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News roundup: October 17, morning
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Health
• Real Food for Real Heroes: Secretary Kennedy Welcomes Lou Ferrigno, Dean Cain, and Kyle Reyes to The Real Food Show (health.gov (HHS disease prevention and health promotion))
Congress
• SRES 951: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered referred to the Committee on The Judiciary.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10826: Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.) (Congress.gov)
• HRES 1626: Supporting the designation of the week of October 18 through 24, 2026, as "National Chemistry Week". (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10820: To require the disclosure of supervisory records of certain financial institutions that relate to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.) (Congress.gov)
• S 5684: A bill to require the debarment of any Federal contractor who improperly discloses personally identifiable information, and for other purposes. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.) (Congress.gov)
• SRES 950: A resolution designating the week of September 14 through September 18, 2026, as "National Clean Energy Week". (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.) (Congress.gov)
• HRES 1627: Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to preserve and expand pathways to citizenship. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10837: To prohibit individuals convicted of bribery, ethics violations, or violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act from serving in the executive branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10817: U.S.S. Doris Miller Act of 2026 (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.) (Congress.gov)
• S 5682: A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify that foreign government-owned media operating in the United States must register as a foreign agent. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10821: To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to make changes to the Standard Maximum Deposit Insurance Amount, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.) (Congress.gov)
Sources
- Real Food for Real Heroes: Secretary Kennedy Welcomes Lou Ferrigno, Dean Cain, and Kyle Reyes to The Real Food Show (health.gov (HHS disease prevention and health promotion))
- SRES 951: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered referred to the Committee on The Judiciary.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10826: Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.) (Congress.gov)
- HRES 1626: Supporting the designation of the week of October 18 through 24, 2026, as "National Chemistry Week". (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10820: To require the disclosure of supervisory records of certain financial institutions that relate to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.) (Congress.gov)
- S 5684: A bill to require the debarment of any Federal contractor who improperly discloses personally identifiable information, and for other purposes. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.) (Congress.gov)
- SRES 950: A resolution designating the week of September 14 through September 18, 2026, as "National Clean Energy Week". (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.) (Congress.gov)
- HRES 1627: Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to preserve and expand pathways to citizenship. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10837: To prohibit individuals convicted of bribery, ethics violations, or violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act from serving in the executive branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10817: U.S.S. Doris Miller Act of 2026 (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.) (Congress.gov)
- S 5682: A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify that foreign government-owned media operating in the United States must register as a foreign agent. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10821: To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to make changes to the Standard Maximum Deposit Insurance Amount, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.) (Congress.gov)
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