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119th Congress · session 2
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Official title: Daily Digest/Senate
This is part of the official Daily Digest, which explains the day in plain language.
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 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran..
Official title: Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the Senate + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter
This is part of the official Daily Digest, which explains the day in plain language. It mentions legislation such as An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar., committees such as Joint Committee on Printing.
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Bills, resolutions, and floor statements about legislation.
Official title: PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran., committees such as Committee on Homeland Security.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for Federal law enforcement officers for certain expedited security screening, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend title 18, United States, to include property damage in acts that constitute domestic terrorism, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To improve tornado detection, forecasting, warning dissemination, and community resilience, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense that violates certain State or Federal hunting or fishing laws are inadmissible and deportable..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the National Guard Relief Foundation in the definition of "military welfare society" in certain laws administered by the Secretaries of the military departments..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Islands, freshwater mussels in the United States, and desert fish in the Southwest United States, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an electronic processing portal for licenses and other approvals related to commercial space launch activities, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health to design and implement a program to study the health effects of nuclear radiation on women, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow Amtrak to use grant funds to satisfy non-Federal share requirements of certain grant programs, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To establish a pilot program for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to evaluate the effectiveness of insuring mortgages made to finance improvements to convert basement spaces into safely habitable dwelling units, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish nationwide concealed carry reciprocity for certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To give priority consideration to units of local government that provide gang affiliation information in reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of Byrne-JAG grants, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to adjust which engineered cyclic peptides are qualifying single source drugs for purposes of the Drug Price Negotiation Program..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To allow Americans to sue federal officials for constitutional violations of voting rights and election law..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance prosecution of corporate crime..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide post-employment limits for attorneys of the United States, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend title 18, United States Code, to waive immunity for certain acts committed by Federal law enforcement officers..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as LIFT Act.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude providers convicted of certain fraud-related criminal offenses from participation in Federal health care programs on a permanent basis..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to reauthorize the regional innovation program, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement, as part of the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information, a public education initiative on the need for individuals to plan for their long-term care, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements, and automatically update such threshold each year, and for other purposes..
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as To amend the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) to authorize research on the impacts of traumatic birth experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder on mothers, infants, and families, and for other purposes..
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Lawmakers joining or leaving support for legislation.
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.
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Meetings, reports, and work happening in committees.
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions legislation such as Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, committees such as Committee on Appropriations.
Official title: Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals.
Official title: Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions committees such as Committee on Appropriations.
Official title: Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2026-05-18
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals.
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Nominations, confirmations, and executive communications.
Official title: EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
This section covers nominations, confirmations, or other executive branch business. It mentions committees such as Committee on Financial Services.
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Tributes, commemorations, and district-facing statements.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Kimberlyn King-Hinds.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Nikki Budzinski.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Adelita S. Grijalva.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as George Latimer.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as James Comer.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Chuck Edwards.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Jeff Hurd.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Jonathan Jackson.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Andrew S. Biggs.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Analilia Mejia.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Mike Kennedy.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Pablo José Hernández.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Timothy Burchett.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Valerie Foushee.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Ilhan Omar.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Sam T. Liccardo.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Laura Gillen.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Robert F. Onder.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Marcia Carolyn Kaptur.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Robert P. Bresnahan.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Chris Pappas.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Paul Tonko.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Andrea Salinas.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Payment Choice Act of 2025, members such as John Rose.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Sam T. Liccardo. 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 Donald Norcross. 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 James R. Walkinshaw. 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 Carlos A. Gimenez. 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 Richard Edmund Neal. 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 Chris Pappas. 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 David G. Valadao. 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 Darin Lahood. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
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Member statements and debate on the floor.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Expressing support for the recognition of January as "Muslim-American Heritage Month" and celebrating the heritage and culture of Muslim Americans in the United States., members such as Glenn Thompson.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Jose Luis Correa.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Madeleine Dean.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as 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., members such as Scott Perry.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Robert P. Bresnahan.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Greg Stanton.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Christian D. Menefee.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Troy Downing.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Jefferson Shreve.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Kevin Kiley.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Brandon Gill.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Gabe Amo.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Lateefah Simon.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Darren Michael Soto.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Vicente Gonzalez.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Glenn Ivey.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Mark James Desaulnier.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Al Green.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment..
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes..
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Ed Case. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Michael Cloud. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
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Formal floor steps such as opening, scheduling, and adjournment.
Official title: Senate
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: Senate
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: PRAYER
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: THE JOURNAL
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: ADJOURNMENT
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions members such as Al Green.
Official title: PERSONAL EXPLANATION
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions legislation such as Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025, members such as Suhas Subramanyam. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
Official title: PERSONAL EXPLANATION
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions members such as Dan Meuser. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
Official title: PERSONAL EXPLANATION
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions members such as Adam Smith. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.