Limiting Extremist Travel to the United Nations Act
United States · United States Congress · 8 August 2025
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United States · United States Congress · 8 August 2025
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 2025
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 2025
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 2025
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 2025
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2025
Enhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding Child Exploitation Act or the ENFORCE Act This bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct and increases criminal penalties for child pornography offenses involving the production or distribution of an adapted or modified depiction of an identifiable minor. The bill also expands federal enforcement of criminal offenses involving the possession, receipt, distribution, or production of obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2025
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2025
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2025
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2025
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2025
Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols for Extended Canister Transfers Act of 2025 or the INSPECT Act of 2025 This bill requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to assign a resident inspector to each commercial nuclear power plant that has permanently ceased operation. The inspector must (1) conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities, and (2) remain at the plant until all fuel is transferred from its spent fuel pools to dry storage.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2025
This resolution commends the Coast Guard for its courageous and swift response to the July 2025 flooding disaster in Texas. It also extends gratitude to all of the federal, state, and local first responders and volunteers who responded to this tragedy.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2025
Biochar Research Network Act of 2025 This bill directs the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to establish a biochar research network of not more than 20 research sites or facilities to test the impact of biochar across various soil types, application methods, and climates to learn more about its potential to benefit agriculture, forestry, and the environment. Eligible entities for the research network include (1) state agriculture and forestry experiment stations; and (2) research facilities of the ARS, the Forest Service, and the Departments of Energy, Commerce, and the Interior. Biochar is created by heating biomass (e.g., wood, grass, and manure) in a low-oxygen environment and can be applied to soil to sequester carbon and improve soil health.
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and revises several programs and activities relating to newborn screening for certain conditions and diseases. Among its changes, the bill reauthorizes and makes mandatory the Hunter Kelly Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and national surveillance activities conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill also provides statutory authority for current regulations that exempt federally funded research on non-identified newborn blood spots (i.e., residual blood samples used to screen for serious conditions) from regulations that govern research on human subjects.
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act This bill includes combatting the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) as a Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension area and reauthorizes other USDA research and extension initiatives. The bill specifically allows grants for developing and disseminating research-based tools and treatments to combat the spotted lanternfly, which is an invasive species native to Asia that feeds on a wide range of crops and plants (e.g., grapes, apples, hops, walnuts, and hardwood trees). Further, the bill reauthorizes USDA grants to support competitive specialized research and extension activities, including high-priority areas, through FY2030. The bill also specifically reauthorizes through FY2030 the Pulse Crop Health Initiative; the Comprehensive Food Safety Training Network; pollinator protection research and extension grants; increased USDA capacity and infrastructure to address and conduct research on colony collapse disorder and other pollinator issues; and a USDA-conducted nationwide honey bee pest, pathogen, health, and population status surveillance program.
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act or the Healthy H2O Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program under which USDA awards grants for improving the quality of drinking water in certain rural areas. Grants may be given to individuals or entities, such as home owners, renters, and licensed child-care facilities, that have demonstrated the presence of one or more health contaminants in their drinking water. Grants may also be given to nonprofit organizations to help individuals and entities test their water, analyze the results of the tests, and reduce the contamination.
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for qualifying hospitals, including hospitals in rural areas and health professional shortage areas. The bill provides for an additional increase of 2,000 positions per fiscal year from FY2026-FY2032; during this period, each hospital may receive up to 75 additional positions in total under the bill and current law. Additionally, one-third of the positions that are made available under the bill must be allocated to hospitals that are already operating above applicable resident limits. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on strategies to increase the diversity of the health professional workforce, including with respect to representation from rural, low-income, and minority communities.
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2025
Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education that sponsor construction and manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship programs for (1) expanding or supporting outreach to high schools, local businesses, local workforce development boards, and apprenticeship intermediaries; and (2) providing advising and support services to students who are enrolled in these apprenticeship programs.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2025
Holy Sovereignty Protection Act This bill provides that the U.S. citizenship of an individual elected as the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church may not be revoked and exempts such individual from federal income taxes for tax years during which the individual serves in such role for any part of the tax year. (As background, the income of a U.S. citizen generally is subject to U.S. income tax regardless of where such income is earned or received or where the individual resides.)
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2025
Export Controls Enforcement Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Export Control Officer Program. Under the program, export control officers assist in monitoring the compliance of transactions subject to the Export Administration Regulations outside the United States to prevent and detect illicit diversion to unauthorized end uses, end users, or destinations. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to establish the program for five years and station at least 20 export control officers at U.S. diplomatic or consular posts. The bill also outlines the duties of export control officers. Additionally, BIS must appoint a director to lead the program.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2025
Veterans Health Care Stamp Act This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell a Veterans Health Care Stamp to help fund the medical care and treatment of veterans.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2025
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2025