| 2026-10-19 | Rep. Leger Fernández Introduces Bill to Let U.S. Citizens Sue Over Wrongful ICE Detentions, Citing ProPublica Reporting
1 src Bonnie Watson Coleman · ProPublica · Department of Homeland Security · Immigration and Customs Enforcement | | confirmed |
| 2026-08-30 | ICE's Own Roster (As of Aug. 30, 2026) Shows Kentucky at 55 287(g) MOAs Across 53 Agencies — Growth Is Voluntary-Plus-Financial-Incentive, Not the Failed Legislative Mandate
7 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
| confirmed |
| 2026-07-23 | Lieu and Moran Introduce AI Kill Switch Act (H.R. 9917), Letting DHS Order Shutdown of Covered AI Systems
1 src Ted Lieu · Department of Homeland Security | | confirmed |
| 2026-04-28 | Sen. Blackburn (Graham Cosponsor) Introduces 287(g) Expansion Act (S. 4405) — A Funding Incentive, Not a Federal Companion to SC's Mandatory H.4764
6 src Lindsey Graham |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-12 | Wyden and Lee Introduce the Government Surveillance Reform Act, Requiring a Warrant Before Agencies Buy Americans' Data From Brokers
4 src Ron Wyden · Mike Lee · Warren Davidson · Zoe Lofgren · +1 | | confirmed |
| 2026-02-14 | DHS Shutdown Begins as Congress Fails to Reach Immigration Reform Deal
3 src United States Senate · U.S. House of Representatives · John Thune · Chris Murphy · +1 |
| confirmed |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate Fails to Advance DHS Funding Bill in 52-47 Vote
3 src United States Senate · John Thune · Chuck Schumer · John Fetterman · +1 |
| confirmed |
| 2026-02-11 | Senators Durbin and Lee Reintroduce Bipartisan SAFE Act to Reform FISA Surveillance
3 src Dick Durbin · Mike Lee · Senate Judiciary Committee |
| confirmed |
| 2026-02-03 | House Votes 217-214 to End Four-Day Partial Government Shutdown
3 src U.S. House of Representatives · Mike Johnson · Nancy Mace · Hakeem Jeffries | | confirmed |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate Passes Spending Package with Two-Week DHS Continuing Resolution
3 src United States Senate · Chuck Schumer · John Thune · Mike Johnson | | confirmed |
| 2026-01-22 | House Passes Final FY2026 Appropriations Bills in Split Vote
3 src U.S. House of Representatives · Mike Johnson | | confirmed |
| 2025-07-18 | GENIUS Act signed - first major pro-crypto legislation benefiting Trump holdings
4 src Donald Trump · U.S. Congress | | confirmed |
| 2003-09-24 | Congress Officially Defunds Total Information Awareness Program
3 src U.S. Congress · United States Senate · U.S. House of Representatives · George W. Bush · +4 |
| confirmed |
| 2002-07-30 | Sarbanes-Oxley Act Signed Into Law as Brief Reform Moment
3 src George W. Bush |
| confirmed |
| 1996-08-22 | Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act Ends Welfare Entitlement
4 src Bill Clinton · Newt Gingrich · Republican Congress |
| confirmed |
| 1996-08-22 | Welfare Reform Imposes Five-Year Lifetime Limit on Cash Assistance
3 src Bill Clinton · Republican Congress |
| confirmed |
| 1996-08-22 | Welfare Reform Mandates Work Requirements After Two Years of Assistance
3 src Bill Clinton · Republican Congress |
| confirmed |
| 1994-09-13 | Crime Bill Allocates $8.7 Billion for Prison Construction With Truth-in-Sentencing Requirements
3 src Bill Clinton · State Governors |
| confirmed |
| 1994-09-13 | Federal Three Strikes Law Mandates Life Imprisonment for Third Violent Felony
3 src Bill Clinton · Joe Biden · U.S. Congress |
| confirmed |
| 1994-09-13 | Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act Fuels Mass Incarceration
4 src Bill Clinton · Joe Biden |
| confirmed |
| 1986-10-27 | Anti-Drug Abuse Act Establishes 100-to-1 Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
4 src Ronald Reagan · U.S. Congress |
| confirmed |