American Legislation

Bill would prohibit Joint Fundraising Committees combining federal candidates and independent expenditure-only groups from paying for paid media.

Sets rules for when the Treasury/IRS can open and finish tax inquiries and exams of colleges and related organizations, including notice, limits, approvals, and reporting.

Requires rejoining the World Health Organization and funding support to help WHO respond to the 2026 Ebola outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa.

Prevents U.S. courts from enforcing foreign censorship judgments that conflict with the First Amendment.

Creates a temporary 30% tax credit to encourage investments in existing movie theaters, with per-theater caps and a 2030 expiration.

Recreation Permitting Improvement Act would add recreation to the FAST Act's covered projects.

Raises Pell Grant amounts, expands eligibility, and makes Pell funding mandatory starting award year 2026–2027.

Repeals a federal tax credit and related income exclusion for contributions tied to scholarship organizations, effective for tax years ending after Dec. 31, 2026.

Requires clear, single-document disclosure of all timeshare costs, fee-change notices, and termination options; gives the Federal Trade Commission rulemaking and enforcement authority.

Ends federal death sentences and requires resentencing of current federal death row inmates.

Changes population tiers and per-person limits for small local governments under 31 U.S.C. 6903(c).

Prohibits trading on prediction-market contracts tied to elections, government actions, sports, or military actions, with narrow hedging exceptions and a GAO study.

Creates a pilot grant program to expand after-hours child care through the block grant, boosting access for working parents and strengthening workforce participation.

Allows COPS grants to fund bonuses for recruiting and retaining local law enforcement officers in agencies with declining recruitment or high retirements or resignations.

The bill would bar China-linked entities from buying U.S. farmland and homes, with divestment deadlines and daily fines. New offices would monitor compliance and enforce penalties.

Employees can use job-protected FMLA leave to recover from organ donation surgery. Federal agencies should substitute paid leave where possible.

Creates a grant program to pay part of transit operating costs, prioritizing underserved communities and areas of persistent poverty, with reporting and match rules.

Grants to states to raise teacher base pay to at least $60,000 and update pay for inflation, prioritizing high-need districts.

Reauthorizes support for state maternal mortality reviews and requires annual CDC best-practice guidance; increases authorized funding for 2025–2029.

A bill would authorize VA health providers to advise veterans regarding participation in marijuana programs and complete related forms.

The bill would let HSA, Archer MSA, FSA, and HRA funds cover toothbrushes and water flossers as qualified medical expenses.

Creates a Department of Peacebuilding to run education, grants, research, training, and nonmilitary responses to domestic and international conflict.

Requires training, guidance, and annual reports to help agencies increase contracts to service-disabled veteran–owned small businesses.

Increases the per-unit railroad track maintenance tax credit, adds inflation adjustments, updates the qualified-expenditure date, effective for tax years after 2024.