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<title>Week ending October 3, 2026</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Here is what changed in the public record of Congress from September 26 to October 3, 2026.</p>
      <h2>Votes this week</h2>
      <p>The House held no roll-call votes and the Senate held 12 roll-call votes. 83 of the 100 members who could vote cast every vote.</p>
      <h2>Most votes missed this week</h2><ol>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/S001198.html">Dan Sullivan</a> (R, AK) missed 8 of 12</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/C001056.html">John Cornyn</a> (R, TX) missed 3 of 12</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/T000476.html">Thom Tillis</a> (R, NC) missed 3 of 12</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/L000577.html">Mike Lee</a> (R, UT) missed 2 of 12</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/W000805.html">Mark R. Warner</a> (D, VA) missed 2 of 12</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/B001299.html">Jim Banks</a> (R, IN) missed 1 of 12</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/B001243.html">Marsha Blackburn</a> (R, TN) missed 1 of 12</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/B001277.html">Richard Blumenthal</a> (D, CT) missed 1 of 12</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/C001075.html">Bill Cassidy</a> (R, LA) missed 1 of 12</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/D000563.html">Richard J. Durbin</a> (D, IL) missed 1 of 12</li>
      </ol>
      <h2>Bills that became law</h2><ul>
      <li><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2398">S 2398</a>: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act. Sponsored by <a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/C001035.html">Susan M. Collins</a> (R, ME).</li>
      </ul>
      <h2>Grade changes</h2>
      <p>27 members moved to a different letter grade. Bill scores are ranked within each chamber, so a grade can move when other members' records change.</p>
      <h3>Biggest gains</h3><ul>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/M001176.html">Jeff Merkley</a> (D, OR): B+ to A-</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/K000392.html">David Kustoff</a> (R, TN-8): B- to B</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/K000377.html">Mark Kelly</a> (D, AZ): C to C+</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/S001194.html">Brian Schatz</a> (D, HI): C to C+</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/S000185.html">Robert C. &quot;Bobby&quot; Scott</a> (D, VA-3): C to C+</li>
      </ul>
      <h3>Biggest drops</h3><ul>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/S001198.html">Dan Sullivan</a> (R, AK): B to B-</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/C001056.html">John Cornyn</a> (R, TX): A- to B+</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/G000386.html">Chuck Grassley</a> (R, IA): B- to C+</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/G000555.html">Kirsten E. Gillibrand</a> (D, NY): B to B-</li>
      <li><a href="https://congressreportcard.org/members/A000380.html">Gabe Amo</a> (D, RI-1): B to B-</li>
      </ul>
      <p>See every member's grade at <a href="https://congressreportcard.org/">congressreportcard.org</a>, or read <a href="https://congressreportcard.org/methodology.html">how grades are calculated</a>.</p>]]></description>
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