Thursday, August 20, 2026

August 20, 2026. I hereby appoint the Honorable Riley M. Moore, to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Washington, DC, July 30, 2026. Hon. Mike Johnson, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on July 30, 2026, at 3:54 p.m.: That the Senate passed S. 5123. Appointment: Board of Visitors of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. With best wishes, I am, Sincerely, Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 309. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funding for the National Law Enforcement Museum, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 119-757). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 3276. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Urban Bird Treaty Program; with an amendment (Rept. 119-758). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WALBERG: Committee on Education and Workforce. H.R. 8476. A bill to require each local educational agency and institution of higher education that receives Federal financial assistance to treat discrimination motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as such agency or institution treats other forms of discrimination prohibited by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 119-759, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 3925. A bill to provide for a land exchange in San Bernardino County, California, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 119-760). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 2406. A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to address sexual harassment and sexual assault involving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel, and for other purposes (Rept. 119-761). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 2827. A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes (Rept. 119-762). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6893. A bill to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 119-763). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7889. A bill to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the water resources research and technology institutes program, and for other purposes (Rept. 119-764). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

By Mr. BARRETT: H.R. 10118. A bill to prohibit Members of Congress from signing certain nondisclosure agreements related to data centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration. By Mr. BARRETT: H.R. 10119. A bill to prohibit the preemption of State or local land-use, zoning, siting, or permitting authority for data centers on non-Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. BEYER (for himself and Mr. Valadao): H.R. 10120. A bill to establish a National Flood Impact Reduction and Resilience Program to achieve major measurable reductions in the losses of life and property from floods through a coordinated Federal effort, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Soto, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Hernandez, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania): H.R. 10121. A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor American humanitarian and star athlete Roberto Clemente of Puerto Rico; to the Committee on House Administration. By Mr. CARTER of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Ezell, and Mr. Carbajal): H.R. 10122. A bill to establish a Fortified Roof revolving loan fund to assist State agencies in making grants for the installation of Fortified Roofs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Ms. HAGEMAN: H.R. 10123. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to audit the issuance procedures for non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses for each State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. HARDER of California: H.R. 10124. A bill to improve coordination and prosecution of organized mail theft and related fraud offenses, to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend sentencing guidelines applicable to such offenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. HIMES (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Casten, and Mr. Liccardo): H.R. 10125. A bill to prohibit the purchase or sale of securities while aware of nonpublic information contained in certain social media accounts controlled by Government officials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Van Orden): H.R. 10126. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to include projected demand for foreign military sales into industrial base planning; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Ms. MACE: H.R. 10127. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to conduct, support, or fund research that studies the effects of gender-related medical treatment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. McCLINTOCK: H.R. 10128. A bill to codify Secretary's Order 3434 of the Department of the Interior; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Norton, Ms. Velazquez, and Mrs. Watson Coleman): H.R. 10129. A bill to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide postage stamps to indigent inmates; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. MOORE of North Carolina: H.R. 10130. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to establish an Army Quantum Readiness and Advanced Computing Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. MULLIN (for himself, Ms. Chu, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Khanna): H.R. 10131. A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to prohibit the closure of Federal records centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. By Mr. ROY (for himself and Mr. Cohen): H.R. 10132. A bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Ms. SCHOLTEN: H.R. 10133. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure cost sharing for a drug does not exceed the nationwide average of consumer purchase prices for such drug; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Ms. SCHOLTEN: H.R. 10134. A bill to establish an eligibility exception for the drug discount program due to cuts to the Medicaid program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania: H.R. 10135. A bill to prohibit the exercise of eminent domain over agricultural land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. WESTERMAN: H.R. 10136. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Crossett Experimental Forest to the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Mr. WHITESIDES (for himself, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Moulton): H.R. 10137. A bill to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to report to Congress regarding complaints of insider trading on prediction and energy markets during Operation Epic Fury, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Ms. NORTON: H. Res. 1485. A resolution expressing support for the designation of August 22, 2026, as "Chuck Brown Day", and honoring Chuck Brown's contributions to music and to the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

H.R. 40: Ms. DelBene. H.R. 210: Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania. H.R. 345: Ms. Schrier. H.R. 516: Mr. Valadao. H.R. 738: Mr. Moulton. H.R. 802: Mr. Schneider. H.R. 1004: Mr. Haridopolos. H.R. 1055: Mr. Nunn of Iowa. H.R. 1065: Ms. Mejia and Mr. Khanna. H.R. 1380: Mr. Vindman. H.R. 1391: Mr. Pappas, Ms. Dexter, and Ms. Ross. H.R. 1502: Mr. Timmons, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hern of Oklahoma, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa. H.R. 1518: Mr. Bacon and Mr. Fleischmann. H.R. 1532: Mr. Fitzpatrick. H.R. 1589: Ms. Gillen. H.R. 1708: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 1732: Mr. Casten. H.R. 1810: Mr. Auchincloss. H.R. 1921: Mr. Bilirakis. H.R. 1965: Mr. Kean. H.R. 1966: Mr. Carter of Louisiana. H.R. 2002: Ms. Wilson of Florida. H.R. 2008: Mr. LaHood. H.R. 2048: Ms. DeGette and Mr. Moore of North Carolina. H.R. 2120: Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2199: Mr. Carter of Louisiana and Mr. Kean. H.R. 2257: Mr. Gottheimer. H.R. 2355: Mr. Hill of Arkansas. H.R. 2442: Mr. Gill of Texas and Mr. Yakym. H.R. 2464: Ms. Davids of Kansas. H.R. 2547: Mr. Bean of Florida. H.R. 2703: Mr. Vindman. H.R. 2717: Mr. Case. H.R. 2736: Mrs. Grijalva. H.R. 2809: Mr. Deluzio. H.R. 2818: Mrs. Grijalva. H.R. 2910: Mrs. Grijalva. H.R. 3139: Ms. Wilson of Florida and Mrs. Grijalva. H.R. 3206: Mr. Gottheimer. H.R. 3243: Ms. Escobar, Ms. Randall, and Mr. Soto. H.R. 3295: Ms. McBride. H.R. 3307: Mr. Panetta. H.R. 3360: Mr. Wittman. H.R. 3413: Ms. Hoyle of Oregon. H.R. 3514: Mr. McCormick, Mr. Cuellar, and Mr. Timmons. H.R. 3521: Mr. Lynch and Mr. Lawler. H.R. 3527: Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania. H.R. 3543: Mr. Jackson of Illinois. H.R. 3598: Mr. Gosar. H.R. 3808: Ms. McBride. H.R. 3862: Mr. Kean. H.R. 3885: Ms. Stansbury and Mr. Evans of Colorado. H.R. 4101: Mr. Keating. H.R. 4105: Mr. Davis of North Carolina. H.R. 4197: Ms. Pressley. H.R. 4299: Ms. Malliotakis and Mr. McCormick. H.R. 4395: Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mrs. Sykes. H.R. 4398: Ms. Titus, Mr. Gimenez, and Mr. Veasey. H.R. 4509: Mr. Mackenzie. H.R. 4581: Mr. Keating. H.R. 4606: Ms. Wilson of Florida. H.R. 4611: Mr. Riley of New York. H.R. 4640: Ms. Castor of Florida. H.R. 4669: Ms. Chu and Mrs. Foushee. H.R. 4696: Mr. Quigley, Mr. Gomez, and Ms. Matsui. H.R. 4744: Mr. Carter of Louisiana. H.R. 4805: Mr. Kean. H.R. 5085: Mr. Moulton. H.R. 5112: Mr. Carter of Louisiana. H.R. 5269: Mr. Costa, Mr. Steube, and Mr. Mackenzie. H.R. 5296: Mrs. Grijalva. H.R. 5439: Ms. Kaptur. H.R. 5443: Mrs. Sykes. H.R. 5490: Mr. Mackenzie. H.R. 5543: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Ms. Malliotakis. H.R. 5731: Ms. Kaptur. H.R. 5753: Ms. Kaptur. H.R. 5835: Ms. Ross. H.R. 5874: Mr. Yakym and Ms. Letlow. H.R. 5905: Mr. Lawler. H.R. 5939: Mr. Lawler. H.R. 6130: Mr. Moore of Alabama, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Friedman. H.R. 6152: Mr. Langworthy. H.R. 6164: Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, and Mr. Huffman. H.R. 6213: Mr. Flood and Mrs. Bice. H.R. 6371: Mrs. Grijalva. H.R. 6513: Mr. Moulton. H.R. 6651: Mr. Gottheimer. H.R. 6683: Mr. Panetta. H.R. 6830: Ms. Wilson of Florida. H.R. 6976: Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. Kean. H.R. 7018: Mr. Gottheimer. H.R. 7070: Mr. Barr. H.R. 7183: Mr. Carter of Louisiana. H.R. 7352: Mr. Davis of North Carolina. H.R. 7371: Mr. Carson. H.R. 7546: Mr. Quigley. H.R. 7608: Mr. Casar. H.R. 7645: Mr. Pocan. H.R. 7718: Mr. Neguse and Ms. Lofgren. H.R. 7802: Mr. Riley of New York. H.R. 7917: Mr. Menendez and Mr. Keating. H.R. 7926: Mr. Vindman. H.R. 7931: Ms. Bynum. H.R. 7944: Mrs. Fischbach. H.R. 8008: Mr. Carter of Louisiana. H.R. 8041: Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Garamendi, and Ms. Salazar. H.R. 8046: Ms. Dexter. H.R. 8048: Ms. Simon. H.R. 8074: Mr. Carter of Louisiana. H.R. 8123: Mr. Landsman. H.R. 8163: Mr. Torres of New York and Ms. McDonald Rivet. H.R. 8376: Mrs. Miller of West Virginia. H.R. 8380: Mr. Simpson and Mr. Diaz-Balart. H.R. 8421: Mr. Scott of Virginia. H.R. 8471: Mr. Fitzpatrick. H.R. 8568: Ms. Escobar. H.R. 8615: Mr. Mackenzie. H.R. 8632: Mr. Levin. H.R. 8691: Ms. Hageman. H.R. 8693: Mr. Lawler. H.R. 8707: Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Pappas. H.R. 8730: Ms. Norton, Mr. LaLota, and Mrs. Harshbarger. H.R. 8744: Mr. DeSaulnier. H.R. 8781: Ms. Hageman. H.R. 8798: Mr. Espaillat and Ms. Hoyle of Oregon. H.R. 8811: Ms. McBride and Mr. DeSaulnier. H.R. 8919: Mr. Levin. H.R. 8978: Ms. Brownley. H.R. 8979: Ms. Brownley. H.R. 9000: Ms. Wilson of Florida and Mr. Lawler. H.R. 9025: Mr. Min. H.R. 9043: Mr. Lawler and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina. H.R. 9059: Mr. Kean. H.R. 9105: Mr. Courtney and Mr. Kean. H.R. 9183: Mr. Schneider. H.R. 9281: Mrs. Watson Coleman. H.R. 9293: Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Burchett, and Mr. Flood. H.R. 9298: Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Moolenaar, and Mr. Gill of Texas. H.R. 9300: Ms. Hoyle of Oregon. H.R. 9377: Ms. Bynum. H.R. 9417: Mr. Courtney, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Mr. Vasquez. H.R. 9471: Mr. Rogers of Alabama and Mr. Carter of Louisiana. H.R. 9477: Mr. Whitesides. H.R. 9489: Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Tran, Mr. Haridopolos, and Mr. Vindman. H.R. 9515: Mr. Tiffany. H.R. 9602: Mr. Rulli. H.R. 9605: Mr. Rulli. H.R. 9641: Ms. McBride. H.R. 9686: Mr. Gottheimer. H.R. 9693: Ms. Bynum, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Correa. H.R. 9701: Mr. Guest and Ms. Foxx. H.R. 9716: Mr. Burlison. H.R. 9733: Mr. Huffman. H.R. 9820: Mr. Vasquez. H.R. 9827: Ms. Goodlander. H.R. 9830: Mr. Evans of Colorado and Mr. Gottheimer. H.R. 9845: Mr. Lawler. H.R. 9858: Mr. Pfluger. H.R. 9868: Mr. Onder and Mr. Smith of New Jersey. H.R. 9935: Mr. Vasquez. H.R. 9965: Mr. Barrett. H.R. 10040: Mr. Gomez and Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania. H.R. 10044: Mr. Khanna. H.R. 10045: Ms. DelBene. H.R. 10046: Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas. H.R. 10056: Mr. Davis of Illinois. H.R. 10061: Mr. Carbajal, Mrs. Torres of California, and Mr. Case. H.R. 10065: Ms. Brownley. H.R. 10079: Ms. Lee of Nevada and Mr. Gottheimer. H.R. 10089: Mr. Kiley of California. H.R. 10094: Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Khanna, and Mr. Garcia of Illinois. H.R. 10103: Ms. Norton, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Barragan, and Ms. Tlaib. H.R. 10115: Mrs. Wagner. H.J.Res. 154: Ms. Tlaib. H.J.Res. 187: Ms. Randall. H.J.Res. 189: Ms. Moore of Wisconsin. H.J.Res. 195: Mr. Tonko. H. Con. Res. 57: Mr. Carson. H. Res. 394: Mr. Gottheimer. H. Res. 831: Mr. Lawler. H. Res. 848: Ms. Lofgren. H. Res. 1081: Mr. Tonko. H. Res. 1106: Ms. Balint. H. Res. 1214: Mr. Bishop. H. Res. 1285: Ms. Pou. H. Res. 1286: Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Levin, Ms. Garcia of Texas, and Ms. Pingree. H. Res. 1341: Mr. Lawler. H. Res. 1380: Mr. Case. H. Res. 1429: Mr. Harris of North Carolina.