American Legislation

Creates a U.S. blacklist of foreign fishing vessels, authorizes sanctions, and boosts enforcement and cooperation to stop illegal fishing and forced labor.

Authorizes NASA to use and maintain federal vehicles to transport astronauts after missions for medical and post-mission needs.

Funds and coordinates expanded local weather and soil monitoring networks to improve flood, drought, and agricultural forecasts and support data sharing.

Requires FCC reports after disaster-system activation and classifies 911 telecommunicators as protective service workers.

Authorizes NASA to reimburse Chincoteague for removing and replacing drinking water wells on NASA‑administered land and requires a report to Congress.

Requires Commerce to train staff and advise businesses about forced labor risks and human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

Requires NSF to make a plan to upgrade cybersecurity and telecoms for academic ocean research vessels within 18 months.

Clarifies 'foreign country of concern' for malign foreign talent recruitment rules in federal research law.

Updates reporting, notification, and public listing rules for commercial remote sensing licenses; shortens deadlines and extends sunset to 2030.

Establishes DOE and NSF coordination for competitive, merit-reviewed research, shared infrastructure, and STEM workforce development in specified science and technology areas.

Authorizes DOE and NASA to coordinate research, share data, and make competitive awards across space, energy, and science focus areas.

Authorizes funding and many program, personnel, safety, and acquisition changes for the Coast Guard and related NOAA matters.

Senate resolution recognizing the Denver International Airport's 30th anniversary on February 28, 2025, introduced by Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper.

Requires commercial online platforms hosting pornographic visuals to verify user ages and block minors; FTC audits and GAO reports on effectiveness.

Prohibits federal funds from being used to support National Public Radio or its successor organizations; removes NPR mentions from parts of the Communications Act.

Updates FAA training, grants, equipment funding, incentives, mental-health training, and radar reporting to support controller recruitment and retention.

Creates regional university centers to coordinate wildland fire science, tools, open data, and training across seven U.S. regions.

Requires platforms to create 24/7 law-enforcement portals and report safety metrics to an FTC advisory committee.

Bans deceptive advertising about abortion and contraception; gives the FTC rulemaking, enforcement, and reporting duties.

Requires NOAA to maintain a National Mesonet Program to gather more local weather, soil moisture, and road-condition data and provide grants and technical support.

Creates NOAA grants to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forests, with funding and set-asides for tribes and local partners.

Prohibits federal funding for PBS and NPR; requires CPB to transfer certain funds to reduce public debt (FY2025–2027).

Prohibits federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and rescinds certain unobligated balances.

Requires PBMs to report payments, forbid certain pricing practices, protect whistleblowers, and lets the FTC enforce penalties and states sue.