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 8 – Oct 31, 2026

Gun Violence Prevention

Following a school shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, nine Democratic members of Congress issued statements and sent letters demanding action on gun violence. Multiple members pressed the Department of Justice on its decision allowing handgun sales to teenagers under 21. Representative Morelle announced $500,000 in federal funding for gun violence survivors' housing and support services.

AI summary of the releases below · Oct 26, 2026

11Members · 11 D · 0 R
12Actions · 12 D · 0 R
6States & territories · CA · OR · RI · NY lead
$500KFunding announced

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofOct 21Wk ofOct 93Wk ofOct 167Wk ofOct 23Wk ofOct 301Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 7
StatementsResponses to news 3
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
Announced fundingGrants and approvals 1

Emerging events

1 threads · 4 of 12 actions

Silver Rail Elementary School Shooting

3 members

  1. Oct 15Bynum condemned school shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend.
  2. Oct 15Reed issued statement condemning school shooting and calling for gun violence prevention policies.
  3. Oct 15Wyden issued a statement regarding the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting in Bend, Oregon.
  4. Oct 21Bynum called for halt on ICE operations in Bend following school shooting to support grieving community.

4 actions →

What each party did · Democrats 12 · Republicans 0

  • 7Sent letters0
  • 3Statements0
  • 1Criticized0
  • 1Announced funding0

By state

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

  • CA3
  • OR3
  • RI3
  • NY2
  • NM1
  • DE1

Every action

12 actions · 13 releases
  1. Oct 31, 2026
  2. Oct 21, 2026
  3. Oct 20, 2026
  4. Oct 19, 2026
  5. Oct 16, 2026
  6. Oct 15, 2026
  7. Oct 8, 2026
    • Letter

      DThompson CA

      Led 174 members in letter calling on DOJ to enforce 1968 law prohibiting handgun sales to 18-20-year-olds.

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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