Stories

What Congress is talking about

The issues members raise in their press releases, with the specific events inside each, by how many members raised them. Each bar shows who is talking: Democrats from the left, Republicans from the right.

What’s happening this week

2026 Midterm Election Interference Concerns Election Security
11 members
United States Space Academy Location Science, Technology, Communications
7 members
Israeli E1 Settlement Sanctions International Affairs
6 members
Eastern Washington Wildfires RecoveryNew Emergency Management
4 members
Central Oregon Wildfire RecoveryNew Emergency Management
3 members
Mesabi Metallics Steel Mill Location DecisionNew Economics and Public Finance
3 members
Hurricane Helene Recovery Emergency Management
3 members
Eaton and Palisades Fires Recovery Emergency Management
3 members
Rogue AI Cyberattacks Investigation Cybersecurity
3 members
Roadless Rule Rescission Opposition Public Lands and Natural Resources
3 members
New Jersey Nor'easter Damage Emergency Management
3 members
LIHEAP Funding Distribution Social Welfare
4 members

Bills in the news this week

Protect College Sports Act Sports and Recreation
24 members
Ratepayer Protection Act Energy
17 members
Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs ActNew Energy
5 members
Ban Flock Act Privacy and Surveillance
5 members
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative ActNew Environmental Protection
4 members
National Archives Protection ActNew Government Operations and Politics
4 members
Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act Environmental Protection
4 members
Build American Efficiency ActNew Housing and Community Development
3 members
Stop Orphaned Wells ActNew Oil and Gas Regulation
3 members
Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery ActNew Environmental Protection
3 members
Taxpayer Assistance and Service ActNew Taxation
3 members
Regional Great Lakes Partnership ActNew Environmental Protection
3 members

Issues this week

Health
63 members
Government Operations and Politics National Archives Protection Act · Arctic Frost Oversight · Protecting Presidential Memorials Act
55 members
Energy Ratepayer Protection Act · Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act
41 members
Emergency Management Eastern Washington Wildfires Recovery · New Jersey Nor'easter Damage · Hurricane Helene Recovery
43 members
International Affairs Israeli E1 Settlement Sanctions · Submarine Cable Security Policy Act · Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act
43 members
Armed Forces and National Security Fort Bragg Veterans Home Land Transfer
38 members
Environmental Protection Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act · Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act · Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act
26 members
Military Readiness Military Promotions Depoliticization Legislation
24 members
Sports and Recreation Protect College Sports Act
24 members
Economics and Public Finance Mesabi Metallics Steel Mill Location Decision · Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
23 members
Crime and Law Enforcement Domestic Violence SAFE Notice Act · Stop SIM Box Scams Act
25 members
Election Security 2026 Midterm Election Interference Concerns · Voter Voucher Transparency Act
23 members
Immigration
25 members
Cybersecurity Rogue AI Cyberattacks Investigation
21 members
Education Campus Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Support · 529 Retirement Enhancement Act
29 members

Issues, last 30 days

HealthNew
101 members
Government Operations and PoliticsNew National Archives Protection Act · Protecting Presidential Memorials Act · Arctic Frost Oversight
81 members
Armed Forces and National SecurityNew Fort Bragg Veterans Home Land Transfer · Securing National Security Systems from Chinese Optical Transceivers Act · Zeus 95 Memorial Act
80 members
International AffairsNew Israeli E1 Settlement Sanctions · China Religious Persecution Concerns · Submarine Cable Security Policy Act
77 members
EducationNew Campus Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Support · 529 Retirement Enhancement Act · Public Service Educational Assistance Act
62 members
Emergency ManagementNew New Jersey Nor'easter Damage · Hurricane Helene Recovery · Eastern Washington Wildfires Recovery
61 members
EnergyNew Ratepayer Protection Act · Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act
54 members
Science, Technology, CommunicationsNew United States Space Academy Location · Data Center Transparency and Community Empowerment Acts · National Critical Minerals Council Act
50 members
ImmigrationNew
43 members
Crime and Law EnforcementNew Domestic Violence SAFE Notice Act · Stop SIM Box Scams Act
42 members
Water InfrastructureNew Colorado River Basin Water Security and Infrastructure Act · Brandon Road Interbasin Project
38 members
Social WelfareNew LIHEAP Funding Distribution · Clergy Act · Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act
38 members
Housing and Community DevelopmentNew Build American Efficiency Act · Eviction Crisis Act
38 members
Environmental ProtectionNew Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act · Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act · Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act
36 members
Election SecurityNew 2026 Midterm Election Interference Concerns · Voter Voucher Transparency Act
33 members

Issues and events are named by AI reading each release (Claude Haiku), told to reuse one name per issue and event so members are counted together. It can mislabel; every count links to the releases behind it. How it works