Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2026-02-04 Date2026-02-04 PublicationVolume 172, issue 25 Sections176 House · 55 Senate House sections APPRECIATING KAREN METZ PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING RETIRING CITY MANAGER STEVEN ADAMS HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. HILLARD POUNCY, JR. CONSTITUENT TESTIMONY DURING THE CONGRESSIONAL FIELD HEARING ON HAITIAN TPS TERMINATION HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF BRIAN PEACOCK PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING MR. SADRUDDIN NOORANI WITNESS TESTIMONY DURING THE CONGRESSIONAL FIELD HEARING ON HAITIAN TPS TERMINATION PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING THE CAREER AND SERVICE OF BOB CANOVA CELEBRATING THE 173RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS CELEBRATING THE LEGENDARY CAREER OF COLIN "MAC" MacDONALD COMMUNITY TESTIMONY DURING THE CONGRESSIONAL FIELD HEARING ON HAITIAN TPS TERMINATION HONORING THE LIFE OF DAVID EMERSON MITCHELL RECOGNIZING MR. CLARK D. THOMAS CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VIRGINIA HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION HONORING THE CREW OF THE FISHING VESSEL LILY JEAN EXPERT TESTIMONY DURING THE CONGRESSIONAL FIELD HEARING ON HAITIAN TPS TERMINATION HONORING THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE TED SMALLWOOD STORE RECOGNIZING PHIL MacNAUGHTON FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2026 CONGRESS-BUNDESTAG/BUNDESRAT EXCHANGE CONGRESSIONAL FIELD HEARING ON HAITIAN TPS TERMINATION House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE MORNING-HOUR DEBATE BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER RECOGNIZING CHRISTINE LEE HONORING THE LIFE OF RICK GARCIA SUPPORTING SAFETY NET SERVICES Honoring J.L. Stevens on His 100th Birthday BLACK HISTORY MONTH: HONORING HILLARD POUNCY RECOGNIZING 1984 WALLA WALLA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM SALUTING SCARSDALE RECOGNIZING EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE OF CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN CELEBRATING PARADISE GYM NATIONAL SCOUTING DAY CHANGES AT THE KENNEDY CENTER CONFRONTING THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION IT IS TIME FOR THE CORRUPTION TO END HAPPY 106TH BIRTHDAY TO HAZEL WOMBLE STOPPING UNREGULATED BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY TO BETH RAGLAND NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN DERAILMENT NATIONAL OVERSIGHT FOR BIOLOGICAL LABS RECOGNIZING SEAN deMETROPOLIS REPEAL OF SENATE PAYDAY PROVISION UPHOLDING RULE OF LAW FOR FEDERAL OFFICERS RETIREMENT OF JUDGE RONNIE FENDER HONORING EXCEPTIONAL WORK OF STAFF ICE'S TERRORIZATION ACROSS AMERICA TRUMP TAX CUTS FOR FAMILIES RECESS AFTER RECESS PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER RECOGNIZING AMERICAN HEART MONTH VIOLATING CORE TENETS OF OUR UNITED STATES CONGRATULATING WISCONSIN'S SEVENTH DISTRICT PARALYMPIC ATHLETES SMALL BUSINESSES BEAR BRUNT OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ABUSES HAITI TPS EXPIRATION REINING IN ICE AGENTS NUTRITION PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS REMEMBERING GEORGE HENRY WHITE CELEBRATING INCREDIBLE OLYMPIC ATHLETES CONGRATULATING COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO'S FOOTBALL TEAM HONORING THE LIFE OF HELEN PLUTA COMMUNICATION FROM THE HONORABLE JOAQUIN CASTRO, MEMBER OF CONGRESS COMMUNICATION FROM CHIEF OF STAFF, THE HONORABLE JOAQUIN CASTRO, MEMBER OF CONGRESS CRITICAL MINERAL DOMINANCE ACT MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT DISAPPROVING THE ACTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL IN APPROVING THE D.C. INCOME AND FRANCHISE TAX CONFORMITY AND REVISION TEMPORARY AMENDMENT ACT OF 2025 CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION IN AND IN RELATION TO BURMA--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 119-130) RECESS AFTER RECESS ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE CRITICAL MINERAL DOMINANCE ACT DISAPPROVING THE ACTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL IN APPROVING THE D.C. INCOME AND FRANCHISE TAX CONFORMITY AND REVISION TEMPORARY AMENDMENT ACT OF 2025 PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO BE CONSIDERED AS FIRST SPONSOR OF H.R. 2433 PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO BE CONSIDERED AS FIRST SPONSOR OF H.R. 1849 ADJOURNMENT TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2026; AND ADJOURNMENT FROM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2026, TO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026. PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO BE CONSIDERED AS FIRST SPONSOR OF H.R. 5658 HONORING EDITH YOUNGER EDMUNDS HONORING ROSA PARKS' BIRTHDAY HONORING THE LIFE OF JOHN GOURLIE HONORING ISMAEL AHMED RECOGNIZING OLYMPIANS FROM COLORADO CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF DANIEL KINROSS COMMEMORATING OLYMPIC ATHLETES HONORING SEVEN CREW MEMBERS OF LILY JEAN LOST AT SEA RECOGNIZING RAY CURTIS RECOGNIZING AKRON RITES OF PASSAGE INSTITUTE RECOGNIZING LOU TAUBERT RANCH OUTFITTERS RECOGNIZING MARY ANN NIHART HONORING OFFICER CHARLES RUTH ANOTHER TROVE OF EPSTEIN FILES RECOGNIZING CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE WINNERS FOR INDIANA'S THIRD DISTRICT HONORING WILEY PRICE RECOGNIZING AND THANKING JUDGE JAMES WORDEN UPON HIS RETIREMENT NIOSH WORKERS GOT THEIR JOBS BACK HONORING AND RECOGNIZING FBI SUPERVISORY AGENT DELL SPRY DHS EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE HONORING DR. JUDY SELK FLORES DISABILITY DETERMINATION RENEWALS COLONEL EDWARD SHAMES POST OFFICE BUILDING WHAT HAPPENED TO ALIYA RAHMAN CONGRATULATING PAUL BROWN ON HIS RETIREMENT CHAOS AT DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SOMALIA IMMIGRATION MORATORIUM HONORING LIFE OF BOB WEIR AMERICA CANNOT HAVE UNLIMITED IMMIGRATION THERE CANNOT BE TWO TIERS OF JUSTICE IN AMERICA WHEN SUPPLY GOES UP, PRICES GO DOWN RECOGNIZING MARC RABOURDIN FAMILY, SACRIFICE, AND THE ROCKET SPIRIT HORRIFIC ICE ABUSES HISTORIC TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILIES REWRITING HISTORY UNITED STATES' FISCAL SITUATION BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MEMORIALS Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7347 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7348 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7349 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7350 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7351 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7352 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7353 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7354 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7355 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7356 Constitutional Authority Statement Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7357 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7358 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7359 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7360 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7361 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7340 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7341 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7342 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7343 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7344 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7345 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7346 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7362 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7371 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7372 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7373 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7374 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7375 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7376 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7377 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7378 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7379 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7380 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7363 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7381 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7382 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7383 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7384 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7385 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7364 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7365 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7366 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7367 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7368 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7369 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 7370 Senate sections Senate PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session) Tribute to Zach Stoppelmoor (Executive Session) Recognition of the Majority Leader (Executive Session) Women's Sports (Executive Session) Department of Homeland Security (Executive Session) Epstein Files (Executive Session) Waiving Quorum Call (Executive Session) Appropriations (Executive Session) Minnesota ICE Shootings (Executive Session) Vote on Peterson Nomination (Executive Session) Cloture Motion (Executive Session) EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Winter Storm Fern (Executive Calendar) Tennessee (Executive Calendar) Nomination of Brian Charles Lea (Executive Calendar) Appropriations (Executive Calendar) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Executive Calendar) Nashville Electric Service (Executive Calendar) Nomination of Brian Charles Lea (Executive Calendar) Unanimous Consent Agreement (Executive Calendar) Vote on Benton Nomination (Executive Calendar) Waiving Quorum Call (Executive Calendar) CLOTURE MOTION EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Order of Procedure (Executive Calendar) LEGISLATIVE SESSION THE NEW START TREATY TRIBUTE TO RAY CURTIS TRIBUTE TO BOB MURPHY MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS OF COMMITTEES INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Introductory Statement on S. 3777 SENATE RESOLUTION 596--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2 THROUGH 6, 2026, AS "NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK" AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET TRIBUTE TO JOHN CONNELL IMMIGRATION NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2026 ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. 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