LEGISLATIVE DAY OF APRIL 20, 2026
20 April 2026
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Floor U.S. House of Representatives
Follow its sittings06:18 - 06:23
Speaker 1
The house will be in order. The chair lays before the house of communications from the speaker.
06:26 - 06:35
Speaker 5
The Speaker's Rooms, Washington DC, 04/20/2026. I hereby appoint the honorable Randy k Weber senior to act as speaker pro tempore on
06:35 - 06:35
Speaker 3
this
06:35 - 06:39
Speaker 2
day. Signed, Mike Johnson, speaker of the house of representatives.
06:41 - 07:09
Speaker 1
Pursuant to the order of the House of 01/06/2026, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with time equally allotted between the parties and each member other than the majority minority leaders and the minority whip are limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 01:50PM. The chair now recognize the gentleman from Pennsylvania, mister Joyce, for five minutes.
07:12 - 09:58
Speaker 4
Thank you, mister speaker. I rise today to honor the longtime Adams County, Pennsylvania volunteer first responder, Kevin Bream. Kevin passed away while on duty as an emergency medical technician on 04/09/2026. From his teenage years, Kevin devoted his life to public service. A lifelong resident of East Berlin, Pennsylvania, he was a life member of the Northeast Adams Fire and EMS, where he had served as a deputy chief and mentor to so many aspiring first responders.
Throughout forty two years of being a first responder, Kevin amassed thousands of hours of training through his fire, his rescue, and EMS disciplines. Most certainly, Kevin impacted the lives of countless individuals with his professional expertise and his kind and thoughtful nature. On behalf of the entire 13th Congressional District, I offer prayers and condolences to Kevin's family and to his fellow first responders throughout Adams And York Counties, Pennsylvania. Thank you. Mister speaker, I rise today to recognize the career of my friend, coach John Franco, an educator and a football coach who positively impacted the lives of high school students at four schools over the last thirty three years.
A native of Blair County, Pennsylvania, John Franco recently announced his retirement from coaching. Most recently, he was head coach of the Tyrone Area High School football team. During his two stints at Tyrone, which spanned over twenty five years, coach Franco led the football team to a combined record of 230 to seventy one and three, yes, three appearance in state title games. His 1999 team won the PIAA class two a championship. With an overall career record of 291 to one fifty four to two ties, coach Franco ranks twenty fifth in PIAA football victories.
Coach Franco has stated that the highlight of his entire career was coaching his two sons, Johnny and Steve. Both sons earned all state recognition. Coach Franco was a standout football star in his own right at Bishop Guilfoyle High School, where he later served on that coaching staff. On behalf of everyone in the 13th Congressional District, I express my gratitude to coach Franco to his commitment to the development of young people and offer best wishes for success in all of his future endeavors. Thank you.
10:02 - 11:02
Speaker 2
Mister speaker, with great pride, I rise to acknowledge the successful and effective implementation of the Behavioral Health Pod in the emergency department at UPMC Altoona. Supported in part with federal funding that I was honored to facilitate, this innovative space provides patients seeking emergency treatment for behavioral health conditions with a dedicated, safe, and therapeutic environment separated from the traditional emergency department. As the first anniversary of the pod's opening at UPMC Altoona approaches, approximately 500 patients have already benefited from this novel treatment approach. Across Pennsylvania, fewer than five behavioral health pods are operational. Within the health pod, trained professionals focus on recovery centered care support, offering individuals who need that mental health or substance use expertise in times of crisis.
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