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Saturday, August 8, 2026

Legislative Brief — 2026-08-08

Summary

  • Total tracked bills: 100
  • Priority items: 9
  • Minnesota: 0
  • Federal: 100

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 items9 bills

house bill 10069: H.R. 10069

To amend the Sikes Act to make certain improvements to integrated natural resources management plans of the Department of Defense for military installations, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

senate bill 5291: S. 5291

A bill to require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cybersecurity assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes.

Topic: tech Senate Source

senate bill 5294: S. 5294

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require all railroad freight cars operating on the United States general railroad system of transportation to meet certain manufacturing and content requirements, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5307: S. 5307

A bill to require a strategy to align immigration-related policies with the national interest in ensuring United States leadership and dominance in artificial intelligence and in strengthening the broader ecosystem of scientific, technological,

Topic: ai Senate Source

senate bill 5313: S. 5313

A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider cybersecurity risks from quantum computers, and for other purposes.

Topic: tech Senate Source

senate bill 5316: S. 5316

A bill to amend title VIII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include biotechnology in the definitions of “prohibited technology” and “notifiable technology”, and for other purposes.

Topic: tech Senate Source

senate bill 5317: S. 5317

A bill to enable schools serving grades 6 through 12 that are located in rural areas or that serve Native American students to remodel or build new facilities to provide STEM classrooms and laboratories and support high-speed internet, to establ

Topic: tech Senate Source

senate bill 5349: S. 5349

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to eliminate any internal Department of Defense depreciated costs or cancel any internal Department debts associated with depots and arsenal from accounts of a military department or the Department th

Senate Source
Federal other tracked bills91 bills

house joint resolution 210: H.J.Res. 210

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse

House/Other Source

house joint resolution 211: H.J.Res. 211

Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Gra

House/Other Source

house joint resolution 212: H.J.Res. 212

Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Pro

House/Other Source

house bill 10045: H.R. 10045

To provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility”, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 10048: H.R. 10048

To create national standards for labeling of covered materials as recyclable, compostable, reusable, and refillable, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 10051: H.R. 10051

To establish and collect fees for an optional program to expedite the processing of forms required to obtain a permanent labor certification, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 10053: H.R. 10053

To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to issue loans to certain public employees, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 10054: H.R. 10054

To withdraw certain Federal land in the Rio Chama Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 10055: H.R. 10055

To amend titles 5, 18, and 40, United States Code, to prohibit the renaming of Federal property except through a provision of law enacted by Congress, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 10056: H.R. 10056

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicar

House/Other Source

house bill 10063: H.R. 10063

To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 10065: H.R. 10065

To require certain royalties paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Continental Shelf to be assessed on all gas produced, and for other purposes.

House/Other Source

house bill 10067: H.R. 10067

To prohibit the District of Columbia from requiring a person to wear a protective helmet to operate, or ride on, a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle.

House/Other Source

senate bill 5274: S. 5274

A bill to prohibit the District of Columbia from requiring a person to wear a protective helmet to operate, or ride on, a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle.

Senate Source

senate bill 5275: S. 5275

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit orders or agreements relating to the release of tax claims by the President and related persons, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5276: S. 5276

A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to adjust the time period for the eligibility of certain base and overtime wages associated with the repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities.

Senate Source

senate bill 5279: S. 5279

A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to designate November as National American History and Founders Month.

Senate Source

senate bill 5281: S. 5281

A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to strike provisions relating to the maximum civil penalties for violations of product safety standards.

Senate Source

senate bill 5282: S. 5282

A bill to withdraw certain Federal land in the Rio Chama Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5283: S. 5283

A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5284: S. 5284

A bill to provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5286: S. 5286

A bill to amend the Small Business Act to establish the position of Coordinator for Disabled Small Business Concerns within the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Civil Rights of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5287: S. 5287

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States to increase awareness and education for colorectal cancer and improve early d

Senate Source

senate bill 5290: S. 5290

A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue competitive grants and enter into cooperative agreements to respond to and address mountain pine beetles, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5293: S. 5293

A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish prepositioning protocols for aerial wildfire suppression for early-season fine fuel wildland fires, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5295: S. 5295

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to strengthen mentorship and career development support for early-career researchers receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5296: S. 5296

A bill to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in the health professions, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5297: S. 5297

A bill to require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to submit a report regarding the use of coverage and reimbursement authorities to protect the markets for active pharmaceutical ingredients and key staring mater

Senate Source

senate bill 5298: S. 5298

A bill to facilitate the leasing of United States Postal Service property for the development of housing, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5299: S. 5299

A bill to amend the Head Start Act to establish Tribal certification standards for Indian Head Start programs, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5300: S. 5300

A bill to ensure the transparency and integrity of casualty accounting and benefits and awards for military and civilian personnel during military operations, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5301: S. 5301

A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reauthorize the position of Farmworker Coordinator.

Senate Source

senate bill 5302: S. 5302

A bill to create national standards for labeling of covered materials as recyclable, compostable, reusable, and refillable, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5303: S. 5303

A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Office of the Farm and Food System Workforce.

Senate Source

senate bill 5304: S. 5304

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5305: S. 5305

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the grant program for mental health and substance use disorder services for students in higher education and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program to address youth suicide preven

Senate Source

senate bill 5306: S. 5306

A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider the effects of Commission-jurisdictional rates on the affordability of electricity for consumers, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5308: S. 5308

A bill to designate Afghanistan under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Afghanistan to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5309: S. 5309

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide payments for alternative manure management practices under the environmental quality incentives program, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5314: S. 5314

A bill to make certain individuals and entities ineligible to participate in Federal programs, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5315: S. 5315

A bill to impose additional duties on goods imported into the United States to eliminate the deficit in trade in goods.

Senate Source

senate bill 5318: S. 5318

A bill to create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months.

Senate Source

senate bill 5319: S. 5319

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Med

Senate Source

senate bill 5320: S. 5320

A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain securities trading and related communications by those who possess material, nonpublic information, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5321: S. 5321

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of, and expand access to, home and community-based services under the Medicaid program, to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, an

Senate Source

senate bill 5322: S. 5322

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit amount for qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships.

Senate Source

senate bill 5323: S. 5323

A bill to designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the “Elliot L. Engel Building”.

Senate Source

senate bill 5324: S. 5324

A bill to establish the right to counsel, at Government expense for those who cannot afford counsel, for people facing removal.

Senate Source

senate bill 5325: S. 5325

A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to cease all immigration detention operations at the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5335: S. 5335

A bill to amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to provide for fair audits and inspections for examinations.

Senate Source

senate bill 5336: S. 5336

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit liability at common law for failure to manufacture or equip a motor vehicle to an extent that exceeds applicable motor vehicle safety standards, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5337: S. 5337

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for extensions of detention of certain aliens ordered removed, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5338: S. 5338

A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standards for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, and for o

Senate Source

senate bill 5339: S. 5339

A bill to limit the duties that may be imposed with respect to school supplies and educational materials, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5341: S. 5341

A bill to require the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to delegate to the Commandant of the Coast Guard authority to enter into intergovernmental support agreements relating to installation-support services, and

Senate Source

senate bill 5342: S. 5342

A bill to require a report on the advisability and feasibility of establishing a Drone Center of Excellence within the Army National Guard.

Senate Source

senate bill 5343: S. 5343

A bill to require congressional notification of the relief or early departure of certain general and flag officers.

Senate Source

senate bill 5344: S. 5344

A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to submit a report on efforts to support the production, testing, and sustainment of autonomous maneuver systems, components for such systems, and low-cost interceptors.

Senate Source

senate bill 5345: S. 5345

A bill to provide for the delivery of artifical intelligence functional bills of materials, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5346: S. 5346

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for layer operation efficiency equipment.

Senate Source

senate bill 5347: S. 5347

A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of certain judicial circuits, and for other purposes.

Senate Source

senate bill 5348: S. 5348

A bill to modify the report on limitations on performance of depot-level maintenance to include information on each facility.

Senate Source

senate bill 5350: S. 5350

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include foreign oil and gas extraction income in net CFC tested income, to include income from the extraction of minerals from oil shale and tar sands in the definitions of foreign oil and gas

Senate Source

senate bill 5351: S. 5351

A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to provide for public financing for Federal elections through vouchers directed by eligible voters to the candidates of their choice.

Senate Source

senate bill 5352: S. 5352

A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act and the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to reauthorize certain desalination programs, and for other purposes.

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