July 26, 2026
Over the last seven days (Jul 20, 2026 – Jul 26, 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 | 248 |
| Bills with actions recorded | 381 |
| Laws enacted | 0 |
| Recorded floor votes | 44 |
| Committee activity records | 539 |
All counts are based on official congressional data, assembled and normalized by LegiList.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
View the full bill history, actions, subjects, and vote links on LegiList: https://legilist.com/bill/119/hr/8800
Recently sponsored bills
| Bill | Title | Status / Last action |
|---|---|---|
| HR 9812 | Protecting Mail-In Voting Act of 2026 |
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Last action: Jul 21, 2026 |
Recently cosponsored bills
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HR 5635 | Veterans Healthcare Equality Act of 2025 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| HR 9944 | To authorize judicial review of temporary protected status terminations, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period |
| HR 9923 | To demonstrate United States leadership and to engage successfully in biotechnology diplomacy by recruiting and training biotechnology experts that can advocate for United States biotechnology priorities internationally, to ensure that Regional Technology Officers receive specialized training in biotechnology, and for other purposes. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| HR 9941 | To protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Aff |
| HCONRES 89 | Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Con. Res. 89, the Chair put the question o |
Recent floor votes by this member
| Date | Chamber / Vote | Question |
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Jul 23, 2026 Cast: Nay |
House Roll Call 283 Related bill: H R 8884 |
On Passage |
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Jul 23, 2026 Cast: Yea |
House Roll Call 282 Related bill: H CON RES 89 |
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
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Jul 22, 2026 Cast: Nay |
House Roll Call 281 Related bill: H CON RES 113 |
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
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Jul 22, 2026 Cast: Nay |
House Roll Call 280 Related bill: H R 7008 |
On Passage |
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Jul 22, 2026 Cast: Yea |
House Roll Call 279 Related bill: H R 7008 |
On Motion to Recommit |
Recent bill activity
| Bill | Activity | Date |
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HR 9913 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, to establish a system for color coding certain intoxicating drinks, and for other purposes. |
Referred To | Jul 23, 2026 |
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HR 9915 To prohibit stealth bots, and for other purposes. |
Referred To | Jul 23, 2026 |
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HR 9946 To require the coverage of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections without the imposition of cost sharing, and for other purposes. |
Referred To | Jul 23, 2026 |
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HJRES 205 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Confirmation for California's Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years". |
Referred To | Jul 23, 2026 |
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HR 9941 To protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. |
Referred To | Jul 23, 2026 |
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HRES 1458 Recognizing July 28, 2026, as "World Hepatitis Day". |
Referred To | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Date | Chamber / Roll Call | Question & Result |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 209 |
Question:
On the Nomination PN999-5 Result: Nomination Confirmed Yea 49 · Nay 44 · Present 0 · Not Voting 7 |
| Jul 23, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 208 |
Question:
On the Nomination PN999-6 Result: Nomination Confirmed Yea 48 · Nay 47 · Present 0 · Not Voting 5 |
| Jul 23, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 207 Related bill: S.J.Res. 180 |
Question:
On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 Result: Motion to Discharge Rejected Yea 47 · Nay 49 · Present 0 · Not Voting 4 |
| Jul 23, 2026 |
House Roll Call 283 Related bill: H R 8884 |
Question:
On Passage Result: Passed Yea 232 · Nay 188 · Present 0 · Not Voting 11 |
| Jul 23, 2026 |
House Roll Call 282 Related bill: H CON RES 89 |
Question:
On Agreeing to the Resolution Result: Passed Yea 214 · Nay 208 · Present 0 · Not Voting 9 |
| Jul 22, 2026 |
Senate Roll Call 206 |
Question:
On the Cloture Motion PN999-6 Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to Yea 51 · Nay 46 · Present 0 · Not Voting 3 |
| Jul 22, 2026 |
House Roll Call 281 Related bill: H CON RES 113 |
Question:
On Agreeing to the Resolution Result: Passed Yea 216 · Nay 214 · Present 0 · Not Voting 1 |
| Jul 22, 2026 |
House Roll Call 280 Related bill: H R 7008 |
Question:
On Passage Result: Passed Yea 232 · Nay 198 · Present 0 · Not Voting 1 |
| Jul 22, 2026 |
House Roll Call 279 Related bill: H R 7008 |
Question:
On Motion to Recommit Result: Failed Yea 211 · Nay 218 · Present 0 · Not Voting 2 |
| Jul 22, 2026 |
House Roll Call 278 Related bill: H R 8800 |
Question:
On Passage Result: Passed Yea 216 · Nay 212 · Present 0 · Not Voting 3 |
Other actions
| Bill | Title | Status / Last action |
|---|---|---|
| HR 9913 | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, to establish a system for color coding certain intoxicating drinks, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9893 | To prohibit contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9944 | To authorize judicial review of temporary protected status terminations, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9902 | To prohibit the naming of any Federal building, facility, or program after any elected official or political appointee for a certain period or while using their name commercially, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HRES 1458 | Recognizing July 28, 2026, as "World Hepatitis Day". |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9926 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to include certain ridership forecasting methods in determinations of whether a project under the fixed guideway capital investment grants program is justified, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9933 | South Atlantic Red Snapper Fair Access Act of 2026 |
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9935 | To improve the Indian School Equalization Formula of the Bureau of Indian Education, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9923 | To demonstrate United States leadership and to engage successfully in biotechnology diplomacy by recruiting and training biotechnology experts that can advocate for United States biotechnology priorities internationally, to ensure that Regional Technology Officers receive specialized training in biotechnology, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9917 | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require certain entities to maintain a technical capability with respect to shutting down certain technology, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| S 4784 | An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. |
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9895 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create American dream accounts. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9922 | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HRES 1456 | Directing the initiation of litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution of the United States. |
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9925 | To provide for Federal oversight of the development and deployment of frontier artificial intelligence in interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9903 | To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to set prices for commissary goods available in Bureau of Prisons facilities at a price not greater than the fair market value, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HRES 1452 | Recognizing the importance of independent living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen and expand opportunities for individuals with disabilities to participate in work and community life. |
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Transport Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9941 | To protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Aff Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9921 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to support the national defense and economic security of the United States by incentivizing the construction of United States shipyards. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| S 1363 | New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 476. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9940 | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a temporary higher Federal medical assistance percentage for Federal expenditures under the Medicaid program that are associated with the cost of compliance with certain Federal regulations with respect to services furnished in certain intermediate care facilities or home and community-based services furnished to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9915 | To prohibit stealth bots, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9936 | To amend title 39, United States Code, to limit bonuses to the Postmaster General, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9945 | To accelerate the modernization of the national electric grid by supporting advanced conductors and related systems, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9946 | To require the coverage of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections without the imposition of cost sharing, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Mean Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9930 | To require the Secretary of Defense to report on the implementation of the redesign of the compensation model of the child development program of the Department of Defense. |
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 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 the Judiciary. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9934 | To increase the housing supply in the United States, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9896 | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain licensure, certification, and aviation training costs in the determination of the cost of attendance of a student, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9910 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enforce certain requirements with respect to for-profit corporations that own health care systems, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Ser Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9928 | To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from waiving or reducing any fee associated with an application for United States citizenship. |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9932 | To require all newly constructed, federally assisted, single-family houses and town houses to meet minimum standards of visitability for persons with disabilities. |
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HJRES 206 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that any Representative or Senator be a natural born citizen. |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9924 | To require the Secretary of the Interior to meaningfully involve the public and State, Tribal, and local government officials prior to determining whether to offer certain parcels of land for oil or gas leasing, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| S 2881 | A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes. |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9918 | To direct the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a School Cybersecurity Improvement Program, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Wo Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HRES 1455 | Honoring and commending the 100th anniversary of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. |
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 1829 | Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2026 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 493. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9937 | To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the offenses relating to fentanyl, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
| HR 9892 | To require the United States Trade Representative to initiate an investigation under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the European Union, and for other purposes. |
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Last action: Jul 23, 2026 |
Based on bills that moved in the last seven days, these subjects appeared most often:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (50) Congressional oversight (24) Health (22) Parks, recreation areas, trails (20) Government studies and investigations (16) Geography and mapping (14) Government information and archives (13) Land transfers (12) Government Operations and Politics (11) Health programs administration and funding (11)
Counts reflect distinct bills with actions this week that were tagged with each subject.
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