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S. 1525: Common Cents Act
Passed Senate (House next): Last Action: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This bill passed in the Senate on August 7, 2026 and goes to the House next for consideration.
S. 2677: A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
Passed Senate (House next): Last Action: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This bill passed in the Senate on August 7, 2026 and goes to the House next for consideration.
S. 2542: Federal Building Threat Notification Act
Passed Senate (House next): Last Action: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This bill passed in the Senate on August 7, 2026 and goes to the House next for consideration.
S. 4850: Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act
Passed Senate (House next): Last Action: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This bill passed in the Senate on August 7, 2026 and goes to the House next for consideration.
S. 3897: Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026
Passed Senate (House next): Last Action: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This bill passed in the Senate on August 7, 2026 and goes to the House next for consideration.
S.Res. 820: A resolution designating August 7, 2026, as “National Lighthouse Day”.
Agreed To (Simple Resolution): Last Action: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This simple resolution was agreed to on August 7, 2026. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.
S.Res. 843: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the first week of August 2026, as “National Community Health Center Week”, encouraging all people of the United States to participate by visiting their local community health center, and
Agreed To (Simple Resolution): Last Action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This simple resolution was agreed to on August 7, 2026. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.
S.Res. 845: A resolution designating September 2026 as “National Child Awareness Month” to promote awareness of charities that benefit children as well as youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the efforts made by those
Agreed To (Simple Resolution): Last Action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This simple resolution was agreed to on August 7, 2026. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.
S.Res. 846: A resolution designating August 21, 2026, as “Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day”.
Agreed To (Simple Resolution): Last Action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This simple resolution was agreed to on August 7, 2026. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.
S.Res. 844: A resolution honoring the lives and service of Emily Barker, Nicholas Hutcherson, Sydney Watson, Nathan Matthews, Nicholas Dale, and all those who serve on the front lines of wildland firefighting efforts in the United States.
Agreed To (Simple Resolution): Last Action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This simple resolution was agreed to on August 7, 2026. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.
H.R. 1276: To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.
Passed House & Senate (President next): Last Action: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This bill was passed by Congress on August 7, 2026 and goes to the President next.
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House): Last Action: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 11. Record Vote Number: 224. Explanation: This bill has been passed in the House and the Senate, but the Senate made changes and sent it back to the House on August 7, 2026.
H.R. 5366: Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act
Passed House & Senate (President next): Last Action: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This bill was passed by Congress on August 7, 2026 and goes to the President next.
H.R. 2196: National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act
Passed House & Senate (President next): Last Action: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Explanation: This bill was passed by Congress on August 7, 2026 and goes to the President next.
S. 2677: A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
Bill Text: This bill's text for status (Aug. 7, 2026) is now available.
S. 1525: Common Cents Act
Bill Text: This bill's text for status (Aug. 7, 2026) is now available.
S. 3897: Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026
Bill Text: This bill's text for status (Aug. 7, 2026) is now available.
Justin Pearson and Brent Taylor win primaries for key Tennessee House seat
Nominees to face off in November in redistricted seat central to Trump’s bid to retain slim Republican majority Tennessee primary voters picked a pair of Memphis-area lawmakers to square off in a dramatically reconfigured US House seat central to Donald Trump’s plan to try to hold on to a slim Republican majority in the midterm congressional elections. Republicans chose state senator Brent Taylor, who was endorsed by Trump, to be their nominee in the revamped 9th congressional district. Democrats picked state representative Justin Pearson, who gained national prominence three years ago when he was expelled from the Tennessee House for protesting in support of gun control measures. Continue reading...
Trump’s birthright citizenship attack the latest effort in obsessive campaign
For more than a decade, president has been fixated on trying to undermine a key constitutional right With a pair of executive orders on Thursday, Donald Trump has tried – once again – to undermine the guarantee of birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the US constitution and reaffirmed by the supreme court just five weeks ago. The orders attempt to broaden the categories of children who would be ineligible for automatic US citizenship and ban so-called “birth tourism”, which the president claimed is practiced by “hundreds of thousands” of people. Continue reading...
Man dies after suspected dog attack at rural property in Sydney suburb
Police say body of 23-year-old found at Eschol Park property with significant injuries, indicating he may have been attacked before death A young man has died after a suspected dog attack at a rural property, as police begin an investigation. Authorities were alerted to the discovery of the 23-year-old’s body at a rural property in Sydney’s southwest on Wednesday. Continue reading...
New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health
Ruling comes as part of second phase of landmark trial that found social media company enabled harm against users A New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to pay $567m for mental health harm to children from its platforms. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said the bulk of the money – $420m – would be used for treatment services for young people. The rest will go toward awareness and prevention, screening services and other costs over the next five years. Continue reading...
Trump administration announces changes to Head Start in overhaul
While officials say proposed revisions will encourage more enrollment, advocates say it will undermine the program The Trump administration has said it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmark of the early education program for the nation’s neediest children. Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the federally funded preschool program, said on Thursday the proposed changes would encourage more local decision-making, but the proposal has sparked alarm across the Head Start community, where advocates say it threatens the backbone of the antipoverty initiative. Continue reading...
Judge approves $106m settlement over deadly 2019 Hard Rock Hotel collapse
Settlement ends years-long legal battle over collapse of 18-story hotel that was under construction in New Orleans A judge approved a $106m settlement on Thursday that ends a years-long legal battle over the deadly 2019 collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel that was under construction in New Orleans. The 18-story hotel project partially collapsed in October 2019 , killing three people and damaging nearby property. A grand jury ultimately decided against indicting anyone in the deadly collapse, but lawsuits were filed, including one brought by the city of New Orleans in August 2020 naming the building owners, their partners and contractors. Continue reading...
Trump again rebukes Jeanine Pirro over reflecting pool ‘vandalism’ case
President attacks ‘terrible mistake’ of US attorney, who said in court filing damage stemmed from botched renovation Donald Trump has doubled down on his criticism of Jeanine Pirro after the US attorney for the District of Columbia publicly challenged his claims that vandals had damaged the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. “She said there was no vandalism. There was tremendous vandalism,” Trump told NBC News on Thursday. “So, she made a terrible mistake. I don’t understand why she did such a stupid thing.” Continue reading...