Federal

This week

1 bill with new action · 1 newly filed.

Furthest along first.

• USHR5517 2025-2026By Nicholas A. Langworthy (R) · 27 cosponsors
  Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act

  AI summary Requires the Department of Homeland Security to update its northern border threat analysis biennially, update the northern border strategy after each analysis (or notify Congress if no update is needed), provide classified briefings to congressional committees, and develop performance measures for U

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementImmigration enforcement · state federal cooperation, other
  Stage: Passed one chamber Sep 16: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.
• USHR10974 2025-2026By Lauren Underwood (D) · 7 cosponsors
  DHS Funding Accountability Act

  AI summary Rescinds unobligated funding and repeals sections of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act that appropriated funds to ICE and CBP, so less funding available for immigration enforcement activities including detention and transport.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementImmigration enforcement · detention transport, state federal cooperation
  Stage: Committee Nov 10: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• USS5565 2025-2026By Cory A. Booker (D) · 19 cosponsors
  Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026

  AI summary Repeals the Helms amendment ban on using U.S. foreign aid for abortion services and explicitly authorizes federal foreign assistance funds for abortion services, training, and equipment, so more legal access to abortion via U.S. funding abroad.

  ↑Expands abortion accessAbortion · funding insurance, other
  Stage: Committee Sep 24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
• USS5560 2025-2026By Richard J. Durbin (D) · 7 cosponsors
  Immigration Warrants Reform Act of 2026

  AI summary Requires administrative warrants with probable cause, advance supervisory approval, and periodic judicial custody reviews with burden on DHS to justify continued detention by clear and convincing evidence, while limiting warrantless interior arrests to narrow imminent-danger and flight-risk cases,

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementImmigration enforcement · detention transport, state federal cooperation
  =No change to immigration enforcementImmigration enforcement · other
  Stage: Committee Sep 24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5005)
• USHR10600 2025-2026By Janice D. Schakowsky (D) · 96 cosponsors
  Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026

  AI summary Repeals the Helms amendment ban on using U.S. foreign assistance for abortion services and explicitly authorizes such funds for abortion services, training, and equipment, so more legal access to abortion via foreign aid.

  ↑Expands abortion accessAbortion · funding insurance, other
  Stage: Committee Sep 24: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
• USS5485 2025-2026By Tommy Tuberville (R)
  Americans First Immigration Act

  AI summary Imposes detailed recruitment, layoff, and wage attestations on employers seeking to hire immigrants under the new points-based system, with investigations, civil and criminal penalties, and petition disapprovals for noncompliance, so more immigration enforcement in the employment context.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementImmigration enforcement · employment e verify, other
  Stage: Committee Sep 23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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