[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 1, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D854-D855]
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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.