United States Bills

carjacking statute rewritten

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.

Expanding background checks for vulnerable workers

Expands who can be screened for background checks to include contractors, volunteers, and licensed providers serving vulnerable populations to improve safety.

Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act

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

Trauma Kit Standards for JAG Grants

Sets minimum contents and training guidance for trauma kits funded by JAG grants.

Support for Local Law Enforcement Officers

Concurrent resolution recognizing and thanking local law enforcement officers and urging community collaboration to strengthen safety and trust.

Retired Officers Grant Program

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

Justice for American Victims Act

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

Protecting Communities Act of 2025

Updates background-check records, changes mental-health definitions, boosts federal gun prosecutions, and adjusts interstate transport and gun commerce rules.

Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act

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

Youth Substance Use Prevention Act

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

Condemning Attacks on Free Press

Senate statement condemning presidential attacks on the press and urging protection and support for detained USAGM journalists.

Narrow parole rules for noncitizens

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.

Hospital Assault Prosecution Expansion

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

Assaults on journalists: federal crime

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.

Patent eligibility reform

A proposal to redefine patent eligibility by removing judicial exceptions and evaluating claims as a whole, with explicit exclusions and potential changes to examination and litigation practices.

Patents and PTAB reform act

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

Remote Notarization for Interstate Commerce

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.

Youth after-school grant program

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.

Tribal SCA warrants expansion

Allows tribal courts to issue warrants under stored communications rules to obtain electronic communications and records, using procedures drawn from established warrant practice.

Sealing Records for Nonviolent Offenses

Aims to automatically seal certain arrest records and permit petitions to seal others, with hearings, notices to victims, and privacy safeguards for routine background checks and personnel hiring decisions.

Assault Weapons Ban 2025

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.

Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2025

Equality Act

Adds sexual orientation and gender identity protections to many federal civil-rights laws.

Immigration felony expansion for sexual offenses

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