Senate — June 4, 2026
The Senate’s central action was passage of S. 2, the Secure America Act, by a 52-47 vote after adopting a substitute amendment. Consideration of the bill produced a long series of roll call votes, motions to commit, and budget points of order on immigration enforcement, DACA, voting rules, housing, child care, law enforcement funding, January 6-related compensation and settlements, and civil liberties concerns. The repeated use of Budget Act and Byrd Rule objections highlighted the procedural limits of reconciliation while still allowing Senators to stake out positions on major policy disputes. The Senate also addressed intelligence surveillance reform through S. 1318, which served as the vehicle for the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act. Although the Senate rejected a motion to proceed to the House amendment, the submitted Cotton-Grassley substitute laid out extensive proposed changes to FISA Section 702 oversight, FBI query review, transparency, and civil liberties safeguards. Separately, the Senate began consideration of Anthony W. Mattivi’s nomination to be a federal district judge in Kansas and scheduled a cloture vote for the following Monday.
House — June 4, 2026
The June 4, 2026 House Extensions of Remarks consisted primarily of commemorative statements, tributes, and material inserted into the Congressional Record rather than floor debate or legislative votes. The most substantive entries included Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s insertion of a Middlebury Institute commencement address focused on diplomacy, international education, migration, climate, nonproliferation, USAID, and the value of global professional networks, and Rep. Joe Wilson’s insertion of a Polish parliamentary resolution reaffirming U.S.-Poland solidarity, NATO cooperation, and shared democratic history.