August 19, 2025
The House met in a brief pro forma session: it opened and adjourned without business, so no member spoke.
Official video: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
The House met in a brief pro forma session: it opened and adjourned without business, so no member spoke.
Routine Business (4)
- 01House of Representatives
- 02Designation of the Speaker Pro Tempore
- 03Bill Presented to the President
- 04Private Bills and Resolutions
Daily Digest
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced
20 public bills, H.R. 4992- 5011; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 660, were introduced.
Pages H3702-03Report Filed
A report was filed today as follows: H.R. 3838, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-231).
Page H3702Speaker
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Foxx to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H3701Guest Chaplain
The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Stephanie Vader, Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, Washington, DC.
Page H3701Quorum Calls: Votes
There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:03 a.m.
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