Federal
American Legislation

119th Congress1st Session
Bill to speed clinical drug development
The bill would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to speed drug development. Text not included; referred to House committees.
Introduced
Bill would create Truth and Accountability Commission
A bill would create a Truth and Accountability Commission, but its duties and powers are not described. The measure has been referred to a House committee and is not law.
Introduced
Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Rules
Sets requirements for prior authorization and claims denials in Medicare Advantage plans; specific details are not publicly available.
Introduced
Restitution for Survivors of Sexual Violence
Authorizes financial restitution to survivors after rights violations; details on eligibility and funding are not publicly available.
Introduced
Continue Part D Premium Demonstration
Requires HHS to continue a Medicare Part D premium stabilization demonstration project.
Introduced
SMASH 2.0 Act
Reauthorizes and funds mosquito and vector surveillance, control, training, and Strategic National Stockpile coordination, 2026-2030.
Introduced
Water Technology and Resilience Reauthorization
Extends authorization for advanced drinking water technology grants to cover 2027–2031.
Introduced
Americans vs. Poisonous Pesticides
Allows state failure-to-warn suits and lets registrants update pesticide labels with new safety information.
Introduced
Maternity Care Coverage Expansion
Expands Medicaid/CHIP postpartum coverage to one year, requires full benefits including dental, and supports maternity care homes, higher primary care payments, and related studies.
Introduced
Campus Lifeline Act of 2026
Expands campus suicide prevention by supporting student groups and boosting 988 hotline outreach and ID card listing.
Introduced
Protect Park and Forest Jobs Through 2030
Most career park and forest workers cannot be laid off until Sept 30, 2030 without top budget leaders' OK. That keeps services steadier for visitors and towns.
Introduced
PrEP Access and Coverage Act
A federal proposal to remove cost-sharing for PrEP and PEP, expand coverage across public programs, protect confidentiality, and curb insurance discrimination.
Introduced
Young-onset Alzheimer's benefits expansion
Expands disability and Medicare timing for young-onset Alzheimer's, using precedent for immediate entitlement and delegating the diagnosis definition to agency guidance.
Introduced
Expand Physical Therapy Access in Underserved Areas
Lets physical therapists join a federal loan-repayment program and lets some clinics bill Medicare for physical therapy starting 2027. This may increase access in rural and underserved areas.
Introduced
Stillbirth data surveillance initiative
Supports state-level stillbirth surveillance, deidentified data, and public education guidance.
Introduced
Conservation Program Flexibility and Payment Cap
Farmers could hay or graze some acres in emergencies and get cost help for fences and water. Rental payments could rise to $125,000 per person.
Introduced
Keep Kids Covered Act Extends Medicaid Continuity
The Keep Kids Covered Act would require states to extend Medicaid and CHIP eligibility: under-6 until age 6, 6-18 for 24 months, former foster youth to age 26.
Introduced
Work-Study in Early Learning
Expands work-study to include child development and early learning, naming Head Start settings and raising questions about training and supervision.
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Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Requires private health plans to cover treatment of certain congenital oral and facial anomalies.
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You Earned It, You Keep It
Removes taxation of Social Security benefits and changes payroll tax and benefit rules for high earners after 2025.
Introduced
Congress would fund brain aneurysm research
A bill would authorize $20 million annually for five years to fund brain aneurysm research at NINDS.
Introduced
SCREENS for Cancer Act
Reauthorizes and updates the federal program that pays for breast and cervical cancer screening for low-income and underinsured people, adds equity and navigation provisions, and requires a GAO report.
Introduced
Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients
Clarifies that group health plans cannot treat dialysis patients worse or shift primary coverage to Medicare while allowing network choices.
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Leveling the Playing Field 2.0
Changes trade remedy rules on dumping, subsidies, circumvention, currency, and importer requirements.
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