Congress · 119th Congress
This week: Iran war powers and expulsion talk
The ball is currently in the House’s court after the Senate passed the most recent version of the fiscal 2026 funding bill on April 2.
Search Roll Call
Search the Roll Call archive by keyword, date, Congress, section, or tags.
816 results for "2026-2026"
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump could keep an acting attorney general for months
Any nominee for the permanent gig would face a different political landscape now — as the 2026 midterm elections draw nearer — than Bondi encountered on Capitol Hill in early 2025, as the new administration
Congress · 119th Congress
Defense-focused Trump budget seeks to cut Democratic priorities
Congress largely rejected those cuts in its final fiscal 2026 appropriations laws.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate Democrats call on CMS to rein in Medicare Advantage abuses
MedPAC estimates that overpayments to Medicare Advantage could reach $76 billion in 2026 and $1.3 trillion over the next decade, all while seniors enrolled in the program receive worse care compared
Congress · 119th Congress
Lawmakers said they wanted to rein in their own stock trading. What happened?
leaders won over agitators on the Republican side with the promise of action on the milder so-called Stop Insider Trading Act, with Luna saying she was assured a floor vote within the first quarter of 2026
Congress · 119th Congress
Budget reconciliation bill to target ‘fraud’ in means-tested programs, chairman says
Based on Arrington’s comments, it appears no decision has been made on whether to use a fiscal 2026 or a fiscal 2027 budget resolution as the basis for a reconciliation bill.
Congress · 119th Congress
Sources: White House to propose 20 percent cut to NIH funding
The NIH received $48.7 billion in fiscal 2026, a $415 million increase over the previously enacted level. The Trump administration last year proposed $29.3 billion for fiscal 2026.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Transportation Chair Graves will retire after 26 years in House
“After considerable reflection, 2026 will be my final year in Congress,” Graves, 62, said in a Friday statement. “This wasn’t an easy decision, but it’s the right one.
Congress · 119th Congress
House opts for stopgap funding as DHS standoff deepens
Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., released their own proposal that includes some of Democrats’ overhauls and would also fund DHS at previously negotiated fiscal 2026 levels.
Congress · 119th Congress
100 days to 250 years, with 350 million invited
Among the programs planned this year by America250, according to Rios: America Gives: “We are making 2026 the largest year of volunteer hours ever recorded by our country,” Rios said.
Congress · 119th Congress
EPA issues summer waiver for higher ethanol gas
Zeldin made the announcement at the CERAWeek 2026 energy industry conference in Houston. Ethanol producers applauded the move.
Congress · 119th Congress
DHS funding deal appears close after White House talks
The tentative arrangement would split off a large chunk of regular fiscal 2026 funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement from the earlier full-year funding bill for DHS that stalled in the
Congress · 119th Congress
Confirmation hearing for Markwayne Mullin to lead DHS gets ‘spicy’
It’s unclear how much support Mullin might get from Democrats, who have declined to further fund DHS in fiscal 2026 without changes in immigration enforcement tactics.
Congress · 119th Congress
Threats hearing leaves unanswered questions on Iran war
Gamut of threats The hearing, which occurs annually, was focused on the intelligence community’s written report on 2026 threats.
Congress · 119th Congress
Photos of the week | March 5-12, 2026
This week saw action in the Senate as the House was on recess. Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.
Congress · 119th Congress
Armed Services members in the dark on details of war costs
That includes $1 trillion appropriated for national defense in fiscal 2026 in regular appropriations and reconciliation funds.
Congress · 119th Congress
Vote studies: Participation up in 2025 despite notable absences
The campaign trail remained a key factor and some of last year’s most notable absences were among those running for other office, either in special elections or in preparation for early 2026 primaries.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Filibuster becomes flashpoint in Texas Senate primary
Capitol’s Statuary Hall before President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Congress · 119th Congress
Democrats float tax relief plans to home in on affordability
It’s part of a broader Democratic effort to make affordability the top issue of both the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senators clash over sanctuary policies amid DHS shutdown
DHS funding The hearing comes as DHS remains the sole portion of the U.S. government that has not received funding for the rest of fiscal 2026 through the regular appropriations process.