American Legislation

Creates a federal program to reduce flood losses through research, standards, maps, grants, and interagency coordination.

Proposes nationwide packaging labels to define when items are recyclable, compostable, reusable, or refillable, with potential impacts on manufacturers, retailers, and recycling programs.

Proposes increased LIHTC allocations and a 40% accessibility target to boost affordable housing for seniors and people with disabilities in walkable areas.

Expands federal wildfire coverage by adding new job titles and activities to workers' compensation rules.

Requires suicide prevention coordinators at each VA medical center, including outside regular hours; does not allow new full-time positions.

Creates a temporary independent commission to review U.S. quantum computing advances and recommend actions for defense, research, workforce, and investments.

Removes exceptions allowing some non-citizens to vote and adds immigration consequences for unlawful voting.

Creates Social Security credits for unpaid family caregivers for up to five years to help build retirement benefits.

Raises and extends FDA tobacco user fees, expands fee coverage to all tobacco classes, requires sales reporting, and adds annual spending and education reporting.

Temporarily excludes certain wildfire relief payments from individuals' taxable income for federally declared forest or range fire disasters.

Classifies formaldehyde-containing hair smoothing products as adulterated and requires FDA/NIOSH study and reports to Congress.

Requires DoD to get a clean audit or face small budget cuts; exempts personnel and health accounts; allows presidential waivers and requires reports.

Directs CBO to study 20–40 year economic effects of immigration policies starting January 20, 2025, with data-sharing from DHS, BLS, and IRS.

Creates a pilot program offering low-interest, multi-year loans and training for new farmers and ranchers to fund capital investments.

Allows pension administrators to transfer unclaimed retirement distributions to State unclaimed property programs through a national clearinghouse.

Directs Vice President and agencies to review museums and monuments and fund Independence Hall repairs by July 4, 2026.

Prevents benefit changes, privatization, workforce cuts, office closures, and unauthorized data uses at the Social Security Administration without Congress approval.

Prohibits M-44 cyanide ejectors on public land; requires removal within 30 days.

Expands Tribal court authority over electronic data, drug offenses, and firearms; updates prisoner program eligibility.

Provides grants to expand trauma-informed training for police and EMTs responding to sexual violence.

Requires reports, sanctions reviews, travel limits, and asset tracking to deter hostage-taking and wrongful detention by Iran and related actors.

Permanently extends CHIP and updates related program and funding rules and amounts.

Requires the Comptroller General to study 20 years of food-at-home CPI changes and report findings and recommendations to specified congressional committees within 180 days.

Two-year pilot grants to local governments and community groups to keep or create public-service jobs and train workers.