What Happened in Congress on Friday?

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for Federal law enforcement officers for certain expedited security screening, and for other purposes.

To amend title 18, United States, to include property damage in acts that constitute domestic terrorism, and for other purposes.

To improve tornado detection, forecasting, warning dissemination, and community resilience, and for other purposes.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense that violates certain State or Federal hunting or fishing laws are inadmissible and deportable.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the National Guard Relief Foundation in the definition of "military welfare society" in certain laws administered by the Secretaries of the military departments.

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, and for other purposes.

To create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Islands, freshwater mussels in the United States, and desert fish in the Southwest United States, and for other purposes.

To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an electronic processing portal for licenses and other approvals related to commercial space launch activities, and for other purposes.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health to design and implement a program to study the health effects of nuclear radiation on women, and for other purposes.

To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow Amtrak to use grant funds to satisfy non-Federal share requirements of certain grant programs, and for other purposes.

To establish a pilot program for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to evaluate the effectiveness of insuring mortgages made to finance improvements to convert basement spaces into safely habitable dwelling units, and for other purposes.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish nationwide concealed carry reciprocity for certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

To give priority consideration to units of local government that provide gang affiliation information in reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of Byrne-JAG grants, and for other purposes.

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to adjust which engineered cyclic peptides are qualifying single source drugs for purposes of the Drug Price Negotiation Program.

To allow Americans to sue federal officials for constitutional violations of voting rights and election law.

Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance prosecution of corporate crime.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide post-employment limits for attorneys of the United States, and for other purposes.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to waive immunity for certain acts committed by Federal law enforcement officers.

To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.

LIFT Act

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude providers convicted of certain fraud-related criminal offenses from participation in Federal health care programs on a permanent basis.

To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to reauthorize the regional innovation program, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement, as part of the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information, a public education initiative on the need for individuals to plan for their long-term care, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements, and automatically update such threshold each year, and for other purposes.

To amend the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) to authorize research on the impacts of traumatic birth experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder on mothers, infants, and families, and for other purposes.

Recognizing and celebrating "National Salvation Army Week" on May 11 through May 17, 2026.

Supporting the designation of May 15, 2026, as "Endangered Species Day".

Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2026, as "DIPG Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general.

Expressing support for the designation of May 16, 2026, as the "National Day of Light".

Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2026, as "Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day".

Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Charter Schools Week", to be observed from May 10 through May 16, 2026.

Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027