American Legislation

Would authorize scholarships and loan repayment for physicians working in sickle cell research, treatment, and care.

Changes procedures for families with young children regarding lead-based paint; details not publicly available.

Nullifies an ICE rule setting fixed admission periods and an extension process for student and exchange visitor visa categories.

Senate bill would impose sanctions after deaths of political prisoners in Hong Kong; referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Restores EPA responsibility to protect health and environment, halts certain deregulatory actions, and requires Clean Air Act enforcement.

Creates a service academy called the United States Space Academy and requires it be located in Florida.

Raises the minimum amount in controversy for federal diversity cases to $150,000, indices the threshold every 10 years via CPI-U, rounds to $25,000 increments, and preserves cost-shifting for low-recovery plaintiffs.

Senate proposal aims to strengthen protections for religious practice, potentially broadening exemptions and affecting anti-discrimination rules and public services.

Aims to renew the Farmworker Coordinator position to continue coordinating farmworker programs and outreach, without detailing duties or funding.

Provides federal support to upgrade rural and Native-serving schools' STEM labs and high-speed internet, plus modernization of career and technical education facilities.

Keeps four education offices' programs inside the department, blocks new interagency contracts or transfers, with a February 1, 2025 grace period for existing arrangements.

Proposes a single, biological definition of sex for Title IX rules in federally funded education programs, with possible impacts on transgender and nonbinary students and access to facilities and teams.

This proposal would require random assignment of civil cases to judges and to appellate panels, with limited reassignment, mandated transparency, and sanctions for attempts to manipulate the process.

Updates FCC procedures and materials to improve communication coordination during disasters for state, local, Tribal, and territorial officials.

Establishes an independent ombudsperson to monitor facilities, investigate complaints, and publicly report monthly data on immigrant children in custody, with cross-agency coordination, annual oversight, and privacy protections.

Rule allowing utilities to recover full incremental grid upgrade costs from very large data centers, with required financial assurances and timelines for regulators.

Allows qualifying prior learning assessment costs in college cost of attendance calculations and sets standards for credit assessments.

this measure requires a designated temporary protection status for eligible individuals for a fixed end date, directing agencies to process applications and issue work authorization as applicable.

Creates grants for EMS and first responder mental health, suicide prevention, and family support; $7.5M authorized yearly for 2028–2032.

A proposal to reorganize reserve and National Guard duty authorities into a single chapter with four categories and remote assignments.

The Senate recognizes November 2025 as a month to raise awareness of hospice and palliative care.

Senate designates November 2025 for diabetes awareness, education, prevention, early detection, research, and treatment.

A Senate resolution recognizes direct support professionals and designates a week in their honor.

Supports designating September 20–27, 2025, as National Estuaries Week to raise awareness of estuaries' ecological and economic importance.