Floor Action: The Senate is in session this week. The House is in recess.
It has been twenty-four days since the Department of Homeland Security’s federal funding lapsed, and there is a partial federal government shut down.
Child Care
H.R. 7794—Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-UT)/Education and Workforce (03/04/2026)—A bill to provide transparency and accountability in the administration of Federal child care funds expended by the States. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Child Protection
H.R. 7757—Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY)/Energy and Commerce; Judiciary (03/02/2026)—A bill to protect children and teens online, empower parents and strengthen families, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Family Support
S. 3958—Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (03/02/2026)—A billto transition Puerto Rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 11 Democrats, and 1 Independent
Health
H. Res. 1098—Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY)/Oversight and Government Reform(03/03/2026)—A resolution expressing support for the designation of March 3, 2026, as “National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day.” Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 4 Democrats
H. Res. 1109—Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce; Foreign Affairs (03/05/2026)—A resolutionsupporting the goals and ideals of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 16 Democrats
International
H. Res. 1094—Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)/Foreign Affairs (03/02/2026)—A resolution calling on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 2 Democrats
Judiciary
S. 3966—Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)/Judiciary (03/03/2026)—Abill to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors, and for other purposes.Cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
H.R. 7834—Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL)/Judiciary (03/05/2026)—A bill to limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual abuse material for law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
H.R. 7857—Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)/Foreign Affairs; Judiciary (03/05/2026)—A bill to impose sanctions on foreign persons the President determines to have knowingly engaged in, facilitated, or benefitted from severe forms of trafficking in persons in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking enterprise or in connection with efforts to conceal, facilitate, finance, or profit from such enterprise. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Veterans
H.R. 7841—Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-MN)/Veterans’ Affairs (3/5/2026)—A bill to include infertility as a condition presumed to be incurred or aggravated by toxic exposure in the course of active military, naval, air, or space service. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
H.R. 7856—Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)/Judiciary (3/5/2026)—A bill to provide protection for survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and sex trafficking under the Fair Housing Act. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 42 Democrats
S. 3999—Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)/Veterans’ Affairs (3/5/2026)—A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that women veterans may schedule appointments for women’s specialty care under the laws administered by the Secretary without requiring a referral, and for other purposes.Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 1Democrat
Violence Against Women
S. 4006—Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (03/05/2026)—Abill toprovide protection for survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and sex trafficking under the Fair Housing Act. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 1 Democrat
