April 12, 2026
Over the last seven days (Apr 6, 2026 – Apr 12, 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 | 62 |
| Bills with actions recorded | 89 |
| Laws enacted | 0 |
| Recorded floor votes | 0 |
| Committee activity records | 104 |
All counts are based on official congressional data, assembled and normalized by LegiList.
Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
View the full bill history, actions, subjects, and vote links on LegiList: https://legilist.com/bill/119/hr/8206
Recently sponsored bills
| Bill | Title | Status / Last action |
|---|---|---|
| HR 8237 | Quantum Instrumentation for Science and Engineering Act |
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
Recently cosponsored bills
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HR 4896 | Warehouse Worker Protection Act | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and |
| HR 4024 | Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a p |
| HR 3159 | Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. |
| HR 2256 | National Rosie the Riveter Day Act | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
| HR 1962 | Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. |
Recent bill activity
| Bill | Activity | Date |
|---|---|---|
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HR 7971 Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act |
Reported By | Apr 9, 2026 |
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HR 7959 IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act |
Reported By | Apr 9, 2026 |
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HR 5366 Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act |
Reported By | Apr 9, 2026 |
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HR 5334 SEED Act |
Reported By | Apr 9, 2026 |
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HR 2347 Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act |
Reported By | Apr 9, 2026 |
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HR 8214 W.A.R. Act Wartime Anti-Profiteering and Relief Act |
Referred To | Apr 9, 2026 |
No floor votes were recorded in the last seven days.
Other actions
| Bill | Title | Status / Last action |
|---|---|---|
| HR 5625 | Cashless Bail Reporting Act |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 2076 | Lulu’s Law |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 6251 | To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8195 | Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 7959 | IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 2347 | Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 519. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 6260 | Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 521. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HRES 1159 | Original Resolution Condemning the Hateful and Islamophobic Comments of Representative Andy Ogles |
Referred to the House Committee on Ethics. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8224 | National Veterans Strategy Act of 2026 |
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a per Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8246 | To allow certain students, including those who have a student aid index equal to or less than zero, to qualify for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. |
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8244 | Neighborhood Skies Act of 2026 |
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8215 | Volume II Transparency Act of 2026 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8211 | Army Security Agency Monument Act |
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8218 | Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act |
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8240 | SAFER Act of 2026 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8214 | W.A.R. Act Wartime Anti-Profiteering and Relief Act |
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8223 | To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reimburse each State and local first responder agency for the cost of responding to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HRES 1162 | Supporting the goals and ideals of Glisten's (formerly GLSEN's) 2026 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-LGBTQI+ bullying, harassment, discrimination, and other forms of victimization faced by individuals in schools, and calling communities across the country to action to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K-12 schools. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8229 | To prohibit certain uses of algorithmic decision systems to inform individualized prices for food, groceries, and agricultural commodities, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8212 | Tech Diplomacy Training Act |
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HJRES 155 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program". |
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8245 | GRACIE Act of 2026 |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8219 | To encourage Hungary to end its reliance on Russian energy and prevent Hungary's efforts to obstruct financial or security assistance to Ukraine, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 1071 | No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 523. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8221 | First-Time Homebuyer Savings Act of 2026 |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8220 | To nullify Iran-related General License U, "Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Iranian Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 20, 2026", and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8227 | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of Paul Laurence Dunbar. |
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8239 | To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit harassment of persons lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship, within a distance of 100 feet or closer to such place of religious worship, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8234 | Save Money, Save Lives Act |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HRES 1156 | Expressing support for tax policies that support working families. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HRES 1161 | Congressional Quilt Show Resolution of 2026 |
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8237 | Quantum Instrumentation for Science and Engineering Act |
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HRES 1157 | Commending the American Chemical Society on the occasion of its 150th anniversary and recognizing its many years of service to the United States. |
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8236 | Designating Hamas Affiliates in America Act of 2026 |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, fo Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HRES 1163 | Supporting the recognition of a "Day of Remembrance and Commitment to Maternal Health Equity", honoring the life of Kira Johnson, and commending 4Kira4Moms for its unwavering dedication to improving maternal health in Atlanta, throughout Georgia, and across the United States, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8225 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 South Tremont Street in Tremonton, Utah, as the "Sorensen-Estrada Post Office". |
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8230 | NO TOD Act |
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8233 | No CIG Act |
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8213 | Defending Women in the Workplace Act |
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
| HR 8238 | To direct the Secretary of Commerce and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide for collaboration between the Economic Development Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to promote economic revitalization efforts of environmentally contaminated sites, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Last action: Apr 9, 2026 |
Based on bills that moved in the last seven days, these subjects appeared most often:
Families (8) Taxation (5) Environmental Protection (4) Air quality (3) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research (3) Government information and archives (3) Climate change and greenhouse gases (2) Congressional oversight (2) Crime and Law Enforcement (2) Criminal procedure and sentencing (2)
Counts reflect distinct bills with actions this week that were tagged with each subject.
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