October 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)
- 01House of Representatives
- 02Designation of the Speaker Pro Tempore
- 03Expenditure Reports Concerning Official Foreign Travel
Daily Digest
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced
27 public bills, H.R. 10768- 10794; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 124 and H. Res. 1621-1623 were introduced.
Pages H6034-35Reports Filed
Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 7683, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify and expand the authority of the Assistant Secretary for Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-842); H.R. 9718, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to maintain a website for small business concerns relating to onshoring manufacturing capacity, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-843); H.R. 10329, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to disseminate information on foreign adversary conduct that poses material harm to small business concerns, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-844); H.R. 10353, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to require a quarterly report on small business investment companies, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-845); H.R. 10355, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish procedures for consistency of certain disaster loan outreach materials, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119- 846); H.R. 10371, to direct the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development of the Small Business Administration to ensure compliance with certain reporting requirements, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-847); H.R. 10375, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve the loan guaranty program, enhance the ability of small manufacturers to access affordable capital, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-848); H.R. 4615, to amend the Small Business Act to provide interim partial payment to small business contractors that request an equitable adjustment due to a change in the terms of a construction contract, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-849); and H.R. 10352, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow the Administrator of the Small Business Administration the authority to increase amount of commitments to qualified State or local development companies, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 119-850).
Page H6034Speaker
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Houchin to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H6033Guest Chaplain
The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. John Kellogg, Christ Church Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Page H6033Speaker Pro Tempore Designation
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Houchin to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through the remainder of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
Page H6033Quorum 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 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 12:32 p.m.
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