American Legislation

Reauthorizes and expands federal quantum research, workforce, supply chain, standards, and international cooperation through NIST, NSF, NASA, centers, and testbeds.

Sets firm review deadlines and expedited processes for FCC satellite and earth station licensing with national-security review rules.

Requires DOT side underride guard rules, advisory committee reconvening, studies, public resources, and law enforcement training.

Requires covered manufacturers and operators to report AV and ADAS incident and mileage data to NHTSA and for NHTSA to publish datasets.

Senate celebrates International Coastal Cleanup's 40th anniversary and urges participation and reducing plastic pollution.

Requires managers to account for shifting fish stocks, coordinate regional councils, review new gear, permit experiments, and report to Congress every 5 years.

Makes assaulting or intimidating passenger train crew a federal crime with penalties up to 8 or 20 years depending on weapon use.

Creates temporary public-private employee assignments for NASA with rules on duration, conflicts, protections, and annual reporting.

Requires apps and websites tied to certain foreign adversary countries to disclose ownership and data storage to U.S. users.

Lets leftover BEAD funds fund fiber, IXPs, workforce training, and Next Generation 9‑1‑1 projects, with priorities, matching rules, and a public challenge process.

Sets duties for online services to protect and limit use and sharing of users' identifying data; gives FTC and states enforcement tools.

Allows federal highway and freight funds to pay for predictive analytics, telematics, and safety data tools and requires DOT guidance and coordination.

Research, technology, monitoring, and a donation fund to reduce salmon bycatch and protect benthic habitat in Alaska fisheries.

Senate resolution supporting designation of 2026 as the Year of Math and celebrating hosting the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia.

Requires carmakers to define where automated driving systems may operate and forbids operation outside those defined conditions, with NHTSA oversight.

Requires large platforms to improve multilingual moderation, transparency, and reporting.

Prohibits federal funds from implementing a December 11, 2025 Executive Order on a national AI framework.

Senate resolution acknowledging that human-caused climate change is accelerating sea-level rise and increasing coastal risks for people and property.

Senate resolution recognizes oceans are warming from human-caused climate change and lists observed and projected harms to marine life and coastal communities.

Acknowledges rising climate-driven extreme weather, notes National Weather Service staff losses and proposed NOAA budget cuts, and urges maintaining monitoring systems.

Requires car makers to get owner consent before accessing or sharing vehicle data and gives owners real-time access and control of that data.

Prohibits AI-enabled impersonation fraud, requires disclosure for AI calls and texts, expands FTC reporting, and creates an advisory group with industry members.