American Legislation

Temporarily allows certain False Claims Act recoveries to be deposited into the Crime Victims Fund through fiscal year 2029, with limits for qui tam awards and government damages.

Extends a federal grant program that funds support and treatment services for law enforcement officers and their families through 2029.

Directs the FTC to study PBMs and other drug intermediaries and report findings and recommendations on competition, transparency, and enforcement.

Provides grants to improve opioid overdose data, toxicology testing, and law enforcement training and equipment for tracing drugs and reporting.

Reauthorizes and expands the Secret Service threat assessment center for research, training, and school violence prevention through a Safe School Initiative.

Prohibits purchase and possession of specified firearms and large-capacity magazines by people under 21, with limited exceptions for hunting, training, and military duty.

Requires a federal strategy to stop illegal drug trafficking through the Caribbean and addresses Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands needs.

Creates a crime for fleeing Border Patrol near the border and adds immigration consequences plus an annual enforcement report.

Criminalizes distributing private intimate images without consent; sets penalties, forfeiture, and exceptions for reporting and platforms.

Offers extra federal grant money to states that require domestic violence training for cosmetology and barber licensure.

Exempts certain Filipino veterans' children from immigrant visa numerical limits.

Requires licensed firearm businesses to secure guns, paper records, and premises; sets penalties and application rules.

Adds Czechia to countries eligible for E-1 treaty trader visas if Czechia grants similar status to U.S. nationals.

Requires DHS to start removal proceedings when visas are revoked for certain security-related grounds.

Authorizes the Senate Judiciary Committee to spend specified funds and hire staff from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027.

This measure moves the nwrc's legal domicile and updates service of process contacts.

Requires a meaningful opportunity to consult with an attorney or representative during immigration inspections at ports of entry.

Limits presidential entry suspensions; adds nondiscrimination, reporting, waiver, and judicial review requirements.

Raises maximum prison sentence for picketing near courts or judges' homes from one to five years.

Changes percentage and wording for how trafficking victim assistance grant funds may be allocated and used.

A proposed change would treat DUI/DWI offenses as grounds for inadmissibility and deportation for noncitizens, including admissions of the offense, with effects across visa, entry, and removal proceedings.