Recent Legislation

Track the latest bills in Congress with summaries, voting records, and analysis.

April 7, 2025

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...

Veterans’ Affairs
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April 7, 2025

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...

Veterans’ Affairs
RD
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April 1, 2025

Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act

Extends tax refund claim periods by treating disaster-related postponements as filing extensions under IRS Code Section ...

Ways and Means
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March 31, 2025

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...

Ways and Means
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March 31, 2025

Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act

Expands federal tax deadline postponement authority to include state-declared disasters, allowing governors to request r...

Ways and Means
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March 27, 2025

DETERRENT Act

Requires colleges and universities to disclose all gifts and contracts from foreign sources, with enhanced reporting for...

Education and Workforce
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March 25, 2025

IMPACT Act

Establishes a research program for advanced low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt production to increase U.S. comp...

Science, Space, and Technology
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March 24, 2025

Cost-Share Accountability Act

Requires the Energy Secretary to report on instances where cost-sharing requirements were reduced or eliminated under th...

Science, Space, and Technology
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March 24, 2025

DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act

Establishes joint research programs between the Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture to advance their shar...

Science, Space, and TechnologyAgriculture
RD
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March 10, 2025

Subterranean Border Defense Act

Requires annual reports on countering illegal cross-border tunnels (underground routes used for smuggling)....

Homeland Security
RD
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March 10, 2025

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...

Homeland Security
RRepublican-led
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March 11, 2025

Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

Extends the time limit for fraud prosecutions under unemployment programs from the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, a...

Ways and Means
RRepublican-led
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March 11, 2025

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Continues federal funding for fiscal year (FY) 2025, preventing a shutdown and ensuring government operations....

AppropriationsBudget
RRepublican-led
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March 10, 2025

Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act

Outlines a DHS (Department of Homeland Security) plan for advanced border security tech (AI: artificial intelligence, LI...

Homeland Security
RD
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March 6, 2025

Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas

Censures Representative Al Green for repeated disruptions during the President’s joint address to Congress....

Ethics
RRepublican-led
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March 3, 2025

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...

Oversight and Government Reform
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March 3, 2025

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...

Oversight and Government Reform
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Feb 25, 2025

2025 Congressional Budget

Establishes the 2025 federal budget resolution, detailing spending, revenue, deficit, and debt targets through 2034....

Budget
RRepublican-led
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Feb 26, 2025

Medal of Honor Act

Increases the monthly Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) special pension for Medal of Honor (highest U.S. military deco...

Veterans’ Affairs
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Feb 25, 2025

Rural Small Business Resilience Act

Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals in rural areas...

Small Business
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Feb 25, 2025

DOE and SBA Research Act

Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to collaborate on research and devel...

Science, Space, and TechnologySmall Business
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Feb 24, 2025

SPUR Act

Expands the SBA “scorecard”—a tool measuring how federal agencies meet small business contracting goals—to track new sma...

Small Business
RD
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Feb 24, 2025

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...

Small Business
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Feb 24, 2025

Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act

Prohibits individuals finally convicted (conviction with no remaining appeals) of fraud from receiving assistance from t...

Small Business
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Dec 17, 2024

Midnight Rules Relief Act

Allows Congress to disapprove multiple "midnight rules" (last-minute regulations issued by an outgoing president in the ...

JudiciaryRules
RRepublican-led
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Feb 13, 2025

Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

Establishes criminal penalties for intentionally fleeing from a federal officer while driving within 100 miles of the U....

Judiciary
RRepublican-led
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Feb 10, 2025

China Exchange Rate Transparency Act

Instructs the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to push for greater transparency in China...

Financial Services
RD
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Feb 10, 2025

Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act

Extends the deadline for companies formed before January 1, 2024, to file beneficial ownership reports (documents reveal...

Financial Services
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Feb 6, 2025

HALT Fentanyl Act

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs, defining qualifying chemic...

Energy and CommerceJudiciary
RD
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Feb 7, 2025

Protecting American Energy Production Act

Affirms state authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing (fracking, a method of extracting oil and gas) on state and pri...

Natural ResourcesEnergy and Commerce
RRepublican-led
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Feb 4, 2025

Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act

Reauthorizes the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 (nutria: invasive, semi-aquatic rodent) by extending its dea...

Natural Resources
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Feb 4, 2025

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...

Natural Resources
RRepublican-led
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Jan 23, 2025

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...

Natural ResourcesAgriculture
DDemocrat-led
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Jan 23, 2025

Fix Our Forests Act

Streamlines environmental reviews and forest management activities to reduce wildfire risk on federal, tribal, and other...

Natural ResourcesAgriculture
RD
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Jan 23, 2025

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....

Judiciary
RRepublican-led
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Jan 9, 2025

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

Sanctions on the ICC: Requires the President to impose property-blocking and visa-related sanctions on any foreign indiv...

Foreign AffairsJudiciary
RRepublican-led
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Jan 14, 2025

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...

Education and Workforce
RRepublican-led
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Jan 22, 2025

Laken Riley Act

Mandatory Detention for Theft Offenses: Requires the Department of Homeland Security to take into custody any alien char...

RD
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Dec 20, 2024

American Relief Act

The bill provides stopgap appropriations so federal agencies and programs remain funded and operational until March 14, ...

AppropriationsBudget
RRepublican-led
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Sept 25, 2024

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act

This bill continues funding for federal agencies through December 20, 2024 (or until full-year appropriations are enacte...

AppropriationsBudget
RRepublican-led
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