American Legislation

Designates April 2026 as Second Chance Month to raise awareness of collateral consequences faced by people with criminal records and encourage voluntary, community-led actions without changes or funding.

Proposes a one year ban on an attorney from court filings after a Rule 11 sanction, enforced by the Office of Professional Responsibility.

Requires a DOJ audit of FBI hiring records, state-level misconduct checks, and certification of training, with a GAO report to Congress within a year.

Creates a new civil remedy for constitutional rights violations by federal officers during immigration actions, making agencies liable for damages and imposing mandatory punitive awards.

This proposal would remove an antitrust exemption for residency matching programs, enabling antitrust scrutiny of their practices and potentially altering how residency matches are organized.

Proposes stricter gun controls, clearer private transfers, ghost gun bans, ERPO standards, and related enforcement.

This measure would block most climate-related lawsuits against fossil-fuel firms by preempting state claims and asserting federal control over greenhouse-gas regulation, affecting lawsuits, state rules, and pending cases.

A ceremonial Senate resolution recognizing osteopathic medicine and establishing a National Osteopathic Medicine Week; symbolic recognition with no funding or regulatory impact.

Blocks current presidents and vice presidents from receiving settlements or payments from the Treasury; requires independent counsel, protected career staff, public posting of terms, and congressional notices for any claims.

Aims to double the maximum prison term and fines when the assault targets correctional officers.

Proposes new offense for certain noncitizens using a CDL in interstate or foreign commerce, with employment-verification requirements and civil penalties.

Proposes two-tier wage levels for H-2A workers and a HUD-based housing adjustment, capped at 30%, affecting cash wages and total compensation.

Extends criminal liability when a minor is depicted in sexually explicit imagery, even if the minor did not participate.

Strengthens protections for journalists by restricting searches of reporting materials, requires detailed warrants, allows rapid after-the-fact review, and treats cloud storage as in reporter's control.

Congress expresses support for International Transgender Day of Visibility, recognizes discrimination faced by transgender people, and encourages observances, without creating new rights, duties, or funding.

A joint resolution would nullify a DOL AEWR wage-rate rule for H-2A workers and prevent it from taking effect.

Proposes eliminating the time limit for certain federal drug offenses causing death or serious injury, enabling prosecutors to file charges long after alleged acts.

Requires federally funded colleges to submit lists of noncitizen students, faculty, and staff by visa type to SEVIS, with access limited to select federal agencies.

A ceremonial Senate resolution recognizing ASBPA's 100th anniversary; symbolic recognition with no funding, rules, or regulatory effect.

Expands grants to enhance immigration representation and support services.

A proposal to require free, searchable online posting of portions of standards incorporated by reference, with accessibility features for readers and users.

Expands price-discrimination rules to cover services and wider commerce activity, broadens who can be liable, and creates a damages presumption for harmed buyers.

This bill adds a federal public defender as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission to bring defense perspective without voting.

proposes removing time limits on prosecuting naturalization offenses and broadening grounds for revoking citizenship.