Weekly Congressional Briefing

June 28, 2026

LegiList Weekly Congressional Briefing – June 28, 2026
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At a Glance

Over the last seven days (Jun 22, 2026 – Jun 28, 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 252
Bills with actions recorded 351
Laws enacted 0
Recorded floor votes 16
Committee activity records 370

All counts are based on official congressional data, assembled and normalized by LegiList.

Bill of the Week

HR 7401

Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act

Chamber: House

Current status: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Last recorded action: Jun 24, 2026

Actions in this window: 28

View the full bill history, actions, subjects, and vote links on LegiList: https://legilist.com/bill/119/hr/7401

Legislator of the Week

Edward J. Markey

Party: Democratic   •   State: MA   •   Chamber: Senate

Activity score (7 days): 57   (3× sponsored, 2× cosponsored, 1× votes recorded)

Bills sponsored this week: 4  •  Bills cosponsored: 17  •  Votes cast: 11

Recently sponsored bills

Bill Title Status / Last action
S 4941 A bill to expand access to methadone through alternative care models using pharmacies. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last action: Jun 24, 2026
S 4908 A bill to require the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to initiate a process to reevaluate corporate average fuel economy standards, and for other purposes. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Last action: Jun 24, 2026
SRES 796 A resolution recognizing the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States of America and reaffirming the commitment of the Senate to the Nation's founding ideals of liberty, equality, and opportunity for all immigrant communities in the United States. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3219)
Last action: Jun 24, 2026
S 4864 PUPIL Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last action: Jun 23, 2026

Recently cosponsored bills

Bill Title Status
S 2838 Protecting Our Democracy Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
SJRES 161 A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S 4472 Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the
S 4933 A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals who fought for or with the United States against the armed forces of Imperial Japan in the Pacific theater and became prisoners of war from December 8, 1941, to August 15, 1945. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S 4886 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect against high out-of-pocket expenditures for Medicare fee-for-service benefits, and to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to enhance programs that protect low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Recent floor votes by this member

Date Chamber / Vote Question
Jun 24, 2026
Cast: Yea
Senate Roll Call 192
Related bill: S.J.Res. 185
On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 185
Jun 24, 2026
Cast: Not Voting
Senate Roll Call 191
On the Cloture Motion PN938-2
Jun 24, 2026
Cast: Yea
Senate Roll Call 190
Related bill: S.J.Res. 196
On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 196
Jun 24, 2026
Cast: Nay
Senate Roll Call 189
On the Cloture Motion PN930-3
Jun 24, 2026
Cast: Nay
Senate Roll Call 188
On the Nomination PN930-2
Committee of the Week

Energy and Commerce Committee

Chamber: House  •  Activity records this week: 52

Recent bill activity

Bill Activity Date
HR 9395
Transparency in Medicare Advantage Steering Act
Reported by Jun 25, 2026
HR 5243
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage.
Reported by Jun 25, 2026
HR 9392
Medicare Advantage Cost Transparency Act
Reported by Jun 25, 2026
HR 3514
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
Reported by Jun 25, 2026
HR 9390
Prices on the Wall Act of 2026
Reported by Jun 25, 2026
HR 9396
Prior Authorization Accountability Act
Reported by Jun 25, 2026
Noteworthy Votes
Date Chamber / Roll Call Question & Result
Jun 25, 2026 House Roll Call 227
Related bill: H R 2478
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Result: Passed
Yea 414 · Nay 2 · Present 0 · Not Voting 14
Jun 24, 2026 Senate Roll Call 192
Related bill: S.J.Res. 185
Question: On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 185
Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected
Yea 47 · Nay 50 · Present 1 · Not Voting 2
Jun 24, 2026 Senate Roll Call 191
Question: On the Cloture Motion PN938-2
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea 52 · Nay 45 · Present 0 · Not Voting 3
Jun 24, 2026 Senate Roll Call 190
Related bill: S.J.Res. 196
Question: On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 196
Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected
Yea 45 · Nay 52 · Present 0 · Not Voting 3
Jun 24, 2026 Senate Roll Call 189
Question: On the Cloture Motion PN930-3
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea 50 · Nay 44 · Present 0 · Not Voting 6
Jun 24, 2026 Senate Roll Call 188
Question: On the Nomination PN930-2
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Yea 50 · Nay 44 · Present 0 · Not Voting 6
Jun 24, 2026 House Roll Call 226
Related bill: H R 915
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Result: Passed
Yea 414 · Nay 4 · Present 1 · Not Voting 12
Jun 24, 2026 House Roll Call 225
Related bill: H R 7401
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Result: Passed
Yea 415 · Nay 0 · Present 1 · Not Voting 15
Jun 24, 2026 Senate Roll Call 187
Question: On the Cloture Motion PN930-2
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea 52 · Nay 45 · Present 0 · Not Voting 3
Jun 24, 2026 Senate Roll Call 186
Question: On the Nomination PN930-7
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Yea 52 · Nay 45 · Present 0 · Not Voting 3
Bill Activity by Stage

Reported by committee

Bill Title Status / Last action
HR 9228 Health Data Access, Transparency, and Affordability Act of 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026

Other actions

Bill Title Status / Last action
HR 9495 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 621.
Last action: Jun 26, 2026
HR 7970 STOP Nitazenes Act Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 8767 Compensation Fund Recrediting Act Subcommittee Hearings Held
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 8552 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026 Subcommittee Hearings Held
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9487 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit amortization of any professional women's sports franchise which allows biological males to participate, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9474 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Local Foods for Healthy Schools Program. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9458 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 6588 PROVIDE Act Subcommittee Hearings Held
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9472 To prohibit Community Development Block Grant funding and Federal mortgage support in municipalities that allow squatting. Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affai
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9470 To ensure the privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information under the HIPAA privacy regulations and the HITECH Act. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9483 To require the Corps of Engineers to carry out advanced planning for dredging activities in areas with known PFAS contamination, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 2478 Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9459 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to modernize disclosure requirements, establish materiality standards and safe harbors for mortgage disclosures, simplify waiting period requirements, expand tolerances for annual percentage rate accuracy, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9465 To amend chapter 19 of title 37, United States Code, to provide for a one-time corrective increase and annual adjustments of certain special and incentive pays for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9454 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to support the research, design, development, demonstration, and deployment of zero-emission vessels and retrofit or replacement of existing vessels with zero-emission vessel technologies and charging infrastructure or fueling infrastructure, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Tra
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9460 To amend the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to specify requirements with respect to the ownership of certain mortgage assets for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9473 To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals who fought for or with the United States against the armed forces of Imperial Japan in the Pacific theater and became prisoners of war from December 8, 1941, to August 15, 1945. Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administr
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9471 To create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary,
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9455 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit eligibility for the premium tax credit to individuals enrolled in qualified health plans offered by health insurance issuers that offer at least one qualified health plan which provides the option to make monthly cost-sharing payments, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9481 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve responses by the Internal Revenue Service to claims for refund, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HJRES 198 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9493 To require the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on the capacity of federally assisted housing to support broadband service, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9462 To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9457 To protect the integrity of the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, prevent unauthorized program-wide suspension, ensure transparency and congressional oversight of executive action, and reaffirm congressional intent. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9489 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the time period for the contribution of military death benefits to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9494 To provide for adjustment of status for certain nationals of Haiti, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9464 To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any research and development facility of the Forest Service. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9461 To permit the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association to purchase and securitize certain residential construction loans. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9482 To prohibit data brokers from selling and transferring certain sensitive data. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9467 To strengthen and expand the Green Ribbon Schools Program at the Department of Education by boosting the capacity of participating States to expand the number of schools, applicants, and nominees engaged around environmental, environmental literacy, and environmental health goals, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9488 To provide for the designation of areas as Health Disparity Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9463 To establish the National Fab Lab Network, a nonprofit organization consisting of a national network of local digital fabrication facilities providing universal access to advanced manufacturing tools for workforce development, STEM education, developing inventions, creating businesses, producing personalized products, mitigating risks, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9492 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to produce a report that identifies gaps in resources, guidance, and policies to satisfy all event logging requirements for cybersecurity incidents at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9491 To amend the Small Business Act to provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for incarcerated individuals, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9468 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust long-term care hospital payment rates under the Medicare program. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9485 To support modernization of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood to better meet the needs of older youth who experienced foster care. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9478 To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a research initiative to develop technologies to remove methane from the atmosphere, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9476 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in administering the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means,
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
HR 9480 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for amounts contributed to home savings accounts, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Jun 25, 2026
What Congress Focused On

Based on bills that moved in the last seven days, these subjects appeared most often:

Congressional oversight (13) Government information and archives (11) Armed Forces and National Security (10) Government studies and investigations (10) Commerce (9) Health (9) Crime and Law Enforcement (7) Education (7) Public Lands and Natural Resources (6) Government Operations and Politics (5)

Counts reflect distinct bills with actions this week that were tagged with each subject.

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