- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Daily Digest
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: April 9, 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: 36 public bills, H.R. 8211- 8246; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 155; and H. Res. 1156-1163, were introduced.
- Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 6409, to amend the Clean Air Act to clarify standards for emissions emanating from outside of the United States, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-594);
H.R. 6387, to amend the Clean Air Act to require rev1s1ons to regulations governing the review and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events or actions to mitigate wildfire risk (H. Rept. 119-595);
H.R. 6398, to amend the Clean Air Act relating to review by the Environmental Protection Agency of proposed legislation (H. Rept. 119- 596);
H.R. 5200, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-597);
H.R. 2076, to require the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-598);
H.R. 2347, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any damages, other than punitive damages, received on account of any sexual acts or sexual contact, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-599);
H.R. 5334, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-600);
H.R. 6260, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-601);
H.R. 5625, to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local government that permits cashless bail, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-602);
H.R. 1071, to provide that any foreign government official who engages in censorship of American speech is inadmissible and deportable, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-603);
H.R. 5750, to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify probationary periods with respect to positions in the competitive service, to establish trial periods for positions in the excepted service, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-604);
H.R. 5366, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify and extend the rules for personal casualty losses arising from major disasters and the rules for the exclusion from gross income of compensation for losses or damages resulting from certain wildfires, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-605);
H.R. 7959, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements with respect to the
H.R. 7971, to provide for modernization and technological improvements of services provided by the Internal Revenue Service, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-607);
H.R. 7613, to require certain aircraft to be equipped with collision mitigation technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-608, Part 1); and
H.R. 7613, to require certain aircraft to be equipped with collision mitigation technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 119-608, Part 2). Pages H2828-29 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Smith (NJ) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Commission on the National Defense Strategy—Appointment: Read a letter from Representative Jeffries, Minority Leader, in which he appointed the following individual to serve on the Commission on the National Defense Strategy: Honorable Jane Harman of Venice, California.
- 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 11:33 a.m.