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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Aug. 8, 2026 National HR 6500 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Extension Act Bill Passed - Senate (90 - 6)
Aug. 3, 2026 National HR 6500 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Extension Act Cloture Invoked - Senate (89 - 4)
July 22, 2026 National HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 198)
July 21, 2026 National PN 851-8 Nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Stephen A. Vaden, resigned Nomination Confirmed - Senate (50 - 48)
July 21, 2026 National HR 6955 Main Street Act Bill Passed - House (270 - 155)
July 16, 2026 National PN 851-8 Nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Stephen A. Vaden, resigned Cloture Invoked - Senate (49 - 48)
July 15, 2026 National HR 8595 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (217 - 209)
July 14, 2026 National HR 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 201)
July 2, 2026 CA AB 1781 Expands Agreements Between Insurers and Federal Home Loan Banks Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
June 30, 2026 NJ A 4085 Prohibits Businesses from Using Personalized Algorithmic Pricing Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
June 30, 2026 NJ A 4085 Prohibits Businesses from Using Personalized Algorithmic Pricing Bill Passed - House (51 - 20)
June 29, 2026 CA SB 180 Extends the California Competes Business Tax Credit Progarm Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
June 29, 2026 CA SB 180 Extends the California Competes Business Tax Credit Progarm Bill Passed - House (75 - 0)
June 29, 2026 National HR 7128 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (373 - 15)
June 25, 2026 National HR 2478 Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (414 - 2)
June 24, 2026 National HR 915 Small Business Technological Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (414 - 4)
June 24, 2026 National HR 7401 Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act Bill Passed - House (415 - 0)
June 22, 2026 PA SB 1183 Amends Certain Audit Requirements for Charitable Organizations Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
June 22, 2026 PA SB 1183 Amends Certain Audit Requirements for Charitable Organizations Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
June 18, 2026 National PN 730-33 Nomination of George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice J. Steven Dowd Nomination Confirmed - Senate (48 - 39)
June 17, 2026 PA HB 2586 Prohibits Individuals from Presenting as a Music Therapist Without Valid Certification Bill Passed - House (186 - 16)
June 17, 2026 PA HB 95 Requires Disclosure of Synthetic Advertising Content Bill Passed - House (124 - 78)
June 15, 2026 PA HB 377 Prohibits the Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession of Tianeptine Bill Passed - House (200 - 2)
June 11, 2026 RI H 7290 Limits the Use of Self-Service Checkout Stations in Grocery Stores Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
June 11, 2026 National H Res 1335 Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment. Bill Passed - House (235 - 177)
June 10, 2026 RI S 2504 Requires Disclosure of Warehouse Quotas to Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
June 10, 2026 PA HB 2405 Appropriates Funds to the Office of Small Business Advocate for Fiscal Year 2027 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (188 - 14)
June 10, 2026 National HR 8464 Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act Bill Passed - House (218 - 200)
June 10, 2026 RI H 7290 Limits the Use of Self-Service Checkout Stations in Grocery Stores Bill Passed - House (60 - 11)
June 10, 2026 National HR 8312 Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act Bill Passed - House (240 - 181)
June 8, 2026 RI S 2504 Requires Disclosure of Warehouse Quotas to Employees Bill Passed - House (55 - 9)
June 4, 2026 NY A 6578 Requires Generative AI Developers to Disclose Training Data on Their Websites Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 6)
June 3, 2026 National S 254 Alaska's Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition (ARTIST) Act Bill Passed - House (404 - 14)
May 27, 2026 IL SB 315 Establishes Safety Requirements for Artificial Intelligence Developers Bill Passed - House (110 - 0)
May 27, 2026 CA AB 2465 Prohibits Businesses that Contract with ICE from Receiving State-Provided Loans Bill Passed - House (55 - 20)
May 27, 2026 CA AB 2564 Prohibits Retailers from Setting Individualized Prices Based on Consumers' Personal Data Bill Passed - House (42 - 21)
May 27, 2026 CA AB 1883 Prohibits Employers from Using Facial, Gait, and Emotion Recognition Technology to Surveil Workers Bill Passed - House (52 - 12)
May 27, 2026 CA SB 869 Requires Chain Restaurants to Display Sugar Content on Certain Beverages Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
May 27, 2026 CA AB 1776 Prohibits Unreasonable Restraint of Trade and Monopolization of Trade and Commerce Bill Passed - House (44 - 17)
May 27, 2026 CA AB 2101 Expands Human Trafficking Posting and Training Requirements Bill Passed - House (75 - 0)
May 26, 2026 CA AB 2599 Requires Large Businesses to Search All Records for Evidence of Slavery Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
May 21, 2026 IL SB 315 Establishes Safety Requirements for Artificial Intelligence Developers Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 5)
May 21, 2026 CA AB 1705 Requires Consent Verification for Pornographic Website Uploads Bill Passed - House (72 - 0)
May 20, 2026 LA HB 782 Expands Regulations and Increases Fees for Nicotine Sales Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 0)
May 20, 2026 National HR 4544 American Access to Banking Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 4)
May 20, 2026 National HR 3234 Keeping Deposits Local Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 0)
May 20, 2026 National HR 3234 Keeping Deposits Local Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 0)
May 20, 2026 MI HB 5878 Repeals the Personal Property Tax Bill Passed - House (57 - 45)
May 20, 2026 National HR 5317 Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (393 - 16)
May 20, 2026 National HR 1993 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act Bill Passed - House (415 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
8/08 HR 6500 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Extension Act Bill Passed - Senate (90 - 6)
8/03 HR 6500 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Extension Act Cloture Invoked - Senate (89 - 4)
7/22 HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 198)
7/21 PN 851-8 Nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Stephen A. Vaden, resigned Nomination Confirmed - Senate (50 - 48)
7/21 HR 6955 Main Street Act Bill Passed - House (270 - 155)
7/16 PN 851-8 Nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Stephen A. Vaden, resigned Cloture Invoked - Senate (49 - 48)
7/15 HR 8595 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (217 - 209)
7/14 HR 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 201)
7/02 AB 1781 Expands Agreements Between Insurers and Federal Home Loan Banks Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
6/30 A 4085 Prohibits Businesses from Using Personalized Algorithmic Pricing Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
6/30 A 4085 Prohibits Businesses from Using Personalized Algorithmic Pricing Bill Passed - House (51 - 20)
6/29 SB 180 Extends the California Competes Business Tax Credit Progarm Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
6/29 SB 180 Extends the California Competes Business Tax Credit Progarm Bill Passed - House (75 - 0)
6/29 HR 7128 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (373 - 15)
6/25 HR 2478 Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (414 - 2)
6/24 HR 915 Small Business Technological Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (414 - 4)
6/24 HR 7401 Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act Bill Passed - House (415 - 0)
6/22 SB 1183 Amends Certain Audit Requirements for Charitable Organizations Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
6/22 SB 1183 Amends Certain Audit Requirements for Charitable Organizations Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
6/18 PN 730-33 Nomination of George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice J. Steven Dowd Nomination Confirmed - Senate (48 - 39)
6/17 HB 2586 Prohibits Individuals from Presenting as a Music Therapist Without Valid Certification Bill Passed - House (186 - 16)
6/17 HB 95 Requires Disclosure of Synthetic Advertising Content Bill Passed - House (124 - 78)
6/15 HB 377 Prohibits the Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession of Tianeptine Bill Passed - House (200 - 2)
6/11 H 7290 Limits the Use of Self-Service Checkout Stations in Grocery Stores Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
6/11 H Res 1335 Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment. Bill Passed - House (235 - 177)
6/10 S 2504 Requires Disclosure of Warehouse Quotas to Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
6/10 HB 2405 Appropriates Funds to the Office of Small Business Advocate for Fiscal Year 2027 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (188 - 14)
6/10 HR 8464 Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act Bill Passed - House (218 - 200)
6/10 H 7290 Limits the Use of Self-Service Checkout Stations in Grocery Stores Bill Passed - House (60 - 11)
6/10 HR 8312 Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act Bill Passed - House (240 - 181)
6/08 S 2504 Requires Disclosure of Warehouse Quotas to Employees Bill Passed - House (55 - 9)
6/04 A 6578 Requires Generative AI Developers to Disclose Training Data on Their Websites Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 6)
6/03 S 254 Alaska's Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition (ARTIST) Act Bill Passed - House (404 - 14)
5/27 SB 315 Establishes Safety Requirements for Artificial Intelligence Developers Bill Passed - House (110 - 0)
5/27 AB 2465 Prohibits Businesses that Contract with ICE from Receiving State-Provided Loans Bill Passed - House (55 - 20)
5/27 AB 2564 Prohibits Retailers from Setting Individualized Prices Based on Consumers' Personal Data Bill Passed - House (42 - 21)
5/27 AB 1883 Prohibits Employers from Using Facial, Gait, and Emotion Recognition Technology to Surveil Workers Bill Passed - House (52 - 12)
5/27 SB 869 Requires Chain Restaurants to Display Sugar Content on Certain Beverages Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
5/27 AB 1776 Prohibits Unreasonable Restraint of Trade and Monopolization of Trade and Commerce Bill Passed - House (44 - 17)
5/27 AB 2101 Expands Human Trafficking Posting and Training Requirements Bill Passed - House (75 - 0)
5/26 AB 2599 Requires Large Businesses to Search All Records for Evidence of Slavery Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
5/21 SB 315 Establishes Safety Requirements for Artificial Intelligence Developers Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 5)
5/21 AB 1705 Requires Consent Verification for Pornographic Website Uploads Bill Passed - House (72 - 0)
5/20 HB 782 Expands Regulations and Increases Fees for Nicotine Sales Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 0)
5/20 HR 4544 American Access to Banking Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 4)
5/20 HR 3234 Keeping Deposits Local Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 0)
5/20 HR 3234 Keeping Deposits Local Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 0)
5/20 HB 5878 Repeals the Personal Property Tax Bill Passed - House (57 - 45)
5/20 HR 5317 Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (393 - 16)
5/20 HR 1993 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act Bill Passed - House (415 - 0)
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