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Stories / Issue · Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2026

Social Welfare

12Members · 8 D · 4 R
12Actions · 8 D · 4 R
11States & territories · NY · IA · WV · GA lead
$500KFunding announced

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeSat26Sun27Mon283Tue291Wed301Thu14Fri23Total
Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions 1
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 2
StatementsResponses to news 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 1
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 1
Announced fundingGrants and approvals 1
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 4

Developing stories

2 threads · 6 of 12 actions

LIHEAP Funding Distribution

4 members

  1. Sep 28Amo Led bipartisan effort urging HHS to distribute LIHEAP funds to states by November 1, 2026.
  2. Sep 28Pappas introduced bill to increase LIHEAP funding by $1 billion for low-income heating assistance.
  3. Oct 1Sanders urged Trump administration to increase LIHEAP funding to $7 billion for home heating assistance.
  4. Oct 2Ryan demanded HHS distribute LIHEAP funds and co-sponsored bill to expand home energy assistance.

4 actions →

Clergy Act

2 members

  1. Oct 1Fong (R) Senate passed bill allowing clergy to voluntarily rejoin Social Security retirement system.
  2. Oct 1Britt (R) announced Senate passage of bipartisan bill allowing clergy to opt back into Social Security coverage.

2 actions →

Where they stand

Support · 6

  • DRyan NYDemanded HHS distribute LIHEAP funds without delay to low-income households
  • ISanders VTUrged emergency appropriation increase for low-income home heating assistance
  • RBritt ALPassed bipartisan bill allowing clergy to rejoin Social Security
  • RFong CALed bill to restore clergy Social Security re-enrollment option
  • DKaine VAPraised passage of Claiming Age Clarity Act on Social Security
  • DPappas NHIntroduced American Homes First Act for $1 billion LIHEAP increase

Oppose · 2

  • RErnst IACriticized millionaires collecting unemployment benefits
  • DGillibrand NYDemanded passage of Social Security Expansion Act to prevent 26% benefit cuts

What each party did · Democrats 8 · Republicans 4

  • 1Requested action0
  • 2Sent letters0
  • 0Statements1
  • 1Criticized0
  • 1Praised0
  • 0Visits and events1
  • 1Announced funding0
  • 2Filed or pushed bills2

By state

  • NY2
  • IA1
  • WV1
  • GA1
  • VT1
  • AL1
  • CA1
  • VA1

+3 more with fewer actions

Every action

12 actions · 12 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
  2. Oct 1, 2026
  3. Sep 30, 2026
    • Praise

      DKaine VA

      Applauded Senate passage of bipartisan Social Security clarity legislation.

      Release ↗

  4. Sep 29, 2026
    • Criticism

      DGillibrand NY

      Criticized Trump administration for jeopardizing Social Security and pushed her expansion bill.

      Release ↗

  5. Sep 28, 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