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S. 3294: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10660 Page Avenue in Fairfax, Virginia, as the “Congressman Gerald E. Connolly Post Office Building”.
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 3630: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 46164 Westlake Drive in Sterling, Virginia, as the “Firefighter Trevor Brown Post Office Building”.
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 3331: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 50 East 100 North in Moab, Utah, as the “2nd Lieutenant Mitch Williams Post Office”.
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 3835: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 East Main Street in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, as the “Robert Allen Bishop, Sr., Post Office Building”.
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 4052: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 203 North Clay Street in Marshfield, Missouri, shall be known and designated as the “Edwin P. Hubble Post Office”.
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 4505: A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities.
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 4623: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12109 New Kent Highway in New Kent, Virginia, as the “Patricia Paige Post Office”.
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 4523: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 South Tremont Street in Tremonton, Utah, as the “Sorensen-Estrada Post Office”.
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 3373: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the “Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. Post Office Building”.
Ordered Reported: Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 3444: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the “Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building”.
Ordered Reported: Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 3211: Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 4745: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio, as the “Ulysses S. Grant Post Office Building”.
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 4830: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86-014 Farrington Highway in Waianae, Hawaii, as the “United States Representative Colleen Hanabusa Post Office Building”.
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 1838: DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026
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S. 434: Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act
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S. 5163: No Bonuses for Bad Service Act
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 3266: USMMA Athletics Act of 2026
Bill Text: This bill's text for status (Aug. 6, 2026) is now available.
S. 2398: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
Bill Text: This bill's text for status (Aug. 6, 2026) is now available.
S. 4079: PEARL Act
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
S. 388: Promoting Resilient Buildings Act
Ordered Reported: Last Action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 6, 2026.
Nato to ‘urgently’ get air defences for Ukraine, as Zelenskyy warns of surge in Russian missile production
After Ukraine failed to shoot down a single ballistic missile fired by Russia on Wednesday, the president urged allies to increase supplies of Patriot interceptors Nato is working to get Ukraine the air defences it “urgently needs”, its secretary general has said, after Kyiv failed to shoot down a single Russian missile in an attack on Wednesday, and as Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was seeking to significantly boost missile production ahead of winter. Speaking at a National Security and Defense Council meeting on winter resilience, the Ukrainian president did not rule out the idea that stalling missile supplies from western allies were “aimed at making Ukraine, so to speak, more willing to compromise” in peace talks with Russia. Continue reading...
Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing
Company is the third to report such an incident after Anthropic and OpenAI reported breaches during training Meta said on Wednesday that one of its AI models hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, after an error by its testing partner gave the model unintended internet access. The incident adds to a growing list of cases in which AI agents from major developers breached systems at other companies during testing, after Anthropic said last week that some of its models hacked three companies, and OpenAI disclosed that an AI agent breached the startup Hugging Face. Continue reading...
Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes: ‘I was on a mission’
Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove them The winner of this year’s annual Florida Python Challenge hunted down and eliminated 96 invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades national park, as part of an initiative to remove hundreds of the snakes from the area every year. The challenge invites hunters to participate in 10 days of capturing and humanely euthanizing as many of the invasive snakes as possible across eight designated hunting locations, with the winner taking home a cash prize of $10,000. The event is hosted by Florida fish, wildlife and conservation (FWC), the south Florida water management district, the National Park Service and others. Continue reading...
News Corp subscriptions fall in Australia as company takes aim at ‘slimy’ AI slop
Chief executive Robert Thomson says ‘crass kleptomaniac’ AI companies are ‘in possession of stolen goods’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast News Corp has reported a slight slide in digital subscriptions at its Australian mastheads, erasing recent gains, among otherwise robust financials at the Rupert Murdoch-backed global conglomerate. Digital subscribers at News Corp Australia – a division that includes the Australian, the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun, among others – fell from 1,166,000 to 1,162,000 during the financial year, according to the company’s internal data published in its full year results on Thursday morning. Continue reading...