What Congress Did: Aug 17–23, 2026

Congress held no recorded votes the week of Aug 17, 2026. Members disclosed 22 stock trades, 6 of them reported late. 29 new bills and resolutions were introduced.

Built from official House and Senate roll calls, Library of Congress bill actions and STOCK Act filings. How VoteSee uses this data

The week at a glance

Neither the House nor the Senate held a recorded vote this week. Congress is in its August recess.

New bills introduced

Members introduced 29 new bills and resolutions, all in the House.

The most common policy areas were finance and financial sector (3), armed forces and national security (3) and health (3).

Finance and financial sector (3)

H.R. 10109: Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition Act. Sponsor: Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA).
H.R. 10112: Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act. Sponsor: Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ).
H.R. 10125: No Preferential Release Of Federal Information for Transactions Act. Sponsor: Rep. James Himes (D-CT).

Armed forces and national security (3)

H.R. 10126: Defense Export Modeling Alignment for National Defense Act of 2026. Sponsor: Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX).
H.R. 10130: Army Quantum Readiness Act. Sponsor: Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC).
H.R. 10137: No Insider Trading on National Security Act of 2026. Sponsor: Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA).

Health (3)

H.R. 10127: Terminating Radical Attempts to Negate Sex Through Government Research Act. Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC).
H.R. 10133: Fair Prescription Pricing Act of 2026. Sponsor: Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI).
H.R. 10134: Local Health Care Protection Act of 2026. Sponsor: Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI).

Government operations and politics (2)

H.R. 10114: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15642 Sand Canyon Avenue in Irvine,… Sponsor: Rep. Dave Min (D-CA).
H.R. 10131: National Archives Protection Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA).

Transportation and public works (2)

H.R. 10116: Lifeline for First Responders Act. Sponsor: Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR).
H.R. 10123: STOP Improper Licensing Act. Sponsor: Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY).

Emergency management (2)

H.R. 10122: Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation FORTIFIED and Wildfire Prepared Act. Sponsor: Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA).
H.R. 10132: ARTICLE ONE Act. Sponsor: Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX).

Crime and law enforcement (2)

H.R. 10124: Mail Theft and Postal Key Crime Prevention Act of 2026. Sponsor: Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA).
H.R. 10129: Stamps for Staying Connected Act of 2026. Sponsor: Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY).

Public lands and natural resources (2)

H.R. 10128: To codify Secretary's Order 3434 of the Department of the Interior. Sponsor: Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA).
H.R. 10136: Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026. Sponsor: Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR).

Housing and community development (1)

H.R. 10110: Housing Price Transparency Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL).

Immigration (1)

H.R. 10111: Oversight Access Act. Sponsor: Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA).

Education (1)

H.R. 10113: New IDEA Act. Sponsor: Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN).

Labor and employment (1)

H.R. 10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026. Sponsor: Del. James (Jim) Moylan (R-GU).

Animals (1)

H.R. 10117: Gathering Alligator Treatment, Oversight, and Response Act of 2026. Sponsor: Rep. W. Steube (R-FL).

Congress (1)

H.R. 10118: No Data Center NDAs Act. Sponsor: Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI).

Science, technology, communications (1)

H.R. 10119: Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act. Sponsor: Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI).

Water resources development (1)

H.R. 10120: National Flood Impact Reduction and Resilience Act of 2026. Sponsor: Rep. Donald Beyer (D-VA).

Sports and recreation (1)

H.R. 10121: To obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor American… Sponsor: Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL).

Agriculture and food (1)

H.R. 10135: Not In My Barn Yard Act. Sponsor: Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA).

Stock-trade disclosures

Members of Congress disclosed 22 stock trades this week, filed by 6 members.

6 of those trades were reported more than 45 days after the trade date, past the STOCK Act deadline.

Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) disclosed 12 trades (8 purchases, 4 sales) worth between $12K and $180K in total.
Rep. David Taylor (R-OH) disclosed 4 trades (3 purchases, 1 sale) worth between $18K and $95K in total.
Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) disclosed 3 trades (2 purchases, 1 sale) worth between $17K and $80K in total.
Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) disclosed 1 trade (1 purchase) worth between $1K and $15K in total.
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) disclosed 1 trade (1 purchase) worth between $15K and $50K in total.
Rep. William Keating (D-MA) disclosed 1 trade (1 purchase) worth between $1K and $15K in total.

Reported late

Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) reported a Apr 8, 2025 purchase of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. Common Stock (CBOE) on Aug 20, 499 days after the trade.
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) reported a Jul 2, 2026 sale of The Travelers Companies, Inc. Common Stock (TRV) on Aug 17, 46 days after the trade.
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) reported a Jul 2, 2026 purchase of Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (The) Common Stock (EL) on Aug 17, 46 days after the trade.
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) reported a Jul 2, 2026 purchase of Chevron Corporation Common Stock (CVX) on Aug 17, 46 days after the trade.
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) reported a Jul 2, 2026 purchase of Tradr 2X Long SPY Monthly ETF (SPYM) on Aug 17, 46 days after the trade.
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) reported a Jul 2, 2026 purchase of SPYM - Tradr 2X Long SPY Monthly ETF on Aug 17, 46 days after the trade.

Amounts are the ranges members report on their periodic transaction reports. The STOCK Act requires a report within 45 days of a trade.

2026 elections

The general election is on Nov 3, 2026, 72 days after this week ended. See every House and Senate race on the ballot.

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