Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Issues / Issue · Jul 17 – Sep 16, 2026

Biosecurity Research Oversight

5Members · 2 D · 3 R
5Actions · 2 D · 3 R
5States & territories · CA · GA · TX · KS lead
4Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
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HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 2
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 3

What each party did · Democrats 2 · Republicans 3

  • 1Hearings1
  • 1Filed or pushed bills2

By state

Actions by members from each state, split by party. A joint release counts once for each member on it.

  • CA1
  • GA1
  • TX1
  • KS1
  • MI1

Every action

5 actions · 5 releases
  1. Sep 16, 2026
  2. Sep 14, 2026
    • Bill

      RPfluger TX

      Introduced bipartisan bill to regulate DNA synthesis technology and prevent dangerous pathogen creation.

      Release ↗

  3. Aug 5, 2026
    • Bill

      RMarshall KS

      Urged Senate to permanently ban taxpayer funding for viral gain-of-function research.

      Release ↗

  4. Jul 17, 2026
    • Bill

      DDingell MI

      Introduced resolution recognizing importance of diversity in federally funded health research.

      Release ↗

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