American Legislation

Classifies fentanyl-related chemicals as Schedule I and creates faster research registration and limited research manufacturing exceptions; updates penalties and rulemaking deadlines.

Creates a performance right for sound recordings and sets rules and small-station fees for terrestrial radio royalties and distribution.

Creates grants for Drug-Free Communities coalitions to partner with local schools to prevent youth substance use and misuse.

Requires the President to annually designate a month as African Diaspora Heritage Month and encourages observances and programs.

CBP must identify and re-vet Afghan evacuees paroled in 2021–2022 and report results to federal agencies.

Joint resolution to nullify a DHS rule increasing the automatic EAD renewal extension period; introduced Jan 30, 2025, referred to Judiciary.

Designates January 30, 2025, to honor Fred Korematsu and encourage reflection on civil liberties and the Constitution.

Creates a civil cause of action and bans federal funding for clinics and providers that perform gender-transition procedures on minors; applies retroactively and allows damages.

Prohibits U.S. persons from exporting, importing, researching, or financing AI technologies with Chinese entities; sets penalties and enforcement timelines.

Designates January 26–February 1, 2025, as National School Choice Week and encourages awareness of K-12 options.

Increases criminal penalties and mandatory prison terms for reentry after removal and shifts reentry permission to the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Requires background checks, home visits, and reporting for sponsors of unaccompanied migrant children and limits placement with unlawfully present adults.

Senate resolution opposes pardons for people convicted of assaulting Capitol Police officers.

Limits nonjudicial forfeiture, raises proof standards, speeds notices and hearings, and redirects forfeiture proceeds to the Treasury general fund.

Extends claim deadlines, adds Manhattan Project and uranium mining claims, raises some awards, and funds studies and local site work in Alaska.

Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the first woman elected governor; calls for observance in January 2025.

Defines a broad parental right to direct upbringing, education, and health care decisions, and requires strict scrutiny for actions that burden that right.

A proposed federal measure that criminalizes abortions performed for Down syndrome reasons, adds civil actions and reporting duties, and links violations to federal funding consequences.

Allows civil lawsuits against providers of gender-transition procedures for minors and withholds HHS funding from states requiring those procedures.

Adds deportation for assaulting an officer and requires annual DHS deportation report.

Repeals 18 U.S.C. §248, removing federal prohibitions on access to clinic entrances; applies to pending and future federal prosecutions after enactment.

Changes TPS rules, narrows parole, alters unaccompanied children procedures, repeals cancellation of removal, and restricts certain DHS documents for air travel.

Prohibits pricing algorithms trained on nonpublic competitor data, requires disclosures and agency reports, and allows civil enforcement under antitrust and FTC law.