Federal Bills
U.S. Congress — House & Senate· 15,400 bills tracked
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A bill to permanently establish the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system, to mandate the use of E-Verify by all employers, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Renewable Fuels Month" to recognize the important role that renewable fuels play in lowering fuel prices for consumers, lessening reliance on foreign adversaries, supporting rural communities, and reducing carbon impacts.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2435; text: CR S2445)
A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to reduce systemic risk while increasing geographical diversity and competition with respect to depositories for the storage of precious metals, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
A bill to amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to update the purposes of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood to reflect research and the input of youth with lived experience regarding the importance of long-term relationships to future success.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution recognizing and honoring National Mushroom Day and the contributions of Chester and Berks Counties to the national mushroom industry and to healthy diets.
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2452)
A resolution recognizing "National Public Works Week" and the contributions of public works professionals.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2452; text: CR S2446)
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to exclude marginal wells from certain standards of performance and other requirements under that Act, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2447-2448)
A resolution designating May 2026 as "Older Americans Month".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2452; text: CR S2446)
A bill to require a strategy for the deployment, employment, integration, exportability, and scaling of unmanned and autonomous systems in the Indo-Pacific region and the Western Hemisphere, to strengthen homeland defense, to support counter-narcotics and counter-trafficking operations, and to increase ally and partner burden sharing, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and local governments and school districts for payment of obligations, to prohibit the Federal Reserve banks, the Department of the Treasury, and other Federal agencies from financially assisting State and local governments and school districts that have defaulted on their obligations, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
A bill to provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, to establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations, and for other purposes.
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
A bill to strengthen transparency over efforts by the Department of the Treasury to use the Exchange Stabilization Fund to aid foreign countries without prior notification to Congress.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
A resolution designating May 2026 as "ALS Awareness Month".
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2446-2447)
A bill to increase by 5 the number of flex waivers available in each State for J-1 nonimmigrants and to establish a secondary physician match portal to assist alien physicians who are unable to find employment in their preferred State of residence to find employment in another State.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit harming animals used in law enforcement, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A resolution expressing support for the designation of the month of May 2026 as "Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration Awareness Month".
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2447)
A bill to increase access to artificial intelligence through programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the Office of LGBTQI Inclusion and a rural outreach grant program, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A bill to effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A bill to provide additional support to whistleblowers who report information about noncompliance with Federal tax laws.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the inclusion of medical debt on a consumer report, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
A bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to provide for interest on escrow balances.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to award grants to eligible crisis centers to provide follow-up services to individuals receiving suicide prevention and crisis intervention services, to and the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the accessibility of 9-8-8, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2444-2445)
A bill to prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on specified settlement fund payments, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution condemning the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, under which $1,776,000,000 in taxpayer money may be used to financially benefit individuals who assaulted law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021, and President Trump, his family, and his political allies.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2445-2446)
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Carla Walker Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 419.
A resolution supporting the designation of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as "Children's Mental Health Awareness Week".
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2419-2420)
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411.
A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.
This resolution proposes that U.
Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Coast Guard Personnel Equipment Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Microbusiness Support Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
A resolution recognizing the 175th anniversary of the founding of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2308-2309)
A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system and to encourage Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2312-2313)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week and throughout the year.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2310)
A resolution recognizing and honoring Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and the Corps of Discovery, for their expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2296-2297; text: CR S2308)
A resolution congratulating the University of Hawaii men's volleyball team for winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Volleyball Championship.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2314; text: CR S2308)
A resolution designating the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "National Police Week".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2310)
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Hospital Week, to be observed from May 10 through May 16, 2026.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2311-2312)
A resolution expressing support for the designation of April 2026 as "National Child Abuse Prevention Month", and the goals and ideals of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313)
A resolution designating May 16, 2026, as "Kids to Parks Day".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2310)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2309-2310)
A resolution commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Columbine Day of Service and honoring the memories of the victims, survivors, and their families.
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313)
Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Protecting America's Drinking Water from Extreme Temperatures Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service Act.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.