American Legislation

Directs passenger security fee revenue to new and existing funds for checkpoint and exit-lane screening technology and grants, starting fiscal year 2026.

Authorizes NASA to lease property up to 99 years for research, education, and technology transfer and to support eligible entities.

Creates a 3-year pilot to pay feed makers to buy blue catfish from Chesapeake Bay watermen and requires reporting on catches and effects.

Extends the Young Fishermen's Development Act authorization from 2026 to 2031.

Establishes a Commerce Department task force to study shark depredation, set research priorities, recommend management actions, and distribute education; task force ends after seven years.

Requires ADS-B In on many aircraft, limits ADS-B Out exceptions, studies a Potomac dynamic restricted area, and orders an Army audit.

Requires Manufacturing USA strategic plan updates every four years and aligns them with the National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing update cycle.

Allows certain foreign-built passenger ships to receive coastwise endorsement to operate between U.S. ports; repeals a related statute; other laws remain in force.

Repeals passenger-vessel coastwise limits so foreign-flagged ships can carry passengers between U.S. ports.

Requires notice and public list for companies moving call centers overseas; restricts federal grants and contracts and requires agent location disclosures.

Makes PHMSA’s January 17, 2025 leak detection and repair rule effective on enactment and allows the Secretary to strengthen it later.

Creates grant programs to expand and electrify rail, cut railyard pollution, and fund workforce training and resilience projects.

Honors Marshall Space Flight Center’s 65 years and recognizes leadership on SLS, Artemis, STEM outreach, and regional economic contributions.

Allows college athletes to market their name, image, likeness; protects representation; extends work authorization to international athletes; authorizes FTC enforcement.

Authorizes funding, reorganization, acquisitions, personnel changes, and many oversight and safety actions for the Coast Guard for 2025–2029.

Requires NIST to publish voluntary guidance to find, remove, and report child pornography in AI training datasets within one year.

Stops grossly excessive pricing, expands enforcement authority, and requires company pricing disclosures after market shocks.

Allows pulsating high-mounted brake lights; directs DOT to set standards within 180 days.

Requires clear notices, annual consent, and easy cancellation for automatic renewals and free trials; enforced by the FTC.

Requires clear disclosure, consent, easy cancellation, and FTC enforcement for automatic renewals and free-to-pay trials.

Makes the FTC negative option rule (16 CFR part 425 as of July 7, 2025) have the force and effect of law.

Requires FTC rules for impact assessments, reports, and a public repository for automated decision systems used in important decisions.