February 15, 2026
Over the last seven days (Feb 9, 2026 – Feb 15, 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 | 305 |
| Bills with actions recorded | 431 |
| Laws enacted | 2 |
| Recorded floor votes | 20 |
| Committee activity records | 471 |
All counts are based on official congressional data, assembled and normalized by LegiList.
Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act
View the full bill history, actions, subjects, and vote links on LegiList: https://legilist.com/bill/119/hr/3617
Recently sponsored bills
| Bill | Title | Status / Last action |
|---|---|---|
| HR 7441 | To direct the Postmaster General to issue a forever stamp depicting Bayard Rustin, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Last action: Feb 9, 2026 |
Recently cosponsored bills
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HR 2506 | AID Youth Employment Act | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. |
| HR 7583 | To prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment. | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judic |
| HR 392 | PRECEPT Nurses Act | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| HR 7545 | To prohibit funds made available for assistance to the Government of Israel to be used to support certain violations of international law, and for other purposes. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| HR 7549 | To establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for other purposes. | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. |
Recent bill activity
| Bill | Activity | Date |
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HR 7581 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program to provide payment under the Medicare program for living kidney donor transplant facilitator training. |
Referred To | Feb 13, 2026 |
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HR 7576 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a credit for workforce artificial intelligence training, and for other purposes. |
Referred To | Feb 13, 2026 |
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HR 7577 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to adjust the minimum wage for tipped workers and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and make permanent the qualified tip deduction. |
Referred To | Feb 13, 2026 |
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HR 7582 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude automobiles from being treated as collectibles for purposes of capital gains tax, and for other purposes. |
Referred To | Feb 13, 2026 |
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HR 7570 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain advance refunding bonds for public school districts to be tax-exempt. |
Referred To | Feb 13, 2026 |
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HR 7573 To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to adjust the minimum monthly personal needs allowances for institutionalized individuals and couples under the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes. |
Referred To | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Date | Chamber / Roll Call | Question & Result |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 38 Related bill: H.R. 7147 |
Question:
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 7147 Result: Cloture Motion Rejected Yea 52 · Nay 47 · Present 0 · Not Voting 1 |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 37 Related bill: H.J.Res. 142 |
Question:
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 142 Result: Joint Resolution Passed Yea 49 · Nay 47 · Present 0 · Not Voting 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
House Roll Call 70 Related bill: H R 2189 |
Question:
On Passage Result: Passed Yea 233 · Nay 185 · Present 0 · Not Voting 13 |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
House Roll Call 69 Related bill: S 1383 |
Question:
On Passage Result: Passed Yea 218 · Nay 213 · Present 0 · Not Voting 1 |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
House Roll Call 68 Related bill: S 1383 |
Question:
On Motion to Commit Result: Failed Yea 214 · Nay 217 · Present 0 · Not Voting 1 |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
House Roll Call 67 Related bill: H R 261 |
Question:
On Passage Result: Passed Yea 218 · Nay 212 · Present 0 · Not Voting 2 |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
House Roll Call 66 Related bill: H R 261 |
Question:
On Motion to Recommit Result: Failed Yea 214 · Nay 216 · Present 0 · Not Voting 2 |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
House Roll Call 65 Related bill: H J RES 72 |
Question:
On Passage Result: Passed Yea 219 · Nay 211 · Present 0 · Not Voting 2 |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
House Roll Call 64 Related bill: H R 3617 |
Question:
On Passage Result: Passed Yea 223 · Nay 206 · Present 0 · Not Voting 3 |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
House Roll Call 63 Related bill: H R 3617 |
Question:
On Motion to Recommit Result: Failed Yea 214 · Nay 215 · Present 0 · Not Voting 3 |
Reported by committee
| Bill | Title | Status / Last action |
|---|---|---|
| S 3468 | National Programmable Cloud Laboratories Network Act of 2025 |
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorab Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
Other actions
| Bill | Title | Status / Last action |
|---|---|---|
| HR 7585 | To address the needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies. |
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HRES 1065 | Condemning and censuring President Donald Trump. |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7580 | To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the purchase of nutritionally deficient foods with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. |
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7576 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a credit for workforce artificial intelligence training, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7582 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude automobiles from being treated as collectibles for purposes of capital gains tax, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7581 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program to provide payment under the Medicare program for living kidney donor transplant facilitator training. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7573 | To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to adjust the minimum monthly personal needs allowances for institutionalized individuals and couples under the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7569 | To increase the penalties for health care fraud, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7577 | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to adjust the minimum wage for tipped workers and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and make permanent the qualified tip deduction. |
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workf Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7567 | Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 |
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HRES 1066 | Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives and honoring the memory of the victims of the mass shooting in Aurora, Illinois, on February 15, 2019. |
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7575 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit attorneys for the Government from being influenced by the political association, activities, or beliefs of a person in determining whether to commence or recommend prosecution or take other action against the person. |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7568 | To establish programs and requirements related to the production of geothermal energy in the United States, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Na Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7586 | To set restrictions on the sale of single-family homes financed by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affai Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7583 | To prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment. |
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judic Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7579 | To improve access to Department of Agriculture Rural Development discretionary grant programs by establishing a technical assistance set-aside to support low-capacity rural communities, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7572 | To protect the civil rights of individuals against unlawful vigilante checkpoints and identity demands, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7570 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain advance refunding bonds for public school districts to be tax-exempt. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7578 | To improve the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to carry out forest management activities that reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7571 | To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 with respect to the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program and the sustainability of such program, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7574 | ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026 |
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7587 | To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to modify the BARD Fund, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HR 7584 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for qualified multigenerational housing expenses, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| SCONRES 25 | A concurrent resolution recognizing the 15th anniversary of the January 8, 2011, Tucson, Arizona, shooting and honoring the survivors and victims, including former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, a gun violence survivor and one of the most influential voices of courage in the United States in the fight to end gun violence. |
Held at the desk. Last action: Feb 13, 2026 |
| HJRES 142 | Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025. |
Presented to President. Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 7525 | To authorize counter-unmanned aircraft system authorities for State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 7561 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitation on individual deductions for certain state and local taxes and to allow a deduction for qualified special assessment taxes, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 7540 | To enhance bilateral defense cooperation between the United States and Israel, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, fo Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 7542 | To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make lunches free for all children and to reimburse school meal delinquent debt, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 7557 | To require congressional approval for the imposition or alteration of certain tariffs, duties, quotas, or tariff-rate quotas with respect to articles imported into the United States from a NATO ally. |
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, a Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 7564 | To prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers. |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 7548 | To prohibit online platforms from displaying fraudulent or deceptive commercial advertisements, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 7544 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien convicted of an offense involving animal cruelty is inadmissible and deportable, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HRES 1064 | Expressing support for the designation of February 16, 2026, as "International Black Aviation Professionals Day". |
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 7558 | To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly adopt and use interoperable image-sharing software technology for the purpose of sharing medical images and related data at medical facilities of the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 7546 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 7530 | To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide additional assistance to rural water, wastewater, and waste disposal systems, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 1829 | Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025 |
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearing Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
| HR 7551 | To prohibit the head of a Federal agency from entering into an agreement with an entity that discriminates against Federal law enforcement, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Last action: Feb 12, 2026 |
Based on bills that moved in the last seven days, these subjects appeared most often:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (37) Congressional oversight (23) International Affairs (13) Land transfers (13) Transportation and Public Works (13) Government studies and investigations (12) Forests, forestry, trees (10) Armed Forces and National Security (8) Crime and Law Enforcement (8) Mining (8)
Counts reflect distinct bills with actions this week that were tagged with each subject.
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