American Legislation

Proposed changes make the core carjacking offense require 'knowingly' rather than specific intent to kill, and limit the death-enhancement to cases with explicit deadly intent and actual death.

Criminalizes certain surgical and medical gender-related procedures and female genital mutilation when performed on people under 18, with specified exceptions.

Designates September 14–20, 2025 as National Truck Driver Appreciation Week to recognize professional truck drivers' service.

Increases chapter 7 trustee pay, changes fee distributions, raises some quarterly fees, and extends temporary bankruptcy judgeship terms.

Proposed grants to hire retired personnel for civilian training, investigations support, and IT work, with Inspector General audits and safeguards.

Expands expedited removal to more inadmissible noncitizens and gives DHS Secretary sole discretion to apply it.

Requires DOJ to produce annual public reports on activities countering Chinese national security threats, including resource use and civil rights protections.

Treats yearly residential property purchases as aggregated for merger notification and updates FTC/DOJ rulemaking.

Provides education payments to long-serving public safety officers and eligible children to boost recruitment and retention.

Creates an interstate compact and an RHSO to set uniform, breed-specific medication and racetrack safety rules for major horse racing breeds.

Adds certain families to victim compensation programs and creates an office and hotline to help victims of crimes by unlawfully present individuals.

Would authorize POST agencies to access criminal history records and require federal regulatory updates within 180 days to implement safeguards and limits.

Adds an aggravating death-penalty factor for defendants unlawfully in the U.S. convicted of killing or trying to kill a U.S. citizen.

Compensates eligible Vieques residents and funds a trauma center, screenings, and recovery services after long-term military use.

Allows grants for research-based youth PSA campaigns and requires annual reporting on funded campaigns and their evaluation.

The measure narrows parole eligibility for noncitizens, sets time limits, restricts employment, and introduces annual reporting plus a private right to sue the federal authorities.

Creates a federal crime for assaults on hospital staff on hospital grounds, with penalties and a disability-based defense, plus a GAO study.

Aims to deter attacks on journalists by creating a federal offense for harming reporters during newsgathering, with penalties for bodily and serious bodily injury and coverage of attempted acts.

strengthens patent rights by raising standards in reviews, expands panel size, and creates a revolving fund for the patent office.

Authorizes electronic and remote notarizations affecting interstate commerce, sets identity, recording, and recognition standards, while preserving state licensing and procedures and guiding cross-jurisdiction validity.

A federal grant program run by the department of justice to fund after-school programs for students in qualifying counties, with grants awarded to districts and nonprofits and annual reporting.

Proposes a federal ban on defined semiautomatic weapons and large-capacity magazines, with grandfathering for current owners, regulated private transfers, and potential buy-back funding.

Adds sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence to the aggravated-felony list for noncitizens, aiming to speed up removal and enforcement.