American Legislation

Requires a report on security cooperation involving Western Balkan countries.

Lawmakers would require DHS to run a bilingual border travel warning-sign program near land ports of entry, with annual GAO reports.

Big federal land withdrawals would need Congress approval, and monument boundaries would require landowners' written consent. The rules could slow changes to land use near communities and private property.

The bill would auto-enroll covered utilities in cyber hygiene services and let CISA respond to incidents, aiming to protect water services and personal data.

The bill would require the Secretary of Energy to explain emergency power orders and costs to customers. It also limits orders that delay plant closures.

The bill would force the FCC to set security rules for submarine cables, and those rules could affect how quickly new internet links are approved, possibly impacting service.

Allows plan participants and beneficiaries to sue on behalf of a retirement plan and receive part of a successful recovery.

It would update the Endangered Species Act to speed reviews using digital tools. It may affect how agencies work with landowners and how funding is used.

It would change how forestland payments are calculated and elected, affecting rural counties. The public would see how federal payments are described and allocated.

The bill would extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

People on security lists could lose patent grants and enforcement. The president could grant short waivers under specific conditions.

It helps states use grants to expand exports and create jobs by supporting small businesses. It also makes grant rules clearer and tracking easier.

The bill would require federal agencies to publish regular reports on data centers' water, energy use, and emissions. It increases public information without changing rates or penalties.

The bill creates a federal program to help governments study data centers, focusing on electricity, water, and jobs.

Would establish national institutes focused on clean energy.

HUD would treat documents under the Make It American Process Standard as sufficient evidence for domestic-content certification. The Secretary could approve a successor standard.

Requires a federal science strategy for monitoring and detecting methane.

The bill would require federal budget authority to be available for obligation by deadlines and bar withholding in the final 90 days before expiration.

The bill would establish a board focused on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence investigations.

Creates a NIST biometrology program for measurement science, standards, facilities, and training for engineering biology and biomanufacturing.

The bill would require HUD to treat Make It American Process Standard documentation as sufficient evidence for domestic-content certifications on HUD-funded projects.

A bill would require the NASA Administrator to develop a methane-monitoring strategy and report to Congress within 18 months.

Bill would cap crossing blockages to 10 minutes at public crossings and require Class I railroads to link to a federal portal and record incidents, with penalties after notice.

House Speaker and Senate leaders would arrange a Congressional Gold Medal for Buffalo Soldier regiments; Treasury would mint the medal and the Smithsonian would display it.