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the
Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years.

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  Matthew Anderson, of Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  Jeffrey Anderson, of Georgia, to be Representative of the United
States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation
Organization, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Brian Barber, of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the
Western District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
  Lee Beaman, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of
the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2030.
  Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be United States Governor of the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; United States
Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of five
years; United States Governor of the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years; and United
States Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five
years.
  Brian Birdwell, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the
Middle District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
  Daniel Bonham, of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  John Breslow, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus.
  Wesley Brooks, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
  Jeremy Carl, of Montana, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(International Organizations).
  Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
  Walter Clayton, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York for the term of four years.
  Carter Crow, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission for a term of four years.
  Austin Dahmer, of Arizona, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  Christopher Michael De Bono, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for
the term of fifteen years.
  John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Transportation
Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2026.
  Irving Dennis, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
  Mark Ditlevson, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Defense.
  Daniel Edwards, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Transportation.
  Edward Eppler, of Connecticut, to be Chief Financial Officer,
Department of Transportation.
  Paul Ferguson, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the
Northern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.
  Gregory Gilmore, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the
Central District of Illinois for the term of four years.
  Brian Gootkin, of Montana, to be United States Marshal for the
District of Montana for the term of four years.
  Thomas Govan, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the
Middle District of Alabama for the term of four years.
  Michael Graham, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2030.
  Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
  Lindsey Robyn-Michelle Halligan, of Colorado, to be United States
Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four
years.
  Robert Harvey, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for
a term expiring June 30, 2029.
  William Hewes III, of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of the
Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from
October 27, 2024.
  George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  Kenneth Jackson, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20,
2028.
  Jeffrey Kaufmann, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.
  Michael Kavoukjian, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of
Norway.
  Richard Kloster, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface
Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2028.
  Sriprakash Kothari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury.
  Benjamin Landa, of New York, to be Ambassador to Hungary.
  Lee Lipton, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the
Philippines.
  Gregory LoGerfo, of Massachusetts, to be Coordinator for
Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.

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  Anthony Lomangino, of Florida, to be a Governor of the United States
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2031.
  William Long, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Iceland.
  Priscilla Lopez, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the
Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
  David MacNeil, of Florida, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the
term of seven years from September 26, 2025.
  Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation
for Policy.
  Casey Means, of California, to be Medical Director in the Regular
Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor
as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the
Public Health Service for a term of four years.
  Eric Meyer, of California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
  Joseph Nocella, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the
Eastern District of New York for the term of four years.
  Jared Novelly, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to
the Independent State of Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Niue.
  Seval Oz, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Transportation.
  Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Bureau of Land
Management.
  Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Cybersecurity
and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
  Arvind Raman, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for
Standards and Technology.
  Laken Rapier, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of
the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 27,
2027.
  Ryan Raybould, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the
Northern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  Robert Rotter, of Iowa, to be United States Marshal for the Northern
District of Iowa for the term of four years.
  Daniel Satterlee, of South Dakota, to be United States Marshal for
the District of South Dakota for the term of four years.
  Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural
Development.
  David St. Pierre, of Maine, to be United States Marshal for the
District of Maine for the term of four years.
  James Stuart, of Minnesota, to be United States Marshal for the
District of Minnesota for the term of four years.
  Robert Sweeney, of Texas, to be United States Director of the Asian
Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Alexander Velez-Green, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of
Defense.
  Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22,
2027.
  Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20,
2030.
  Frank Weiland, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement
Affairs).
  Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
  Phillip Williams, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for
the Northern District of Alabama for the term of four years.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and
Navy.                                                     
Pages S179-83
Messages from the House:                                  
  Pages S159-60
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S160
Measures Read the First Time:                          
  Pages S160, S176
Petitions and Memorials:                                  
  Pages S160-61
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S162-63
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S163-64
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S164-75
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S175-76
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--8)     
  Page S152
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:56 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S176.)"
CREC-2026-01-13-pt1-PgD70,2026-01-13,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D70,D71,,,172 Cong. Rec. D70,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 9 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
OPERATION ABSOLUTE RESOLVE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee received a closed briefing on
Operation Absolute Resolve from Katherine E. Sutton, Assistant
Secretary for Cyber Policy, Richard D. Tilley, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict,
and Vice Admiral Frederick W. Kacher, USN, Director, Rear Admiral Brian
H. Bennett, USN, Deputy Director for Special Operation Operations, J37,
and Brigadier General Ryan R.

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Messer, USAF, Deputy Director for Global Operations, J39, each of the
Joint Staff, all of the Department of Defense.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of
the intelligence community."