Federal
American Legislation
119th Congress1st Session
Revise Title 49 Qualifications
Changes qualifications for organizations designated under title 49 U.S.C.; details not publicly available.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Helmet mandate preemption
Would bar a local authority from mandating helmet use for motorcycle riders.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Helmet-rule preemption
A federal measure would bar local helmet mandates for motorcycle riders, preempting safety rules and possibly affecting injuries, medical costs, and emergency care.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Delivery of digital prescribing information
This initiative would shift drug prescribing information from paper to digital formats and set standards for online access and updates.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Asset Limits Elimination in Assistance
Proposes removing asset tests for means-tested federal programs, potentially expanding who qualifies for help but with uncertain program scope and costs.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Asset limits removal for benefits
Removes asset tests for TANF, SNAP, and LIHEAP and raises SSI resource limits.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Agua Caliente Water Rights Settlement
Approves a settlement giving the Agua Caliente Tribe defined groundwater rights, trust funds, land transfers, and related fees and tax arrangements.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Right to IVF and ART Act
Establishes federal rights to ART and IUI coverage nationwide and expands fertility services for service members and veterans.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
AIDEN Child Welfare Survey
Collects offender-reported childhood child welfare histories and sends anonymized annual reports to States to support child welfare planning.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Denial of foreign tax credits for Russia
Aimed at suspending foreign tax credits for russian taxes during a set period tied to tariff restoration, overriding treaty protections to enforce sanctions alignment.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Empowering Rural Communities Act
Reserves at least 2.5% of Rural Development discretionary grants for technical help to prepare and deliver rural projects.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
McIntire-Stennis DC Equality Act
Makes the District of Columbia eligible for McIntire-Stennis forestry research funds by changing the act's funding eligibility.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP
Requires chip-enabled EBT cards, new user interfaces, reimbursements and grants, online-transaction security, and faster replacement rules for SNAP EBT users.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Heirs Education and Investment Act
Reauthorizes a relending program and funds free legal services to resolve multi-owner farmland succession through 2031.
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Higher Education Challenge Grant Modernization
Updates and funds grants for food and agricultural sciences education, adds paid work-based learning, and authorizes $60M per year 2026–2035.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Agricultural Conservation Mentorship Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Rural Decentralized Water Grants
Modifies grants to nonprofits for building and fixing household wells and decentralized wastewater systems in rural areas; changes income rules, raises individual limits, adds warranty funding, extends program to 2031.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Agricultural Management Assistance Act
Expands crop insurance education, adds translation, broadens eligible conservation and diversification activities, and authorizes additional funding.
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Risk-based Oversight for Integrity
Requires the Department of Agriculture to study and possibly adopt risk-based inspections and oversight for organic certification, and updates definitions and inspection rules.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Offsets tied to debt limit actions
This measure would require offsetting spending cuts over ten year window for any debt limit increase or suspension, with CBO scoring and public posting before votes, and new procedural blocks.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S1582-1583)
Build HUBS Act
Expands transit-oriented development financing through TIFIA and RRIF, creates delegated origination program, and sets affordability rules.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Build More Housing Near Transit
Adds a pro-housing incentive to transit grant ratings to reward nearby rules that make building or preserving housing easier, including affordable units.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Thriving Communities Act
Creates a DOT-HUD grant program to help fast-growing communities plan and build transformative infrastructure, with reports and yearly funding authorizations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.