American Legislation

SBA to launch onshoring resources portal for small manufacturers.

Would help eligible dependents of long-serving public workers pay for tuition, fees, and books.

Senate bill would raise school meal reimbursements by 45 cents per lunch and 28 cents per breakfast starting October 1, 2026.

Affirms House support for 14th and 15th Amendments and opposes voter intimidation, federal armed presence at polling places, and national voter data collection.

Conditions U.S. engagement with Serbia on rule of law, investigations, foreign ties; requires reports and may impose sanctions tied to reforms.

Requires large AI operators to keep technical shutdown abilities and follow a graduated response framework; grants the Secretary emergency order powers.

Requires Medicaid to cover doulas, midwives, tribal midwives, and lactation support for prenatal, labor, and postpartum care starting Jan 1, 2027.

Creates a U.S.-Ukraine working group to co-develop and produce low-cost unmanned systems and set technology-transfer and production frameworks.

Limits federally funded research collaborations with entities on U.S. restricted lists, requires OSTP guidance, and allows case-by-case waivers with reporting.

Removes an exception allowing troops at voting locations and adds prosecution, magistrate, and civil enforcement steps to address such conduct.

A House resolution outlining goals for future trade deals, emphasizing labor and environmental standards, domestic content rules, and stronger enforcement.

Stops Medicare payments to hospitals and nursing homes owned by private equity, corporations controlled by private equity, or REITs, with a 3-year phase-out for current owners.

Bill would create an SBA Office of Whistleblower Awards to pay 10% domestic or 15% foreign rewards for original information tied to COVID loan actions.

Funds from coin surcharges support diplomatic history projects while production costs are recovered.

Requires many home-use medical devices to include nonvisual interfaces for blind or low-vision users.

Sets multi-year federal funding levels to increase impact aid payments to local school districts from 2026 through 2031.

Senate bill would create USDA Office of Biotechnology Policy to coordinate biotech work with EPA and FDA. Secretary would head the office and consult producers, academics, and developers.

Updates and expands Rural Housing Service programs, preservation, vouchers, loans, technology, and grants for rural multifamily and single-family housing.

The bill would require HUD to review FHA construction-financing rules for modular homes and publish findings within one year; it would start rulemaking on an alternative draw schedule afterward.

Bill would add housing-growth adjustments to CDBG allocations. HUD would fund bonuses by reducing other recipients.

Expands health coverage eligibility for lawfully present and some noncitizen individuals across Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare, and ACA marketplaces.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to raise fines and prison terms for oil spills and changes civil penalty language.

Prevents state and local firearm and ammunition excise taxes on sales by manufacturers or dealers tied to interstate commerce, while preserving Pittman-Robertson wildlife funding.

Allows employers who hire military spouses to claim the work opportunity tax credit.