Should Congress have to approve military actions against Iran?
The House just failed to pass a resolution to end the war with Iran by one vote. The count was 213-214.
What people are acting on
The issues driving the most constituent messages this week.
Meta & YouTube Child Safety Trials
The growing wave of verdicts and legal scrutiny around child-safety and social-media addiction harms.
Should Congress have to approve military actions against Iran?
Ensuring that military decisions involve congressional oversight.
Immigration and ICE
In the news
News stories that connect to live legislation. Every briefing has an action.
Court reverses ruling blocking Ten Commandments displays in Texas
Court reverses ruling blocking Ten Commandments displays in Texas (thehill); Texas schools can display Ten Commandments posters, court rules (usatoday) (sources: thehill, usatoday, nytimes, pbs, theguardian)
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Iran Attacks Ships in the Strait of Hormuz Following Ceasefire Extension
Iranian forces have attacked multiple vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. This escalation follows the U.S. decision to extend a ceasefire indefinitely. (sources: cbsnews, independent, usatoday, thehill, bbc)
Take action on 3 bills
Nominee for Fed chair faces scrutiny in Senate hearing
The Senate held a confirmation hearing for Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair. Questions focused on the independence of the Federal Reserve. (sources: theguardian, politico, usatoday, upi, cbsnews)
Take action on 2 billsThis week in Congress
What's actually being voted on, marked up, and debated — updated daily.
Bills you should know about
Substantive bills with broad relevance, real public attention, or meaningful movement in Congress.
Very young children can be harmed by toxic metals and dangerous germs at lower levels than adults. This bill tries to catch those risks earlier by requiring more testing and faste…
Tsunamis can hit fast and cause deaths, flooding, damaged ports, and broken infrastructure. This bill would try to make warnings faster, maps more useful, and public response stro…
Many Medicare patients deal with obesity or weight-related health problems, and this bill could make treatment easier to get. It could open the door to more counseling options and…
This matters because the rule now limits some uses of the affected federal lands, and canceling it could change what people can try to do there. The change could matter for jobs,…
This bill could change how people start using many everyday devices. Age checks would move to the operating system level, so one device account could affect access across many app…
Floor consideration scheduled (Week of 2026-04-20)
Floor consideration scheduled (Week of 2026-04-20)
A floor vote is likely soon.
A floor vote is likely soon.
Current federal gun laws do not treat all domestic violence victims equally. If your abuser was a spouse, they may already be blocked from owning guns. But if your abuser was a da…
Bills to act on now
Ranked by timing, significance, and momentum — the most consequential outreach opportunities surface first.
Broadband applicants would face tougher screening for rural FCC funds
Floor consideration scheduled (Week of 2026-04-20)
Some wireless carriers could add satellite emergency alerts at no extra charge
Floor consideration scheduled (Week of 2026-04-20)
Some wireless upgrades could skip federal environmental and historic reviews
Floor consideration scheduled (Week of 2026-04-20)
FCC would review major disaster outages and study 9-1-1 reporting
Floor consideration scheduled (Week of 2026-04-20)
A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.
Floor consideration scheduled (Week of 2026-04-20)
Bill tightens chip-tool export rules for China and other named countries
Markup likely scheduled (Apr 22)
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations.
Markup likely scheduled (Apr 22)