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 · Sep 15 – Oct 7, 2026

Campus Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Support

8Members · 7 D · 1 R
11Actions · 10 D · 1 R
8States & territories · MI · MA · VA · NY lead
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 8Wk ofSep 154Wk ofSep 221Wk ofSep 295Wk ofOct 61Total
StatementsResponses to news 2
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 1
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 7

Developing stories

1 threads · 2 of 11 actions

Cornell Sexual Violence Case

2 members

  1. Sep 29Gillibrand called Cornell University fraternity rape case allegations serious and horrific, urged Senate action on campus safety.
  2. Oct 2Pressley reaffirmed support for survivors of sexual violence in response to Cornell case.

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Where they stand

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What each party did · Democrats 10 · Republicans 1

  • 2Statements0
  • 1Criticized0
  • 0Visits and events1
  • 7Filed or pushed bills0

By state

  • MI2
  • MA2
  • VA2
  • NY1
  • CA1
  • MO1
  • NC1
  • TX1

Every action

11 actions · 11 releases
  1. Oct 7, 2026
    • Bill

      DDingell MI

      Introduced bill to hold schools accountable for mishandling sexual assault reports.

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  2. Oct 2, 2026
  3. Oct 1, 2026
    • Bill

      DKaine VA

      Introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent campus sexual assault and support student survivors.

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  4. Sep 29, 2026
  5. Sep 22, 2026
    • Bill

      DPadilla CA

      Introduced bill to ban corporal punishment in federally funded schools and establish school safety grants.

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  6. Sep 17, 2026
    • Bill

      DCleaver MO

      Reintroduced bipartisan bill to address backlog of untested sexual assault kits.

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    • Bill

      DRoss NC

      Introduced bill creating restitution fund for survivors of sexual violence whose rights were violated by federal government.

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  7. Sep 16, 2026
    • Visit

      RCruz TX

      Hosted roundtable on bipartisan bill protecting child sexual abuse survivors from non-disclosure agreements.

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  8. Sep 15, 2026
    • Bill

      DPressley MA

      Introduced bill to establish financial restitution fund for survivors of sexual violence and Epstein abuse.

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