In the previous release, we migrated the Register of Debates, a predecessor to the Congressional Record, to Congress.gov. With this release, we are enhancing access to the Senate legislation actions overview display and adding the ability to download the text of legislation in XML format. Please see the list of enhancements below for more details.
Enhancements
Enhancement – Senate Legislation – Actions Overview
- Beginning in February 2026, the Actions Overview on Senate simple and concurrent resolutions displays “Submitted in Senate” as the first action.
- Actions Overviews on original reported measures no longer display an “Introduced in Senate” action.
- Action searches for Introduced (Bills and Resolutions) retrieve introduced, submitted, and original reported measures.
Enhancement – Legislation – Text
- Legislation Text tabs offer the option to download XML when available.
Congress.gov Tip
Predecessors to the Congressional Record, such as the Congressional Globe, Annals of Congress, and Register of Debates, are not yet full-text searchable. To better utilize these collections, be sure to use the indexes, which you will find on the Congress.gov Browse Pages under the heading “Debates of Congress” for the 1st – 42nd Congresses.
Most-Viewed Bills
The most-viewed bills for the week of January 25 are below.
| 1. | H.R.22 [119th] | SAVE Act |
| 2. | H.Res.353 [119th] | Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. |
| 3. | H.R.6938 [119th] | Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 |
| 4. | H.R.7148 [119th] | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 |
| 5. | H.R.1 [119th] | An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. |
| 6. | S.381 [119th] | 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act |
| 7. | H.R.7006 [119th] | Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 |
| 8. | H.Res.537 [119th] | Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. |
| 9. | H.R.7147 [119th] | Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. |
| 10. | H.J.Res.140 [119th] | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. |
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