Bills · Sunday, September 27, 2026
President signs six narrow bills, from hydropower reports to a Wyoming trails center
The File desk · Sep. 27, 2026, 6:01 a.m. ET
Confirmed1 primary sources
Status
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U.S. Court of Federal Claims
A federal court that hears money claims against the U.S. government, including contract disputes.
Named in the New York Attorney General release, Oct. 9, 2026
Legal instrument
H.R. 3657 — Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It makes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission send Congress a yearly report on hydropower license applications still waiting.
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H.R. 3657 — Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It makes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission send Congress a yearly report on hydropower license applications still waiting.
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H.R. 7250 — Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System reauthorization
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It reauthorizes money for the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System, including, through fiscal year 2028, planning, design, and construction of the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System and the Dry Prairie Rural Water System in Montana.
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S. 550 — Miami Tribe of Oklahoma land claims
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It lets the U.S. Court of Federal Claims hear certain Miami Tribe of Oklahoma land claims under a named treaty.
Legal instrument
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
A federal court that hears money claims against the U.S. government, including contract disputes.
Named in the New York Attorney General release, Oct. 9, 2026
Legal instrument
S. 603 — General George C. Marshall House
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It names the General George C. Marshall House in Virginia an affiliated area of the National Park System.
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S. 759 — Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It requires the Commerce Department to post public map data of U.S. exclusive economic zone areas where rules limit fishing, boating, or other recreation.
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S. 759 — Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It requires the Commerce Department to post public map data of U.S. exclusive economic zone areas where rules limit fishing, boating, or other recreation.
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S. 790 — Barbara L. Cubin trails center
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It renames the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, for Barbara L. Cubin.
How we know
What is still unknown or disputed
- Congress.gov bill pages timed out on this desk. The descriptions are from the White House signing statement.
Primary sources
Every claim in this story is drawn from the documents below. If a fetch failed, that is recorded on the card.
Source 1
Congressional Bills H.R. 3657, H.R. 7250, S. 550, S. 603, S. 759 and S. 790 Signed into Law
The White House · September 25, 2026
On Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, the President signed
,Legal instrument
H.R. 3657 — Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It makes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission send Congress a yearly report on hydropower license applications still waiting.
,Legal instrument
H.R. 7250 — Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System reauthorization
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It reauthorizes money for the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System, including, through fiscal year 2028, planning, design, and construction of the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System and the Dry Prairie Rural Water System in Montana.
,Legal instrument
S. 550 — Miami Tribe of Oklahoma land claims
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It lets the U.S. Court of Federal Claims hear certain Miami Tribe of Oklahoma land claims under a named treaty.
,Legal instrument
S. 603 — General George C. Marshall House
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It names the General George C. Marshall House in Virginia an affiliated area of the National Park System.
, andLegal instrument
S. 759 — Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It requires the Commerce Department to post public map data of U.S. exclusive economic zone areas where rules limit fishing, boating, or other recreation.
.Legal instrument
S. 790 — Barbara L. Cubin trails center
Signed into law on Sept. 25, 2026. It renames the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, for Barbara L. Cubin.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/09/congressional-bills-h-r-3657-h-r-7250-s-550-s-603-s-759-and-s-790-signed-into-law/