This bill would create a Department of Justice (DOJ) team focused on investigating and prosecuting trade-related crimes like tariff evasion, smuggling, money laundering, counterfeit goods, and unsafe imports. With $20 million in funding, the initiative aims to strengthen the Department’s ability to protect fair competition, American workers, and consumer safety. The team, made up of experienced prosecutors, would increase investigations and prosecutions under federal trade laws and coordinate with agencies like Homeland Security and U.S. Customs. The bill also requires the Attorney General to submit annual reports to Congress on enforcement actions, prosecution outcomes, and how funds are used.

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This joint resolution proposes to amend the U.S. Constitution to require that the U.S. Supreme Court be composed of nine justices—one chief justice and eight associate justices. By placing this requirement in the Constitution, the resolution would prevent future presidents and Congress from easily changing the number of Supreme Court seats. If adopted by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, the amendment would then need to be ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years to take effect, making it a significant and lasting change to the structure of the nation’s highest court.

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This bill amends the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act—a law that speeds up federal approval for major infrastructure projects. It specifically adds mining and mineral processing to those eligible for faster review, giving them the same expedited permitting process as transportation and energy projects. It also blocks a proposed September 2023 rule that would have limited which mining projects qualify for this fast-track process. These changes aim to make it quicker and easier for U.S. mining and mineral processing projects to get federal permits, reducing delays while maintaining broad eligibility for streamlined review.

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The resolution broadly condemns socialism as fundamentally incompatible with American values and the U.S. Constitution. It argues that socialist ideology leads to concentrated power and has resulted in communist regimes, totalitarian rule, and mass atrocities—including over 100 million deaths worldwide. It specifically targets the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). It also calls for stricter election security measures, such as requiring proof of citizenship to register, government-issued photo ID at the polls, and stronger verification to ensure only eligible U.S. citizens can vote—including urging enactment of the SAVE America Act.

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This bill would amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the duration of existing fishing regulations aimed at protecting the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Currently, these regulations are set to expire in 2028, but this bill would move that expiration date to 2035. As a result, any new or stricter whale-protection measures for the Northeast lobster fishing industry would also be delayed until after 2035. The bill does not change any of the rules themselves—it only extends how long they will remain in effect.

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This bill tightens rules for secret government demands for emails, cloud files, and account records by requiring judges to find clear facts before approving gag orders (legally called nondisclosure orders or NDOs) blocking notice to individuals. Most gag orders would last up to 90 days, or one year for child exploitation or abuse cases. When a gag order expires, individuals must be notified by at least two methods and can request what data was turned over—except for certain sensitive or illegal content. The bill lets technology companies challenge unfair gag orders and requires the Justice Department to publish annual public reports on use and outcomes, including effects on news media.

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This bill would prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed rule on “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.” This would block the Department of Labor from requiring employers to adopt federal heat safety measures such as heat plans, training, water, rest breaks, or cooling steps for workers in high-heat environments. The bill seeks to prevent the establishment of new nationwide mandates for protecting workers from heat-related health risks, instead leaving such decisions to employers or state governments rather than setting federal requirements.

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This bill would require developers of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models above certain thresholds to register with the federal government, adopt risk management, conduct independent assessments, publish redacted transparency reports, and maintain robust cybersecurity. Independent auditors would verify compliance, and federal authorities could issue emergency orders to restrict risky AI. State Attorneys General could help enforce the law, with civil penalties for violations. The bill also blocks states from passing new developer-focused rules in areas like risk management and incident reporting, but allows states to enforce general laws, regulate AI end users, protect minors, and manage their own AI use.

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This bill proposes changes to federal law to address organized retail and cargo theft. It lets federal prosecutors combine related thefts within a 12-month period, expands offenses to include not only theft but also the movement, sale, and resale of stolen goods—including prepaid and gift cards—and updates asset forfeiture rules. It creates a national Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center for information sharing, training, and joint operations among government and private partners. It also directs the expansion of grants and training for law enforcement agencies tackling these crimes.

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This bill would require the federal government to update the monetary thresholds that determine when different federal purchasing rules apply every three years instead of five, starting in 2028. These thresholds govern when specific procedures—such as competitive bidding, contract approval, and oversight—are triggered in federal contracts. Moving to a three-year update schedule ensures these amounts are recalculated more frequently to better reflect inflation and current prices. This aims to keep purchasing policies aligned with economic conditions and avoid agencies being restricted by outdated limits as costs change.

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This bill would amend the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) to address provider fraud. It gives the Department of Labor authority to suspend payments to medical providers—including doctors, clinics, or suppliers—if they have been convicted of fraud in the federal workers’ compensation system, any federal healthcare benefit program, or similar state-level programs that pay for comparable services. The Secretary of Labor would be required to issue regulations to implement these changes. The new rules would take effect 180 days after the bill is enacted. Providers who have not been convicted of fraud would not be affected.

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This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to remove certain federal building energy efficiency standards. It eliminates previous requirements for new and renovated federal buildings to meet specific energy efficiency benchmarks or fuel restrictions. It ensures that buildings cannot be denied green or high-performance certification solely due to fossil fuel use. It repeals related federal regulations and directs the Secretary of Energy to update regulations within 180 days. The changes give federal agencies more flexibility in building design and operation, especially regarding energy sources, while allowing continued pursuit of green building certifications.

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This bill proposes to authorize and formalize the construction of the new ballroom facility on the grounds of the White House. It specifically grants the President the authority to both design and approve all aspects of the ballroom, bypassing the usual requirements for additional oversight or external review. This would allow the President to determine the size, style, and features of the new event space without input from other government agencies or historic preservation boards. The stated intention is to create expanded capacity for official functions, such as state dinners, ceremonies, and large public events, potentially modernizing the White House's ability to host significant gatherings.

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This bill extends whistleblower protections to a broader group involved in federal contracts and grants—including contractors, subcontractors, grantees, personal service providers, and former employees. It prohibits retaliation when these individuals refuse illegal orders or report waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement, legal violations, or threats to public health or safety related to federal, Defense, or NASA contracts and grants. It also bars executive branch officials from pressuring organizations to retaliate and allows for disciplinary action against those officials if they do so. Whistleblower rights cannot be waived by contract or arbitration, making these protections mandatory for all covered parties.

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This bill would speed up geothermal energy projects by allowing those on non-federal land—with less than 50% federally owned underground resources—to proceed with only a state permit. These projects would be exempt from federal drilling permits, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews, and most federal historic preservation and Endangered Species Act rules (unless the state lacks such laws). Federal oversight would still apply to collecting payments (royalties) from resource extraction and ensuring accurate reporting of production. The bill excludes Indian lands and resources managed in trust for tribes. It aims to reduce federal involvement and give states more authority over qualifying projects.

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This bill keeps the federal government running at 2026 spending levels through December 4, 2026, to prevent a government shutdown while Congress finalizes a full-year budget. It blocks new programs and expansions, allowing only existing services and projects to continue. It prevents the Department of Defense from starting or expanding production not already funded and limits agencies from launching new initiatives. It helps avoid federal worker furloughs and ensures benefits like Social Security, WIC, and SNAP continue uninterrupted. It also extends the National Flood Insurance Program, funds disaster and wildfire response, supports new Indian Health Service facilities, and allows small business loan programs to continue.

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This resolution sets Congress’s spending framework for 2027 and projects budget levels through 2036. It recommends targets for revenues, spending, deficits, and debt—like $4.48 trillion in revenues and $6.08 trillion in outlays for 2027. Funding is steered toward key services—defense, health care, Medicare, veterans, and transportation—while assuming large savings elsewhere. It allows fast-track budget bills (reconciliation), directs committees to propose deficit-related legislation, and permits special budget adjustments for emergencies, disaster relief, wildfire suppression, Social Security, and health care fraud control. Though not binding, it guides future funding bills, and even with these targets, deficits and debt would still rise.

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This bill imposes a federal tax on very large companies—those with at least $100 million in annual revenue and over $10 million in wages—when their top executive earns more than 50 times the median worker. The tax is 1% of the extra CEO pay over 50 times the typical worker’s pay, and it increases as the pay gap grows wider—so the larger the gap, the higher the tax. The structure is intended to incentivize companies to raise worker pay or limit executive compensation. The bill also directs regulators to block avoidance tactics, prohibits deducting the tax from corporate income taxes, and holds related businesses jointly responsible.

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This bill seeks to modernize U.S. banking laws by streamlining new bank formation, increasing transparency for Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), and tailoring regulations for smaller, lower-risk institutions. It requires agencies to review and update major regulations every eight years, eliminate outdated or overly burdensome rules, and expand public reporting on regulatory impacts. It also reforms bank supervision by establishing timeliness standards and giving banks more opportunity to appeal supervisory decisions. It clarifies merger rules to promote competition, limits the use of reputational risk in supervision, and encourages partnerships between banks and fintech firms.

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This joint resolution would block recent Department of Education regulations on federal student loans, preventing the changes from taking effect. If enacted, it would keep the Graduate and Professional Student Loan (PLUS) program unchanged, allowing graduate and professional students to continue borrowing up to the full cost of attendance. There would be no new borrowing limits for graduate students and parents, maintaining current rules. Existing Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plans would remain, rather than being replaced, and current loan rehabilitation policies would continue, so borrowers would not get another chance to rehabilitate defaulted loans.

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This bill allows pharmacists and physicians to compound and distribute limited amounts of recently short-listed drugs to hospitals or clinics for urgent use, without prescriptions for every patient—only when FDA-approved or outsourced alternatives aren’t available despite reasonable attempts. It sets new labeling requirements, mandates prompt adverse event reporting and patient record tracking, and requires earlier, more thorough reporting of drug shortages and demand spikes. By loosening some restrictions during shortages, the bill allows the use of compounded drugs that haven’t undergone full FDA approval, while maintaining some safeguards for oversight and patient safety.

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This bill aims to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, eliminating the twice-yearly clock changes. The bill would amend federal law to advance standard time in each time zone by one hour year-round. States that currently opt out of daylight saving time, such as Arizona and Hawaii, would be allowed to maintain their existing standard time or adopt the new national standard as they see fit. The goal is to provide more daylight in the evenings throughout the year, while still allowing flexibility for states with existing exemptions.

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This joint resolution seeks to overturn a new rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would introduce prior authorization requirements for certain medical services under the WISeR (Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction) model. Under the CMS rule, providers would need to obtain approval from Medicare before delivering select services, with the goal of reducing unnecessary or inappropriate treatments. If this resolution is enacted, it would prevent the rule from taking effect, so Medicare patients and providers would not face the added step of prior authorization for these particular services.

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This bill extends the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) authority to run pilot programs—called demonstration projects—that test changes to disability insurance rules. These projects let the SSA explore ways for people with disabilities to work without risking a sudden loss of benefits. The bill reauthorizes these projects through December 31, 2030, requires project proposals to include clear evaluation metrics, and adds a protection so participants cannot have their total income reduced by participating. Administrative costs will come from Social Security’s administrative funds, and participant benefits from the appropriate trust funds.

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This bill allows mutual fund companies to temporarily delay withdrawals from customer accounts if they suspect financial exploitation of a “specified adult” (age 65+ or with a mental/physical impairment). Companies can request a trusted contact and, if exploitation is suspected, delay withdrawals for up to 15 business days, with a possible 10-day extension. During the delay, they must notify the trusted contact (unless risky), review the situation, and document actions. Records must be available to regulators. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must also consult other agencies and report to Congress on protecting vulnerable investors.

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This bill expands the authorized uses of Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) loans, allowing small businesses to use these loans for purchasing modern business software and cloud computing services—including tools that use artificial intelligence (AI)—to support routine operations like payroll, HR, sales, billing, accounting, and inventory. It prohibits using these loans for research and development, ensuring funds go toward operational improvements. It also clarifies that such uses of SBA loans were already allowed before this bill and does not alter the definition of working capital under the Small Business Act.

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This bill sets new requirements in the loan programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). It requires any SBA employee involved in originating, reviewing, or approving an SBA loan to certify in writing, before participating, that they have no prohibited conflicts of interest related to that loan. If a conflict arises after certification, the employee must immediately disclose it and recuse themselves from further involvement in the loan decision process. The SBA Administrator must issue implementing regulations within 180 days, and the certification requirement takes effect 270 days after enactment.

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This bill would prohibit credit card networks and payment processors from using or requiring merchant category codes that specifically identify firearms retailers. This means businesses selling firearms, ammunition, and related products could not be set apart from general or sporting goods stores in payment systems. The U.S. Attorney General (AG) would enforce the law, handle complaints, and require corrective action if violations occur. It also overrides any state or local laws that mandate firearm-specific codes, but still allows codes for fraud prevention and security. Each year, the Attorney General must report to Congress on the law’s effectiveness.

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This bill proposes major changes to veterans’ benefits and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operations. It would expand eligibility and increase payments for some disability and survivor benefits, update how disabilities like tinnitus and sleep apnea are evaluated (which may lower compensation for some conditions), and raise VA home loan fees in certain cases. It also aims to broaden access to health care, mental health services, rural care, and caregiver support; use automation to speed up claims and appeals; enhance education and job training benefits; increase oversight and reporting; and expand partnerships with community and rural health providers.

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This bill provides nearly $9.8 billion for State Department programs—covering personnel, security, overseas operations, and support for allies like Israel, Jordan, and Taiwan. It enforces transparency and anti-corruption for aid, restricts engagement with Cuba, bars entry for foreign officials tied to corruption or human rights abuses, and aims to speed up passport processing. Sanctions on child traffickers require strict waivers. It prohibits funding for certain climate, DEI, gender, and online speech moderation initiatives. In addition to rescinding unobligated funds, the bill supports democracy, enhances food security and anti-trafficking programs, and bans foreign aid for abortion or involuntary sterilization.

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