American Legislation

A bill would create a service-connection presumption for male breast cancer in veterans for VA disability compensation; it is referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and not law.

Transfers Crystal Reservoir land, dam, and water rights to the City of Ouray with public-access and maintenance conditions.

Creates Urban Corporations and awards land, shares, and grants for five southeastern Alaska Native communities.

Creates a 6-year Medicare pilot for hospitals to provide tailored home meals and nutrition therapy to high-risk patients to reduce readmissions.

Proposes Medicare coverage for FDA-cleared blood-based tests to detect Alzheimer's disease and related dementias starting in 2028.

Authorizes manufacturers to suspend diesel engine shutoffs in extreme cold and exempts certain vehicles from DEF system rules.

A plan to use targeted grazing and new tools to reduce wildfire fuels on public lands, with tribal and local agency coordination.

Broadens grazing eligibility by applying National Forest System land rules to more lands, aiming for uniform treatment of ranchers and permittees while keeping other rules intact.

Conveys about 124 acres of BLM land near Price, Utah to the city of Price for local public uses, with rights preserved and map-based boundaries.

Transfers specific federal parcels for public use and road expansion; allows sales to fund local conservation, wildfire prevention, and capital projects; outlines costs, environmental disclosures, and potential land reversion.

Eases rules and funds pilots to speed home building. Adds renter help like an eviction helpline, inspection fixes, and savings escrow pilots.

Removes wilderness study area status for three Montana areas and directs management under existing Forest Service or BLM plans.

Withdraws specified Ruby Mountains and Ruby Lake lands from mineral leasing; maps available; subject to valid existing rights and limited refuge management exception.

Withdraws ~4,288 acres of BLM land near Placitas, NM from mineral development; allows surface conveyance with mineral reservation.

Creates a 12,295-acre wilderness area in Taos County and adjusts monument boundaries; allows some wildlife water structures under conditions.

Creates a 10-year permit to place and maintain a U.S. flagpole at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point in the Uinta National Forest.

Directs agencies to speed permitting, map seabeds, identify minerals, and coordinate with allies to expand offshore critical mineral access.

Requires Forest Service and Interior to prioritize motorized access, update maps and plans, and limit certain road closures on public lands.

Blocks oil and gas leasing off Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina coasts through mid-2032.

Designates new wilderness, scenic, and special management areas; funds restoration, trails, and studies for federal lands in California.

Updates Forest Service authority to buy and manage Lake Tahoe Basin land and expand partnerships including the Washoe Tribe.

Transfers and protections of Truckee Meadows public lands: creates conservation and wilderness areas, transfers land to tribes and local governments, and allows some land sales.

Lawmakers would expand HOME funds to include nearby infrastructure. The homeownership threshold would rise from 95% to 110%, and labor rules would apply to projects with 24+ units.

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.