Federal
American Legislation

119th Congress1st Session
Mental Health in Aviation Act
Updates FAA rules to encourage mental health care, improve medical review, and fund training, outreach, and examiners for pilots and air traffic controllers.
Held at the desk.
Battlefield Protection Amendments Act
Updates battlefield grant rules, extends authorization to 2035, adds funding, and requires studies of two historic war site groups.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Lower Colorado Conservation Fund Amendment
Creates a Treasury account for state contributions to the Lower Colorado River multi-species program and sets rules for deposits, investing, and transfers.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
Monterey Bay Heritage Area Study
Authorizes Interior to study creating a Monterey Bay National Heritage Area across several coastal counties.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 646.
Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization
Extends the authorization period for a competitive large-scale water recycling and reuse grant program from five years to ten years.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 647.
Bay Area Ridge Trail Study Act
Directs Interior to study whether the Bay Area Ridge Trail should become a national scenic trail and report to Congress within one year.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.
Western South Dakota Water Study
Directs Interior to study moving Missouri River water to the Western Dakota Regional Water System and report cost-share recommendations.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 648.
Eligible providers for workers’ compensation
This bill would add nurse practitioners and physician assistants as eligible providers under the workers’ compensation program, and require new rules within six months to implement the changes.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568.
Child Care Block Grant Update
Proposal to expand access to childcare by updating eligibility, raising payment rates to cover costs, and creating grants to build and improve facilities nationwide.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
MERICA Act of 2026
Makes federal mineral leasing rules apply to hardrock minerals on acquired lands.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Interstate Minor Abortion Transport
Proposes federal penalties for transporting minors to obtain abortions and requires parental notice for out-of-state care.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
MOLD Act
Sets standards, inspections, reporting, and tenant protections for mold and water damage in military family housing.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Relief for Miners’ Survivors
Would change survivor benefit claims and provide limited payments for legal and medical expenses in certain delayed cases.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Acquitted Conduct Sentencing Safeguards
Would bar courts from considering acquitted conduct at sentencing, limiting what can raise a defendant’s sentence, with exceptions for mitigation and future judgments.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S8737)
Honor Our Promise to Veterans Act of 2025
Proposes changes to veterans’ care, VA staffing, education assistance, and medical facilities.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization Act
Creates a strategy and task force to counter international scam compounds, support trafficking survivors, and allow targeted financial sanctions.
Held at the desk.
Double Home Sale Capital Gain Exclusion
Raises the tax-free home sale gain to $500,000 for singles and $1,000,000 for joint filers. The change applies to sales after the law is passed.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Adoption Intermediary Criminalization
Proposes penalties for unlawful adoption practices that cross state lines, with exemptions for licensed agencies and certain guardians.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime Gun Tracing Modernization
Requires ATF National Tracing Center to build searchable electronic firearms transaction databases, sets access rules, and requires regular audits.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Medicare coverage for dementia blood tests
covers fda-cleared blood-based tests for early detection of alzheimer's and related dementias under medicare starting in 2028
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8278-8279)
Flood Protection and Infrastructure Resilience Act of 2025
Expands watershed restoration options and adds flood resilience to regional conservation program purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Gang Activity Reporting Act
Requires DOJ, DHS, and FBI to give Congress an annual report on gang trends, enforcement, and data collection, with some material possibly classified.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Non-consensual abortion drug penalties
Proposes a federal crime and civil damages for giving an abortion drug without informed consent when shipped across state lines.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
ESOP Expansion for S Corporations
Expands ESOP tax deferral, preserves small-business SBA eligibility for ESOP-owned firms, and creates new federal offices to assist employee ownership.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.