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The Floor

Featured bills with full archives, a growing Congress.gov inventory, stages, roll calls, committees, and how members voted.

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Floor coverage · 22 featured · 22 inventory

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In the news

Recent reporting on major bills, floor votes, committees, and how legislation moves through Congress.

The Floor is a Ledger Featured list of high-visibility bills, not every measure in Congress. Stages, summaries, sponsors, and votes come from Library of Congress Congress.gov API, with Senate roll-call tallies from Senate.gov when available. Built 2026-11-07T17:23:18Z. Limits: methodology.

In the news

Recent reporting on major bills, floor votes, committees, and how legislation moves through Congress.

KXAN Austin·Nov 8, 2026

Trump urges Congress to pass daylight saving bill after ‘ridiculous’ early sunset

NPR·Nov 8, 2026

Week in politics: Democrats plan for the next Congress, Trump's new Chief of Staff

NPR·Nov 7, 2026

Ousted Paraguayan president appears before prosecutors

NPR·Nov 7, 2026

How the new Senate majority shifts control over the federal judiciary

Open Magazine·Nov 7, 2026

Trump declares himself ‘Mr. Veto’: How Democrats’ Congress could challenge his presidency

Living on Earth·Nov 6, 2026

Public Lands Protection in the New Congress

Reuters·Nov 6, 2026

Democrats planning flood of AI bills when they take control of Congress

News From The States·Nov 6, 2026

GOP Congress faces funding deadline, farm bill, lengthy to-do list in year-end session

SCOTUSblog·Nov 6, 2026

Democrats won control of Congress. So what does that mean for the Supreme Court?

Politico·Nov 6, 2026

‘Developer in chief’: White House throws weight behind permitting bill

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos·Nov 6, 2026

Democrats take the House. Here’s what they plan to investigate and their legislative agenda - ABC News