October 3, 2026
Over the last seven days (Sep 27, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026), Congress introduced new bills, moved measures through committees, took floor votes, and enacted some into law. This page pulls those signals together in one place.
| Bills introduced | 284 |
| Bills with actions recorded | 369 |
| Laws enacted | 1 |
| Recorded floor votes | 12 |
| Committee activity records | 328 |
All counts are based on official congressional data, assembled and normalized by LegiList.
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View the full bill history, actions, subjects, and vote links on LegiList: https://legilist.com/bill/119/hr/9340
Recently sponsored bills
| Bill | Title | Status / Last action |
|---|---|---|
| S 5606 | A bill to authorize the adjustment to lawful permanent resident status for certain permanent residents of Hong Kong who were granted Deferred Enforced Departure. |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Sep 30, 2026 |
| S 5670 | A bill to ensure the prudent obligation of budget authority, and for other purposes. |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Last action: Sep 30, 2026 |
| S 5624 | A bill to provide a lump sum death gratuity payment for Federal wildland firefighters killed as a result of duty, and for other purposes. |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Last action: Sep 30, 2026 |
| S 5673 | A bill to restrict car manufacturers and other companies from selling consumer car-related data, to increase transparency regarding data practices, and for other purposes. |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Last action: Sep 30, 2026 |
| S 5575 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for gratuities given to State and local public officials. |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Sep 29, 2026 |
Recently cosponsored bills
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S 3296 | Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568. |
| S 5614 | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| S 5608 | A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| S 5618 | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| S 5607 | A bill to amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to restore the full 75-percent payment to counties from the Oregon and California land-grant fund, and for other purposes. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
Recent floor votes by this member
| Date | Chamber / Vote | Question |
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Sep 30, 2026 Cast: Nay |
Senate Roll Call 256 Related bill: PN1129 |
On the Nomination PN1129 |
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Sep 30, 2026 Cast: Nay |
Senate Roll Call 255 Related bill: PN1129 |
On the Cloture Motion PN1129 |
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Sep 30, 2026 Cast: Nay |
Senate Roll Call 254 Related bill: H.R. 9340 |
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 9340 |
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Sep 30, 2026 Cast: Nay |
Senate Roll Call 253 Related bill: H.R. 7008 |
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7008 |
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Sep 29, 2026 Cast: Yea |
Senate Roll Call 252 Related bill: S.Res. 852 |
On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852 |
Recent bill activity
| Bill | Activity | Date |
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HR 10716 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to exclude certain entities from participation in Federal health care programs. |
Referred To | Oct 1, 2026 |
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HR 10708 To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to reduce barriers to immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals in the United States, and for other purposes. |
Referred To | Oct 1, 2026 |
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HR 10706 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify parameters for model testing and add accountability to model expansion under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and for other purposes. |
Referred To | Oct 1, 2026 |
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HR 10707 To address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes. |
Referred To | Oct 1, 2026 |
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HR 10719 To establish age-appropriate design standards and safety safeguards for artificial intelligence chatbots accessed by minors, and for other purposes. |
Referred To | Oct 1, 2026 |
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HR 10649 To amend the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 to authorize the Attorney General, in coordination with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, to award grants to covered entities to establish or maintain disposal sites for unwanted prescription medications, and for other purposes. |
Referred To | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Date | Chamber / Roll Call | Question & Result |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 256 Related bill: PN1129 |
Question:
On the Nomination PN1129 Result: Nomination Confirmed Yea 47 · Nay 41 · Present 0 · Not Voting 12 |
| Sep 30, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 255 Related bill: PN1129 |
Question:
On the Cloture Motion PN1129 Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to Yea 53 · Nay 47 · Present 0 · Not Voting 0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 254 Related bill: H.R. 9340 |
Question:
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 9340 Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected Yea 57 · Nay 43 · Present 0 · Not Voting 0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 253 Related bill: H.R. 7008 |
Question:
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7008 Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected Yea 53 · Nay 47 · Present 0 · Not Voting 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 252 Related bill: S.Res. 852 |
Question:
On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852 Result: Motion to Discharge Rejected Yea 47 · Nay 51 · Present 0 · Not Voting 2 |
| Sep 29, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 251 Related bill: S.J.Res. 197 |
Question:
On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 197 Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected Yea 48 · Nay 51 · Present 0 · Not Voting 1 |
| Sep 28, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 250 Related bill: S. 4668 |
Question:
On Passage of the Bill S. 4668 Result: Bill Passed Yea 77 · Nay 22 · Present 0 · Not Voting 1 |
| Sep 28, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 249 |
Question:
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6835 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file) Result: Amendment Rejected Yea 47 · Nay 52 · Present 0 · Not Voting 1 |
| Sep 28, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 248 |
Question:
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6805 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file) Result: Amendment Rejected Yea 49 · Nay 50 · Present 0 · Not Voting 1 |
| Sep 28, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 247 |
Question:
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6760 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file) Result: Amendment Rejected Yea 42 · Nay 54 · Present 0 · Not Voting 4 |
Other actions
| Bill | Title | Status / Last action |
|---|---|---|
| HR 10662 | Better Transit for Riders Act |
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10645 | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make uniformly available to States certain standardized data analytic technologies to identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicaid. |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10700 | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10640 | To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to establish an Urban Health Transformation Program. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10671 | To amend the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 to reauthorize a program of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency relating to security vulnerability warnings, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10707 | To address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HRES 1603 | Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States. |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workfo Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10705 | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish prohibitions with respect to SIM boxes, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10714 | To expand the reviews and updates of the Emergency Action Plans of diplomatic and consular posts and the information provide during emergency evacuations of such posts and to review commercial airline price gouging during such an emergency. |
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10672 | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10674 | To establish the National Institutes of Clean Energy. |
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10685 | To authorize the adjustment to lawful permanent resident status for certain permanent residents of Hong Kong who were granted Deferred Enforced Departure. |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10686 | To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to establish a pilot program to award grants to covered entities to support the design, development, facilitation, or implementation of community-based catastrophe insurance. |
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10711 | To require the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress regarding staffing levels and wait times related to visa applications, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10654 | To ensure that a member separated from an Armed Force, solely on the basis that the member has pseudofolliculitis barbae, receives an honorable discharge and veterans benefits. |
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HRES 1598 | Expressing support for American animal agriculture and recognizing its integral role in strengthening food security, lowering food costs, and reinforcing economic growth in the United States. |
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10692 | Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act |
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10653 | To provide for grants for States that require fair and impartial police training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10690 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on capital losses and index the limitation to inflation. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HRES 1592 | Expressing support for the designation of October 2026 as "National Learning Disabilities Awareness Month". |
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HRES 1593 | Recognizing the month of October 2026 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States. |
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HRES 1599 | Expressing support for the recognition of September 2026 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month". |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HRES 1596 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9899) to designate Afghanistan under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Afghanistan to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Rules. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10697 | To amend titles 18 and 10, United States Code, to provide for congressional authority to terminate exceptions authorized to the prohibition on the use of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Rul Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10678 | To permit the Byrne JAG grant to be used for the purchase of fentanyl testing kits and opioid reversal agents. |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10675 | To strengthen critical mineral, energy, manufacturing and technology supply chains, advance innovation and allied cooperation, enhance United States technological leadership and competitiveness, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10691 | Ban Flock Act |
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on t Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10642 | To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to settlements in the West Bank and Gaza, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Fi Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10650 | American Glove Act of 2026 |
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10717 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide wigs to TRICARE beneficiaries with alopecia, including alopecia caused by chemotherapy, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10703 | To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to strengthen accountability and protect plan assets. |
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10709 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for multigenerational home renovation expenditures. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10656 | To install and maintain warning signage informing travelers of dangerous areas or routes near the southern border of the United States that have been identified in relevant Department of State Travel Advisories, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10666 | To extend the Frontier Community Health Integration Project Demonstration. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HRES 1594 | Recognizing the outstanding contributions of Hispanics and Latinos in film, television, and streaming and their enduring impact on the United States. |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10719 | To establish age-appropriate design standards and safety safeguards for artificial intelligence chatbots accessed by minors, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10676 | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to strengthen coverage under the Medicaid program for certain foster youth individuals. |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HRES 1601 | Recognizing September as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month". |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10687 | To modify the emergency authority under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to increase transparency for ratepayers and prohibit orders that prevent or delay the retirement of power plants. |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
| HR 10716 | To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to exclude certain entities from participation in Federal health care programs. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means Last action: Oct 1, 2026 |
Based on bills that moved in the last seven days, these subjects appeared most often:
Congressional oversight (16) Public Lands and Natural Resources (16) Health (11) Energy (10) Government information and archives (10) Land transfers (10) Administrative law and regulatory procedures (9) Native Americans (9) Geography and mapping (8) Indian lands and resources rights (8)
Counts reflect distinct bills with actions this week that were tagged with each subject.
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