American Legislation

Lawmakers' bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Yemen for temporary protected status.

House bill would name the Medford, New York postal facility after Gunnery Sergeant Ruben Santos.

The bill would block imports from settlements and punish foreign groups tied to expansion. It also guides banks and travelers on the new rules.

A resolution supports awareness of learning disabilities and continued educational support for affected students.

Supports designating the week of Sept 14, 2026 as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week and recognizes HSI roles and achievements.

Reauthorizes and updates Earth MRI to include modern data types, adds 3D hydrography, and provides $84 million for 2027–2031.

Makes priority review vouchers for rare pediatric disease treatments permanent by removing a paragraph in existing drug regulations.

Allow per diem pay for Foreign Service members during required leave; referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Directs the FTC to investigate alleged anticompetitive practices in fire truck manufacturing and report findings and recommendations within one year.

Establishes a program allowing residents to designate up to two essential caregivers who may visit during visitation suspensions, with safety requirements.

Raises the Medicare budget-neutrality threshold, updates practice-expense inputs every five years, and limits annual conversion-factor changes to improve stability in physician payments.

Requires safe-storage notices and devices with certain firearm sales, creates guidance, grants to distribute devices, and a time-limited tax credit.

Creates dedicated funds to pay for habitat work, research, and grants for butterflies, island plants, freshwater mussels, and desert fish. Local groups could get new funding.

Creates an official Red Star banner to honor service members, veterans, and first responders who died by suicide. Families and groups may display it; no new benefits are created.

Updates SSI eligibility, benefit calculation, exclusions, and extends SSI to four U.S. territories; raises income and resource limits.

Bars discrimination in federally funded foster and adoption services for religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. HHS will set rules, collect data, and can cut funds.

Keeps select firearm background checks and export licensing active during a government funding lapse to maintain enforcement and safety.

Incentivizes states to remove time limits for child sexual abuse claims and revive old civil claims using federal grants and CAPTA changes.

Allows certain fitness costs to count as medical expenses for tax purposes, with annual limits and rules for facilities, equipment, and programs.

Clarifies that group health plans cannot treat dialysis patients worse or shift primary coverage to Medicare while allowing network choices.

Creates an FHA mortgage insurance program to help qualifying first responders buy or repair a 1-family principal residence, including a no-down-payment option for first-time buyers.

Bill would add occupational therapy as a basis for Medicare home health eligibility. Effective for home health services on or after January 1, 2026.

Requires districts receiving federal funding to adopt anti-bullying rules, report school-level data, and establish grievance procedures, with periodic federal evaluations.

Medicare would put some FDA approved non-opioid acute pain drugs on the lowest cost tier and remove the Part D deductible and prior authorization.