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On Tuesday, April 21, the House is scheduled to consider several bills under a suspension of the rules, beginning with H.R. 7386, the First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026. The chamber will also address H.R. 2493, the Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025, and H.R. 1681, the Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act. Other scheduled items include H.R. 7022, the Mystic Alerts Act, and H.R. 5200, the Emergency Reporting Act.

On Tuesday, April 14, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation took action on the nomination of PN622. The committee ordered the nomination to be reported favorably, moving it forward from its current stage in committee. This represents the primary nomination activity recorded within the past seven days ending Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

The Senate is scheduled to convene at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Following leadership remarks, the chamber will conduct a period of morning business, followed by a recess from 12:30 PM to 2:15 PM for weekly caucus meetings. During the session, the Senate is expected to consider a motion to discharge S.J.Res.114. Additional roll call votes are possible throughout the day.

Both chambers in session.

On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, the House passed three bills under a suspension of the rules. H.R. 5201 (Kari's Law Reporting Act) passed 405-5 with a party breakdown of D 206-0 and R 198-5. H.R. 2493, the Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act, passed 406-4 (D 207-0, R 198-4). S. 1020, regarding hydropower project construction extensions, passed 394-14 (D 207-0, R 186-14). In the Senate, a procedural motion to proceed to S.Con.Res. 33 was agreed to in a 52-46 party-line vote, with Republicans voting 52-0 in favor and Democrats voting 0-44 against.