[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 1, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D854-D855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 10203-
10219; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 1504-1506 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H5424-25
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H5425-26
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4646, to clarify that whistleblower protections described in 
section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, apply to any contract 
funded from amounts appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-
786, Part 1);
  H.R. 1483, to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from 
requiring that personally identifiable information be collected under 
consolidated audit trail reporting requirements, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-787);
  H.R. 5402, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to clarify Federal 
law with respect to reporting certain full-file consumer credit 
information to consumer reporting agencies, and for other purposes, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-788);
  H.R. 8141, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require 
resellers of information contained in consumer reports to follow 
reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of such 
information before transmitting such information, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-789);
  H.R. 9330, to regulate the business of offering and providing earned 
wage access services to consumers, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 119-790);
  H.R. 7187, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide an 
exemption from the definition of a broker for a certain registered 
representative-owned personal services entity, and for other purposes, 
with amendments (H. Rept. 119-791);
  H.R. 9331, to amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to provide 
exceptions in the case of fraudulent checks or wire transfers, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-792); and
  H.R. 1640, to establish a grant program for States that adopt the 
Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, and for other purposes, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 119-793).
Page H5424
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Bost to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5365
Recess: The House recessed at 12:47 p.m. and reconvened at 1:31 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H5385-86
Oath of Office--Thirteenth Congressional District of Georgia: 
Representative-elect Everton Blair, Jr., presented himself in the well 
of the House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker.
  Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a copy of a letter 
received from Mr. Blake J. Evans, Elections Director, Georgia Office of 
the Secretary of State indicating that, according to the unofficial 
results for the Special Primary Election held on August 25, 2026, the 
Honorable Everton ``EJ'' Blair was elected Representative to Congress 
for the Thirteenth Congressional District of Georgia.
Page H5386

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Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from Georgia, 
the whole number of the House is 432.
  Page H5386
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures: AGOA Extension Act: Concurred in the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 6500, to extend duty-free treatment provided with 
respect to imports from certain countries in Africa under the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas to 
48 nays, Roll No. 286;
  Pages H5377-85, H5387
Recommending that the House of Representatives find Michael Joseph in 
contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued 
by the Committee on Ethics: H. Res. 1504, recommending that the House 
of Representatives find Michael Joseph in contempt of Congress for 
refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on 
Ethics; and
  Pages H5393-94
Recommending that the House of Representatives find Hector Roos in 
contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued 
by the Committee on Ethics: H. Res. 1505, recommending that the House 
of Representatives find Hector Roos in contempt of Congress for refusal 
to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on Ethics. 
                                                         Pages H5394-95
Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that it be in order at 
any time to consider H. Res. 1498 in the House without intervention of 
any point of order if called up by the chair of the Committee on Ethics 
or his designee; that the resolution be considered as read; and that 
the previous question be considered as ordered on the resolution to 
adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the 
question except for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled 
by Representative Guest of Mississippi and Representative Edwards of 
North Carolina, or their respective designees.
  Page H5389
  Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all 
its forms: The House agreed to H. Res. 1490, providing for the 
condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 192 nays with two answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 289.
  Pages H5401-08
  H. Res. 1499, the rule providing for consideration was agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 210 ayes to 208 noes, Roll No. 288, after the previous 
question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 205 nays, 
Roll No. 287.
Pages H5368-77, H5387-89
  Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026: The House passed 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 196 
nays, Roll No. 291.
  Pages H5395-H5401, H5409
  Rejected the Dingell motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Natural Resources by a yea-and-nay vote of 202 yeas to 212 nays, Roll 
No. 290.
Pages H5401, H5408-09
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-40 shall be 
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now 
printed in the bill.
Page H5395
  H. Res. 1499, the rule providing for consideration was agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 210 ayes to 208 noes, Roll No. 288, after the previous 
question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 205 nays, 
Roll No. 287.
Pages H5368-77, H5387-89
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards: 
The House agreed to H. Res. 1498, in the matter of allegations relating 
to Representative Chuck Edwards, by a yea-and-nay vote of 413 yeas to 2 
nays, Roll No. 292.
  Pages H5389-93, H5409-10
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5387, 
H5388, H5388-89, H5407-08, H5408-09, H5409, and H5409-10.
Adjournment: The House met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 8:23 p.m.