American Legislation

Allows CMS to fine certain for-profit hospitals up to $10,000 per day for repeat failures that immediately jeopardize patient safety; CMS must publish determinations.

Supports recognizing September 7, 2026 as Liturgical Dance Day and notes the International Dance Commission's contributions to worship and community arts.

Designates September 17, 2026 as a day to raise awareness about physician suicide, encourage research, reduce stigma, and ask the President to issue a proclamation.

Phases minimum wage increases to $20 by 2029, then ties annual adjustments to the BLS median hourly wage beginning 2030.

Adds additional leave for parents and grandparents to attend children’s school and extracurricular events.

Creates competitive federal grants for state securities and insurance regulators to prevent, investigate, and prosecute financial fraud against people aged 62 and older.

This measure would boost international information access, support digital safety training, and fund new tech efforts to counter internet shutdowns and censorship overseas.

Proposes to raise benefits, adjust COLA with CPI-E if larger, tax higher earnings and some investment income, and consolidate trust funds while protecting staff and data privacy.

Creates HUD "Freedom to Build" designation for localities that adopt regulatory reforms or meet housing supply targets; HUD grant priority for designated areas.

Workers may pay Social Security tax on some income above the wage cap for a few years. Future retirees and survivors may get higher benefits while SSI is protected.

Expands the Special Envoy’s role to Central Asia and the Caucasus and requires interagency coordination using existing authorities without new funding.

Requires GAO study on costs and benefits of a federal uniform residential building code, report due within one year.

Authorizes HUD to run a four-year pilot to support mortgages under $100,000 with incentives, grants, outreach, and reporting requirements.

Annual requirement for federal monitors and receivers to testify to two congressional committees about their oversight.

Creates competitive grants for regional and local governments to plan and implement affordable housing and related community development activities.

Updates oversight, counselor certification, and delinquent-borrower counseling payments for certain insured or guaranteed loans.

Grants and federal reports to expand AI and tech education and worker training.

Sets the Social Security lump-sum death payment at $2,900 and indexes it to inflation after 2025.

Directs SBA staff training where contracting goals are missed to boost awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, plus issue guidance and annual progress reports.

Updates foreign-ownership reporting and enforcement for U.S. agricultural land, sets 1% ownership threshold, requires CFIUS data sharing, handbook updates, and electronic filing analysis.

Mostly bans new noncompete agreements, with narrow exceptions for business sales and certain executives.

Removes employment-based visa caps for certain children eligible for humanitarian status by adding a subparagraph exemption to parts of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Directs forfeited assets and certain fines into a victims fund, sets payment timing, reporting, and staffing rules.