American Legislation

Directs Commerce official to create a national plan to align and coordinate federal broadband programs, permitting, and reporting across agencies.

Clarifies enforcement, registration, and state roles for household goods carriers and brokers.

Reauthorizes and updates the national earthquake program to improve warnings, mapping, retrofits, and support for State, local, and Tribal governments.

Directs the FCC to report how network equipment availability affected broadband deployment; does not force providers to give extra information.

Requires NSF to plan improvements to cybersecurity and communications for academic research vessels within one year.

Requires free public satellite tracking data, Commerce-provided SSA services, and elevates the Office of Space Commerce to a bureau.

Creates a NOAA program to improve wildfire forecasts, smoke forecasts, data sharing, and incident meteorologist support for communities and responders.

Requires CPSC to adopt UL safety standards for lithium-ion batteries used in eBikes and micromobility devices.

Creates a council in Commerce to advise on U.S. manufacturing policy, workforce, supply chains, and produce an annual strategic plan.

Requires total price shown for hotel and short-term rental bookings, with FTC enforcement and state preemption rules.

Requires the FCC to publish and annually update an online list of license holders with certain foreign ownership or control and to issue rules to collect more information.

Requires clear total prices, itemized fees, bans speculative ticket sales, sets refund and disclosure rules for ticket sellers and resale platforms.

Requires new passenger vehicles to include AM radio receivers and studies emergency alert systems, with set deadlines and protections.

Study on treating time between duty stations and airport parking or transit stops as on duty for TSA employees.

Limits homeowner and association rules that block residential ham radio antennas; allows safety and size limits and requires FCC rules within 180 days.

Allows the President to permit some Coast Guard vessels to be built abroad under set conditions and certifications.

Creates a career National Roadway Safety Advocate position in DOT to be a point of contact for crash victims, survivors, and families and to report recommendations.

Sellers must show the total ticket price and itemized fees when advertising or selling tickets; the FTC enforces the rule.

Requires FCC rules forcing cable and satellite providers to rebate customers during programming blackouts tied to carriage negotiations.

Allows interstate knife transport when stored as specified; creates defenses and civil remedies for wrongful detention.

Requires many online product pages to show country of origin and seller business location, with several food and small-seller exclusions.

Creates a NOAA-led program to improve observations, models, forecasts, reconnaissance, and communication for atmospheric rivers.

Funds NOAA pilot projects to improve subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasts for western water management and U.S. agriculture with a five-year sunset.

Creates a NOAA heat-health system and interagency committee to improve forecasts, data sharing, planning, and research for reducing heat-related health risks.