American Legislation

Bill would require state regulators to certify utility performance and order annual $100 residential credits paid by investors, starting the following year.

Lawmakers file a bill to codify policies against transnational cyber-enabled crime; text not released.

House bill would reauthorize the Clean School Bus Program, extending support for clean buses in school districts. The measure has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Lawmakers would require plaintiffs to pay prevailing defendants' fees in federal defamation cases.

Bill would require at least one chemical safety board member to have trades or industrial-labor experience. It also imposes 90-day nomination deadlines and vacancy reporting.

Army Corps of Engineers would issue a general 404 permit for restoration projects within one year. It would last 10 years.

The Senate designates October 4–10, 2026 as National 4-H Week by resolution.

Provides payments to taxpayers and dependents to compensate costs related to the Iran war. Referred to Ways and Means and Appropriations.

Creates state–federal programs to help students attend in‑state public colleges without debt and extends Pell grant access to DREAMer students.

Preempts states from setting emissions rules for existing locomotives and locomotive engines engaged in commerce.

Members and their families could not make bets or trades tied to government decisions or political outcomes. Ethics offices would enforce fines and return of gains.

Expedited licensing for small hydro projects; relaxes routine maintenance approvals while preserving safety oversight and setting a fast-track option for micro hydrokinetic developments up to 5 MW.

Requires reports on global critical mineral supplies and a U.S. strategy to develop and share mining and processing technologies with allies.

Establishes a federal grant program to fund prison libraries and related services to support education, literacy, and reintegration for incarcerated individuals.

Creates a public, searchable database of corporate enforcement actions and annual reporting on outcomes and impact.

A proposal to give judges more discretion in pretrial releases for nonviolent federal drug offenses, potentially reducing automatic detention.

Expands elderly home detention eligibility, adds judicial review, and updates compassionate release timing rules.

Lawmakers would pass a bill to require ATF to create searchable firearm tracing databases within three years. Audits would occur every two years.

Requires federal prisons and certain states to house inmates by biological sex; allows temporary non-overnight co-location.

Requires certain online services to report evidence of specified drug crimes to the Attorney General.

A federal measure requiring online service providers to report suspected drug crimes to the Attorney General, with data preservation and privacy protections.

Omnibus bill with many provisions on recycling, consumer protections, technology, supply chains, and wide health program changes and funding.

Changes federal definition of silencer and muffler to include certain parts and housings that attach to portable firearms.

Creates a federal crime and penalties for assaults targeting law enforcement under specified interstate or federal circumstances.