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May 12, 2026
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Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 8735- 8775; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 182-183; H. Con. Res. 97-99; and H. Res. 1276-1278 were introduced.
H.R. 7305, to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Department of Energy's Energy Sector Operational Support for Cyberresilience Program to provide operational support for energy sector cybersecurity and resilience, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-646);
H. Res. 1274, providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect (H. Rept. 119-647); and
H. Res. 1275, providing for consideration of the bill (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; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6260) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8365) to provide for conditions on the appointment of monitors by courts, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res, 96) expressing support for law enforcement officers; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8469) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-648).
Page H3391
Save Our Shrimpers Act: H.R. 2071, amended, to prohibit Federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions for the purposes of financing foreign shrimp farms, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 391 yeas to 18 nays with answering “present”, Roll No. 156;
Pages H3352-53, H3375-76
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: “To require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production”; Page H3376
Supervisory Modifications for Appropriate Risk-based Testing Act: H.R. 4437, amended, to reduce the regulatory burden on certain well managed and well capitalized financial institutions;
Pages H3353-56
Act: H.R. 3709, amended, to amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to establish a Financial Agent Mentor-Protege Program within the Department of the Treasury;
Pages H3356-57
Tailored Regulatory Updates for Supervisory Testing Act: H.R. 4478, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to permit Federal banking agencies to examine qualifying insured depository institutions with under $6 billion in total assets not less than once during each 18- month period;
Pages H3357-59
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act: H.R. 2853, amended, to combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods and cargo for the purpose of selling those illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 348 yeas to 60 nays, Roll No. 157;
Pages H3364-69, H3376
NICS Data Reporting Act: H.R. 2267, amended, to require the Attorney General to submit to the Congress a report that includes the demographic data of persons determined to be ineligible to purchase a firearm based on a background check performed by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and
Pages H3369-70
Criminal History Access Act: H.R. 8352, amended, to authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records.
Suspensions—Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed.
antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish- American community: H. Res. 1251, calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American community;
Pages H3359-62
of duty: H. Res. 1252, resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; and
Pages H3362-64
President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping: H. Res. 1259, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Discharge Petition: Representative Kiley presented to the clerk a motion to discharge the Committee on the Judiciary from the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4889) entitled, a bill to prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment (Discharge Petition No. 21). Presidential Message: Read a message from the President transmitting a notification that the national emergency with respect to securing the information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supply chain declared in Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019, is to continue in effect beyond May 15, 2026—referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 119-156).
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate appears on pages
H3351-52.
Quorum Calls Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3375-76 and H3376.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 9:35 p.m.