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Floor activity recap
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Floor activity recap
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Official title: Daily Digest/Senate
This is part of the official Daily Digest, which explains the day in plain language.
Daily Digest update
This is part of the official Daily Digest, which explains the day in plain language. It mentions committees such as Joint Committee on Printing.
Legislation
Bills, resolutions, and floor statements about legislation.
Public bills and resolutions
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034., committees such as Committee on Education and Workforce.
Constitutional Authority Statement
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress.
Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9602
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Less Bureaucracy, Better International Foreign Gift Transparency Act.
Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9603
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Less Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight Act.
Cosponsors
Lawmakers joining or leaving support for legislation.
Committee activity
Meetings, reports, and work happening in committees.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions legislation such as NIH IMPROVE Act, committees such as Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committee meetings
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals.
Committee meetings
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals.
Committee meetings
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions legislation such as Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, committees such as Committee on Rules.
Executive business
Nominations, confirmations, and executive communications.
Recognition
Tributes, commemorations, and district-facing statements.
HONORING LOUISIANA'S LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING A HOME FOR EVERY CHILD
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Mike Johnson. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
HONORING THE CAREER OF FAUNE RIGGIN
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Jason Smith. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF PAUL ROBERTS
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Richard Ray Larsen. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
CELEBRATING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BENNETT-WELLS AMERICAN LEGION POST 1780
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Timothy M. Kennedy. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
Floor speeches
Member statements and debate on the floor.
MEMORIALS
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Recognizing the third commemoration of the anti-LGBTQ+ attack that occurred on November 19-20, 2022, at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs, Colorado..
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry.
HIGHLIGHTING AMBASSADOR CINDY McCAIN AND THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Glenn Thompson. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
REMEMBERING MR. ROBERT HUNTER
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Timothy M. Kennedy. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
Procedure
Formal floor steps such as opening, scheduling, and adjournment.
Floor procedure
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
The chamber opened
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Floor procedure
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Opening prayer
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: Daily Digest/House of Representatives
This is part of the official Daily Digest, which explains the day in plain language. It mentions legislation such as Designating an official residence for the Speaker of the House of Representatives..
Official title: PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034., committees such as Committee on Education and Workforce.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress.
This section records lawmakers joining or leaving support for a bill. It mentions legislation such as No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025, members such as Monica De La Cruz.
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions legislation such as NIH IMPROVE Act, committees such as Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Official title: Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals.
Official title: EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
This section covers nominations, confirmations, or other executive branch business. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Affairs.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Mike Johnson. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Jason Smith. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.