Weekly Congressional Briefing

November 1, 2026

LegiList Weekly Congressional Briefing – November 1, 2026
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Weekly Congressional Briefing
November 1, 2026
Oct 26, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
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At a Glance

Over the last seven days (Oct 26, 2026 – Nov 1, 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 52
Bills with actions recorded 57
Laws enacted 0
Recorded floor votes 0
Committee activity records 81

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

Bill of the Week

HR 10911

U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan Act of 2026

Chamber: House

Current status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Last recorded action: Oct 26, 2026

Actions in this window: 3

View the full bill history, actions, subjects, and vote links on LegiList: https://legilist.com/bill/119/hr/10911

Legislator of the Week

Josh Gottheimer

Party: Democratic   •   State: NJ   •   Chamber: House

Activity score (7 days): 31   (3× sponsored, 2× cosponsored, 1× votes recorded)

Bills sponsored this week: 3  •  Bills cosponsored: 11  •  Votes cast: 0

Recently sponsored bills

Bill Title Status / Last action
HR 10928 Farmer Recovery Opportunity and Support for Temperatures Relief Act Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10926 Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10927 To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026

Recently cosponsored bills

Bill Title Status
HR 4548 Small Nonprofit Retirement Security Act of 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 4145 Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 3698 Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
HR 2036 Credit for Caring Act of 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HRES 159 Expressing support for the designation of the week of February 24 through February 28, 2025, as "Public Schools Week". Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committee of the Week

Energy and Commerce Committee

Chamber: House  •  Activity records this week: 18

Recent bill activity

Bill Activity Date
HR 10924
To amend the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare for America health program to provide for comprehensive health coverage for all Americans.
Referred To Oct 29, 2026
HR 10945
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude from the anti-kickback statute and other sanctions certain remunerations for providing food or nutrition services to individuals.
Referred To Oct 29, 2026
HR 10940
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations establishing metrics, goals, and minimum requirements with respect to the delivery of wireless emergency alerts, and for other purposes.
Referred To Oct 29, 2026
HR 10933
EMS SUPPORT Act of 2026
Referred To Oct 29, 2026
HR 10922
Fraud Accountability and Mandatory Sentencing Act
Referred To Oct 29, 2026
HR 10937
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure the equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in the 340B drug discount program, and for other purposes.
Referred To Oct 29, 2026
Noteworthy Votes

No floor votes were recorded in the last seven days.

Bill Activity by Stage

Other actions

Bill Title Status / Last action
HR 7954 Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 753.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 8183 MATCH Act of 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 758.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10943 To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide counsel for unaccompanied alien children in immigration proceedings, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10946 To rename the Office of Technology Assessment as the Congressional Office of Technology, to revise the functions and duties of the Office, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10948 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the veterans' employment emphasis under Federal contracts to military spouses, to increase thresholds relating to the applicability of such emphases, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HCONRES 125 Expressing support for the designation of the week of November 9 through November 15, 2026, as "National Caregiving Youth Week" to raise awareness and encourage national recognition of children and adolescents under 18 years of age who serve as a primary or secondary caregiver for family or household members. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10920 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services makes grants to State professional licensing boards for the development and implementation of policies to reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HRES 1642 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must refuse to provide any additional funds or exceptional regulatory support to companies or financial institutions facing insolvency or financial collapse due to exposures to acute stress within the artificial intelligence market and must provide support to all harmed Americans instead. Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary,
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10930 Childhood Offenders Rehabilitation and Safety Act of 2026 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10942 To amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit the payment of bonuses to highly compensated individuals employed by the debtor and insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10949 To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10939 To prohibit compensated lobbying on behalf of the Nigerian government for the duration of its designation as a country of particular concern for religious freedom; and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10936 To deem as unsafe covered color additives, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10923 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to better align such Act with modern medical knowledge, establish a new system for the scheduling of controlled substances, redelegate certain authorities, promote scientific research, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10922 Fraud Accountability and Mandatory Sentencing Act Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Ways a
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10931 Library Construction and Modernization Act of 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10932 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency provide to the requesting State or Indian tribe the recommendation report for a major disaster declaration, to develop factors for recommending a declaration of a major disaster for a snowstorm or other snowfall event, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10950 Data Center Oversight Act Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10918 Natural Gas Dominance Act Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HRES 1644 Supporting the goals and ideals of October as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month". Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10937 To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure the equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in the 340B drug discount 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: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10940 To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations establishing metrics, goals, and minimum requirements with respect to the delivery of wireless emergency alerts, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10944 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain retirement plan distributions used for a down payment or closing costs for a principal residence, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10928 Farmer Recovery Opportunity and Support for Temperatures Relief Act Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HRES 1643 Recognizing the contributions of Hispanic and Latino servicemembers in the United States Armed Forces and promoting Hispanic and Latino leadership within all branches of the military. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10938 To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of a home health service benefit available to certain veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10951 To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the listing of contracts relating to wildfires. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10925 Countering Online Trafficking Act Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10941 To amend section 5 of the Clayton Act to include proposed voluntary dismissals in the court's consideration of proposed consent judgments and clarify the public interest, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10945 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude from the anti-kickback statute and other sanctions certain remunerations for providing food or nutrition services to individuals. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10934 To modify the requirements applicable to certain locatable minerals, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10924 To amend the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare for America health program to provide for comprehensive health coverage for all Americans. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerc
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10921 Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10935 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to offer for sale certain Bureau of Land Management land in Monterey County, California, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10926 Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HRES 1645 Expressing support for the designation of October 28 as "Oxi Day" to commemorate the anniversary of Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas answer of "Oxi!" or "No!" to surrender to the Axis forces, inflicting a fatal wound that helped save democracy for the world. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10929 Protecting American Hemp Farmers Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10933 EMS SUPPORT Act of 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10947 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include certain nanoplastics and microplastics on a certain list of unregulated contaminants published pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
HR 10927 To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Oct 29, 2026
What Congress Focused On

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

Health (3) Government information and archives (2) Arts, Culture, Religion (1) California (1) Community life and organization (1) Computers and information technology (1) Congressional oversight (1) Data collection, sharing, protection (1) Department of Health and Human Services (1) Drug therapy (1)

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

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