Weekly Congressional Briefing

August 30, 2026

LegiList Weekly Congressional Briefing – August 30, 2026
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August 30, 2026
Aug 24, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
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At a Glance

Over the last seven days (Aug 24, 2026 – Aug 30, 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 58
Bills with actions recorded 67
Laws enacted 0
Recorded floor votes 0
Committee activity records 80

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

Bill of the Week

HR 10138

CCP Fentanyl Sanctions Act

Chamber: House

Current status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Service

Last recorded action: Aug 24, 2026

Actions in this window: 12

View the full bill history, actions, subjects, and vote links on LegiList: https://legilist.com/bill/119/hr/10138

Legislator of the Week

Michael Lawler

Party: Republican   •   State: NY   •   Chamber: House

Activity score (7 days): 23   (3× sponsored, 2× cosponsored, 1× votes recorded)

Bills sponsored this week: 1  •  Bills cosponsored: 10  •  Votes cast: 0

Recently sponsored bills

Bill Title Status / Last action
HR 10165 To permanently reform quorum requirements for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States to ensure continuity of operations. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026

Recently cosponsored bills

Bill Title Status
HR 8507 Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 8796 Federal Halo Act Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 9064 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily increase the capital gains exclusion for any qualifying senior who sells a principal residence during a qualifying year, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 9217 Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.
Committee of the Week

Energy and Commerce Committee

Chamber: House  •  Activity records this week: 17

Recent bill activity

Bill Activity Date
HR 10171
To establish a supplemental food and nutrition services grant program, and for other purposes.
Referred To Aug 27, 2026
HR 10177
To direct the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an annual study on health care competition and consolidation at the State level.
Referred To Aug 27, 2026
HR 10164
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to promote competitiveness in biomanufacturing in the United States, identify supply-chain and commercialization vulnerabilities relating to critical biomanufacturing inputs and domestic production capacity, improve transparency regarding Federal processes applicable to biomanufactured products, and for other purposes.
Referred To Aug 27, 2026
HR 10158
To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the national and economic security risks posed by foreign adversaries to the automotive industry of the United States, and for other purposes.
Referred To Aug 27, 2026
HRES 1491
Referred To Aug 27, 2026
HR 10151
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to adjust the limits for technical assistance, grants for small systems, and the authorization of appropriations for the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program.
Referred To Aug 27, 2026
Noteworthy Votes

No floor votes were recorded in the last seven days.

Bill Activity by Stage

Other actions

Bill Title Status / Last action
HRES 1494 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10151 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to adjust the limits for technical assistance, grants for small systems, and the authorization of appropriations for the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HRES 1490 Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Ser
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10156 To authorize workforce development innovation grants for the implementation, expansion, and evaluation of evidence-based workforce programs, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10177 To direct the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an annual study on health care competition and consolidation at the State level. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10182 To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to require eligible recipients of certain grants to develop a comprehensive economic development strategy that directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality care-based services, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10171 To establish a supplemental food and nutrition services grant program, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce,
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HRES 1493 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10168 To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program to recapture and reallocate rental assistance for veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10172 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10179 To amend the charter of the Reserve Organization of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10153 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income earned by United States merchant mariners as foreign earned income. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10167 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to stop minting the penny, to require cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cents, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10169 To prohibit the provision of federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of data centers on prime farmland and other certain farmland. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10163 American Quantum Competitiveness Act Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10170 To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the marketplace for advanced memory technology, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10175 To repeal section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and nullify certain Presidential proclamations imposing a tariff or other duty pursuant to such section, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HRES 1496 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services,
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10150 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide a period of market exclusivity for botanical drugs, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10176 To prohibit Chinese seafood products in congressional dining facilities, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10166 To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act to require social media influencers to submit registration statements, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10159 To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on which the State shall construct a veterans' State home, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10181 To establish a national placement framework and grant program to prevent the disproportionate concentration of conditionally released sexually violent predators, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10161 To amend the Public Health Service Act to require States to prohibit the sale of certain products containing nitrous oxide as a condition on receipt of block grants for community mental health services, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10152 To direct the Secretary of Commerce to support the adoption and use of American open artificial intelligence models, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10162 To extend the authorization for the centers of excellence for stormwater control infrastructure technologies and related matters, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Tra
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10178 To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require certain local educational agencies to notify parents before distributing or disseminating information about abortion or abortion-related services to students, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10180 To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to authorize certain assessments by the Director of the Institute and impose requirements on certain memorandums of understanding relating to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HRES 1491 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10165 To permanently reform quorum requirements for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States to ensure continuity of operations. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 8121 To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the "Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand". Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 677.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10164 To direct the Secretary of Commerce to promote competitiveness in biomanufacturing in the United States, identify supply-chain and commercialization vulnerabilities relating to critical biomanufacturing inputs and domestic production capacity, improve transparency regarding Federal processes applicable to biomanufactured products, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10160 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve mental health care for veterans through the establishment of a minimum requirement for the number of Vet Centers per State. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10174 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the enforcement of foreign censorship judgments, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10158 To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the national and economic security risks posed by foreign adversaries to the automotive industry of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10154 To amend the Clean Air Act to impose concurrence requirements prior to the adoption and enforcement of certain State emissions standards, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10155 To amend title 10, United States Code, to include certain prior active duty as a regular member of an Armed Force for reduced eligibility age for retirement as a member of the reserve components. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HR 10157 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt home distillery establishments from taxation and other requirements, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HRES 1492 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
HRES 1495 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Last action: Aug 27, 2026
What Congress Focused On

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

Public Lands and Natural Resources (8) Parks, recreation areas, trails (4) Geography and mapping (2) Historic sites and heritage areas (2) Land use and conservation (2) Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats (2) Arts, Culture, Religion (1) California (1) Caribbean area (1) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (1)

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

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