American Legislation

House resolution recognizing National Salvation Army Week, May 11–17, 2026, and commending the organization's services and volunteers.

Adds SCRA protections to military financial training, requires notice to members, and broadens creditor obligations and document options.

Moves the National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program to the Office for State and Local Enforcement and ends National Intelligence Program funding.

Moves DHS Special Events Program to the Office of Situational Awareness, transferring staff, assets, records, and unspent funds within 180 days.

Requires NIST to develop AI standards and testing guidance for federal agencies, including labeling and provenance rules for synthetic content.

Grants to local governments to map urban flood risk and share online.

Directs the Comptroller General to study sister city partnerships with foreign communities in low-scoring corruption index countries.

Urges leaders to condemn antisemitism, promote Jewish-American contributions, and protect Jewish Americans' safety and religious freedom.

Designates May 4–8, 2026 as Teacher Appreciation Week and urges leaders to include teachers in education decisions.

Requires Customs to refund IEEPA tariffs collected since Jan 1, 2025 to importers within 90 days of enactment without requiring applications.

Extends authorization for DHS’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office until February 28, 2027.

Sets notice, application, and use-period rules for DHS preparedness, transit, and port security grants to increase transparency and oversight.

Amends the Animal Welfare Act to ban interstate commercial greyhound racing, live lure training, and open field coursing with penalties and enforcement provisions.

Repeals a federal amendment affecting hemp in the Agricultural Marketing Act, effective November 12, 2025.

Updates a commission to study farm succession and make recommendations, with new topics and a two-year report timeline.

Creates a USDA program to give rural communities technical help for disaster recovery, including planning, applications, and infrastructure support.

Proposes a constitutional amendment letting Congress nullify presidential pardons if it acts within specified time and voting rules and notification is required.

Requires IRS to enable fully electronic employment tax filing, offers employer credits, and imposes a fee on paper submissions with exceptions.

Directs FEMA to run Next Generation Warning System grants, disburse obligated funds, and support communications research.

Designates Appalachian Trail Conservancy as operational partner; clarifies cooperative management, funding eligibility, planning, land protection priorities, and visitor capacity for national trails.

Requires identifying badges and no face masks for DHS officers during civil immigration enforcement, with limited undercover and medical exceptions.

Stops DHS funding for an Everglades detention facility, requires inspections and an inspector general report.

House resolution urging leaders to condemn antisemitism, highlight Jewish-American contributions, and protect the safety and dignity of Jewish Americans.