- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Daily Digest
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: July 21, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: The Daily Digest is the official recap that explains what Congress did and what comes next.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
10 a.m., Wednesday, July 22
Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 11:30 a.m.), Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, with a vote on confirmation thereon, and a vote on the motion invoke cloture on the nomination of Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, at 11:30 a.m.
At 2:00 p.m., if cloture is invoked, Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
At 5:30 p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture with respect to the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
11 a.m., Wednesday, July 22
House Chamber
- Program for Wednesday: Complete consideration of H.R. 8800—National
- Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.
Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E718, E721 DelBene, Suzan K., Wash., E719 Edwards, Chuck, N.C., E722 Fong, Vince, Calif., E716, E717 Foxx, Virginia, N.C., E715 Garamendi, John, Calif., E720 Gonzalez, Vicente, Tex., E715 Graves, Sam, Mo., E722 Joyce, John, Pa., E716, E718, E720, E723 Knott, Brad, N.C., E722 Langworthy, Nicholas A., N.Y., E723 McCaul, Michael T., Tex., E717 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E719 Morelle, Joseph D., N.Y., E721 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, E716 Ogles, Andrew, Tenn., E719 Omar, Ilhan, Minn., E720 Perry, Scott, Pa., E715 Smucker, Lloyd, Pa., E717 Takano, Mark, Calif., E716 Wilson, Frederica S., Fla., E715, E716, E717, E717, E718, E719, E720, E722, E722, E723 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E717 Wittman, Robert J., Va., E720