United States Bills

Lead Hazard Provisions for Replacement

Proposes coordinated grants and technical help to reduce lead in homes from paint and drinking water.

Women Astronomers Day recognition

This resolution honors contributions of American women in astronomy and encourages outreach and equal opportunity.

Symbolic support for INDYCAR race

A nonbinding expression of support for a planned INDYCAR Grand Prix near monuments, with no funding or regulatory changes.

Locum Tenens Independent Contractor

This proposal would classify certain locum tenens and advanced clinicians as independent contractors, not employees, for flsa and nlra purposes.

Education OSEP Function Separation

Keeps OSEP work inside the Department of Education by blocking new transfers or shared services with HHS, preserving only pre-existing arrangements as of February 1, 2025.

Chronic Pain Research Initiative

A program to improve chronic pain population research, standardize methods, share deidentified data, publish industry payments disclosures, and host a public information hub.

Temporary labor program extension

Extends and reshapes a temporary labor program, sets annual caps with extra construction permits, updates wage rules, and adds an employer enforcement fee.

Disaster Loan Accountability and Limits

Requires SBA to report disaster loan funding faster and fix forecasts. If funds fall very low, SBA can limit new loans to ones with collateral until Congress provides money.

Honesty and Trust in Service Act

Prioritizing Rural Childcare Projects

Gives rural childcare projects priority for certain USDA loans and grants in 2027–2029. That may help more childcare centers open or improve in small towns.

Finish Cape Fox Land Entitlement

Transfers about 180 acres of Tongass National Forest to a Native village and gives subsurface rights to a regional corporation. Public access to National Forest land is preserved.

Crisis geolocation advisory panel

Creates a 15-member advisory committee to study geolocation for 988 and 911 calls, examining privacy, technical standards, and funding implications.

Faster Title and Mortgage Reviews on Trust Land

The Bureau of Indian Affairs must finish mortgage and right-of-way reviews on set deadlines and notify lenders. Tribes and agencies get read-only TAAMS access and a new ombudsman.

Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act

Technology Modernization and Inventory Reform

Reforms to modernize IT, tie disbursements to milestones, and require high-risk legacy IT inventories with repayment terms.

Substance Use Prevention and Recovery Reauthorization

Extends federal grants for prevention, treatment, and recovery through 2030. Boosts support for pregnant people, youth, 9-8-8, and workforce programs.

Spotted Lanternfly Public Awareness Campaign

The Agriculture Department will run TV, radio, and billboard ads in infested areas saying spotted lanternflies are an invasive pest and to kill any you see.

New Tropical Plant Pest Research Grants

Creates grants to study and fight pests that harm tropical crops. It lets the Agriculture Department fund research, surveys, and areawide pest programs through 2030.

Priority Funding for Rural Childcare

USDA will prioritize rural loans and grants for projects that expand childcare in farming communities. This may create more local care for young children and help parents work.

National cowboy observance designation

This resolution designates a one-day national observance to honor cowboys, their culture, and their economic role in ranching and rodeo, with no new spending or regulatory duties.

Heat economic impact study

A proposal to study the economic and health costs of extreme heat, including productivity losses and property damage, with public results.

Universal service contribution reform

Broadband and edge providers would be required to contribute to universal service, with new high cost support for limited rural broadband access and regulatory rulemaking within 18 months.

Central Repository for Agency Guidance

Agencies must post most guidance on a single public website set by OMB. People and businesses can find and view agency guidance in one central place.

sunset chevron deference framework

assessing a proposal that would sunset rules upheld by chevron deference, assign gao-led sunset schedules, and adjust congressional review timing, with wide regulatory implications across agencies.