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News roundup: October 17, afternoon
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Congress
• HR 10811: To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the allowable government share of a project for which a fixed guideway capital investment grant is issued in cases where the grant recipient provides owners of small business concerns with certain protections from project-related transportation interruptions, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.) (Congress.gov)
• HRES 1628: Supporting the designation of the week beginning on October 10, 2026, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week". (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.) (Congress.gov)
• HRES 1625: Expressing support for a whole child approach to education and recognizing the role of parents, educators, and community members in providing a whole child approach to education for each student. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10814: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency and accountability for the use of content that is generated by artificial intelligence (generative AI) in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committe (Congress.gov)
• S 5690: A bill to provide for the replacement of the plaque at Lincoln Memorial commemorating the "I Have a Dream" speech of Martin Luther King, Jr. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.) (Congress.gov)
• S 5687: A bill to codify the process for petitions for executive clemency, 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 the Judiciary.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10810: National Patient Safety Board Act of 2026 (latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10824: Stroke Education and EMS Care Improvement Act of 2026 (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10836: To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the live broadcast of military executions, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.) (Congress.gov)
• SJRES 221: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. (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)
• S 5689: A bill to prohibit Federal and State incentives for the development or commercial operations of data centers. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.) (Congress.gov)
• S 5685: A bill to require the disclosure of supervisory records of certain financial institutions that relate to Jeffrey Epstein, 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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.) (Congress.gov)
Sources
- HR 10811: To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the allowable government share of a project for which a fixed guideway capital investment grant is issued in cases where the grant recipient provides owners of small business concerns with certain protections from project-related transportation interruptions, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.) (Congress.gov)
- HRES 1628: Supporting the designation of the week beginning on October 10, 2026, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week". (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.) (Congress.gov)
- HRES 1625: Expressing support for a whole child approach to education and recognizing the role of parents, educators, and community members in providing a whole child approach to education for each student. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10814: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency and accountability for the use of content that is generated by artificial intelligence (generative AI) in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committe (Congress.gov)
- S 5690: A bill to provide for the replacement of the plaque at Lincoln Memorial commemorating the "I Have a Dream" speech of Martin Luther King, Jr. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.) (Congress.gov)
- S 5687: A bill to codify the process for petitions for executive clemency, 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 the Judiciary.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10810: National Patient Safety Board Act of 2026 (latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10824: Stroke Education and EMS Care Improvement Act of 2026 (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10836: To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the live broadcast of military executions, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.) (Congress.gov)
- SJRES 221: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. (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)
- S 5689: A bill to prohibit Federal and State incentives for the development or commercial operations of data centers. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.) (Congress.gov)
- S 5685: A bill to require the disclosure of supervisory records of certain financial institutions that relate to Jeffrey Epstein, 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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.) (Congress.gov)
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