United States Bills
Credentialing for environmental health workers
Creates model credentialing standards and technical help for environmental health workers, builds a workforce plan, and expands loan forgiveness for full-time, accredited staff.
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Introduced
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FEMA homelessness housing program funding
A proposed FEMA program would fund housing and services for homelessness, prioritizing high-need areas and ensuring funds support housing creation, direct services, and oversight.
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Introduced
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National Whistleblower Day Resolution
Senate resolution designates a day to honor whistleblowers and urges agencies to raise awareness of reporting rights.
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Introduced
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Designate Farmers Market Week
A non-binding Senate resolution recognizing the economic and community value of farmers markets and designating a week to celebrate them.
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Introduced
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Higher education accreditor recognition reform
rules for recognizing accreditors, requiring prior approval for changing primary accreditor, and public notice processes to boost oversight of accreditation in higher education.
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Introduced
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Education accreditor recognition reforms
This proposal updates which accrediting agencies can be recognized by the Department of Education, tightens initial recognition, and requires formal approval for accreditor changes to protect student aid eligibility.
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Introduced
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Restoring Affordability in Automobile Manufacturing
Would repeal federal CAFE standards, block states from setting fuel-economy rules, reclassify vehicles, and shorten court-review timelines.
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Introduced
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Self-employment assistance expansion
Expands eligibility for self-employment assistance and clarifies approved activities; aims to help unemployed individuals start businesses.
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Introduced
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Farmers' Exemption Expansion under Clean Water
A proposal to broaden the agricultural exemption in the Clean Water framework, aiming to reduce federal permits for farm and ranch activities, with tighter limits on the recapture rule.
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Introduced
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NPs and PAs prescribing under EEOICPA
Expands authority for energy workers' care by allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to order or prescribe covered items, within state scope of practice and applicable federal rules.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 0.
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Direct care workforce grants
Creates a national technical assistance center and federal grants to train and support direct care workers and family caregivers, with stipulations for training, wage consideration, and reporting.
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Introduced
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Cybersecurity Review of Networked Medical Devices
A federal bill would require FDA and partners to assess cybersecurity risks in internet-connected medical devices from foreign manufacturers, with potential recalls and required documentation.
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Introduced
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Take Care of America's Veterans Act
Aimed at expanding veterans benefits, improving health care access, and modernizing VA operations, this bill advances claims processing, telehealth, and community care while boosting oversight.
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 433.
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Fraud Segmentation of Payments Act
This measure would let agencies pause, segment, or delay payments when fraud risk indicators apply, with notices to payees, a contest process, and Treasury procedures to limit holds.
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Introduced
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confidential ipo drafts and testing waters
explains a securities regulation proposal that expands confidential drafts and private investor talks before an offering.
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Introduced
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Red Tape Hotline for Small Firms
Proposes a hotline to report regulatory burdens on small entities and produce annual burden-reduction recommendations.
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Introduced
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Marginal Wells Exemption from Section 111
Exempts small marginal wells from air‑quality performance standards and related monitoring, reporting, and repair rules, potentially reducing emissions information and altering enforcement and state plan requirements.
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Introduced
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Export controls on AI chips
Tightens export licensing for advanced AI chips to countries of concern, bans highest-end devices, requires security reviews, and establishes a trusted-entity pathway.
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Introduced
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Permanent PAID wage settlement program
Permanent PAID program under a federal labor agency to settle unpaid wages via employer self-audits, with a private-right waiver and supervised payments.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464.
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ESF Ban and Farm Relief
This bill bars ESF use for Argentina and redirects proceeds to USDA for one-time U.S. crop payments tied to 2025 export losses.
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Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Discharged
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Ban on ESF Argentina Support
This measure would bar ESF backing for Argentina, including currency swaps, pesos purchases, and debt purchases, with a seven-day wind-down and automatic sunset in 2027.
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Introduced
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SBIC Investment Cap Increase
A proposal to raise the 5% cap for investments in small business investment companies to 15%, enabling more capital flow to small firms and investors.
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Introduced
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NP/PA Orders under Energy Benefit
Expands who can issue orders for covered medical services and supplies for energy workers’ benefits, limited by state scope of practice and future presidential regulations.
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Introduced
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Public project reporting transparency
Requires annual reporting of large federal projects that are delayed or over budget, with a public list and explanations to improve oversight.
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Introduced
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