- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Daily Digest
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: August 27, 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: 34 public bills, H.R. 10150- 10183; and 8 resolutions, H. Res. 1490-1497 were introduced.
- Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 9772, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require disclosure by certain tax-exempt organizations of information relating to foreign contributions to such organizations, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-765);
H.R. 9436, to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-766);
H.R. 741, to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 119-767, Pt.1);
H.R. 9771, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose penalties on political committees that accept foreign contributions, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-768);
H.R. 726, to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-769);
H.R. 1693, to redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the “Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center” (H. Rept. 119-770);
H.R. 4219, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-771);
H.R. 5063, to ensure continuity of staffing at Federal beaches, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-772);
H.R. 5576, to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-773);
H.R. 6021, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 119-774);
H.R. 7487, to amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to encourage non-Federal hydropower development with respect to Bureau of Reclamation projects, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-775);
H.R. 8121, to designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the “Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand”, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119- 776);
H.R. 8454, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-777);
H.R. 8658, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification requirement for emergency contract health services for certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-778, Pt.1);
H.R. 9722, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure fair treatment of certain charitable organizations, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-779);
H.R. 4795, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-780);
H.R. 2555, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for certain freedom of association protections, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-781);
H.R. 1869, to strengthen the Department of Justice's enforcement against trade-related crimes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-782);
H.R. 7730, to amend title II, United States Code, to modify certain bankruptcy eligibility requirements, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-783); and
H.R. 625, to clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-784).
- Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
- Representative Griffith to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
- Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev.
- Charles Trullols, Catholic Information Center, Washington, DC.
- 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 9 a.m. and adjourned at 9:03 a.m.