- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Daily Digest
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: September 8, 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: 22 public bills, H.R. 10304- 10325; and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 1514-1519 were introduced.
- Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 5634, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a limitation on the amount of entitlement to educational assistance payable for flight training under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-796);
Supplemental report on H.R. 3495, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the definition of employee as it relates to direct sellers and real estate agents, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-494, Part 2);
H.R. 9496, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to postpone tax deadlines and reimburse paid late fees for United States nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-797);
H.R. 8781, to clarify that for purposes of Federal nondiscrimination requirements applicable to education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, discrimination prohibited under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is based on the biological reality of sex, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-798);
H.R. 9498, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the National Taxpayer Advocate to appear as amicus curiae in Federal tax cases, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119- 799);
H.R. 9203, to increase the transparency of colleges and universities in carrying out their civil rights responsibilities, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-800);
H.R. 9501, to require the Comptroller General to submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the potential of artificial intelligence to assist the Internal Revenue Service in detecting tax fraud, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-801);
H.R. 5267, to preserve the franchise business model, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-802);
H.R. 9191, to amend chapter 3 of title 36, United States Code, to designate the American mastodon as the national fossil mammal and the Tyrannosaurus rex as the national fossil dinosaur of the United States, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-803);
H.R. 7834, to limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual abuse material for law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-804);
H.R. 9098, to protect the separation of powers enshrined in the United States Constitution and end the weaponized surveillance of Members of Congress, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-805);
H.R. 9499, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply tax return preparation penalties to improperly altered returns, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-806); and
H.R. 7972, to require the Internal Revenue Service to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit qualified data scientists to partner with tax law specialists and provide insights and identify emerging and complex issues in tax administration, ranging from data acquisition and quality through developing advanced analytics, statistics, and models to improve core tax administration activities in services and enforcement, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-807). Pages H5518-19 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Meuser to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Announcement by the Chair: The Chair informed the House that, pursuant to House Resolutions 1504 and 1505, the Speaker had certified to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia the refusal of Michael Joseph and Hector Roos to produce documents to and appear before an investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Ethics as directed by subpoena.
- 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 2 p.m. and adjourned at 2:03 p.m.