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Legislative Brief

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Legislative Brief — 2026-05-19

Summary

  • Total tracked bills: 109
  • Priority items: 6
  • Minnesota: 9
  • Federal: 100

Categories

Minnesota priority items1 bill
Minnesota other tracked bills8 bills

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Criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer increased, crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm established, enhanced penalties established, persons presenting as peace officers required to fulfill duty to identify, and criminal penalties established.

Topic: guns House/Other Source

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Elections; various changes made related to election administration, absentee voting provisions modified, timelines modified, elected officials and candidates prohibited from betting on elections, technical and clarifying changes made, and money appropriated.

House/Other Source
Federal priority items5 bills

house bill 8807: H.R. 8807

To authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies, and for other purposes.

Topic: privacy House/Other Source

house bill 8819: H.R. 8819

To require Federal agencies to use the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology with respect to the use of artificial intelligence.

Topic: tech, ai House/Other Source

house bill 8830: H.R. 8830

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a pilot program to enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and the availability of that mapped data to homeowners, businesses, an

Topic: privacy House/Other Source

house bill 8841: H.R. 8841

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veteran Scam Victims Foundation, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8866: H.R. 8866

To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to reauthorize the regional innovation program, and for other purposes.

Topic: tech House/Other Source
Federal other tracked bills95 bills

house resolution 1284: H.Res. 1284

Congratulating the University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team for winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Volleyball Championship.

House/Other Source

house resolution 1290: H.Res. 1290

Recognizing the significant and often overlooked behavioral health needs experienced by individuals and families affected by rare diseases, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house resolution 1291: H.Res. 1291

Expressing support for the recognition of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as Wildfire Preparedness Week, the national event educating the public on fire safety and preparedness, and supporting the goals of a Wildfire Preparedness Week.

House/Other Source

house resolution 1292: H.Res. 1292

To acknowledge the Black Women Best framework to empower and improve life for all through guaranteed income, expanding child and income tax credit, increasing access to equitable health care and government assistance, prohibiting policing in

House/Other Source

house resolution 1295: H.Res. 1295

Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2026, as “DIPG Awareness Day” to raise awareness and encourage research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general.

House/Other Source

house bill 8808: H.R. 8808

To amend title 46, United States Code, to expand the Cable Security Fleet to not less than 6 vessels, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8809: H.R. 8809

To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify the definition of “foreign principal” and ensure transparency in lobbying on behalf of foreign interests.

House/Other Source

house bill 8810: H.R. 8810

To establish a commission to study potential uses of the Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8812: H.R. 8812

To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow the use of commercial-grade steel and concrete in non-safety-related structures at nuclear power plants, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8814: H.R. 8814

To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from authorizing the exchange of information pertaining to the immigration status of any individual.

House/Other Source

house bill 8815: H.R. 8815

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain eligibility provisions for loan forgiveness for teachers, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8820: H.R. 8820

To limit the use of certain funds for the deactivation of Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8822: H.R. 8822

To amend the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act to permit the Secretary of Labor to obtain certain information relating to earnings and employment.

House/Other Source

house bill 8823: H.R. 8823

To amend the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act to allow the Secretary of Labor to suspend payments to medical providers who have been convicted of fraud.

House/Other Source

house bill 8824: H.R. 8824

To repeal the jurisdiction conferred by section 3243 of title 18, United States Code, to the State of Kansas over offenses committed by or against Indians on Tribal lands in Kansas.

House/Other Source

house bill 8826: H.R. 8826

To require the Administrator of General Services to display or inscribe the national motto of the United States on all Federal buildings, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8827: H.R. 8827

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a national-interest standard for immigration, end certain family-sponsored immigration categories, revise standards relating to good moral character, eliminate the diversity immigrant c

House/Other Source

house bill 8828: H.R. 8828

To direct the Attorney General to establish an official station for the United States attorney for the Western District of Washington in the county of Clark, Washington, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8831: H.R. 8831

To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8833: H.R. 8833

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to evaluate the activities of sister city partnerships operating within the United States, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8834: H.R. 8834

To ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today’s global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Departm

House/Other Source

house bill 8835: H.R. 8835

To amend chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to maximize value of taxpayer dollars by providing regulatory relief for transit agencies, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8836: H.R. 8836

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require certain financial institutions to verify the citizenship and legal status of individuals, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8837: H.R. 8837

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a microemployer pension plan startup credit, to permit the assignment of small business pension plan startup credits, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8838: H.R. 8838

To amending chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Members of Congress from certain participation in prediction markets, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8839: H.R. 8839

To address the health of cancer survivors and unmet needs that survivors face through the entire continuum of care from diagnosis through active treatment and posttreatment, in order to improve survivorship, treatment, transition to recovery a

House/Other Source

house bill 8840: H.R. 8840

To address the high costs of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage in the United States, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8842: H.R. 8842

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for Federal law enforcement officers for certain expedited security screening, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8843: H.R. 8843

To amend title 18, United States, to include property damage in acts that constitute domestic terrorism, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8844: H.R. 8844

To correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers.

House/Other Source

house bill 8846: H.R. 8846

To improve tornado detection, forecasting, warning dissemination, and community resilience, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8847: H.R. 8847

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense that violates certain State or Federal hunting or fishing laws are inadmissible and deportable.

House/Other Source

house bill 8848: H.R. 8848

To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the National Guard Relief Foundation in the definition of “military welfare society” in certain laws administered by the Secretaries of the military departments.

House/Other Source

house bill 8849: H.R. 8849

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8850: H.R. 8850

To create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Islands, freshwater mussels in the United States, and desert fish in the Southwest United States, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8851: H.R. 8851

To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an electronic processing portal for licenses and other approvals related to commercial space launch activities, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8852: H.R. 8852

To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health to design and implement a program to study the health effects of nuclear radiation on women, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8853: H.R. 8853

To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow Amtrak to use grant funds to satisfy non-Federal share requirements of certain grant programs, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8854: H.R. 8854

To establish a pilot program for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to evaluate the effectiveness of insuring mortgages made to finance improvements to convert basement spaces into safely habitable dwelling units, and for other pur

House/Other Source

house bill 8855: H.R. 8855

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish nationwide concealed carry reciprocity for certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8856: H.R. 8856

To give priority consideration to units of local government that provide gang affiliation information in reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of Byrne-JAG grants, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8857: H.R. 8857

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to adjust which engineered cyclic peptides are qualifying single source drugs for purposes of the Drug Price Negotiation Program.

House/Other Source

house bill 8861: H.R. 8861

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide post-employment limits for attorneys of the United States, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8862: H.R. 8862

To amend title 18, United States Code, to waive immunity for certain acts committed by Federal law enforcement officers.

House/Other Source

house bill 8863: H.R. 8863

To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of compensation for certain illnesses and di

Topic: guns House/Other Source

house bill 8865: H.R. 8865

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude providers convicted of certain fraud-related criminal offenses from participation in Federal health care programs on a permanent basis.

House/Other Source

house bill 8867: H.R. 8867

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement, as part of the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information, a public education initiative on the need for individuals to plan for their long-term care, an

House/Other Source

house bill 8868: H.R. 8868

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements, and automatically update such thr

House/Other Source

house bill 8869: H.R. 8869

To amend the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) to authorize research on the impacts of traumatic birth experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder on mothers, infants, and families, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

senate resolution 729: S.Res. 729

A resolution recognizing and honoring Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and the Corps of Discovery, for their expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase.

Senate Source

senate bill 4528: S. 4528

A bill to provide for the long-term improvement of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4529: S. 4529

A bill to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow the use of commercial-grade steel and concrete in non-safety-related structures at nuclear power plants, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4536: S. 4536

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to authorize grant funds under the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program to be used to increase resilience to extreme temperatures, and for other

Senate Source

senate bill 4538: S. 4538

A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington’s Trail-1753 as a national historic trail, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4539: S. 4539

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the penalties relating to the disclosure of tax return information relating to contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4540: S. 4540

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities.

Senate Source

senate bill 4541: S. 4541

A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today’s global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the De

Senate Source

senate bill 4542: S. 4542

A bill to disqualify aliens from establishing good moral character, maintaining eligibility for asylum, and retaining lawful permanent resident status if they engage in activities in opposition to the United States Constitution, our form of gove

Senate Source

senate bill 4543: S. 4543

A bill to create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Islands, freshwater mussels in the United States, and desert fish in the Southwest United States, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4544: S. 4544

A bill to require a report on countering the smuggling of hydrocarbon products by transnational criminal organizations, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4545: S. 4545

A bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to establish certain scientific integrity policies for Federal agencies that fund, conduct, or oversee scientific research, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4546: S. 4546

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a national-interest standard for immigration, end certain family-sponsored immigration categories, revise standards relating to good moral character, eliminate the diversity immigr

Senate Source

senate bill 4547: S. 4547

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen requirements for naturalization, to require instruction on the oath of allegiance and the principles of the Constitution, to establish consequences for fraud and concealment in th

Senate Source

senate bill 4548: S. 4548

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a program to promote upland species habitat restoration, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4549: S. 4549

A bill ensure the reliable delivery of water to the United States under the 1944 Water Treaty, to provide a mechanism to compensate United States agricultural producers for economic losses resulting from delivery shortfalls, and for other purpos

Senate Source
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Sources: GovTrack API (https://www.govtrack.us/developers/api), Open States v3 (https://v3.openstates.org/)