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) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D228-D229] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Monday, March 2, 2026 [[Page D228]] 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. [[Page D229]] 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-PgD229-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D229,D229,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1091""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1094""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5254""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5729""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7744""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7752""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D229,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Page D229] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 7744- 7752; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 1091-1094, were introduced. Pages H2335-36 Additional Cosponsors: Page H2336 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 5254, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events in Gateway Arch National Park buildings, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-536); and H.R. 5729, to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of the Grand Canyon grounds that have been impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-537). Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Smith (NE) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H2335 Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Dr. Edrees Bridges, United States Capitol Police, Washington, DC. Page H2335 Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 9:02 a.m." CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgD229-3,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D229,D229,,,172 Cong. Rec. D229,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Page D229] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgD229-4,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2026-03-03,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D229,D230,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7567""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7744""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D229,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D229-D230] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2026 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Armed Services: 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. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine AI that improves safety, productivity, and care, 10:15 a.m., SR-253. Committee on the Judiciary: to hold oversight hearings to examine the Department of Homeland Security, 9 a.m., SD-106. Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, to hold hearings to examine confronting child trafficking and the failure to protect America's most vulnerable, 2 p.m., SD-226. [[Page D230]] 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. House Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, begin markup on H.R. 7567, the ``Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026'', 5 p.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 7744, the ``Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026'', 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol. Joint Meeting Joint Hearing: 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." 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) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Page D229] 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-2026-03-02-pt1-PgD230,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Daily Digest/CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDAHEAD,D230,D233,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""204""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""601""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""815""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""933""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""952""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""971""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1135""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1276""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1744""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1829""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1981""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2071""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2102""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2504""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2787""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2827""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3004""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3447""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3493""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3527""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3798""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3923""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4171""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6162""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6196""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6428""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6644""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6955""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7058""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7065""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7127""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7567""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7605""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7616""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7630""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7632""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7633""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7641""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7642""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7649""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7653""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7654""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7669""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7674""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7675""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7688""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D230,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D230-D233] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] 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 [[Page D231]] 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 [[Page D232]] 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. [[Page D233]]" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgD233-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D233,D234,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6644""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D233,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D233-D234] 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. 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[[Page D234]] _______________________________________________________________________ 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) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Page D233] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] 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-2026-03-02-pt1-PgE171-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF PAULA McKINNEY-RAINEY,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E171,E171,"[{""name"": ""Brendan F. Boyle"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. E171,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E171] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF PAULA McKINNEY-RAINEY ______ HON. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of pennsylvania in the house of representatives Monday, March 2, 2026 Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate Paula McKinney-Rainey, both a constituent of mine and a valued member of my staff, as she retires from the House of Representatives next month. Paula is a proud Philadelphian and is an alumnus of Penn State University, as well as an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Prior to joining my office in 2015, she had extensive experience working in state and local governments as well as the nonprofit sector in a variety of capacities. Paula was a Management Analyst in the County of Los Angeles Chief Administration Office before spending several years serving Pennsylvanians in roles with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Governor's Office of Housing and Community Revitalization. Through Paula's almost eleven years of service in my office, she has helped thousands of constituents with a variety of issues. Through her extraordinary efforts, Paula has demonstrated outstanding care and empathy for those she serves. Over the years, she has also been an indispensable community representative on my behalf, providing countless constituents and stakeholders with information on how our office and their government can help them in their moment of need. In addition to her role in my office, Paula is also a longtime dedicated community leader. For more than twenty years, she has served as a Philadelphia Committeeperson in the city's 61st Ward, working thirteen hour days at polling stations every Election Day to help educate voters. Mr. Speaker, I hope all my colleagues will join me to congratulate Paula on her retirement, thank her for her exceptional career as a civil servant, and commend her on her unwavering commitment to not just the City of Philadelphia, but to our entire Nation. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgE171-3,2026-03-02,119,2,,,PERSONAL EXPLANATION,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,PERSONALEXPLAIN,E171,E171,"[{""name"": ""Seth Magaziner"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2503""}]",172 Cong. Rec. E171,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E171] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. SETH MAGAZINER of rhode island in the house of representatives Monday, March 2, 2026 Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, on February 24, 2026, a historic blizzard and flight cancellations prevented me from making it to Washington, D.C. in time to vote in support of the ROTOR Act. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 72, S. 2503--ROTOR Act. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgE171-4,2026-03-02,119,2,,,CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUB'S RESTAURANT,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,CELEBRATING,E171,E171,"[{""name"": ""Janice D. Schakowsky"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. E171,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E171] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUB'S RESTAURANT ______ HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY of illinois in the house of representatives Monday, March 2, 2026 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hub's Restaurant in Skokie, a family-owned establishment whose history began on March 1, 1976, when brothers Tony and John Thanoukos purchased the restaurant and began building what would become a lasting institution. From the outset, Tony and John worked together to grow the business, providing high-quality Greek and American food and establishing a reputation for consistency, value, and welcoming service. Their partnership laid the foundation for a family legacy that has now spanned five decades. In the mid-1990s, the brothers divided the business, with Tony leading operations in Skokie and John leading operations in Chicago. While the locations went their separate ways, the shared family history dating back to 1976 reflects the joint effort that built the Hub's name. For 50 years, Hub's in Skokie has provided jobs, supported community events, catered gatherings large and small, and served as a place where neighbors and families come together. Its longevity reflects the dedication of the Thanoukos family and the loyalty of the community it has served. Reaching a 50-year milestone is a momentous achievement for any business. The Thanoukos family and the entire Hub's team should take great pride in this accomplishment. On behalf of the residents of Illinois' 9th Congressional District, I congratulate the Thanoukos family and the entire Hub's team on this anniversary. I wish them continued success in the years ahead. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgE171-5,2026-03-02,119,2,,,RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF PHILADELPHIA GAY NEWS,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E171,E171,"[{""name"": ""Brendan F. Boyle"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. E171,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E171] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF PHILADELPHIA GAY NEWS ______ HON. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of pennsylvania in the house of representatives Monday, March 2, 2026 Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Philadelphia Gay News (PGN), the second-longest continuously publishing LGBTQ newspaper in the Nation, and a pillar of the Philadelphia journalistic community. Under the extraordinary leadership of founder Mark Segal, PGN has remained the preeminent voice for Philadelphia's LGBTQ community for decades and has been a source of some of our region's finest journalism. From being the forum of the first ever op-ed from a major- party presidential candidate published in an LGBTQ newspaper, to being recognized with an historical marker by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, PGN has been a trailblazing publication since its founding in 1976. PGN could not have had the tremendous success that it has had over the last half-century if not for the vision and exceptional leadership of Mark Segal. Mark's role as both a longtime civic leader in Philadelphia and as an icon of our Nation's LGBTQ community cannot be overstated. He founded Gay Youth in 1970 and was a founding member of the Gay Liberation Front in 1969. Mark also partnered with the Obama Administration in 2012 to create the John C. Anderson Apartments in Philadelphia, the Nation's first LGBTQ-friendly senior affordable housing facility. The same tireless work ethic that helped him build PGN continues to influence his various civic efforts, for which our city and country are immeasurably better off and for which we are all grateful. Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues will join me in recognizing and congratulating Mark and the entire Philadelphia Gay News team as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of this extraordinary journalistic institution. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgE171-6,2026-03-02,119,2,,,SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS,SENATE,EXTENSIONS,ESENATECOMMITTEE,E171,E172,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""4""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""4""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""204""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""601""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""815""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""933""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""952""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""953""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1135""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1276""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1829""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1981""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2102""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2787""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3004""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3493""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3527""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3798""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3923""}]",172 Cong. Rec. E171,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E171-E172] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur. As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week. Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, 2026 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record. MEETINGS SCHEDULED MARCH 4 9:30 a.m. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 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 [[Page E172]] 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. SD-366 9:45 a.m. Committee on Veterans' Affairs To hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the American Legion and multi VSOs. SD-G50 10 a.m. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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. SR-253 Committee on Environment and Public Works 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.''. SD-562 2:30 p.m. Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support To hold hearings to examine the current readiness of the Joint Force. SH-216 Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe To hold hearings to examine responding to China's infiltration and coercion in Europe. RHOB-2247 3 p.m. Select Committee on Intelligence To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters. SH-219 MARCH 5 9:30 a.m. Committee on Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the American small drone industrial base. SD-G50 10 a.m. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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. SR-253 Committee on Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Frank Garcia, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. SD-419 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions To hold hearings to examine transforming health care with data, focusing on improving patient outcomes through next-generation care. SD-430 10:15 a.m. Committee on the Judiciary 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. SH-216 MARCH 11 2:30 p.m. Committee on Indian Affairs To hold oversight hearings to examine Federal policies governing Indian water rights settlements, including S. 953, to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. SD-628 CANCELLATIONS MARCH 4 2:30 p.m. Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights To hold hearings to examine competition and monopsony in the proposed Netflix-Warner Brothers transaction. SD-226 POSTPONEMENTS MARCH 4 10:30 a.m. Joint Economic Committee To hold hearings to examine evaluating the U.S. competitiveness and investment advantages of a Destination-Based Cash Flow Tax (DBCFT). SH-216" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter-3,2026-03-02,119,2,,,House of Representatives,HOUSE,HOUSE,FRONTMATTER,H2335,H2335,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2335,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2335] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 172 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026 No. 39" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2335-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE,HOUSE,HOUSE,HDESIGNATION,H2335,H2335,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2335,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2335] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Speaker: Washington, DC, March 2, 2026. I hereby appoint the Honorable Adrian Smith, to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2335-3,2026-03-02,119,2,,,PRAYER,HOUSE,HOUSE,PRAYER,H2335,H2335,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2335,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2335] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PRAYER Dr. Edrees Bridges, United States Capitol Police, Washington, D.C., offered the following prayer: Oh, merciful benefactor, and wise sustainer, we pause in gratitude for the time entrusted and the work set before us. Bless these leaders with patience to labor faithfully in the duties of this day, knowing that the quiet work of the present shapes the direction and strength of the future. Grant them vision to build with care, courage to act with conviction, and steadiness to continue when progress unfolds slowly. Allow their efforts to become foundations of hope for generations yet unseen and guide their decisions with wisdom that seeks the good of all. May their service honor the trust placed in them and strengthen the path for those who follow. Let their labor be carried forward with integrity today and remembered with gratitude tomorrow. As they labor in trust and responsibility, protect the Members of this House, their staff, and all who serve within these solemn Halls, and guide their efforts toward justice, peace, and the flourishing of this Nation. Amen. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2335-4,2026-03-02,119,2,,,THE JOURNAL,HOUSE,HOUSE,HJOURNAL,H2335,H2335,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2335,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2335] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] THE JOURNAL The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair has examined the Journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House the approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule I, the Journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2335-5,2026-03-02,119,2,,,PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE,HOUSE,HOUSE,PLEDGE,H2335,H2335,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2335,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2335] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. The SPEAKER pro tempore led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2335-6,2026-03-02,119,2,,,ADJOURNMENT,HOUSE,HOUSE,ADJOURNMENT,H2335,H2335,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2335,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2335] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADJOURNMENT The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the House stands adjourned until noon tomorrow for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. There was no objection. Thereupon (at 9 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at noon for morning-hour debate. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2335-7,2026-03-02,119,2,,,PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS,HOUSE,HOUSE,HPUBBILLS,H2335,H2336,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1091""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1092""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1093""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1094""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7744""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7745""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7746""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7747""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7748""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7749""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7750""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7751""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7752""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2335,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Pages H2335-H2336] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows: By Mr. COLE: H.R. 7744. A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. McDowell, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Rose, Mr. Van Epps, and Mr. Lawler): H.R. 7745. A bill to establish certain requirements relating to wellness checks for the health and welfare of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. BELL: H.R. 7746. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8390 North Broadway in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Chuck Stone Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. By Mr. BERGMAN (for himself, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. Owens): H.R. 7747. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline the certification process for State Veterans Homes by allowing certain facilities certified by the Department of Veterans Affairs to be deemed in compliance with specified Medicare and Medicaid requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. DELUZIO (for himself, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Rulli): H.R. 7748. A bill to enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Valadao, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Kean, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Lawler, Ms. McBride, and Ms. Lofgren): H.R. 7749. A bill to amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to make certain additions relating to quantum modeling and simulation, and for other purposes; to the [[Page H2336]] Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. By Mr. LATIMER: H.R. 7750. A bill to prevent election interference; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mrs. McIVER (for herself and Mrs. McBath): H.R. 7751. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a program to make grants for the improvement or construction of greenway paths, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. SCHMIDT (for himself, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Estes, and Mr. Mann): H.R. 7752. A bill to amend section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, to require emergency disclosure of location information to law enforcement or public safety answering point; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself and Mr. Obernolte): H. Res. 1091. A resolution expressing support for declaring 2026 the ``Year of Math'' in the United States; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. By Mr. KHANNA: H. Res. 1092. A resolution condemning Israeli settlement expansion, settler violence, and related human rights abuses in the West Bank, and calling for accountability and specific United States policy responses to deter further violations and protect the viability of a negotiated two-State solution; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. KHANNA (for himself and Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania): H. Res. 1093. A resolution acknowledging oppression, forced eviction, and suffering experienced by tens of thousands of Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and encouraging steps toward justice, reconciliation, and lasting peace; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mrs. Dingell): H. Res. 1094. A resolution calling on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2335,2026-03-02,119,2,,,House of Representatives,HOUSE,HOUSE,CALLTOORDER,H2335,H2335,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2335,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2335] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page H2335]] House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Smith of Nebraska). ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2336-10,2026-03-02,119,2,,,ADDITIONAL SPONSORS,HOUSE,HOUSE,HADDSPONSORS,H2336,H2336,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""321""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""637""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""722""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""885""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""930""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""981""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1035""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1072""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1076""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1087""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1464""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1529""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1657""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1993""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2315""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2678""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2705""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3002""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3069""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3144""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3151""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3304""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3723""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4008""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4062""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4448""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5128""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5363""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5512""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5653""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5732""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5890""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6124""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6677""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6856""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6857""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7088""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7099""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7118""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7146""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7382""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7481""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7616""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7622""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7651""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7657""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7658""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7678""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7702""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7716""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2336,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2336] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 637: Mr. Vasquez. H.R. 722: Mr. LaHood. H.R. 885: Ms. Boebert, Mr. Wied, Mr. Gooden, Mrs. Luna, and Mr. Crenshaw. H.R. 1464: Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania and Ms. Kamlager-Dove. H.R. 1529: Ms. Wilson of Florida and Mr. Quigley. H.R. 1657: Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Ruiz, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Bishop. H.R. 1993: Mr. Van Orden, Mrs. Foushee, and Mr. Vasquez. H.R. 2315: Mr. Patronis and Mr. McClintock. H.R. 2678: Mr. Pocan. H.R. 2705: Mr. McClintock. H.R. 3002: Mr. Green of Texas. H.R. 3069: Mr. Larson of Connecticut. H.R. 3144: Mr. Van Orden and Mr. Crank. H.R. 3151: Mrs. Kim. H.R. 3304: Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia and Mr. Garcia of California. H.R. 3723: Mr. Goldman of Texas. H.R. 4008: Mr. Van Orden. H.R. 4062: Ms. Chu. H.R. 4448: Mr. Fulcher and Mr. Comer. H.R. 5128: Mr. Sorensen. H.R. 5363: Mr. Davis of North Carolina. H.R. 5512: Mr. Fulcher. H.R. 5653: Ms. Titus. H.R. 5732: Mr. Conaway. H.R. 5890: Mr. Fulcher. H.R. 6124: Mr. Jackson of Illinois and Mr. Thanedar. H.R. 6677: Mr. Nadler, Ms. Sanchez, and Mrs. Grijalva. H.R. 6856: Ms. Brownley and Mr. Auchincloss. H.R. 6857: Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia and Mr. Lieu. H.R. 7088: Mr. Nadler and Ms. Pingree. H.R. 7099: Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Craig, and Mr. Sorensen. H.R. 7118: Ms. Schrier and Mrs. Miller of West Virginia. H.R. 7146: Ms. Wasserman Schultz and Mr. McGuire. H.R. 7382: Mr. Magaziner. H.R. 7481: Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Adams, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Costa, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Whitesides, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Lieu. H.R. 7616: Mr. Lawler. H.R. 7622: Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Finstad, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, and Ms. Ansari. H.R. 7651: Mr. Steube, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Downing, and Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina. H.R. 7657: Ms. Norton. H.R. 7658: Mr. Riley of New York. H.R. 7678: Mr. Guest, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, and Mr. Mann. H.R. 7702: Mr. Fine. H.R. 7716: Ms. Adams. H. Res. 321: Ms. Salinas. H. Res. 930: Mr. Kean. H. Res. 981: Mr. Suozzi and Mr. Edwards. H. Res. 1035: Mr. Magaziner. H. Res. 1072: Mrs. Luna. H. Res. 1076: Mr. Gooden. H. Res. 1087: Ms. Norton. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2336-11,2026-03-02,119,2,,,"CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIMITED TARIFF BENEFITS",HOUSE,HOUSE,HEARMARKS,H2336,H2342,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7744""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2336,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Pages H2336-H2342] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIMITED TARIFF BENEFITS Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or statements on congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits were submitted as follows: Offered By Mr. Cole The following table is submitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI, and lists the congressional earmarks (as defined in paragraph (e) of clause 9) contained in H.R. 7744. The bill does not contain any limited tax benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in paragraphs (f) and (g) of clause 9 of rule XXI. [[Page H2337]] HOMELAND SECURITY [Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requestor(s)-- Agency Account- Project- Recipient- State - Amount- -------------------------- Origination House Senate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Acushnet Office of Acushnet Office of MA....... $2,140,000 ........... Markey, S EOC Emergency Management Emergency Management Warren -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Hazard Monitoring and Agribusiness Development HI....... 1,125,000 ........... Hirono, S PDM Wildfire Detection System Corporation Schatz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Historic Whitehall Anne Arundel County MD....... 226,000 ........... Alsobrooks, S PDM Shoreline Van Hollen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Columbia Beach Resilience Anne Arundel County MD....... 1,175,000 ........... Alsobrooks, S PDM Project Van Hollen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Gunners Brook Floodplain Barre City VT....... 591,000 ........... Sanders, S PDM Restoration and Debris Welch Catcher Reconfiguration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Beckley-Raleigh County EOC Beckley-Raleigh County WV....... 3,206,000 ........... Capito, S PDM HVAC Upgrades Convention Center Justice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Town of Berkley Emergency Berkley Police Department MA....... 105,000 ........... Markey, S EOC Operations Center Warren -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Boone County Emergency Boone County Illinois IL....... 800,000 Foster ........... H EOC Operations Center Emergency Management Agency -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Portable Generator for Borough of Hamburg NJ....... 220,000 ........... Kim S PDM Critical Infrastructure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Metuchen Borough Emergency Borough of Metuchen NJ....... 1,034,487 Pallone Booker, Kim H EOC Services Center Building Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Mountainside Emergency Borough of Mountainside NJ....... 365,000 Kean ........... H EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Boynton Beach Harbor Marina Boynton Beach Community FL....... 1,145,144 Frankel ........... H PDM Seawall Replacement Redevelopment Agency -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Callaway County Emergency Callaway County MO....... 2,606,000 Onder ........... H EOC Operations Center Relocation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- CORE3 ECC/Admin Building Central Oregon OR....... 1,034,487 Bynum ........... H EOC Intergovernmental Council -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Klukwan Landslide Chilkat Indian Village AK....... 1,234,000 ........... Murkowski S PDM Protection Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Glacial Lake Outburst Flood City and Borough of Juneau AK....... 3,253,000 Begich Murkowski H/S PDM Disaster Mitigation--Flood Resilience on the Mendenhall River -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Artesia Emergency City of Artesia CA....... 925,000 Tran ........... H EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Atascadero City of Atascadero CA....... 1,000,000 ........... Padilla, S EOC Emergency Operations Schiff Center Technology Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Atmore Storm City of Atmore AL....... 1,250,000 ........... Britt S PDM Drainage Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Emergency Disaster Energy City of Austin TX....... 1,145,144 Doggett ........... H PDM Hubs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Beaumont Underpass City of Beaumont TX....... 827,000 Babin ........... H PDM Flooding Early Warning System Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Cypress Ditch Improvement City of Bellaire TX....... 1,145,144 Fletcher ........... H PDM Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Village Creek Stormwater City of Birmingham AL....... 2,645,000 ........... Britt S PDM Park Floodplain Restoration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Boyd Lining Project City of Bloomfield NM....... 750,000 ........... Heinrich S PDM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Brighton Emergency City of Brighton/Brighton CO....... 15,000 ........... Bennet, S EOC Operations Center Software Fire Hickenloop er -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Brisbane Glen Park Pump City of Brisbane CA....... 1,145,144 Mullin ........... H PDM Station Replacement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Camarillo Hybrid City of Camarillo CA....... 1,145,144 Brownley ........... H PDM Microgrid Standby Power Resiliency Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- 3rd Avenue SE Downtown Pump City of Cedar Rapids IA....... 1,407,000 Hinson ........... H PDM Station Backup Generator -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Chino Hills Fire Risk City of Chino Hills CA....... 1,628,000 Kim (CA) ........... H PDM Reduction Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Otay Valley Regional Park City of Chula Vista CA....... 837,000 ........... Padilla, S PDM (OVRP) Wildfire Hazardous Schiff Fuels Reduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Bradley County Emergency City of Cleveland TN....... 1,328,000 Fleischmann ........... H EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Emergency Operations Center City of Concord CA....... 1,034,487 DeSaulnier ........... H EOC Upgrades Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Emergency Operations Center City of Concord NC....... 326,000 McDowell ........... H EOC Technology and Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Davenport Water City of Davenport IA....... 2,996,000 Miller- ........... H PDM Pollution Control Plant Meeks Flood Mitigation Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- San Francisquito Creek City of East Palo Alto CA....... 600,000 Mullin ........... H PDM Floodway Study -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Hillside Natural Area City of El Cerrito CA....... 1,145,144 Garamendi ........... H PDM Hazardous Fuels Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page H2338]] FEMA Federal Assistance- Pump Station Upgrade City of El Segundo CA....... 1,145,144 Lieu ........... H PDM Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Back-Up Generator City of Englewood KS....... 44,000 ........... Moran S PDM Procurement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Erie Emergency City of Erie PA....... 2,606,000 Kelly (PA) Fetterman H EOC Operations Command Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Locks Creek and Sessoms City of Fayetteville NC....... 4,212,000 Rouzer ........... H PDM Drainage Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Flagstaff--Fanning City of Flagstaff AZ....... 1,500,000 ........... Gallego, S PDM Wash Flood Mitigations Kelly -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Strategic Placement of City City of Foley AL....... 2,063,000 ........... Britt S PDM of Foley Utilities Underground -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Frankfort Riverbank City of Frankfort KY....... 5,800,000 Comer ........... H PDM Stabilization -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- West Patrick Street at City of Frederick, Maryland MD....... 1,145,144 McClain Alsobrooks, H PDM Maryvale Ditch Flood Delaney Van Mitigation Project Hollen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Gladewater High Hazard Dam City of Gladewater TX....... 1,563,000 Moran ........... H PDM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Flood Control Levee City of Glasgow MT....... 2,487,000 ........... Sheehy S PDM Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Greeley--Gold Hill City of Greeley CO....... 8,685,000 Evans (CO) ........... H PDM Pipeline -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Greenacres City of Greenacres FL....... 1,034,487 Frankel ........... H EOC Emergency Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Hampton NH Coastal City of Hampton Department NH....... 1,250,000 ........... Shaheen S PDM Resiliency Storm Water of Emergency Management Inflow/Infiltration Reduction Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Harrisonburg Suter City of Harrisonburg VA....... 1,750,000 ........... Kaine, S PDM Street Drainage Warner Improvement Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Holladay City Hall Seismic City of Holladay, Utah UT....... 1,759,000 Kennedy Curtis H/S PDM Retrofit Project (UT) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Huntsville Hospital for City of Huntsville AL....... 2,597,000 Strong ........... H PDM Women and Children Generator Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Indianapolis City of Indianapolis IN....... 1,145,144 Carson ........... H PDM Howland Ditch Greenway Flood Control Improvement Project Design -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Irvine/COAST City of Irvine CA....... 1,125,000 Min ........... H PDM Wildfire Prevention SR-133 Restoration Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Jackson Midtown City of Jackson Public MS....... 1,125,000 ........... Wicker S PDM Area Stormwater Works Department Infrastructure Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Jackson Queens Area City of Jackson Public MS....... 1,125,000 ........... Wicker S PDM Stormwater Infrastructure Works Department Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Jasper Flood City of Jasper AL....... 893,000 ........... Britt S PDM Mitigation Infrastructure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Kingman--Bull City of Kingman AZ....... 493,000 ........... Gallego, S PDM Mountain Channel Kelly Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Lake Worth Beach Emergency City of Lake Worth Beach FL....... 1,034,487 Frankel ........... H EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Las Vegas-- City of Las Vegas NV....... 150,000 ........... Cortez S EOC Emergency Operations Masto, Upgrades Rosen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Sumter County Storm City of Livingston AL....... 3,093,000 ........... Britt S PDM Drainage Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Lompoc--EOC City of Lompoc CA....... 375,000 ........... Schiff S EOC Emergency Generator Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Long Beach Harbor City of Long Beach MS....... 2,558,000 ........... Hyde-Smith, S PDM Mitigation Project Wicker -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Los Alamitos Emergency City of Los Alamitos CA....... 382,880 Tran ........... H EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Louisville City of Louisville CO....... 100,000 ........... Bennet, S EOC Emergency Operations Hickenloop Center er -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Madelia Wastewater Lift City of Madelia MN....... 1,980,000 ........... Klobuchar, S PDM Station Accredited Levee Smith -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Meriden for City of Meriden CT....... 1,003,003 Hayes Blumenthal, H EOC Combined Emergency Murphy Operations Center/ Emergency Communications Center Public Safety Communications Upgrades -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Elm Street Housing City of Montpelier VT....... 1,458,000 ........... Sanders, S PDM Elevation Welch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Charleston Slough Tide City of Mountain View CA....... 1,145,144 Liccardo ........... H PDM Gates Improvement Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Mt. Juliet City of Mt. Juliet TN....... 1,000,000 Rose ........... H EOC Emergency Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Walter Mary Burke Park City of New Baltimore MI....... 1,000,000 ........... Peters, S PDM Shoreline Restoration Slotkin Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- New Rochelle City Park City of New Rochelle NY....... 1,145,144 Latimer ........... H PDM Drainage Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page H2339]] FEMA Federal Assistance- City of North Myrtle Beach City of North Myrtle Beach SC....... 2,606,000 Fry ........... H EOC Emergency Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Southern End Erosion City of Ocean Shores WA....... 1,145,144 Randall ........... H PDM Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Palm Desert City of Palm Desert CA....... 296,000 ........... Padilla S PDM Emergency Resiliency Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Peachtree City City of Peachtree City GA....... 1,172,000 Jack ........... H EOC Emergency Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Pines Point Hurricane City of Pembroke Pines FL....... 428,619 Wasserman ........... H PDM Mitigation Schultz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Gust Lane Flood Mitigation City of Portsmouth VA....... 1,145,144 Scott (VA) ........... H PDM Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- West River Flood Response City of Providence RI....... 825,000 Amo Reed, H PDM Initiative Whitehous e -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Emergency Operations Center City of Rancho Cucamonga CA....... 1,034,487 Aguilar ........... H EOC (EOC) Relocation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Abalone Cove Landslide City of Rancho Palos Verdes CA....... 1,145,144 Lieu ........... H PDM Stabilization Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Klondike Canyon Landslide City of Rancho Palos Verdes CA....... 1,145,144 Lieu Schiff H PDM Emergency Mitigation Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Citywide Flood Mitigation City of Ridgeland MS....... 4,000,000 ........... Hyde-Smith, S PDM Wicker -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Keith Creek Greenway City of Rockford IL....... 2,000,000 ........... Duckworth, S PDM Improvements Durbin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Sacramento Fire Department City of Sacramento CA....... 1,034,487 Matsui ........... H EOC EMS Division Integration EOC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Planning & Design of Salt City of Saint Paul AK....... 375,000 ........... Murkowski S PDM Lagoon & Community Pond Flood Mitigation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Hazard Mitigation City of San Bernardino CA....... 1,145,144 Aguilar ........... H PDM Infrastructure Resiliency Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Seattle Waterfront Elliott City of Seattle WA....... 1,145,144 Jayapal Cantwell H PDM Bay Seawall Project, Phase 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Seattle Public Library City of Seattle WA....... 1,145,144 Smith (WA) ........... H PDM Columbia Branch Seismic Structural Upgrade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- MLK Street South Flooding City of St. Petersburg FL....... 1,145,144 Castor ........... H PDM Alleviation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- 88th Avenue North Storm City of St. Petersburg FL....... 1,145,144 Castor ........... H PDM Drainage Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Taunton Emergency City of Taunton MA....... 1,034,487 Auchincloss ........... H EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Thousand Oaks City of Thousand Oaks CA....... 1,145,144 Brownley Schiff H PDM Community Resilience Center Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- N. Summit St. Restoration City of Toledo OH....... 1,145,144 Kaptur ........... H PDM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Toledo Public Safety City of Toledo OR....... 1,000,000 ........... Merkley, S EOC Building Outfit Wyden -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Savin Rock Beach City of West Haven CT....... 2,479,000 ........... Blumenthal, S PDM Reinforcement Murphy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- West Haven EOC City of West Haven CT....... 1,034,487 DeLauro Blumenthal, H EOC Murphy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Westlake Village City of Westlake Village CA....... 336,000 Brownley ........... H EOC Emergency Operations Center Resilience Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Lower Brandywine Flood City of Wilmington, DE....... 1,509,000 ........... Blunt S PDM Mitigation Project Delaware Rochester, Coons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Wrightsville City of Wrightsville GA....... 450,000 ........... Warnock S EOC Emergency Operations Center Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Yonkers Warburton Avenue City of Yonkers NY....... 1,145,144 Latimer Schumer H PDM Slope Stabilization Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Technology for South Site Clark County NV....... 1,034,487 Lee (NV) Cortez H EOC Emergency Operations Masto, Center Rosen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Flamingo Water Resources Clark County Water NV....... 1,145,144 Titus Cortez H PDM Center Emergency Power Reclamation District Masto Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Cleveland County Emergency Cleveland County NC....... 1,954,000 Moore (NC) ........... H EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Coffee County Emergency AL 977,000.. Moore (AL) ........... H EOC Operation Center}Coffee County, Alabama -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- State Emergency Operations Colorado Department of CO....... 585,000 ........... Bennet, S EOC Center Technology Update Public Safety--Division of Hickenloop Homeland Security and er Emergency Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Coosa County Emergency Coosa County Emergency AL....... 126,000 ........... Britt S EOC Management Utilities Management Agency Preservation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Emergency Operations Center County of Butte CA....... 130,000 LaMalfa ........... H EOC Technology Refresh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page H2340]] FEMA Federal Assistance- Mercer County for Emergency County of Mercer NJ....... 1,875,000 ........... Booker, Kim S EOC Operations Center Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Monroe County Goose Pond County of Monroe PA....... 2,432,000 Bresnahan Fetterman H PDM Dam Rehabilitation Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- County of Orange Emergency County of Orange CA....... 1,034,487 Correa ........... H EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Orange County Emergency County of Orange NY....... 1,034,487 Ryan ........... H EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Pontotoc County Emergency County of Pontotoc, MS....... 2,031,000 Kelly (MS) ........... H EOC Management Operations Mississippi Center Construction Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Sacramento County Emergency County of Sacramento CA....... 990,000 Bera ........... H EOC Operations Center Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Ulster County Emergency County of Ulster NY....... 1,034,487 Ryan Schumer H EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Washington County Emergency County of Washington IL....... 2,009,000 Bost ........... H EOC Operations Center Emergency Management Agency -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA- Federal Assistance- Covington County Emergency Covington County Emergency MS....... 1,303,000 Guest ........... H EOC Operations Center Management Agency -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Northwest Service Area Grid Cowlitz County Public WA....... 1,145,144 Perez Cantwell H PDM Resiliency Utility District No. 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Seismic Resiliency Diablo Water District CA....... 1,145,144 DeSaulnier ........... H PDM Reservoir and Transmission Line Improvement Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Flood Reduction Project DuPage County Stormwater IL....... 225,000 ........... Durbin S PDM Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Alberta Avenue Storm and El Paso County Hospital TX....... 1,145,144 Escobar ........... H PDM Domestic Water District Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Frio County EOC Frio County TX....... 1,954,000 Gonzales ........... H EOC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Gibson County Emergency Gibson County, Tennessee TN....... 117,000 Kustoff ........... H PDM Generator -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Emergency Operations Center Habersham County GA....... 2,500,000 ........... Ossoff S EOC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Harford County Department Harford County Department MD....... 525,000 ........... Alsobrooks, S EOC of Emergency Services of Emergency Services Van Emergency Operations Hollen Center Equipment Upgrade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Tributary C116-00-00 Harris County Flood Control TX....... 1,145,144 Green (TX) ........... H PDM Conveyance and Drainage District Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Emergency Operations Center Hawaii Emergency Management HI....... 1,034,487 Case ........... H EOC IT Modernization Agency -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Emergency Operations Center Henry County GA....... 1,149,000 ........... Ossoff S EOC Display and Control Systems Equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Mobile Generators for the Honolulu Fire Department HI....... 315,000 ........... Schatz S PDM Honolulu Fire Department -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Humboldt County--Emergency Humboldt County NV....... 500,000 ........... Cortez S EOC Operations Center Masto, Rosen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Freeport Nuisance Flooding Incorporated Village of NY....... 1,145,144 Gillen ........... H PDM Mitigation Freeport -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Iron County Forestry Iron County Forestry WI....... 375,000 ........... Baldwin S PDM Department--Saxon Harbor Department Lake Superior Shoreline Restoration Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Roadway Wildfire Hazard Jefferson County Parks & CO....... 1,000,000 Pettersen ........... H PDM Mitigation in Jefferson Conservation County -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Kentucky Emergency Kentucky Emergency KY....... 869,000 Rogers ........... H PDM Management Flood Management Monitoring System -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Lawrence County EOC Lawrence County Office of TN....... 2,606,000 DesJarlais ........... H EOC Emergency Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Livingston Parish Emergency Livingston Parish LA....... 2,606,000 Letlow ........... H EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Lower Makefield Township Lower Makefield Township PA....... 5,211,000 Fitzpatrick ........... H PDM Flood Mitigation and Stormwater Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Lyon County--Emergency Lyon County NV....... 375,000 ........... Cortez S EOC Backup Generators Masto, Rosen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Holly Beach Farm Resiliency Maryland Department of MD....... 1,145,144 Elfreth Alsobrooks, H PDM Natural Resources Van Hollen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Jorstad Substation Grid Mason County PUD 1 WA....... 1,145,144 Randall ........... H PDM Resilience Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Mat-Su Revetment and Road Matanuska-Susitna Borough AK....... 2,000,000 ........... Murkowski S PDM Upgrades -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Mesa County Douglas Wash Mesa County Public Works CO....... 869,000 Hurd ........... H PDM Detention Basin Project Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Germantown, Englewood, Miami Conservancy District OH....... 8,685,000 Turner ........... H PDM Taylorsville Upstream Dam Walls Rehabilitation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page H2341]] FEMA Federal Assistance- Middle Peninsula Emergency Middle Peninsula Planning VA....... 506,000 ........... Kaine, S EOC Operations Center District Commission Warner Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Montezuma County Emergency Montezuma County CO....... 186,000 ........... Bennet, S EOC Operations Center Hickenloop er -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Washington Ferry Road Montgomery Area Chamber of AL....... 4,000,000 ........... Britt S PDM Restoration Commerce -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Wheaton Branch Flood Montgomery County MD....... 1,145,144 Raskin Alsobrooks, H PDM Mitigation Department of Van Environmental Protection Hollen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- MATB Wastewater Treatment Municipal Authority of the PA....... 1,205,000 ........... Fetterman, S PDM Plant Flood Mitigation Town of Bloomsburg McCormick Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Little Mill Creek Upper New Castle County, Delaware DE....... 758,000 ........... Blunt S PDM Reach Flood Control (Public Works Department) Rochester, Project Major Maintenance Coons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- New Hampshire State New Hampshire Division of NH....... 250,000 ........... Shaheen S EOC Emergency Operations Homeland Security and Center Modernization Emergency Management Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- DHSEM Portable Backup NM Department of Homeland NM....... 1,500,000 ........... Heinrich, S PDM Generators and Water Security and Emergency Lujan Support Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Wanchese Marine Industrial North Carolina Department NC....... 2,605,000 ........... Tillis S PDM Park Authority Living of Commerce Shoreline Resiliency Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Nye County--Gamebird Road Nye County NV....... 323,000 ........... Cortez S PDM Improvements Planning and Masto, Design Project Rosen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Nye County--Area Master Nye County NV....... 338,000 ........... Rosen S PDM Drainage Plan (AMDP) Update -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Statewide Emergency Oregon Department of OR....... 1,500,000 ........... Merkley, S EOC Coordination Center Emergency Management Wyden -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Ouachita Parish I-20 South Ouachita Parish Police Jury LA....... 6,000,000 ........... Cassidy, S PDM Frontage Road Drainage Kennedy Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Lealman Community Hurricane Pinellas County Board of FL....... 2,606,000 Luna ........... H PDM Shelter Hardening County Commissioners -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Emergency Operations Center Prince George's County MD....... 469,000 ........... Alsobrooks, S EOC Communications Government Van Enhancements Hollen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Pulaski County Emergency Pulaski County GA....... 570,000 ........... Warnock S EOC Operations Center Radio System Modernization -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Southwestern WI Regional Resilient Southwest WI....... 150,000 ........... Baldwin S PDM Planning Commission-- Wisconsin Resilient Southwest Wisconsin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Rio Vista--Emergency Rio Vista Fire Department CA....... 1,034,487 Thompson ........... H EOC Operations Center (CA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Emergency Siren Warning Roosevelt County NM....... 262,000 ........... Heinrich, S PDM System Upgrades Lujan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Well 9 Seismic Resiliency Sammamish Plateau Water and WA....... 1,125,000 ........... Cantwell S PDM Water Transmission Main Sewer District Design -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- San Miguel Community San Miguel Community CA....... 1,034,487 Panetta ........... H EOC Services District Services District Emergency Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Westminster SC Emergency Management SC....... 1,314,000 ........... Graham S PDM Emergency Standby Division Generator and Control Center for Drinking Water Plant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Sedgwick County Emergency Sedgwick County KS....... 2,000,000 ........... Moran S EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Shelby County Emergency Shelby County Emergency TN....... 1,034,487 Cohen ........... H EOC Operations Center Management and Homeland Security Agency -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Catfish Canal Stormwater South Carolina Office of SC....... 1,359,000 ........... Graham S PDM Improvements Mitigation Resilience Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Emergency Operations Southern University and A&M LA....... 1,034,487 Fields ........... H EOC Centers Complex College -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Suffolk County Emergency Suffolk County Fire, Rescue NY....... 1,954,000 Garbarino ........... H EOC Operations Center Project and Emergency Services -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Taylor County Emergency Taylor County Board of FL....... 2,606,000 Dunn ........... H EOC Operations and Public County Commissioners Safety Complex -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Terrebonne Parish Emergency Terrebonne Parish LA....... 1,129,000 Higgins ........... H EOC Operations Center Consolidated Government -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Wildwood Crest Flood The Borough of Wildwood NJ....... 3,572,000 Van Drew ........... H PDM Mitigation Crest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- City of Sunbury Flood The Municipal Authority of PA....... 1,000,000 ........... Fetterman S PDM Mitigation Project the City of Sunbury -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Longboat Key Storm The Town of Longboat Key FL....... 1,954,000 Buchanan ........... H PDM Resiliency Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Barrington Police Cove Park Town of Barrington RI....... 475,000 ........... Reed, S PDM Seawall Repair Whitehous e -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Bristol Independence Park Town of Bristol RI....... 900,000 ........... Reed, S PDM Seawall Restoration Whitehous e -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page H2342]] FEMA Federal Assistance- Bristol Seawall Repair Town of Bristol RI....... 660,000 ........... Whitehouse S PDM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Town of Burnsville Town of Burnsville WV....... 488,000 ........... Capito, S PDM Landslide Remediation Justice Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Wallum Lake Dam Spillway Town of Burrillville RI....... 345,000 ........... Reed S PDM Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- East Lyme EOC Town of East Lyme CT CT....... 395,000 ........... Blumenthal, S EOC Emergency Management Murphy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Joint Emergency Operations Town of Fairfield CT....... 562,500 Himes ........... H EOC Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Town of Hamden Emergency Town of Hamden CT....... 1,034,487 DeLauro ........... H EOC Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Hardwick Flood Recovery & Town of Hardwick VT....... 70,000 ........... Welch S PDM Resilience Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Town of Hempstead-- Town of Hempstead NY....... 1,780,000 ........... Gillibrand, S PDM Bulkheads Schumer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Hull Harborview Road Town of Hull MA....... 1,145,144 Lynch ........... H PDM Coastal Resiliency and Shoreline Protection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Town of Lake Arthur Pump Town of Lake Arthur LA....... 900,000 ........... Kennedy S PDM Station -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Lynnfield Emergency Town of Lynnfield MA....... 1,034,487 Moulton ........... H EOC Operations Center Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- New Town Hall Emergency Town of Norton MA....... 22,000 ........... Markey, S EOC Operations Center Warren -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Town of Ossining--Town-Wide Town of Ossining NY....... 99,000 ........... Gillibrand, S PDM Drainage Study Schumer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Scituate Cedar Point Town of Scituate MA....... 1,145,144 Keating ........... H PDM Seawall -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Plantsville Center Flooding Town of Southington CT....... 300,000 ........... Blumenthal, S PDM Study Murphy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Hendricks Head Town of Southport ME....... 1,165,000 ........... Collins, S PDM Infrastructure King Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Newbury Neck Peninsula Town of Surry ME....... 2,928,000 ........... Collins, S PDM Storm Evacuation King -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Westhampton Public Safety Town of Westhampton MA....... 885,757 McGovern ........... H EOC Complex Emergency Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Town of Woodbridge Town of Woodbridge CT....... 1,034,487 DeLauro ........... H EOC Emergency Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- UW-Whitewater Emergency UW-Whitewater Police WI....... 225,000 ........... Baldwin S EOC Operations Center Department -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Village of La Farge Storm Village of La Farge WI....... 250,000 ........... Baldwin S PDM Sewer Improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Highbrook Avenue Drainage Village of Pelham NY....... 1,145,144 Latimer Schumer H PDM Improvement Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Village of Wellington Village of Wellington FL....... 1,034,487 Frankel ........... H EOC Emergency Operations Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Winston County Road and Winston County Commission AL....... 900,000 ........... Britt S PDM Bridge Restoration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- Yakima Valley Emergency Yakima Valley Emergency WA....... 1,953,000 Newhouse Cantwell H EOC Operation Center Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEMA Federal Assistance- York County Flood York County Emergency ME....... 1,762,000 ........... Collins S PDM Protection Management Agency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2336-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7744,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2336,H2336,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7744""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2336,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2336] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. COLE: H.R. 7744. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set forth terms and conditions governing their use." CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2336-3,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7745,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2336,H2336,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7745""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2336,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2336] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. ARRINGTON: H.R. 7745. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2336-4,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7746,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2336,H2336,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7746""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2336,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2336] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. BELL: H.R. 7746. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 7" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2336-5,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7747,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2336,H2336,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7747""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2336,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2336] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. BERGMAN: H.R. 7747. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution S.R. 7748. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2336-6,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7749,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2336,H2336,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7749""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2336,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2336] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. FEENSTRA: H.R. 7749. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2336-7,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7750,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2336,H2336,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7750""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2336,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2336] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. LATIMER: H.R. 7750. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 4, Clause 1" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2336-8,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7751,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2336,H2336,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7751""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2336,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2336] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mrs. McIVER: H.R. 7751. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Constitution's Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, clause 1) and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, clause 18) grant Congress the authority to enact this legislation." CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2336-9,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7752,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2336,H2336,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7752""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2336,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2336] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. SCHMIDT: H.R. 7752. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgH2336,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2336,H2336,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2336,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [House] [Page H2336] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution." CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS-FrontMatter,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Senate,SENATE,SENATE,FRONTMATTER,S719,S719,,,172 Cong. Rec. S719,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S719] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] S E N A T E Vol. 172 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026 No. 39" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS719-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,PRAYER,SENATE,SENATE,PRAYER,S719,S719,,,172 Cong. Rec. S719,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S719] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PRAYER The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer: Let's pray. Mighty God, we do not even know what tomorrow holds, but we know You hold tomorrow. In these turbulent times for our Nation and world, our eyes are on You. As our lawmakers attempt to protect, defend, and declare as it relates to their constitutional responsibilities, grant them wisdom, courage, and faith for the living of these days. Lord, keep them within the circle of Your prevailing providence. We pray for our brave military personnel who are willing to give the last full measure of devotion to pay the price for freedom. Lord, we pray for their families who are following the news of their loved ones experiencing the ferocity of combat. Remind us all once more that Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS719-3,2026-03-02,119,2,,,PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE,SENATE,SENATE,PLEDGE,S719,S719,,,172 Cong. Rec. S719,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S719] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The President pro tempore led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS719-4,2026-03-02,119,2,,,RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME,SENATE,SENATE,ALLOTHER,S719,S719,,,172 Cong. Rec. S719,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S719] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Budd). Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS719-5,2026-03-02,119,2,,,CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS,SENATE,SENATE,SCONBUSINESS,S719,S719,,,172 Cong. Rec. S719,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S719] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning business is closed. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS719-6,2026-03-02,119,2,,,LEGISLATIVE SESSION,SENATE,SENATE,SLEGISLATIVE,S719,S728,"[{""name"": ""Chuck Grassley"", ""role"": ""speaking""}, {""name"": ""John Thune"", ""role"": ""speaking""}, {""name"": ""Charles E. Schumer"", ""role"": ""speaking""}, {""name"": ""Richard J. Durbin"", ""role"": ""speaking""}, {""name"": ""Andy Kim"", ""role"": ""speaking""}, {""name"": ""Richard Blumenthal"", ""role"": ""speaking""}, {""name"": ""Brian Schatz"", ""role"": ""speaking""}, {""name"": ""Adam B. Schiff"", ""role"": ""speaking""}, {""name"": ""Tim Kaine"", ""role"": ""speaking""}, {""name"": ""Jeff Merkley"", ""role"": ""speaking""}, {""name"": ""John Barrasso"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6644""}]",172 Cong. Rec. S719,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S719-S728] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] LEGISLATIVE SESSION ______ HOUSING ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ACT--Motion to Proceed The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 6644, which the clerk will report. The senior assistant bill clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 343, H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa. Crime Victims Fund Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I am going to refer to billions of dollars. I am not referring to billions of taxpayer dollars. I am visiting with you about billions of crime fines that are not collected. For many years, I have addressed and pressed the Justice Department to ensure that the Crime Victims Fund has sufficient resources. That fund supports victims and survivors of crime in our hometowns and all across America. Congress established the fund to be taxpayer-neutral. Its balances are filled through criminal fines and penalties that the Justice Department collects and deposits in that Crime Victims Fund. Last Congress, my oversight revealed that the Biden Justice Department failed to collect and deposit more than $1 billion in fines and penalties. The Biden-Harris administration was weak on crime and weak on protecting victims. Since my oversight, the balance of the fund has increased from $1 billion in 2023--the lowest in over a decade--to its current balance of $3.5 billion. Last April, this Senator, along with Senators Ernst, Crapo, and Risch, sent a letter to the Justice Department. In that letter, we urged the Justice Department to avoid the failures of the Biden administration. In June 2025, the Justice Department updated its policies to prioritize vindicating the rights of victims. It is a step in the right direction. According to the Department of Justice statistics, at the end of fiscal year 2024, the Department identified over $10 billion in outstanding criminal fines and penalties that remain uncollected. That money could help many victims and survivors of crime. On February 11 of this year, I, along with Senators Collins, Ernst, Crapo, and Risch, wrote to the Justice Department about their efforts to collect that money. Our letter highlighted two main points: First, collecting the money would hold criminals accountable. Second, collecting the money would provide a substantial boost to the Crime Victims Fund. We Senators urged the Justice Department in our letter to prioritize collecting these funds and to keep our offices updated on how those efforts to collect that money go. I look forward to hearing from the current Department of Justice about the status of these efforts so we can make sure that victims of crime are benefited from the bad aspects of criminal activity. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Waiving Quorum Call Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call in relation to the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 343, H.R. 6644. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Majority Leader The majority leader is recognized. [[Page S720]] Iran Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, over the weekend, American forces took action against the longtime threat posed by the mullahs in Tehran. For decades, Iran has fomented terror throughout the Middle East, endangering U.S. servicemembers, U.S. citizens and personnel in the region, and many of our allies. In addition, Iran has relentlessly pursued the development of its own nuclear program, despite repeated violations identified by the international atomic watchdog, the IAEA. Iran is also aggressively growing the range and inventory of its ballistic missiles and launchers, an inventory that is already the largest in the region. Combine that with a Navy that aims to threaten a key shipping channel, and it is clear that Iran poses a serious risk to America's national security interests, as well as those of our allies and partners. President Trump and his administration relentlessly pursued a diplomatic solution to the threat posed by Iran, but the Iranian regime refused diplomatic off-ramps, so now the President is taking action. My prayers are for the success of the mission and, above all, for the safety of U.S. personnel in harm's way. Four U.S. servicemembers have lost their lives as a result of Iranian attacks. My thoughts and prayers today are with their families and loved ones and with their fellow servicemembers. Affordable Housing Mr. President, ask a group of people what they think of when they think of the American dream, and home ownership is pretty likely to come up: a house, a neighborhood, a yard for the kids or pet to play. Getting the keys to a place of your own, that is a part of the American dream for a lot of Americans, but it is a part of the American dream that has been out of reach for many. A lot of Americans, particularly younger Americans, are simply being priced out of the housing market. Home prices have risen sharply in the past few years, surging roughly 50 percent since the pandemic, according to the New York Times. A 2025 report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard reported: The US median existing single-family home price hit a new high of $412,500 in 2024, according to the National Association of Realtors. . . . This is a shocking five times the median household income and significantly above the price-to-income ratio of 3 that traditionally has been considered affordable. With numbers like these, it is no wonder that the age of first-time home buyers has risen sharply as well--to an alltime high of age 40. The American people have been through a lot over the last few years, notably the historic inflation crisis that defined the Biden administration. And since we took office last January, Republicans' priority here in Congress has been easing the burden on hard-working Americans. That started with preventing a massive $2.6 trillion tax hike that was scheduled to hit Americans making less than $400,000 a year. And it continued with a slew of new tax relief for hard-working Americans in the Working Families Tax Cuts, which Republicans passed last summer. There is nothing like having more money in your pocket to make it a little easier to deal with financial challenges and unexpected bills. In January of this year, we took aim at healthcare costs with a bill that included multiple measures to lower the price of prescription drugs at the pharmacy counter. And this week, we are tackling the challenges of home ownership and beginning work on the most significant housing bill in a decade or more. The ROAD to Housing Act, the product of extensive work from the Senate Banking Committee, particularly from its chairman Tim Scott, packages together a number of bills focused on lowering housing costs and increasing housing supply, and it takes aim at these goals in multiple ways. One primary focus of the bill is removing unnecessary regulatory barriers that drive up the costs of housing or complicate construction. The bill's Housing Supply Expansion Act, for example, which is the product of Senators Britt, Tillis, Crapo, and others, removes the outdated chassis requirement for manufactured housing. This will not only lower the cost of manufactured homes, but it will also allow for more innovation in the manufactured home design process, such as two- story houses. Manufactured homes are already substantially less expensive than site-built dwellings, and removing the outdated chassis rule will further increase their affordability and create more manufactured options that suit more families. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Senator Rounds has multiple bills in the ROAD to Housing Act that will increase supply by streamlining the environmental review process. The Choice in Affordable Housing Act--the work of Senators Cramer, Sullivan, Moran, and Curtis, as well as others, will streamline inspection requirements for affordable homes financed by multiple government programs. And I could go on. There are a lot more measures in the ROAD to Housing Act to eliminate or streamline regulations. And with regulations accounting for around 25 percent of the costs of constructing a single-family dwelling and for roughly 40 percent of the costs of multifamily projects, anything we can do to streamline and simplify can go a long way toward making housing more affordable. But the ROAD to Housing Act does a lot more than simply targeting unnecessary regulations. The act is also designed to unleash private sector investment in more affordable homes. ROAD Act legislation from Senators Scott, Moreno, McCormick, Cassidy, and Crapo, for example, will increase the statutory cap that limits banks' ability to invest in more affordable housing and other community development projects. The Build Now Act from Senator Kennedy creates a pilot program to incentivize a wide variety of housing development in communities that participate in the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program. There is a lot more in the ROAD to Housing Act than I can discuss in one speech. There is much more I could say on the way these bills will streamline regulation and unleash investment, and I haven't even mentioned the bill's provisions to help veterans or increase the supply of housing in rural communities or help Americans living in government- assisted housing build the savings that they need for home ownership. There is a lot in this bill. And I want to extend my thanks to Banking Committee Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren for putting in the work to assemble so many good pieces of legislation and to get the final product to the floor. The ROAD to Housing Act doesn't spend a single taxpayer dollar. But by removing barriers to affordable housing construction and unleashing investment, this bill stands to open the door to affordable homes for hard-working Americans around the country. I look forward to passing this legislation in the very near future. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Minority Leader The Democratic leader is recognized. Iran Mr. SCHUMER. Well, Mr. President, today the Senate grieves the deaths of four U.S. servicemembers who were killed in action this weekend. We hold their families in our hearts; we pray for all American families who have loved ones serving right now in uniform; and we pray for everyone across the Middle East who are right now in harm's way--many who have relatives here in America, including relatives who have fled the regime in Iran and all who are worried for their families and friends back home across the region. Today, many Americans across the country and across the political spectrum are wondering: Why are our troops back in conflict in the Middle East? That is what Americans are wondering: Why has Donald Trump started a new war with Iran? Let me be clear. I will not shed a tear for Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader [[Page S721]] of Iran who was killed in the initial rounds of airstrikes over the weekend. For decades, Khamenei sponsored terrorist attacks against American troops. He called for the destruction of Israel and America. And under his rule, the people of Iran have suffered immensely. But no matter how you feel about the Iranian regime, we stand at a dangerous moment for our troops and for the Middle East and even, perhaps, for the world. Donald Trump has just launched America into a full-scale conflict against one of our most fervent adversaries without a plan, without an endgame, and without authorization from Congress or even a debate in full view of the American people. The consequences are already mounting. As I have said, four American servicemembers have been killed, several others have been wounded, and the President says many more casualties are likely to come. This is not what the American people want. The American people want more effective action to address the rising costs that are crushing them. They want more access to affordable healthcare and to buy homes and to get good-paying jobs. They don't want a war that leads to lost American lives and that costs billions and billions of taxpayer dollars. They don't want a war that raises the price of gas at the pump. Make no mistake about it, this is a war of choice, not necessity. And regardless of whether you are a Democrat or a Republican or an Independent or even if you don't pay attention to politics, there is one thing almost everyone agrees on: We are sick and tired of endless wars in the Middle East. And there is real danger that this is the road we are on right now. Americans are sick of Donald Trump paying so much attention to military escapades while costs keep going up here at home--Venezuela, Somalia, Iran, and on and on. Where is Donald Trump going to strike tomorrow? He is one of the most trigger-happy Presidents in all of American history. Donald Trump ran for office on the promise to wind down America's endless wars. What he is doing is exactly--exactly--the opposite. He is picking military fights all over the world and not taking care of business here at home. One year into office, Donald Trump has broken his promise to end forever wars again and again and again, from Venezuela to threats against Greenland to, now, a new war with Iran. Congress must act to rein in Donald Trump's belligerence. Very soon, the Senate will vote on a bipartisan War Powers Resolution I am leading with Senators Kaine and Schiff and Paul. Our resolution affirms what the Constitution already says: The President cannot send U.S. forces to fight a war in Iran without congressional approval. As soon as our resolution comes to the floor, Senators need to pick a side: Stand with Americans who don't want war, or stand with Donald Trump as he singlehandedly starts another war. I urge my colleagues to support our resolution. The American people will be watching how Senators vote, and they will remember those whose thumbs pointed yea and whose thumbs pointed nay. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, over the weekend, President Trump launched a military attack on Iran. While there has been bipartisan backing for stopping Iran's development of nuclear weapons for many years and its support for regional terrorist proxies to also come to an end, there is no consensus in America for another interminable war in the Middle East. A war in Iran could create another long-term military commitment with deadly consequences. Already, we see the tragic death of four U.S. servicemembers and serious injury of others, as well as attacks in nine countries around the region. The impulsiveness of President Trump, particularly without congressional approval on matters of war, is of further concern. Article I, section 8 of the Constitution says the American people should make this decision through their elected Members of Congress. The power to declare war in our Constitution is an explicit power of Congress. I think back to a statement made on the floor by my colleague and friend Senator Tim Kaine when he discussed this section of the Constitution. He made note of the fact that the person who was leading that discussion at the time was George Washington, the most famous general in the history of the United States, a military leader whose prowess brought us to this moment of opportunity in history. And yet, here was George Washington at the Constitutional Convention, endorsing a document which said, when it came to the decisions of war, it was beyond the President; it was for the American people to make through Congress. Under the law, the President--Congress overwhelmingly affirmed this provision when it passed the War Powers Act of 1973, over the veto of President Nixon. I remember that era very well. It was the controversy of the Vietnam war and the decision of Congress to stand firm on the proposition that the Constitution would prevail and that Congress would ultimately make the decision. President Nixon challenged that decision by Congress, vetoed the bill, and the Congress rallied enough troops--congressional troops, that is--when it came to Democrats and Republicans, to override President Nixon's veto of the War Powers Act. There are many critics of the War Powers Act today. I am not one of them. Certainly, it can be improved, but it came at a time in our history when Congress stood up as an institution and said to the President: You are wrong. You are asking for more power than the Constitution gives you. Under the War Powers Act, the President has the authority to approve military attacks as it responds to an imminent threat or with the expressed authorization of Congress. Neither of those things apply in the situation today with Iran. Let me be clear: The Iranian regime sponsors terrorism, wants to destroy Israel, and undermines U.S. interests. They have pursued nuclear weapons, and they are guilty of brutal repression of their people. These issues are troubling, but they don't result in our ignoring the Constitution. They shouldn't. I support Senator Kaine's War Powers Resolution requiring congressional approval for any further war with Iran. Our Founders were very wise with this point: One should never send our sons and daughters into war without the consent of the people. I have made this argument throughout my congressional career, regardless of whether the occupant of the White House was a Democrat or a Republican. Department of Homeland Security Mr. President, on a separate topic, tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee will convene an oversight hearing where it will finally hear from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. We have seen her on television. We have seen her on Capitol Hill. We have never seen her officially in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Tomorrow will be the first time. I want to thank Chairman Grassley for holding onto the hearing after months and months of stonewalling by the Secretary. She said she was just too busy to come and appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee. When I was chair of that committee, I restored the longstanding tradition of regular oversight hearings with the DHS Secretary because holding the executive branch accountable is one of our constitutional responsibilities. Under Secretary Noem's leadership, DHS is operating without a moral compass or any respect for the rule of law. Tomorrow, she must answer for this recklessness. The administration has claimed that it is targeting the ``worst of the worst.'' But DHS's own data shows that during the President's first year back in office, fewer than 14 percent of those arrested had charges or convictions for violent offenses. Think of that. This is supposed to be an effort to stop deadly, criminal, illegal aliens--immigrants--in this country, and yet when we look at the record [[Page S722]] of the ICE operation and DHS, in this current scene, what we find is that six out of seven people detained and arrested by this effort have no criminal record--six out of seven--including many who have been American citizens swept up in this paramilitary operation. Here is the reality: The administration has not backed down from Stephen Miller's arbitrary quota of 3,000 arrests a day. A number like that cannot be met if you focus on stopping the ``worst of the worst'' living in the United States. To meet that number, ICE is casting a wider net, sweeping up American citizens, people with legal status, Dreamers--DACA--and people with no criminal record--people who built their lives and raised their children here, becoming valued members of our communities. The administration says it is going after the gangsters. They are going after the gardeners. Let's call this for what it is--political theater and deliberate cruelty intended to terrorize our communities. My home State of Illinois saw it play out in the streets with dangerous consequences. Last month, I met Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen and a teacher in a Montessori school in Chicago. On a Saturday morning in October, she was taking a load of clothes to her local church to share with people who needed them. She was stopped on Kedzie Avenue. During a Capitol Hill spotlight hearing, she told us the story of what happened next. She didn't do anything provocative, and ICE agents turned their weapons on her and shot her five times--five times. Miraculously, she survived, but the agent involved in shooting her bragged about shooting her and covering up the evidence in his post to his friends. The administration brought trumped-up charges against her. And what happened several weeks later? They dropped all the charges. After shooting this innocent woman five times in the streets of Chicago, saying that she was a domestic terrorist, they dropped every charge against her in the weeks that followed. Judges appointed by both political parties have ruled against the government in thousands of cases, challenging detention of immigrants after these aggressive, many times unnecessary, enforcement options. But the administration continues to violate hundreds of court orders. The American people are sick and tired of seeing this campaign of terror and lawlessness unfold before our very eyes. That is why Senate Democrats have drawn a hard line in the DHS funding negotiations, demanding commonsense, basic police reforms to rein in ICE's lawlessness. These reforms include removing the masks, displaying identification, stopping roving patrols, obtaining judicial warrants to enter private homes, and following the same use-of-force standards that law enforcement agencies across America already follow. Tomorrow, Secretary Noem will finally come in before the Senate Judiciary Committee and answer for what happened on her watch. Believe me, she has a lot to answer for. Under her leadership, DHS has become President Trump's de facto paramilitary force, an Agency determined to violate court orders, lie to the American people, disregard our amendments and the Bill of Rights, and racially profile immigrants and U.S. citizens alike with the Kavanaugh stops. The American people are demanding answers. It is the duty of the Senate Judiciary Committee to ask these important questions. My Democratic colleagues and I intend to do just that. I yield the floor. Mr. KIM. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Britt). Without objection, it is so ordered. Iran Mr. KIM. Madam President, I rise today to give voice to the American people. It is the American people who have had their sons and daughters sent to war. It is the American people who will worry and sacrifice and suffer because of the decision made with little regard for them. It is the American people who deserve to have a say when we send our servicemembers into harm's way. It is the American people whose voice has not been listened to as we woke up yet again this weekend to a new war in the Middle East. I am proud to stand with my colleagues and cosponsor this resolution. This isn't just a resolution that pits one branch of government against another. Yes, Congress has a constitutional responsibility to declare war, which is what the President called this--in his own words, he said that this was a war--but Congress has a deeper responsibility to speak on behalf of the American people. We are here to speak on behalf of the American people because the Trump administration hasn't been listening to them. I was a college student a generation ago when our country invaded Iraq. In the weeks before the invasion, George W. Bush delivered a State of the Union Address where he said--falsely--that Iraq was hiding efforts to produce weapons of mass destruction, and he spoke about proving America's ``resolve.'' Less than a week ago, President Trump came here to the Capitol to deliver his State of the Union Address. He made little effort to make a case to the American people of the need for a military operation in Iran--just a few words in the longest ever State of the Union Address-- but he did speak about proving America's ``resolve.'' We have seen this before. A President manufactures an imminent threat, chooses to start a war with unclear objectives, and uses America's resolve as an excuse for war without end because they have no plan to end it. But unlike 2003, President Trump refused to make the case to the American people. Right in his State of the Union Address, he refused to make the case. And he refuses to seek approval from Congress for the use of military force, as President Bush did in 2003. I believe that this is unacceptable. More importantly, the American people believe it too. A week and a half ago, with rumors of war circulating, I held a townhall in Asbury Park, NJ, and I asked the people there: Raise your hand if you want Donald Trump to order an attack on Iran. Nobody did. I asked them--a couple hundred people were in attendance--to raise their hand if they believed the American people should have a say in any decision that sends American sons and daughters into harm's way in Iran. Everyone's hand went up. Before being elected to Congress, I spent much of my career in national security--at the Pentagon, in Afghanistan, Iraq, in the White House National Security Council--working on countering Iranian terrorism. I know that the threat from Iran demands a serious approach, and I know that the approach this administration is taking is not a serious one and is risking long-term damage to the United States and its interests, not to mention the short-term harm and tragedy that we have seen as now the death toll of American servicemembers is up to six. President Trump and his administration made no serious attempt to find a diplomatic solution to the threat Iran posed to the world. He sent negotiators who are already tasked with negotiating with Russia and Ukraine, with Israel and Palestine. Avoiding war through diplomacy cannot be a part-time job. He took no real steps to bring our allies and partners into the effort that could create a safer world without the use of military force. President Trump had no meaningful strategy for pressuring Iran through sanctions that actually targeted the regime, not the Iranian people. Donald Trump's administration and the Republicans in this Congress have actively cut programs, like internet freedom efforts, that undermined Iranians who were speaking out in their own attempts to bring freedom and stability to the country. While failing to pursue a more sustainable solution, President Trump planned to put Americans in harm's way with this military operation. That is where the planning clearly stopped. Asked yesterday how long this war will go on for, Donald Trump said 4 weeks, then 4 to 5 weeks, while also saying ``As long as we want it to.'' This morning, the President refused to rule out the use of American ground troops in Iran. He said: [[Page S723]] I don't have the yips with respect to boots on the ground. This came after he said multiple times that he expects servicemembers to be killed in this operation. An open-ended war isn't just antithetical to what the American people want, it is dangerous and unpredictable. We have seen this path before. Pursuing regime change can have significant unintended consequences, and there is no guarantee that what comes next will be better. Trump's shifting of objectives raises questions about whether it will be enough and whether our military will be back at this again in just a few months, as they are today following the strikes last summer that Trump claimed obliterated the nuclear program he now calls a threat yet again. Beyond the near term, this military operation will have lasting consequences even after the bombs stop falling. Donald Trump may think that ``might makes right,'' but history proves him wrong. We have the benefit of a generation of time from the last time we were in this situation. Might may have led to regime change in Iraq, but it made our country less secure by doing lasting damage to America's reputation and spawning new threats while weakening our ability to engage globally. It led to more than 4,400 Americans killed. It cost our country trillions of dollars--not just in military spending but in the cost of caring for the tens of thousands of servicemembers wounded and injured during that war. It is why, in a Pew survey of recent years, 62 percent of all Americans said that the Iraq war was not worth fighting. That number, by the way, was higher with those who fought in it. Sixty-four percent of veterans of the war said it was not worth it. That is why it is so important that we take actions right now. Let's be clear. Donald Trump chose this war, but it was not his choice to make. It is the American people who deserve to have a say. With this vote that we are pushing forward on, we not only have an opportunity to ensure that the voices of the American people are heard, we have an obligation to ensure that the mistakes of the past are not repeated. I urge my colleagues to join in this bipartisan effort and vote yes. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut. Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Madam President, I received a text just a couple of hours ago from a Connecticut serviceman, serving in the Middle East directly in harm's way, who asked me a very simple question: What is the vision of success? And I am trying to formulate for him an answer that does justice to his sacrifice, that keeps faith with his family and the tens of thousands of other service men and women whose bravery is unquestionable. Their skill is undoubtable. Bravery and skill are not a strategy and, alone, are not a vision of success. We have said countless times that war must be a last resort, never a first choice. Yet the administration seems to be engaging in a war of choice that is needless and reckless, conducted chaotically, and, most alarmingly, spreading and widening throughout the region. It is no longer a conflict involving only the United States and Iran or the United States and Israel with Iran; it is now a regional conflagration. War demands precision and discipline in formulating goals and strategy, in conducting the kinetic operations that are the foundation for success. But in this war, which has been rejected while diplomacy is still within reach, the administration has failed to present the American people with a clear objective, an end game, or an exit strategy, and it shows exactly why the Founders said that the Congress should have the power to declare war. Not only does the Congress speak for the American people, and they must be the ones to approve war, but an arbitrary and reckless use of war power is more likely when it is done by an autocrat who claims and seizes authoritarian power. There is a discipline imposed when democracy functions, and democracy demands passage of the War Powers Act. That is the reason that I will vote for it and why I have supported it. What is the vision of success? The President has been all over the place in his statements on Truth Social, earlier today on TV--snippets of conversation, 1 or 2 minutes long, with reporters individually. It may be deposing a regime, but so far, there has been change within the regime but no regime change. It may be stopping nuclear capacity, but the President said just last June that its capacity had been obliterated. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said just half an hour or so ago that the goal was to destroy the ballistic missile capability of Iran before they ``cross the line of immunity in . . . a year or a year and a half.'' Crossing the line of immunity in a year or a year and a half is no imminent threat. Iran has had ballistic missiles for years and the capacity to produce them. The simple fact is, there is no imminent threat, and my colleagues have said publicly that their intelligence briefings indicate there was no imminent threat either to the homeland or to our allies in the region that justify this attack on Iran. The simple fact is, Donald Trump is workshopping a war. He is making it up as he goes along in real time. He is inventing and discarding and reviving objectives as though he were a child playing with a puzzle, trying to fit the pieces into a coherent whole. There is no coherent whole right now, and it ought to anger the American people that lives are put at risk, that resources are spent, that the region is now on fire without a strategy or an explanation from the President to the American people. Maybe most alarming, the administration continues to talk about regime change. Well, history teaches that regime change almost inevitably leads to boots on the ground and prolonged American involvement. The simple fact is that regime change cannot be achieved at 30,000 feet. Airpower alone has never delivered regime change. It is a matter of simple common sense. Bombing cannot achieve a change in the governmental structure of a country. The President has asked that the people of Iran rise up and change their regime. It is an invitation to slaughter innocent lives, potentially lost because of a President that seems to promise relief that he cannot or will not deliver, unless our sons and daughters in uniform are put on the ground in Iran with the burden on them in blood and years lost away from home and wounds that last long after the fighting ends. The President has thrust our Nation into a widening war that risks almost inevitable expansion without making the case to the American people, without seeking congressional authorization, without explaining how the conflict ends, and maybe, most egregiously, without building support among the American people. We sat in the Chamber last week for a speech lasting 108 minutes. Only 3 of those minutes were devoted to Iran and in a very cursory, superficial way. He has failed to build support from the American people because this war is against their wishes. He knows it is against their wishes because he promised he would not engage in such a war; that he would end wars, not start them; that forever wars would be an anathema. Yet that is the risk we face now, a forever war. Whether it is short or long, a war must be approved by this body. I want to be clear, a nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable. Iran's malign activities throughout the region, its support for terrorist proxies, its killing its own people, its killing Americans--this regime has blood on its hands, not just the group that was killed in the attack most recently, but the entire regime. Its destabilizing actions impose a severe danger to us and to our allies, and its terrorist proxies will continue to cause death and destruction throughout the region. So the broad concern about this regime and the threat it imposes is well-justified. The President stopped negotiations that might have achieved the same ends that he is seeking here. And we have seen this story before, the absence of a clear end state, disregard for diplomacy, military action for regime change. The President risks repeating some of the most painful chapters in our history, conflicts that were entered with great confidence and bravado but prolonged without defined purpose or exit--unilateral action without lawful authorization. This is not how constitutional democracies decide matters [[Page S724]] of war, and we must not underestimate our adversaries amidst this uncertainty. Iran is weakened, but it is far from incapable. Iranian strikes have already killed six servicemembers and the President himself has said there will be more casualties. It is not a narrow engagement. It is a regional conflict touching many countries, many domains, and, potentially, many fronts. My foremost concern is for the safety and well-being of the men and women in our Armed Forces, like the one who texted me earlier today, along with their families who are now in harm's way. I salute their bravery. I pray for their protection. But bravery is not a strategy. Hope is not a strategy. We must remember that civilians are also caught in the crossfire: Families in Iran, in Israel, across the region, these lives have been tragically changed by this widening conflict. After 20 years of war in the Middle East, after all the lives lost, trillions spent, and promises of quick victory that stretched into years and years of sacrifice, we should be cautious, not reckless, about another potentially open-ended conflict. Iran's pursuit of nuclear capability, its support for terrorist proxies, its repeated attack on American personnel are dangerous, destabilizing, destructive. They have armed militias across the region. They have threatened Israel's security. So we must be vigilant and resolute, but vigilance is not a strategy either. Wars are unpredictable. Vigilance does not mean impulsiveness. Vigilance requires strategy and objectives clearly defined. The Constitution is clear: Congress alone has the authority to declare war and approve it. It is a necessary part of the process. The War Powers Act requires that the President inform and consult Congress when introducing American forces into hostile facilities. These requirements are not optional. They are not procedural niceties. They are the constitutional requirements that must be obeyed. The question is raised by many: How long will this conflict be prolonged? The simple fact is the President has said 4, 5 weeks, maybe longer, maybe shorter. We know for sure that the President alone can't answer that question. The enemy has a vote. The enemy can prolong this war. President Trump has chosen the path of war that could lead to American men and women on the ground in Iran without explanation, without imminent threat, without clearly defined objectives. This decision carries consequences that will long outlast his Presidency. We have a duty constitutionally to act on the War Powers Act. I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting it. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Hawaii. Mr. SCHATZ. Madam President, this is a war of choice. It did not have to happen. There was no imminent threat from Iran. The indications right up until the attacks were that negotiations were actually trending well. And remember, if Donald Trump hadn't pulled out of the JCPOA to begin with, Iran's nuclear program would have continued to be managed. This is the President of the United States asserting that he can do whatever he wants, wherever he wants, with the most powerful military in history at his disposal. It is important to point out that a lot of people put Donald Trump in office because he promised to oppose forever wars. It was central to his foreign policy pitch as a candidate for over a decade. But what we have seen over the past 2 months alone is a President that is eager to use kinetic force as a first option and then figure it out from there. The challenge with the Venezuela action was that our men and women in the military and intelligence agencies executed that thing so efficiently and effectively that I think Donald Trump got it into his head: This is great. What else you got? This is great. Are we doing this in Cuba? Are we doing this in Iran? What else you got? So he gets on an airplane, and he starts shooting the breeze with Members of the Republican Congress, and he decides in that moment on Air Force One to start a war--to start a war. In the days after capturing Nicolas Maduro, the administration offered up confusing and contradictory claims. They said the United States was going to run Venezuela indefinitely but then left most of the illegitimate Maduro regime in place. They said American companies would go in and build the refineries, even though most of the American companies said they wanted nothing to do with it. Maybe, most confusingly, they said the United States would control oil sales but not the revenue of those sales. Two months later, we still don't know what their plan is. And that was easy compared to this. That was easy compared to this. There is no coherent strategy, much less an attempt to even explain it. I want everybody to understand how unique this is in American history--maybe world history--to have a leader say: I declare war, and I will let you know why later. I am going to send Secretary Hegseth out there to say some things that are kind of indecipherable, then Secretary Rubio, certainly a better communicator, but also indecipherable. Then the President of the United States has a press conference, presumably to explain himself, and he is personally so distracted by the ballroom renovation that it makes me sound like I am some person who is so obsessed with Donald Trump that I watch MSNBC, I have an IV drip of MSNBC and TikTok to make me hate this President. But actually, that is what he did. He took a kinetic action against another country and then when it was his time to explain why, he sort of talked a bit about it, but then he was really passionate about the curtains that he chose, about the color of the ballroom, about the jackhammers running from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. That is his passion, and he is letting these neoconservatives run wild within his administration. I want to make a very specific point about tomorrow's--hopefully tomorrow's--War Powers Resolution introduced by Senator Kaine and others to block the use of American forces in Iran. I will support that, of course. But make no mistake, if a War Powers Resolution is defeated, that does not constitute an authorization of the use of military force. The way this works is that a President has some flexibility to basically take a kinetic action to use the U.S. military to protect American interests if there is an imminent threat. What do we mean by imminent threat? It is what it sounds like. They are about to attack us. And Secretary Rubio--again, very good communicator and I talk to him all the time--he said it about an hour and a half ago. He said it. The imminent threat--I want you to listen to this logic chain--the imminent threat to the United States was that Israel was going to attack Iran, and we anticipated that in retaliation, Iran was going to attack our interests, therefore, imminent threat. That is not what we mean by imminent threat. There are no bank shots when we are describing an imminent threat. If we want to conduct a war of choice--and we have in the past--we need hearings, we need briefings, we need a proper debate, and then we need a vote on the authorization of the use of military force that is foundational to the oath of office that we took when we became U.S. Senators. This is actually not a particularly controversial point, except that we are in this very weird moment where I think the public was sort of not tracking at all that maybe the President was going to wake up one morning and go: Why don't we go to war with Iran? I will explain it to you over a period of time. I understand that his method of communication is, if nothing else, rather unconventional and meandering and contingent and that he thinks he is preserving his optionality: Maybe it will be short. Maybe it will be long. We will see what happens--all that stuff. You can't do that with the American people. The American people are not his negotiating counterpart. They are the foundation that you need if you are going to take military action. If you are going to go to war, you need the American people behind you, and you need them to understand: Why in the heck are we doing this? Do I think Iran is a malevolent actor in the region and even across the planet? Of course, I do. But that is not the question at hand. The question at hand [[Page S725]] is, Why in the world are we trying to do another regime change? Iraq, Libya, Vietnam--I don't care what you think should happen. This is a question of what is very likely to happen based on what always happens when our best designs and our extraordinary, trained, courageous military executes well. In the first couple of days, there are two things that everybody does. They correctly praise our U.S. servicemembers, and then they say--if anybody raises any objections, they go: Oh, do you want that bad guy still in power? Is that what you want? Of course, I don't want a bad guy in power. However, the world is full of bad guys in power. So the question at hand is not ``Do I wish there were better people in charge of other countries?'' but, rather, ``Has it met the threshold for the U.S. Government to declare war against another country, especially in a region where we keep screwing it up?'' That is not a rhetorical question. I sound like Donald Trump a year and a half ago. He just is so fixated. I don't know if it is the ballroom or his legacy or some sort of revenge fantasy about Iran, but this man is not thinking clearly either politically or geostrategically. Geostrategically, this is a terrible decision, and he has no plan for what happens next. His view is just like it was in Venezuela: We are going to decapitate the person we don't like. We will get a client state--not so easy in Iran, not so easy in Iran. And these things have a terrible tendency to metastasize. They really do. After the Iraq war--my goodness--I thought there was going to be bipartisan consensus that we are not going to go into a war of choice again. Congress has a duty not just to check a reckless President but also to represent the will of the people, and the American people-- left, right, and center--do not want another regime-change war in the Middle East. It is about time our President started paying attention to the American people. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California. Mr. SCHIFF. Madam President, we are at war once again--this time with Iran. It is a war that the President declared, incidentally, almost accidentally when he talked about the prospect of casualties among our brave servicemembers being a possible outcome--an outcome that has already, all too tragically, come to pass with the deaths of six of our troops and the grave injuries of others. The massive size of the deployment also makes clear this is war in a real sense, in a constitutional sense--the scale of the bombing, the danger to not only our forces in the region but to all of our regional partners, the Iranian retaliation through the Persian Gulf, the closing of the Straits of Hormuz, the bombing of our bases, the bombing of ships--Iranian ships and those of our allies. As for the length of the deployment, the President says it could be weeks--at least a month or more. He is unwilling to rule out the threat of boots on the ground-- American boots on the ground. The President says he may go there. All of this inescapably points to the fact that we are at war. We are at war once again. Once again, we are at war without an imminent threat of attack on the United States. The President said the Iranian nuclear capability had been obliterated. That was false, but there was no evidence presented by the President that the Iranians were making a mad dash to develop the bomb, no evidence that the centrifuges were spinning out weapons-grade uranium, no evidence they were close to developing the mechanism of a bomb--none. Despite the President's bizarre claim they were 2 weeks away from having a bomb, there is no evidence to support such a baseless, intelligence-free claim, nor is there evidence that the Iranians had developed a missile capability that could hit the United States--none. To suggest such things brings painfully to mind the false claims and the overhype of intelligence that got us into the war in Iraq. Have we learned nothing? We are at war once again. We are at war once again without congressional authorization. The Constitution gives Congress alone the power to declare war. That power was placed in our hands by our Founders, not by accident but by design. They feared an Executive grown too fond of warmaking. And given that now this is at least the third broad use of military force by this President, I believe the Founders' worst fears have come to pass. He is too fond of going to war to gain the oil assets of one country and to engage in the regime change of another. Have we given up any semblance of allegiance to that part of our Constitution--the war power--even as we appear to have surrendered our other great power--the power of the purse? Are we now a mere constitutional afterthought--not a paper tiger-- indeed, not a tiger at all--unable to constrain a runaway Executive, unwilling to even demand a vote on an authorization to use force when our troops are getting killed, uncomprehending of the long-term damage we do to our system of checks and balances, of the license we are giving a future President to do as they please, to make war as they will, and be confident that Congress will not make a peep of the license we give to other powers around the world to use force, not diplomacy, in Ukraine, Taiwan, or elsewhere? We are at war once again. We are at war once again over regime change. We have killed the Ayatollah Khamenei. Good riddance. He was a brutal dictator who slaughtered his own people and sponsored terrorism around the region for decades that claimed American lives and threatened to wipe Israel off the map. Good riddance. Our military attack killed him and over 40 other leaders of the regime. This may have only rid the world of part of the regime, but make no mistake, this war is about regime change. The President has urged Iranians to rise up and take control of their country. He has told them that this may be the last chance they have to do so. He has bragged that no other President has given them this opportunity. Pete Hegseth may try to deny it, but this is what regime change is all about. And regime change is messy. Don't take my word for it. Take his, the President's--this President's--who says that regime-change wars unleash chaos. Yes, they do, and that is what this war has unleashed. And what of the brave Iranian people, who have been urged to rise up against their rulers to bring down armed IRGC goons without having the arms themselves to do so? If they do--if they rise up--are we prepared to support them? If they are mowed down, will we come to their rescue or will we simply mourn their passing? What is the plan? What are the contingencies? Why has the President left our country and the Iranian people in the dark? Could it be because there is no plan, and there is only hope? Have we learned nothing from Afghanistan? Have we learned nothing from Iraq and elsewhere that it is difficult, costly, dangerous, time- consuming, and deadly to try to change a country, to try to change a culture, to build a new nation in our image or any other, and that it is impossible to do so through the dropping of bombs, the firing of missiles, even long-term occupation? My fellow Americans, we are at war once again, and I join my fellow cosponsors of this War Powers Resolution, once again, to urge your support; to demand that this President, if he believes the threat is imminent, that war is justified, that the deaths of our troops are justified, that the expenditure of billions--not on the American people, not on their healthcare, their groceries, or their housing--is worth the cost, to come before this Congress, this Senate, the American people, and make the case for a war authorization; to make the case now before other servicemembers are killed or, if not, to cease and desist from further hostilities. I urge a ``yea'' vote. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia. Mr. KAINE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Merkley and I be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. KAINE. Madam President, I want to thank my colleague from California and my cosponsor on the War Powers Resolution, which will be heard within the next 48 hours or so. [[Page S726]] I spoke on this at some length on Thursday, before the President launched the U.S. attack on Iran on Saturday morning, and I asked the question: Have we learned nothing from 25 years of war in the Middle East? Have we learned nothing? Have we learned nothing from nearly two decades-plus of war against Iraq and Afghanistan? And I wanted to go into: What did the wars against Iraq and Afghanistan mean? Because they mean some things that should compel us to learn some lessons. And then I will talk about, at least, a couple of lessons we should learn. In Afghanistan, 2,324 U.S. servicemembers were killed--uniformed troops and DOD civilians--and 3,917 U.S. citizens who were contractors were killed. So 6,241 people were killed--American servicemembers and contractors--and 20,913 military personnel were injured in Afghanistan. The injuries among our contractors is unknown. There was a number that it was up to 2,500 by March 2007, but we were there until 2021. So the actual number is much higher. So 6,241 Americans were killed in Afghanistan, and as far as we know, probably more than 25,000 U.S. military personnel and contractors were injured. Afghan civilians: 46,319 Afghan civilians' deaths have been directly attributed to the war in Afghanistan. What was the cost to the American taxpayer of the war in Afghanistan? It was $2.3 trillion in total cost, including the interest and the future obligation for veterans care for the veterans who served so honorably. So when I ask about ``Have we learned anything in the last 25 years from the war in Afghanistan?'' those 6,241 deaths, 25,000 injuries, and $2.3 trillion should have taught us something. Iraq: 4,598 U.S. military personnel were killed in Iraq. I remember, early in my time as Governor, going to Iraq to visit the Virginia Guard troops who were deployed there and going to the base where somebody I went to church with, who was a State employee at our department of social services, had been killed. So 4,598 U.S. personnel were killed, and 3,650 U.S. contractors were killed in Iraq, totaling 8,248 American servicemembers and contractors killed in Iraq. The total killed in both Iraq and Afghanistan: 14,489 Americans lost their lives. Each one of them had a name; each one of them had a family; each one of them had a life of experience; each one of them had a future that was never to be. We ought to have learned something from this. In Iraq, 32,000 of our troops were injured, and another 10,569 contractors were injured--that should teach us something. And in the Iraqi civilian population--this was a harder one to analyze and estimate--but the estimates are somewhere between 185,000 to 208,000 Iraqi civilians were killed. And the total cost of the Iraq war, to add to the $2.3 trillion of the war in Afghanistan, was $2.9 trillion, and that is the military costs, plus the veterans' care. If you add up the cost of both of these wars--the cost of the war, the cost of the veterans' care, and then the interest on the debt we incurred to pay for the war--the total cost to American taxpayers of 25 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan was nearly $8 trillion. Here is a statistic that stunned me: As of 2021, nearly 31,000 U.S. servicemembers and veterans who served in the 9/11 era--post-9/11 era died by suicide, four times the number of servicemembers who were killed. We should have learned something. We should have learned something. What are the lessons that we should learn from this carnage? From 14,489 of our Americans killed, from 66,000 of our troops and contractors injured--all this civilian death, all this money, what should we learn? First, that we should not be going into a war in the Middle East, or anywhere, without a good, solid reason that has had its tires kicked and that has demonstrated that it is of a magnitude sufficient to warrant losses that could reach this scale. So what is the reason asserted for going to war with Iran? The President has asserted many reasons: We are doing it to stop their nuclear program. But he obliterated it 6 months ago, and he had a diplomatic deal that controlled it that he tore up 7 or 8 years ago. So it is not about the nuclear program. We want to protect Iranian protestors. But wait a minute. This President is deporting to Iran Iranian refugees living in the United States, including Iranian refugees who will be persecuted in Iran because of their religion. He doesn't care about Iranians being mistreated by the regime. We need to go to war to stop a ballistic missile program. But the intelligence, as publicly reported, suggests that the missile program does not pose a danger to the U.S. mainland for at least a decade. The President tweeted the other night: We should go to war with Iran--or suggested because they interfered in the 2020 election. He is blaming them because he still can't admit that he lost the--is that what we should send our sons and daughters into war for, because the President can't admit that he lost the 2020 election? Or maybe it is about oil. What are the two nations that the President has invaded? Venezuela and Iran. Boy, they are really different nations, except there is one thing about them that is in common: They are both oil-producing nations. This President has asserted no real reason that is clear to the American public, and that is why the American public, so far, is so against this. And then the other thing is, we shouldn't go in and run this risk with no reasons; and even if you have a reason, you shouldn't go in without a plan. So what is the plan? The President has said it would be 2 or 3 days. The President has said it will be 5 or 6 weeks. The President said: I am not going to rule out boots on the ground. The President has said: We will bomb until we are done and then, Iranians, take over your government. That is the plan? We are going to bomb until we stop and then it is a jump ball for whoever wants to take over? That is not a plan. It is not a plan that is well-designed when Kuwait shoots down three U.S. F-15s. Kuwait is an ally. We are working together with Kuwait. And in the opening days of this, if an ally is shooting down three U.S. F- 15s because: Oh, wow, we didn't realize they were U.S. planes, what kind of a plan is that? There is no rationale, and there is no plan; and without a rationale or a plan, why would we ignore the lessons of the last 25 years? Look, I pray, just like we all do, that the consequences of Iran will not be those that I read to you earlier: the consequences of Iraq and the consequences in Afghanistan. But Iran is a bigger nation than both with a bigger population than both and a more powerful military than both. We went into Iraq and achieved what many thought was a very prompt victory: Mission accomplished. We will be viewed as liberators. It seemed like it was smooth sailing a month in, and then 10 years later, those numbers kept racking up and racking up and racking up. To use Lincoln's words from his second inaugural address, ``Fondly do we hope--fervently do we pray''--that consequences of a war against Iran will not be what were the consequences of wars against Iraq and Afghanistan, but we would be foolish to stand here and say we know they will not be. We have to have the humility to acknowledge, with the fact that U.S. servicemembers have already lost their lives and been injured, that we could face serious consequences--serious consequences in the loss and death of our troops, serious consequences of instability in the region, serious consequences in rising energy prices for Americans. Who in the world will be the chief beneficiary of energy prices going up--the cost of oil going up? I will tell you who: Vladimir Putin. Russia has an economy that is very centered on oil exports and on the prices of natural gas, and Vladimir Putin has just seen a massive surplus likely come into the Russian state treasury for a significant period of time, as long as energy prices are elevated by this war in the Middle East. We will have this War Powers vote within the next 48 hours or so, and every Member of this body will do the most solemn thing any of us ever do: Vote on whether the United States should be at war. That sounds like an abstraction. Vote on whether we want to send our own kids--our own sons and [[Page S727]] daughters, the most precious resource we have in this country--into a war that could end up like the wars we have just recently exited in the same region. I pray so hard for my colleagues to exercise the judgment that this is not the right time for more war. If more war with Iran would be the answer, we have been at war with them essentially since 1953 when we toppled their democratically elected government, and it has been back and forth for 70 years--us striking them, them striking us, us striking them, them striking us. Hundreds and hundreds--thousands of people killed. If more war were the answer, we would have found it before now. It is not the answer now. I pray that my colleagues will support the War Powers Resolution. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon. Trump Administration Mr. MERKLEY. Madam President, I so much appreciate the studied and thoughtful words of my colleague from Virginia, and I appreciate his leadership on the War Powers Resolution that we will be voting on, as he put it, within the next 48 hours. My question is: Is the United States still a republic? Do we still have a Constitution that means anything? That Constitution assigns taxation authority to Congress, but this body sat idle while President Trump stole the taxation authority through his tariffs for a year. No other President even considered the possibility of stealing the power of taxation. They always came--including for tariffs--they always came to Congress because that is what the Constitution says. The responsibility is here. The power of the purse is assigned to Congress in the Constitution. That is the defining difference between an authoritarian strongman government and a democratic republic. It is the representatives of every corner of the land coming together and designing the programs and deciding how much those programs should be funded, and it is the responsibility of the President to carry out those programs. But this President decided not to. He canceled program after program that was authorized and funded by Congress--by law--with the words: I am canceling this program because it doesn't align with the priorities of this administration. Under our Constitution, the President doesn't get to do that, but this body sat idle allowing the President to steal the power of the purse, and yet we took an oath to the Constitution and did nothing to defend it when the President violated it. And now the power of war. The Constitution assigns that power directly to Congress. Madison noted: [T]he Executive is the branch of power most interested in war, and most prone to it. [The Constitution] has accordingly, with studied care, vested the question . . . in the legislature. And yet President Trump just launched a war. He didn't call it a strike or a limited strike. He launched a war. He called it a war. It is a war. It was a surprise attack. I was thinking about how we felt when Japan launched a surprise attack on Hawaii. Now, we have done that to Iran. Consider that parallel. And we did it while we were in the middle of negotiations. We did it while we were saying negotiations were going very well, and yet we launched a surprise, devastating attack that the President says he will pursue for week after week until the job is done. But what is the job? There was no imminent threat to the United States of America. Now, on the way walking over here from my office, a reporter said: Marco Rubio has clarified there was an imminent threat and that the imminent threat was that Israel was going to strike Iran and Iran would retaliate against bases in the region so we had to go to war. Are we now such an enfeebled Nation that Israel decides when we go to war? And we couldn't just say to Netanyahu: Hell no, you are not going to strike Iran. Are we, like, on the leash--we are the puppy dog on the leash held by Binyamin Netanyahu? Is that what has become of the great United States of America? And yet, if the information that I was told on the way here, that the argument now is the imminent threat that we had to respond to was that Netanyahu was going to strike Iran and thus the risk of retaliation and thus we needed to strike Iran first, well, what about the option of telling Binyamin: Hell no, you are not going to do that. We are in the middle of negotiations that are going quite well to end the threat that Iran poses in developing nuclear weapons. And by the way, they aren't developing nuclear weapons. And by the way, we had a diplomatic path that was pretty phenomenal. Shouldn't it always be diplomacy before war? And we had diplomacy. Diplomacy--setting out an agreement in which Iran dismantled its plutonium reactor and filled it with concrete, in which they exported all of their more highly enriched uranium outside of Iran, an agreement in which so much was removed and so many inspectors were present to make sure that there was no nuclear weapon program. But who tore up that treaty? The same man who just launched a war in violation of the Constitution of the United States. When Madison spoke and said ``the Executive is the branch of power most interested in war,'' he prefaced it by saying, ``The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonstrates, that the Executive is the branch of power most interested in war.'' What was he talking about? He was talking about the fact that a head of state may want to write their name in history by conquering land, a head of state may want to write their name in history by eliminating some foreign leader they don't like, and that, so often, those justifications are not in the interest of the country as a whole, and, therefore, there has to be a debate of the representatives of the country as a whole as to whether to engage in such a war. That was the wisdom, with studied care, the Founders vested in this Chamber. I powerfully disagreed with President George W. Bush's war on Iraq. It was justified by an argument that there were weapons of mass destruction. And the inspectors in Iraq said: We will go anywhere and look at anything that you--the United States--think that there is a depot of weapons of mass destruction. And the Bush administration said: Well, you are not looking in the right places. And the inspectors said: We will go anywhere you want. And the United States said: They are sneaking them out the back gate when you come in the front gate. And the inspectors said: We will cover the back gate. It seemed like the argument was terribly flimsy and yet possibly true, but at least George W. Bush came to Congress in the preceding year, in 2002, and said: I want an authorization for the use of military force because I am concerned about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. And there was a significant debate here, and eventually it passed in October of 2002. And that debate carried the Senate to a favorable outcome of creating an AUMF by a 77-to-23 vote. I do not think Congress reached the right decision on that day, but at least, as the Founders intended, it was debated here in this Chamber so that one person who might want to write his name in history by conquering some other foreign leaders, changing the dynamic in the world, conquering new lands--at least such an authoritarian leader must have their ambitions tempered by this Chamber. But there was no tempering here. There has been no debate on an authorization for use of military force, as there should have been and as the President should have requested. And I hope, had we had such a debate, we would have come to a better, wiser conclusion than our predecessors did back in 2002. This is an extraordinarily dangerous moment for America because we have a President who has repeatedly shredded the Constitution. He shredded it on taxation powers allocated to Congress by the Constitution. He shredded it by canceling the power of the purse, assigned programs developed by Congress under the power of the purse and ending them without authorization. And now he has shredded it by going to war in Iran without an authorization for the use of military force. So we will use the one tool we have, the War Powers Resolution, to say: Mr. President, hell, no. And we should say [[Page S728]] ``hell, no'' at a minimum to say: Mr. President, if you want that power, come and put before us a proposal for the authorization for military force so that it will be properly debated in advance. Presidents who squander the blood of our children and the wealth of our Nation should never ever be allowed to do so without the studied consent of Congress to address an extraordinarily dangerous situation. Think about how many people died in Afghanistan and Iraq. Think about the 8,000 who died. How about the 50,000 who were so seriously injured. How about the $8 trillion--blood and purse. We must vote for the War Powers Resolution to say: Hell, no, Mr. President; end this war. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The senior assistant executive clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 343, H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes. John Thune, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Katie Boyd Britt, Jim Banks, John Barrasso, John R. Curtis, Kevin Cramer, Joni Ernst, Pete Ricketts, Bernie Moreno, Markwayne Mullin, Mike Crapo, Ted Budd, Roger F. Wicker, James Lankford, Chuck Grassley, Cindy Hyde- Smith. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the mandatory quorum call under rule XXII has been waived. The question is, Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on the motion to proceed to H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, shall be brought to a close? The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. Mr. BARRASSO. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Banks), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch). Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 84, nays 6, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 44 Leg.] YEAS--84 Alsobrooks Baldwin Barrasso Blackburn Blumenthal Blunt Rochester Boozman Britt Budd Cantwell Capito Cassidy Collins Cortez Masto Cramer Crapo Cruz Curtis Daines Duckworth Durbin Ernst Fischer Gallego Gillibrand Graham Grassley Hagerty Hassan Hawley Heinrich Hickenlooper Hirono Hoeven Husted Hyde-Smith Justice Kaine Kelly Kennedy Kim King Klobuchar Lankford Lujan Lummis Markey Marshall McConnell McCormick Merkley Moody Moran Moreno Mullin Murkowski Murray Ossoff Padilla Peters Reed Ricketts Rosen Rounds Sanders Schatz Schiff Schmitt Schumer Scott (SC) Shaheen Sheehy Slotkin Smith Sullivan Thune Tillis Warner Warren Welch Whitehouse Wicker Wyden Young NAYS--6 Johnson Lee Murphy Scott (FL) Tuberville Van Hollen ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1 Booker NOT VOTING--9 Banks Bennet Coons Cornyn Cotton Fetterman Paul Risch Warnock The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ricketts). On this vote, the yeas are 84, the nays are 6. One Senator responded ``present.'' Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS719,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Senate,SENATE,SENATE,CALLTOORDER,S719,S719,,,172 Cong. Rec. S719,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S719] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page S719]] Senate The Senate met at 3 p.m. and was called to order by the President pro tempore (Mr. Grassley). ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS728-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,MORNING BUSINESS,SENATE,SENATE,SMBUSINESS,S728,S728,"[{""name"": ""Peter Welch"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. S728,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S728] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] MORNING BUSINESS ______ BERTA CACERES Mr. WELCH. Mr. President, today marks 10 years since the murder of Honduran environmental leader Berta Caceres. She lost her life after rallying her indigenous Lenca community to halt construction of the Agua Zarca Dam project. Berta's killers were hired by the corrupt DESA hydroelectric company, financed by national and international banks. Some have been convicted. All are appealing. Others remain at large, while Berta's organization, the Council of indigenous and Popular Organizations of Honduras, continues to receive threats. Throughout her life, Berta Caceres not only fought for the rights of Hondurans; she also built networks of solidarity across the hemisphere, organizing opposition against destructive policies, including the militarization of law enforcement and resource-extractive projects that harm indigenous communities and the environment. Impunity for killings of Honduran social activists is endemic, but Berta's case shows that accountability is possible. The new Honduran Government can demonstrate that it is committed to truth, justice, and the rule of law by ensuring that all those involved in her assassination are severely punished, as well as those responsible for the hundreds of killings of other human rights and environmental activists in that country. It should study the findings in the recent Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts' report on Berta Caceres' murder and publicly commit to vigorously implement its recommendations. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS728-3,2026-03-02,119,2,,,RECOGNIZING IDAHO OLYMPIANS,SENATE,SENATE,RECOGNIZING,S728,S729,"[{""name"": ""Mike Crapo"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. S728,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S728-S729] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING IDAHO OLYMPIANS Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, with my colleagues Senator Jim Risch, Representative Mike Simpson, and Representative Russ Fulcher, I congratulate five Idaho-connected athletes who competed in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina. Qualifying for Team USA is an accomplishment in and of itself, and we commend these five incredible Idahoans for their hard work and commitment that resulted in them representing our great State and country on this world stage. Now three-time Olympian Chase Josey, of Sun Valley, competed in snowboarding in both the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing 2022, earning 7th place in the snowboard halfpipe, and he earned 6th place in the snowboard halfpipe in the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang in 2018, before his return to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, where he earned 11th in the halfpipe. He took 5th in the halfpipe at the 2021 FIS Snowboard World Championships, and most recently 12th in this competition in 2025. Team USA notes that Chase's father Bill taught him to snowboard at age 5 [[Page S729]] on the slopes of Sun Valley. He has since been a strong presence in competitive snowboarding. Five-time Olympic medalist Hilary Knight, of Sun Valley, has become a mainstay on the U.S. women's hockey team. She brought home one gold and three silver medals in four Olympics prior to the 2026 competitions, where she again helped secure Team USA's gold-medal win. Hilary Knight served as captain of the team and is the new American point and goal- scoring leader for Olympic women's ice hockey. She earned a silver medal in the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing in 2022, following her earning a gold medal in the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang in 2018, a silver medal in the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014, and a silver medal in the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010. She has had 15 years of participation with the U.S. Women's National Team, helping to earn 10 gold and 5 silver medals in the Women's World Championships. Given her legendary career and leadership that has inspired so many in Idaho and across the globe, her selection to serve as a flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina was a well-deserved honor. Ryder Sarchett, of Ketchum, competed in alpine skiing in his first Olympic Games, earning 25th in the men's giant slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina. Ryder, who began skiing at age 2 and ski racing at age 10, earned 10th at the World Cup giant slalom in Val d'Isere, France, in December 2025. This followed him achieving gold in the men's giant slalom at the 2024 FIS Alpine Junior World Championships in Portes du Soleil, France, with Team USA noting, ``Sarchett became the first American to win the junior world championships giant slalom title since River Radamus claimed gold in 2019 . . .''. He has skied for the University of Colorado Boulder, winning the men's giant slalom at the Utah Invitational and placing 8th in slalom at the NCAA championships, helping his team win the team title by 2 points. The 2026 Winter Olympics were also the first Olympic Games for Samantha ``Sammy'' Smith, who grew up splitting time between Boise and Sun Valley. She competed in cross-country skiing, earning 19th in sprint classic style in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina. Team USA notes that Sammy made her World Cup debut in Norway in March 2023 as the youngest woman in the field by 2 years. She then went on to earn a silver medal in the freestyle sprint at the 2024 FIS Ski Junior World Championships in Planica, Slovenia. Sammy earned multiple top 30 FIS World Cup finishes and the U.S. Nordic Olympic Women Gold Rush Award for her grit and grace beyond race results. She also won the U.S. national championship in the classic sprint in January 2025. In addition to skiing, she is a division I soccer player for Stanford University. Her many soccer achievements include her serving as a captain of the U.S. team at the 2023 Pan American Games, where her team earned bronze. Another first-time Olympian John Steel Hagenbuch, of Ketchum, competed in cross-country skiing for Team USA. He earned 14th in the men's 10-kilometer interval start free and contributed to his team's 6th place finish in the 4x7.5-kilometer relay. Team USA notes, ``John Steel Hagenbuch has established himself as one of the most decorated collegiate cross-country skiers in recent history while simultaneously competing at the international level.'' His many successes as a skier for Dartmouth include his two-time NCAA championships in the 7.5- kilometer classic, earning United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association Men's Nordic National Skier of the Year honors, and numerous Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association championships. He also earned bronze in February 2024 in the skate sprint at the U23 FIS Cross-Country Ski World Championships in Planica, Slovenia. The Idaho Olympians we are honoring and their teammates often overcome significant injuries and other setbacks to continue showing up day in and day out to prepare, improve, and prevail. They are extraordinary examples of consistency. They make the choice over-and- over-again not to push snooze on their dreams but get up and keep moving forward. We commend them for their hard work and thank them for their representation of our great State and Nation in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina. Congratulations, Olympians. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS728,2026-03-02,119,2,,,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,SENATE,SENATE,COMMEMORATING,S728,S728,"[{""name"": ""John Thune"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""72""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""72""}]",172 Cong. Rec. S728,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S728] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] 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 Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 72, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A concurrent resolution (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. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the concurrent resolution. Mr. THUNE. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 72) was agreed to. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS729-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT,SENATE,SENATE,MSGPRESIDENT,S729,S729,,,172 Cong. Rec. S729,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S729] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Messages from the President of the United States were communicated to the Senate by Ms. Holstead, one of his secretaries. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS729-3,2026-03-02,119,2,,,EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED,SENATE,SENATE,SMSGEXEC,S729,S729,,,172 Cong. Rec. S729,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S729] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED As in executive session the Presiding Officer laid before the Senate messages from the President of the United States submitting sundry nominations which were referred to the appropriate committees. (The messages received today are printed at the end of the Senate proceedings.) ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS729-4,2026-03-02,119,2,,,EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS,SENATE,SENATE,EXECUTIVECOMM,S729,S730,,,172 Cong. Rec. S729,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S729-S730] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-2845. A communication from the Chief for Regulatory Development, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled [[Page S730]] Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)'' (RIN2126-AC98) received during adjounment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 20, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-2846. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Removing Outdated and Overly-Prescriptive Regulations Governing the Use of Penalty Mail in the Location and Recovery of Missing Children'' (RIN0605-AA81) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-2847. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Survey of International Trade in Services Between U.S. and Foreign Persons and Surveys of Direct Investment'' (RIN0691-AA95) in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-2848. A communication from the President of the United States to the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, transmitting, consistent with the War Powers Resolution, a report relative to military action taken on February 28, 2026, against the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-2849. A communication from the Acting Director of the Peace Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the period of April 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-2850. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a nomination for a position covered by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 for the position of Assistant Secretary for Research & Technology, Department of Transportation, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-2851. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to action on a nomination for a position covered by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 for the position of Under Secretary of Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-2852. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Removing Obsolete Regulations to the Voluntary Consumer Product Information Labeling Program'' (RIN0605-AA74) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-2853. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Removing Obsolete Regulations Establishing Procedures for a Voluntary Labeling Program for Household Appliances and Equipment To Effect Energy Conservation'' (RIN0605-AA72) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-2854. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Eliminating Redundant Regulatory Part Related to Public Information and Disclosure'' (RIN0648-BO37) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-2855. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Removing Unnecessary Regulations Regarding the Seal of the Department of Commerce'' (RIN0605-AA71) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-2856. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Updating and Streamlining the Regulations Governing the Handling and Settlement of Claims Under the Federal Tort Claims Act'' (RIN0605-AA83) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-2857. A communication from the Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Removing Unnecessary Department-Specific Regulations Related to Employee Responsibilities and Conduct'' (RIN0605-AA75) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2026; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS729,2026-03-02,119,2,,,TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL HAROLD STANFORD,SENATE,SENATE,SADDITIONAL,S729,S729,"[{""name"": ""Tommy Tuberville"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. S729,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S729] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ______ TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL HAROLD STANFORD Mr. TUBERVILLE. Mr. President, Alabama is proud to be home to so many great veterans who have represented us well on the world stage. That is certainly true for LTC Harold Stanford of Barfield, AL. The Clay County native joined the Alabama Army National Guard while he was still in high school before going to Jacksonville State University and joining the ROTC unit there. Harold's Alabama training took him across the country, but one stop in Rockville, MD, would chart the course for his nearly three-decade military career. While here, Harold helped protect our Nation's Capital and surrounding area during the Vietnam war. This was also where Harold took his first helicopter flight, and he decided that aviation was how he would use his gifts to serve our country. He became an Army pilot and served two tours in Vietnam in the 60s. His company became known as the Rattlers. Harold received the Distinguished Flying Cross medal--the highest honor for aerial flight--for his bravery during a mission where he successfully landed his Chinook after losing an engine due to enemy fire. Harold safely landed the chopper along with 8,000 pounds of ammo and the whole crew intact. But Harold's service extended far past being a skilled pilot. He devoted much of his time off duty to serving a leper colony, demonstrating the very best of American generosity and goodwill. Over the years, he has received numerous other decorations, including the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Joint Service Commendation medal, seven Air Medals, several unit citations, and many more. We could all learn a thing or two from Harold. After retiring from the military, Harold continued to fly corporate planes for another 18 years. Eventually, after 22 moves, the Stanfords returned home to the Barfield community in 2002 and settled into the house next door from where his wife Martha grew up. Harold credits Martha for standing by his side in every step of their lives. They recently celebrated 67 years of marriage together and are the proud parents of two adult sons: David and Michael. For 16 years, Harold continued saving lives as a fireman with the Barfield Volunteer Fire Department. Harold has stayed involved in his retirement. He is a member of the VFW Post 9581, American Legion, and the Vietnam Helicopter Association. As his wife Martha says, ``[Harold] had a very strong feeling of service to [his] country.'' Alabama is grateful for veterans like Harold who continue to put country and community above themselves. It is my honor to recognize Harold Stanford as the March Veteran of the Month. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS730,2026-03-02,119,2,,,PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS,SENATE,SENATE,SPETANDMEM,S730,S731,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""98""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""98""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""3008""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""3008""}]",172 Cong. Rec. S730,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S730-S731] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated: POM-32. A concurrent resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina applying to the United States Congress to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution, for the limited purpose of proposing a constitutional amendment to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected, as a member, to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate; to the Committee on the Judiciary. House Concurrent Resolution No. 3008 Whereas, the legislature of South Carolina hereby makes an application to Congress, as provided by Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America, to call a convention limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected, as a member, to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate; and Whereas, the Secretary of State is hereby directed to transmit copies of this application to the President and Secretary of the Senate of the United States; the Speaker, Clerk, and Judiciary Committee Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States; the members of the Senate and House of Representatives from this State; and the presiding officers of each of the legislative houses in the several states, requesting their cooperation; and Whereas, this application shall be considered as covering the same subject matter as the applications from other states to Congress to call a convention to set a limit on the number of terms for which a person may be elected to the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States and the Senate of the United States. This application shall be aggregated with those applications for the purpose of attaining the two-thirds of states necessary for requiring Congress to call a limited convention on this subject, but it shall not be aggregated with any other applications on any other subject; and Whereas, this application constitutes a continuing application in accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states have made applications on the same subject. Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring: That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, apply for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution in order to propose a congressional term limits amendment. Be it further resolved that the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina adopts this concurrent resolution expressly subject to the following reservations, understandings, and declarations: (1) an application to the Congress of the United States to call an amendment convention of the states pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution confers no power to Congress other than the power to call such a convention. The power of Congress to exercise this ministerial duty consists solely of the authority to name a reasonable time and place for the initial meeting of a convention; and (2) Congress shall perform its ministerial duty of calling an amendment convention of the states only upon the receipt of applications for an amendment convention for the substantially same purpose as this application from two- thirds of the legislatures of the several states; and (3) Congress does not have the power or authority to determine any rules for the governing of an amendment convention of the states called pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution. Congress does not have the power to set the number of delegates to be sent by any state to such a convention, nor does it have the power to name delegates to such a convention. The power to name delegates remains exclusively within the authority of the legislatures of the several states; and (4) by definition, an amendment convention of the states means that states shall vote on the basis of one state, one vote; and (5) a convention of the states convened pursuant to this application must be limited to consideration of the topics specified in this concurrent resolution and no other. This application is made with the express understanding that an amendment that in any way seeks to amend, modify, or repeal any provision of the Bill of Rights, the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution shall not be authorized for consideration at any stage. This application shall be void ab initio if ever used at any stage to consider any change to any provision of the Bill of Rights; and (6) pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution, Congress may determine whether proposed amendments shall be ratified by the legislatures of the several states or by special state ratification conventions. The South Carolina General Assembly recommends that Congress select ratification by the legislatures of the several states; and (7) the South Carolina General Assembly may provide further instructions to its delegates and may recall its delegates at any [[Page S731]] time for a breach of a duty or a violation of the instructions provided. POM-33. A house joint resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee urging the United States Congress to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to add COVID-19 treatments and anthrax vaccinations as pre- qualifying for care under the PACT Act; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Joint Resolution No. 98 Whereas, many servicemembers have reportedly been unlawfully forced to accept COVID-19 drugs and anthrax vaccinations; and Whereas, our government has a history of subjecting our servicemembers to experimental conditions and substances without their consent; and Whereas, our national security and readiness to necessarily conduct war is adversely impacted by the unlawful administering of drugs and substances or exposures to experimental conditions. Many injuries are reported to have occurred in our servicemembers from a forced requirement to accept COVID-19 ``vaccinations''; and Whereas, our civilian and military leaders owe both an allegiance to the welfare of the warfighter and a responsibility to the Republic to ensure rules, regulations, and laws are followed closely in the administering of health care to our servicemembers; and Whereas, the PACT Act of 2022 expanded the Department of Veterans Affairs coverage of health care and benefits for veterans to include those exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances; and Whereas, recognizing a potential for generational damage, this law helps us provide generations of veterans--and their survivors--with the care and benefits they've earned and deserve. It has been appropriate to recognize other chemical substances of which the unnecessary and forced exposure has caused damage to our servicemembers and their families; and Whereas, the Department of Veterans Affairs has historically been slow to respond to toxic exposures, often leaving the servicemember or veteran exposed with no recourse nor help for decades; it is incumbent upon our government to care for the wounded and injured warriors; and Whereas, a group of whistleblowers has asserted that COVID- 19 treatments were issued while the chemicals were only Emergency Use Authorized (EUA). The servicemen and servicewomen alleged that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has unlawfully administered EUA products as if they were fully licensed Food and Drug Administration (FDA)- approved products. Military regulations state service members have a legal right to refuse EUA products; and Whereas, these whistleblowers contend that the FDA issued approval for Pfizer's Comirnaty vaccine in August 2021, but that none of the FDA-approved vaccines were available. FDA documents dated November 2021 state: ``In the U.S., there are no licensed vaccines or antiviral drugs for the prevention of COVID-19.'' Furthermore, the FDA said the EUA-authorized Pfizer vaccines were ``legally distinct'' from the FDA- approved Comirnaty vaccines that were unavailable for service members in the U.S.; and Whereas, anthrax vaccinations are reported to have been issued to millions of servicemembers, even at times when the drug was not fully approved; and Whereas, in October 2004, a federal judge ordered the military to stop requiring anthrax vaccines for U.S. military personnel. In response, the Pentagon halted mandatory anthrax vaccinations ``until further notice,'' but noted the court did not question the safety or effectiveness of the vaccine. Tennessee troops were issued anthrax vaccinations in 2004; now, therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourteenth General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, the Senate Concurring, that we strongly urge the United States Congress to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to add COVID-19 treatments, conducted under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and before FDA approval was granted, as pre-qualifying for care under the PACT Act. Resolved, That we also strongly urge Congress to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to add anthrax vaccinations as qualifying for care under the PACT Act; and be it further Resolved, That we also urge Congress to conduct a full investigation and provide a report of the timeline, including the accountable persons who made decisions, recommendations, and approvals of the decision to require servicemembers to accept the introduction of these chemicals, with their possible harmful or toxic side effects and outside of legal and lawful permission, into their bodies; and be it further Resolved, That a certified copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Speaker and the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, the President and the Secretary of the United States Senate, and each member of the Tennessee Congressional delegation. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS731-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS,SENATE,SENATE,SINTROBILLS,S731,S731,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3956""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3957""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3958""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3959""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3960""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3961""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3962""}]",172 Cong. Rec. S731,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S731] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: By Mr. SANDERS: S. 3956. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an annual tax on the net value of assets held by a taxpayer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Ms. Cantwell): S. 3957. A bill to support National Science Foundation education and professional development relating to artificial intelligence; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Booker, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Sanders): S. 3958. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to transition Puerto Rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Booker, Mr. Schatz, Mr. King, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Wicker): S. 3959. A bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Wicker): S. 3960. A bill to give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SCHIFF: S. 3961. A bill to prohibit solicitation by institutional investors after a major disaster, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. McCormick): S. 3962. A bill to improve interagency coordination between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Economic Development Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS731-3,2026-03-02,119,2,,,SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS,SENATE,SENATE,SSUBMISSION,S731,S731,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""624""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""625""}]",172 Cong. Rec. S731,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S731] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated: By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. King, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Kim): S. Res. 624. A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of March 2 through March 6, 2026, as ``National Social and Emotional Learning Week'' to recognize the critical role social and emotional learning plays in supporting the academic success and overall well-being of students, educators, and families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono): S. Res. 625. A resolution designating February 2026 as ``Hawaiian Language Month'' or ``Olelo Hawai'i Month''; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS731-4,2026-03-02,119,2,,,ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS,SENATE,SENATE,SCOSPONSORS,S731,S733,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SJRES"", ""number"": ""79""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SJRES"", ""number"": ""79""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SJRES"", ""number"": ""104""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SJRES"", ""number"": ""104""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""339""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""339""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""339""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""494""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""494""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""567""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""567""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""606""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""606""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""620""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""620""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""624""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""624""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""986""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""986""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1336""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1336""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1574""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1574""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1677""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1677""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1829""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1829""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1885""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1885""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1892""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1892""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1918""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1918""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1929""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1929""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2282""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2282""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2409""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2409""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2525""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2525""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2667""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2667""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2903""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2903""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2947""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2947""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3135""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3135""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3211""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3211""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3394""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3394""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3397""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3397""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3398""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3398""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3455""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3455""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3513""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3513""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3653""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3653""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3659""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3659""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3761""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3761""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3789""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3789""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3791""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3791""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3865""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3865""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3916""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3916""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3923""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3923""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3938""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3938""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3940""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3940""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3953""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3953""}]",172 Cong. Rec. S731,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S731-S733] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS S. 339 At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. McCormick) was added as a cosponsor of S. 339, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests. S. 494 At the request of Mr. Schmitt, the name of the Senator from California (Mr. Schiff) was added as a cosponsor of S. 494, a bill to establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy, and for other purposes. S. 567 At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) were added as cosponsors of S. 567, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Rhode Island Regiment, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War. [[Page S732]] S. 624 At the request of Mr. Padilla, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Alsobrooks) was added as a cosponsor of S. 624, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to achieve parity between the cost-of- living adjustment with respect to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes. S. 986 At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Alsobrooks) was added as a cosponsor of S. 986, a bill to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students. S. 1336 At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1336, a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to address forestry workforce development needs, and for other purposes. S. 1574 At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1574, a bill to amend the Stored Communications Act to include Tribal courts as courts of competent jurisdiction. S. 1677 At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the names of the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Delaware (Ms. Blunt Rochester) were added as cosponsors of S. 1677, a bill to provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. S. 1829 At the request of Mr. Hawley, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1829, a bill to combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry. S. 1885 At the request of Mrs. Britt, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1885, a bill to require the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Surgeon General, to implement a mental health warning label on covered platforms, and for other purposes. S. 1892 At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Justice), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as cosponsors of S. 1892, a bill to clarify that amounts from declinations should be deposited in the Crime Victims Fund and to temporarily provide additional deposits into the Crime Victims Fund. S. 1918 At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1918, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax credit against income tax for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind. S. 1929 At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1929, a bill to establish programs to reduce rates of sepsis. S. 2282 At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2282, a bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, and for other purposes. S. 2409 At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2409, a bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility, and for other purposes. S. 2525 At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2525, a bill to address transnational repression by foreign governments against private individuals, and for other purposes. S. 2667 At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2667, a bill to prevent violence in the West Bank and authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to any foreign person endangering United States national security and undermining prospects for a two-state solution by committing illegal violent acts. S. 2903 At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2903, a bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. S. 2947 At the request of Ms. Hassan, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2947, a bill to establish a Federal Clearinghouse on Safety and Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations, Faith-based Organizations, and Houses of Worship within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. S. 3135 At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3135, a bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize manufacturers of certain vehicles to suspend engine derate or shutdown functions in prolonged cold weather conditions, and for other purposes. S. 3211 At the request of Ms. Hassan, the name of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3211, a bill to require the Office of Management and Budget to consider revising the Standard Occupational Classification system to establish a separate code for direct support professionals, and for other purposes. S. 3394 At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3394, a bill to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material. S. 3397 At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3397, a bill to make coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense, and for other purposes. S. 3398 At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3398, a bill 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. 3455 At the request of Mr. Van Hollen, the names of the Senator from California (Mr. Schiff) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) were added as cosponsors of S. 3455, a bill to authorize urbanized area formula grants for service improvement and safety and security enhancement, and for other purposes. S. 3513 At the request of Mr. McCormick, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Curtis) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as cosponsors of S. 3513, a bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons dealing in crude oil or petroleum products of Russian Federation origin. S. 3653 At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3653, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out [[Page S733]] efforts to inform veterans of their rights with regards to the receipt of health care, benefits, and services furnished under provisions of law administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes. S. 3659 At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. McCormick) were added as cosponsors of S. 3659, a bill to establish a Strategic Resilience Reserve of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 3761 At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3761, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt qualified student loan bonds from the volume cap and the alternative minimum tax. S. 3789 At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from California (Mr. Schiff) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3789, a bill to provide for a temporary adjustment to the prospectus thresholds for certain General Services Administration projects, and for other purposes. S. 3791 At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3791, a bill to reauthorize Regional Ocean Partnerships, and for other purposes. S. 3865 At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Alsobrooks) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3865, a bill to prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment. S. 3916 At the request of Mrs. Hyde-Smith, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3916, a bill to prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and for other purposes. S. 3923 At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 3923, a bill 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. S. 3938 At the request of Mr. King, the names of the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Florida (Mrs. Moody), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. McCormick), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) were added as cosponsors of S. 3938, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to participate in presentations to promote certain benefits available to veterans during preseparation counseling under the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. S. 3940 At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3940, a bill to amend the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to testify before Congress, and for other purposes. S. 3953 At the request of Mr. Booker, the names of the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors of S. 3953, a bill to authorize the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to support African American history education programs, and for other purposes. S.J. RES. 79 At the request of Mr. Mullin, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 79, a joint resolution honoring the sacrifice of Marine Corps Lance Corporal David L. Espinoza, Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Darin Taylor Hoover, Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Christian Knauss, Marine Corps Corporal Hunter Lopez, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Rylee J. McCollum, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui, Marine Corps Corporal Daegan W. Page, Marine Corps Sergeant Johanny Rosario, Marine Corps Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz, and Navy Petty Officer Third Class Maxton W. Soviak. S.J. RES. 104 At the request of Mr. Kaine, the names of the Senator from Maine (Mr. King), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Alsobrooks), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 104, a joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress. S. RES. 606 At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from California (Mr. Schiff) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 606, a resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its suppression of the right of Iranians to peacefully assemble. S. RES. 620 At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 620, a resolution designating February 28, 2026, as ``Rare Disease Day''. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS731,2026-03-02,119,2,,,REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,SENATE,SENATE,SCOMMREPORT,S731,S731,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6719""}]",172 Cong. Rec. S731,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S731] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] REPORTS OF COMMITTEES The following reports of committees were submitted: By Mr. GRASSLEY, from the Committee on the Judiciary, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute: H.R. 6719. An act to prohibit threats to a minor, and for other purposes. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS733-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,Introductory Statement on S. 3959,SENATE,SENATE,SSTATEMENTSIND,S733,S734,"[{""name"": ""Richard J. Durbin"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3959""}]",172 Cong. Rec. S733,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S733-S734] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Booker, Mr. Schatz, Mr. King, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Wicker): S. 3959. A bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 3959 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SENTENCING MODIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN DRUG OFFENSES. (a) Controlled Substances Act.--The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 102 (21 U.S.C. 802), by adding at the end the following: ``(61) The term `courier' means a defendant whose role in the offense was limited to transporting or storing drugs or money.''; and (2) in section 401(b)(1) (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1))-- (A) in subparagraph (A), in the flush text following clause (viii)-- (i) by striking ``10 years or more'' and inserting ``5 years or more''; and (ii) by striking ``15 years'' and inserting ``10 years''; and (B) in subparagraph (B), in the flush text following clause (viii)-- (i) by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``2 years''; and (ii) by striking ``not be less than 10 years'' and inserting ``not be less than 5 years''. (b) Controlled Substances Import and Export Act.--Section 1010(b) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), in the flush text following subparagraph (H)-- (A) by inserting ``, other than a person who is a courier,'' after ``such violation''; (B) by striking ``person commits'' and inserting ``person, other than a courier, commits''; and (C) by inserting ``If a person who is a courier commits such a violation, the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 5 years and not more than life. If a person who is a courier commits such a violation after a prior conviction for a serious drug felony or serious violent felony has become final, the person shall be [[Page S734]] sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years and not more than life.'' before ``Notwithstanding section 3583''; and (2) in paragraph (2), in the flush text following subparagraph (H)-- (A) by inserting ``, other than a person who is a courier,'' after ``such violation''; (B) by striking ``person commits'' and inserting ``person, other than a courier, commits''; and (C) by inserting ``If a person who is a courier commits such a violation, the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years and not more than life. If a person who is a courier commits such a violation after a prior conviction for a serious drug felony or serious violent felony has become final, the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 5 years and not more than life.'' before ``Notwithstanding section 3583''. (c) Applicability to Pending and Past Cases.-- (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``covered offense'' means a violation of a Federal criminal statute, the statutory penalties for which were modified by this section. (2) Pending cases.--This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply to any sentence imposed after the date of enactment of this Act, regardless of when the offense was committed. (3) Past cases.--In the case of a defendant who, before the date of enactment of this Act, was convicted or sentenced for a covered offense, the sentencing court may, on motion of the defendant, the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the Government, or on its own motion, impose a reduced sentence after considering the factors set forth in section 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code. SEC. 3. DIRECTIVE TO THE SENTENCING COMMISSION. (a) Directive to Sentencing Commission.--Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and amend, if appropriate, its guidelines and its policy statements applicable to persons convicted of an offense under section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841) or section 1010 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960) to ensure that the guidelines and policy statements are consistent with the amendments made by section 2 of this Act. (b) Considerations.--In carrying out this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall consider-- (1) the mandate of the United States Sentencing Commission, under section 994(g) of title 28, United States Code, to formulate the sentencing guidelines in such a way as to ``minimize the likelihood that the Federal prison population will exceed the capacity of the Federal prisons''; (2) the findings and conclusions of the United States Sentencing Commission in its October 2011 report to Congress entitled, Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System; (3) the fiscal implications of any amendments or revisions to the sentencing guidelines or policy statements made by the United States Sentencing Commission; (4) the relevant public safety concerns involved in the considerations before the United States Sentencing Commission; (5) the intent of Congress that penalties for violent, repeat, and serious drug traffickers who present public safety risks remain appropriately severe; and (6) the need to reduce and prevent racial disparities in Federal sentencing. (c) Emergency Authority.--The United States Sentencing Commission shall-- (1) promulgate the guidelines, policy statements, or amendments provided for in this Act as soon as practicable, and in any event not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987 (28 U.S.C. 994 note), as though the authority under that Act had not expired; and (2) pursuant to the emergency authority provided under paragraph (1), make such conforming amendments to the Federal sentencing guidelines as the Commission determines necessary to achieve consistency with other guideline provisions and applicable law. SEC. 4. REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report outlining how the reduced expenditures on Federal corrections and the cost savings resulting from this Act will be used to help reduce overcrowding in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, help increase proper investment in law enforcement and crime prevention, and help reduce criminal recidivism, thereby increasing the effectiveness of Federal criminal justice spending. SEC. 5. REPORT ON FEDERAL CRIMINAL OFFENSES. (a) Definitions.--In this section-- (1) the term ``criminal regulatory offense'' means a Federal regulation that is enforceable by a criminal penalty; and (2) the term ``criminal statutory offense'' means a criminal offense under a Federal statute. (b) Report on Criminal Statutory Offenses.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report, which shall include-- (1) a list of all criminal statutory offenses, including a list of the elements for each criminal statutory offense; and (2) for each criminal statutory offense listed under paragraph (1)-- (A) the potential criminal penalty for the criminal statutory offense; (B) the number of prosecutions for the criminal statutory offense brought by the Department of Justice each year for the 15-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act; and (C) the mens rea requirement for the criminal statutory offense. (c) Report on Criminal Regulatory Offenses.-- (1) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal agency described in paragraph (2) shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report, which shall include-- (A) a list of all criminal regulatory offenses enforceable by the agency; and (B) for each criminal regulatory offense listed under subparagraph (A)-- (i) the potential criminal penalty for a violation of the criminal regulatory offense; (ii) the number of violations of the criminal regulatory offense referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution in each of the years during the 15-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act; and (iii) the mens rea requirement for the criminal regulatory offense. (2) Agencies described.--The Federal agencies described in this paragraph are the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Labor, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Small Business Administration, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and the Office of Government Ethics. (d) Index.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act-- (1) the Attorney General shall establish a publicly accessible index of each criminal statutory offense listed in the report required under subsection (b) and make the index available and freely accessible on the website of the Department of Justice; and (2) the head of each agency described in subsection (c)(2) shall establish a publicly accessible index of each criminal regulatory offense listed in the report required under subsection (c)(1) and make the index available and freely accessible on the website of the agency. (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or authorize appropriations. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS733,2026-03-02,119,2,,,STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS,SENATE,SENATE,SSTATEMENTS,S733,S734,"[{""name"": ""Richard J. Durbin"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3959""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3959""}]",172 Cong. Rec. S733,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S733-S734] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ______ By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Booker, Mr. Schatz, Mr. King, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Wicker): S. 3959. A bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 3959 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SENTENCING MODIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN DRUG OFFENSES. (a) Controlled Substances Act.--The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 102 (21 U.S.C. 802), by adding at the end the following: ``(61) The term `courier' means a defendant whose role in the offense was limited to transporting or storing drugs or money.''; and (2) in section 401(b)(1) (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1))-- (A) in subparagraph (A), in the flush text following clause (viii)-- (i) by striking ``10 years or more'' and inserting ``5 years or more''; and (ii) by striking ``15 years'' and inserting ``10 years''; and (B) in subparagraph (B), in the flush text following clause (viii)-- (i) by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``2 years''; and (ii) by striking ``not be less than 10 years'' and inserting ``not be less than 5 years''. (b) Controlled Substances Import and Export Act.--Section 1010(b) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), in the flush text following subparagraph (H)-- (A) by inserting ``, other than a person who is a courier,'' after ``such violation''; (B) by striking ``person commits'' and inserting ``person, other than a courier, commits''; and (C) by inserting ``If a person who is a courier commits such a violation, the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 5 years and not more than life. If a person who is a courier commits such a violation after a prior conviction for a serious drug felony or serious violent felony has become final, the person shall be [[Page S734]] sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years and not more than life.'' before ``Notwithstanding section 3583''; and (2) in paragraph (2), in the flush text following subparagraph (H)-- (A) by inserting ``, other than a person who is a courier,'' after ``such violation''; (B) by striking ``person commits'' and inserting ``person, other than a courier, commits''; and (C) by inserting ``If a person who is a courier commits such a violation, the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years and not more than life. If a person who is a courier commits such a violation after a prior conviction for a serious drug felony or serious violent felony has become final, the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 5 years and not more than life.'' before ``Notwithstanding section 3583''. (c) Applicability to Pending and Past Cases.-- (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``covered offense'' means a violation of a Federal criminal statute, the statutory penalties for which were modified by this section. (2) Pending cases.--This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply to any sentence imposed after the date of enactment of this Act, regardless of when the offense was committed. (3) Past cases.--In the case of a defendant who, before the date of enactment of this Act, was convicted or sentenced for a covered offense, the sentencing court may, on motion of the defendant, the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the Government, or on its own motion, impose a reduced sentence after considering the factors set forth in section 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code. SEC. 3. DIRECTIVE TO THE SENTENCING COMMISSION. (a) Directive to Sentencing Commission.--Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and amend, if appropriate, its guidelines and its policy statements applicable to persons convicted of an offense under section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841) or section 1010 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960) to ensure that the guidelines and policy statements are consistent with the amendments made by section 2 of this Act. (b) Considerations.--In carrying out this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall consider-- (1) the mandate of the United States Sentencing Commission, under section 994(g) of title 28, United States Code, to formulate the sentencing guidelines in such a way as to ``minimize the likelihood that the Federal prison population will exceed the capacity of the Federal prisons''; (2) the findings and conclusions of the United States Sentencing Commission in its October 2011 report to Congress entitled, Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System; (3) the fiscal implications of any amendments or revisions to the sentencing guidelines or policy statements made by the United States Sentencing Commission; (4) the relevant public safety concerns involved in the considerations before the United States Sentencing Commission; (5) the intent of Congress that penalties for violent, repeat, and serious drug traffickers who present public safety risks remain appropriately severe; and (6) the need to reduce and prevent racial disparities in Federal sentencing. (c) Emergency Authority.--The United States Sentencing Commission shall-- (1) promulgate the guidelines, policy statements, or amendments provided for in this Act as soon as practicable, and in any event not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987 (28 U.S.C. 994 note), as though the authority under that Act had not expired; and (2) pursuant to the emergency authority provided under paragraph (1), make such conforming amendments to the Federal sentencing guidelines as the Commission determines necessary to achieve consistency with other guideline provisions and applicable law. SEC. 4. REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report outlining how the reduced expenditures on Federal corrections and the cost savings resulting from this Act will be used to help reduce overcrowding in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, help increase proper investment in law enforcement and crime prevention, and help reduce criminal recidivism, thereby increasing the effectiveness of Federal criminal justice spending. SEC. 5. REPORT ON FEDERAL CRIMINAL OFFENSES. (a) Definitions.--In this section-- (1) the term ``criminal regulatory offense'' means a Federal regulation that is enforceable by a criminal penalty; and (2) the term ``criminal statutory offense'' means a criminal offense under a Federal statute. (b) Report on Criminal Statutory Offenses.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report, which shall include-- (1) a list of all criminal statutory offenses, including a list of the elements for each criminal statutory offense; and (2) for each criminal statutory offense listed under paragraph (1)-- (A) the potential criminal penalty for the criminal statutory offense; (B) the number of prosecutions for the criminal statutory offense brought by the Department of Justice each year for the 15-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act; and (C) the mens rea requirement for the criminal statutory offense. (c) Report on Criminal Regulatory Offenses.-- (1) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal agency described in paragraph (2) shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report, which shall include-- (A) a list of all criminal regulatory offenses enforceable by the agency; and (B) for each criminal regulatory offense listed under subparagraph (A)-- (i) the potential criminal penalty for a violation of the criminal regulatory offense; (ii) the number of violations of the criminal regulatory offense referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution in each of the years during the 15-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act; and (iii) the mens rea requirement for the criminal regulatory offense. (2) Agencies described.--The Federal agencies described in this paragraph are the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Labor, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Small Business Administration, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and the Office of Government Ethics. (d) Index.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act-- (1) the Attorney General shall establish a publicly accessible index of each criminal statutory offense listed in the report required under subsection (b) and make the index available and freely accessible on the website of the Department of Justice; and (2) the head of each agency described in subsection (c)(2) shall establish a publicly accessible index of each criminal regulatory offense listed in the report required under subsection (c)(1) and make the index available and freely accessible on the website of the agency. (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or authorize appropriations. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS734,2026-03-02,119,2,,,"SENATE RESOLUTION 624--EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE WEEK OF MARCH 2 THROUGH MARCH 6, 2026, AS ""NATIONAL SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING WEEK"" TO RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL ROLE SOCIAL...",SENATE,SENATE,SRESOLUTION,S734,S735,"[{""name"": ""Richard J. Durbin"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""624""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""624""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""624""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3960""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3960""}]",172 Cong. Rec. S734,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S734-S735] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS ______ SENATE RESOLUTION 624--EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE WEEK OF MARCH 2 THROUGH MARCH 6, 2026, AS ``NATIONAL SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING WEEK'' TO RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL ROLE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING PLAYS IN SUPPORTING THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND OVERALL WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND FAMILIES Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. King, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Kim) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: S. Res. 624 Whereas decades of research demonstrate how social and emotional learning (referred to in this preamble as ``SEL'') promotes academic achievement, mental wellness, healthy behaviors, and long-term success; Whereas, according to a study by researchers at the University of Southern California and Yale University, students participating [[Page S735]] in an SEL intervention demonstrate, on average, a 4.2 percentile point increase in academic achievement (with a 3.8 percentile point increase in math and 6.3 percentile point increase in literacy), with longer interventions showing an 8.4 percentile point increase in academic achievement; Whereas, according to a longitudinal National Institute of Child Health and Human Development study by researchers at the University of Washington, the University of Minnesota, the University of California San Francisco, the University of Virginia, and Rush University Medical Center, individuals with greater social skills aggregated from kindergarten through sixth grade had lower cardiometabolic risk in adulthood; Whereas, according to a study by researchers at the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, Loyola University Chicago, and the University of Illinois Chicago, SEL programs that addressed the 5 core social and emotional competencies (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making) increased academic performance by 11 percentile points, improved the ability of students to manage stress, and improved the attitudes of students about themselves, others, and school; Whereas, according to a study by researchers at Yale University, the University of Rochester, the University of Maryland, and Loyola University Chicago, students participating in SEL at school had higher ``school functioning,'' including grades, test scores, attendance, homework completion, and engagement; Whereas a study in the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis found that, on average, for every dollar spent on the evidence-based SEL programs examined, there was an $11 return on investment; Whereas, according to a study published by the American Public Health Association, the development of social and emotional skills in kindergarten has been associated with improved outcomes for young adults later in life, resulting in reduced societal costs for public assistance, public housing, police involvement, and detention; Whereas, in response to a Pew Research Center survey of parents of K-12 students, 93 percent of the parents said that schools teaching children to develop social and emotional skills was important; Whereas research from Yale University, the University of Cantabria, Jagiellonian University, and Pennsylvania State University indicates that educators who demonstrate greater social and emotional competence are frequently more capable of protecting themselves from burnout; and Whereas the week of March 2 through March 6, 2026, would be an appropriate period to designate as ``National Social and Emotional Learning Week'': Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) supports the designation of ``National Social and Emotional Learning Week''; (2) recognizes the role that social and emotional learning plays in promoting academic achievement, mental and behavioral health, and future career success for students; (3) expresses support for expanding access to social and emotional learning for each student and teacher; and (4) encourages the people of the United States to identify opportunities among Federal agencies to advance social and emotional learning to support the academic success and overall well-being of students, parents, educators, and their communities. ______ By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Wicker): S. 3960. A bill to give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 3960 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. RELEASE CONDITIONS AND DETENTION IN FEDERAL CRIMINAL CASES. Section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``(42 U.S.C. 14135a)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(34 U.S.C. 40702)''; and (2) in subsection (e)(3)-- (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS735-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,"ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2026",SENATE,SENATE,SORDERFOR,S735,S736,"[{""name"": ""John Thune"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]","[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6644""}]",172 Cong. Rec. S735,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S735-S736] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2026 Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2026; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, morning business be closed, and the Senate resume consideration of the motion to [[Page S736]] proceed to H.R. 6644, postcloture; further, that the Senate recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. to allow for weekly conference meetings; finally, that all time during recess, adjournment, and leader remarks count postcloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 6644. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS735,2026-03-02,119,2,,,"SENATE RESOLUTION 625--DESIGNATING FEBRUARY 2026 AS ""HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE MONTH"" OR ""OLELO HAWAI'I MONTH""",SENATE,SENATE,DESIGNATING,S735,S735,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""625""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""625""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""625""}]",172 Cong. Rec. S735,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S735] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SENATE RESOLUTION 625--DESIGNATING FEBRUARY 2026 AS ``HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE MONTH'' OR ``OLELO HAWAI'I MONTH'' Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: S. Res. 625 Whereas the Hawaiian language, or `Olelo Hawai`i-- (1) is the Native language of Native Hawaiians, the aboriginal, Indigenous people who-- (A) settled the Hawaiian archipelago as early as 2,000 years ago, over which they exercised sovereignty; and (B) over time, founded the Kingdom of Hawai`i; and (2) was once widely spoken by Native Hawaiians and non- Native Hawaiians throughout the Kingdom of Hawai`i, which held one of the highest literacy rates in the world prior to the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai`i in 1893 and the establishment of the Republic of Hawai`i; Whereas the Republic of Hawai`i enacted a law in 1896 effectively banning school instructional use of `Olelo Hawai`i, a law that continued in effect over the generations- long territorial period; Whereas the Republic of Hawai`i banned the use of `Olelo Hawai`i to communicate and punished children for speaking `Olelo Hawai`i in schools and on the playground; Whereas parallel to the Federal efforts to eliminate Native American languages spoken by Indian Tribes, the ban on the use of `Olelo Hawai`i led to the near extinction of the Hawaiian language by the 1980s, when fewer than 50 fluent speakers under 18 years old remained; Whereas, since the 1960s, Native Hawaiians have led a grassroots revitalization of their Native language, launching a number of historic initiatives, including-- (1) the Hawaiian language course and degree programs through the University of Hawai`i system; (2) the statewide Hawaiian language immersion preschools created by the Native Hawaiian nonprofit `Aha Punana Leo, combining speakers and non-speakers in language nests; (3) the Hawai`i State Department of Education Hawaiian language immersion program developed from a base of `Aha Punana Leo graduates; and (4) the research conducted by the Hawaiian language college at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo relating to Indigenous language immersion teacher training, curriculum materials, and best practices, which allowed the State of Hawai`i to develop an integrated preschool through doctorate Hawaiian immersion program; Whereas the Hawaiian language revitalization movement inspired systemic Native language policy reform, including-- (1) the State of Hawai`i recognizing `Olelo Hawai`i as an official language in the Constitution of the State of Hawai`i through a majority vote of its Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian citizenry in 1978; (2) the State of Hawai`i removing the 90-year ban on teaching `Olelo Hawai`i in public and private schools in 1986; (3) the bipartisan enactment of the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) in 1990, which established the policy of the United States to preserve, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice, and develop Native American languages, including the Native Hawaiian language; and (4) the State of Hawai`i designating the month of February as `` `Olelo Hawai`i Month'' to celebrate and encourage the use of the Hawaiian language; Whereas the enactment of the Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022 (20 U.S.C. 7457) in 2023-- (1) reconfirmed a Federal commitment to revitalizing Native American languages, including the Hawaiian language; and (2) resulted in the Department of Education awarding the Hawaiian language college at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo a 5-year grant to establish and lead the first National Native American Language Resource Center with State and Tribal college and university partners to support the revitalization of other Native American languages through expertise and best practices; and Whereas the enactment of numerous laws by Congress over many decades to promote education, Native American language revitalization, and cultural preservation recognizes and implements the special political and trust relationship with the Native Hawaiian Community: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates February 2026 as ``Hawaiian Language Month'' or `` `Olelo Hawai`i Month''; (2) commits to preserving, protecting, and promoting the use, practice, and development of `Olelo Hawai`i in alignment with the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.); and (3) urges the people of the United States and interested groups to celebrate `Olelo Hawai`i Month with appropriate activities and programs to demonstrate support for `Olelo Hawai`i. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS736-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY,SENATE,SENATE,ALLOTHER,S736,S736,"[{""name"": ""Ted Cruz"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. S736,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S736] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, today, Texans celebrate 190 years of independence. On March 2, 1836, Texans fought bravely for liberty and for independence from Mexico. Many heroes, including William Barret Travis, James Bowie, and Davy Crockett, laid down their lives for the future of the Lone Star State. It is a longstanding tradition on Texas Independence Day to read aloud the words of Colonel William Barret Travis, the leader of the besieged forces at the Alamo. His call for reinforcements reminds us of the bravery, resilience, and fortitude of those who fought and died for liberty. And today, I would like to take a moment to read his letter: To the people of Texas & All Americans in the World: Fellow citizens & compatriots--I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna--I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken--I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch--The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country. Victory or Death. Signed, William Barret Travis. Texans are known for their resilience, work ethic, courage, and patriotism--qualities forged in sacrifice, sealed in blood, and handed down by the very man who gave everything for Texas independence. I would also like to note that Texas' founding father, the George Washington of Texas, Sam Houston, was born on March 2, 1793, and he later led the Texans to victory at the Battle of San Jacinto. He left behind an extraordinary legacy of leadership and sacrifice. I will close with words of wisdom that Sam Houston shared: Govern wisely and as little as possible. Today, as we remember the Alamo and the birth of the Republic of Texas, our own independent nation for 9 glorious years, we remember the tremendous bravery of men past, and we renew a promise for the future: a promise to defend liberty, a promise to stand firm in the face of adversity, and a promise that the spirit of victory or death will always live on in the Lone Star State. To every Texan, I wish you a proud and happy Texas Independence Day. God bless you. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS736-3,2026-03-02,119,2,,,WAR POWERS RESOLUTION,SENATE,SENATE,ALLOTHER,S736,S737,"[{""name"": ""Chris Van Hollen"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. S736,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S736-S737] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] WAR POWERS RESOLUTION Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I rise today in support of Senator Kaine's War Powers Resolution to halt Donald Trump's unjustified, illegal, regime-change war against Iran. We have a lawless President who is shredding our Constitution and attacking our democracy right here at home. And that same lawlessness and recklessness has pervaded our foreign and national security policy, now putting American troops in harm's way in Donald Trump's war of choice. Let's not forget, colleagues, what Donald Trump and JD Vance promised the American people. Think back to all the times that they looked the American people in the eye and said they would not drag America into another war, especially another war in the Middle East. They said it over and over. They called themselves the ``pro-peace'' ticket. Vice President Vance wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed in 2023 making the case for Trump's 2024 Presidential candidacy. The headline of his op-ed: ``Trump's Best Foreign Policy? Not starting Any Wars.'' That is what JD Vance promised would come from a Trump-Vance White House. The Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard sold ``No War with Iran'' shirts in 2020. Four years later, she declared: A vote for Donald Trump is a vote to end wars, not start them. That is our current Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Donald Trump even calls himself now ``the peacemaker'' and on election night in 2024, he said: I'm not going to start wars, I'm going to stop wars. That was Donald Trump at the end of his campaign repeating what he had said throughout his Presidential campaign. Well, they broke their promises. They lied directly to the American people. President Trump has already ordered more military strikes against more countries than any President in the modern era, including against countries that have never been targeted by the U.S. military. And now, Trump has launched an all-out illegal regime-change war of choice against Iran. Let's be clear: This is not a war to make us safer. What the President has done is to make the world less safe for Americans, and he has chosen to put American service men and women at risk for a war that he said he would never start; that he promised he would never start. As of today, we have lost six brave American servicemembers to this war. I pray for them and their families. They should still be with us today. In response to their deaths, President Trump said just yesterday that ``sadly, there will likely be more. . . . That's the way it is.'' That is how Donald Trump responds to American troops killed in this war of choice that he started. He said: That's [just] the way it is. Really, colleagues? We should not send our sons and daughters to fight and die. We should not spend billions of dollars of taxpayer money for a war that is not in our interests and has no end in sight. No one--no one--in the Trump administration, including the President, has made a credible argument why it is in America's interest to start a war against Iran. They haven't because there isn't. Donald Trump and his administration have spent the last 48 hours telling different reporters and news agencies a whole host of different objectives and a whole set of different timelines. One claim that has been thoroughly debunked was that Iran was going to strike America first. That is a lie. It is a proven lie. So now, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is spinning another version of this. He said we had to strike Iran first because Israel launched an attack on Iran. And here is his twisted logic. Israel was going to strike Iran, and, of course, we knew nothing about that, but we knew that if Israel struck Iran, that Iran would strike us, so we had to strike Iran first. The deception is deep, and it is sickening. This administration lied to the American people during the campaign before they were in office, and they are lying now. Another objective that has been cited was to end Iran's nuclear weapons capability. But we know that Iran does not have a nuclear weapons capability. That is also a lie. And, of course, we know that President Trump told the country that American and Israeli strikes last year had completely obliterated the Iranian nuclear weapons program. Remember that? And, of course, this is the President who in his first term, ripped up the agreement between the United States and Iran to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear weapons. We also know from the Omani intermediaries, including the Foreign Ministry of Oman, that Iran was willing to [[Page S737]] put much tighter restraints on any future possible nuclear enrichment programs. But apparently, the Trump administration had already decided to go to war. Another reason we heard from members of the administration--they are constantly shifting rationales--has been Iran's ballistic missile program. But Iran has zero missiles that can reach the United States. Not even close. None. So in yet another interview, Donald Trump said the aim is ``freedom for the Iranian people.'' In other words, regime change--regime change--the regime change he promised he would never undertake if he became President. Colleagues, we all know, every one of us, that the Iranian Government is a terrible regime, brutal to its own people, dangerous to the region. But we also learned from history that bombs don't turn dictatorships into democracies. And already, the Israeli and American strikes on Iran have produced mass civilian casualties. We have already seen reports of hospitals being bombed. In one strike alone, at least 175 civilians were killed at an elementary school, most of them schoolgirls, which has the hallmarks of a war crime. These killings should not be a surprise, especially when Secretary Hegseth said this morning that the operation would have ``no stupid rules of engagement.'' That is what the Secretary of Defense said-- anything goes. This is not a way to bring solidarity and support from the Iranian people. When we and the Israelis take out a country's leadership, we have no idea what will emerge next. In fact, back in 1953, the United States and the United Kingdom backed a coup against a democratically elected leader in Iran that enabled the Shah of Iran to consolidate power in the country. Some people thought that served American interests at the time. Instead, it became one of the primary drivers of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the creation of the Islamic Republic and its ideology. So beware what you ask for. Indeed, according to public reports, the CIA assessed that the most likely scenario if the Supreme Leader were killed was that more radical elements of the IRGC would take power in Iran. This does not advance America's interests in the region or the world. It will not make us safer. It will make the world less safe for America. And is it now the policy of the United States to go to war against every regime we hate? Colleagues, that is going to cost a lot of American lives and treasure. And that is presumably why Trump and Vance had previously been opposed to regime change and wars of choice. So beware what we ask for when we open up Pandora's box. Have we not learned the lessons of Iraq? The Iraq war cost the lives of 8,000 American soldiers and contractors. It cost trillions of dollars in taxpayer money. The war upended the region, killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians, and helped spawn ISIS. It was the worst U.S. foreign policy blunder in a generation. The big winner from the war in Iraq? Iran. Iran was the big winner. So now Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says this war against Iran is something he has ``yearned to do for 40 years.'' Well, he got the war he wanted from Donald Trump. But there is a reason past Presidents have not started wars against Iran, and that is because they have refused to risk American lives and open Pandora's box for a regime change war when they had no idea how it would end. This war is rapidly turning into a conflict that we feared--a widespread, escalatory regional war with no end in sight. Iran has retaliated to U.S. and Israeli attacks by attacking U.S. assets and bases in every Arab country in the Persian Gulf, as well as targets in Israel, resulting in a further loss of lives. This includes drones and missile strikes on civilian infrastructure throughout the region. And just last night, Hezbollah joined the fray, launching missiles into Israel, prompting airstrikes from Israel into Beirut and across Lebanon. This is not ``America First,'' and we have no idea where it is going. What we do know is that the Framers of our Constitution never envisioned this to be allowed under our system of government. It is why the Framers, in our Constitution, gave Congress the power to declare war. They didn't want to give that power to one person. They didn't want to give that power to somebody like Donald Trump, who has said publicly that the only thing constraining his power is ``my own morality, my own mind.'' That is what Donald Trump has said. Colleagues in the Senate, you must understand that that is not what the Constitution requires. The Constitution requires Congress to act to declare war. So it is more important than ever that Congress stand up for the Constitution and that Congress insist that the President cannot continue these hostilities without approval from Congress. He shouldn't have started them without the approval of Congress. So the resolution before us asks a simple question: Do you support the Constitution of the United States and the role it gives to the U.S. Congress--that role to declare war? Do you believe that we, the people's elected representatives in the House and Senate, should have a voice in whether American lives--and specifically the lives of the members of our Nation's Armed Forces--are put at grave risk? Do you believe that this regime change war of choice that Donald Trump promised he would never launch serves American interests or makes our Nation safer? The American people do not want this war, and the Constitution entrusts the power to declare war with the U.S. Congress. Let's not surrender that responsibility. I urge my colleagues to support the War Powers Resolution and vote yes. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wisconsin. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS736,2026-03-02,119,2,,,ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT,SENATE,SENATE,ADJOURNMENT,S736,S736,"[{""name"": ""John Thune"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. S736,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S736] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of Senators Cruz, Baldwin, Van Hollen, Duckworth, and Welch. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS737,2026-03-02,119,2,,,WAR POWERS RESOLUTION,SENATE,SENATE,ALLOTHER,S737,S738,"[{""name"": ""Tammy Baldwin"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. S737,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S737-S738] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] WAR POWERS RESOLUTION Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of my colleague from Virginia Senator Kaine's resolution prohibiting the United States from continuing this illegal war in Iran. I want to start with the basic premise that I think we can all agree on: We are here to represent the people of our States and their desires. Wisconsinites have been unequivocal that they do not want another foreign war. I agree with them, and for a while, it seemed Donald Trump did too. The President promised not to get into more foreign wars, but the President broke that promise and has gone all in on war with Iran. The consequences are dire. Six American servicemembers are now dead. My heart absolutely breaks for their parents, their siblings, their children, their spouses, and their communities. Thousands of Americans in uniform who are stationed in the region are at risk because of the President's reckless and illegal war. And what does the President have to say? He says that it is likely more Americans are going to die. He said that is just the way it is. He said that. The President's callous response shows his disregard for the men and women he is supposed to lead. Our Constitution is crystal clear: If our country is going to war, Congress needs to vote on it. In 2002, Congress debated the war in Iraq, and I opposed it. I believed the Bush administration dangerously underestimated the potential consequences and did not have a clear path forward after the initial military operation. I was right. As a result, thousands of brave service men and women died, taxpayers paid billions of dollars, and we got ourselves into a yearslong war in the Middle East. I have the same concerns today. I fully agree that Iran's regime is a dangerous and murderous one and can't be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, but how we deal with them and keep America safe matters. Diplomacy--the hard work of peacefully negotiating--is the answer, not war. That is exactly why I supported the 2015 deal that kept Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, but President Trump ripped that deal up and allowed Iran's nuclear program to flourish. Wisconsinites see exactly what this President is doing, and they do not support it. They want President Trump to live up to his promises and to address their kitchen-table issues and concerns, not pull our country into another foreign war. [[Page S738]] I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS738,2026-03-02,119,2,,,WAR POWERS RESOLUTION,SENATE,SENATE,ALLOTHER,S738,S739,"[{""name"": ""Tammy Duckworth"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. S738,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S738-S739] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] WAR POWERS RESOLUTION Ms. DUCKWORTH. Mr. President, I come here today to support Senator Kaine's War Powers Resolution. You know, I am proud of every mission that I completed in Iraq, but I would never wish another needless, endless, unjustified war like the one that I served in on anyone else. I wouldn't wish it on the heroes whose blood would be soaked into that desert sand. I would not wish it on their families, who would spend their days anxiously awaiting for news from half a world away. I wouldn't wish it on the American people, who are desperate for their President to focus on bringing their costs down here at home, not on starting new, expensive, forever wars continents away. So I am here today to keep a promise I first made two decades ago. I ran for Congress so that when the drums of war started beating once again, I would be in a position to make sure that our elected officials fully considered the true cost of the war not just in dollars and cents but in human lives as well. That was the vow I made to the troops I deployed with and to all those who have served since I hung up my uniform. Today, I am speaking here under this great Capitol dome to keep that most sacred promise because, sadly, right now, American servicemembers are already in harm's way 6,000 miles east in what could be yet another preventable war. These troops are ready to do their jobs no matter what, just as they have done time after time, tour after tour. So, to me, it is tragic that even as they prepare to do their jobs, our President and certain Members of this Chamber seem so ready to neglect their own. As we all know, on Saturday morning, without any known imminent threat to America or American interests, Donald Trump launched an illegal military campaign against Iran. Look, I want a democratic Iran, and I want to see the Iranian people free from the iron grip of its brutal, authoritarian regime, and I am not about to shed a tear for the Ayatollah's death. He was no friend of the United States' nor to his own people. He was responsible for the brutal murders of thousands of his own citizens in just the past few months alone. However, my first concern is always going to be the national security of the United States, and I am troubled because of the consequences that are sure to come because of Trump's actions. Our troops and Americans all around the world are at greater risk because Trump wanted to thump his chest and look like a tough guy on TV. For no real reason he can explain, Trump is marching us closer and closer to another costly, bloody, protracted conflict--a war without any defined end state and even without a concept of a plan for how to prevent the chaos and instability that will come next. Far from making America greater or better or stronger or whatever new adjective he is using this week, Trump's actions have made our Nation and our allies less safe. He has made them less secure. By continuing to strain our military with wars of choice, Trump is handing a gift to bad actors like Russia and the PRC, as his never- ending chaos makes it harder for our Armed Forces to focus on defending our critical interests in places like the Indo-Pacific. So, no, Trump's actions over the past 72 hours--or ever--haven't put America first; they have made the situation for America worse. The sad fact of the matter is that what we are facing today is in large part a manufactured crisis. Iran is no ally of ours. We have been adversaries since long before Trump took office. I have always condemned their proxy activity and ballistic missile program, and I certainly agree that they cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. But we can't forget that Donald Trump is the one who pulled the United States out of the very deal that was limiting their weapons development program. Trump is the one who made sure Iran no longer had to play by the rules and curb their nuclear production. Trump and his inability to conduct foreign policy are what made today's nightmare a reality. His historical incompetence is what gave them the matchbox and the motivation to start a fire, and now he is angry that it is starting to catch. He is mad because they are doing the very things his actions encouraged them to do. It is circular logic which has already had fatal consequences--fatal for the six American heroes who have already lost their lives in this conflict and fatal for the hundreds of civilians who have already become the most horrible kind of collateral--moms and dads who this evening should be able to sit down and eat dinner with their little girl, who should be able to kiss their little boy goodnight, who should be able to go bed dreaming of a tomorrow that doesn't include missiles or misery. Now he has created a power vacuum in Iran, resulting in an unstable regime that is willing to do anything to hold on to power. Now he has created an open invitation for well-funded, organized terrorist groups to swoop in and snatch away any chance the Iranian people have for freedom and self-governance. War is always tragic, but when it is preventable, it is not just tragic but a travesty too. Trump wouldn't let himself be dragged by the bone spurs to serve in uniform when his country needed him, so how dare he try to drag us into yet another war of his choice today. But this draft dodger is too infatuated with maximum pressure to consider even minimum diplomacy. Once again, the Trump foreign policy doctrine has proven reckless, senseless, and dangerous--a doctrine in which fact and fiction are one and the same and one in which avarice outweighs advice every damn time. It is shameful--terrifying--that we have a Commander in Chief who seems to come to military decisions by virtue of temper tantrums and announces them via tweet, a President who doesn't seem to care if he keeps to the path of fire and fury that he has been treading; our own homeland will be in greater danger, more wounded warriors will be sent to Walter Reed, and more fallen heroes will be laid to rest in Arlington; a President who is so obsessed with being the tough guy, that he doesn't seem to give--well, doesn't seem to care; a President who is happy to squander the lives of our heroes for his own personal gain. Now, after this weekend, he has officially traded deterrence for instability and chaos and made us all less safe in the process-- Americans, certainly, but also our partners in the region and the Iranian people themselves, who did not ask for any of this; Iranian families who suffered decades under the Ayatollah's tyrannical iron grip and who, at long last, want to feel safe and secure. Look, Trump may have run to his podiatrist instead of running toward danger in Vietnam, but I actually know what it is like to leave your blood, your sweat--your limbs--in a war zone half a world away. So I know what is at stake for the thousands of troops this administration is getting ready to send into harm's way, and I can tell you this: It is a whole lot easier to cover your eyes and order other Americans to sacrifice if you don't have to sacrifice anything yourself. It is much easier to ignore the everyday realties of war from inside the hallowed halls of the White House, but it is nearly impossible if you have been outside the wire yourself. So as those drums of war echo louder than they have in years, I am here today because, despite what he thinks, Donald Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally force us into war. He may have never read the Constitution, but I have. So let me direct his attention to article I, which makes it clear that the President does not have the power to declare war; only Congress does. We are the ones tasked with deciding when and how Americans are sent into combat. We are the ones charged with that most solemn duty, yet Trump is acting also if article I simply doesn't exist, as if obeying the Constitution is optional, as if our founding document is a yellowing, crumbling piece of paper he can crumble up at will. Refusing to allow him to get away with this should not--must not--be a partisan issue. No matter if you are struggling to pay rent or your name is plastered in fake gold on a building on [[Page S739]] Fifth Avenue, no one can ignore the Constitution. No matter if you are a Mar-a-Lago worker pulling double shifts or the President of the United States, no one is above the law. Look, I believe there are certain solemn, urgent times when our military must be called upon to defend us. There are certain moments when the threat in question is significant and imminent, instances when military force is the most effective tool at hand and that using it is necessary to protect America and her interests. The thing is, from what little information Trump has shared publicly so far, this is not one of those times. But if the administration thinks I am wrong, then the floor is theirs. We are only a 20-minute walk from the White House. It is not that hard to find us here. We are the building with the big dome on top. If they actually believe that this war is justified, then they need to come to Congress and do their jobs, explaining their case and giving the American people a say through their elected representatives. They need to respect the American people enough to actually tell them why they are being forced to bear the costs of this conflict, both in dollars and cents and daughter and sons. The White House needs to respect our servicemembers enough to prove why war with Iran is worth turning more moms and dads into Gold Star parents. They need to prove that they have thought this through enough, then they can tell us what an end state in Iran would look like. Then, when their case has been made, when Congress' debate is done, we, in this Chamber, must vote. It is our duty; it is our burden; it is the least we can do for those willing to sacrifice everything to safeguard our democracy. But if the Trump administration refuses to do that, if they refuse to adhere to the first article of our Constitution, well then it begs the question: What are they hiding? This week, we will vote on Senator Kaine's War Powers Resolution, and I am well aware that many of my colleagues are claiming to have a difficult time deciding how to vote. To them, let me say this: We ask a lot of tough things of our troops and military families. Serving in a combat zone is hard. Hugging your husband or your wife, your father or your daughter, for the last time before they deploy, not knowing if you will ever see them again, that is hard. The least we can do here in return is ensure that we Senators take our duties as seriously as our military men and women do theirs. So to my Republican colleagues: Please, think about the fact that Trump cared so little about your beliefs on this matter that he willfully, illegally circumvented our Chamber entirely, preferring to sow chaos and fear, leaving Americans in a lurch and their elected representatives in the dark, choosing to start an unlawful war rather than simply ask for your expertise for your constitutionally mandated vote. And think about that Trump still has not been able to tell us of an imminent threat to American interests that would have actually required military action anywhere near this scale. And then after reflecting on all of that, all I am asking is that you vote for what you know is right. Moving forward, I will come back to the Chamber every afternoon, if necessary, to remind the Nation of the hard lessons learned the last time a President rashly sent our sons and daughters into another unjustified war in the Middle East, trying to ensure that this time we do right by our troops, trying to ensure that this time we actually fully, soberly consider the consequences of Washington's decisions on those who serve and their families. God bless each and every one of our troops in harm's way right now. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Moreno). The Senator from Vermont. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS739,2026-03-02,119,2,,,WAR POWERS RESOLUTION,SENATE,SENATE,ALLOTHER,S739,S740,"[{""name"": ""Peter Welch"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. S739,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S739-S740] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] WAR POWERS RESOLUTION Mr. WELCH. Mr. President, we must act. The President has made a decision unilaterally without consultation of Congress to start yet another war in the Middle East. It is a reckless decision that is very detrimental to the well-being of our country and very threatening to the Constitution. There are three issues that are absolutely essential to consider by this Congress. First of all, No. 1, America does not want this war. And I trust the American people. The reason America does not want this war is they have seen it before. They saw it in Iraq where the justification was weapons of mass destruction. They saw it in Afghanistan where the justification was getting rid of the Taliban. They saw it in Libya where the justification was getting rid of Qadhafi. In each case--Saddam, Qadhafi, the Taliban--yes, they were evil people doing bad things--but what was a lie to the American people, and they saw, was that there were no weapons of mass destruction. The Taliban is now back in power after 20 years of war, and the chaos that was sown in Libya lives with us to this day. America understands that it is easy for a President to assert he wants to go to war. He is the Commander in Chief. He can do it, as he has done in this case, by bypassing Congress. But what the American people have seen is that it is easy to start a war, but the consequences and the costs are not avoidable, and they have been very damaging to the well-being of the people of this country; they have been very damaging to our prosperity; and, of course, they have caused immense loss of life of our wonderful soldiers and men and women in uniform. The American people get it. No. 2, we cannot, under our Constitution, go to war on the basis of a decision by one man. The whole point in our Constitution of vesting war-making authority in the Congress was because our Founders saw how Kings abused their powers to go to war, how an autocrat abuses his power to unilaterally decide to go to war. A quote from Abraham Lincoln: The provision of the Constitution [that is, our Constitution] giving the war-making powers to Congress, was dictated . . . by the following reasons . . . Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object. This, our Convention understood [Lincoln said] to be the most oppressive of all Kingly oppression and they resolved to so frame the Constitution that no one man should hold the power of bringing this oppression upon us. Yet, in fact, that is exactly what is happening now. One man--Donald Trump--unilaterally decided to start this war. It is the same person, by the way, with--who as candidate Trump decried, and quite rightly, the rush to war. He decried especially wars of regime change as total failures. He decried the $7 trillion that was spent in Iraq and Afghanistan. So now, we have a new situation where the President woke up one day, announced he is going to war, and abandoned his America First commitment. What is clear here is this war is not necessary. Iran, the Ayatollah, the regime is a threat. We have been containing that threat. There were negotiations about their nuclear capabilities that were making significant progress. Don't forget that this administration is the one that tore up the agreement in the Obama administration where we had eyes on exactly what was happening in the Iran nuclear program and there was compliance. And we have substituted it with bluster and now, ultimately, this war of choice. This is a war that has been pushed hard by Prime Minister Netanyahu, who just before the war started was whispering in the ear of Donald Trump, and it is pretty clear that the President was persuaded by Netanyahu. The President should be more persuaded by the voices of the American people who have learned lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan and even going to back to Vietnam. The third reason Americans don't want this war is they want us in this Congress, in this administration, to focus on the needs of Americans. We have a situation in Vermont now that is similar to what people face all over this country. Healthcare is something that is out of reach for everyday Americans. That is absolutely essential. And you, yourself, and I and others did our level best to try to extend tax credits to working families and farmers and small businesses who depended on them to be able to continue to have healthcare. With the One Big Beautiful Bill, 15 million people are losing Medicaid access. What we are seeing is the acceleration of income inequality where people [[Page S740]] who work hard, oftentimes two jobs, who don't have more time in their life to even work more, at the end of the month can't pay their bills. And isn't it time that we focus on meeting the needs of Americans? Basic things like healthcare, like affordable housing, like childcare, things that make a family secure, things that make a community strong. There is absolutely no coherent rationale that the President has offered for the end game of this war against Iran. And there is absolutely no explanation from the President about why he has abandoned what he asserted was his longtime opposition to wars of regime change. And this is the question for all of us in this Chamber who serve in the U.S. Senate and who have responsibilities under the Constitution, specifically article I: Will this U.S. Senate allow a single man to plunge this Nation into war when it is our constitutional responsibility to make a decision as to whether to send our men and women into combat? That is our responsibility and vote, as all of us will. We cannot avoid our responsibility to vote, to stand and to be counted. Now, at the close, I want to say something that I know every single one of the Members of the Senate feels very strongly, and that is support for our men and women in uniform. We have brave members of the Vermont Guard that are serving right now, and I speak of my concern for them, their well-being, and their families. But I express that same strong sensibility toward every family who has a servicemember serving in this conflict, and I say that to every servicemember in the conflict: We support you. But, Mr. President, this is a wrong decision. You do not have the right to make this decision unilaterally. And I say to my colleagues in the Congress: We must stand up and do our job and meet our responsibility. And that is why I am a strong supporter of Senator Kaine and Senator Paul's War Powers Resolution. I yield the floor. ____________________" CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS740-2,2026-03-02,119,2,,,NOMINATIONS,SENATE,SENATE,SNOMINATIONS,S740,S740,,,172 Cong. Rec. S740,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S740] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NOMINATIONS Executive nominations received by the Senate: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION BRADFORD PENTONY WILSON, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES, VICE COLLEEN JOY SHOGAN. THE JUDICIARY SHERIA AKINS CLARKE, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, VICE ROBERT BRYAN HARWELL, RETIRED. JEFFREY M. KUHLMAN, OF KANSAS, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS, VICE ERIC F. MELGREN, RETIRED. KATHLEEN S. LANE, OF MONTANA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA, VICE SUSAN P. WATTERS, RETIRING. ANTHONY W. MATTIVI, OF KANSAS, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS, VICE DANIEL D. CRABTREE, RETIRED. ANTHONY J. POWELL, OF KANSAS, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS, VICE JULIE A. ROBINSON, RETIRED. EVAN RIKHYE, OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, TO BE JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR A TERM OF TEN YEARS, VICE WILMA ANTOINETTE LEWIS, TERM EXPIRED. JUSTIN D. SMITH, OF MISSOURI, TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT, VICE WILLIAM DUANE BENTON, RETIRING. KARA MARIE WESTERCAMP, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, VICE STEPHEN A. VADEN, RESIGNED. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE JEFFREY BRODSKY, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A GOVERNOR OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 8, 2029, VICE WILLIAM ZOLLARS, TERM EXPIRED. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ADAM CASSADY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY, VICE NATHANIEL FICK, RESIGNED. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY KAVEH FARZAD, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF ENERGY (INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS), VICE ANDREW EILPERIN LIGHT, RESIGNED. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WILLIAM GALLO, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A GOVERNOR OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 8, 2030, VICE ANTON GEORGE HAJJAR, TERM EXPIRED. DEPARTMENT OF STATE 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. 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. 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 EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION JAMES O'NEILL, OF TEXAS, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR A TERM OF SIX YEARS, VICE SETHURAMAN PANCHANATHAN. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE KENNETH SORENSON, OF HAWAII, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE CLARE E. CONNORS, TERM EXPIRED. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ROBERT STEFFENS, OF TEXAS, TO BE A GOVERNOR OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 8, 2032, VICE ROBERT M. DUNCAN, TERM EXPIRED. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE JOHNSON TEEHEE II, OF OKLAHOMA, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE KERRY LEE PETTINGILL, TERM EXPIRED." CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS740,2026-03-02,119,2,,,ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. TOMORROW,SENATE,SENATE,ADJOURNMENT,S740,S740,,,172 Cong. Rec. S740,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S740] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. TOMORROW The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate stands adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow. Thereupon, the Senate, at 7:16 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 10 a.m. ____________________" 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) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D223-D224] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Thursday, February 26, 2026 [[Page D223]] 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 [[Page D224]] 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) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D224-D225] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] 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: [[Page D225]] 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-PgD225-2,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D225,D225,,,172 Cong. Rec. D225,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Page D225] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgD225-3,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2026-03-02,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D225,D225,,,172 Cong. Rec. D225,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Page D225] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No hearings are scheduled." 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) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D225-D226] 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. 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[[Page D226]] _______________________________________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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-2026-02-26-pt1-PgD225,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D225,D225,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1086""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1090""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7720""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7743""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D225,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Page D225] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 7720- 7743; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 1086-1090 were introduced. Pages H2331-33 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H2333-34 Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Kennedy (UT) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H2331 Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Lisa Wink Schultz, Office of the Senate Chaplain, Washington, DC. Page H2331 Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:34 a.m." CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgE169-2,2026-02-26,119,2,,,RECOGNIZING THE BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E169,E169,"[{""name"": ""Chris Pappas"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. E169,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E169] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING THE BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH ______ HON. CHRIS PAPPAS of new hampshire in the house of representatives Thursday, February 26, 2026 Mr. PAPPAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, in celebration of Black History Month. Originally founded in 1994, the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, which has since grown into the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, has fought to uncover and honor the often-overlooked Black history in the Granite State and southern Maine for more than 30 years. The mission of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire is to promote awareness and appreciation of African American history and life in order to build more inclusive communities today. The Trail shares stories of prominent African American figures from New Hampshire and southern Maine, and since becoming a statewide organization in 2016, has expanded its outreach efforts through tours, educational public programs, partnerships with schools, and markers in more than seventeen cities and towns. More recently, the Trail has begun enhancing its efforts to foster more inclusive and informed communities through augmented experiences, the first of which was unveiled at the African Burying Ground Memorial Park in Portsmouth in 2025. This information will soon turn sites across the state into a veritable outdoor museum of African American history. Through events, discussions, conferences, publications, tours, and an ever-growing network of historical markers, the Trail provides opportunities for everyone in our state to learn these stories of encouragement and achievement. These experiences create a lasting impact as they highlight the critical role that African Americans have had in shaping our country. They help all of us to understand, confront, and overcome the challenges that we still face today in realizing the promise of our founding documents. As we recognize the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, I also want to highlight the organization's Executive Director, JerriAnne Boggis. Taking up the mantle of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail founder Valerie Cunningham, Ms. Boggis has worked not only to preserve NH's African American history but has relentlessly advocated for its central place in American history. In doing so, she is helping to shape a better future for all of us. The Black Heritage Trail helps confront the systemic racism, bias, and injustice that have festered in our country for too long. On behalf of my constituents in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, I thank Ms. JerriAnne Boggis, her staff, and the tour guides, volunteers, board members, sponsors, and supporters of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire for their commitment to bringing Black history to light and ensuring that these stories are never forgotten. I thank the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire for helping us learn about our history and working to create a stronger future for everyone. ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgE169-3,2026-02-26,119,2,,,PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S WORDS STILL RING TRUE TODAY; THE FAILINGS OF THE STATE OF THE UNION,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,ALLOTHER,E169,E169,"[{""name"": ""Marcy Kaptur"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. E169,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E169] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S WORDS STILL RING TRUE TODAY; THE FAILINGS OF THE STATE OF THE UNION ______ HON. MARCY KAPTUR of ohio in the house of representatives Thursday, February 26, 2026 Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today and include in the Record a portion of President Harry S. Truman's Address in St. Paul at the Municipal Auditorium on October 13, 1948. While this speech is over 50 years old, the sentiments still remain today, as highlighted by the President's recent State of the Union. Millions have lost access to much needed food assistance, while prices at the grocery store continue to rise. Daycare centers and rural hospitals are closing. Ill- considered tariffs have cost every hardworking family more than $1,750 and caused untold inflation which is making everyday life unaffordable. We cannot pretend all is well when many of our fellow citizens know it simply is not. I hope that my colleagues across the aisle will join me in this pursuit, because all the people we represent surely need it. Well, I have been studying the Republican Party for over 12 years at close hand in the Capital of the United States. And by this time, I have discovered where the Republicans stand on most of the major issues. Since they won't tell you themselves, I am going to tell you. They approve of the American farmer--but they are willing to help him go broke. They stand four-square for the American home--but not for housing. They are strong for labor--but they are stronger for restricting labor's rights. They favor a minimum wage--the smaller the minimum the better. They indorse educational opportunity for all--but they won't spend money for teachers or for schools. They think modern medical care and hospitals are fine--for people who can afford them. They approve of social security benefits--so much so that they took them away from almost a million people. They believe in international trade--so much so that they crippled our reciprocal trade program, and killed our International Wheat Agreement. They favor the admission of displaced persons--but only within shameful racial and religious limitations. They consider electric power a great blessing--but only when the private power companies get their rake-off. They say TVA is wonderful--but we ought never to try it again. They condemn ``cruelly high prices''--but fight to the death every effort to bring them down. They think the American standard of living is a fine thing--so long as it doesn't spread to all the people. And they admire the Government of the United States so much that they would like to buy it. ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgE169-4,2026-02-26,119,2,,,RECOGNIZING EARL BRIGHAM,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,RECOGNIZING,E169,E169,"[{""name"": ""Daniel Webster"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. E169,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E169] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING EARL BRIGHAM ______ HON. DANIEL WEBSTER of florida in the house of representatives Thursday, February 26, 2026 Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize my friend, Earl Brigham, as he celebrates 50 years of dedicated service as a barber in Downtown Winter Garden Earl lost his hearing at around two years of age. When he was ten, his parents enrolled him in the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in St. Augustine. There, he mastered American Sign Language, excelled in sports, and graduated in 1966. Following graduation, he was encouraged to learn a trade and immediately entered barber school, beginning a career that would span decades and impact generations. For 50 years, Earl has faithfully served customers at his barber shop on Plant Street in Winter Garden. What started as a profession quickly became a ministry of connection. His shop is more than a place for haircuts, it is a place of laughter, friendship, and community. Along the way, Earl built a beautiful family. He and his wife, Robin, raised seven children and are now proud grandparents of nineteen grandchildren. They raised their children to be bilingual, fluent in both English and American Sign Language, reflecting Earl's lifelong role as a bridge between the deaf and hearing worlds. In addition to his work as a barber, Earl has faithfully served the Lord. For more than 35 years, he has served as a pastor to the deaf community, including the past 17 years at West Orlando Baptist Church. Through both his ministry and profession, he has strengthened families, encouraged faith, and brought people together. I join his family, friends, the City of Winter Garden, and his many local customers in celebrating 50 years of faithful service. Earl's steadfast faith, joyful spirit, and commitment to others make him a true pillar of our community. I am grateful to call him my barber and even more grateful to call him my friend. ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgE169-5,2026-02-26,119,2,,,PERSONAL EXPLANATION,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,PERSONALEXPLAIN,E169,E170,"[{""name"": ""Daniel Meuser"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. E169,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E169-E170] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. DANIEL MEUSER of pennsylvania in the house of representatives Thursday, February 26, 2026 Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, on Roll Call No. 72, I mistakenly voted Yes when I intended to vote No. [[Page E170]] ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgE170-2,2026-02-26,119,2,,,HONORING DR. BRENDA KAYS,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,HONORING,E170,E170,"[{""name"": ""Nathaniel Moran"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. E170,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E170] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING DR. BRENDA KAYS ______ HON. NATHANIEL MORAN of texas in the house of representatives Thursday, February 26, 2026 Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Brenda Kays. Since 2016, Dr. Kays has steadfastly served as President of Kilgore College. She brought more than three decades of experience in community college education to Kilgore. Dr. Kays has always led with heart for students and a vision for the future of education in East Texas. Dr. Kays served as the first female president in Kilgore College's history. In this role she worked to bring students' dreams to life. Under her leadership, our community saw innovative programs launched, new facilities built, partnerships strengthened, and enrollment reach record numbers. At the heart of her work is the people. Dr. Kays worked tirelessly to help students discover their potential, assist faculty members to find new ways to inspire, and support the staff who made all of the details come to life. For nearly a decade, she has led with integrity, vision, and an unwavering commitment to student success. I am grateful for Dr. Kays' leadership, her dedication, and her forty-plus years of service to community college students. And, especially these last few extraordinary years with us. ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgE170-3,2026-02-26,119,2,,,PERSONAL EXPLANATION,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,PERSONALEXPLAIN,E170,E170,"[{""name"": ""James R. Baird"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. E170,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E170] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. JAMES R. BAIRD of indiana in the house of representatives Thursday, February 26, 2026 Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Speaker, on February 24, 2026, I was unable to make it to the floor for three votes. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 71, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass H.R. 6329; NAY on Roll Call No. 72, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass S. 2503; and YEA on Roll Call No. 73, On Ordering the Previous Question." CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgE170,2026-02-26,119,2,,,CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SAIGON BROADCASTING TELEVISION NETWORK,HOUSE,EXTENSIONS,CELEBRATING,E170,E170,"[{""name"": ""Derek Tran"", ""role"": ""speaking""}]",,172 Cong. Rec. E170,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E170] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SAIGON BROADCASTING TELEVISION NETWORK ______ HON. DEREK TRAN of california in the house of representatives Thursday, February 26, 2026 Mr. TRAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Saigon Broadcasting Television Network, otherwise known as SBTN. SBTN, the first 24-hour Vietnamese-language television channel specifically for overseas audiences, provides premier news coverage and entertainment programs to millions of Vietnamese people abroad. For 25 years, SBTN has served as an example of the importance of a free press and the strength of the Vietnamese diaspora community. Headquartered in Garden Grove, California, SBTN was founded in 2001 by Truc Ho4, a Vietnamese American musician, producer, and human-rights advocate. The network provided programming for the rapidly growing Vietnamese community in the United States, and it soon established itself in Southern California before spreading to cities such as Boston, Dallas, and Washington, D.C. This growth eventually led SBTN to expand internationally, becoming one of the primary television networks for Vietnamese audiences living outside Vietnam. Today, SBTN offers both original programming and acquired content, including news, dramas, movies, documentaries, variety shows, music, talk shows, kids' programming, and more. What sets SBTN apart is its staunch support for free expression and democratic values. Since the network's founding, it has stood as a counter-narrative to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam's state-run media, refusing to air programs produced under the communist government's control. Rather than allow Vietnamese media to be dominated by an oppressive regime, SBTN has reported on human rights abuses and political dissent, providing critical coverage to millions of its international Vietnamese viewers. The network's belief system is deeply rooted in the experiences of the Vietnamese diaspora, as much of its original audience and leadership fled persecution from communist Vietnam in search of freedom and democracy. Amid ongoing repression and censorship by the Communist Party of Vietnam, SBTN remains essential in delivering trusted, independent reporting to Vietnamese-speaking audiences around the world. I am thrilled to represent such an exemplary television network in my district, especially one whose accomplishments are so dear to my family's own experiences. The network's commitment to providing dependable news, preserving the Vietnamese language and culture, and enriching the lives and experiences of the Vietnamese community is commendable. I congratulate SBTN on its 25th anniversary and continue to be grateful for its invaluable service to our Nation. ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter-4,2026-02-26,119,2,,,House of Representatives,HOUSE,HOUSE,FRONTMATTER,H2331,H2331,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2331,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 172 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026 No. 38" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2331-2,2026-02-26,119,2,,,DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE,HOUSE,HOUSE,HDESIGNATION,H2331,H2331,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2331,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Speaker: Washington, DC, February 26, 2026. I hereby appoint the Honorable Mike Kennedy to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2331-3,2026-02-26,119,2,,,PRAYER,HOUSE,HOUSE,PRAYER,H2331,H2331,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2331,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PRAYER Reverend Lisa Wink Schultz, Office of the Senate Chaplain, Washington, D.C., offered the following prayer: Lord, You are the God of all compassion. Just as a father has compassion on his children, You have compassion on all who fear You. May all who work in the House of Representatives truly fear You, for this is the whole duty of man. We praise You for being slow to anger and abounding in love. You do not treat us as we deserve. During this Lenten season, make us keenly aware that we are like grass, which flourishes like the flowers of the field, but when the wind blows, it is gone and never to be remembered. Give wisdom and strength to our lawmakers as they work for righteousness and justice, especially for the oppressed. Satisfy them with Your love so that their youth is renewed like the eagles. We pray in Your loving name. Amen. ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2331-4,2026-02-26,119,2,,,THE JOURNAL,HOUSE,HOUSE,HJOURNAL,H2331,H2331,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2331,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] THE JOURNAL The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair has examined the Journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House the approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2331-5,2026-02-26,119,2,,,PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE,HOUSE,HOUSE,PLEDGE,H2331,H2331,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2331,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. The SPEAKER pro tempore led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2331-6,2026-02-26,119,2,,,ADJOURNMENT,HOUSE,HOUSE,ADJOURNMENT,H2331,H2331,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2331,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADJOURNMENT The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the House stands adjourned until 9 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026. There was no objection. Thereupon (at 9 o'clock and 34 minutes a.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Monday, March 2, 2026, at 9 a.m. ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2331-7,2026-02-26,119,2,,,"EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.",HOUSE,HOUSE,EXECUTIVECOMM,H2331,H2331,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2331,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-2956. A letter from the General Counsel, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- General Provisions (RIN: 3052-AD65) received February 17, 2026, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. EC-2957. A letter from the Interim Agency Head, AmeriCorps, transmitting the FY 2025 Annual Management Report to Congress, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106(a)(1); Public Law 97-258 (as amended by Public Law 101-576, Sec. 306(a)); (104 Stat. 2854); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. EC-2958. A letter from the Program Analyst, Federal Register Certifying Officer, Policy Office, Census Bureau, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Removing Redundant Language From the Regulations Governing the Furnishing of Personal Census Data [Docket No.: 260108-0018] (RIN: 0607-AA71) received February 18, 2026, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. EC-2959. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Office of the Inspector General for the period April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. EC-2960. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Architect of the Capitol, transmitting the semiannual report of disbursements for the operations of the Architect of the Capitol for the period of July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1868a(a); Public Law 113-76, div. I, title I, Sec. 1301(a); (128 Stat. 428); to the Committee on House Administration. EC-2961. A letter from the Sergeant at Arms, House of Representatives, transmitting the Sergeant at Arm's semiannual report from July 1 -- December 31, 2025; to the Committee on House Administration. EC-2962. A letter from the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, transmitting a decision by the Department of Justice to not appeal ``American Federation of Teachers v. Department of Education, No. 25-cv-628 (D. Md. Aug. 14, 2025)'', pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530D(a)(1); Public Law 107-273, Sec. 202(a); (116 Stat. 1771); to the Committee on the Judiciary. ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2331-8,2026-02-26,119,2,,,PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS,HOUSE,HOUSE,HPUBBILLS,H2331,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1086""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1087""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1088""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1089""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1090""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7720""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7721""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7722""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7723""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7724""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7725""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7726""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7727""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7728""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7729""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7730""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7731""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7732""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7733""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7734""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7735""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7736""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7737""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7738""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7739""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7740""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7741""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7742""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7743""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2331,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Pages H2331-H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows: By Mr. MESSMER: H.R. 7720. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require States to account for fraudulent payments made under such Act; to the Committee on Education and Workforce. By Mr. GROTHMAN: H.R. 7721. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to implement an improper payment threshold under such Act; to the Committee on Education and Workforce. [[Page H2332]] By Mr. ONDER: H.R. 7722. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require triennial comprehensive reviews of State performance under such Act; to the Committee on Education and Workforce. By Ms. FOXX: H.R. 7723. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to debar child care providers that committed fraud from receiving financial assistance under the Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Workforce. By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina: H.R. 7724. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to sustain sanctions against noncompliant State under such Act; to the Committee on Education and Workforce. By Mr. RULLI: H.R. 7725. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require States disclose agency regulatory participation under such Act; to the Committee on Education and Workforce. By Mrs. MILLER of Illinois: H.R. 7726. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under suchAct; to the Committee on Education and Workforce. By Mr. ALFORD (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Cuellar): H.R. 7727. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued designation of certain critical access hospitals under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. CASAR (for himself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Frost, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Jayapal, and Mrs. Ramirez): H.R. 7728. A bill to interconnect the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to its neighbors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. CASTEN: H.R. 7729. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require the issuance of rules relating to shared savings frameworks for certain transmitting utilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. CLINE (for himself, Mr. Correa, Ms. Lee of Florida, and Mr. Neguse): H.R. 7730. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to modify certain bankruptcy eligibility requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mrs. FISCHBACH (for herself, Mr. Stauber, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Wied, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hurd of Colorado): H.R. 7731. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the income limitation on the exclusion from gross income of any medal or prize money won in competition in the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Cline): H.R. 7732. A bill to amend section 1960(a) of title 18, United States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mrs. FOUSHEE (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Kamlager- Dove, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Randall, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Goldman of New York): H.R. 7733. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologists for female prisoners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida (for himself and Mr. Bishop): H.R. 7734. A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include additional priorities as research and extension initiatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. GOLDEN of Maine (for himself, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. Bacon): H.R. 7735. A bill to require the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee to assess the effectiveness of certain mental health activities of the Departments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. HORSFORD (for himself, Ms. Bynum, Mr. Neal, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Ross, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Scholten, Ms. Friedman, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Amo, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Whitesides, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Menefee, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. McGarvey, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Levin, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Craig, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Walkinshaw, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Randall, Mrs. Cherfilus- McCormick, and Mr. Courtney): H.R. 7736. A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refund tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mrs. KIM (for herself, Mr. Timmons, and Ms. Salazar): H.R. 7737. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat digital asset indexes as eligible investments for purposes of Trump accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. LIEU (for himself and Mr. Davidson): H.R. 7738. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require that notice of criminal surveillance orders be eventually provided to targets, to reform the use of non- disclosure orders to providers, to prohibit indefinite sealing of criminal surveillance orders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. MALOY (for herself, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, and Mr. Owens): H.R. 7739. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide overtime compensation exceptions to employers of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in rural areas; to the Committee on Education and Workforce. By Mr. MFUME (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Carson, Mr. Himes, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Meng, Mr. Peters, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Takano, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Soto, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Casten, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Ross, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. Cherfilus- McCormick, Ms. Balint, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Casar, Ms. Crockett, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moskowitz, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Bell, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Figures, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Randall, and Ms. Simon): H.R. 7740. A bill to authorize the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to support African American history education programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration. By Mr. MULLIN (for himself and Mr. Levin): H.R. 7741. A bill to promote competition in the area of digital energy management tools, enhance consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information, allow for the development and adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers, organizations, and governments manage their energy usage and improve electric grid reliability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. PFLUGER (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer): H.R. 7742. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for time limits for action by the Federal Communications Commission on applications for the transfer of control or assignment of any license or other authorization subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Ms. PINGREE: H.R. 7743. A bill to provide for a limitation on the obligation of funds for certain immigration enforcement purposes until a report on the use of databases by immigration officers is submitted; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. FIGURES (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Bell, Mr. Amo, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Horsford, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. [[Page H2333]] McBath, Ms. McClellan, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia): H. Res. 1086. A resolution recognizing the historical significance of the Clotilda, condemning the United States role in the Atlantic slave trade, and acknowledging its lasting impact on African Americans; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. Cherfilus- McCormick, Mr. Frost, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Morrison, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Soto, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. Wilson of Florida): H. Res. 1087. A resolution recognizing community water fluoridation as a safe, effective public health intervention to prevent tooth decay and promote oral and physical health; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fields, Mr. Figures, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Simon, Mr. Soto, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Wilson of Florida): H. Res. 1088. A resolution recognizing and celebrating the significance of Black history museums and cultural institutions; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Ms. TOKUDA (for herself, Mr. Case, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Ms. Meng): H. Res. 1089. A resolution expressing support for the designation of February 2026 as ``Hawaiian Language Month'' or ```Olelo Hawai`i Month''; to the Committee on Education and Workforce. By Mr. VEASEY (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis): H. Res. 1090. A resolution expressing support for the designation of February 2026 as ``Low Vision and Vision Impairment Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2331,2026-02-26,119,2,,,House of Representatives,HOUSE,HOUSE,CALLTOORDER,H2331,H2331,,,172 Cong. Rec. H2331,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page H2331]] House of Representatives The House met at 9:30 a.m. and was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Kennedy of Utah). ____________________" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-10,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7728,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7728""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. CASAR: H.R. 7728. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-11,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7729,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7729""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. CASTEN: H.R. 7729. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-12,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7730,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7730""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. CLINE: H.R. 7730. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-13,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7731,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7731""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mrs. FISCHBACH: H.R. 7731. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-14,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7732,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7732""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. FITZGERALD: H.R. 7732. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution." CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-15,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7733,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7733""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mrs. FOUSHEE: H.R. 7733. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause)." CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-16,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7734,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7734""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida: H.R. 7734. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-17,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7735,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7735""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. GOLDEN of Maine: H.R. 7735. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-18,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7736,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7736""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. HORSFORD: H.R. 7736. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: US Const. Art. 1. Sec. 8." CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-19,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7737,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7737""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mrs. KIM: H.R. 7737. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 1" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-2,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7720,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7720""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. MESSMER: H.R. 7720. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Necessary and Proper Clause, Commerce Clause" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-20,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7738,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7738""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. LIEU: H.R. 7738. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: U.S. Const., Art. 1, Sec. 8" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-21,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7739,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7739""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Ms. MALOY: H.R. 7739. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8" CREC-2026-02-26-pt1-PgH2333-22,2026-02-26,119,2,,,Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7740,HOUSE,HOUSE,CASTATEMENT,H2333,H2333,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7740""}]",172 Cong. Rec. H2333,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)] [House] [Page H2333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. MFUME: H.R. 7740. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18"