American Legislation

Bill would authorize transferring about 20 acres at Fort Bragg to North Carolina for a veterans’ state home, with conveyance costs paid by the state.

Directs Treasury to stop producing pennies and require cash rounding to nearest five cents.

The bill would place rural-area small businesses into existing capital-access rules. It does not create a funding program or guarantee loans.

Renames Saratoga National Historical Park to Saratoga National Battlefield Park; no boundary, funding, or protection changes specified; signage and materials may be updated.

Clarifies Medicare payments and codes for ultralightweight manual wheelchairs and allows suppliers to bill beneficiaries the difference.

Designates the Churchill museum as a historic landmark and requires a study of its possible future as a National Park System unit.

Proposal to limit minimum education in federal contract solicitations and replace with justification and skills-based alternatives.

Expands access for state POST agencies to federal criminal history records and updates rules.

Bill would let the National Taxpayer Advocate appoint counsel. Counsel would report directly to the Advocate or a delegate.

This measure would require annual, standardized reporting by agencies on major projects that are overdue or over budget, with public posting.

Defense Secretary would submit a 120-day report to Congress detailing Ukraine lessons on drones, cyber, and degraded GPS, plus a plan to weave them into doctrine and training.

Would designate certain Oregon river segments as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Senators would express the view that the Navy should name a ship in honor of the Battle of Cowpens. The measure would not create duty or require a specific ship.

Bill would grant presumptive WIC eligibility for moving military families through the current certification period.

It would require the Navy to publish naming criteria and explain each name choice, making vessel naming more transparent for the public and lawmakers.

If passed, the Navy could not name a ship after the sitting president or vice president. It mainly changes how ships are named, not daily services or taxes.

It blocks federal money from paying to rename a Navy ship, meaning taxpayers wouldn't fund the change; nonfederal funds could still be used.

The bill would test a pilot program to help service members and their families transition to civilian life. Details on who is helped and how it is funded are unknown.

The bill requires DoD service academies and DoDEA to accept scores from at least three qualifying tests. It could affect applicants and students by expanding testing options; funding remains undecided.

The bill would require DOD to alert eligible service members about WIC during PCS, issue state certification cards, and presume eligibility through the current certification period.

Supports a fee-free day encouraging visits to public lands and recognition of their cultural and economic value.

Sets regional plans for cormorant management, including population surveys, reporting, and non-lethal measures.

Requires the Defense Department to begin interim PFAS cleanup actions at least 100 sites within two years and brief Congress on progress.

House resolution would govern debate on forest-management and immigration bills, limiting amendments to the Rules Committee list and capping debate at one hour.