# 118-s-3026: NOW Act

118-s-3026, NOW Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-s-3026
- Congress: 118
- Title: NOW Act
- Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2023-10-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

NOW Act

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2023-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2023-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2024-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Helmy, George S. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

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- 118-s-141: Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
- 118-s-4243: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 118-sres-902: A resolution relating to the death of Timothy Peter Johnson, former Senator for the State of South Dakota.
- 118-sres-888: A resolution honoring the life of James Ralph Sasser, former Senator for the State of Tennessee.
- 118-sres-828: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.
- 118-s-4381: Right to Contraception Act

## Sources
- [118-s-3026 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3026)

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- [118-s-4243: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-4243)
- [118-sres-902: A resolution relating to the death of Timothy Peter Johnson, former Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-sres-902)
- [118-sres-888: A resolution honoring the life of James Ralph Sasser, former Senator for the St…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-sres-888)
- [118-sres-828: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that every person has the basic…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-sres-828)
- [118-s-4381: Right to Contraception Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-4381)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-3026 (as of 2026-10-15).