American Legislation

Bill would create a tax credit to move financial-services customer-support jobs onshore.

The bill would require the Comptroller General to review the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program.

The bill would require colleges to hire campus safety specialists, publish reporting details, and create a public safety website. It aims to help students report incidents and get support.

A House resolution raises concern about book bans and threats to freedom of expression.

Creates grants to help states implement recommended newborn screenings and requires annual progress reports to Congress.

Supports designating the week of Sept 14, 2026 as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week and recognizes HSI roles and achievements.

Creates a federal database of isotopic signatures for processing tomatoes by amending a 1977 agricultural research act; bill referred to House Agriculture Committee.

Allow per diem pay for Foreign Service members during required leave; referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Creates dedicated funds to pay for habitat work, research, and grants for butterflies, island plants, freshwater mussels, and desert fish. Local groups could get new funding.

Stops Congress from using reconciliation to fund military attacks unless it first approves them. It makes it harder to hide war funding in budget bills.

Raises Pell Grant maximum and extends eligibility to some postbaccalaureate students; increases duration from 12 to 16 semesters.

Creates competitive awards and a consortium to expand biotechnology education, teacher training, curricula, and lab access for secondary students.

Bars discrimination in federally funded foster and adoption services for religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. HHS will set rules, collect data, and can cut funds.

Incentivizes states to remove time limits for child sexual abuse claims and revive old civil claims using federal grants and CAPTA changes.

Requires cognitive screening and documentation during Medicare wellness and preventive visits using NIA-approved tools starting January 1, 2026.

Bill would require the DOJ's COPS Office to create an online dementia training course for law enforcement within one year, with input from HHS and CMS.

Expands k-12 support to include accounting education and career awareness, enabling districts to use Title IV funds for programs that broaden accounting access and pathways.

Creates an FHA mortgage insurance program to help qualifying first responders buy or repair a 1-family principal residence, including a no-down-payment option for first-time buyers.

Allows qualifying medical and dental residents to defer principal payments without interest accruing on covered loans.

Awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the 761st Tank Battalion and directs the medal to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

States can opt to let Medicaid pay for care for people jailed before trial. The bill funds $50 million in grants to help states prepare.

Requires payment and performance security for WIFIA-funded construction projects; accepts state or local security if at least 50% of contract amount, otherwise federal bond rules apply.

Medicare would put some FDA approved non-opioid acute pain drugs on the lowest cost tier and remove the Part D deductible and prior authorization.

Allows parents' medical expenses to be paid from HSAs, FSAs, HRAs, and Archer MSAs after Dec 31, 2024.