From Publius Papers. Twelve bills that passed both chambers are now formally on the President's desk. Five were presented on Oct 14 and seven on Oct 15. Under the Constitution, the President has 10 days (Sundays not counted) to sign or veto each one. Below: the five that are new to this newsletter, two notable new House bills, a quick list of the seven we covered yesterday, and what senators filed on Oct 15.

Sponsor: Rep. David Valadao (R-CA)
Latest action: Presented to the President (Oct 14, 2026). The House passed it by voice vote on June 23, 2025, and the Senate passed it without changes by unanimous consent on Sept 23, 2026.

What it does: Dating apps and websites would have to warn you if you traded messages with someone they later banned over a likely money scam. The warning must come by email or text, usually within 24 hours of the ban (up to 3 days if the company needs more time, or later if police ask it to wait). It must name the banned profile and when you last messaged them, say they may have used a false identity or tried to defraud people, tell you not to send money or financial information, and include fraud-safety tips and a customer service contact. The FTC and state attorneys general would enforce it, it replaces any state rules on these notices, and it takes effect one year after it becomes law.

Who it affects: People who use online dating apps or sites, the companies that run them, the FTC and state attorneys general.
Odds it moves: Its next stop is the President's signature or veto. It passed both chambers in identical form, cleared the Energy and Commerce Committee by voice vote, and its 9 cosponsors come from both parties.
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Sponsor: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
Latest action: Presented to the President (Oct 14, 2026). The House passed it by voice vote on April 28, 2025, and the Senate passed it without changes by unanimous consent on Sept 23, 2026.

What it does: Within a year, the Commerce Department must study which in-demand products in the 16 federally designated critical infrastructure sectors are being imported because of U.S. manufacturing, material or supply chain limits. It must weigh the costs and benefits of making them here, including effects on jobs and on the product's price, and say which could feasibly be made in the U.S. and whether that could happen in rural areas or industrial parks. A public report with recommendations is due within 18 months. The bill does not let Commerce force anyone to hand over information.

Who it affects: Manufacturers and suppliers to critical infrastructure industries, rural areas and industrial parks the study must consider, and the Commerce Department.
Odds it moves: Its next stop is the President's signature or veto. It passed both chambers in identical form, and its cosponsors come from both parties.
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Sponsor: Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA)
Latest action: Presented to the President (Oct 14, 2026). The House passed it by voice vote on Dec 9, 2025, and the Senate passed it without changes by unanimous consent on Sept 24, 2026.

What it does: About 1,082.63 acres of federal land shown on a map of Olympic National Park's Elwha lands would be held in trust by the U.S. for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in Washington state and become part of its reservation. No federal appraisal or valuation is required. The stretch of the Elwha River on that land would keep being managed under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act's river-protection policy. Gambling under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is not allowed on the land, and the bill doesn't change treaty rights under the 1855 Treaty of Point No Point.

Who it affects: Members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Olympic National Park and the Interior Department, and people who use the Elwha River area.
Odds it moves: Its next stop is the President's signature or veto. It passed both chambers in identical form, and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs reported it favorably.
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Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
Latest action: Presented to the President (Oct 14, 2026). The House passed an amended version by voice vote on March 16, 2026, and the Senate passed it without changes by unanimous consent on Sept 22, 2026.

What it does: The Interior Department must give Mississippi two parcels inside Vicksburg National Military Park, about 1.69 acres and 5.74 acres, free of charge. The state must use the land to improve public access to the park and the visitor experience, can't use it in ways that harm the park, and must follow any use limits Interior sets. The park's boundary then shrinks to leave those parcels out. (The official CRS summary mentions an interpretive center. The final text doesn't name a specific project.)

Who it affects: The State of Mississippi, visitors to Vicksburg National Military Park, and the National Park Service.
Odds it moves: Its next stop is the President's signature or veto. It passed both chambers in identical form, and its sponsor and cosponsors come from different parties.
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Sponsor: Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)
Latest action: Presented to the President (Oct 14, 2026). The House passed it by voice vote on May 13, 2025, and the Senate passed it without changes by unanimous consent on Sept 22, 2026.

What it does: The federal government holds a "reversionary interest" in about 8.43 acres in Sacramento, California: a right for the land to return to the U.S., including under an 1862 law, along a railroad corridor. If an owner of one of those parcels asks, the Bureau of Land Management must, within two years, offer to sell that federal interest in their parcel for at least its appraised fair market value. The buyer also pays all surveys, appraisals and other costs, and the money goes into a federal land-sale account. The bill can't shrink the railroad right-of-way to less than 50 feet on each side of the track's center.

Who it affects: Owners of the affected Sacramento parcels, the Bureau of Land Management, and the railroad corridor.
Odds it moves: Its next stop is the President's signature or veto. It passed both chambers in identical form, and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee reported it favorably.
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Sponsor: Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA)
Latest action: Introduced and referred to the House Financial Services Committee (Oct 15, 2026). The same day, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) filed S. 5685, a Senate bill with the same official title.

What it does: Four financial regulators (the Federal Reserve, the Comptroller of the Currency, the FDIC and the SEC) would have 90 days to give the leaders of four congressional committees all their supervisory records, such as exam reports, examiner notes and internal messages, that relate to Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell or their associates and to financial firms with known or alleged ties to them. Within 120 days the records would be posted publicly in a searchable format, with victims' identifying information withheld or redacted and a written reason for each redaction. The regulators would also have to investigate those firms and their senior executives, bar or fine executives found after a hearing to have broken banking, securities or anti-money-laundering laws in connection with Epstein's accounts, refer possible crimes to the Attorney General, and report their findings within 180 days.

Who it affects: Banks, brokers and investment advisers with ties to Epstein or his associates and their senior executives, federal financial regulators, Epstein's victims, and the public.
Odds it moves: Early. It has been referred to committee with no hearing yet, and its 20 cosponsors are all from the sponsor's party.
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Sponsor: Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA)
Latest action: Introduced and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee (Oct 15, 2026).

What it does: Child care centers that operate legally under state law and serve children under 14 could get a federal tax credit for what they spend to make their care more accessible to children with diagnosed developmental disabilities or delays. The credit equals that spending, up to $10,000 a year, and the bill adds it to the list of credits that tax-exempt groups and governments can take as a direct payment. It would cover spending from 2027 through 2031. Related companies would share one $10,000 limit, and the same costs can't also be deducted.

Who it affects: Child care centers, families of young children with developmental disabilities or delays, and the IRS.
Odds it moves: Early. It has been referred to committee, and its 5 cosponsors come from both parties.
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Senators filed these under a standing Senate order from Sept 30. Each was sent to committee. These descriptions come from the official titles only.

Data: Congress.gov API (Library of Congress), pulled Oct 16, 2026. These cover actions dated Oct 14–15 in both chambers that our Oct 15 issue didn't already report. As of this pull, the other 14 bills from yesterday's issue had not been presented to the President yet. Summaries of bills 1–5 are based on the enrolled (final) bill text and official CRS summaries, and where they differ we follow the final text. Bills 6 and 7 are summarized from their introduced text, since CRS hasn't summarized them yet. We only include "Odds it moves" when there's a real signal, like a vote, committee action or the cosponsor count.