Floor Action: The Senate is in session, and the House is in recess this week.
Mark-up:
Miscellaneous—On July 29, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will consider a number of bills including, S.1088, to provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the United States military during World War II may be located on the National Mall; and S.1777, to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the “Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center.”
Child Care
H.R. 9796—Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)/Education and Workforce; Financial Services; Judiciary; Energy and Commerce (07/21/2026)—A bill to amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to reestablish the National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families. Cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
H.R. 9824—Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)/Appropriations; Judiciary; Homeland Security (07/22/2026)—A bill to provide supplemental appropriations for certain programs of the Administration for Children and Families, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 12 Democrats
H.R. 9875—Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY)/Financial Services; Education and Workforce (07/22/2026)—Protecting Childcare from Private Equity Act. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 5 Democrats
H.R. 9930—Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)/Armed Services (07/23/2026)—A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to report on the implementation of the redesign of the compensation model of the child development program of the Department of Defense. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 1 Democrat
Child Protection
S. 5060—Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)/Judiciary (07/21/2026)—A bill to comprehensively combat child marriage in the United States. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 2 Democrats
H.R. 9819—Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ)/Judiciary (07/21/2026)—A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require that the Attorney General take child welfare intervention history surveys of offenders in the custody of the Attorney General, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republican, 0 Democrats
S. 5065—Sen. Margaret Hassan (D-NH)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (07/22/2026)—A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for better protections for children raised in kinship families outside of the foster care system. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 0 Democrats
H.R. 9878—Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)/Education and Workforce (07/22/2026)—A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for better protections for children raised in kinship families outside of the foster care system. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 0 Democrats
Education
S. 5098—Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)/Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (07/23/2026)—A bill to direct the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a K-12 Cybersecurity Technology Improvement Program, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 1 Democrat
S. 5110—Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (07/23/2026)—A bill to add requirements for certain literacy activities carried out under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 1 Democrat
Foster Care
S. 5096—Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)/Finance (07/23/2026)—A bill to amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to improve supports for expectant and parenting youth who have experienced foster care by strengthening coordination with the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 0 Democrats
H.R. 9920—Rep. Blake D. Moore (R-UT)/Ways and Means (07/23/2026)—A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow general contributions to Trump accounts for foster children. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Health
S. 5037—Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ)/Finance (07/21/2026)—A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make all children eligible for Medicaid from birth until age 26, to require States to automatically enroll children and young adults under age 26 in the State Medicaid program, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 4 Democrats
H.R. 9816—Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)/Energy and Commerce (07/21/2026)—A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 18 Democrats
S. 5066—Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)/Finance (07/22/2026)—A bill to improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 3 Democrats
S. 5088—Sen. Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)/Finance (07/22/2026)—A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit lifetime or annual limits on dental coverage under the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and to require wraparound coverage of dental services for certain children under such program. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
H.R. 9842—Rep. Troy A. Carter (D-LA)/Energy and Commerce (07/22/2026)—A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to establish and maintain State offices of women’s health, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
H.R. 9846—Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)/Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce (07/22/2026)—A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to treat certain individuals receiving child’s insurance benefits as receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits for purposes of determining Medicaid eligibility. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
H.R. 9946—Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Veterans’ Affairs; Armed Services; Natural Resources (07/23/2026)—A bill to require the coverage of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections without the imposition of cost sharing, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 10 Democrats
Labor
S. Con. Res. 36—Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (07/21/2026)—A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 44 Democrats, 2 Independents
H. Con. Res. 114—Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)/Education and Workforce (07/21/2026)—A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 76 Democrats
Immigration
H.R. 9805—Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)/Judiciary; Homeland Security (07/21/2026)—A bill to provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 2 Democrats
S. 5071—Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)/Judiciary (07/22/2026)—A bill to provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 16 Democrats, 1 Independent
H.R. 9850—Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL)/Judiciary (07/22/2026)—A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish birth tourism as an offense, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
H.R. 9853—Rep. Jesús G. “Chuy” García (D-IL)/Education and Workforce (07/22/2026)—A bill to establish a grant program to support students, families, and school personnel impacted by immigration enforcement actions to ensure that schools remain safe, trauma-informed learning environments, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 14 Democrats
H.R. 9854—Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX)/Judiciary (07/22/2026)—A bill to declare that any person who enters the United States without authorization or for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism is considered an invader and to amend section 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude the children of invaders from birthright citizenship. Cosponsors: 5 Republicans, 0 Democrats
H.R. 9876—Rep. John Rose (R-TN)/Judiciary (07/22/2026)—A bill to prohibit birth tourism, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
H.R. 9919—Rep. Richard McCormick (R-GA)/Judiciary (07/23/2026)—A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility of certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Judiciary
H.R. 9817—Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)/Judiciary (07/21/2026)—A bill to end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 43 Democrats
Military
H.R. 9848—Rep. Veronice Escobar (D-TX)/Armed Services (07/22/2026)—A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the workforce, readiness, and policy challenges associated with military childcare and military child development centers, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Reproductive Health
H.R. 9941—Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA)/Energy and Commerce; Veterans’ Affairs; Armed Services; Education and Workforce; Ways and Means; Oversight and Government Reform (07/23/2026)—A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 121 Democrats
S. 5108—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (07/23/2026)—A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 44 Democrats, 2 Independents
Sexual Harassment
H. Res. 1443—Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO)/Ethics (07/21/2026)—A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of the House from entering inappropriate relationships with House employees. Cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Small Business
H.R. 9818—Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI)/Small Business (07/21/2026)—A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve the women’s business center program, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 1 Democrat
Women’s History
H. Res. 1446—Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO)/Oversight and Government Reform (07/22/2026)—Honoring the lives and service of Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, Sydney Watson, Nicholas Dale, and all those who serve on the front lines of America’s wildland firefighting efforts. Cosponsors: 7 Republicans, 4 Democrats
H. Res. 1448—Rep. Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC)/Science, Space, and Technology (07/22/2026)—Expressing support for the designation of August 1 as “National Woman Astronomers Day.” Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
H.R. 9929—Rep. Scott H. Peters (D-CA)/Oversight and Government Reform (07/23/2026)—A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the “Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building.” Cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 20 Democrats, 1 Independent
