H.R. 6047 — Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Act: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amounts for veteran disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation. (Passed House: Congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047)

S. 3966 — TREY’S Law: Prohibits the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict the disclosure of the sexual abuse of minors. (Passed Senate: Congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3966)

S. 1473 — Stop Stealing our Chips Act: Amends the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to establish a whistleblower incentive program and expand protections for whistleblowers. (Passed Senate: Congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1473)

S. 3023 — Safe Cloud Storage Act: Limits federal civil liability for certain entities storing child sexual abuse material strictly for law enforcement agencies. (Passed Senate: Congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3023)

S. 4460 — Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization: Provides an extension for the rural community hospital demonstration program. (Passed Senate: Congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4460)

S. 603: Designates the General George C. Marshall House in the Commonwealth of Virginia as an affiliated area of the National Park System. (Passed Senate: Congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/603)

S. 790: Redesignates the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center". (Passed Senate: Congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/790)

H.R. 3490 — Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Center: Requires the Government Accountability Office to produce a comprehensive report on esophageal cancer. (Passed Senate: Congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3490)

H.R. 972 — Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act: Adjusts the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area. (Signed into Law / Public Law No: 119-91)

H.R. 2066 — Investing in All of America Act of 2025: Excludes from leverage limits certain small business amounts invested in rural, low-income, or critical technology sectors. (Signed into Law / Public Law No: 119-92)

H.R. 2815 — Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025: Provides equitable treatment for the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska. (Signed into Law / Public Law No: 119-93)

Senate Vote No. 129 (S.J. Res. 185): The Senate voted 50–47 to discharge the Committee on Foreign Relations from further consideration of a joint resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities within or against Iran. This sets up a rare, high-stakes floor debate over executive war powers and Middle East strategy. (Link: senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=119&session=2&vote=00129)

Senate Vote No. EX. 130: The Senate confirmed the nomination of Evan Rikhye to be a Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a ten-year term by a narrow 52–47 vote. (Link: senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=119&session=2&vote=00130)

House Roll No. 191 (H.R. 6047): The House passed the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Act on a 235–179 vote. The bill ensures critical cost-of-living updates and funding expansions for veteran dependency and disability benefits. (Link: congress.gov/ballot/119th-congress/house-vote/191)

Senate Armed Services Committee: The Posture of the Department of the Navy. Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the Navy, and Admiral Daryl L. Caudle testified on Navy fleet readiness and resource integration under the Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Authorization Request.

House Judiciary Committee: The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate. Received public witness testimony evaluating transparency and political impartiality standards regarding civil tracking organizations.

House Energy and Commerce Committee (Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations): Corrosion, Collapse, and Clean-Up: Examining the Potomac Interceptor Collapse. Evaluated multi-agency regional clean-up protocols and utility infrastructure investments following regional waste pipeline failures.

S. 4550: Sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); would authorize $290 million for data collection, public surveillance, and research to protect maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies.

S. 4560: Sponsored by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS); would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish an annual assessment tracking U.S. supply chain dependency on agricultural exports sent to foreign adversarial nations.

Senate Floor: The Senate is out of session for the week of May 25, 2026, conducting a state work and recess period.

House Floor: The House is out of session, observing its designated district work period through Monday, June 1, 2026.

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