Federal, state and local bills on the causes CSWH follows, found by our daily update. Each links to its official page; the status and latest action come from Congress.gov, Open States or the city's own records, and the official page is the final word. Find your legislators to write to them.
A resolution accepting the certification of the examination of the initiative petition proposing the Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026 minimum wage ballot measure, status in committee.
Los Angeles County 26-6624, a Call to Order with a Land Acknowledgement that recognizes the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples, is on the Commission for Women agenda.
A Pittsburgh ordinance directing that a Home Rule Charter referendum on budget approval rules be placed before voters at the 2026 May Primary Election was held in Standing Committee.
Latest action (Nov 2, 2026): Status: Held in Standing Committee
Ordinance 2745-2026 would authorize the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to modify the contract with Asociacion de Escritores de Ohio for Latino Heritage Month programming and extend its term.
Latest action (Oct 26, 2026): Status: Council Office for Signature
PA SB 1501, establishing the Pennsylvania Office of Freedmen Affairs to provide individuals with unfulfilled statutory obligations from the Reconstruction era, was referred to State Government.
Latest action (Oct 26, 2026): Referred to State Government Sponsor: Sharif Street (Democratic)
NJ S 4874 requires notification of possible complications of abortion-inducing drugs and a right to sue for injury, and establishes a crime of criminal abortion by fraud.
NJ S 4940, the 'Election Integrity Through Sensible Ballot Counting Act,' requires mail-in ballots to be received by 8 p.m. on day of election to be canvassed.
NJ S 4919 establishes visual standards for certain kinds of identification issued to noncitizens and requires registered voters to present identification when voting at a polling place.
NJ S 4918 requires photo identification for voting at polling places, updates procedures for challenging voters regarding proof of identity, and provides free non-driver ID for certain persons.
NJ A 5641 restricts presence of active duty military and certain law enforcement near polling places and ballot drop boxes; reported and referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee.
Latest action (Oct 22, 2026): Reported and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee Sponsor: Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina (Democratic)
H.Res 1637, recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and nondisabled men, was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Latest action (Oct 22, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
A Boston committee recommended an order authorizing the city to accept a $500,000 MOIA Mayors Migration Council grant for city-led programs for underserved communities; it passed.
