Senate — July 13, 2026
The Senate portion of the July 13, 2026 Daily Digest primarily previewed the chamber’s upcoming work rather than recording extensive floor debate from that day. The most significant scheduled floor items were continued post-cloture consideration and a confirmation vote on Matthew A. Schwartz to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, followed by the swearing-in of Senator-designate Darline Graham of South Carolina and a cloture vote on proceeding to S. 4784, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. These items place judicial confirmations and the annual defense authorization bill at the center of the Senate’s immediate agenda. The Digest also outlined a dense week of Senate committee activity. Major committee priorities included defense and intelligence nominations, Federal Reserve and CFPB oversight, Treasury and trade nominations, public lands and energy legislation, water resources legislation, health and labor nominations, TRICARE pharmacy oversight, patent eligibility, Western Hemisphere strategy, and drug supply chain security.
House — July 13, 2026
The July 13, 2026 House Congressional Record material consists primarily of Extensions of Remarks, with members entering statements honoring constituents, community institutions, veterans, educators, public servants, artists, and local leaders. The section also printed the Senate committee meeting schedule, which previewed a substantial slate of upcoming hearings, nominations, oversight proceedings, and legislative markups touching national security, monetary policy, labor, transportation, public lands, water infrastructure, broadband, aviation, and energy development.