CONGRESS RECAP
Congress held brief pro forma sessions Oct. 29 without floor debate, recorded votes or passage of legislation. The House logged bills presented to the president, committee reports, executive communications and 34 new bill introductions before adjourning until Nov. 2; the Senate also adjourned until Nov. 2.
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Congress met briefly Monday, with the House introducing 10 bills and three resolutions but neither chamber taking a recorded vote or passing legislation. The House and Senate both adjourned until Thursday after sessions lasting about two minutes and less than a minute, respectively.
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Congress held brief sessions Oct. 22 with no recorded floor votes, legislative debate or bill passage. The House completed administrative work, received a committee report on San Francisco Bay restoration and recorded 53 new bills before adjourning at 3:02 p.m.; the Senate adjourned 30 seconds after convening.
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Congress conducted a brief procedural day Oct. 15, with no recorded floor votes or legislative debate before both chambers adjourned until Oct. 19. The House recorded Senate passage of 21 House bills without amendment, the signing of their enrolled versions, and the introduction of 30 new bills and one proposed constitutional amendment.
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The Senate rejected an Iran withdrawal resolution by one vote, 49-50, while advancing a college-sports bill toward a final vote scheduled for Sept. 28. It also cleared several other measures as the House recorded no floor legislative votes.
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Senate debate over the Protect College Sports Act highlighted a divide over whether Congress should set national rules for college athletics or give schools and the NCAA broader antitrust protection. Senators scheduled a Sept. 24 vote on the bill’s substitute amendment after considering proposals on HBCU infrastructure, state-law preemption and foreign financing.
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WASHINGTON — The Senate passed five measures by unanimous consent and confirmed a federal district judge Wednesday while the House was out of session. Objections blocked quick action on voter identification and health-price transparency bills, and the Senate continued work on legislation governing college sports.
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The Senate voted 70-21 to end debate on a Cruz substitute amendment to the Protect College Sports Act of 2026, advancing the measure without passing it. The proposal would set federal rules for NIL agreements, athlete transfers, revenue sharing and certain media-rights arrangements, while amendments on coach pay, private equity, foreign financing and legal liability remained unresolved.
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The Senate advanced a college sports bill and a Texas judicial nomination Tuesday while the House remained out of session. Senators also passed two land measures, adopted recognition resolutions and placed additional legislation and a fiscal 2027 budget resolution on the calendar, but neither major Senate matter received final action.
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The House met briefly Monday, took no legislative floor votes and referred new bills on artificial intelligence, airline fees, housing and research. The Senate remained out of session as the House also announced a subpoena-enforcement certification involving Leon D. Black and previously signed enrolled bills.