Week of October 5 to 12, 2026 · Updated 12-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
Each bill is counted once, at its latest stage, so a later bar can be taller than an earlier one. Introduced counts new bills. Bar heights use a log scale so the small stages stay visible. Counts from congress.gov actions.
What Congress worked on bills that moved, in the last 30 days
  1. Government Operations and Politics65
  2. Public Lands and Natural Resources52
  3. Native Americans27
  4. Energy23
  5. Water Resources Development23
  6. Transportation and Public Works17
  7. Commerce17
  8. Other160
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