Should Congress have to approve military actions against Iran?
The House just failed to pass a resolution to end the war with Iran by one vote. The count was 213-214.
What people are acting on
The issues driving the most constituent messages this week.
Meta & YouTube Child Safety Trials
The growing wave of verdicts and legal scrutiny around child-safety and social-media addiction harms.
Should Congress have to approve military actions against Iran?
Ensuring that military decisions involve congressional oversight.
Immigration and ICE
In the news
News stories that connect to live legislation. Every briefing has an action.
Cole Tomas Allen identified as suspect in press dinner shooting
A suspect has been taken into custody following a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The individual has been identified as a teacher and private instructor from California. (sources: bbc, aljazeera, theguardian, ap, cbsnews)
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Shooting Incident at White House Correspondents' Dinner
A shooting incident occurred during the White House Correspondents' Dinner, prompting an evacuation. The president described his thoughts following the event. (sources: nytimes, ft, theguardian, foxnews, nbcnews)
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U.S. soldier arrested for alleged insider trading on Maduro capture
A U.S. Army special forces soldier has been arrested for allegedly using classified information to place bets on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The soldier reportedly earned significant profits from these bets. (sources: cbsnews, axios, politico, bbc, foxnews)
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What's actually being voted on, marked up, and debated — updated daily.
Bills you should know about
Substantive bills with broad relevance, real public attention, or meaningful movement in Congress.
This bill matters because it tries to make it harder for Iran to earn money from energy exports by raising the cost for the foreign companies and people that help keep that trade…
The bill matters because it would make some Iran-related sanctions harder to ease, even in individual cases. Today, the executive branch can sometimes grant special permission for…
Many Medicare patients deal with obesity or weight-related health problems, and this bill could make treatment easier to get. It could open the door to more counseling options and…
This matters because the rule now limits some uses of the affected federal lands, and canceling it could change what people can try to do there. The change could matter for jobs,…
This bill could change how people start using many everyday devices. Age checks would move to the operating system level, so one device account could affect access across many app…
Markup scheduled (Apr 29)
Markup scheduled (Apr 29)
A floor vote is likely soon.
A floor vote is likely soon.
AI power depends on chips, data centers, software, money, and skilled research. This bill would help Congress see how strong China is in each area. It could shape future choices a…
Bills to act on now
Ranked by timing, significance, and momentum — the most consequential outreach opportunities surface first.
To require certain agencies to develop plans for internal control in the event of an emergency or crisis, and for other purposes.
Markup scheduled (Apr 29)
Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act
Markup scheduled (Apr 29)
DAIRY PRIDE Act
Hearing scheduled (Apr 29)
To establish governmentwide requirements for pre-payment fraud prevention actions, to provide the U.S. Treasury appropriate data resources, to facilitate participation in governmentwide anti-fraud data sharing, and for other purposes.
Markup scheduled (Apr 29)
Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
Markup scheduled (Apr 29)
Some clergy could rejoin Social Security after opting out
Floor consideration likely scheduled (Apr 27)
Disaster victims could keep more money after losses and wildfire payments
Floor consideration likely scheduled (Apr 27)