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119th Congress
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2026.

Every tracked bill that moved during this week — recorded as it stood when the week closed.

27
Bills moved
0
Became law
12
Passed a chamber
4
Committee action
11
Newly introduced
Floor Action

Passed a chamber.

H.R. 8800Passed House72% odds
Defense Bill Sets Military Spending & Policy for 2027

Authorizes Department of Defense spending on aircraft, ships, personnel, and military construction for fiscal year 2027.

H.R. 3029Passed House62% odds
Bill Sets Safety Rules for Custom DNA Synthesis

Requires NIST to develop technical standards and best practices for screening synthetic DNA and RNA to prevent misuse.

H.R. 8790Passed House62% odds
U.S. Backs Next-Generation Geothermal Energy R&D

DOE funds research into advanced geothermal systems that work in extreme underground conditions, including closed-loop designs.

H.R. 6330Passed House62% odds
Federal Workers Get Lump-Sum Relocation Payments

Converts federal relocation benefits from reimbursement (pay-then-get-money-back) to lump-sum (one payment upfront).

S.Con.Res. 37Resolving Differences95% odds
Capitol Rotunda ceremony to honor late Senator Graham

Authorizes use of the Capitol rotunda for a memorial ceremony honoring Senator Lindsey Graham.

H.R. 5578Passed House62% odds
Shield contractors who refuse illegal orders

Expands whistleblower protections for federal contractors and grant recipients to include refusing unlawful orders, not just reporting misconduct.

H.R. 5160Passed House68% odds
Extends bone marrow and cord blood transplant programs

Reauthorizes two federal programs through 2031 that help patients get bone marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants from unrelated donors.

S.Res. 810Passed Senate100% odds
Senate Sets Majority Party Committee Seats

Formally assigns majority party members to congressional committees for the 119th Congress (2025-2027).

H.R. 5362Passed House92% odds
Name Georgia VA clinic after Colonel Boyce

Renames the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia to honor Colonel Michael H. Boyce.

H.R. 6238Passed House68% odds
NIH Gets Authority to Fund Pregnancy Health Research

Gives NIH explicit legal power to award grants for research on pregnancy and postpartum health outcomes.

H.R. 1703Passed House68% odds
Medicare adds billing codes for lightweight wheelchairs

CMS must create at least two new Medicare billing codes for ultralightweight manual wheelchairs: one for titanium/carbon fiber bases, one for standard bases.

H.R. 4348Passed House72% odds
CDC Gets 5-Year Funding to Fight Tick and Mosquito Diseases

Extends CDC authority through 2030 to combat vector-borne diseases like Lyme disease and West Nile virus.

Committee

Moved in committee.

H.R. 8884Passed Committee68% odds
Disability Work Test Programs Extended to 2031

Extends Social Security's authority to test new work incentive programs for disabled beneficiaries through 2031 (authority expired in 2022).

H.R. 7008Passed Committee62% odds
Ban Congress stock trading, require sale notices

Congress members, spouses, and dependent children banned from buying stocks.

H.R. 6955Passed Committee62% odds
Bill Eases Banking Rules for Smaller Lenders

Gives new banks three years to meet capital requirements instead of immediate compliance.

H.Con.Res. 113Passed Committee72% odds
Congress Sets 10-Year Federal Budget Framework

Sets spending levels and revenue targets for federal government from 2027-2036, creating a roadmap for all appropriations bills.

Introduced

New this week.

S. 5066Introduced12% odds
Minority Health Improvement Act

Detailed summary not yet available — bill was just introduced July 22, 2026.

S.Res. 807Introduced28% odds
Senate sues to enforce ban on presidential foreign payments

Authorizes Senate Legal Counsel to file a lawsuit enforcing the Foreign Emoluments Clause, which bars federal officials from accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments.

S.Con.Res. 36Introduced15% odds
Senate Resolution on Equal Pay for Black Women

Concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of wage equality between men and Black women.

S. 5034Introduced12% odds
Require Medicare Advantage Plans to Disclose Extra Benefits

Requires Medicare Advantage insurers to publicly disclose supplemental benefits they offer beyond standard Medicare coverage.

H.Res. 1438Introduced72% odds
House Rule Package: Defense, Social Security, Budget, Stock Trading

Sets debate rules for six separate bills covering defense spending, Social Security disability programs, 2027 federal budget, congressional stock trading restrictions, banking reforms, and government funding.

S. 5035Introduced15% odds
Coordinate federal resilience and security efforts

Creates a coordinated national approach to resilience and security across federal agencies (specific agencies and mechanisms not yet detailed in available summaries).

S. 5033Introduced12% odds
Expand FOIA Access to Federal Court Records

Expands Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements to apply to federal judicial branch records, not just executive agencies.

S. 4784Introduced72% odds
Pentagon's 2027 budget sets military spending priorities

Authorizes spending and policies for Defense Department operations, military construction, and weapons procurement including aircraft and ships.

H.R. 9770Introduced72% odds
Stop government shutdown, fund agencies through December

Continues federal spending at 2026 levels through December 4, 2026, preventing a government shutdown when fiscal year 2027 begins October 1.

H.R. 9772Introduced12% odds
Require disclosure of foreign funding sources

Detailed official summary not yet published by Congressional Research Service.

H.R. 9771Introduced12% odds
Ban Foreign Money in U.S. Elections

Detailed analysis pending — official summary not yet published by Congress.

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