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Congressional Daily Record
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Download official Daily Digest PDFReturn to issue context(Committees not listed did not meet) BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill entitled, “Agricultural Act of 2026”. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 3467, to reauthorize the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 3929, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to acquire and install certified airborne position reference tools at air traffic control towers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 4573, to designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 4749, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to create a Federal cause of action to address jawboning, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 4938, to reduce trawl gear impacts on bycatch and seafloor habitat in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska, to establish gear performance standards, seafloor contact detection, and salmon excluder requirements, to improve Council transparency and participation, to prioritize ecosystem analyses, to modernize electronic monitoring, to prohibit unsustainable foreign seafood imports, and to establish a Bycatch Mitigation and Habitat Protection Assistance Fund, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 4950, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 5188, to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to establish requirements for unified boxing organizations and to further enhance the well-being of professional boxers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 5224, to improve training for airport drivers in the movement area at commercial service airports through the establishment of a task force and the use of technology, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
H.R. 7022, to provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
Promotions in the Coast Guard. LEGISLATION Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 5402, to extend authorizations for aquatic ecosystem restoration projects, multi-benefit watershed health projects, and WaterSMART grants, S. 456, to amend the Energy
in previously studied or developed areas, S. 1568, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for general service lamps, S. 2644, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to assess the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Camden Battlefield area in the State of South Carolina as a unit of the National Park System, S. 4103 and H.R. 2709, bills to improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias, S. 4116, to advance next-generation geothermal electricity generation demonstration projects in new regions, S. 4166, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require States to include supporting the physical security, cybersecurity, and resilience of local distribution systems in State energy security plans, S. 4023, to establish the America's Living Library Project, S. 4489, to authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of Montana, S. 4787, to expedite resolution of certain administrative proceedings at the Department of the Interior, S. 4846, to amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program, S. 4870, to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, S. 4955, to amend the Act of May 17, 1954, to revise the boundary of Gateway Arch National Park, S. 5048, to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, S. 5101, to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from taking any action to expand the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry located near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, S. 5169, to expand the boundaries of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, to recognize and enhance the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District partnership model, S. 5338, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standards for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, S. 5293, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish prepositioning protocols for aerial wildfire suppression for early-season fine fuel wildland fires, S. 5352, to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act and the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to reauthorize certain desalination programs, S. 5359, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Pennington County, South Dakota, certain National Forest System land, S. 5360, to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program, S. 5374, to facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, H.R. 900, to direct the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation, H.R. 1682, to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for family members of members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives while serving their country, after receiving testimony from Senator Bennet; Alex Fitzsimmons, Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy; and Sarah Ryker, Associate Director for Geology, Energy, and Minerals, Untied States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 5045, to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the handling of air quality monitoring with respect to prescribed fires;
S. 3135, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize manufacturers of certain vehicles to suspend engine derate or shutdown functions in prolonged cold weather conditions, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 5249, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to align the licensing of uranium enrichment facilities with other fuel cycle facilities under that Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
Services Administration. NOMINATIONS Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Joshua Harris, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to Malaysia, Henry Wooster, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, Peter Lord, of Florida, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Keith Heffern, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister- Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic, and Charles Goodman III, of Florida, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Togolese Republic, all of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Gerard Klomp, of Utah, to be Deputy Secretary, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, of the Department of Health and Human Services, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. HOUSING NEEDS IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine housing needs in native communities, including S. 5354, to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, after receiving testimony from Hilary Atkin, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Alicia Puente Cackley, Government Accountability Office; and Bryan Warner, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. NOMINATIONS Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Daniel Lewis Ballou, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, who was introduced by Senator Paul, Richard Wesley Bennett, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Courtney Leigh Coker, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Kyle Frederick Reardon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, who was introduced by Senator Murkowski, and Trevor Scott Pemberton, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, and Zachary Paul West, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, who were both introduced by Senator Lankford, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community. MENOPAUSE CARE GAP IN AMERICA Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the menopause care gap in America, after receiving testimony from Suzanne Fenske, Women's Health Ambassador, HHS Office on Women's Health; Jean Wactawski-Wende, University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, Buffalo, New York; Lynne M. Coslett- Charlton, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Pittston, Pennsylvania; and Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, NYU School of Law, New York, New York.