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Congressional Snapshot: Week of June 7, 2026

Welcome to ThePolitibase’s Congressional Snapshot for the week of June 7 – June 13. Here’s everything that moved in Washington this week — bills voted on, legislation introduced, committee actions, and news from Capitol Hill. All data is sourced directly from Congress.gov and the Federal Election Commission. This week at a glance: ✅ 3 bills signed into law, 🗳 34 Senate votes (13 passed).


✅ Signed Into Law

The following legislation was signed by the President and became public law this week:

HR618: Apex Area Technical Corrections Act

HR7147: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.

S3119: Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act


🗳 Senate Floor Votes

The Senate held 34 roll call votes this week. Here is the full breakdown:

Failed — 47 Yeas, 52 Nays (Jun 5)
A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, and for other purposes.

Passed — 52 Yeas, 47 Nays (Jun 5)
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

Passed — 51 Yeas, 48 Nays (Jun 5)
To provide for limitations on judgments, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.

Passed — 53 Yeas, 46 Nays (Jun 5)
To prohibit the use of funds to provide payments to certain individuals.

Failed — 45 Yeas, 53 Nays (Jun 5)
To appropriate amounts for local law enforcement hiring programs.

Passed — 52 Yeas, 47 Nays (Jun 5)
To provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended the United States Capitol during the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.

Passed — 54 Yeas, 45 Nays (Jun 5)
To prohibit the Department of Justice from using taxpayer funds to make settlement payments to individuals convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 53 Nays (Jun 5)
To make appropriations for transparency and accountability.

Failed — 47 Yeas, 52 Nays (Jun 5)
To make funds available for the timely adjudication of DACA renewal applications.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 53 Nays (Jun 5)
To rescind unobligated balances under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 53 Nays (Jun 5)
To transfer amounts for youth mentoring programs of the Department of Justice.

Failed — 48 Yeas, 51 Nays (Jun 5)
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

Failed — 48 Yeas, 51 Nays (Jun 5)
To repurpose funds previously appropriated for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the timely processing of DACA applications and related employment authorization documents and to prohibit the use of funds to arrest, detain, deport, or remove DACA recipients.

Passed — 50 Yeas, 49 Nays (Jun 5)
To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 53 Nays (Jun 4)
To support the work performed by the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 53 Nays (Jun 4)
To redirect funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Child Care and Development Block Grant program.

Failed — 45 Yeas, 53 Nays (Jun 4)
To place reasonable limits on contributions to Super PACs which make independent expenditures.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 52 Nays (Jun 4)
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 53 Nays (Jun 4)
To make appropriations for the conduct of inspections of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility.

Passed — 51 Yeas, 47 Nays (Jun 4)
To prohibit the distribution of Federal funds to individuals convicted of certain crimes.

Failed — 48 Yeas, 50 Nays (Jun 4)
To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification, and for other purposes.

Failed — 49 Yeas, 49 Nays (Jun 4)
To prohibit an individual from acting as Director of National Intelligence if such individual is simultaneously serving as the head of any other Federal department or agency.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 52 Nays (Jun 4)
To help build 7,000,000 new homes.

Failed — 47 Yeas, 50 Nays (Jun 4)
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 53 Nays (Jun 4)
To provide funding for the HOME Investment Partnerships program.

Passed — 53 Yeas, 46 Nays (Jun 4)
To provide a clarification relating to, and to prohibit the use of funds for, the White House Ballroom.

Failed — 15 Yeas, 84 Nays (Jun 4)
To reallocate funds that would have been used for the Anti-Weaponization Fund to fraud enforcement.

Failed — 49 Yeas, 50 Nays (Jun 4)
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

Passed — 53 Yeas, 46 Nays (Jun 3)
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 53 Nays (Jun 3)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal”.

Passed — 52 Yeas, 46 Nays (Jun 2)
Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

Passed — 52 Yeas, 46 Nays (Jun 2)
Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

Passed — 52 Yeas, 46 Nays (Jun 2)
Kathleen S. Lane, of Montana, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana

Passed — 50 Yeas, 44 Nays (Jun 1)
Kathleen S. Lane, of Montana, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana

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📰 Member News & Headlines

Here’s a roundup of recent news about members of Congress from major outlets:

The House Votes to Rein in Trump’s Canada TariffsCouncil on Foreign Relations

Federal government shuts down after Senate fails to pass funding measures – ABC NewsBreaking News, Latest News and Videos

US Senate vote fails to rein in Trump war powers on IranBBC

With an upcoming vote in the House, an end to the shutdown is in sightNPR

US Senate passes funding bill as historic shutdown nears likely endBBC

Epstein files: Congress votes to send bill to TrumpBBC

Senate Appropriators Reject House Cuts to Congressional Funding for Capitol Hill Operations – American Enterprise InstituteAEI

Trump signs spending bill to end longest shutdown in US historyBBC

Clay Higgins: The lone lawmaker to vote against releasing the Epstein filesBBC

US Senate Republicans narrowly pass Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ billBBC


Stay Informed

ThePolitibase tracks every vote, bill, and donor dollar for all 541 members of Congress (incl. delegates) — updated live from official government sources.

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Data sourced from Congress.gov, senate.gov, and the Federal Election Commission. Updated regularly on ThePolitibase.

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