United States Bills
Study of Advanced Fraud Tools in Banking
Federal agencies will study how banks use advanced tech to find and stop fraud. They may run a voluntary pilot to help small banks get tools.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 612.
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Standardize Residential Centralized Mail Delivery
Sets clear rules for when the Postal Service can use centralized mailboxes for homes. It may change where residents pick up mail and who must install boxes.
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Introduced
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Exempt Religious Institutions From Investment Excise
Religious groups would stop paying the excise tax on investment income. That leaves more money for programs, operations, or reserves.
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Introduced
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Reform Federal Settlement Payments
Changes how some federal settlement payments are approved and paid. Claimants and agencies may see different timing or paperwork.
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Introduced
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Broad Omnibus Bill to Improve Lives
This bill bundles many policy changes across many areas. It could affect taxes, schools, health care, defense, and roads, but the exact changes are not yet known.
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Introduced
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Require More Credit Data for Mortgages
Lenders must consider more kinds of credit records for home loans. People with thin or no credit history could have better chances to qualify.
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Introduced
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Improve Deafblind Education Services
Aims to improve school services for children who are deafblind. Families and schools may see new supports, training, or coordination.
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Introduced
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Atrocities Determination and Reporting Act
Requires the State Department to decide if harms amount to genocide or crimes against humanity and send an unclassified evidence report with policy recommendations to Congress within one year.
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Introduced
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Recognize Snow-Clearing Vehicles as Emergency Vehicles
This bill treats government snowplows and deicing equipment as emergency vehicles under the Clean Air Act. That may change how those machines are regulated.
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Introduced
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House bars members from prediction market bets
House members and staff can't make bets or contracts that pay based on specific events. This aims to reduce conflicts of interest.
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Introduced
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Youth Entrepreneurship in Community Learning Centers
Students at community learning centers can get entrepreneurship lessons from volunteer business mentors. The Small Business Administration and Department of Education must make a curriculum and report on use.
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Introduced
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Doubling Military Death Gratuity Payments
Surviving family members get a one-time $200,000 payment for deaths on or after Jan 1, 2026. The amount rises each year with inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index.
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Introduced
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New Liability for Youth Gender Treatments
Allows children or parents to sue health providers for puberty blockers, hormones, and sex change surgeries given to minors. Providers face strict federal liability and money damages.
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Introduced
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Require Proof Before Removing Voters
States must verify people are ineligible before removing them from federal voter rolls. If removed, people get a notice within 48 hours with steps to fix it.
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Introduced
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Limit Hearings to Speed Nuclear Licensing
The bill lets the NRC approve many nuclear licenses without a hearing unless someone asks within 30 days. It also requires informal hearings when held.
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Introduced
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Restore SNAP Eligibility After Drug Convictions
Stops states from denying SNAP for drug convictions. Lets people leaving jail within 30 days be counted in SNAP households.
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Introduced
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Long-Term Care Pharmacy Supply Fee
Medicare plans must pay a $30 supply fee when long-term care pharmacies fill qualifying prescriptions in 2026 and 2027. The government will repay plans later.
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Introduced
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Waive Specialty Crop Grant Match Requirement
USDA can waive matching funds for specialty crop research grants. Small growers and researchers may get full federal funding without needing local matches.
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Introduced
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Raise Tax Exclusion for Public Safety Retirees
Starting in 2026, eligible public safety retirees can exclude up to $6,000 of retirement plan payouts used to pay health or long-term care insurance from taxable income.
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Introduced
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Protecting Students from Synthetic Opioids
Funds school partnerships for youth opioid prevention and recovery. Requires staff training, lets school health centers buy naloxone, and expands youth drug data and a federal task force.
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Introduced
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Fentanyl Detection Research Program
Requires DOE to lead testing of tools to detect fentanyl in mail, prisons, and at borders.
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Introduced
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Allow SNAP for Hot Ready Meals
People could use SNAP benefits to buy hot ready to eat meals from some stores. Stores must not get more than half their sales from hot prepared foods to qualify.
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Introduced
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Safeguard Special Education Offices
Blocks federal money from closing, merging, or outsourcing Department of Education offices that run special education programs. It protects their staff and duties.
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Introduced
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Wildfire Satellite Monitoring Grants
Creates competitive grants for states to buy and use high resolution satellite data to detect, track, and manage wildfires. Interior runs the program and reports to Congress.
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Introduced
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