American Legislation

Reauthorizes Great Lakes Restoration Initiative at $500M per year for fiscal 2027–2031.

Requires HHS to continue a Medicare Part D premium stabilization demonstration project.

Makes staging or faking car crashes to get insurance payments a federal crime with prison time and fines, and sends fines to the Highway Trust Fund.

Updates allergen labeling to include barley, rye, and oats with wheat under gluten-containing grains; directs FDA guidance updates and a celiac-focused HHS report.

Limits Postmaster General bonuses and requires annual reports and Inspector General review after fiscal or performance shortfalls.

Health plans would have to publish data on prior authorization decisions. This would help people compare plans and understand delays.

Would create a recreation area on the Texas Gulf Coast, with voluntary site participation and a plan for conservation and public access.

People on WIC would get juice as the default for certain children and women food packages. Participants can ask for a $3 fruit-and-vegetable voucher instead.

The bill changes how some border patrol overtime is taxed. It could affect agents' take-home pay and how overtime is counted.

Prohibits use of shoppers' personal data for targeted grocery price increases; requires disclosures and a Labor Department report on electronic shelf labels.

A federal program to help eligible households access affordable drinking water and sewer services, with grants, technical help, and stronger reporting and affordability oversight.

Raises Medicare payment rates for certain mental health providers to 85% of physician fee schedule starting Jan 1, 2027.

Proposes EPA action to designate PFAS as hazardous air pollutants and update emissions source categories within the Clean Air Act.

Allows college mental health providers to serve eligible students across state lines through telehealth under specified conditions.

Creates a secure student-level postsecondary data system with privacy protections and public aggregate reports.

Colleges and high schools would have to create heat illness plans, train staff, and publish them, helping protect student athletes and coaches from heat risks.

a non-binding resolution recognizing a health and safety emergency for children due to fossil-fuel policies, urging agencies to reverse directives, restore climate data, and safeguard youth health.

Encourages trial enrollment from underrepresented groups through grants, participant expense payments, digital tools, sponsor cost-sharing rules, and a small tax exclusion.

Extends retirement treatment to more federal workers with enforcement duties, with deposits and phased employer contributions for prior service.

Owners would decide how many parking spots for new developments near transit. Local rules could be overridden.

A bill proposal to speed counting and certification of federal elections, with deadlines, exceptions, and funding consequences.

Aimed at preventing loss of SNAP benefits during labor strikes by removing strike status as a disqualifier.

Expands who can certify eligibility for Medicare-covered diabetic shoes by including nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Defines "natural cheese" and limits that label to products meeting a federal definition.