American Legislation

Directs GAO to study barriers to digital parts paperwork and verification and report recommendations to Congress and DOT within one year.

Allows certain small airports to use state highway pavement standards if safety is assured and the State notifies the Secretary.

Clarifies that certain Class E airspace is included in recreational drone exceptions under 49 U.S.C. 44809.

Requires clear cost, fee-change, exit, and 14-day cancellation information in timeshare sales; gives the FTC enforcement authority.

Senate resolution congratulating Vermont Green FC for winning the USL League Two national championship and recognizing team members and founders.

Requires DOT to make airlines pay cash, rebook passengers, and reimburse meals, lodging, and transport for carrier-attributable delays and cancellations.

Requires callers using AI to disclose that AI is used and doubles fines for AI impersonation in robocalls or texts.

Limits hidden and excessive mandatory fees for lodging, tickets, communications, and air travel; requires disclosures, reporting, and enforcement by federal agencies.

Adds criminal penalties and raises fines for certain automated-call and caller-ID violations under the TCPA.

Funds pilot tests of cargo security technologies at high-theft hubs and rail yards; evaluates results and reports to Congress.

Sets civil-rights protections and safety standards for algorithms that affect important decisions; requires audits, disclosures, human alternatives, and FTC enforcement.

Requires NIST and OSTP to publish guidance and a federal strategy to upgrade systems to post-quantum cryptography and run a voluntary pilot program.

Creates a federal program to give vetted researchers protected access to large platforms' data and requires platforms to publish ad, algorithm, and moderation transparency reports.

Creates a federally funded Center to research and promote voluntary ways to reduce satellite interference with astronomical observations.

Directs undesignated BEAD program funds to the Treasury general fund for deficit reduction while releasing funds designated in final proposals.

Sets nationwide rules and timelines for placing broadband equipment in public and railroad rights-of-way and directs FCC rulemaking and FRA coordination.

Adds motorcyclist awareness training to state driver education and safety courses and changes criteria for a highway safety program; takes effect two years after enactment.

Creates an e-NEPA web portal and promotes digital twin use to speed environmental reviews and coordinate permitting for DOT-led projects.

Creates a National Institute for Space Research to coordinate microgravity research, grants, and transition from the ISS to next-generation platforms.

Transfers $160,000,000 from the Travel Promotion Fund to Brand USA; applies matching and carryforward rules and exempts transfer cap.

Expands fishing safety and research grants to include mental and physical health risks and increases grant funding for 2025–2029.

Adds Indian country and high-Indian-population areas to the universal service goal for phone and internet access.

Creates a National Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Center of Excellence to research scaling, standardization, and workforce training; authorizes funding for facilities, research, and training.

Creates a duty of care for recommendation algorithms on large social platforms and removes certain immunity, letting injured people sue for harms that algorithms cause.