American Legislation

A bill would amend Medicare law to ensure appropriate access to mental health care for beneficiaries.

Lawmakers would introduce a bill to establish a United States-India Interparliamentary Group. Details on membership, funding, and powers are not provided.

Bill would restrict government use of automated license plate readers. Sponsored by Pat Harrigan.

Bill would let U.S. citizens sue immigration officers for detentions without warrants, awarding $500,000 plus $100,000 per day and five-year claim window.

House bill would temporarily cap 340B rebates under the Public Health Service Act.

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

Changes when Medicare can negotiate prices for some biological drugs while biosimilar products are being developed.

Expands fusion research, demonstration projects, workforce training, and education programs.

This proposal seeks to strengthen protections for religious exercise, but the text and details have not been released, leaving exact effects uncertain.

Designates maritime prosperity zones to receive opportunity-zone-like tax benefits for qualifying maritime businesses and investments, with Commerce and Treasury overseeing nomination and certification.

Lawmakers would create a VA mental-health care pilot at five or more facilities with dedicated housing for incarcerated veterans.

Phase federal minimum wage to two-thirds of the national median; phase out subminimum wages and set employer schedules and definitions.

Requires VA to add certain FDA non-opioid postoperative pain drugs to its formulary and drug lists within set timelines.

Large employers must post a state-specific veterans benefits notice created by DOL and VA; notices are updated and promoted to employers.

Would let Amtrak ask a federal court to enforce passenger trains’ priority over freight trains.

Medicare will use a large private-claims database to set many lab test payments. This may change lab payment amounts but not your out-of-pocket costs.

Prohibits members and their families from owning or trading most securities; sets divestment rules and penalties.

A bill would require HUD to investigate pad-site price gouging in manufactured-home communities and publish a report within 270 days.

Creates competitive grants to hire, recruit, and retain school-based mental health providers in high-need districts, with reporting and a 25% match.

Codifies protections for inventoried roadless areas in national forests, restricting road building, road reconstruction, and logging where the Roadless Rule currently bans them.

House lawmakers would ban under-18 work involving direct contact with tobacco plants or dried leaves under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The bill has been referred to a House committee.

Medicare Part B coverage for home infusion augmentation therapy for Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, effective January 1, 2027.

Proposes banning cosmetic animal testing in the United States after one year and barring interstate sale or transport of cosmetics developed using such testing, with narrow exemptions.

Raises charitable mileage deduction for volunteer drivers to match the business mileage rate.