- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Daily Digest
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: May 19, 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: 44 public bills, H.R. 8870- 8913; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 187; and H. Res. 1299-1303 were introduced.
- Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H. Res. 1300, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6047) to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amounts for the payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1329) to permit the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 119-653).
- Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
- Representative Fine to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
- Recess: The House recessed at 12:24 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
- Recess: The House recessed at 2:16 p.m. and reconvened at 2:30 p.m.
- Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
- following measures:
authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police: S. 2530, to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police;
Pages H3557-58
Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 7432, amended, to amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to improve coordination with Federal housing assistance programs for youth who have experienced foster care;
Pages H3558-64
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: “To modernize section 477 of part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve connections to housing, expand education and training opportunities, and modernize services to improve outcomes for foster youth transitioning into adulthood”; Page H3564
Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act: H.R. 6506, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the period of limitations on filing a claim for credit or refund during collection action proceedings, to prohibit the crediting of overpayments against disputed tax liability during such proceedings, and to expand the jurisdiction of the Tax Court;
Pages H3564-67
North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act: H.R. 2252, amended, to authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota;
Pages H3567-70
Star-Spangled Summit Act: H.R. 4684, amended, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a special use permit with respect to the maintaining of a flagpole bearing the flag of the United States at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point, Utah;
Pages H3570-72
Designating the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System: H.R. 1352, amended, to designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System;
Pages H3572-73
Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act: H.R. 3482, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an online program through which an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs may schedule an appointment for a covered veteran with a non-Department health care provider under the Veterans Community Care Program;
Pages H3573-75
Veterans' Transition to Trucking Act: H.R. 2954, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance;
Pages H3576-77
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: “To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs provided by commercial truck driving schools for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs, and for other purposes”; and
Page H3577
Fisher House Availability Act: H.R. 3726, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make temporary lodging facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs available for certain TRICARE beneficiaries on a space-available basis;
Pages H3577-79
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: “To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make temporary lodging facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs available for certain individuals on a space available basis, and for other purposes.”. Page H3579 Senate Message: Message from the Senate received by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H3557. Suspensions—Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed.
Authorization Act: S. 2393, to authorize a major medical facility project for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri;
Pages H3575-76
25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 1993, amended, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and to support programs at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center;
Pages H3579-82
Keeping Deposits Local Act: H.R. 3234, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to modify the amount of reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution that are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker;
Pages H3582-84
American Access to Banking Act: H.R. 4544, amended, to direct certain Federal banking and credit union agencies to promote the formation of de novo regulated institutions through the review of application processes, the review of capital raising by de novo regulated institutions, and the establishment of various outreach programs;
Pages H3584-86
Community Bank Deposit Access Act: H.R. 5317, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that certain custodial deposits of well capitalized insured depository institutions are not considered to be funds obtained by or through deposit brokers; and
Pages H3586-88
- H.R. 6644, with amendment: H. Res. 1299, providing for the concurrence
- by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.
- Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns
- today, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. tomorrow, May 20th.
- 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 12 p.m. and adjourned at 6:26 p.m.