American Legislation

Congress disapproves CFPB withdrawal of Bulletin 2012-04 on lending discrimination.

Blocks the CFPB's withdrawal of its Regulation Z protections for home sales under contracts for deed.

Nullifies CFPB action that withdrew a 2014 ability-to-repay guidance about successors-in-interest.

Congressional resolution to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's withdrawal of its 2015 bulletin on in-person debt collection.

Blocks the CFPB's rule withdrawing the 2022 Fair Credit Reporting Act preemption rule so that the 2022 rule remains in effect.

Authorizes three gold medals for the President, the Secret Service, and local law enforcement partners.

Repeals Davis-Bacon wage rules for covered federal contracts, effective 30 days after enactment with exceptions for existing contracts.

Funds DOE programs for advanced vehicle research, manufacturing, demos, batteries, hydrogen, heavy trucks, infrastructure, and battery reuse with annual congressional reports.

Grants to local education agencies for certified point-of-use filters in schools and child care, with funding set for 2026–2030 to address lead in drinking water.

Requires agencies to analyze and publish estimates of how proposed rules affect household living costs and restricts final rules that raise costs, with exceptions.

Requires an annual public list of China-origin mining entities linked to forced labor or environmental harm in listed African countries.

Allows USTDA limited activity in high-income countries; expands contractor and appointment authorities and requires annual contractor reports to Congress.

Requires annual scenario-based training and a 67-day initial training period for immigration officers, developed by DHS and FLETC.

Supports D.C. statehood via the Washington, D.C. Admission Act and endorses May 1, 2026 as 'D.C. Statehood Day'.

Resolution to recognize rights of unhoused people and call for funding, housing programs, protections, and agency actions to end homelessness by 2029.

Requires states to use an automated platform to verify income for income-based benefit programs within one year to receive federal funds.

Limits criminal and certain records in tenant screening reports and requires notice and reasons for adverse housing actions.

Requires the State Department, with HHS and others, to make a global strategy to secure international support for developing and commercializing pandemic or epidemic medical products, including for antimicrobial-resistant pathogens.

Creates a right to get and provide FDA‑approved medicines, limits state and federal restrictions, and allows lawsuits to enforce those rights.

Extends an excise tax exemption on alternative motorboat fuel to vessels operating between Atlantic or Pacific ports.

Increases tax credits and exclusions for employer and household dependent care; creates a refundable household and dependent care credit.