- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Daily Digest
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: March 25, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: The Daily Digest is the official recap that explains what Congress did and what comes next.
House of Representatives
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 8070- 8091; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 80; and H. Res. 1135-1137 were introduced.
- Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 2071, to prohibit Federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions for the purposes of financing foreign shrimp farms, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 119-571);
H.R. 4171, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to provide small issuers with a micro-offering exemption free of mandated disclosures or offering filings, but subject to the antifraud provisions of the Federal securities laws, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-572); and
H.R. 7127, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt off-exchange secondary trading from State regulation where such trading is with respect to securities of an issuer that makes publicly available
(H. Rept. 119-573). Page H2709 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Moore (WV) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
- Recess: The House recessed at 11 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture—Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following individual on the part of the House to the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture to fill the existing vacancy thereon: Mr. Anh “Joseph” Cao, Metairie, Louisiana.
- Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative LaLota wherein
- he resigned from the Committee on Small Business.
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Miller (OH) wherein he resigned from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Downing
- wherein he resigned from the Committee on Small Business.
- Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative McCormick
- wherein he resigned from the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 1135, electing Members
- to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- Recess: The House recessed at 1:12 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m.
Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026: The House passed H.R. 5103, to establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission, by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 206 noes, Roll No. 101.
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on Oversight and Government Reform by a yea-and-nay vote of 207 yeas to 214 nays, Roll No. 100. Pages H2704-05
recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Page H2698
H. Res. 1131, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029), the resolution (H. Res. 1128) and the bills (H.R. 5103) and (H.R. 7084) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 210 noes, Roll No. 99, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 98. Pages H2688-96, H2696-97 Presidential Messages: Received a message from the President transmitting a notification stating that the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, is to continue in effect beyond April 2, 2026—referred to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 119-142).
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that the national emergency with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation declared in Executive Order 14024 of April 15, 2021, which was expanded in scope in subsequent executive orders, is to continue in effect beyond April 15, 2026—referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 119-143). Pages H2697-98
that the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13664 of April 3, 2014, with respect to South Sudan is to continue in effect beyond April 3, 2026—referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 119-144). Page H2698
that the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13694, with respect to significant malicious cyber-enabled activities, of April 1, 2015, and subsequent executive orders, is to continue in effect beyond April 1, 2026—referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 119-145). Page H2698 Quorum Calls—Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2696, H2697, H2704-05, and H2705. Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:05 p.m.