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

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.

                                 Senate

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

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

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                        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:                                       
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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)

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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)

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                    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.

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  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)

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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)

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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 3 through March 6, 2026

                             Senate Chamber

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

                           Senate Committees

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

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

                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 4, Full Committee, continue markup
on H.R. 7567, the ``Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026'',
8 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 4, Subcommittee on Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies, oversight hearing on the Department of Agriculture, Trade
and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, 10:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Preparing for the Future:
America's Community Colleges'', 10:30 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing And Urban
Development, And Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Inspectors
General for the Department of Transportation and the Department of
Housing and Urban Development'', 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 10:30 a.m.,
2358-C Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies,
hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 1 p.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the
Library of Congress and Government Publishing Office, 9 a.m., 2362-B
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 4, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Speed to Scale: Revitalizing the Defense Industrial
Base'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``Energy,
Installations, and Environment Update'', 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 5, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``U.S. Defense Strategy and
Posture'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. Part of this hearing is closed.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, March 4, Subcommittee on
Higher Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled
``Building an AI-Ready America: Strengthening Employer-Led
Training'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 4, Subcommittee on Energy,
hearing entitled ``America's Energy Infrastructure: Authorizing
Pipeline Safety'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Ready for
Reuse: Legislative Proposals to Unleash the Potential of America's
Brownfields Sites'', 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 4, Full Committee, markup
on H.R. 2071, the ``Save our Shrimpers Act''; H.R. 4171, the ``Small
Entrepreneurs' Empowerment and Development Act of 2025''; H.R. 6955,
the ``Main Street Capital Access Act''; H.R. 7127, the ``Restoring
the Secondary Trading Market Act''; and H.R. 7688, the ``DPA
Modernization Act of 2026'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, hearing entitled
``Fighting Fraud on the Front Lines: Challenges and Opportunities for
Financial Institutions'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, hearing entitled ``The Role
of Self-Regulatory Organizations in the U.S. Markets: Examining FINRA
and the MSRB'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 4, Full Committee, markup on
H.R. 7654, to authorize the consolidation of reports required to be
submitted by the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy of
the Department of State, and for other purposes; H.R. 7642, to
authorize the recruitment and retention of specialized disaster
assistance professionals by the Department of State; H.R. 7641, to
provide for a pilot program to require congressional notification of
additional information for certain foreign assistance programs; H.R.
7633, to require the United States flag to be displayed on United
States foreign assistance; H. Res. 971, condemning the coercive
actions of the People's Republic of China against Japan in response
to statements regarding Taiwan and reaffirming the United States
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region; H.R. 1744, to extend and authorize annual appropriations for
the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
through fiscal year 2028; H.R. 3447, to require the Secretary of
Commerce to issue standards with respect to chip security mechanisms
for integrated circuit products, and for other purposes; H.R. 7616,
to require the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to identify
and mitigate relationships that pose a risk to United States foreign
policy interests between certain European institutions and certain
covered entities of concern, and for other purposes; H.R. 7058, to
require the Secretary of State to conduct assessments of the risks
posed to the United States by foreign adversaries who utilize
generative artificial intelligence for malicious activities, and for
other purposes; H.R. 7653, to enhance diplomatic engagement on
international biotechnology and biosecurity matters; H.R. 7632, to
designate a Coordinator for hybrid warfare accountability, require
the Secretary of State to submit a report identifying Chinese
entities materially supporting Russia's defense industrial base and
recommending appropriate sanctions, and for other purposes; H.R.
7649, to ensure that persons found responsible for the unauthorized
diversion or destruction of United States humanitarian assistance
are liable to the United States, and for other purposes; H.R. 7605,
to abolish the United States African Development Foundation; H.R.
7630, to prohibit United States recognition of the claims of
sovereignty of South Ossetia or Abkhazia within the Republic of
Georgia; H.R. 7669, to require a report that describes the current
restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women and girls in
Afghanistan since August 2021; H.R. 6428, to require the Secretary
of State to submit a report on participation in educational and
cultural exchange programs; H.R. 6196, to authorize and encourage
the United States to pursue a model of locally led development and
humanitarian response and expand engagement with local actors and
increase its local partner base; H.R. 2504, to require the Secretary
of State to develop a strategy to strengthen United States-European
nuclear energy cooperation and combat Russian malign influence in
the nuclear energy sector in Europe; H.R. 7675, to require the
Secretary of State to establish the Initiative on Foreign Investment
Screening, and for other purposes; and H.R. 7674, to require the
Secretary of State to submit to Congress a strategy to support a
democratic transition in Venezuela, and for other purposes, 11 a.m.,
2172 Rayburn.
  March 5, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Advancing National
Security through Public Diplomacy'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 5, Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, hearing
entitled ``Merit, Accountability, and Performance at State:
Evaluating Promotion and Placement'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 4, Subcommittee on
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability, hearing entitled
``Highway Safety Under Threat: Examining Non-Domiciled CDL Issuance
to Illegal Aliens'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 4, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security'', 10
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 4, Subcommittee on Indian
and Insular Affairs, hearing on H.R. 2827, to provide for the
equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land
in Illinois, and for other purposes; H.R. 6162, the ``Albuquerque
Indian School Act of 2025''; and H.R. 7065, the ``Seneca Nation Law
Enforcement Efficiency Act'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing
entitled ``Oversight of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act'', 2 p.m., 1324
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 4, Full
Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of
Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II'', 9 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 4,
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``The General Services
Administration: Examining the Future of Federal Real Estate
Management to Reduce Costs for the Taxpayer'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 4, Subcommittee on Oversight
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Delivering for Veterans and
Caregivers: Year One of the Dole Act'', 2:15 p.m., 360 Cannon.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Hidden Wounds:
Effectively Supporting Veterans with TBI'', 10:15 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 4, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Hearing with Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive
Officer, Frank J. Bisignano'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Work and Welfare, hearing entitled
``Reclaiming 'Forgotten' Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Funds Frozen
by Banks'', 10 a.m., 2020 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,  March 4, Full
Committee, hearing entitled ``CI Screening, Vetting, and Watch
Listing'', 2 p.m., HVC-304. This hearing is closed.

                             Joint Meeting

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

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

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_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

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

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Boyle, Brendan F., Pa., E171, E171
Magaziner, Seth, R.I., E171
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E171"
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                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                  SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINETEENTH CONGRESS

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

                               DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

                           January 3 through February 28, 2026

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

                            January 3 through February 28, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

         Unconfirmed..........................................1...
                                Summary
     Total nominees carried over from the First Session...2,182
     Total nominees received this Session.................1,585
     Total confirmed........................................549
     Total unconfirmed....................................3,218
     Total withdrawn..........................................0
     Total returned to the White House........................0"
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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

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

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motion to proceed to consideration of the bill; and that the motion to
invoke cloture with respect to the motion to proceed to consideration
of the bill ripen at 5:30 p.m.                                
Page S717
Appointments:
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that a correction
to the appointment made on February 24, 2026, be printed in the Record:
  United States Commission on Civil Rights: The Chair, on behalf of the
President pro tempore and upon the recommendation of the Majority
Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 98-183, as amended by
Public Law 103-419, appointed the following individual to the United
States Commission on Civil Rights, for a term of six years: Sara
Frankenstein vice Gail Heriot.                                
  Page S715
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 57 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. EX. 43), Ryan McCormack, of Virginia,
to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.
                                          Pages S691-92, S699-702, S717
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 60 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 42), Senate agreed to the motion to
close further debate on the nomination.                       
Page S697
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S704-05
Executive Reports of Committees:                          
  Pages S705-06
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S707-09
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S709-12
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S703-04
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S712-13
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--43)
                                                    Pages S697 and S702
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:54 p.m.,
until 3 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S717.)"
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the nominations of Mark Ditlevson, of Minnesota, and Brian Birdwell, of
Texas, who was introduced by Senator Cruz, both to be an Assistant
Secretary of Defense, after the nominees testified and answered
questions in their own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 445
military nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
RIGHTSIZING REGULATION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine an update from the Prudential regulators, focusing
on rightsizing regulation to promote American opportunity, after
receiving testimony from Michelle W. Bowman, Vice Chair for
Supervision, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Travis
Hill, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Jonathan V.
Gould, Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury; and
Kyle S. Hauptman, Chairman, National Credit Union Administration.
TECH COMPETITION, CRITICAL MINERALS, AND SUPPLY CHAIN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on
tech competition, critical minerals, and supply chain security from
Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 1602, to coordinate Federal research and development efforts
focused on modernizing mathematics in STEM education through
mathematical and statistical modeling, including data-driven and
computational thinking, problem, project, and performance-based
learning and assessment, interdisciplinary exploration, and career
connections;
  S. 3747, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize
students who have completed secondary school education in a home school
setting as high school graduates;
  S. 1552, to promote and protect from discrimination living organ
donors, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  S. 3315, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and
the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to
coordinate to improve cybersecurity in the health care and public
health sectors with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the
following business items:

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  H.R. 6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute; and
  The nominations of Gregory Gilmore, to be United States Attorney for
the Central District of Illinois.
FDA BUREAUCRACY
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
FDA bureaucracy, focusing on regulator to roadblock, after receiving
testimony from Annie Kennedy, EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases,
Washington, D.C.; Jeremy D. Schmahmann, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
Massachusetts; Bradley Campbell, Amicus Therapeutics, Princeton, New
Jersey; and Cara O'Neill, Cure Sanfilippo Foundation, Columbia, South
Carolina."
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Committee Meetings
  No hearings were held.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held."
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                     COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY,

                             MARCH 2, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.

                                 House

  No hearings are scheduled."
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_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

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

_______________________________________________________________________

            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)

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

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WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine Water Resources Development Act of 2026, focusing on
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, programs, and priorities, after
receiving testimony from Adam Telle, Assistant Secretary for Civil
Works, and Lieutenant General William H. Graham, Jr., Chief of
Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, both of
the Department of the Army, Department of Defense.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Casey Means, of
California, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public
Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law
and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service
for a term of four years, after the nominee, who was introduced by
Senator Marshall, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the nomination of Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, Department of Justice, after the nominee testified
and answered questions in his own behalf.
INTEGRITY IN SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine from fraud to recovery, focusing on restoring
integrity in small business programs, including S.1199, to extend the
statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, after
receiving testimony from William W. Kirk, Inspector General, Small
Business Administration; and Kenneth R. Dieffenbach, Executive
Director, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of
the intelligence community."
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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

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

Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 51 public bills, H.R. 7669-
7719; and 9 resolutions, H. Res. 1077-1085 were introduced.
                                                         Pages H2326-28
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H2330
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.J. Res. 139, resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal
Government (H. Rept. 119-520);
  H.R. 1078, to amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors
to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes, with an amendment
(H. Rept. 119-521);
  H.R. 1181, to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities
from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that
distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or
sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 119-522);
  H.R. 3959, to except quotations of fixed-income securities from
certain regulatory requirements, and for other purposes, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 119-523);
  H.R. 4624, to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to
establish requirements for unified boxing organizations, to further
enhance the well-being of professional boxers, and for other purposes,
with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-524, Part 1);
  H.R. 4130, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exclude
qualified institutional buyers and institutional accredited investors
when calculating holders of a security for purposes of the mandatory
registration threshold under such Act, and for other purposes, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 119-525);
  H.R. 6541, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to small
company capital formation, and for other purposes, with an amendment
(H. Rept. 119-526);
  H.R. 6544, to require the Federal financial institutions regulatory
agencies to review the cumulative impact of regulations issued by such
agencies, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-527);

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  H.R. 6546, to require the Inspector General of each Federal
prudential regulator to carry out a review every 3 years of the
regulator's handling of insured depository institution merger
applications, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-
528);
  H.R. 6550, to require annual reporting on interactions between
Federal banking supervisory agencies and global financial regulatory or
supervisory forums, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept.
119-529);
  H.R. 6551, to require annual reports on national bank and Federal
savings association charter applications, depository institution
holding company applications, Federal deposit insurance applications,
and State depository institution charter applications, and for other
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-530);
  H.R. 6552, to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation to study how partnerships between fintechs and
banking organizations can support new banking organization formation
and community bank health, and for other purposes, with an amendment
(H. Rept. 119-531);
  H.R. 6553, to index statutory thresholds, and for other purposes,
with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-532);
  H.R. 6554, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to specify additional
responsibilities of the member of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System who was appointed as the member with experience working
in or supervising community banks, and for other purposes, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 119-533);
  H.R. 6555, to require the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation to carry out a study on shelf charters
and modified bidder qualification processes, and for other purposes,
with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-534); and
  H.R. 6570, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to
study the use of commitments and conditions in connection with insured
depository institution merger applications by Federal depository
institution regulatory agencies to ensure they align with statutory
requirements, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-
535).                                                    
Pages H2325-26
Homeowner Energy Freedom Act: The House passed H.R. 4758, to repeal
provisions of Public Law 117-169 relating to taxpayer subisides for
home electrification, and other purposes, by a yea-and-nay vote of 210
yeas to 199 nays with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 78.
                                                         Pages H2301-06
  Rejected the Castor motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 198 yeas to 208 nays, Roll
No. 77.                                                  
Pages H2305-06
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-20 shall be
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now
printed in the bill.                                         
Page H2301
  H. Res. 1075, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
4626) and (H.R. 4758) was agreed to yesterday, February 24th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, February 26th; that
when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on
Monday, March 2, 2026; and further when it adjourns on that day, it
adjourn to meet at noon on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 for morning-hour
debate.                                                      
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Inspector General for the U.S. House of Representatives--Appointment:
The Chair announced, on behalf of the Speaker, Majority Leader and
Minority Leader, their joint appointment of the following individual to
serve as Inspector General for the U.S. House of Representatives: Ms.
Christen Stevenson of Brandywine, Maryland.                  
  Page H2325
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2305-06 and H2306.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:31 p.m."
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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 26, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Mark Ditlevson, of Minnesota, and Brian Birdwell, of
Texas, both to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-
G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings
to examine an update from the Prudential

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regulators, focusing on rightsizing regulation to promote American
opportunity, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to receive a closed briefing on
tech competition, critical minerals, and supply chain security, 10
a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business
meeting to consider S. 1602, to coordinate Federal research and
development efforts focused on modernizing mathematics in STEM
education through mathematical and statistical modeling, including
data-driven and computational thinking, problem, project, and
performance-based learning and assessment, interdisciplinary
exploration, and career connections, S. 1558, to require a standard
financial aid offer form, S. 3747, to amend the Higher Education Act
of 1965 to recognize students who have completed secondary school
education in a home school setting as high school graduates, S.
1782, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical
disability in cases of organ transplants, S. 1552, to promote and
protect from discrimination living organ donors, S. 3315, to require
the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to coordinate to
improve cybersecurity in the health care and public health sectors,
and other pending business, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider H.R.
6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S. 3398, to amend title 18,
United States Code, to criminalize intentional threats to distribute
child sexual abuse material, and to provide appropriate penalties
for the use of child sexual abuse material to extort or coerce
victims, S. 3397, to make coercion of children to commit harm a
criminal offense, S. 3394, to direct the United States Sentencing
Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child
sexual abuse material, S. 3798, to amend title 18, United States
Code, to establish criminal offenses with respect to violations
involving ATMs, regardless of whether the ATM is located on the
physical premises of a financial institution, and the nominations of
Gregory Gilmore, to be United States Attorney for the Central
District of Illinois, 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., SD-106.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine FDA
bureaucracy, focusing on regulator to roadblock, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.

                                 House

  No hearings are scheduled."
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Committee Meetings
  No hearings were held.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held."
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_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

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

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extension of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

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

HIGHLIGHTS

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

                                 Senate

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

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Messages from the House:                                      
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Measures Referred:                                        
  Pages S649-50
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                       
  Pages S635,-S650
Executive Communications:                                     
  Page S650
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S651-52
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S652-54
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S643-45
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S654
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--39)    
  Page S641
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 11:03 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S654-
55.)"
CREC-2026-02-24-pt1-PgD212-2,2026-02-24,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D212,D213,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""74""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""755""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1075""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1076""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1945""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2196""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2503""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4626""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4758""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5419""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6329""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7654""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7688""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D212,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)

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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 7654-
7688; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1076 were introduced.        
  Page H2296
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2297-98
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1075, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to
amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary
of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation
standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and
economically justified, and for other purposes, and providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4758) to repeal provisions of Public
Law 117-169 relating to taxpayer subsidies for home electrification,
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-515);
  H.R. 5419, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture to develop a plan for ensuring timely review of
communications use authorizations, and for other purposes, with
amendments (H. Rept. 119-516, Part 1);
  H.R. 1945, to designate the America's National Churchill Museum
National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-517);
  H.R. 2196, to provide for an extension of the legislative authority
of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to
establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its
environs, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-518); and
  H.R. 755, to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical
materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other
purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 119-519).            
Pages H2295-96
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Miller (IL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H2261
Recess: The House recessed at 11 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
                                                             Page H2268
Recess: The House recessed at 1:11 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m.
                                                             Page H2276
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Monday, February
23rd.
  Information Quality Assurance Act: H.R. 6329, To ensure that Federal
agencies rely on the best reasonably available scientific, technical,
demographic, economic, and statistical information and evidence to
develop, issue or inform the public of the nature and bases of Federal
agency rules and guidance, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 362 yeas to 1
nay, Roll No. 71.                                        
  Pages H2276-77
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House failed to agree to suspend
the rules and pass the following measure. Consideration began Monday,
February 23rd.
  Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act: S. 2503,
to require all aircraft to be equipped with Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast In, to improve aviation safety, by a

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\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 264 yeas to 133 nays, Roll No. 72.
                                                             Page H2277
Recess: The House recessed at 2:56 p.m. and reconvened at 4:01 p.m.
                                                             Page H2285
  Don't Mess With My Home Appliances Act: The House passed H.R. 4626,
to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the
Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy
conservation standard for a product that is not technologically
feasible and economically justified, by a yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas
to 190 nays, Roll No. 76.                      
  Pages H2269-76, H2279-86
  Rejected the Suozzi motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 197 yeas to 208 nays, Roll
No. 75.                                                  
Pages H2285-86
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-20 shall be
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now
printed in the bill.                                     
Pages H2279-81
  H. Res. 1075, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
4626) and (H.R. 4758) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 208 ayes to
187 noes, Roll No. 74, after the previous question was ordered by a
yea-and-nay vote of 208 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 73.
                                               Pages H2269-76, H2277-79
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, February 25th.
                                                             Page H2287
Recess: The House recessed at 4:41 p.m. and reconvened at 8:35 p.m.
                                                             Page H2287
State of the Union Address: President Donald Trump delivered his State
of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, pursuant to the
provisions of H. Con. Res. 74. He was escorted into the House Chamber
by a committee comprised of Representatives Scalise, Emmer, McClain,
Hudson, Reschenthaler, Moore (UT), Houchin, Hern (OK), Jeffries,
Aguilar, Lieu, DelBene, and Dingell, and Senators Thune, Barrasso,
Cotton, Capito, Lankford, Scott, Schumer, Durbin, and Klobuchar. The
President's message was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 119-121).
                                                         Pages H2287-95
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2276-77,
H2277, H2278, H2278-79, H2285-86, and H2286.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:06 p.m."
CREC-2026-02-24-pt1-PgD212,2026-02-24,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D212,D212,,,172 Cong. Rec. D212,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY CHAINS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
rebuilding American critical minerals supply chains, after receiving
testimony from Michael P. Cadenazzi, Jr., Assistant Secretary for
Industrial Base Policy, and Jeffrey Frankston, Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Industrial Base Resilience, both of the Department of
Defense."
CREC-2026-02-24-pt1-PgD213,2026-02-24,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D213,D215,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""982""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1501""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1803""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1957""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1965""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2969""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3159""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4781""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5436""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5634""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5929""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7049""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7083""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7103""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7126""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7141""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7150""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7458""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D213,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security,
Department of State, and Related Programs held an oversight hearing on
the National Endowment for Democracy. Testimony was heard from Damon
Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Endowment for
Democracy.
MODERNIZATION OF THE ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land
Forces; and Subcommittee on Readiness held a joint hearing entitled
``Modernization of the Organic Industrial Base''. Testimony was heard
from Brent Ingraham, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
Logistics, and Technology, Department of the Army; Lieutenant General
Chris Mohan, U.S. Army, Commanding Officer, Army Materiel Command; and
Major General John Reim, U.S. Army, Joint Program Executive Office,
Armaments and Ammunition, and Commanding General, Picatinny Arsenal,
Department of the Army.
BALANCING CAREERS AND CARE: EXAMINING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO PAID
LEAVE
Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce
Protections held a hearing entitled ``Balancing Careers and Care:
Examining Innovative Approaches to Paid Leave''. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
BUILDING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-READY AMERICA: TEACHING IN THE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGE
Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Early Childhood,
Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled ``Building
an AI-Ready America: Teaching in the AI Age''. Testimony was heard from
Michele Blatt, State Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia
Department of Education; and public witnesses.
FROM SOURCE TO TAP: A HEARING TO EXAMINE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR SAFE, RELIABLE, AND AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment held a
hearing entitled ``From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges
and Opportunities for Safe, Reliable, and Affordable Drinking Water''.
Testimony was heard from Nicole N.

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Murley, Acting Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency; and
public witnesses.
ADVANCING NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Advancing National Security through Commercial Diplomacy''. Testimony
was heard from Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic
Affairs, Department of State.
STRENGTHENING EXPORT CONTROL ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: South and Central Asia Subcommittee held
a hearing entitled ``Strengthening Export Control Enforcement''.
Testimony was heard from David Peters, Assistant Secretary of Commerce
for Export Enforcement, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of
Commerce.
BEFORE THE WHISTLE: ASSESSING INFORMATION SHARING AND SECURITY
COLLABORATION AHEAD OF MAJOR EVENTS
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Before the Whistle: Assessing Information Sharing and Security
Collaboration Ahead of Major Events''. Testimony was heard from Joseph
Mabin, Deputy Chief, Police Department, Kansas City, Missouri; Travis
Nelson, Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor, Office of
the Governor, Maryland; and public witnesses.
BUREAUCRATIC DELAYS AND THE COSTS TO RATEPAYERS AND ELECTRIC POWER
SYSTEMS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and
Fisheries hearing entitled ``Bureaucratic Delays and the Costs to
Ratepayers and Electric Power Systems''. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources hearing on H.R. 1501, the ``Protecting Domestic Mining Act of
2025''; H.R. 2969, the ``Finding ORE Act''; H.R. 4781, the ``RESCUE Act
of 2025''; H.R. 5929, the ``Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency
Act''; H.R. 7126, the ``SECURE Minerals Act of 2026''; and H.R. 7458,
the ``Domestic ORE Act''. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Barr, Hageman, and Wittman; and public witnesses.
AN UPDATE ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S STRUGGLING BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on
Government Operations held a hearing entitled ``An Update on DoD's
Struggling Background Check System''. Testimony was heard from Alissa
Czyz, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, Government
Accountability Office; and Justin Overbaugh, Deputy Under Secretary of
Defense for Intelligence and Security, and Acting Director, Defense
Counterintelligence and Security Agency, U.S. Department of War.
POWERING AMERICA'S AI FUTURE: ASSESSING POLICY OPTIONS TO INCREASE DATA
CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Powering
America's AI Future: Assessing Policy Options to Increase Data Center
Infrastructure''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION: DEVELOPING THE FUTURE OF MAIN STREET
SUCCESS
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Career and Technical Education: Developing the Future of Main Street
Success''. Testimony was heard from Keith Gunuskey, Superintendent of
Schools, Wallenpaupack Area School District, Pennsylvania; Nikki Nix,
Chief Academic Officer, Godley Independent School District, Texas; and
public witnesses.
PROPOSALS FOR A WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2026--ADMINISTRATION
PRIORITIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Proposals for a
Water Resources Development Act of 2026--Administration Priorities''.
Testimony was heard from Adam R. Telle, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Army
(Civil Works); and Lieutenant General William H. Butch Graham, Jr.,
Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
held a markup on H.R. 7049, the ``Improving Mental Health Care and
Coordination for Homeless Veterans Act''; H.R. 3159, the ``Improving
SCRA Benefit Utilization Act''; H.R. 5436, to amend title 38, United
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transcript from an individual who pursued a course or program of
education at such institution using Post-9/11 educational assistance;
H.R. 7150, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a quarterly report
on housing loans insured, guaranteed, or under laws administered by the
Secretary, and for other purposes. H.R. 1957, the ``End Veteran
Homelessness Act of 2025''; H.R. 1965, the ``Veteran Education
Assistance Adjustment Act''; H.R. 7083, the ``CRUISE Act''; H.R. 7141,
the ``Affordable Housing Guarantee Act''; H.R. 982, the ``Warriors to
Workforce Act''; H.R. 5634, the ``Veterans Flight Training
Responsibility Act of 2025''; H.R. 7103, the ``Improving Emerging Tech
Opportunities for Veterans Act''; and H.R. 1803, the ``Fair Access to
Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2025''. H.R. 7049, H.R. 3159, H.R. 5436,
H.R. 7150, H.R. 1957, H.R. 1965, H.R. 7083, H.R. 7141, and H.R. 982
were forwarded to the Full Committee, without amendment. H.R 5634, H.R.
7103, and H.R. 1803 were forwarded to the Full Committee, as amended.
ADVANCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICA'S HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
entitled ``Advancing the Next Generation of America's Health Care
Workforce''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS AND MULTI VSOs LEGISLATVE PRESENTATION
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded a joint
hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the
legislative presentation of Disabled American Veterans and multi VSOs,
after receiving testimony from Coleman Nee, Barry Jesinoski, Bryan
VanBoxel, Jim Marszalek, Scott Hope, Jon Retzer, John Kleindienst, Ron
Minter, and Melissa Pierce, all of the Disabled American Veterans;
Lieutenant General Brian T. Kelly, USAF (Ret.), Military Officers
Association of America; Lindsay Knight, Blue Star Families; Tom Burke,
Vietnam Veterans of America; Larry Wright, Jr., National Congress of
American Indians; Rita Graham, Service Women's Action Network; Barbara
Burt, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.; and Richard Brookshire, Black
Veterans Project."
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_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

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

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Calvert, Ken, Calif., E159
Carson, Andre, Ind., E157, E160
Carter, John R., Tex., E157, E160
Ciscomani, Juan, Ariz., E159
Edwards, Chuck, N.C., E158
Goldman, Craig A., Tex., E158
Hernandez, Pablo Jose, Puerto Rico, E158, E160
Morelle, Joseph D., N.Y., E157, E160
Vindman, Eugene Simon, Va., E159
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E157, E160
Zinke, Ryan K., Mont., E158"
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                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 25, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to
examine the nominations of Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico, to be
Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Kyle Haustveit, of North
Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Energy, and David LaCerte, of
Louisiana, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to
examine Water Resources Development Act of 2026, focusing on U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers projects, programs, and priorities, 10 a.m.,
SD-562.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold
hearings to examine the nomination of Casey Means, of California, to
be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health
Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and
regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service
for a term of four years, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the
nomination of Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, 10:15 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings
to examine from fraud to recovery, focusing on restoring integrity
in small business programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on
certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.

                                 House

  No hearings are scheduled."
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
  No committee meetings were held."
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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S623-S626
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3893-
3894                                                          
  Page S626
Measures Reported:
  S. 233, to amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 2006 to modify the authority of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy with respect to the World Anti-Doping
Agency, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No.
119-111)
  S. 337, to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the
authority of the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration relating to the shipping of household goods. (S. Rept.
No. 119-112)                                              
Pages S625-26
Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that the Presiding Officer of the Senate be authorized to
appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like
committee on the part of the House of Representatives to escort the
President of the United States into the House Chamber for the joint
session to be held at 9 p.m., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
                                                              Page S625
DeLeeuw Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National
Transportation Safety Board.                                  
  Page S623
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the motion
to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7147, making further consolidated
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.
                                                              Page S623
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.                                      
Page S623
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at
approximately 2 p.m., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, Senator Kaine be
recognized to deliver Washington's Farewell Address, as provided under
the previous order of Wednesday, February 11, 2026; and that
notwithstanding Rule XXII, the motion to invoke cloture filed on
February 12, 2026, ripen at 5 p.m., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
                                                              Page S626
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  3 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  8 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.          
Page S626
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S625
Measures Read the First Time:                                 
  Page S625
Executive Communications:                                     
  Page S625
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S626
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 3:39 p.m.,
until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S
626.)"
CREC-2026-02-23-pt1-PgD206,2026-02-23,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D206,D207,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""390""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1070""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1074""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2130""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2503""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2600""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3073""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3340""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3679""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4294""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5235""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6329""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6365""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7640""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7653""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D206,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)

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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 7640-
7653; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 1070-1074 were introduced.
                                                         Pages H2257-58
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2258-59
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4294, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a pilot
program with respect to the sale of blue catfish caught within the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-510);
  H.R. 6365, to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-
of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in
the State of Virginia, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 119-511);
  H.R. 3340, to provide for the standardization, publication, and
accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of
Federal waterways, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-512);
  H.R. 2130, to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and
complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business
mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes
(H. Rept. 119-513); and
  H.R. 3073, to confer jurisdiction on the State of Utah with respect
to civil causes of action arising on or within the Indian lands of the
Shivwits Band of Paiutes, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-514).
                                                             Page H2257
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Taylor to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H2237
Recess: The House recessed at 12:24 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
                                                             Page H2240
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev.
Jonathan Slavinskas, St. Bernard's Church of Our Lady of Providence
Parish, Worcester, MA.                                       
  Page H2240
Recess: The House recessed at 2:07 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m.
                                                             Page H2241
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
  Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations Act: H.R.
390, amended, to utilize the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency
Response to Operations project of NASA to improve aerial responses to
wildfires;                                                   
  Page H2241
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To utilize the Advanced
Capabilities for Emergency Response to Operations project of NASA to
improve aerial responses to wildfires, and for other purposes'';
                                                         Pages H2241-42
  Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries Act: H.R.
2600, amended, to require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration to establish a program to identify, evaluate,
acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and
imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and
educational requirements of the Administration;          
  Pages H2242-44
  Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act: H.R. 3679,
amended, to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology to develop resources for small businesses in utilizing
artificial intelligence; and                             
  Pages H2244-45
  Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act: H.R. 5235, amended, to amend
title 41, United States Code, to prohibit minimum educational
requirements for proposed contractor personnel in certain contract
solicitations.                                           
  Pages H2247-48
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed.
  Information Quality Assurance Act: H.R. 6329, to ensure that Federal
agencies rely on the best reasonably available scientific, technical,
demographic, economic, and statistical information and evidence to
develop, issue or inform the public of the nature and bases of Federal
agency rules and guidance; and                           
  Pages H2245-47
  Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act: S. 2503,
to require all aircraft to be equipped with Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast In, to improve aviation safety.   
  Pages H2248-57
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 12 p.m. and adjourned at 5:16 p.m.

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                            NEW PUBLIC LAWS

      (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D186)
  H.J. Res. 142, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia
Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and
Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025. Signed on February 18, 2026.
(Public Law 119-78)
  S. 3705, to provide for the creation of a congressional time capsule
in commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the United States. Signed
on February 18, 2026. (Public Law 119-79)"
CREC-2026-02-23-pt1-PgD207-3,2026-02-23,119,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2026-02-24,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D207,D208,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""982""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1501""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1803""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1957""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1965""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2969""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3159""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4781""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5436""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5634""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5929""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7049""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7083""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7103""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7141""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7150""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7458""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D207,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)

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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 24, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine
rebuilding American critical minerals supply chains, 9:30 a.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold a joint hearing with the
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative
presentation of Disabled American Veterans and multi VSOs, 10 a.m.,
SD-G50.

                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on National Security,
Department of State, and Related Programs, oversight hearing on the
National Endowment for Democracy, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land
Forces; and Subcommittee on Readiness, joint hearing entitled
``Modernization of the Organic Industrial Base'', 2 p.m., 2118
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, Subcommittee on Workforce
Protections, hearing entitled ``Balancing Careers and Care:
Examining Innovative Approaches to Paid Leave'', 10:15 a.m., 2175
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary
Education, hearing entitled ``Building an AI-ready America: Teaching
in the AI Age'', 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment,
hearing entitled ``From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine
Challenges and Opportunities for Safe, Reliable, and Affordable
Drinking Water'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Advancing National Security through Commercial Diplomacy'', 10
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  South and Central Asia Subcommittee, hearing entitled
``Strengthening Export Control Enforcement'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Before the Whistle: Assessing Information Sharing and Security
Collaboration Ahead of Major Events'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife
and Fisheries, hearing entitled ``Bureaucratic Delays and the Costs
to Ratepayers and Electric Power Systems'', 10:15 a.m., 1324
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R.
1501, the ``Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025''; H.R. 2969, the
``Finding ORE Act''; H.R. 4781, the ``RESCUE Act of 2025''; H.R.
5929, the ``Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act''; H.R.

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7126, the ``SECURE Minerals Act of 2026''; and H.R. 7458, the
``Domestic ORE Act'', 10:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on
Government Operations, hearing entitled ``An Update on DoD's
Struggling Background Check System'', 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on
Investigations and Oversight, hearing entitled ``Powering America's
AI Future: Assessing Policy Options to Increase Data Center
Infrastructure'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Career and Technical Education: Developing the Future of Main
Street Success'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on
Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``Proposals for a
Water Resources Development Act of 2026--Administration
Priorities'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic
Opportunity, markup on H.R. 5634, the ``Veterans Flight Training
Responsibility Act of 2025''; H.R. 7049, the ``Improving Mental
Health Care and Coordination for Homeless Veterans Act''; H.R. 7083,
the ``CRUISE Act''; H.R. 7103, the ``Improving Emerging Tech
Opportunities for Veterans Act''; H.R. 7141, the ``Affordable
Housing Guarantee Act''; H.R. 1803, the ``Fair Access to Co-ops for
Veterans Act of 2025''; H.R. 1957, the ``End Veteran Homelessness
Act of 2025''; H.R. 1965, the ``Veteran Education Assistance
Adjustment Act''; H.R. 3159, the ``Improving SCRA Benefit
Utilization Act''; H.R. 982, the ``Warriors to Workforce Act''; H.R.
5436, to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit an
educational institution from withholding a transcript from an
individual who pursued a course or program of education at such
institution using Post-9/11 educational assistance; and H.R. 7150,
to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a quarterly report on housing
loans insured, guaranteed, or under laws administered by the
Secretary, and for other purposes, 2:30 p.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing
entitled ``Advancing the Next Generation of America's Health Care
Workforce'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

                             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 Disabled American Veterans
and multi VSOs, 10 a.m., SD-G50."
CREC-2026-02-23-pt1-PgD207,2026-02-23,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D207,D207,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4626""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4758""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D207,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
HOMEOWNER ENERGY FREEDOM ACT; HOME APPLIANCE PROTECTION AND
AFFORDABILITY ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4758, the
``Homeowner Energy Freedom Act''; and H.R. 4626, the ``Home Appliance
Protection and Affordability Act''. The Committee granted, by a record
vote of 6-3, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 4626, the
``Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act'', and H.R. 4758, the
``Homeowner Energy Freedom Act''. The rule provides for consideration
of H.R. 4626, the ``Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act'',
under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that, in lieu of the
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on
Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-20
shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against
provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one hour of
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their
respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The
rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 4758, the ``Homeowner
Energy Freedom Act'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all points
of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the
bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order
against provisions in the bill. The rule provides one hour of general
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective
designees. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Weber of Texas and Castor of Florida. -

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-02-23-pt1-PgD208,2026-02-23,119,2,,,Daily Digest/CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDAHEAD,D208,D209,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1552""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1558""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1602""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1782""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3315""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3394""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3397""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3398""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3747""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3798""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6719""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7147""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D208,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)

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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 24 through February 27, 2026

                             Senate Chamber

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

                           Senate Committees

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

[[Page D209]]

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

                            House Committees

  No hearings are scheduled.

                             Joint Meeting

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

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[[Page D210]]

_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

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

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

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

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Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-02-20-pt1-PgD202-3,2026-02-20,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D202,D203,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""390""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1068""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1069""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1319""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1320""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2600""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2958""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3679""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4307""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6431""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6956""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7401""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7412""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7601""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7638""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7639""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D202,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)

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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 38 public bills, H.R. 7601-
7638; 1 private bill, H.R. 7639; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 1068-1069,
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H2233-34
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2235-36
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 7412, to amend the Small Business Act to establish the Office of
Whistleblower Awards, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-499);
  H.R. 7401, to require employees of the Small Business Administration
to certify that the employee does not have any prohibited conflicts of
interest with respect to loans in which the employee is involved, and
for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-500);
  H.R. 390, to utilize the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response
to Operations project of NASA to improve aerial responses to wildfires,
and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 119-501);
  H.R. 2600, to require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration to establish a program to identify, evaluate,
acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and
imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and
educational requirements of the Administration, and for other purposes
(H. Rept. 119-502);
  H.R. 3679, to require the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology to develop resources for small businesses in
utilizing artificial intelligence, and for other purposes, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 119-503);
  H.R. 2958, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 to require that the Employee Benefit Security Administration
submit an annual report to Congress on adverse interest agreements, and
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-504);
  H.R. 1319, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the
National Labor Relations Act to clarify the standard for determining
whether an individual is an employee, and for other purposes, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 119-505);
  H.R. 1320, to ensure that the provision of portable benefits to an
individual is not considered in determining whether such individual is
an employee of a person, with amendments (H. Rept. 119-506);
  H.R. 4307, to direct the Secretary of Labor to train certain
employees of Department of Labor how to effectively detect and assist
law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of
their official duties, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 119-507);
  H.R. 6956, to require electronically prepared tax returns to include
scannable code when submitted on paper, and to require the use of
optical character recognition technology for paper documents received
by the Internal Revenue Service, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-508);
and
  H.R. 6431, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the
rules governing the State administration of self-employment assistance
programs, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-509).          
Pages H2232-33
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Moore (WV) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H2231

[[Page D203]]

Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Lisa
Wink Schultz, Office of the Senate Chaplain, Washington, DC.
                                                             Page H2231
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 11:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:32 a.m."
CREC-2026-02-20-pt1-PgD202,2026-02-20,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D202,D202,,,172 Cong. Rec. D202,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

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

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 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
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  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
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[[Page D204]]

_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

                             House Chamber
Program for Monday: To be announced.

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E143
Brownley, Julia, Calif., E147
Castro, Joaquin, Tex., E148
Correa, J. Luis, Calif., E143
Foxx, Virginia, N.C., E143
Garamendi, John, Calif., E149
Haridopolos, Mike, Fla., E144, E146
Hernandez, Pablo Jose, Puerto Rico, E149
Hurd, Jeff, Colo., E146
Jayapal, Pramila, Wash., E146
Leger Fernandez, Teresa, N.M., E146
McClain, Lisa C., Mich., E143, E145, E148
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E147
Pingree, Chellie, Me., E144
Stefanik, Elise M., N.Y., E144
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E145
Vindman, Eugene Simon, Va., E144
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E147
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E143, E145, E148"
CREC-2026-02-20-pt1-PgD203,2026-02-20,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D203,D203,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4626""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4758""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7567""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D203,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
  No hearings were held.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

                     COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 23, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.

                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 7567, the
``Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026'', 1 p.m., 1300
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 4758, the
``Homeowner Energy Freedom Act''; and H.R. 4626, the ``Home
Appliance Protection and Affordability Act'', 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol."
CREC-2026-02-19-pt1-PgD199-2,2026-02-19,119,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D199,D199,,,172 Cong. Rec. D199,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
  The House was not in session today. The House will meet in Pro Forma
session at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, February 20, 2026."
CREC-2026-02-19-pt1-PgD199-4,2026-02-19,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D199,D199,,,172 Cong. Rec. D199,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
  No hearings were held.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-02-19-pt1-PgD199-5,2026-02-19,119,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2026-02-20,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D199,D199,,,172 Cong. Rec. D199,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026)

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                     COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 20, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.

                                 House

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

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[Daily Digest]
[Pages D199-D200]
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[[Page D200]]

_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

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

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                                        Thursday, February 19, 2026

[[Page D199]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

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

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Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-02-17-pt1-PgD197-3,2026-02-17,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D197,D197,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""150""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1028""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1067""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7396""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7588""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7600""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D197,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 32 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)

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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 7588-
7600; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 150; and H. Res. 1067, were
introduced.                                              
  Pages H2227-28
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H2229
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1028, to modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports
governing organizations, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-497); and
  H.R. 7396, to establish an Office of Native American Affairs within
the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes (H. Rept.
119-498).                                                    
Page H2227
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Smith (NJ) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H2227
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 11 a.m. and adjourned at 11:03 a.m."
CREC-2026-02-17-pt1-PgD197-4,2026-02-17,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D197,D197,,,172 Cong. Rec. D197,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 32 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
  No hearings were held.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-02-17-pt1-PgD197-5,2026-02-17,119,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2026-02-19,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D197,D197,,,172 Cong. Rec. D197,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 32 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)

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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 19, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.

                                 House

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

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D197-D198]
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 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

 The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.
  The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported
  by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to
  directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by
  appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,
  and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,
  excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually
  small consecutive issues are printed one time.
 Public access to the Congressional Record is available online
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[[Page D198]]

_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

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

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

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

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                                         Tuesday, February 17, 2026

[[Page D197]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

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

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Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-02-13-pt1-PgD195-3,2026-02-13,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D195,D195,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""25""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1065""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1066""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7567""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7587""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D195,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 31 (Friday, February 13, 2026)

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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 7567-
7587; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 1065-1066 were introduced.   
  Page H224
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H2225
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Simpson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H2223
Senate Referral: S. Con. Res. 25 was held at the desk.       
  Page H2223
Senate Messages: Messages from the Senate received by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H2223.
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 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:03 a.m."
CREC-2026-02-13-pt1-PgD195-4,2026-02-13,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D195,D195,,,172 Cong. Rec. D195,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 31 (Friday, February 13, 2026)

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[Daily Digest]
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Committee Meetings
  No hearings were held.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held."
CREC-2026-02-13-pt1-PgD195-5,2026-02-13,119,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2026-02-17,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D195,D195,,,172 Cong. Rec. D195,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 31 (Friday, February 13, 2026)

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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 17, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.

                                 House

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

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

 The CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).

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

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[[Page D196]]

_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

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

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

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

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[Page D195]
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                                          Friday, February 13, 2026

[[Page D195]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

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

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[Daily Digest]
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                                        Thursday, February 12, 2026

[[Page D190]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

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

[[Page D191]]

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

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receiving testimony from Henry Wilde, Acelero Learning, Madison,
Wisconsin; Paula Polito, Beary Cherry Tree Child Development Center,
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; and Liz Denson, Early Connections Learning
Centers, Colorado Springs, Colorado."
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Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R.
6047, the ``Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits
Expansion Act of 2026''; H.R. 3726, the ``Fisher House Availability Act
of 2025''; H.R. 3482, the ``Veterans Community Care Scheduling
Improvement Act''; H.R. 785, the ``Representing our Seniors at VA Act
of 2025''; and H.R. 2148, the ``Veteran Caregiver Reeducation,
Reemployment, and Retirement Act''. H.R. 3726, H.R. 785, H.R. 3482,
H.R. 6047, and H.R. 2148 were ordered reported, as amended.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held."
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                     COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 13, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.

                                 House

  No hearings are scheduled."
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_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

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

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

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

Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 47 public bills, H.R. 7520-
7566; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 149; and H. Res. 1061-1064 were
introduced.                                              
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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2870, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide
compensatory time for employees in the private sector, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 119-496).                                
Page H2217
Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act: The House passed H.R.
2189, to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in
technology and less-than-lethal weapons, by a yea-and-nay vote of 233
yeas to 185 nays, Roll No. 70.                        
  Pages H2190-H2204
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-18 shall be
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in
the bill.                                                
Pages H2190-91
  H. Res. 1057, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (S.
1383), (H.R. 2189), (H.R. 261), and (H.R. 3617) was agreed to
yesterday, February 11th.
Work Period Designation: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he
designated the period from Thursday, February 12, 2026, through Sunday,
February 22, 2026, as a ``district work period'' under clause 13 of
rule 1.                                                      
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Clerk to Correct Engrossment: Agreed by unanimous consent that the
Clerk be directed to make the changes in the engrossment of H.R. 5616
as placed at the desk.                                       
  Page H2211
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the
proceedings of today and appears on page H2204.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:48 p.m."
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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

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

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

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INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of
the intelligence community.
MEDICINE
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
how Washington's rules drove physicians out of medicine, after
receiving testimony from Alma Littles, Florida State University College
of Medicine, Tallahassee; Lee S. Gross, Epiphany Health--Direct Primary
Care, North Port, Florida; Jeffrey Smith, Medical Group Management
Association, Statesville, North Carolina; and J. Corey Feist, Dr. Lorna
Breen Heroes' Foundation, Charlottesville, Virginia."
CREC-2026-02-11-pt1-PgD183,2026-02-11,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D183,D184,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""72""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""72""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""261""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1057""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1058""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""1060""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1383""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2189""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3495""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3617""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6472""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7481""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7519""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D183,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 29 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)

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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 39 public bills, H.R. 7481-
7519; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 1058-1060 were introduced.
                                                         Pages H2185-87
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2187-88
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1057, providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to
establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for
other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to
modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in
technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes;
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the
National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization
for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance,
repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine
sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a
Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the
supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and
other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 119-493);
  H.R. 3495, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify
the definition of employee as it relates to direct sellers and real
estate agents, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-
494); and
  H.R. 6472, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for
in-state tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States
Virgin Islands, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept.
119-495).                                                
Pages H2184-85
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Evans (CO) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H2121
Recess: The House recessed at 4:55 p.m. and reconvened at 5:16 p.m.
                                                             Page H2167
Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act: The House passed H.R.
3617, to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the
supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and
other materials, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 206 nays, Roll
No. 64.                                        
  Pages H2150-54, H2167-68
  Rejected the Landsman motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 215 nays, Roll
No. 63.                                           
Pages H2154, H2167-68
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the
bill shall be considered as adopted.                         
Page H2150
  H. Res. 1057, as amended, the rule providing for consideration of the
bills (S. 1383), (H.R. 2189), (H.R. 261), and (H.R. 3617) was agreed to
by a recorded vote of 216 ayes to 215 noes, Roll No. 62, after the
previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 214
nays, Roll No. 61.                                       
Pages H2121-38
Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025:
The House passed H.J. Res. 72, relating to a national emergency by the
President on February 1, 2025, by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 211
nays, Roll No. 65.                                
  Pages H2154-61, H2169
Undersea Cable Protection Act: The House passed H.R. 261, to amend the
National Marine Sanctuaries

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Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation,
continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of
undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such
activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State
agency, by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 212 nays, Roll No. 67.
                                               Pages H2161-66, H2169-71
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the National
Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit the Secretary of Commerce from
prohibiting, or requiring any permit or other authorization for, the
installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or
recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary
if such activities have been authorized by a Federal or State
agency.''.                                               
Pages H2170-71
  Rejected the Carbajal motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Natural Resources by a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 216 nays, Roll
No. 66.                                           
Pages H2166, H2169-70
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the
bill shall be considered as adopted.                         
Page H2162
  H. Res. 1057, as amended, the rule providing for consideration of the
bills (S. 1383), (H.R. 2189), (H.R. 261), and (H.R. 3617) was agreed to
by a recorded vote of 216 ayes to 215 noes, Roll No. 62, after the
previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 214
nays, Roll No. 61.                                       
Pages H2121-38
Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act: The House passed S.
1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, by
a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 213 nays, Roll No. 69.
                                                         Pages H2171-72
  Rejected the Morelle motion to commit the bill to the Committee on
House Administration, by a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 217 nays,
Roll No. 68.                                         
Pages H2149, H2171
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-19, modified by the
amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying
this resolution, shall be considered as adopted.         
Pages H2138-41
  H. Res. 1057, as amended, the rule providing for consideration of the
bills (S. 1383), (H.R. 2189), (H.R. 261), and (H.R. 3617) was agreed to
by a recorded vote of 216 ayes to 215 noes, Roll No. 62, after the
previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 214
nays, Roll No. 61.                                       
Pages H2121-38
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: The House agreed to discharge from
committee and agree 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 H2172
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, February 12th.
                                                             Page H2172
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President transmitting a
notification of the reasons why he has decided to take action to adjust
imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products
(PCMDPs) so that such imports will not threaten to impair the national
security of the United States--referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 119-134).           
  Page H2166
  Read a message from the President transmitting a notification of the
reasons why he has decided to take action to adjust imports of medium
and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), and medium- and heavy-duty vehicle
parts (MHDVPs), and buses so that such imports will not threaten to
impair the national security of the United States--referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 119-
135).                                                    
Pages H2166-67
  Read a message from the President transmitting a notification of the
reasons why he has decided to take action to adjust imports of
semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and their
derivative products so that such imports will not threaten to impair
the national security of the United States--referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 119-136).
                                                             Page H2167
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2137-38,
H2138, H2167-68, H2168, H2169, H2169-70, H2170, H2171, and H2171-72.
Adjournment: The House met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 8:14 p.m."
CREC-2026-02-11-pt1-PgD184,2026-02-11,119,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D184,D186,,"[{""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""73""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""755""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1352""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1945""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2196""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3706""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3922""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4463""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4671""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5419""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5497""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6300""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6380""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7342""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7376""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7388""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7396""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7401""}, {""congress"": ""119"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""7412""}]",172 Cong. Rec. D184,"Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 29 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)

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Committee Meetings
POTENTIAL DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SHUTDOWN IMPACTS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a
hearing entitled ``Potential DHS Shutdown Impacts''. Testimony was
heard from Admiral Thomas Allan, Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard;
Matthew Quinn, Deputy Director, U.S. Secret Service; and the following
Department of

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Homeland Security officials: Madhu Gottumukkala, Acting Director,
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; Ha Nguyen McNeill,
Acting Administrator, Transportation Security Administration; and Gregg
Phillips, Associate Administrator, Office of Response and Recovery,
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
BUILDING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-READY AMERICA: SAFER WORKPLACES
THROUGH SMARTER TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce
Protections held a hearing entitled ``Building an AI-Ready America:
Safer Workplaces Through Smarter Technology''. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
LOWERING HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR ALL AMERICANS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE
PRESCRIPTION DRUG SUPPLY CHAIN
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
entitled ``Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination
of the Prescription Drug Supply Chain''. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission''. Testimony was
heard from Paul Atkins, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND THE ROLE OF THE SECONDARY MORTGAGE MARKET
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance
held a hearing entitled ``Homeownership and the Role of the Secondary
Mortgage Market''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SOUTH ASIA: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN THE REGION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: South and Central Asia Subcommittee held
a hearing entitled ``South Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Region''.
Testimony was heard from S. Paul Kapur, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State.
SURVEYING THE THREAT OF AGROTERRORISM, PART II: ASSESSING FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT EFFORTS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Management
and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Surveying the Threat of
Agroterrorism, Part II: Assessing Federal Government Efforts''.
Testimony was heard from Matt Allen, Director, Office of Homeland
Security, Department of Agriculture; and the following Department of
Homeland Security officials: Suzette Kelly, Acting Executive Director,
Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison; Jeff Cooper, Program Manager,
Science and Technology Directorate; and Ashley Grant, Senior Health
Security and Biodefense Advisor, Office of Health Security.
OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Oversight of the Department of Justice''. Testimony was heard from
Pamela J. Bondi, Attorney General, Department of Justice.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R.
5497, the ``Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act''; H.R.
6300, the ``Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025''; H.R. 755, the ``Critical
Mineral Consistency Act of 2025''; H.R. 1352, to designate the General
George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an
affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes;
H.R. 1945, the ``America's National Churchill Museum National Historic
Landmark Act''; H.R. 2196, to provide for an extension of the
legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services
Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District
of Columbia and its environs; H.R. 3706, the ``SUSHI Act''; H.R. 3922,
the ``Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act''; H.R. 4463, to amend the
Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of
1993; H.R. 4671, the ``Ensuring Casualty Assistance for our
Firefighters Act''; H.R. 5419, the ``Enhancing Administrative Reviews
for Broadband Deployment Act''; and H.R. 6380, the ``Chiricahua
National Park Act''. H.R. 5497, H.R. 6300, H.R. 755, H.R. 1352, H.R.
2196, H.R. 3706, H.R. 3922, H.R. 5419, and H.R. 6380 were ordered
reported, as amended. H.R. 1945, H.R. 4463, and H.R. 4671 were ordered
reported, without amendment.
ACCELERATING PROGRESS: U.S. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research
and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Accelerating Progress: U.S.
Surface Transportation Research''. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 7401,
the ``Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act''; H.R. 7396, the
``Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act''; and H.R. 7412, the
``Put America on Commission Act of 2026''. H.R. 7401, H.R. 7396, and
H.R. 7412 were ordered reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a
markup on H.R. 7376, the ``Local Water Protection Act''; H.R. 7342, the
``Made in America Jobs Act of 2026''; H.R. 7388, the ``Smart Space Act
of 2026''; and H. Con. Res. 73, authorizing the use of the Capitol
Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service and the
National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition. H.R. 7342 and H.R. 7388
were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 7376 and H. Con. Res. 73 were
ordered reported, without amendment.
OPPORTUNITIES WITH VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION REORGANIZATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Opportunities with VHA Reorganization''. Testimony was heard from
Douglas A. Collins, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
LIES, LAWFARE, AND LEVERAGE: THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY'S GASLIGHTING
AND MANIPULATION TO MARGINALIZE TAIWAN
Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States
and the Chinese Communist Party: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Lies, Lawfare, and Leverage: The CCP's Gaslighting and Manipulation
to Marginalize Taiwan''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
GEORGIA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a
briefing on the Georgian dream's escalating crackdown on dissent from
Claire Kaiser, McLarty Associates; Laura Thornton, McCain Institute;
and Olesya Vartanyan, George Mason University."
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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 12, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold
oversight hearings to examine the Securities and Exchange
Commission, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business
meeting to consider S. 71, to require Amtrak to install baby
changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars, S. 1898, to
establish a demonstration program for the active remediation of
orbital debris and to require the development of uniform orbital
debris standard practices in order to support a safe and sustainable
orbital environment, S. 2585, to modernize and improve the Broadband
Funding Map in order to promote the most efficient use of Federal
funds for broadband deployment, S. 3199, to establish a multi-
stakeholder advisory committee tasked with providing detailed
recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation
information with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, S.
3266, to support the athletic programs of the United States Merchant
Marine Academy, S. 3468, to establish a national programmable cloud
laboratories network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and
collaboration, S. 3639, to expedite processing of satellite and
space licenses, S. 3700, to establish an expert review panel to make
recommendations for a comprehensive agency-wide safety management
system at the FAA, and routine lists in the Coast Guard; to be
immediately followed by a hearing to examine the NTSB final report
on the DCA midair collision, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public
Lands, Forests, and Mining, to hold hearings to examine S. 462, to
provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County,
Nevada, S. 1349, to withdraw the National Forest System land in the
Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
and the National Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National
Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from
operation under the mineral leasing laws, S. 1464, to withdraw
certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development, S.
1497, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management,
and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in
the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the
boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, S. 1981, to
require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior to utilize grazing for wildfire risk reduction, S. 2417, to
direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a special use permit
with respect to the maintaining of a flagpole bearing the flag of
the United States at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point, Utah, S. 2554, to
provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and
the

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settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, S. 2754, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
convey to the City of Ouray, Colorado, certain land managed by the
Forest Service, together with a reservoir, S. 2787, to amend the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to ensure that
ranchers who have grazing agreements on national grasslands are
treated the same as permittees on other Federal land, S. 2860, to
unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, S.
2968, to ensure access to certain public land, S. 3004, to direct
the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land
Management land to the city of Price, Utah, S. 3082, to prohibit oil
and natural gas exploration, development, and production in certain
areas of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida,
Georgia, and South Carolina, S. 3493, to provide for the conveyance
of certain Federal land in Carson City, Nevada, S. 3526, to provide
for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the
State of California, S. 3527, to release from wilderness study area
designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the
management of that land, S. 3695, to amend Public Law 96-586 to
modernize the authority of the Forest Service to acquire and
administer land under that Act, H.R. 204, to require that the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit
accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities,
H.R. 677, to establish a process to expedite the review of appeals
of certain decisions by the Department of the Interior, H.R. 952, to
convey the reversionary interest of the United States in certain
land in Sacramento, California, H.R. 1829, to require the Secretary
of Agriculture to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves
National Forest, H.R. 3872, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act for
Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals,
H.R. 3937, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the U.S.-Mexico-
Canada Agreement, focusing on evaluating North American
competitiveness, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Wesley Brooks, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary
for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs,
Jeremy Carl, of Montana, to be an Assistant Secretary (International
Organizations), and William Long, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to
the Republic of Iceland, all of the Department of State, and Robert
Sweeney, of Texas, to be United States Director of the Asian
Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold
hearings to examine preventing fraud in child care assistance
programs, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
an oversight hearing, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider H.R.
6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S. 3398, to amend title 18,
United States Code, to criminalize intentional threats to distribute
child sexual abuse material, and to provide appropriate penalties
for the use of child sexual abuse material to extort or coerce
victims, S. 3397, to make coercion of children to commit harm a
criminal offense, S. 3394, to direct the United States Sentencing
Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child
sexual abuse material, S. 3798, to amend title 18, United States
Code, to establish criminal offenses with respect to violations
involving ATMs, regardless of whether the ATM is located on the
physical premises of a financial institution, and the nomination of
Gregory Gilmore, to be United States Attorney for the Central
District of Illinois for the term of four years, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.

                                 House

  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R.
6047, the ``Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits
Expansion Act of 2026''; H.R. 3726, the ``Fisher House Availability
Act of 2025''; H.R. 3482, the ``Veterans Community Care Scheduling
Improvement Act''; H.R. 785, the ``Representing our Seniors at VA
Act of 2025''; and H.R. 2148, the ``Veteran Caregiver Reeducation,
Reemployment, and Retirement Act'', 9 a.m., 360 Cannon."
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      (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D168)
  S. 269, to improve coordination between Federal and State agencies
and the Do Not Pay working system. Signed on February 10, 2026. (Public
Law 119-77)"
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_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

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

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Carter, Earl L. ``Buddy'', Ga., E129
Castor, Kathy, Fla., E127
Cline, Ben, Va., E130
Dexter, Maxine, Ore., E128
Grijalva, Adelita S., Ariz., E130
Houlahan, Chrissy, Pa., E127
Mrvan, Frank J., Ind., E129
Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E127
Quigley, Mike, Ill., E129
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E129
Takano, Mark, Calif., E129
Torres, Norma J., Calif., E131
Vasquez, Gabe, N.M., E131
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E127, E130"
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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

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

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

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

Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 7457-
7480; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 74; and H. Res. 1048-1056 were
introduced.                                              
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  Pages H2119-20
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2869, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 to require that the Employee Benefit Security Administration make
an annual report to Congress on investigations, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 119-491); and
  H.R. 6392, 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, and for other purposes, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 119-492).                                
Page H2117
Speaker:  Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Cloud to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H2099
Recess: The House recessed at 11:08 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
                                                             Page H2106
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 1048, electing a Member
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
                                                             Page H2115
Recess: The House recessed at 1:24 p.m. and reconvened at 8:30 p.m.
                                                             Page H2115
Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, Undersea Cable Protection
Act, and Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act--Rule for
Consideration: The House failed to agree to H. Res. 1042, providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms
laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal
weapons; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend
the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an
authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation,
maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a
national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been
authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act
to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical
minerals and other materials, by a recorded vote of 214 yeas to 217
nays, Roll No. 60, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 214 nays, Roll No. 59.       
  Pages H2107-16
Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that it be in order at
any time to consider in the House H.J. Res. 72 if called up by the
chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee; that all
points of order against consideration of the joint resolution be
waived; that the joint resolution be considered as read; that all
points of order against provisions in the joint resolution be waived;
and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the joint
resolution to final passage without intervening motion except for one
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective
designees.                                                   
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Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the
President: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 74, providing for a joint
session of Congress to receive a message from the President.
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. tomorrow, February 11th.
                                                             Page H2117
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2115-16
and H2116.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10 p.m."
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Committee Meetings
THE SCIENCE OF READING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``The
Science of Reading''. Testimony was heard from Larry Saulsberry,
Director, Teaching and Learning for Literacy, Huntsville City Schools,
Alabama; and public witnesses.
V-22 OSPREY PROGRAM UPDATE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection
Forces; and Subcommittee on Readiness held a joint hearing entitled
``V-22 Osprey Program Update''. Testimony was heard from Vice Admiral
John E. Dougherty IV, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, U.S. Navy;
Diana Moldafsky, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management,
Government Accountability Office; and Brigadier General David C. Walsh,
Program Executive Officer for Air Anti-Submarine Warfare, Assault and
Special Mission Programs, U.S. Navy.
DEFENDING FAITH AND FAMILIES AGAINST GOVERNMENT OVERREACH: MAHMOUD V.
TAYLOR
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled
``Defending Faith and Families Against Government Overreach: Mahmoud v.
Taylor''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce,
Manufacturing, and Trade held a markup on H.R. 1566, the ``Right to
Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act''; H.R.
7390, the ``Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in
Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act of 2026''; H.R. 7389, the ``Motor
Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026''; H.R. 5221, the ``PART Act''; H.R.
2110, the ``Safe Vehicle Access for Survivors Act''; H.R. 6688, the
``ADAS Functionality and Integrity Act''; H.R. 3360, the ``Driver
Technology and Pedestrian Safety Act''; H.R. 3385, to Direct the Sec.
of Transportation to issue certain regulations to update the definition
of motorcycle, and for other purposes; H.R. 7372, the ``Safety Is Not
for Sale Act''; H.R. 7377, the ``Know Before You Drive Act''; H.R.
6947, the ``Securing Accessible Functional Emergency (SAFE) Exit Act of
2026''; and H.R. 7353, the ``Safe Streets for Everyone Act of 2026''.
H.R. 1566, H.R. 7390, H.R. 5221, H.R. 2110, H.R. 6688, H.R. 3385, H.R.
7372, H.R. 7377, H.R. 6947, and H.R. 7353 were forwarded to the full
Committee, without amendment. H.R. 7389, H.R. 3360 were forwarded to
the full Committee, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and
Technology held a markup on H.R. 7386, the ``First Responder Network
Authority Reauthorization Act''. H.R. 7386 was forwarded to the full
Committee, without amendment.
PRICED OUT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM: UNDERSTANDING THE POLICIES BEHIND
RISING COSTS OF HOUSING AND BORROWING
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies Behind
Rising Costs of Housing and Borrowing''. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
BUILDING A SOLID FOUNDATION: RESTORING TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC
HOUSING AGENCIES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Building a Solid Foundation:
Restoring Trust and Transparency in Public Housing Agencies''.
Testimony was heard from Chase M. Haller, Deputy Attorney General and
Section Chief, Homeowners Protection Unit, Office of the Indiana
Attorney General; and public witnesses.
SYRIA AT A CROSSROADS: U.S. POLICY CHALLENGES POST-ASSAD
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Syria at a Crossroads: U.S. Policy Challenges Post-Assad''. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses.

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WEAPONIZED MASS MIGRATION: A SECURITY RISK TO EUROPE AND THE UNITED
STATES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Europe Subcommittee held a hearing
entitled ``Weaponized Mass Migration: A Security Risk to Europe and the
United States''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ADVANCING PEACE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND RWANDA
THROUGH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S WASHINGTON ACCORDS--PART II
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Africa Subcommittee held a hearing
entitled ``Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump's
Washington Accords--Part II''. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, AND U.S.
CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security: ICE, CBP, and
USCIS''. Testimony was heard from the following Department of Homeland
Security officials: Rodney S. Scott, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection; Joseph B. Edlow, Director, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services; and Todd M. Lyons, Senior Official Performing the
Duties of the Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
MAKE ELECTIONS GREAT AGAIN: HOW TO RESTORE TRUST AND INTEGRITY IN
FEDERAL ELECTIONS
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing
entitled ``Make Elections Great Again: How to Restore Trust and
Integrity in Federal Elections''. Testimony was heard from Ann Bollin,
State Representative, Michigan; Chuck Gray, Secretary of State,
Wyoming; and public witnesses.
SHARI-FREE AMERICA: WHY POLITICAL ISLAM AND SHARIA LAW ARE INCOMPATIBLE
WITH THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution and
Limited Government held a hearing entitled ``Sharia-Free America: Why
Political Islam and Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S.
Constitution''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ALL IN FOR AMERICA250: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORTING AMERICA'S
SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL ON OUR PUBLIC LANDS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``All in for America250: Public-
Private Partnerships Supporting America's Semiquincentennial on our
Public Lands''. Testimony was heard from Will Glasco, Chief Executive
Officer, Preservation Virginia; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a
hearing on H.R. 34, the ``LASSO Act''; H.R. 1329, the ``Smithsonian
American Women's History Museum Act''; H.R. 3553, the ``BRUSH Fires
Act''; H.R. 5478, the ``Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act of 2025'';
H.R. 5911, the ``Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act''; and S. 282, the
``Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act''. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Gosar, Hurd of Colorado, Min,
Malliotakis, and Moore of Utah; David Lytle, Acting Deputy Chief, Fire
and Aviation Management, U.S. Forest Service, Department of
Agriculture; Ronald Cortez, Under Secretary for Finance and
Administration, The Smithsonian Institution; Michelle Metteer, City
Administrator, Ouray, Colorado; Darren Frandsen, City Manager, Fruit
Heights, Utah; Chris Hamm, President, Orange County Firefighters IAFF
Local 3631, Tustin, California; and public witnesses.
UNDERSEA CABLE PROTECTION ACT OF 2025; LAW-ENFORCEMENT INNOVATE TO DE-
ESCALATE ACT; SECURING AMERICA'S CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY ACT; SAVE
AMERICA ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on S. 1383, the
``SAVE America Act''; H.R. 2189, the ``Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-
Escalate Act''; H.R. 261, the ``Undersea Cable Protection Act of
2025''; and H.R. 3617, the ``Securing America's Critical Minerals
Supply Act''. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-4, a rule
providing for consideration of S. 1383, the ``SAVE America Act'', H.R.
2189, the ``Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act'', H.R. 261,
the ``Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025'', and H.R. 3617, the
``Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act''. The rule provides
for consideration of S. 1383, the ``SAVE America Act'', under a closed
rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the
bill. The rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules

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Committee Print 119-19, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules
Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as
amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of
order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration or
their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to commit. The
rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 2189, the ``Law-
Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act'', under a closed rule. The
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The
rule provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in
the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the
text of Rules Committee Print 119-18 shall be considered as adopted and
the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule
provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on
the Judiciary or their respective designees and the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective
designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further
provides for consideration of H.R. 261, the ``Undersea Cable Protection
Act of 2025'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order
against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural
Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and
the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural
Resources or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion
to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 3617,
the ``Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act'', under a closed
rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the
bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now
printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as
amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of
order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or
their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit.
Finally, the rule provides that the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule
13 for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on
Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is waived with
respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of
February 13, 2026, relating to a measure continuing appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. Testimony was heard from
Chairman Steil, and Representatives Morelle and Sewell.
FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN AMERICAN NON-PROFITS: UNMASKING THREATS FROM
BEIJING AND BEYOND
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from
Beijing and Beyond''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held."
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                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 11, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold
hearings to examine the Senior Enlisted Leaders on servicemember and
family quality of life, 3 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business
meeting to consider S. 71, to require Amtrak to install baby
changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars, S. 1898, to
establish a demonstration program for the active remediation of
orbital debris and to require the development of uniform orbital
debris standard practices in order to support a safe and sustainable
orbital environment, S. 2585, to modernize and improve the Broadband
Funding Map in order to promote the most efficient use of Federal
funds for broadband deployment, S. 3199, to establish a multi-
stakeholder advisory committee tasked with providing detailed
recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation
information with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, S.
3266, to support the athletic programs of the United States Merchant
Marine Academy, S. 3468, to establish a national programmable cloud
laboratories network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and
collaboration, S. 3639, to expedite processing of satellite and
space licenses, S. 3700, to establish an expert review panel to make
recommendations for a comprehensive agency-wide safety management
system at the FAA, and routine lists in the Coast Guard, 2 p.m., S-
207, Capitol.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine
building a 21st century VA health care system, focusing on assessing
the next generation of VA's community care network, 3 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on
certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine how
Washington's rules drove physicians out of medicine, 3:30 p.m., SH-
216.

                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security,
hearing entitled ``Potential DHS Shutdown Impacts'', 10 a.m., 2362-A
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Building an AI-Ready
America: Safer Workplaces Through Smarter Technology'', 10:15 a.m.,
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing
entitled ``Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An
Examination of the Prescription Drug Supply Chain'', 10:15 a.m.,
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission'', 10 a.m.,
2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled
``Homeownership and the Role of the Secondary Mortgage Market'', 2
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, South and Central Asia Subcommittee,
hearing entitled ``South Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Region'',
2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency
Management and Technology, hearing entitled ``Surveying the Threat
of Agroterrorism, Part II: Assessing Federal Government Efforts'', 2
p.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Oversight of the Department of Justice'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R.
755, the ``Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025''; H.R. 1352, to
designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth
of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and
for other purposes; H.R. 1945, the ``America's National Churchill
Museum National Historic Landmark Act''; H.R. 2196, to provide for
an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency
Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative
work in the District of Columbia and its environs; H.R. 3706, the
``SUSHI Act''; H.R. 3922, the ``Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions
Act''; H.R. 4463, to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South
Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993; H.R. 4671, the
``Ensuring Casualty Assistance for our Firefighters Act''; H.R.
5419, the ``Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband
Deployment Act''; H.R. 5497, the ``Apostle Islands National Park and
Preserve Act''; H.R. 6300, the ``Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025'';
and H.R. 6380, ``Chiricahua National Park Act'', 1:45 p.m., 1324
Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on
Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``Accelerating Progress:
U.S. Surface Transportation Research'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 7401,
the ``Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act''; H.R. 7396, the
``Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act''; and H.R. 7412,
the ``Put America on Commission Act of 2026'', 9 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee,
markup on H.R. 7376, the ``Local Water Protection Act''; H.R. 7342,
the ``Made in America Jobs Act of 2026''; H.R. 7388, the ``Smart
Space Act of 2026''; and H. Con. Res. 73, authorizing the use of the
Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service
and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition, 10 a.m., 2167
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Opportunities with VHA Reorganization'', 10:15 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United
States and the Chinese Communist Party, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Lies, Lawfare, and Leverage: The CCP's Gaslighting and
Manipulation to Marginalize Taiwan'', 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.

                             Joint Meeting

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

                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     2 p.m., Wednesday, February 11

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

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

                             House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: To be announced.

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

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

Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 44 public bills, H.R. 7413-
7456; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 1043-1047 were introduced.
                                                         Pages H2094-95
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2097-98
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2294, to reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean
Observation System Act of 2009 (H. Rept. 119-489, Part 1); and
  H. Res. 1042, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to
modernize Federal firearms laws

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to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons,
and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring
an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation,
maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a
national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been
authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act
to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical
minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and for other
purposes (H. Rept. 119-490).                             
Pages H2093-94
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Smith (NE) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H2043
Recess: The House recessed at 12:22 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
                                                             Page H2046
Recess: The House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and reconvened at 3 p.m.
                                                             Page H2046
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Beyer wherein
he resigned from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
                                                             Page H2082
Recess: The House recessed at 5:04 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
                                                             Page H2082
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures: Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act:
S. 3705, to provide for the creation of a congressional time capsule in
commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the United States;
                                                         Pages H2046-48
  $2.50 for America's 250th Act: H.R. 5616, amended, to amend title 31,
United States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
and issue $2.50 numismatic coins and $2.50 circulating coins;
                                                         Pages H2048-50
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 31, United
States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue
$2.50 numismatic coins, and for other purposes.'';           
Page H2050
  Housing for the 21st Century Act: H.R. 6644, amended, to increase the
supply of housing in America, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 390 yeas
to 9 nays, Roll No. 57;                           
  Pages H2050-74, H2082
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To increase the supply of
housing in America, and for other purposes.'';               
Page H2082
  Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act: H.R. 3682,
amended, to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the
Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative
approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company
shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System;                                                  
  Pages H2074-76
  Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to Taiwan
Act: H.R. 1531, amended, to direct certain financial regulators to
exclude representatives of the People's Republic of China from certain
banking organizations upon notice of certain threats or danger, by a
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 58; and
                                               Pages H2078-79, H2082-83
  Bringing Real Accountability Via Enforcement in Burma Act: H.R. 3190,
amended, to amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military
Accountability Act of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a
determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on certain
persons of Burma.                                        
  Pages H2080-81
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed.
  Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century Act: H.R. 3390,
amended, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System to carry out a review of
discount window operations and to implement improvements to such
operations.                                              
  Pages H2076-78
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2082 and H2083.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 9:01 p.m."
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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S519-S537
Measures Introduced: Ten bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3802-
3811                                                          
  Page S533
Measures Reported:
  S. 1809, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking or
transmitting video of defense information.
  S. 2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies
and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such
funds for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and
general financial fraud, and to clarify that Federal law enforcement
agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies
in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related technology.
                                                              Page S533
Measures Passed:
  National Stalking Awareness Month:  Committee on the Judiciary was
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 586, raising awareness
and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2026
as ``National Stalking Awareness Month'', and the resolution was then
agreed to.                                                    
  Page S537
Burrows Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the
nomination of Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant
Attorney General.                                         
  Pages S528-30
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 33), Senate agreed to the motion to
close further debate on the nomination.                   
Pages S528-29
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that
notwithstanding Rule XXII, all post-cloture time be expired and Senate
vote on confirmation of the nomination at 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday,
February 10, 2026.                                  
Pages S529-30, S537
Measures Read the First Time:                          
  Pages S532, S537
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S532-33
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S533-35
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S535-37
Additional Statements:                                        
  Page S532
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S537
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--33)
                                                          Pages S528-29
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:32 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S537.)"
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Committee Meetings
LAW-ENFORCEMENT INNOVATE TO DE-ESCALATE ACT; UNDERSEA CABLE PROTECTION
ACT OF 2025; SECURING AMERICA'S CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2189, the
``Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act''; H.R. 261, the
``Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025''; and H.R. 3617, the
``Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act''. The Committee
granted, by a record vote of 8-3, a rule providing for consideration of
H.R. 2189, the ``Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act'', H.R.
261, the ``Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025'', and

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H.R. 3617, the ``Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act''. The
rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2189, the ``Law-Enforcement
Innovate to De-Escalate Act'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides
that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill,
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of
Rules Committee Print 119-18 shall be considered as adopted and the
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule
provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on
the Judiciary or their respective designees and the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective
designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further
provides for consideration of H.R. 261, the ``Undersea Cable Protection
Act'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural
Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and
the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural
Resources or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion
to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 3617,
the ``Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act'', under a closed
rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the
bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now
printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as
amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of
order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or
their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit.
Finally, the rule provides that each day during the period from
February 10, 2026, through July 31, 2026, shall not constitute a
calendar day for purposes of section 202 of the National Emergencies
Act (50 U.S.C. 1622) with respect to a joint resolution terminating a
national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025, April
2, 2025, July 30, 2025, or August 6, 2025. Testimony was heard from
Chairman Westerman, and Representatives Elfreth, Fitzgerald, Raskin,
Guthrie, and Castor of Florida.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held."
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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 10, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine a review
of broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce, 9:30
a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs,
to hold hearings to examine Haiti 2026, focusing on security and
foreign assistance priorities, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold
hearings to examine media ownership in the digital age, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to receive a closed
briefing on recent developments in Venezuela, 4:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and
Census, to hold hearings to examine fraud and foreign influence in
state and federal programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the Small
Business Administration Native 8(a) program, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology,
and the Law, to hold hearings to examine Arctic Frost
accountability, focusing on oversight of telecommunications
carriers, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, to hold hearings
to examine fraud in Minnesota, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to
consider pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by
a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.

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                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled
``The Science of Reading'', 10:30 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower and
Projection Forces, hearing entitled ``V-22 Program Update'', 2 p.m.,
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled
``Defending Faith and Families Against Government Overreach: Mahmoud
v. Taylor'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce,
Manufacturing, and Trade, markup on H.R. 5221, the ``PART Act'';
H.R. 2110, the ``Safe Vehicle Access for Survivors Act''; H.R. 6688,
the ``ADAS Functionality and Integrity Act''; H.R. 3360, the
``Driver Technology and Pedestrian Safety Act''; H.R. 3385, to
direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations
to update the definition of motorcycle, and for other purposes; H.R.
1566, the ``REPAIR Act''; H.R. 7389, the ``Motor Vehicle
Modernization Act of 2026''; H.R. 7390, the ``Safely Ensuring Lives
Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act of 2026'';
H.R. 7372, the ``Safety is Not For Sale''; H.R. 7377, the ``Know
Before You Drive Act''; H.R. 6947, the ``Securing Accessible
Functional Emergency Exit Act of 2026''; and H.R. 7353, the ``Magnus
White and Safe Streets for Everyone Act of 2026'', 10:15 a.m., 2123
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, markup on H.R.
7386, the ``First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act'',
2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies
Behind Rising Costs of Housing and Borrowing'', 10 a.m., 2128
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled
``Building a Solid Foundation: Restoring Trust and Transparency in
Public Housing Agencies'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Syria at a Crossroads: U.S. Policy Challenges Post-Assad'', 10
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Europe Subcommittee, hearing entitled ``Weaponized Mass Migration:
A Security Risk to Europe and the United States'', 2 p.m., 2172
Rayburn.
  Africa Subcommittee, hearing entitled ``Advancing Peace in DRC and
Rwanda through President Trump's Washington Accords--Part II'', 2
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security: ICE, CBP, and
USCIS'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Make Elections Great Again: How to Restore Trust and
Integrity in Federal Elections'', 10:15 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution and
Limited Government, hearing entitled ``Sharia-Free America: Why
Political Islam and Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S.
Constitution'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations, hearing entitled ``All in for America250: Public-
Private Partnerships Supporting America's Semiquincentennial on our
Public Lands'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 34, the ``LASSO
Act''; H.R. 1329, the ``Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
Act''; H.R. 3553, the ``BRUSH Fires Act''; H.R. 5478, the ``Fruit
Heights Land Conveyance Act of 2025''; H.R. 5911, the ``Crystal
Reservoir Conveyance Act''; and S. 282, the ``Katahdin Woods and
Waters National Monument Access Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on S. 1383, the ``SAVE
America Act'', 3:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from
Beijing and Beyond'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth."
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                            NEW PUBLIC LAWS

      (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D159)
  S. 3424, to amend titles 11 and 28, United States Code, to modify the
compensation payable to trustees serving in cases under chapter 7 of
title 11, United States Code, to extend the term of certain temporary
offices of bankruptcy judges. Signed on February 6, 2026. (Public Law
119-76)"
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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 10 through February 13, 2026

                             Senate Chamber

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

                           Senate Committees

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

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

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

                            House Committees

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

                             Joint Meeting

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

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

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

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

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

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

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

                                 Senate

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

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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 7386-
7412; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 1040-1041, were introduced.
                                                         Pages H2040-41
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H2042
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Newhouse to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H2039
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 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:03 a.m."
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Committee Meetings
  No hearings were held.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held."
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                     COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY,

                            FEBRUARY 9, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.

                                 House

  No hearings are scheduled."
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_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

                             House Chamber
Program for Monday: To be announced.

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

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

                                 Senate

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

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:28 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2026. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S495.)"
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FUTURE OF SELF-DRIVING CARS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded
a hearing to examine the future of self-driving cars, after receiving
testimony from Lars Moravy, Tesla, Austin, Texas; Mauricio Pena, Waymo,
Mountain View, California; Jeff Farrah, Autonomous Vehicle Industry
Association, Washington, D.C.; and Bryant Walker Smith, University of
South Carolina, Columbia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably
reported the following business items:
  S. 90, to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior
to finalize and implement certain travel management plans in the State
of Utah, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 91, to improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 290, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing
emergency communications centers in units of the National Park System
to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems;
  S. 291, to establish an interest-bearing account for the non-Federal
contributions to the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation
Program;
  S. 446, to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being
designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute
and an amendment to the title;
  S. 700, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the
Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County,
Arizona, with an amendment;
  H.R. 837, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the
Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County,
Arizona, with an amendment;
  S. 790, to redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive
Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the ``Barbara L. Cubin National Historic
Trails Interpretive Center'';
  S. 1321, to amend the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1999 to provide for the transfer of the Moab site
to Grand County, Utah, with an amendment;
  S. 1353, to extend the authority for modifications to the Second
Division Memorial in the District of Columbia, with an amendment;
  S. 1516, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study of the Cahokia Mounds, Emerald Mounds, and
Pulcher Mounds in the State of Illinois, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute;
  S. 1518 and H.R. 1550, bills to redesignate Saratoga National
Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park; and
  S. 2881, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction
over certain Federal land in the State of California, with an
amendment.
AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND CYBER SECURITY
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine identifying and addressing cybersecurity challenges
to protect America's water infrastructure, after receiving testimony
from Scott Simonton, Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security,
Charleston, West Virginia; Matt Odermann, North Dakota Rural Water
Systems Association, Perth, on behalf of the National Rural Water
Association; and Scott Dewhirst, Fairfax Water, Fairfax, Virginia, on
behalf of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies.
EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Europe and Regional
Security Cooperation concluded a hearing to examine European energy
security, after receiving testimony from Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Atlantic
Council Energy Center, and Dan Byers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Energy
Institute, both of Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee
ordered favorably reported S.J. Res. 102, disapproving the action of
the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and
Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
LEGISLATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
S. 2098, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the
Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska, S. 1055, to amend
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification
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contract health services for certain beneficiaries, and S. 699, to
amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to address liability for
payment of charges or costs associated with the provision of purchased/
referred care services, after receiving testimony from Darrell LaRoche,
Deputy Director for Management Operations Indian Health Service,
Department of Health and Human Services; Dayna Seymour, Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, Washington; and Leanndra
Ross, Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, Alaska.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the nominations of Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, who was introduced by
Senator Moran, Andrew B. Davis, and Christopher R. Wolfe, both to be a
United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, who
were introduced by Senators Cornyn and Cruz, Anna St. John, to be
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, who
was introduced by Senator Kennedy, and John Thomas Shepherd, to be
United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, who
was introduced by Senators Boozman and Cotton, after the nominees
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
FIGHTING FRAUD
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight,
Agency Action, and Federal Rights concluded a hearing to examine
fighting fraud in Minnesota and beyond, after receiving testimony from
Minnesota State Representative Kristin Robbins, Chair of the Fraud
Prevention Committee, Crookston; Robert Weissman, Public Citizen,
Washington, D.C.; and David Hoch, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
ADAPTIVE SPORTS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine veteran health and healing through adaptive sports, after
receiving testimony from Rachel McArdle, Deputy Executive Director,
Rehabilitation and Prosthetics Service, Veterans Health Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs; Gabriel George, Military Adaptive Court
Sports, Manvel, Texas; Julie Howell, Paralyzed Veterans of America,
Washington, D.C.; and Elizabeth Smith, Farmington, New York.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call."
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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 46 public bills, H.R. 7340-
7385; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 1036-1039, were introduced.
                                                         Pages H2029-31
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  Pages H2032-33
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1355, to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to
reauthorize the Weatherization Assistance Program, direct the Secretary
of Energy to establish a weatherization readiness program, and for
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-480);
  H.R. 3474, to clarify that the installation of mechanical insulation
property is an energy or water efficiency measure that may be used in
Federal buildings for purposes of section 543(f) of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-481);
  H.R. 3699, to prohibit States or local governments from prohibiting
or limiting the connection, reconnection, modification, installation,
transportation, distribution, or expansion of an energy service based
on the type or source of energy to be delivered, and for other
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-482);
  H.R. 4690, to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to
repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance
standards, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-483,
Part 1);
  H.R. 4758, to repeal provisions of Public Law 117-169 relating to
taxpayer subsidies for home electrification, and for other purposes (H.
Rept. 119-484);
  H.R. 1343, to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information to submit to Congress a plan for the
Assistant Secretary to track the acceptance, processing, and disposal
of

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certain Form 299s, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-485);
  H.R. 1588, to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information to report to Congress on any barriers to
establishing online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain
Form 299s, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-486, Part 1);
  H.R. 1665, to require the Department of the Interior and the
Department of Agriculture to establish online portals to accept,
process, and dispose of certain Form 299s, and for other purposes (H.
Rept. 119-487, Part 1);
  H.R. 1665, to require the Department of the Interior and the
Department of Agriculture to establish online portals to accept,
process, and dispose of certain Form 299s, and for other purposes (H.
Rept. 119-487, Part 2); and
  H.R. 1731, to amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
of 2012 to establish a uniform fee schedule applicable to the
processing of forms for the consideration of applications for the
placement of communications facilities on certain buildings and other
property owned by the Federal Government, and for other purposes (H.
Rept. 119-488, Part 1).                                  
Pages H2028-29
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Mann to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H1979
Recess: The House recessed at 11:50 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
                                                             Page H1991
Recess: The House recessed at 2:10 p.m. and reconvened at 3:30 p.m.
                                                         Pages H2008-09
Critical Mineral Dominance Act: The House passed H.R. 4090, to codify
certain provisions of certain Executive Orders relating to domestic
mining and hardrock mineral resources, by a yea-and-nay vote of 224
yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 55.              
  Pages H1993-H2002, H2009-10
  Rejected the Leger Fernandez motion to recommit the bill to the
Committee on Natural Resources by a yea-and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 212
nays, Roll No. 54.                                   
Pages H2002, H2009
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the
bill shall be considered as adopted.                     
Pages H1993-94
  H. Res. 1032, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate
amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) and providing for consideration of
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 142) and the bill (H.R. 4090) was
agreed to yesterday, February 3rd.
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in
approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision
Temporary Amendment Act of 2025: The House passed H.J. Res. 142,
disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in
approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision
Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, by a yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas to
210 nays, Roll No. 56.                         
  Pages H2002-08, H2010-11
  H. Res. 1032, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate
amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) and providing for consideration of
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 142) and the bill (H.R. 4090) was
agreed to yesterday, February 3rd.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, February 5th; and
further when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at noon
on Monday, February 9, 2026 for morning-hour debate.         
  Page H2011
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President transmitting a
notification stating that the national emergency with respect to the
situation in and in relation to Burma declared in Executive Order 14014
of February 10, 2021, is to continue in effect beyond February 10,
2026--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be
printed (H. Doc. 119-130).                                   
  Page H2008
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2009, H2009-10, and H2010-11.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:57 p.m."
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Committee Meetings
RUNAWAY COLLEGE SPENDING MEETS THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS
Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Higher Education
and Workforce Development held a hearing entitled ``Runaway College
Spending Meets the Working Families Tax Cuts''. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
EVALUATING FIRSTNET: PERFORMANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Evaluating FirstNet: Performance,
Accountability, and Reauthorization''. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a markup
on H.R. 7305, the ``Energy

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Threat Analysis Center Act of 2026''; H.R. 7258, the ``Energy Emergency
Leadership Act''; H.R. 7257, the ``Securing Community Upgrades for a
Resilient Grid Act''; H.R. 7272, the ``Pipeline Cybersecurity
Preparedness Act''; and H.R. 7266, the ``Rural and Municipal Utility
Cybersecurity Act''. H.R. 7305, H.R. 7258, H.R. 7257, and H.R. 7272
were forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment. H.R. 7266 was
forwarded to the full Committee, as amended.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council''.
Testimony was heard from Scott Bessent, Chairperson, Financial
Stability Oversight Council, Department of the Treasury.
A NEW DAY AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION: RESTORING
ACCOUNTABILITY, DUE PROCESS, AND PUBLIC CONFIDENCE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a
hearing entitled ``A New Day at the SEC: Restoring Accountability, Due
Process, and Public Confidence''. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
DEFENDING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Africa Subcommittee; and Western
Hemisphere Subcommittee held a joint hearing entitled ``Defending
Religious Freedom Around the World''. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
EUROPE'S THREAT TO AMERICAN SPEECH AND INNOVATION: PART II
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation: Part II''.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and
Fisheries held a hearing on H.R. 3276, the ``Local Communities and Bird
Habitat Stewardship Act of 2025''; H.R. 6021, the ``Archie Cavanaugh
Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act''; H.R. 6568, the ``Lower
Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act''; and H.R. 7159, the
``Protecting Local Zoos Act of 2026''. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Gosar, Begich, and Downing; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a
markup on H.R. 7274, the ``Federal Acquisition Security Council
Improvement Act of 2026''; H.R. 2985, the ``Modernizing Government
Technology Reform Act''; H.R. 4123, the ``Federal Improvement in
Technology Procurement Act''; H.R. 7256, the ``Federal Workforce Early
Separation Incentives Act''; H.R. 7283, the ``Ensuring Federal
Purchasing Efficiency Act''; H.R. 1111, the ``Value Over Cost Act of
2025''; H.R. 5438, the ``Incentivize Savings Act''; H.R. 5000, the
``Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization Act''; H.R. 7265, the ``Vote by
Mail Tracking Act''; H.R. 6808, to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 417 West 7th Street in Columbia,
Tennessee, as the ``Pharmacist's Mate First Class John Harlan Willis
Post Office Building''; H.R. 6020, to designate the facility of the
United States Postal Service located at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in
Plainfield, Illinois, as the ``Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. Post
Office Building''; and H.R. 6995, to designate the facility of the
United States Postal Service located at 825 Highway 198 in Beaumont,
Mississippi, as the ``Jeremy Malone Post Office''. H.R. 7274, H.R.
2985, H.R. 4123, H.R. 7256, H.R. 7283, H.R. 1111, H.R. 5438, H.R. 5000,
and H.R. 7265 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 6808, H.R. 6020,
and H.R. 6995 were ordered reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a
markup on H.R. 7273, the ``NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026''. H.R.
7273 was ordered reported, as amended.
DIGITAL G.I. BILL UNDELIVERED: CONTRACTING CHALLENGES AND THE NEED FOR
ACQUISITION REFORM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology
Modernization; and Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a joint
hearing entitled ``Digital G.I. Bill Undelivered: Contracting
Challenges and the Need for Acquisition Reform''. Testimony was heard
from Kenneth Smith, Executive Director, Education Service, Veterans
Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            FEBRUARY 5, 2026

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings
to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council's Annual Report
to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold
hearings to examine secure retirement, focusing on the success of
the Railroad Retirement Board, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 2544,
to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and
grantees that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such funds
for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general
financial fraud, and to clarify that Federal law enforcement
agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement
agencies in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related
technology, S. 1809, to amend title 18, United States Code, to
prohibit taking or transmitting video of defense information, S.
3023, to limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual
abuse material for law enforcement agencies, H.R. 6719, to prohibit
threats to a minor, S. 3398, to amend title 18, United States Code,
to criminalize intentional threats to distribute child sexual abuse
material, and to provide appropriate penalties for the use of child
sexual abuse material to extort or coerce victims, S. 3397, to make
coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense, S. 3394, to
direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the
sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material, and
the nominations of Thomas Govan, Jr., to be United States Attorney
for the Middle District of Alabama, Zachary Keller, to be United
States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, and Ryan
Raybould, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of
Texas, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to
consider certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., Room to be announced.

                                 House

  No hearings are scheduled."
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_______________________________________________________________________

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

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

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

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

_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE

Barragan, Nanette Diaz, Calif., E105
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E105
Crenshaw, Dan, Tex., E103
Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E109
Gonzalez, Vicente, Tex., E105
Graves, Sam, Mo., E107
Johnson, Mike, La., E99
Landsman, Greg, Ohio, E101
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E101
McBath, Lucy, Ga., E101
McClellan, Jennifer L., Va., E108
Moulton, Seth, Mass., E108
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E107
Pressley, Ayanna, Mass., E99, E101, E103, E105, E108
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E103
Smith, Adam, Wash., E110
Stauber, Pete, Minn., E105
Walberg, Tim, Mich., E103
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E100"
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                            NEW PUBLIC LAWS

      (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D119)
  H.R. 7148, making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2026. Signed on February 3, 2026. (Public Law
119-75)"
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                                 Senate

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

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S472
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--25)
                                                          Pages S450-52
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:19 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S473.)"
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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 7323-
7338; 1 private bill, H.R. 7339; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 73;
and H. Res. 1033-1035, were introduced.                  
  Pages H1975-76
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1976-77
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1032, providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to
the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes;
providing for consideration of the joint resolution

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(H.J. Res. 142) disapproving the action of the District of Columbia
Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and
Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025; and providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4090) to codify certain provisions of
certain Executive Orders relating to domestic mining and hardrock
mineral resources, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-478); and
  H.R. 7008, to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain
restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and
dependents, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-
479).                                                        
Page H1975
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Ezell to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H1951
Recess: The House recessed at 11:06 a.m. and reconvened at 11:15 a.m.
                                                             Page H1959
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026: The House agreed to the Senate
amendments to H.R. 7148, making further consolidated appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, by a yea-and-nay vote of 217
yeas to 214 nays, Roll No. 53.       
  Pages H1951-59, H1959-60, H1960-67
  H. Res. 1032, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate
amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) and providing for consideration of
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 142) and the bill (H.R. 4090) was
agreed to by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 215 noes, Roll No. 52,
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 212
yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 51.                 
Pages H1951-59, H1959-60
Authorizing the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley
for acts of valor during the Vietnam War: The House agreed to discharge
from committee and pass H.R. 7211, to authorize the President to award
the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for acts of valor during the
Vietnam War.                                                 
  Page H1967
Authorizing the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers,
Jr., for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the
Vietnam War: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R.
3377, to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James
Capers, Jr., for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during
the Vietnam War.                                             
  Page H1967
Kareem N. Dockery Medal of Honor Act: The House agreed to discharge
from committee and pass H.R. 7194, to authorize the President to award
the Medal of Honor to Kareem N. Dockery for acts of valor as a member
of the Army while serving in Afghanistan, as amended by Representative
Bacon.                                                   
  Pages H1967-68
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize the President
to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery for acts of valor as a
member of the Army while serving in Afghanistan.''.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1959-60,
H1960, and H1967.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:06 p.m."
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
POST-NEW START TREATY
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
strategic competition in an unconstrained, post-New START Treaty
environment, after receiving testimony from Admiral Charles A. Richard,
USN (Ret.), former Commander of United States Strategic Command, and
the Institute of Defense Analyses; Rose E. Gottemoeller, Stanford
University Hoover Institution Center for International Security and
Cooperation; and Timothy A. Morrison, former Deputy Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs, and the Hudson Institute.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered
favorably reported the nominations of Daniel Edwards, of North
Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Ryan McCormack, of
Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, both of the Department of
Transportation, Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Commerce, Robert Harvey, of Florida, to be a Federal
Maritime Commissioner, John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the
National Transportation Safety Board, and routine lists in the Coast
Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
  Committee recessed subject to the call of the Chair.
COUNTERING TERRORISM
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia,
Central Asia, and Counterterrorism concluded a hearing to examine
countering terrorism in North Africa, focusing on opportunities and
challenges, after receiving testimony from Robert Palladino, Senior
Bureau Official, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, and Joel Borkert,
Deputy Coordinator, Bureau of Counterterrorism, both of the Department
of State.
MODERNIZING NIH
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine modernizing the National Institutes of
Health, focusing on faster discoveries and more cures, after receiving
testimony from Jayanta Bhattacharya, Director, National Institutes of
Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
THE NAZIS AND SWISS BANKS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
hidden facts regarding Nazis and Swiss banks, after receiving testimony
from Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Simon Wiesenthal Center Global Social
Action, Los Angeles California; Barbara Levi, Zurich, Switzerland, and
Robert Karofsky, New York, New York, both of the UBS Group; and Neil M.
Barofsky, Jenner and Block LLP, New York, New York.
NETFLIX-WARNER BROTHERS TRANSACTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition
Policy, and Consumer Rights concluded a hearing to examine the
competitive impact of the proposed Netflix-Warner Brothers transaction,
after receiving testimony from Ted Sarandos, Netflix, Los Gatos,
California; and Bruce Campbell, Warner Bros. Discovery, New York, New
York."