Votes that move the process along — setting debate terms, ending debate, approving the record. Positions here often follow party strategy rather than the underlying issue.

Failed 210–211On Motion to RecommitTennessee split by party

Failed 209–216On Motion to RecommitTennessee split by party

Passed 217–210On Ordering the Previous QuestionTennessee split by party

Bills that moved

Passed chamber (1)

HR 8535: Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act
2026-07-14: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Passed the House and is now before the Senate.

In committee (10)

HR 9662: Birthright CLAIM Act of 2026
2026-07-14: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Assigned to a committee for review — the first step for most bills.
HRES 1436: Condemning Omar Suleiman for celebrating the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and acknowledging that House Democrats invited him to serve as the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019.
2026-07-15: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Assigned to a committee for review — the first step for most bills.
HR 9698: Advanced Coursework Equity Act
2026-07-15: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Assigned to a committee for review — the first step for most bills.
HRES 1432: Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.
2026-07-15: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Assigned to a committee for review — the first step for most bills.
HR 9667: Securing Healthcare and Income Entitlements for Lawfully Domiciled Citizens (SHIELD Citizens) Act
2026-07-14: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Assigned to a committee for review — the first step for most bills.
HR 9661: Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act
2026-07-14: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Assigned to a committee for review — the first step for most bills.
HCONRES 112: Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all persons of the United States, particularly persons with disabilities.
2026-07-15: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Assigned to a committee for review — the first step for most bills.
S 4947: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
2026-07-13: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Assigned to a committee for review — the first step for most bills.
HR 9656: Illegal Alien Patient Reporting Act
2026-07-13: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Assigned to a committee for review — the first step for most bills.
S 4953: Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act
2026-07-13: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Assigned to a committee for review — the first step for most bills.

Other action (4)

SRES 799: A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims on the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.
2026-07-15: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4117)
SRES 772: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that under no circumstances should Samuel Bankman-Fried receive executive clemency, including a pardon or commutation, and affirming the Senate's commitment to the rule of law and integrity of the United States financial system.
2026-07-15: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4117)
HR 9084: Department of Energy Nuclear Transparency Act
2026-07-14: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
HR 9612: American Enrichment Deployment Act
2026-07-14: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

New money filings — Tennessee delegation

No new FEC filings were received from Tennessee delegation committees this week.