Week of October 5 to 12, 2026 · Updated 11-OCT-2026
2 bills became law, 3 went to the President, 21 passed a chamber, and 12 cleared committee.
The pipeline where each bill stands now, this week
94
12
21
3
2
Introduced
Cleared committee
Passed a chamber
Sent to President
Became law
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Where it moved
Passed the House0
Passed the Senate21
Who sponsored the bills that moved
R 63%
D 37%
What moved this week ranked by how far each bill gotAll 38 bills that moved
Became law
S 766
Annual report on federal projects over budget or behind schedule
Ernst (R-IA) · 2 Rep · 2 Dem
Became law
HR 5345
Single Social Security contact for identity theft victims
Kustoff (R-TN) · 1 Rep
To President
S 240
Crow Tribe water settlement funds shift to tribal projects
Daines (R-MT) · 1 Rep
To President
S 2403
Lets ESOP fiduciaries rely on independent stock valuations in good faith
Marshall (R-KS) · 1 Dem
To President
S 283
Standard chemical test to identify where seafood was caught
Cruz (R-TX) · 3 Rep · 1 Dem
Passed a chamber
S 1055
Sets 15-day notice deadline for emergency care from outside providers
Rounds (R-SD) · 1 Dem
Passed a chamber
S 4009
Sanctions for forced organ harvesting in China
Cruz (R-TX) · 6 Rep · 5 Dem
Passed a chamber
S 4668
College athletes' name, image, and likeness rights, with revenue cap and agent rules
Cruz (R-TX) · 5 Dem · 4 Rep
Passed a chamber
S 3383
Tribes grant their own rights-of-way without federal approval
Schatz (D-HI) · 2 Rep
Passed a chamber
S 5249
Uranium enrichment plants licensed like other nuclear fuel facilities
Kelly (D-AZ) · 2 Rep · 1 Dem
Passed a chamber
S 4974
Shares FDA food safety data with states, expands import certification
Tuberville (R-AL) · 1 Rep · 1 Dem
Passed a chamber
S 2273
Wyoming school land trust rules replace interest with earnings
Lummis (R-WY) · 1 Rep
Passed a chamber
S 2437
Reauthorizes snowpack forecasting program with $3 million yearly through 2031
Hickenlooper (D-CO) · 1 Rep
Passed a chamber
S 2498
Lets Interior extend some national park leases without rebidding
Tillis (R-NC) · 1 Rep
Passed a chamber
S 2754
Transfers Crystal Reservoir and its dam to the City of Ouray, Colorado
Bennet (D-CO) · 1 Dem
Passed a chamber
S 5045
Prescribed fire smoke treated as exceptional air quality events
Curtis (R-UT) · 4 Dem · 3 Rep
Passed a chamber
S 528
Authorizes $475 million a year for Great Lakes cleanup through 2030
Peters (D-MI) · 9 Dem · 3 Rep
Passed a chamber
S 4395
Extends federal terrorism risk insurance program through 2034
McCormick (R-PA) · 21 Rep · 20 Dem · 1 Ind
Passed a chamber
S 1514
Puts 72 acres of Washington forest land in trust for Quinault Nation
Cantwell (D-WA) · 1 Dem
Passed a chamber
S 3219
Former Albuquerque Indian School land placed in trust for 19 Pueblos
Heinrich (D-NM) · 1 Dem