What Happened in Congress on Wednesday?

Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism.

Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee's review of violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

A resolution designating March 6, 2026, as "National Speech and Debate Education Day".

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

To prohibit the Secretary of State from charging a fee for the issuance or reissuance of a passport card.

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to publish a report on the integration of artificial intelligence into the commercial telecommunications infrastructure of the United States, and for other purposes.

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish requirements regarding visual and automated track inspections, and for other purposes.

Protecting Our Communities Act

To establish protections against digital impersonation fraud, and for other purposes.

To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Chesapeake Bay Program Office to serve as a member of certain State watershed programs, and for other purposes.

To authorize the creation of "Lending.gov" as a shared services platform to provide a single source of access to loans provided by Federal agencies, and modern technology to support effective management of Federal credit programs, in order to reduce costs, prevent fraud, increase the speed of origination, improve transparency, improve access and customer experience, and for other purposes.

To amend the HITECH Act to allow an individual to obtain a copy of such individual's protected health information at no cost unless certain circumstances apply, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prioritize the award of certain housing grants to applicants located in, or serving, low-income communities.

Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2026

To prohibit the issuance of commercial driver's licenses to individuals who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States or holders of certain work visas, and for other purposes.

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide transparency and accountability in the administration of Federal child care funds expended by the States.

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a database of certified veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in meeting its subcontracting goals, and for other purposes.

Economic Recovery for Nuclear-Affected Communities Act

To provide certain requirements and guidance relating to license plate readability, and for other purposes.

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to hire and retain school social workers, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 501(c)(3) organizations are liable for the use of funding provided as a fiscal sponsor.

To establish the White House Council on Fathers and Sons, and for other purposes.

To require the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out a cloud laboratory network program, and for other purposes.

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

Save Medicare Act

To direct the Secretary of Labor to perform additional duties, to modernize certain laws regarding the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and for other purposes.

To reauthorize Trade Adjustment Assistance programs, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify the Direct File program.

To authorize the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States to process claims against the Government of Honduras related to the expropriation of property of United States persons.

To require that the President's annual budget submission to Congress and any concurrent resolution on the budget include the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product of the United States, and for other purposes.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio, as the "Ulysses S. Grant Post Office Building".

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set interest rates for Federal student loans made on or after July 1, 2026, at 2 percent, and for other purposes.

Censuring Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas.

Removing Representative Tony Gonzalez of Texas from certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning March 2, 2026, as "School Social Work Week".

Directing the Office of Congressional Conduct to establish standards of conduct related to mental capacity of members of the House of Representatives.

Impeaching Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General of the United States of America, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.

A bill to provide expanded cooperation by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with Taiwan, and for other purposes.

A bill to authorize the creation of a "Lending.gov" as a shared services platform to provide a single source of access to loans provided by Federal agencies, and modern technology to support effective management of Federal credit programs, in order to reduce costs, prevent fraud, increase the speed of origination, improve transparency, improve access and customer experience, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on certain persons of Burma, and for other purposes.

A bill to establish protections against digital impersonation fraud, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to establish a procedure to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation brought by governments, agents, instrumentalities, and entities of foreign adversaries and other countries that have engaged in a pattern of frivolous litigation against United States persons intended to deter the free exercise of rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.

A bill to authorize a 2-year extension of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

A bill to allow States to require payment of State fees related to boating as a condition for issuance of a vessel number and to collect such fees in conjunction with other fees related to vessel numbering.

A bill to authorize the Chesapeake Bay Program Office to serve as an advisory member of certain State watershed programs, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend title 49 to include certain requirements regarding visual track inspections, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder and increase access to assistive technologies, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide community-based training opportunities for medical students in rural areas and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.

A bill to increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV.

A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to codify authority for the Joint Medical Facility Fund of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those provisions relating to veterans educational assistance that disadvantage eligible individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training instead of a four-year college degree, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to authorize Tribal meat inspection under that Act by Tribal personnel, and for other purposes.

A bill to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to timely update the Online Detainee Locator System, and for other purposes.

A bill to improve the hiring and training processes at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

A bill to increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, to provide independent oversight of border security activities, to improve training for agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Regulatory Capital Rule: Modifications to the Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Their Subsidiary Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity and Long-Term Debt Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies".

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System relating to "Revisions to the Large Financial Institution Rating System and Framework for the Supervision of Insurance Organizations".