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REGULATORY Mar 3, 2026
SRES 615: "A resolution celebrating Black History Month.". Latest action (2026-02-25): Submitted in the Senate, consider
ed, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.....
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REGULATORY Mar 3, 2026
HR 7396: "Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act". Latest action (2026-02-17): Placed on the Union Calendar, Ca
lendar No. 424.....
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LITIGATION Mar 3, 2026
New filing: Cloman v. AFAM Concept Inc. (filed 2026-02-26). Court: District Court, N.D. Illinois.
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REGULATORY Mar 3, 2026
S 233: "Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act of 2025". Latest action (2026-02-23): Placed on Senate
Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 340.....
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REGULATORY Mar 2, 2026
S 3853: "End the Vaccine Carveout Act". Latest action (2026-02-11): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.....
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REGULATORY Mar 2, 2026
HR 7510: "Preventing Research Ownership Transfer to External Competitive Threats (PROTECT) Act of 2026". Latest action (
2026-02-11): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.....
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REGULATORY Mar 2, 2026
S 3840: "Health Investment Zones Act of 2026". Latest action (2026-02-11): Read twice and referred to the Committee on F
inance.....
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LITIGATION Mar 1, 2026
Judge scheduled selection of three bellwether cases by early April 2026, with first bellwether trials likely beginning i
n 2027, organizing pretrial work across more than 11,000 pending lawsuits claiming hair relaxer chemicals caused uterine and ovarian cancer....
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LITIGATION Mar 1, 2026
In December 2025, a New York judge denied Namaste Laboratories' motion to dismiss a hair straightener cancer lawsuit fil
ed by Mayra Garcia, allowing all claims including design defect and failure to warn to proceed based on allegations of endocrine-disrupting chemicals....
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LITIGATION Mar 1, 2026
Hair Relaxer Liability MDL grew to 10,844 active cases as of December 2025, with Judge Rowland scheduling Science Day in
January 2026 to review scientific evidence on both sides regarding chemical hair relaxer links to cancer....
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REGULATORY Mar 1, 2026
S 3886: "Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act". Latest action (2026-02-12): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Fi
nance.....
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LITIGATION Mar 1, 2026
New filing: Shell v. L'Oreal USA, Inc. (filed 2026-02-13). Court: District Court, N.D. Illinois.
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LITIGATION Mar 1, 2026
New filing: Bishop v. J. Strickland and Co. (filed 2026-02-13). Court: District Court, S.D. New York.
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SCIENTIFIC Mar 1, 2026
New study (2025 Dec 31): "Ethical considerations in counseling patients on cancer risks from chemical hair relaxers." by
Desta BD, Zhou AE, Burgess CM. 2 total studies found in last 90 days for "hair relaxer uterine cancer"....
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SCIENTIFIC Mar 1, 2026
New study (2026 Jan 1): "Use of hair straighteners and chemical relaxers and incidence of non-reproductive cancers." by
Bailey JT, Chang CJ, Gaston SA. 2 total studies found in last 90 days for "hair relaxer uterine cancer"....
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REGULATORY Mar 1, 2026
SRES 619: "A resolution designating February 16, 2026, as "National Elizabeth Peratrovich Day".". Latest action (2026-02
-26): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S716; text: CR S711)....
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LITIGATION Mar 1, 2026
4 new federal court filings mentioning "hair relaxer" in the last 30 days.
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