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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Dec. 18, 2025 National HR 1366 Mining Regulatory Clarity Act Bill Passed - House (219 - 198)
Dec. 18, 2025 National HR 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 201)
Dec. 17, 2025 PA HB 1663 Establishes the Pennsylvania Children's Literacy Program Bill Passed - House (116 - 87)
Dec. 16, 2025 MI HB 4576 Appropriates $634 Million of Supplemental Funding for Fiscal Year 2026 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
Dec. 9, 2025 National HR 1676 Make State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs) Efficient Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (400 - 0)
Dec. 1, 2025 National HR 4423 No New Burma Funds Act Bill Passed - House (385 - 0)
Nov. 19, 2025 WI AB 596 Appropriates Funds to the State Department of Veterans Affairs to Provide Grants to Organizations that Provide Services to Homeless Veterans Bill Passed - House (98 - 0)
Nov. 19, 2025 National HR 4058 Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act Bill Passed - House (380 - 45)
Nov. 19, 2025 WI AB 649 Appropriates Funds for the School Consolidation Bill Package Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
Nov. 19, 2025 WI AB 647 Establishes a Four-Year Grant Program for School Districts that Enter Into a Sharing Agreement to Educate Students at One Location Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
Nov. 19, 2025 WI AB 648 Establishes Supplemental State Aid for Consolidated School Districts to Address Differences in Levies When Districts Merge Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
Nov. 19, 2025 WI AB 644 Increases State Aid for Schools that Consolidate in 2027-2029 Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
Nov. 18, 2025 WI AB 308 Prohibits Public Funds From Being Used to Pay for Health Care Services for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Nov. 18, 2025 WI AB 165 Prohibits Local Governments From Using Tax Revenue to Establish a Guaranteed Income Program Without Work Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
Nov. 18, 2025 WI AB 165 Prohibits Local Governments From Using Tax Revenue to Establish a Guaranteed Income Program Without Work Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
Nov. 15, 2025 NV SB 3 Establishes the Silver State General Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 0)
Nov. 13, 2025 NV SB 3 Establishes the Silver State General Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
Nov. 12, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (222 - 209)
Nov. 12, 2025 PA SB 160 Appropriates Funds for the General Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 9)
Nov. 12, 2025 PA SB 160 Appropriates Funds for the General Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (156 - 47)
Nov. 12, 2025 PA HB 749 Amends the Public Welfare Laws of Pennsylvania Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 4)
Nov. 12, 2025 PA HB 749 Amends the Public Welfare Laws of Pennsylvania Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3)
Nov. 10, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 40)
Nov. 9, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Invoked - Senate (60 - 40)
Nov. 4, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Motion Rejected - Senate (54 - 44)
Oct. 28, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Motion Rejected - Senate (54 - 45)
Oct. 28, 2025 National S J Res 81 A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil. Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 48)
Oct. 22, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 46)
Oct. 22, 2025 NC SB 378 Amends Medicaid Eligibility to Align with Federal Law Bill Passed - House (61 - 47)
Oct. 22, 2025 NC HB 491 Appropriates $190 Million from the Medicaid Contingency Reserve to Partially Fund Medicaid Bill Passed - House (111 - 0)
Oct. 21, 2025 NC SB 449 Expands Loan Program for Businesses Impacted by Hurricane Helene Conference Report Adopted - House (104 - 6)
Oct. 20, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 43)
Oct. 16, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 45)
Oct. 15, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 44)
Oct. 14, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 45)
Oct. 9, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 45)
Oct. 9, 2025 National S 2882 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (47 - 50)
Oct. 9, 2025 National S 2296 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 20)
Oct. 8, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 45)
Oct. 8, 2025 National S 2882 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (47 - 52)
Oct. 8, 2025 PA SB 160 Appropriates Funds for the General Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Bill Passed - House (105 - 98)
Oct. 8, 2025 PA SB 1040 Authorizes Treasurer Stacy Garrity to Waive Interest, Costs and Fees on Loans Administered Through her Short-Term Loan Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
Oct. 7, 2025 WI AB 455 Establishes a Condominium Conversion Reimbursement Grant Program Bill Passed - House (54 - 41)
Oct. 3, 2025 National HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 44)
Oct. 3, 2025 MI HB 4706 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 5)
Oct. 3, 2025 National S 2882 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 52)
Oct. 3, 2025 MI SB 579 Authorizes the State to Continue Collecting Certain Environmental Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
Oct. 2, 2025 MI HB 4706 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (101 - 8)
Oct. 2, 2025 MI SB 579 Authorizes the State to Continue Collecting Certain Environmental Fees Bill Passed - House (104 - 5)
Oct. 1, 2025 OH HB 96 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/18 HR 1366 Mining Regulatory Clarity Act Bill Passed - House (219 - 198)
12/18 HR 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 201)
12/17 HB 1663 Establishes the Pennsylvania Children's Literacy Program Bill Passed - House (116 - 87)
12/16 HB 4576 Appropriates $634 Million of Supplemental Funding for Fiscal Year 2026 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
12/09 HR 1676 Make State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs) Efficient Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (400 - 0)
12/01 HR 4423 No New Burma Funds Act Bill Passed - House (385 - 0)
11/19 AB 596 Appropriates Funds to the State Department of Veterans Affairs to Provide Grants to Organizations that Provide Services to Homeless Veterans Bill Passed - House (98 - 0)
11/19 HR 4058 Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act Bill Passed - House (380 - 45)
11/19 AB 649 Appropriates Funds for the School Consolidation Bill Package Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
11/19 AB 647 Establishes a Four-Year Grant Program for School Districts that Enter Into a Sharing Agreement to Educate Students at One Location Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
11/19 AB 648 Establishes Supplemental State Aid for Consolidated School Districts to Address Differences in Levies When Districts Merge Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
11/19 AB 644 Increases State Aid for Schools that Consolidate in 2027-2029 Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
11/18 AB 308 Prohibits Public Funds From Being Used to Pay for Health Care Services for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
11/18 AB 165 Prohibits Local Governments From Using Tax Revenue to Establish a Guaranteed Income Program Without Work Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
11/18 AB 165 Prohibits Local Governments From Using Tax Revenue to Establish a Guaranteed Income Program Without Work Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
11/15 SB 3 Establishes the Silver State General Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 0)
11/13 SB 3 Establishes the Silver State General Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
11/12 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (222 - 209)
11/12 SB 160 Appropriates Funds for the General Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 9)
11/12 SB 160 Appropriates Funds for the General Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (156 - 47)
11/12 HB 749 Amends the Public Welfare Laws of Pennsylvania Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 4)
11/12 HB 749 Amends the Public Welfare Laws of Pennsylvania Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3)
11/10 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 40)
11/09 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Invoked - Senate (60 - 40)
11/04 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Motion Rejected - Senate (54 - 44)
10/28 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Motion Rejected - Senate (54 - 45)
10/28 S J Res 81 A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil. Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 48)
10/22 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 46)
10/22 SB 378 Amends Medicaid Eligibility to Align with Federal Law Bill Passed - House (61 - 47)
10/22 HB 491 Appropriates $190 Million from the Medicaid Contingency Reserve to Partially Fund Medicaid Bill Passed - House (111 - 0)
10/21 SB 449 Expands Loan Program for Businesses Impacted by Hurricane Helene Conference Report Adopted - House (104 - 6)
10/20 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 43)
10/16 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 45)
10/15 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 44)
10/14 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 45)
10/09 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 45)
10/09 S 2882 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (47 - 50)
10/09 S 2296 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 20)
10/08 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 45)
10/08 S 2882 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (47 - 52)
10/08 SB 160 Appropriates Funds for the General Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Bill Passed - House (105 - 98)
10/08 SB 1040 Authorizes Treasurer Stacy Garrity to Waive Interest, Costs and Fees on Loans Administered Through her Short-Term Loan Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
10/07 AB 455 Establishes a Condominium Conversion Reimbursement Grant Program Bill Passed - House (54 - 41)
10/03 HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 44)
10/03 HB 4706 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 5)
10/03 S 2882 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 52)
10/03 SB 579 Authorizes the State to Continue Collecting Certain Environmental Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
10/02 HB 4706 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (101 - 8)
10/02 SB 579 Authorizes the State to Continue Collecting Certain Environmental Fees Bill Passed - House (104 - 5)
10/01 HB 96 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 11)
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