United States Bills
Senate Honors Knicks 2026 NBA Champions
The Senate congratulates the Knicks for winning the 2026 NBA Finals. The Secretary will send official copies to the team's owner, president, and coach.
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Introduced
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Create Urban Native Corporations With Land
Lets Native residents form local corporations and receive land. Public subsistence access stays and subsurface rights go to the regional Native corporation.
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Received in the Senate.
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Label Property Damage As Domestic Terrorism
If damage is meant to intimidate, it could be called domestic terrorism. This would lead to more federal investigations and tracking of such incidents.
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Introduced
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Funding Bill Restricts Rules, Funds Science
Funds science, weather, trade, courts, prisons, and law enforcement for 2027. Blocks many agency rules on guns, research access, DEI, abortion, and China ties.
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Introduced
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Right to Sue Federal Officials Over Voting
Lets voters sue federal officials who violate constitutional voting rights. This could speed court orders to protect ballots but may mean more lawsuits.
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Introduced
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Principals to Get Early-Childhood Training
Federal grant-funded principal training must add early childhood development and partner with preschools. This helps principals support children in pre-K to grade 3.
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Introduced
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ATF fire investigators get illness presumption
ATF fire investigators get the same illness presumption as federal firefighters. That makes some compensation claims easier if filed after the law starts.
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Introduced
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New Federal Subsidy for Local Infrastructure Debt
Local governments can get federal payments to cut borrowing costs for public projects. Projects must pay prevailing wages and investors pay taxable interest.
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Introduced
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Support DIPG Awareness Day
Names May 17, 2026 as DIPG Awareness Day and raises awareness of a rare childhood brain cancer. It is symbolic and does not change law or funding.
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Introduced
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Boost Veterans Home and Nursing Input
The VA advisory panel must include veterans home staff and a licensed nursing home administrator. This brings their views into VA care planning.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498.
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DHS Use of Force Records to Congress
DHS must send Congress full records of shootings and custody deaths after Jan 20, 2025. Committees get videos, reports, messages, and training files for oversight.
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Introduced
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Lock Passenger Security Fees for Aviation
Makes passenger security fees pay for airport screening and staff. Lets airport security keep working during government shutdowns.
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Introduced
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Rapid Suppression Mandate for High-Risk Forests
The Forest Service must try to put out fires on high-risk national forest lands within 24 hours. Prescribed burns that escape must be stopped and backfires are limited.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-429, Part I.
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Advance Payments for Tree Replanting
Gives growers an optional advance of up to 25% of expected tree assistance so they can buy seedlings and start replanting sooner.
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Introduced
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Stricter Aircraft Tracking and Transparency Rules
Most crewed planes must add traffic-aware receivers by 2031. Government flights face tighter limits and must report when public tracking is turned off.
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Introduced
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Tropical Plant Health Grants
Creates federal grants to study and fight pests of tropical crops and fund area-wide pest management programs. Extends grant authorization through 2030.
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Introduced
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Require Knowledge For Silent Criminal Elements
Prosecutors must prove a defendant knew each element of a federal crime when the law is silent about mental state.
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
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Extend and Increase Historic Preservation Fund
Extends the federal historic preservation fund to 2035 and raises annual funding to $250 million. Congress must still approve spending each year.
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Introduced
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Quarterly Death-File Checks for Medicaid Providers
States must check a federal death list when providers enroll, revalidate, and every three months. This helps stop Medicaid payments to deceased providers.
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Introduced
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Broaden Immunity For Federal Officials
Current and former federal officials can move many state cases to federal court and get a strong presumption of immunity, limiting state prosecutions.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 18.
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Incentives for Low-Carbon Road Materials
Helps states buy lower-emission cement, concrete, and asphalt for roads. Pays part of extra costs and creates a public list of approved materials.
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Introduced
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Full Time Nurses For Every School
Creates grants to help schools hire and keep at least one full-time nurse. Funded districts must report staffing and plan to sustain nurses after five years.
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Introduced
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Clergy Social Security Opt-In Window
Certain ministers can cancel past Social Security tax exemptions if they apply by a set deadline. Doing so starts Social Security and Medicare coverage after 2028.
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Introduced
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Priority Payment Plan to Prevent Default
If the debt limit is reached, Treasury must pay debt, Social Security, and Medicare first. Other payments are delayed until funds remain.
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Introduced
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