July 9, 2026
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 (3)
- 01The House met at 3 p.m. and was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Baird).
- 02Designation of the Speaker Pro Tempore
- 03Memorials
Daily Digest
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced
39 public bills, H.R. 9602- 9640; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 201 and H. Res. 1421-1422, were introduced.
Pages H4378-80Reports Filed
Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 8205, to amend the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act to reauthorize the provisions of such Act through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-733); H.R. 6238, to establish the IMPROVE Initiative within the National Institutes of Health, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-734); H.R. 8897, to improve travel for American families, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-735); H.R. 7574, to provide for the reorganization and realignment of the Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach Office of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-736); H.R. 8770, to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish funds for investments in aviation security, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-737); and H.R. 8168, to require an assessment of terrorism threats to the United States posed by foreign terrorist organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists present in countries that are major non- NATO allies, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-738).
Page H4378Speaker
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Baird to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H4377Guest Chaplain
The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. John Kellogg, Christ Church Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.
Page H4377Quorum 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 3 p.m. and adjourned at 3:03 p.m.
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