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Legislative Brief

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Legislative Brief — 2026-05-21

Summary

  • Total tracked bills: 82
  • Priority items: 9
  • Minnesota: 8
  • Federal: 74

Categories

Minnesota priority items0 bills

No bills in this category.

Minnesota other tracked bills8 bills

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Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established and existing programs modified, report required, prior appropriations modified and canceled, and money appropriated.

House/Other Source
Federal priority items9 bills

house resolution 1300: H.Res. 1300

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant crimi

House/Other Source

house resolution 1304: H.Res. 1304

Recognizing on Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government through statehood for active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families who

House/Other Source

house resolution 1305: H.Res. 1305

Congratulating the Jewish War Veterans on the 130th anniversary of the organization’s founding and honoring their commitment to Jewish war veterans.

House/Other Source

house bill 8893: H.R. 8893

To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish task forces to facilitate and inform the development of technical standards and guidelines relating to the identification of content created by generative artificial in

Topic: tech House/Other Source

senate bill 4561: S. 4561

A bill to modernize and streamline the permitting process for broadband infrastructure on Federal land, and for other purposes.

Topic: tech Senate Source

senate bill 4564: S. 4564

A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to assess cybersecurity risks of certain software and hardware used in certain maritime facilities, and for other purp

Topic: tech Senate Source

senate bill 4574: S. 4574

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on the use of funds and facilities of the Department of Defense for abortion care.

Senate Source
Federal other tracked bills65 bills

house joint resolution 187: H.J.Res. 187

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to “Medicare Program; Impl

House/Other Source

house resolution 1301: H.Res. 1301

Supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as “Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day” to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.

House/Other Source

house resolution 1302: H.Res. 1302

Designating May 2026 as “National Electrical Safety Month” in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of “National Electrical Safety Month” to raise awareness of electrical hazards in homes, schools, and workplaces and the acti

House/Other Source

house resolution 1303: H.Res. 1303

Recognizing the critical importance of the United States Special Operations Forces community and expressing support for the designation of SOF Week.

House/Other Source

house bill 8870: H.R. 8870

To authorize funding for Federal-aid highways, bridge construction and rehabilitation, highway safety programs, transit programs, and rail programs, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8876: H.R. 8876

To amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to provide for the prevention, management, control, and eradication of aquatic nuisance species, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8877: H.R. 8877

To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a study on the implementation of work requirements by public housing agencies, and for other purposes.

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house bill 8885: H.R. 8885

To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the use of appropriated funds, including the Judgment Fund, to settle or satisfy certain claims involving the President, political associates, or alleged governmental “weaponization”, to requi

House/Other Source

house bill 8886: H.R. 8886

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide funding for innovations in community policing, mental health care, and community safety, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8888: H.R. 8888

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8890: H.R. 8890

To amend the Public Health Services Act, commonly referred to as the “Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments” or “CLIA”, with respect to laboratory developed tests, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8891: H.R. 8891

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude certain beds from counting as acute care inpatient beds for critical access hospitals under the Medicare program.

House/Other Source

house bill 8892: H.R. 8892

To amend title XII of the Social Security Act to require States to first use certain funds to pay outstanding balances on advances made under such title prior to using such funds for any other purpose.

House/Other Source

house bill 8894: H.R. 8894

To prosecute, as a Federal crime, the assault or intimidation of a passenger train crew member in a manner consistent with the prosecution of assault or intimidation of an aircraft crew member.

House/Other Source

house bill 8895: H.R. 8895

To prohibit food retailers and third party delivery service providers from using technology that uses the personal data of consumer to engage in dynamic pricing, and for other purposes.

Topic: privacy, tech House/Other Source

house bill 8896: H.R. 8896

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide enhanced student loan relief to educators, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8898: H.R. 8898

To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to Members of Congress convicted of sexual offenses, and for other purposes.

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house bill 8901: H.R. 8901

To prohibit certain federally funded research collaborations with certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8902: H.R. 8902

Making continuing appropriations for essential Transportation Security Administration pay and operations during the lapse in appropriations beginning on February 14, 2026, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8903: H.R. 8903

To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a renter outreach resource, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8904: H.R. 8904

To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments.

House/Other Source

house bill 8905: H.R. 8905

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit leaders of certain religious denominations from being admitted to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(R) of that Act, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8906: H.R. 8906

To prohibit the purchase of American Housing supply by Foreign Countries, Adversaries, and Entities of Concern and to require the divestiture of existing housing ownership.

House/Other Source

house bill 8907: H.R. 8907

To direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement the Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project to test various payment models with respect to maternity care provided to pregnant and

House/Other Source

house bill 8908: H.R. 8908

To amend subsection (q) of section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the process for denying certain petitions whose primary purpose is to delay the approval of an application submitted under subsection (b)(2) or (j) o

House/Other Source

house bill 8909: H.R. 8909

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15422 NY 104 in Martville, New York, as the “Sergeant Staret J. Ingleston Memorial Post Office Building”.

House/Other Source

house bill 8910: H.R. 8910

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on specified settlement fund payments, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 8913: H.R. 8913

To authorize the conveyance of and remove the reversionary interest of the United States in certain lands in the City of Tulare, California.

House/Other Source

senate joint resolution 192: S.J.Res. 192

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to “Med

Senate Source

senate resolution 738: S.Res. 738

A resolution recognizing the significance of Jewish American Heritage Month and calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism.

Senate Source

senate bill 4560: S. 4560

A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish, on an annual basis, an assessment of United States dependency on the exportation of agricultural commodities to adversarial countries, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4563: S. 4563

A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require a deadline for publication of information contained in reports on findings of investigations relating to imports that impair national security, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4565: S. 4565

A bill to ensure the security and integrity of United States critical infrastructure by establishing an interagency task force and requiring a comprehensive report on the targeting of United States critical infrastructure by People’s Republic of

Senate Source

senate bill 4566: S. 4566

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under State plans under the Medicaid program for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for individuals for whom screening is recommended by U.S. Preventive Serv

Senate Source

senate bill 4567: S. 4567

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide enhanced student loan relief to educators, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4569: S. 4569

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the domestic production of printed circuit boards.

Senate Source

senate bill 4570: S. 4570

A bill to incentivize, streamline, and sustain United States foreign government partner procurement of United States-origin cyber and digital technologies.

Senate Source

senate bill 4571: S. 4571

A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a tropospheric ozone research program, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4572: S. 4572

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4575: S. 4575

A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide funding for innovations in community policing, mental health care, and community safety, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 4576: S. 4576

A bill to strengthen Federal efforts to counter antisemitism in the United States and protect the Jewish community.

Senate Source