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Saturday, July 18, 2026

Legislative Brief — 2026-07-18

Summary

  • Total tracked bills: 77
  • Priority items: 11
  • Minnesota: 0
  • Federal: 77

Categories

Minnesota priority items0 bills

No bills in this category.

Notes

No new priority MN bills.

Minnesota other tracked bills0 bills

No bills in this category.

Federal priority items11 bills

house bill 9729: H.R. 9729

To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the use of autonomous weapons systems and artificial intelligence-enabled systems by the Armed Forces is subject to appropriate levels of human command re

Topic: ai House/Other Source

house bill 9734: H.R. 9734

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements for the use of artificial intelligence in prior authorization denials by Medicare Advantage organizations.

Topic: ai House/Other Source

house bill 9736: H.R. 9736

To provide appropriations for the Internal Revenue Service to overhaul technology and strengthen enforcement, and for other purposes.

Topic: tech House/Other Source

house bill 9752: H.R. 9752

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure fair reimbursement rates for home and community-based services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 9755: H.R. 9755

To establishes a new position of Senior Biotechnology Official within the Department of State to enhance United States leadership in global biotechnology challenges by leading United States efforts in biotechnology diplomacy, security, and inn

Topic: tech House/Other Source

senate bill 5013: S. 5013

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to use amounts under the Veteran-Directed Care program to provide care to veterans with acquired brain injury, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5014: S. 5014

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5015: S. 5015

A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to review and evaluate the processes for updating maps that depict the extent of the availability of broadband internet access service in the United States, and for other purposes.

Topic: tech Senate Source

senate bill 5027: S. 5027

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure fair reimbursement rates for home and community-based services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Senate Source
Federal other tracked bills66 bills

house resolution 1437: H.Res. 1437

Recognizing that equity, diversity, and inclusion in federally funded health research is necessary to enhance scientific excellence, and ensure equitable outcomes for patients in the United States.

House/Other Source

house bill 9719: H.R. 9719

To authorize possession of a firearm in certain units and facilities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Topic: guns House/Other Source

house bill 9724: H.R. 9724

To clarify United States birthright citizenship laws in the territories and combat foreign nationals who are seeking citizenship in the United States territories.

House/Other Source

house bill 9725: H.R. 9725

To amend title 5, United States Code, to abolish the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 9726: H.R. 9726

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to establish an expenditure limit with respect to candidates for the House of Representatives.

House/Other Source

house bill 9727: H.R. 9727

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide that not less than half of the funds used to make certain independent expenditures must be contributed by persons in the State where the expenditure is made.

House/Other Source

house bill 9728: H.R. 9728

To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify the requirements relating to reductions in force for Foreign Service officers and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 9731: H.R. 9731

To provide that a nonprofit organization that receives more than 50 percent of its revenue from grants awarded by the Department of Justice, and compensated an officer or employee in an amount that exceeds the annual salary authorized to be pa

House/Other Source

house bill 9732: H.R. 9732

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers with a multi-class share structure to disclose certain shareholder voting results.

House/Other Source

house bill 9735: H.R. 9735

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish a grant program to enable law students to assist participants and beneficiaries in certain civil enforcement actions, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 9737: H.R. 9737

To amend the Employment Retirement Income Security Act to establish a Benefits Assistance Program to improve access to benefits under employee welfare benefit plans, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 9741: H.R. 9741

To name the District of Columbia tuition assistance grant program the “Eleanor Holmes Norton District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program”.

House/Other Source

house bill 9742: H.R. 9742

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate certain exceptions to the naturalization requirement as to understanding the English language, history, principles, and form of government of the United States.

House/Other Source

house bill 9743: H.R. 9743

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health in

House/Other Source

house bill 9744: H.R. 9744

To restore competition in the meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power and ultimately reduce prices for American consumers, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 9745: H.R. 9745

To require certain protections for any dependent child whose parent is a detained alien, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 9747: H.R. 9747

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for career support for a skilled, internationally educated health care workforce.

House/Other Source

house bill 9751: H.R. 9751

To amend the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish additional requirements relating to claims and appeals.

House/Other Source

house bill 9753: H.R. 9753

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain retirement plan distributions used to pay qualified fertility treatment expenses from the early withdrawal tax.

House/Other Source

house bill 9754: H.R. 9754

To direct the Secretary of Labor to require group health plans include certain information on claim denials in annual reports, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 9756: H.R. 9756

To direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide medication assisted treatment for opioid addiction to certain women.

House/Other Source

house bill 9760: H.R. 9760

To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require the Federal Government to produce a national resilience strategy, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 9762: H.R. 9762

To require transparency of ticket sales, prohibit withholding information on the number of tickets available to inflate prices, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 9763: H.R. 9763

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 9764: H.R. 9764

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any foreign tax credit with respect to taxes paid or accrued to the Russian Federation.

House/Other Source

house bill 9765: H.R. 9765

To amend the requirements for teaching residency programs under part A of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

House/Other Source

house bill 9766: H.R. 9766

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand participation by underrepresented populations in service programs, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 9769: H.R. 9769

To require Members of Congress to provide disclosures related to absences from attendance, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

senate bill 5008: S. 5008

A bill to require Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators administering an open access transmission tariff to offer basic access service for energy-only delivery, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5009: S. 5009

A bill to ensure that any individual serving as Director of National Intelligence in an acting capacity possesses the qualifications required of the Director of National Intelligence to have extensive national security expertise, and for other p

Senate Source

senate bill 5010: S. 5010

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules governing the State administration of self-employment assistance programs.

Senate Source

senate bill 5011: S. 5011

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessively disparate wages paid to chief executive officers.

Senate Source

senate bill 5012: S. 5012

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for career support for a skilled, internationally educated health care workforce.

Senate Source

senate bill 5016: S. 5016

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify allotments under that Act, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5017: S. 5017

A bill to direct the Security of Labor to carry out a grant program to award grants to States to carry out a paid leave program, to establish the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5022: S. 5022

A bill to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5023: S. 5023

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility of certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5024: S. 5024

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that an entity domiciled in a foreign adversary country is a foreign instrumentality for purposes of the prohibition on economic espionage.

Senate Source

senate bill 5026: S. 5026

A bill to require warning labels on sugar-sweetened foods and beverages, foods and beverages containing high-intensity sweeteners, ultra-processed foods, and foods high in nutrients of concern, such as added sugar, saturated fat, or sodium, to r

Senate Source

senate bill 5028: S. 5028

A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5029: S. 5029

A bill to amend the requirements for teaching residency programs under part A of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Senate Source

senate bill 5030: S. 5030

A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual heal

Senate Source

senate bill 5031: S. 5031

A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand participation by underrepresented populations in service programs, and for other purposes.

Senate Source