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Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026

Senate

Improve family violence prevention and services programs through reauthorization and program updates in domestic violence services

Latest action: Tue Feb 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026

House

Improve federal family violence prevention and services programs through updates to related assistance and service authorities

Latest action: Tue Feb 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Helping Heroes Act

House

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a Veteran Family Resource Program connecting veterans and their families with wellness services and assessing disabled veteran family needs over time

Latest action: Mon Mar 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2025

Senate

Extends through FY2029 grant authority for family support and mental health services for law enforcement personnel

Latest action: Tue May 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Family Caregiving Research and Innovation Act

Senate

Expand federal research and innovation efforts on family caregiving to improve evidence, coordination, and related support strategies

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2025

House

Extends funding authority through FY2029 for the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers program serving families of children and youth with special health care needs

Latest action: Tue Feb 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025

Senate

Require state child welfare plans to create family partnership plans that improve foster care placement stability, increase kinship placements, and better match foster and adoptive families to children’s needs

Latest action: Mon Jun 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025

House

Requires state child welfare plans to create family partnership plans aimed at improving foster care placement stability, increasing kinship placements, and better matching foster and adoptive families to children's needs

Latest action: Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration.

House

Establishes appointment qualifications for Veterans Health Administration marriage and family therapists who can provide clinical supervision

Latest action: Tue Feb 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

Senate

Reauthorizes through FY2030 and updates Older Americans Act programs for senior services, nutrition, elder justice, and aging policy coordination

Latest action: Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act

Senate

Establishes a national registry to document Korean American families separated by the Korean War for family reunification efforts

Latest action: Mon Apr 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act

Senate

Establishes support for adopted children and families through federal policy changes tied to adoption and family assistance

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Supporting the designation of the week of April 21 through April 25, 2025, as "National Home Visiting Week".

House

Expresses support for designating April 21 through April 25, 2025, as National Home Visiting Week

Latest action: Thu Apr 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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CONNECT Act

House

Establishes the CONNECT Act as a measure to create or organize a specific federal connectivity initiative

Latest action: Mon May 11 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Helping Heroes Act

Senate

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a Veteran Family Resource Program for veterans and their families facing social determinants of health challenges

Latest action: Tue Feb 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Ending child poverty.

House

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution designating the week of April 20 through April 24, 2026, as "National Home Visiting Week".

Senate

Designates the week of April 20 through April 24, 2026, as National Home Visiting Week to recognize home visiting

Latest action: Tue Apr 28 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Supporting Our Seniors Act

Senate

Establishes a federal seniors support initiative under the Supporting Our Seniors Act

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution designating the week of April 21 through April 25, 2025, as "National Home Visiting Week".

Senate

Designates the week of April 21 through April 25, 2025, as National Home Visiting Week to recognize home visiting programs and services

Latest action: Tue Apr 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act

House

Establishes support measures for expectant and parenting foster youth through child welfare policy changes

Latest action: Mon May 11 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

House

Permanently extends authorization for the Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program serving very low-income veterans and their families in permanent housing transitions

Latest action: Tue Feb 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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GRACIE Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes the GRACIE Act of 2025 as a Judiciary Committee measure with an unspecified justice-related purpose

Latest action: Thu Feb 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution supporting after-school programs and Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of after-school programs held on October 23, 2025.

Senate

Expresses support for Lights On Afterschool, the October 23, 2025 national celebration of after-school programs

Latest action: Wed Dec 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act

House

Revises VA veteran caregiver programs by requiring caregiver recognition in health records, standardized decision notices, and temporary benefit extensions after eligibility loss

Latest action: Fri Dec 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act

House

Excludes employer-funded child and dependent care services from the overtime regular-rate calculation for eligible employees

Latest action: Tue Jan 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

House

Authorizes states to use TANF funds for pregnancy centers that support mothers fathers and families with pregnancy related services and material assistance

Latest action: Mon Jan 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2025

House

Expands Head Start eligibility to include children in families that qualify for specific public assistance and housing assistance programs

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act

House

Establishes a national registry to aid reunions of Korean American families separated from relatives in North Korea and to make those reunions part of direct U.S. talks with North Korea

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system and to encourage Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.

Senate

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2312-2313)

Latest action: Thu May 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SERVE Our Communities Act

House

Authorizes justice grants for reentry mentoring, transitional services, and training tied to state and local bail and violent recidivism safeguards

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriate FY2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, related agencies, and rules on fund use

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 programs and agencies in Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies, while setting conditions and restrictions on how appropriated money may be used

Latest action: Thu Sep 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

Senate

Provides continuing fiscal year 2026 funding for federal agencies, permanently extends expanded health insurance tax credits, and extends several expiring programs and authorities

Latest action: Thu Oct 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

House

Extends FY2026 federal funding through a short-term continuing resolution while permanently extending expanded health insurance premium tax credits and continuing several expiring programs

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 commerce, justice, science, energy and water, interior, and environmental programs while setting limits on how those appropriations may be used

Latest action: Fri Jan 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025

House

Reauthorizes through FY2030 and revises a broad set of federal substance use disorder, overdose, and mental health prevention, treatment, and recovery programs, while adding targeted requirements on data, cybersecurity, grant use, and controlled substance practices

Latest action: Mon Dec 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds multiple federal departments and agencies for the rest of FY2026, continues Homeland Security funding temporarily, and extends several expiring federal programs and authorities

Latest action: Tue Feb 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

House

Provides full-year FY2025 continuing appropriations for federal agencies and extends multiple expiring health and other federal programs and authorities through FY2025

Latest action: Sat Mar 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

House

Extends continuing appropriations for agriculture, the legislative branch, and military construction and veterans affairs, while continuing related extensions for fiscal year 2026

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027

House

Continues FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies through early December 2026 or until regular appropriations are enacted, while extending several expiring programs and authorities

Latest action: Wed Jul 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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