CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MARCH 16, 2026 119TH CONGRESS - SECOND SESSION en-us Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:45:01 EDT Yes 6:02:36 P.M. - The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on March 17, 2026. 6:02:35 P.M. - On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. 6:02:21 P.M. - Mr. Wittman moved that the House do now adjourn. 6:02:12 P.M. - H.R. 831 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 6:02:10 P.M. - H.R. 831 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 5:52:11 P.M. - H.R. 831 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 831. 5:52:10 P.M. - H.R. 831 Considered under suspension of the rules. 5:52:07 P.M. - H.R. 831 Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 831 — "To establish an interest-bearing account for the non-Federal contributions to the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, and for other purposes." 5:51:56 P.M. - H.R. 6380 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 5:51:55 P.M. - H.R. 6380 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 5:51:53 P.M. - H.R. 6380 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 5:42:33 P.M. - H.R. 6380 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6380. 5:42:31 P.M. - H.R. 6380 Considered under suspension of the rules. 5:42:18 P.M. - H.R. 6380 Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 6380 — "To establish the Chiricahua National Park in the State of Arizona as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes." 5:42:17 P.M. - H.R. 528 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 5:42:15 P.M. - H.R. 528 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 5:35:36 P.M. - H.R. 528 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 528. 5:35:35 P.M. - H.R. 528 Considered under suspension of the rules. 5:35:22 P.M. - H.R. 528 Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 528 — "To require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a program for Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Program, and for other purposes." 5:35:21 P.M. - H.R. 2196 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 5:35:18 P.M. - H.R. 2196 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 5:29:48 P.M. - H.R. 2196 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2196. 5:29:47 P.M. - H.R. 2196 Considered under suspension of the rules. 5:29:35 P.M. - H.R. 2196 Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 2196 — "To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs." 5:29:34 P.M. - H.R. 5729 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 5:29:32 P.M. - H.R. 5729 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 5:18:26 P.M. - H.R. 5729 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5729. 5:18:24 P.M. - H.R. 5729 Considered under suspension of the rules. 5:18:13 P.M. - H.R. 5729 Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 5729 — "To authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of the Grand Canyon grounds that have been impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire." 5:18:02 P.M. - H.R. 5254 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 5:18:00 P.M. - H.R. 5254 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 5:10:12 P.M. - H.R. 5254 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5254. 5:10:11 P.M. - H.R. 5254 Considered under suspension of the rules. 5:10:08 P.M. - H.R. 5254 Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 5254 — "To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events in Gateway Arch National Park buildings, and for other purposes." 5:09:51 P.M. - H.R. 4294 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. 4:53:06 P.M. - H.R. 4294 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4294. 4:53:05 P.M. - H.R. 4294 Considered under suspension of the rules. 4:53:01 P.M. - H.R. 4294 Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 4294 — "To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a pilot program with respect to the sale of blue catfish caught within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed." 4:52:49 P.M. - H.R. 3073 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 4:52:47 P.M. - H.R. 3073 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. 4:45:36 P.M. - H.R. 3073 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3073. 4:45:34 P.M. - H.R. 3073 Considered under suspension of the rules. 4:45:23 P.M. - H.R. 3073 Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 3073 — "To confer jurisdiction on the State of Utah with respect to civil causes of action arising on or within the Indian lands of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, and for other purposes." 4:45:10 P.M. - H.R. 2294 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 4:44:53 P.M. - H.R. 2294 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 4:36:18 P.M. - H.R. 2294 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2294. 4:36:17 P.M. - H.R. 2294 Considered under suspension of the rules. 4:36:05 P.M. - H.R. 2294 Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 2294 — "To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009." 4:36:04 P.M. - H.R. 1665 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 4:36:00 P.M. - H.R. 1665 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. 4:26:50 P.M. - H.R. 1665 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1665. 4:26:35 P.M. - H.R. 1665 Considered under suspension of the rules. 4:26:23 P.M. - H.R. 1665 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 1665 — "To require the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to establish online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain Form 299s, and for other purposes." 4:26:22 P.M. - H.R. 4284 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 4:26:21 P.M. - H.R. 4284 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 4:21:10 P.M. - H.R. 4284 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4284. 4:21:08 P.M. - H.R. 4284 Considered under suspension of the rules. 4:21:05 P.M. - H.R. 4284 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 4284 — "To amend the Small Tract Act of 1983 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, without consideration, certain cemeteries, and for other purposes." 4:20:48 P.M. - H.R. 4467 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 4:20:46 P.M. - H.R. 4467 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 4:14:20 P.M. - H.R. 4467 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4467. 4:14:19 P.M. - H.R. 4467 Considered under suspension of the rules. 4:14:01 P.M. - H.R. 4467 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 4467 — "To modify the boundary of the Vicksburg National Military Park in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes." 4:14:00 P.M. - H.R. 2709 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 4:13:58 P.M. - H.R. 2709 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 3:59:17 P.M. - H.R. 2709 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2709. 3:59:15 P.M. - H.R. 2709 Considered under suspension of the rules. 3:59:02 P.M. - H.R. 2709 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 2709 — "To improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias, and for other purposes." 3:57:51 P.M. - H.R. 1422 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 3:57:48 P.M. - H.R. 1422 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 3:57:45 P.M. - H.R. 1422 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 3:37:31 P.M. - H.R. 1422 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1422. 3:37:29 P.M. - H.R. 1422 Considered under suspension of the rules. 3:37:00 P.M. - H.R. 1422 Mrs. Kim moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 1422 — "To impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in logistical transactions and sanctions evasion relating to oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, and related petrochemical products from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes." 3:35:54 P.M. - S. 1884 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 3:35:17 P.M. - S. 1884 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. 3:14:39 P.M. - S. 1884 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1884. 3:14:37 P.M. - S. 1884 Considered under suspension of the rules. 3:14:12 P.M. - S. 1884 Ms. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 1884 — "To clarify the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016, to appropriately limit the application of defenses based on the passage of time and other non-merits defenses to claims under that Act." 3:13:10 P.M. - S. 3971 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. 3:01:25 P.M. - S. 3971 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3971. 3:01:23 P.M. - S. 3971 Considered under suspension of the rules. 3:01:04 P.M. - S. 3971 Ms. Van Duyne moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 3971 — "To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes." 3:00:55 P.M. - The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced. 3:00:22 P.M. - The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed S. 327, S. 836, S. 2074, and H.R. 6644 amended. 3:00:21 P.M. - The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of March 16. 2:04:21 P.M. - The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair. 2:02:41 P.M. - ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one minute speeches. 2:02:26 P.M. - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Chair designated Mr. Latimer to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 2:02:16 P.M. - The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. 2:00:42 P.M. - Today's prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben. 2:00:28 P.M. - The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of March 16. 12:30:23 P.M. - The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 P.M. today. 12:00:57 P.M. - MORNING-HOUR DEBATE - The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 2:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business. 12:00:48 P.M. - The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Collins to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 12:00:00 P.M. - The House convened, starting a new legislative day.