FILED 15 OCT 2026 · 16:00 ET HOUSE: IN SESSION SENATE: IN SESSION FOMC: NEXT 28 OCT INDEPENDENT · NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING
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Bills, rules, court cases and deadlines we are following. Each bar shows how many procedural stages are complete. Red marks a final or urgent item.

8 itemsUpdated 15 OCT
H.R. 6500 · CONGRESS
Continuing appropriations through Dec. 11
LAW · FUNDING LAPSES 11 DEC

P.L. 119-103 funds the government at current levels. Without another bill, a funding gap starts Dec. 12.

KEY DATE 11 DEC 2026
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FOMC · FEDERAL RESERVE
October FOMC rate decision
DECISION 28 OCT · 2:00 PM ET

After the Sept. 16 hike to 3.75–4.00%, the committee decides between a second hike and a hold.

KEY DATE 28 OCT 2026
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NO. 26-CV-3555 · CIT
Section 301 forced-labor tariffs challenge
ARGUED 30 SEP · BRIEFS DUE 16 OCT

Importers challenge the 10–12.5% tariffs in force since July 24 at the Court of International Trade.

KEY DATE 16 OCT 2026
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PUB. L. 119-27 · AGENCIES
GENIUS Act stablecoin rules
RULES LATE · EFFECTIVE 18 JAN 2027

Regulators missed the rulemaking deadline, so the statutory backstop date applies.

KEY DATE 18 JAN 2027
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25A312 · WHITE HOUSE
Lisa Cook removal hearing
CLOSED HEARING 5 NOV

After Trump v. Cook, a White House committee holds a hearing on the Fed governor.

KEY DATE 05 NOV 2026
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REL. 33-11414 · SEC
Optional semiannual reporting
COMMENTS CLOSED · AWAITING FINAL RULE

The proposal would let public companies replace the 10-Q with semiannual reports. Two commissioners remain.

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6:25-CV-02384 · D. OR.
CFPB funding litigation
RULING 25 SEP · NO APPEAL FILED

A third district court rejects the reading that the CFPB cannot draw funds from the Fed.

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RIN 3064-AG18 · FDIC
FDIC bank merger rule
COMMENTS DUE 23 NOV

Proposal to speed approvals and count credit unions in competitive analysis.

KEY DATE 23 NOV 2026
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