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119th Congress · session 2
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The built-in recap of what happened and what comes next.
Official title: Daily Digest/Senate
This is part of the official Daily Digest, which explains the day in plain language. It mentions legislation such as Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget and establishing the requisite procedures., committees such as Committee on Finance.
Official title: Daily Digest/House of Representatives
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Official title: Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter
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6 sections
Bills, resolutions, and floor statements about legislation.
Official title: INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget and establishing the requisite procedures., committees such as Committee on Environment and Public Works.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding equity stakes held by the Federal Government in private companies., committees such as Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Restore the allowance of the premium tax credit for lawfully present individuals, and for other purposes., committees such as Committee on Finance, members such as Charles Ellis Schumer.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Restore the allowance of the premium tax credit for lawfully present individuals, and for other purposes., committees such as Committee on Finance, members such as Charles Ellis Schumer.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Amend title 44, United States Code, to prohibit the closure of Federal records centers, and for other purposes., committees such as Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, members such as Richard Joseph Durbin.
This section focuses on legislation moving through Congress. It mentions legislation such as Amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners and teachers of bilingual and dual language immersion students, and for other purposes., committees such as Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, members such as Alejandro Padilla.
1 sections
Lawmakers joining or leaving support for legislation.
This section records lawmakers joining or leaving support for a bill. It mentions legislation such as Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections..
5 sections
Meetings, reports, and work happening in committees.
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions committees such as Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions legislation such as Notifying the President of the United States of the election of a President pro tempore.. Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
Official title: Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions legislation such as To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes., committees such as Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Official title: Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals.
Official title: Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2026-10-01
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions committees such as Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
5 sections
Nominations, confirmations, and executive communications.
Official title: EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session)
This section covers nominations, confirmations, or other executive branch business.
Official title: EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
This section covers nominations, confirmations, or other executive branch business. It mentions committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations, members such as Jeanne Shaheen.
Official title: EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session)
This section covers nominations, confirmations, or other executive branch business. It mentions members such as John Thune.
Official title: EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
This section covers nominations, confirmations, or other executive branch business. It mentions committees such as Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Official title: NOMINATIONS
This section covers nominations, confirmations, or other executive branch business.
21 sections
Tributes, commemorations, and district-facing statements.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Charles Ellis Schumer.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as John Boozman.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions committees such as Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, members such as Joni Ernst.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions committees such as Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, members such as Joni Ernst.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as David Harold McCormick.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Rand Paul.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions members such as Eric Stephen Schmitt.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Expressing support for the recognition of October 2026, as "World Menopause Awareness Month" and for global awareness and access to care during menopausal transition and post-menopause., committees such as Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Congratulating the Oklahoma State University men's golf team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Golf National Championship., committees such as Committee on the Judiciary.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Designating October 10, 2026, as "American Girls in Sports Day"., committees such as Committee on the Judiciary.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Designating October 23, 2026, as "National Marine Sanctuary Day"., committees such as Committee on the Judiciary.
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Designating October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day"..
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "PCOS Awareness Month"..
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Forensic Science Week..
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Designating September 2026 as "School Bus Safety Month"..
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Designating November 7, 2026, as "National Bison Day"..
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Designating September 30, 2026, as "National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day"..
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Designating September 2026 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month"..
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Commending and congratulating Texas A&M University for 150 years of service to the State of Texas and the United States..
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Designating October 12, 2026, as "National Loggers Day"., committees such as Committee on the Judiciary.
6 sections
Changes proposed to bills or resolutions.
This section is about changes proposed to a bill or resolution. It mentions legislation such as TAS Act.
This section is about changes proposed to a bill or resolution. It mentions legislation such as TAS Act, committees such as Committee on Ways and Means.
This section is about changes proposed to a bill or resolution. It mentions members such as Edward John Markey.
This section is about changes proposed to a bill or resolution. It mentions members such as Ruben Gallego.
This section is about changes proposed to a bill or resolution. It mentions committees such as Committee on Ways and Means, members such as Michael Dean Crapo.
This section is about changes proposed to a bill or resolution. It mentions members such as Michael Dean Crapo.
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Member statements and debate on the floor.
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This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Ratepayer Protection Act, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Stop Insider Trading Act, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Charles Ellis Schumer.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Charles Ellis Schumer.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions committees such as Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, members such as Charles Ellis Schumer.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Alejandro Padilla.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Ratepayer Protection Act, members such as Jon Husted.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as William Francis Hagerty.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as John Peter Ricketts.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Ratepayer Protection Act, members such as Martin Heinrich.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Stop Insider Trading Act, members such as Christopher Van Hollen.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Christopher Van Hollen.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Stop Insider Trading Act.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Ratepayer Protection Act.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Expressing the sense of the Senate that the additional tariffs imposed on Canadian goods under section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and the rhetoric surrounding the bilateral relationship between Canada and the United States harm United States consumers and businesses and the tariffs should be rescinded., committees such as Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, members such as Michael Dean Crapo.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026, committees such as Committee on the Judiciary, members such as Rafael Edward Cruz.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Designating October 10, 2026, as "American Girls in Sports Day"., committees such as Committee on Finance, members such as Ronald Lee Wyden.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Chiricahua National Park Act, committees such as Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, members such as Mike Lee.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona., members such as Mike Lee.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona..
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona., members such as Mike Lee.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026, committees such as Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, members such as Bill Cassidy.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Mystic Alerts Act, committees such as Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, members such as John Cornyn.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2026, committees such as Committee on Finance, members such as Christopher A. Coons.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Richard Joseph Durbin.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Amy Klobuchar.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Cynthia M. Lummis.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Common Cents Act, members such as Cynthia M. Lummis.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Mazie Hirono.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Theodore Paul Budd.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Cory Anthony Booker.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Katie Boyd Britt.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Todd Young.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding equity stakes held by the Federal Government in private companies., committees such as Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Requesting information on Venezuela's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961., committees such as Committee on Foreign Relations.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Expressing support for the designation of October 2026 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month"., committees such as Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as To honor the Americans killed by Hamas terrorists and their affiliates on and after October 7, 2023, to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to seek legal justice on behalf of their families, and for other purposes..
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Expressing the sense of the Senate that it values the active participation of the Republic of Kosovo as the state partner of the Iowa National Guard over the past 15 years..
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease..
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 24, 2026, to October 31, 2026, as "Bat Week"..
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Move Over Law Day..
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act, committees such as Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025, committees such as Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as MORE American Fuel Act of 2026, committees such as Committee on Environment and Public Works, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, committees such as Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act, committees such as Committee on Indian Affairs, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026, committees such as Committee on Indian Affairs, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act, committees such as Committee on Indian Affairs, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act, committees such as Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Clergy Act, committees such as Committee on Finance, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2026, committees such as Committee on Finance, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Criminal History Access Act of 2026, committees such as Committee on the Judiciary, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Designating October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day"., members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions legislation such as Supporting the designation of October 2026 as "Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month" to raise awareness of substance use and misuse in the United States., committees such as Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, members such as John Thune.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Charles Ellis Schumer.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Charles Ellis Schumer.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry. It mentions members such as Charles Ellis Schumer.
This section captures a floor statement or debate entry.
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Formal floor steps such as opening, scheduling, and adjournment.
Official title: House of Representatives
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: Senate
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: PRAYER
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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Official title: MORNING BUSINESS
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR EN BLOC
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions legislation such as No Funds for Trump’s Illegal Arch Act, members such as John Thune.
Official title: UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions members such as Theodore Paul Budd.
Official title: UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 4238
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions legislation such as DLARA, members such as Theodore Paul Budd.
Official title: UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 5438
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions legislation such as Alaska’s Right to Produce Act 2.0, members such as Daniel Scott Sullivan.
Official title: Unanimous Consent Request--S. 5435 (Executive Session)
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions legislation such as Prohibit immigration enforcement actions at school bus stops for children., committees such as Committee on the Judiciary, members such as Christopher Murphy.
Official title: LEGISLATIVE SESSION
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions legislation such as Ratepayer Protection Act, members such as John Thune.
Official title: LEGISLATIVE SESSION
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: MORNING BUSINESS
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions members such as John Thune.
Official title: MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.
Official title: EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions committees such as Committee on Armed Services.
Official title: MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions legislation such as No Funds for Trump’s Illegal Arch Act.
Official title: PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions legislation such as Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan, and support Taiwans membership in international organizations., committees such as Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Official title: AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions committees such as Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, members such as Bernardo Moreno.
Official title: PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions members such as Martin Heinrich.
Official title: ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2026, THROUGH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2026
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions legislation such as Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act, members such as John Thune.
Official title: ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions members such as John Thune.
Official title: UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate. It mentions members such as John Thune.
Official title: ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10:30 A.M. TOMORROW
This section captures a formal floor step rather than a policy debate.