American Legislation

Designates 34 miles of the Myakka River as a Wild and Scenic River and sets management, acquisition, and coordination rules.

Creates a VA–DoD task force to coordinate research and care for veterans exposed to blast overpressure, with annual reports and a 2029 sunset.

Changes Clean Air Act rules to treat prescribed fires as exceptional events and require regional analysis and public tracking of petitions.

Creates a whistleblower rewards program, protections, and a fund for export-control violations involving advanced chips.

Changes EPA review rules in Clean Air Act Section 309, removing some review requirements for federal projects and proposed regulations.

Clarifies when foreign emissions affect U.S. air quality designations and limits sanctions for areas impacted by emissions from outside the country.

Proposes aligning grazing eligibility on national grasslands with other National Forest System lands, clarifying lease and permit terms while leaving implementation details and costs undecided.

Expands brownfields funding, raises the per-site cleanup cap, and allows state programs to be implemented under CERCLA.

USDA pays small and new farmers the full cost of GAP food-safety audits for five years. This helps them sell to grocery stores that require the audit.

Gives growers an optional advance of up to 25% of expected tree assistance so they can buy seedlings and start replanting sooner.

SNAP EBT cards would show each cardholder's photo and name. Stores must check the photo before each SNAP purchase, which could cause delays or denied sales.

Creates grants to help governments pay farmers for income loss, testing, cleanup, and health checks after PFAS contamination.

Tightens rules for compounding pharmacies and outsourcing facilities; adds reporting, inspections, and a changed base fee.

Removes many fees and protections that affect unaccompanied migrant children; limits sponsor data sharing and requires fee refunds within 180 days.

Sets detention standards and inspections, ends for-profit detention contracts, bans child and solitary detention, requires counsel access and alternatives to detention.

Imposes a 20% excise tax on certain asset-backed loans for individuals above set income thresholds; excludes mortgages and some loan types.

Designates Baltimore museum as the National Museum of the Blind People's Movement and recognizes its role preserving blind people's history.

Creates grants to start or expand physician residency programs and technical assistance in rural areas, with funding authorized for 2026–2030.

Extends Global Child Thrive authorization to 2030; requires Special Advisor for orphans and vulnerable children; adjusts foreign assistance timing.

Changes to TRICARE pharmacy reimbursements, audits, and beneficiary refill options for non-generic maintenance medications.

Expands homelessness definitions, requires annual HMIS data, and prioritizes local plans and cost-effectiveness.

Maintains and funds a rural opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery grant program run by HRSA.

Agencies must write an AI action plan and a report on AI security risks and ideological bias. It sets deadlines but does not immediately change rules.

Prohibits federal funding to colleges that host campus clinics providing abortions or abortion drugs; requires annual certification to Education and HHS.