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 · Oct 1 – Oct 7, 2026

Environmental Protection

Senate passed the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act with $475 million annual funding through 2030 and the bipartisan Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act to streamline ecosystem restoration. Members introduced bills on fossil fuel finance, EPA transparency, and coastal pollution investigation. Congress members secured funding for marine research, brownfield cleanup, and Chesapeake Bay conservation totaling over $100 million.

AI summary of the releases below · Oct 8, 2026

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21Members · 13 D · 8 R
18Actions · 11 D · 7 R
13States & territories · CA · MI · WA · FL lead
$99MFunding announced

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeThu15Fri25Sat3Sun4Mon52Tue65Wed71Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 4
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 2
Announced fundingGrants and approvals 3
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 7
Other 1

Developing stories

3 threads · 5 of 18 actions

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act

2 members

  1. Oct 6Walberg (R) hosted EPA Regional Administrator to discuss Great Lakes restoration and brownfield cleanup.
  2. Oct 6Slotkin Senate passed legislation to extend Great Lakes Restoration Initiative with $475 million annual funding through 2030.

2 actions →

Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act

3 members

  1. Oct 1Murray, Daines (R) Senate passed bipartisan bill simplifying ecosystem restoration approval in floodplains.
  2. Oct 1Downing (R) announced Senate passage of Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act to streamline ecosystem restoration projects.

2 actions →

Where they stand

Support · 9

  • DSlotkin MIChampioned legislation extending Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding
  • RFranklin FLIntroduced bill to improve EPA scientific advisory transparency
  • DKelly AZSponsored bipartisan bill to enable prescribed fires for wildfire risk reduction
  • DMarkey MAReintroduced legislation requiring banks to adopt emission transition plans
  • DGallego AZPassed bipartisan bill to ease prescribed fire use under Clean Air Act
  • DPadilla CAIntroduced bill to assess and clean up toxic waste dumped off California coast
  • RDowning MTSecured Senate passage of bipartisan floodplain restoration legislation
  • DMurray WAPassed bipartisan floodplain restoration streamlining bill
  • RDaines MTPassed bipartisan bill streamlining ecosystem restoration project approvals

Oppose · 5

  • DLarsen WAOpposed fast-tracked Pacific Link pipeline for environmental risks
  • DCarbajal CAOpposes eminent domain provision benefiting private offshore corporation
  • RGuthrie KYOpposes EPA's revised particulate matter air quality standards
  • DSalinas ORUrged RV industry to stop sourcing rainforest timber
  • DFletcher TXDemanded EPA explain lab relocation impact on Gulf Coast environmental testing and protection

What each party did · Democrats 11 · Republicans 7

  • 3Sent letters1
  • 1Criticized0
  • 1Visits and events1
  • 0Announced funding3
  • 5Filed or pushed bills2
  • 1Other0

Most active

  1. DCarbajal CA2
  2. DLarsen WA1
  3. DSlotkin MI1
  4. RWalberg MI1
  5. DDeSaulnier CA1
  6. RLuna FL1
  7. RFranklin FL1
  8. RGuthrie KY1

By state

  • CA4
  • MI3
  • WA2
  • FL2
  • AZ2
  • MT2
  • KY1
  • OR1

+5 more with fewer actions

Every action

18 actions · 22 releases
  1. Oct 7, 2026
    • Criticism

      DLarsen WA

      Criticized Canada's fast-tracked oil pipeline project for marine habitat and spill risks.

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  2. Oct 6, 2026
  3. Oct 5, 2026
    • Bill

      RFranklin FL

      Introduced bill to strengthen transparency and scientific integrity in EPA's advisory process.

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    • Letter

      RGuthrie KY

      Led amicus brief opposing EPA's revised air quality standards as economically harmful.

      Release ↗

  4. Oct 2, 2026
  5. Oct 1, 2026

Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works