American Legislation

Creates a national technical assistance center and federal grants to train and support direct care workers and family caregivers, with stipulations for training, wage consideration, and reporting.

A federal bill would require FDA and partners to assess cybersecurity risks in internet-connected medical devices from foreign manufacturers, with potential recalls and required documentation.

This measure would let agencies pause, segment, or delay payments when fraud risk indicators apply, with notices to payees, a contest process, and Treasury procedures to limit holds.

explains a securities regulation proposal that expands confidential drafts and private investor talks before an offering.

Gives HHS power to disapprove nursing facility nurse aide training after penalties and expands NPDB background-check access for providers.

Proposal would bar federal funds from implementing an order and create a federal private right to sue producers and suppliers of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides for injuries.

FDA would assess sponsors tied to prc-linked entities and block approvals or imports, with a narrow shortage waiver.

Allocates USDA grants and loans to expand fertilizer capacity and storage, prioritizing smaller firms and emissions-reducing upgrades to boost domestic supply.

Requires identity verification and data matching to prevent improper unemployment benefits payments.

The measure would allow closed-end funds to invest more in private funds, narrowing regulator limits and affecting liquidity and risk.

This proposal would keep current or recently serving political appointees out of Inspector General nominations to strengthen independent oversight.

A proposed change to how Social Security taxes are calculated, and how benefits and cost of living adjustments are determined, with a short transition through 2030.

Proposal to limit historical financial statements for EGCs and former EGCs in IPO filings, affecting acquired-entity disclosures.

A proposed change would let electing BDC dividends receive the same deduction treatment as REIT dividends under 199A, starting after 2026, affecting investors, BDCs, and tax reporting.

This proposal would require the SEC to study its small-entity definition, revise thresholds, and implement inflation-based updates through open rulemaking and public comments.

Strengthens tools to prevent trafficking abroad, tightens assistance rules, and expands protections for domestic workers, with new reporting, oversight, and funding for anti-trafficking efforts.

Requires Treasury to produce reports on debt growth and net interest costs, assessing effects on defense spending, revenue, and economic stability, with GAO oversight and alignment to defense strategy timelines.

A proposal to raise the 5% cap for investments in small business investment companies to 15%, enabling more capital flow to small firms and investors.

Describes authority to extend the IOIA's immunities to ASEAN, CERN, and PIF, enabling similar treatment for these international groups as other public organizations.

Expands the advanced manufacturing investment credit to cover semiconductor materials, with direct and indirect production materials and a process to list qualifying items.

This measure bases female team eligibility on birth sex for institutions receiving federal funds, potentially excluding transgender athletes from women's teams.

Proposed tax code changes expand which energy activities qualify for partnership treatment, broadening financing for generation, storage, fuels, and related energy transport.

Prohibits using U.S. foreign-aid and Peace Corps funds for abortions or involuntary sterilizations, placing bans into permanent law and limiting related research and lobbying.

A proposal to tie congressional pay and revenue actions to a certified balanced budget, using escrowed pay and a supermajority requirement for revenue increases.