American Legislation

Removes federal reversionary interest so the city can receive and improve two parcels used for youth recreation and a women's club.

Requires faster bargaining after union recognition, adds mediation and binding arbitration steps, and orders a GAO report on average days to first contract.

Tightens rules for TANF grants: sets income limits, spending deadlines, anti-supplanting rules, and requires improper payment reporting and reduction goals.

Bars federal payments for claims tied to alleged political targeting of the President or associates and requires repayment of unlawfully disbursed funds.

Allows FDA to deny petitions meant to delay certain drug approvals and changes court and reporting rules.

Supports designating May 16, 2026 as National Day of Light to highlight light-based science, technology, and education.

Allows Army to partner with industry for mineral extraction at Army industrial facilities with environmental and payment rules.

Creates a payroll tax credit for employers that run or sponsor registered apprenticeship programs; changes tax treatment of apprenticeship awards.

Stops taxpayer payment of congressional workplace-misconduct settlements and requires public disclosure and DOJ referrals.

Creates a HUD CDBG grant program to encourage state laws that let residents buy manufactured home communities and sets notice and purchase rules.

Adds veterans to the list of people exempt from SNAP's work requirement so they can receive food benefits without meeting that requirement.

Resolution honors 250 years of U.S.-Poland ties and reaffirms U.S. interest in Poland's democracy, sovereignty, prosperity, and security, including defense cooperation and troop presence.

Provides tax deductions and liability limits for physicians who provide unreimbursed care to Medicaid and CHIP enrollees after Dec. 31, 2025.

Limits liability for good-faith donations of usable menstrual products, with exceptions for gross negligence or intentional harm.

Changes tax code language so legally married same-sex couples are treated the same as other married couples under specified tax rules.

Creates higher mandatory prison terms and larger fines for espionage and defense-information crimes committed to benefit covered foreign nations.

Renames the post office at 3344 11th Avenue in Evans as the Deputy Samuel Kent Brownlee Post Office.

Creates loan repayment and grant programs to recruit and retain early childhood educators by paying education loans and funding student grants tied to service.

Removes silencers from some federal firearm taxes, changes registration and marking rules, preempts certain state silencer taxes and requires federal record destruction.

Treats diapers as eligible tax-advantaged medical expenses and bans state/local sales taxes on diaper retail purchases.

Creates an interagency council to coordinate recruitment, outreach, studies, and reports on military, national, and public service and to improve transition and joint marketing.

Shortens and replaces park police pay step schedule; disregards prior step adjustments; effective at next pay period after enactment.