What Congress did
The Senate conducted routine proceedings and considered nominations, while the House met to consider legislation under suspension of the rules and address procedural matters including a motion to refer a resolution.
Several committee hearings were held in the Senate concerning nominations for various executive and judicial positions.
Record votes were taken in both chambers on legislative measures, procedural motions, and rules for consideration.
The House
H. Res. 1655, impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary by a yea-and-nay vote of 211 yeas to 204 nays in Roll No. 317.
H. Res. 1650, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1013, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 209 noes in Roll No. 319, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 213 yeas to 207 nays in Roll No. 318.
Representative Luna presented discharge petitions for H. Res. 801 relating to H.J. Res. 12 and H. Res. 1386 relating to H.R. 2003.
Nineteen public bills, H.R. 10971, H.R. 10972, H.R. 10973, H.R. 10974, H.R. 10975, H.R. 10976, H.R. 10977, H.R. 10978, H.R. 10979, H.R. 10980, H.R. 10981, H.R. 10982, H.R. 10983, H.R. 10984, H.R. 10985, H.R. 10986, H.R. 10987, H.R. 10988, H.R. 10989, one private bill, H.R. 10990, and three resolutions, H. Con. Res. 126 and H. Res. 1655, H. Res. 1656, were introduced.
The Senate
S. Res. 955, permitting the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings, was agreed to.
S. Res. 472, supporting the designation of October 30 as the "International Day of Political Prisoners", was agreed to after being discharged from the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S. Res. 951, designating September 2026 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", was agreed to after being discharged from the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. Res. 950, designating the week of September 14 through September 18, 2026, as "National Clean Energy Week", was agreed to after being discharged from the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 4930, to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade, was passed after being discharged from the Committee on Finance.
S. 3923, to improve the weather research of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, and expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data, was passed after agreeing to Barrasso (for Cruz) Amendment No. 6881 in the nature of a substitute.
S. 2434, to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to adjust the boundary of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, was passed after being discharged from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S. 3720, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge as a national scenic trail, was passed after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
H.R. 2347, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any damages, other than punitive damages, received on account of any sexual acts or sexual contact, was considered, and the motion to proceed was agreed to by 62 yeas to 21 nays in Vote No. 258, with Thune (for Capito) Amendment No. 6883, Thune Amendment No. 6884, Thune Amendment No. 6885, Thune Amendment No. 6886, Thune Amendment No. 6887, and a motion to commit with instructions Thune Amendment No. 6888 pending.
Senate began consideration of the nominations of Gregory Carl Cook, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, and Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, with motions entered to close further debate thereon.