American Legislation

Shifts some geothermal permitting to state authorities, reduces federal environmental reviews, and maintains royalties while excluding tribal lands from new rules.

Allows certain Indigenous coastal communities to create and sell authentic handicrafts from marine mammal materials, limits state bans on sales, and requires evidence-based federal rules if conservation concerns justify restrictions.

Requires the Attorney General to publish and update a public list of places that allow release before trial without paying cash. It does not change who can get released.

Raises civil fines and penalty multipliers for violations under the Export Control Reform Act, effective for violations after enactment.

Sets rules for states issuing commercial driver's licenses to people domiciled outside the state, including limits, verification steps, and record-keeping requirements.

Reduce or hold members' pay during federal funding shutdowns, with escrow rules until an effective date after the 2026 general election.

Creates a federal program for universal, full-day, year-round child care and early learning with national standards and federal funding.

Directs interagency research and a voluntary VA study on health of descendants of toxic-exposed veterans, with public reporting and a website for findings.

Requires reporting, detection tools, local firefighting support, post-fire recovery funding, studies, and a prize for invasive species solutions.

Authorizes Forest Service to fund emergency watershed actions on National Forest System land with local sponsors after disasters.

Keeps EPA water resilience grant programs authorized through 2031. This lets states and utilities apply for support while funding still needs future approval.

Requires English language testing for commercial driver license applicants and gives federal oversight and state reporting duties.

Expands help for small businesses and tribes, adds hiring credits for military spouses, offers veterans annual mental health checks, and boosts federal steps against package theft and fentanyl.

Bars HHS from implementing the WISeR prior-authorization model under Medicare; introduced Nov 7, 2025, and referred to House committee(s).

Creates a five-year pilot to expand VA work-study eligibility to half-time student veterans and requires annual participant reports.

Raises annual Fund deposits to $300M and sets minimum state and tribal allocation and spending rules.

Creates a greenhouse gas tax and RISE Trust Fund, funds infrastructure, cancer research, PFAS response, school doors, election rules, ethics, and other measures.

Authorizes transfer, investment, and quarterly use of frozen Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine and directs U.S. engagement with other countries holding those assets.

Temporary tax credit for US egg hatcheries that buy and install in-ovo sex identification equipment placed in service 2026–2028.

Creates a $1 billion fund to support marine energy demonstrations, research, permitting improvements, and workforce development.

Authorizes agencies to reimburse contractors who paid employees during an appropriations lapse; sets weekly pay cap and reporting rules; funds available through December 31, 2026.

Sets deadlines for airlines to transfer refund funds to ticket agents and requires agents to refund passengers within 7 days.

Extends and updates beach water monitoring grants and EPA guidance through 2029.

Stops ATF from keeping transaction records from closed gun dealers and requires the agency to destroy those records within 90 days. Fewer historical gun traces may be available.