Recent Legislation
Track the latest bills in Congress with summaries, voting records, and analysis.
Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act
Requires the VA to contract with a federally funded research center (FFRDC) to assess and improve VA benefit claim notic...
Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act
Summary of the Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act Mandates the VA to study cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct canc...
Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act
Extends tax refund claim periods by treating disaster-related postponements as filing extensions under IRS Code Section ...
National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act
Gives the Taxpayer Advocate (a helper for people with IRS problems) the power to hire their own lawyers who report direc...
Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act
Expands federal tax deadline postponement authority to include state-declared disasters, allowing governors to request r...
DETERRENT Act
Requires colleges and universities to disclose all gifts and contracts from foreign sources, with enhanced reporting for...
IMPACT Act
Establishes a research program for advanced low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt production to increase U.S. comp...
Cost-Share Accountability Act
Requires the Energy Secretary to report on instances where cost-sharing requirements were reduced or eliminated under th...
DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act
Establishes joint research programs between the Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture to advance their shar...
Subterranean Border Defense Act
Requires annual reports on countering illegal cross-border tunnels (underground routes used for smuggling)....
Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act
Mandates a DHS-wide (Department of Homeland Security) policy to protect research and development (R&D) from unauthorized...
Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
Extends the time limit for fraud prosecutions under unemployment programs from the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, a...
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Continues federal funding for fiscal year (FY) 2025, preventing a shutdown and ensuring government operations....
Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
Outlines a DHS (Department of Homeland Security) plan for advanced border security tech (AI: artificial intelligence, LI...
Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas
Censures Representative Al Green for repeated disruptions during the President’s joint address to Congress....
Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025
Requires USPS (United States Postal Service) staff and contractors to report mail-vehicle crashes with injuries or death...
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
Directs the OMB (Office of Management and Budget) to examine if awarding contracts based on the Lowest Price Technically...
2025 Congressional Budget
Establishes the 2025 federal budget resolution, detailing spending, revenue, deficit, and debt targets through 2034....
Medal of Honor Act
Increases the monthly Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) special pension for Medal of Honor (highest U.S. military deco...
Rural Small Business Resilience Act
Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals in rural areas...
DOE and SBA Research Act
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to collaborate on research and devel...
SPUR Act
Expands the SBA “scorecard”—a tool measuring how federal agencies meet small business contracting goals—to track new sma...
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
Clarifies the Office of Advocacy’s role to include the international economy when supporting small businesses. (Office o...
Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act
Prohibits individuals finally convicted (conviction with no remaining appeals) of fraud from receiving assistance from t...
Midnight Rules Relief Act
Allows Congress to disapprove multiple "midnight rules" (last-minute regulations issued by an outgoing president in the ...
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
Establishes criminal penalties for intentionally fleeing from a federal officer while driving within 100 miles of the U....
China Exchange Rate Transparency Act
Instructs the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to push for greater transparency in China...
Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act
Extends the deadline for companies formed before January 1, 2024, to file beneficial ownership reports (documents reveal...
HALT Fentanyl Act
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs, defining qualifying chemic...
Protecting American Energy Production Act
Affirms state authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing (fracking, a method of extracting oil and gas) on state and pri...
Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act
Reauthorizes the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 (nutria: invasive, semi-aquatic rodent) by extending its dea...
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act
Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exempt Village Corporations from conveying additional land in trust fo...
Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act
Mandates collaboration among the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the State of Hawaii to add...
Fix Our Forests Act
Streamlines environmental reviews and forest management activities to reduce wildfire risk on federal, tribal, and other...
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Establishes that an infant born alive after an abortion is a legal person entitled to all protections under U.S. law....
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
Sanctions on the ICC: Requires the President to impose property-blocking and visa-related sanctions on any foreign indiv...
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act
Definition of Sex in Athletics: Amends Title IX to define sex based solely on an individual’s reproductive biology and g...
Laken Riley Act
Mandatory Detention for Theft Offenses: Requires the Department of Homeland Security to take into custody any alien char...
American Relief Act
The bill provides stopgap appropriations so federal agencies and programs remain funded and operational until March 14, ...
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act
This bill continues funding for federal agencies through December 20, 2024 (or until full-year appropriations are enacte...