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April 20, 2026
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Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 32 public bills, H.R. 8363- 8394; and 15 resolutions, H.J. Res. 157; H. Con. Res. 86; and H. Res. 1188-1200, were introduced.
H.R. 6955, to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-617); and
H. Res. 1189, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1182) expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1897) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, and restore congressional intent; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5587) to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-618).
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026: H.R. 7386, amended, to amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority;
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Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act: H.R. 1681, to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an interagency strike force to ensure that certain Federal land management agencies, including the organizational units of such agencies, prioritize the review of requests for communications use authorizations, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 384 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 125;
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Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act: 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 certain Form 299s;
Pages H2973-74
Emergency Reporting Act: 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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 386 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 126; and
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Rural Broadband Protection Act: S. 98, to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding.
Oath of Office—Eleventh Congressional District of New Jersey: Representative-elect Analilia Mejia presented herself in the well of the House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a copy of a letter received from Ms. Donna Barber, Executive Director, with the New Jersey Division of Elections indicating that, according to the unofficial results for the Special General Election held on April 16, 2026,
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in light of the administration of the oath to the gentlewoman from New Jersey, the whole number of the House is 432.
Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that, it may be in order at any time on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, for the Speaker to declare a recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose of receiving in joint meeting His Majesty Charles the Third.
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I: The House agreed by unanimous consent to discharge from committee and agree to S. Con. Res. 29, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.
Suspension—Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed.
Kari's Law Reporting Act: H.R. 5201, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a report on implementation of the Kari's Law Act of 2017.
Discharge Petition: Representative Norcross presented to the clerk a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1140) entitled, a resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to- contract under the National Labor Relations Act (Discharge Petition No. 19). Presidential Message: Read a message from the President transmitting a written statement of the reasons why he has decided to take action to adjust imports of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients 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. 119-150).