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Congress, Aug 7 to 14, 2026: 4 close votes · 10 new bills
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10 bills were introduced this week. Nothing reached the President's desk.
Close votes this week
- Senate vote #231 on S. 5271 A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification. 52–46 · Rejected
- Senate vote #230 on the Nomination PN1078 50–49 · Confirmed
- Senate vote #229 on the Cloture Motion PN1078 50–49 · Agreed To
- Senate vote #225 on the Nomination PN961-1 and PN937-5 and PN901-1 and PN730-38 and PN962-3 and PN931-6 and PN1022-25 and PN806-5 and PN1022-10 … 51–47 · Confirmed
New bills this week
- H.R. 10093: Cancer Research Trust Fund Act sponsor: Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- H.R. 10082: Credit Union Investment Authority Act sponsor: Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR)
- H.R. 10108: Hazardous Materials Transparency Act
- H.R. 10107: Families Deserve to Know Act
- H.R. 10104: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the penalties for sale for use and use of dyed fuel in taxable use. sponsor: W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)
- H.R. 10095: To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide per diem eligibility for required leave of members of the Foreign Service. sponsor: William R. Keating (D-MA)
- H.R. 10083: Water Technology and Resilience Reauthorization Act sponsor: Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D-CA)
- H.R. 10089: Representation Act sponsor: James Gallagher (R-CA)
- H.R. 10097: To establish a matched savings program for low-income students. sponsor: Susie Lee (D-NV)
- H.R. 10091: Mueller-Keating Memorial Highway Act sponsor: Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ)
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