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Weekly Legislative Update: August 10, 2026

Congressional Schedule: August 10-14, 2026

Floor Action: The Senate and the House are in recess.


Bills Introduced: August 3-7, 2026

Family Support

S. 5364—Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (08/07/2026)—A bill to support rural families. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats

Health

S. 5258—Sen. Cassidy (R-LA)/Finance (08/05/2026)—A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to establish a payment model to reimburse providers for furnishing comprehensive breast cancer risk assessments and developing personalized screening and risk-reduction plans, and for other purposes. Cosponsor: 1 Republican, 0 Democrats

S. 5283—Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (08/06/2026)—A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 27 Democrats, 1 Independent

Labor

S. 5319—Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)/Finance (08/06/2026)—A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 3 Democrats

H.R. 10056—Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means (08/06/2026)—A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 0 Democrats