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.
IA HSB 623, a bill relating to early childhood and family services including state child care assistance for the child care workforce, was approved by committee and renumbered as HF 2712.
Latest action (Feb 24, 2026): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2712. Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
NJ A 4491 to establish a natural gas power plant procurement program in the BPU was introduced and referred to the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.
Latest action (Feb 24, 2026): Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee Sponsor: DeAngelo, Wayne P. (Democratic)
MD HB 223 on a Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Resources, Tools, and Educational Materials was withdrawn by the sponsor on 2026-02-23.
MO SCR 20 petitions Congress to submit a constitutional amendment relating to campaign finance; it was referred to the S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee.
Latest action (Feb 23, 2026): Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee Sponsor: Tracy McCreery (Democratic)
MN HF 3668: Office of gun violence prevention established in the Department of Health, money appropriated; action 2026-02-23: Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy.
Latest action (Feb 23, 2026): Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy Sponsor: Bierman (Democratic-Farmer-La)
Minnesota HF 3659 would require taxpayers who earned Minnesota-source income while participating in immigration enforcement activities to file an income tax return; referred to Taxes.
Latest action (Feb 23, 2026): Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes Sponsor: Hollins (Democratic-Farmer-La)
H.R. 7545, the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act, was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Latest action (Feb 12, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
IA HF 2407, relating to immigration enforcement limitations in hospitals and child care centers and protections against civil arrest at courthouses, was introduced and referred to Judiciary.
Latest action (Feb 11, 2026): Introduced, referred to Judiciary. Sponsor: CROKEN (Democratic)
IA HF 2397, a bill for an act relating to actions of United States immigration and customs enforcement, was introduced and referred to Judiciary on 2026-02-11.
Latest action (Feb 11, 2026): Introduced, referred to Judiciary. Sponsor: WICHTENDAHL (Democratic)
IA bill HF 2316 relating to the treatment of an unborn child for damages for wrongful death, homicide and related crimes was introduced and referred to Judiciary.
Latest action (Feb 6, 2026): Introduced, referred to Judiciary. Sponsor: DIEKEN (Republican)
WI AB 788 relates to ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee for the 2025-26 fiscal year,
WI AB 786: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee for the 2025-26 fiscal year; published 2-7-2026.
