United States Bills
Paid leave for workers
This proposal would require employers to provide paid annual leave to employees, outlining broad aims while specific rules, eligibility, and enforcement are to be defined.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Public housing modernization
Aimed at upgrading housing infrastructure and expanding economic opportunities for residents of subsidized housing, with details on funding and rules currently unavailable.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Beetle Grants for Forests
Would authorize competitive grants and cooperative agreements to address mountain pine beetle outbreaks, supporting forest health, monitoring, prevention, and restoration.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Alternative manure payments
Would expand EQIP to cover payments for alternative manure management practices aimed at reducing runoff, odors, and emissions.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4520)
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Chancery building naming designation
Renames a chancery building to honor Elliot L. Engel; operations remain unchanged.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4521)
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Detention center closure at Delaney Hall
This measure would end immigration detention at a specific facility, removing its use for custody.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Medicare program integrity enhancements
A proposal to strengthen oversight and coordination of Medicare fraud enforcement under the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control program.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Construction Suicide Risk Study
Aimed at understanding suicide risk factors in the construction industry, this proposal would require HHS to conduct a nationwide study to inform prevention efforts.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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circuit boundary adjustment
A proposed change to the federal appellate circuit boundaries that would shift which circuit handles appeals from certain districts.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Social Security solvency process
Establishes a formal process to safeguard the long-term solvency of the Social Security trust funds and outline potential future actions affecting benefits or payroll taxes.
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Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4521-4523)
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Automatic newborn accounts
Proposes automatically creating newborn accounts from enumeration at birth data, raising privacy, control, and cost questions.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Medicare home health fraud measures
Aimed at reducing improper payments and strengthening oversight in Medicare home health services.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4477-4478)
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AI security controls for model internals
Aimed at preventing foreign adversaries from accessing key technical features of closed-source AI models, with potential effects on developers, cloud providers, researchers, and enforcement.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Oversight of Pardons and Bribery Clarified
A Senate-proposed measure would broaden oversight of certain pardons and clarify bribery prohibitions tied to pardons and commutations, with unclear specifics on covered cases and procedures.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Expedited humanitarian aid for civilians
Aims to speed up humanitarian and medical aid through faster approvals and banking changes under the sanctions framework, with potential implications for aid groups and financial institutions.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Breast cancer risk assessment payment model
Proposes paying clinicians for comprehensive breast cancer risk assessments and tailored screening plans to improve prevention and personalized care, under authority used for federal payment models.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Sanctuary CDBG Restriction
proposal to bar sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving housing funds.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Stroke care quality research
Directs HHS to study stroke care delivery and collect data to improve quality, timing, outcomes, and disparities.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Overtime Pay Rate Expansion
Proposes doubling overtime pay from 1.5x to 2x for eligible workers, with impacts on employers, payroll costs, and wages.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Hybrid payments for Medicare primary care
a proposed hybrid payment framework for medicare primary care and how clinicians may be compensated
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Unclaimed pandemic unemployment fund recovery
the bill would direct a federal effort to locate unclaimed pandemic-era unemployment funds held by banks or by states, with a goal of recovering and reallocating them.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Continuity of health benefits for detainees
Proposes that health coverage for detainees pending trial continues through Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and VA programs.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Antibiotic Resistance Research Grant
Directs NIAID to award a competitive grant to the Antibiotic Resistance Leadership Group to support a clinical research network on antibiotic resistance.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Senate Honors Veterans Who Aided U.S.
The Senate formally honors veterans who fought alongside U.S. forces. It is symbolic and gives no new benefits or legal rights.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2937)
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