August 20, 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 (2)
- 01House of Representatives
- 02Designation of the Speaker Pro Tempore
Daily Digest
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced
20 public bills, H.R. 10118- 10137; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1485 were introduced.
Page H5248Reports Filed
Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 309, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funding for the National Law Enforcement Museum, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-757); H.R. 3276, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Urban Bird Treaty Program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-758); H.R. 8476, to require each local educational agency and institution of higher education that receives Federal financial assistance to treat discrimination motivated by antisemitism as vigorously as such agency or institution treats other forms of discrimination prohibited by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-759, Pt. 1); H.R. 3925, to provide for a land exchange in San Bernardino County, California, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119- 760); H.R. 2406, to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to address sexual harassment and sexual assault involving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-761); H.R. 2827, to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-762); H.R. 6893, to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-763); and H.R. 7889, to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the water resources research and technology institutes program, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-764).
Pages H5247-48Speaker
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Moore (WV) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H5247Guest Chaplain
The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Pastor Zack Randles, Waterfront Church, Washington, DC.
Page H5247Senate Message
Message from the Senate received by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H5247. Quorum 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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