United States Bills
Health Price Transparency and Billing Reform
Requires providers and insurers to post prices and give itemized bills. Consumers can get real-time cost estimates and employers get full claims and contract data.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.
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Reappointment of Foreign Service Officers
Allows the Secretary of State to reappoint certain former career Foreign Service staff without standard exams if they were involuntarily separated during 2025-2030, raising questions on qualifications and oversight.
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Introduced
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Gift limits for federal judges
Aims to curb gifts to federal judges by setting monetary caps and tracking, with specific exceptions and enforcement procedures.
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Introduced
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Faster Repairs for Complex Wheelchairs
Medicare Advantage plans cannot require prior authorization or extra paperwork for repairs to certain complex wheelchairs and accessories. Repairs should be approved and done faster.
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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National Guard Duty Reorganization
A proposal to reorganize reserve and National Guard duty authorities into a single chapter with four categories and remote assignments.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Protect Indigenous Marine Handicrafts
Coastal Native artisans may take marine mammals for food and to make traditional handicrafts and sell them across state lines. Federal limits still apply to protect depleted species.
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Became Public Law No: 119-99.
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New Vehicle Rules to Protect Pedestrians
Requires new car design and visibility rules to cut crashes with pedestrians and bicyclists. Buyers get clear safety ratings; automakers must meet standards in coming years.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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No Equipment Left Behind Act
Requires detailed reporting, end-use monitoring, and senior-level approval for DoD equipment dispositions during overseas withdrawals.
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Introduced
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Medicare Covers Pharmacist Testing, Treatment
Medicare Part B would pay pharmacists for certain tests and short treatments. You could get covered flu, COVID, RSV, and strep care at pharmacies starting in 2026.
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
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Exclude Labor and Delivery Beds From Count
Stops labor and delivery beds from counting as acute inpatient beds for critical access hospitals. This lets small rural hospitals add or keep maternity services.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Boost Early Childhood Special Education Funding
Sets higher federal funding limits for early intervention and preschool special education for 2027-2031. States may get more money if Congress appropriates it.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Standing Disaster Recovery and Resilience Fund
Creates a standing federal fund to speed rebuilding after big disasters. Gives priority to low-income people and requires safer rebuilding in high-risk areas.
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Disaster Response Staffing
A nonbinding House resolution urging stable staffing for disaster response and counterterrorism programs to protect readiness.
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Introduced
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Domestic Organic Investment Grants
Creates competitive grants so organic farms, processors, and tribal units can expand storage, processing, and tracking. Some projects need matching funds; equipment grants are smaller.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
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No Foreign-Rule Enforcement Act
This measure would prevent courts from enforcing foreign or religious rules when they conflict with constitutional rights.
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Introduced
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Water Assistance Grants
Creates grants for states and tribes to help low income households pay water and wastewater bills.
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Introduced
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Increase and Prorate Survivor Compensation
Surviving spouses and dependents may get larger monthly payments. The Department of Veterans Affairs will prorate some benefits and lower the years required to qualify.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held
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TPSO Reporting Thresholds and Withholding
Proposed changes would reinstate a de minimis threshold for third-party settlement organization reporting and adjust backup withholding rules.
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Introduced
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Medicaid death-record verification
Requires quarterly checks against a federal death record to disenroll deceased Medicaid enrollees, with retroactive restoration if wrong.
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Introduced
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Block CMS staffing rule for care facilities
This measure would prevent implementing or enforcing a CMS rule on minimum staffing in long-term care facilities and prohibiting substantially similar regulations, affecting nursing homes and Medicaid programs.
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Introduced
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Family farms asset exemption for aid
The measure would exempt family farms and small family-owned businesses from assets counted for need-based student aid, widening eligibility.
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Introduced
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529 funds for credentialing expansion
Expands 529 usage to cover industry credentials, licenses, testing, and required continuing education for postsecondary credential programs.
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Introduced
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Carbon 45Q credit reform
Proposes parity among carbon capture uses and sets inflation-indexed credits for 2025–2026 with higher amounts in select cases.
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Introduced
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Medicaid address data update mandate
Requires state Medicaid programs to regularly update enrollees' addresses from reliable data sources and for managed care plans to pass along updates, extending to CHIP and excluding territories.
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Introduced
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