Federal Coverage
Our Delegation
Louisiana's two U.S. Senators and the House members who represent the parish.
Bills That Matter
The federal bills our delegation took a floor vote on that reach furthest, explained in plain English.
- HR 22 SAVE Act
This law requires people to show documentary proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport or birth certificate, when they register to vote in federal elections. It also sets new rules for how states verify a voter's citizenship status on existing voter rolls.
- HR 8281 SAVE Act
This law requires people to show documentary proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport or birth certificate, when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to review voter rolls and remove noncitizens.
- HR 1949 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025
This law changed how the federal government reviews and approves applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to other countries. It set new rules or timelines for the Department of Energy's decisions on these export permits.
- HR 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
This law repealed two rules called the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. Those rules used to reduce Social Security benefits for people who also received a pension from a job, like government or teaching jobs, that did not pay into Social Security. Removing them allows those retirees to receive their full Social Security benefit along with their pension.
- HJRES 136 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles".
This law cancels an Environmental Protection Agency rule that set multi-pollutant emissions standards for new light-duty and medium-duty vehicles starting with model year 2027. It uses a process called the Congressional Review Act, which lets Congress undo certain federal agency rules. Once passed, the EPA rule no longer applies and the agency cannot issue a similar rule without new legislation.
- HR 9494 Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025
This law extended federal government funding for a set period so that federal agencies could keep operating without a shutdown. It kept spending at existing levels rather than setting new annual budgets, and it included other unrelated provisions attached to the funding measure.
- HJRES 165 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance".
This law canceled a rule from the U.S. Department of Education about nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in schools and colleges that receive federal money. Because Congress voted to disapprove it under a law called the Congressional Review Act, that Department of Education rule cannot take effect.
- SJRES 58 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces".
This law canceled a Department of Energy rule that would have set new energy efficiency standards for residential consumer furnaces. Congress used a legal process called the Congressional Review Act, which lets lawmakers void certain federal agency rules. Because of this law, the furnace efficiency rule does not take effect.
- HR 7511 Laken Riley Act
This law requires federal immigration authorities to detain undocumented immigrants who are charged with certain crimes, such as theft or shoplifting, even before conviction. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.
- HR 7176 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024
This law changes how the U.S. Department of Energy handles applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to other countries. It sets a timeline for the agency to act on these export applications.
- HJRES 44 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
This law cancels an ATF rule that had classified firearms fitted with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles, which would have required owners to register them under federal law. Because Congress used its power to disapprove the rule, the rule no longer applies.
- HR 277 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023
This law requires new major federal regulations, generally those with large economic effects, to get approval from both houses of Congress before they can take effect. Federal agencies would no longer be able to put these major rules into force on their own.
How Our Delegation Voted
- Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedAug 8 · Senate · 52-46YeaBill CassidyYeaJohn Kennedy
- Cloture Motion Agreed to · On the Cloture MotionAug 8 · Senate · 50-49YeaBill CassidyYeaJohn Kennedy
- Motion to Table Agreed to · On the Motion to TableAug 8 · Senate · 61-32NayBill CassidyNayJohn Kennedy
- Motion to Proceed Rejected · On the Motion to ProceedAug 5 · Senate · 48-50NayBill CassidyNayJohn Kennedy
Recent Bills Involving Our Delegation
- HR 309National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach ActAug 20 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 658.
- HR 10122STORM FORTIFIED and Wildfire Prepared ActAug 20 · Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- HR 10083Water Technology and Resilience Reauthorization ActAug 13 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- HRES 1481Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.Aug 13 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- S 494National Plan for Epilepsy ActAug 10 · Held at the desk.
- HR 5334Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Aug 10 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- S 4850Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment ActAug 10 · Held at the desk.
- SRES 849A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17, 2026, as "Patriot Week".Aug 8 · Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4571)
- S 4189INSULIN Act of 2026Aug 7 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.
- HR 10063Green New Deal for Public Housing ActAug 6 · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- SRES 837A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".Aug 6 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble b
- S 4689READ ActAug 6 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.
- SRES 832A resolution establishing a process to assure the long-term fiscal stability of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.Aug 6 · Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4521-4523)
- S 5358FAIRR ActAug 6 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- S 5308Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026Aug 6 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- S 5286Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs ActAug 6 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- S 1748Kids Online Safety ActAug 5 · Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendme
- S 3589RISE ActAug 5 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.
- S 301021st Century Dyslexia ActAug 5 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 542.
- S 5258PREFERRED Screening ActAug 5 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Federal Rules Affecting the Parish
Rules and notices in the Federal Register that name St. Charles Parish (Army Corps, EPA, Coast Guard, FEMA, and others).
- NoticeBiweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards ConsiderationsAug 18 · comment by Sep 17
- NoticeNotice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, LAJul 31
- NoticeBiweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards ConsiderationsJul 21 · comment by Aug 20
- NoticeMonthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards ConsiderationsMay 12 · comment by Jun 11
- NoticeMonthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards ConsiderationsMar 17 · comment by Apr 16
- NoticeMonthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards ConsiderationsFeb 17 · comment by Mar 19
- NoticeMonthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards ConsiderationsJan 20 · comment by Feb 19
- NoticeMonthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards ConsiderationsSep 30 · comment by Oct 30
Federal data from Congress.gov, the U.S. Senate, and the Federal Register.