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DHS says ICE will facilitate member meetings with detaineesDHS responded on Sept. 22 to Escobar's characterization, saying any member of Congress may ask to speak with any ICE detainee and ICE will arrange it.meetings and votes · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-22Judge bars 'Trump' name on Kennedy Center without Congress approvalA federal judge ruled Sept. ive 15 that the Kennedy Center cannot display 'Trump' without congressional approval.congress · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-21Senate agrees to National Voter Registration Day resolutionS.Res. 860, recognizing Sept. 15 as National Voter Registration Day, cleared the Senate without amendment by unanimous consent on Sept. 16.congress · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-20USCIS says updated manual aligns with Congress's self-sufficiency intentThe agency's website statement ties its updated manual to Congress's intent that foreigners residing in the US not depend on taxpayer-funded benefits.congress · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-20AFGE counsel says USDA reorganization violates federal lawRushab Sanghvi, general counsel for the American Federation of Government Employees, said the USDA's restructuring is unlawful, unconstitutional and a violation of the Administrative Procedures Act.congress · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-20Senate calendar carries ICE student-visitor rule disapprovalSJRES213, disapproving an ICE rule on fixed admission periods for academic visitors, was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar as Calendar No. 668 on Sept. 17.congress · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-20UHS student named among 210 Congress-Bundestag scholarship winnersCIEE placed Isabella Lorén Pérez Rodríguez of the University of Puerto Rico High School in the 2026-2027 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange cohort.contract awards · Nora Castellanos · 2026-09-19Puerto Rico will return to Congress for Medicaid, Medicare extensionSecretary of Public Affairs Jean Peña Payano said the government will again ask the U.S. Congress to extend Medicaid and Medicare funding for about one million island residents.congress · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-19
All 19Mexico mandates state-level anti-violence infrastructure for womenA federal modification published in November 2024 requires states to have trained personnel and infrastructure to combat violence against women, according to a Sept. 4 report.congress · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-11House-passed Sunshine Protection Act awaits Senate actionThe bill would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, but it still needs Senate approval to become law, according to a Sept. 3 report.congress · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-07DOT finalizes rule from Kean amendment without public commentThe Department of Transportation issued a final rule that it says merely copies a nondiscretionary congressional instruction, bypassing the normal proposed-rule and public-comment process, according to a Sept. 4 report.congress · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-06Puerto Rico Senate Bill 757 faces Health Department oppositionPuerto Rico's Department of Health does not endorse Senate Bill 757, which would grant advanced practice nurses prescribing authority, as reported Sept. 3.congress · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-06Ocasio-Cortez endorses Nixon in Florida Senate raceThe New York congresswoman backed the Democratic nominee in a statement released by Nixon's campaign on a Wednesday in 2026.gov · Henrik Lindqvist · 2026-09-06Trump renames Defense Department to War Department; Congress has not approved changePresident Donald Trump has renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War, a change that has not been approved by Congress as of Sept. 3, 2026.congress · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-05NSF logs $283M across eight awards on Aug. 28, led by $145M Caltech LIGO grantFederal awards data shows the National Science Foundation obligated funds to universities, nonprofits and research centers in a single day's postings.contract awards · Nora Castellanos · 2026-08-29OFAC publishes Iran-related web general licenses AA and BBThe Federal Register carried the Treasury rule on Aug. 27, adding two named general licenses to OFAC's Iran sanctions framework.rules and notices · Amira Haddad · 2026-08-28CBO and GAO log eight releases on a single day as government feeds stay activeFive CBO scores, two GAO reports and a Supreme Court filing all cleared U.S. government feeds on August 20, 2026.spending leads · Nora Castellanos · 2026-08-22Congress publishes Volume 172, Issue 134 of the Congressional RecordGovInfo carried the August 20 edition of the Congressional Record, covering that day's proceedings in Volume 172, Issue 134.rules and notices · Amira Haddad · 2026-08-22HR6893, the Chesapeake Bay WATERS Act, placed on Union Calendar No. 664Congress.gov logged the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science Act on the Union Calendar on August 20, 2026.spending leads · Nora Castellanos · 2026-08-22

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disputed Escobar's characterization, with a spokesperson stating that any member of Congress can request to speak with any ICE detainee and ICE will facilitate such meetings.DHS says ICE will facilitate member meetings with detaineesJudge Christopher Cooper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on 2026-09-15 that the name 'Trump' cannot appear on the Kennedy Center building without approval from the U.S. Congress.Judge bars 'Trump' name on Kennedy Center without Congress approvalThe Pentagon on Friday sent to the US Congress its latest estimate of the cost of the war with Iran, and two unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN that the Pentagon calculated the cost at $45.1 billion as of September 3, including $1.5 billion in fuel spending.Senate agrees to National Voter Registration Day resolutionThe United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated on its website that the updated manual aligns with Congress's intent that foreigners residing in the US 'be self-sufficient and not depend on government benefits' funded by taxpayers.USCIS says updated manual aligns with Congress's self-sufficiency intentRushab Sanghvi, general counsel for the American Federation of Government Employees, said the USDA's reorganization violates federal law because Congress prohibited it in appropriation statutes, is unconstitutional because it usurps Congress's power to appropriate funds, and violates the Administrative Procedures Act.AFGE counsel says USDA reorganization violates federal lawSJRES213: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media".: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 668.Senate calendar carries ICE student-visitor rule disapproval
All 12The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) announced that Isabella Lorén Pérez Rodríguez, a student at the University of Puerto Rico High School (UHS), is one of 210 U.S. students awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year.UHS student named among 210 Congress-Bundestag scholarship winnersPuerto Rico Senator Roxanna Soto Aguilú convened fishermen and representatives of various Puerto Rico government agencies in Arecibo for the First Fishermen's Congress of Puerto Rico.Puerto Rico will return to Congress for Medicaid, Medicare extensionThe First Fishermen's Congress of Puerto Rico was organized to address the needs of the fishing sector and to facilitate fishermen's access to information, guidance, and government resources.Puerto Rico will return to Congress for Medicaid, Medicare extensionJean Peña Payano, Puerto Rico's Secretary of Public Affairs, said the government will again go to the U.S. Congress to seek an extension of Medicaid and Medicare funding benefiting about one million people on the island.Puerto Rico will return to Congress for Medicaid, Medicare extensionDepartment of Commerce (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) awarded $17,347,778 to NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD under award NA25NMFX472G0034, a project grant (b) for "the north pacific research board was created by congress under title iv of hr 2107, and tasked to conduct research activities on or relating to the fisheries...", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-09-10. Outlays to date are $504,110.NOAA obligates $117.7M in eight awards on Sept. 10, led by $42.2M to UC San DiegoA federal modification approved by the Congress of the Union and published in the Official Gazette of the Federation in November 2024 obligates states to have trained personnel and infrastructure to combat violence against women.Mexico mandates state-level anti-violence infrastructure for women

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