Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2026-07-09 Date2026-07-09 PublicationVolume 172, issue 112 Sections98 House · 3 Senate House sections HONORING LOUISIANA'S LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING A HOME FOR EVERY CHILD HONORING THE CAREER OF FAUNE RIGGIN CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF PAUL ROBERTS CELEBRATING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BENNETT-WELLS AMERICAN LEGION POST 1780 HONORING SENATOR LARCENIA J. BULLARD OF FLORIDA HIGHLIGHTING AMBASSADOR CINDY McCAIN AND THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME RECOGNIZING MICHELLE WALKER-CRAWFORD CELEBRATING CITI GLOBAL COMMUNITY DAY HONORING PEARL ESSENCE OF THE PI DELTA OMEGA CHAPTER OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED RECOGNIZING BILL FEELER HONORING THE LEADERSHIP AND LEGACY OF ROGER P. FRECHETTE, SR. REMEMBERING MR. ROBERT HUNTER HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLARD SHEPARD HONORING FALLAH HEARD, KNOWN AS "FALLAH THE FOODIE" PERSONAL EXPLANATION REMEMBERING MR. NATHANIEL FOUNTAIN, SR. RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE ORIGINAL FLORIDA HALL OF FAME HIGHWAYMEN RECOGNIZING THE TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART'S 125TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING MEL TONASKET CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARMINA WOOD DESIGN HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF COLONEL MARK C. TURNER, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD HONORING ELIJAH WELLS RECOGNIZING SENIOR POLICE OFFICER STEVEN SNYDER HONORING JOE CAMINITI CELEBRATING THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF MR. HUEY SCARVER, SR. HONORING DR. GLORIA WILLIAMS CELEBRATING THE TABERNACLE CHURCH'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF RIO GRANDE LODGE NO. 81 CELEBRATING THE CAREER OF DOTTIE GALLAGHER HONORING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY'S DISTRICT MISSIONARY SARAH NELL HARRIS VANGATES RECOGNIZING CRANE CURRENCY'S 225TH ANNIVERSARY RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BLUE WATER AREA TRANSIT REMEMBERING MR. CECILLO "CHILO" DIAZ, SR. CONGRATULATING CHRISTINA RENEA WALKER RECOGNIZING MR. DAYLE ELLIS FOR OVER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE RECOGNIZING THE KING HIGH SCHOOL MATH STUDENTS RECOGNIZING WWII VETERAN RADIOMAN 3RD CLASS GEORGE KLEIN HONORING BARRINGTON IRVING CELEBRATING PASTOR KENNETH SIMMONS' 13TH PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY HONORING ALBERT E. DOTSON, JR. HONORING THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND LEGACY OF MRS. LULA HATCHER RECOGNIZING MARCIA SMITH RECOGNIZING COLONEL THOMAS AKERS HONORING TAVORIS M. EMERSON HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY BENJAMIN SWAN, SR. RECOGNIZING BENJAMIN WELSER AND HIS INSPIRING SPIRIT The House met at 3 p.m. and was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Baird). DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MEMORIALS Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9609 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9610 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9611 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9612 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9613 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9614 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9615 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9616 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9617 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9618 Constitutional Authority Statement Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9619 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9620 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9621 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9622 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9623 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9624 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9625 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9626 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9627 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9628 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9602 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9629 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9630 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9631 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9603 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9604 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9605 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9606 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9607 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9608 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9632 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.J. Res. 201 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9633 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9634 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9635 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9636 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9637 Constitutional Authority Statement Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9639 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 9640 Senate sections Senate APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026, AT 3 P.M.