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Vote Yes on this bill if you want car owners to control repair data, choose their own mechanic and parts, protect their vehicle information from misuse, and make repairs more competitive and affordable.
Organizations that support this bill may include consumer rights groups, independent auto repair shops, aftermarket parts and tool makers, towing companies, fleet operators, and others that want more competition and lower repair costs.
Vote No on this bill if you want manufacturers and dealerships to keep tighter control over vehicle data, repair tools, and service networks because you believe that better protects product quality, security, and company oversight.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include vehicle manufacturers, dealer service networks, and companies tied closely to factory-only repair systems that could lose control over repair data, parts sales, and service business.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to temporarily extend current foreign intelligence surveillance powers through July 2, 2026, so the government does not lose these tools during the short extension period.
Organizations that support this bill may include intelligence and national security groups, federal law enforcement agencies, and policy organizations that favor keeping surveillance tools available without interruption.
Vote No on this bill if you want these surveillance powers to expire on schedule unless Congress first adopts stronger privacy protections, tighter limits, or broader reforms.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include civil liberties groups, digital privacy advocates, and policy organizations that believe foreign intelligence surveillance powers should expire or be narrowed unless stronger safeguards are added.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want major new federal spending on roads, bridges, transit, rail, freight, and safety, faster project approvals, more truck parking and bridge repairs, and new annual fees on electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to help fund transportation.
Organizations that support this bill may include state transportation departments, road builders, engineering and construction groups, trucking and freight organizations, transit agencies, passenger rail supporters, and labor unions tied to transportation and infrastructure work.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid large new transportation spending, keep stronger environmental review, preserve climate and neighborhood equity programs that the bill ends, and block new annual registration fees on electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include environmental groups, climate advocates, electric vehicle organizations, neighborhood equity advocates, anti-highway-expansion groups, and fiscal watchdogs concerned about the bill’s cost and reduced environmental review.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want bigger homestead tax breaks, slower growth in property tax assessments for many properties, and stricter rules limiting county and city property tax spending to core public services.
Organizations that support this bill may include homeowner associations, anti-tax groups, real estate industry groups, and small business organizations that want lower property taxes and tighter limits on assessment increases.
Vote No on this bill if you want local governments to keep broader control over property tax revenue and if you are concerned that large tax cuts could reduce funding for schools, infrastructure, emergency services, and other community needs.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include county and city governments, public school advocates, public employee unions, and local government associations concerned about reduced revenue and less budget flexibility.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want stricter limits on local property tax rate increases, stronger voter approval requirements for bigger tax hikes, and statewide notices and online tools that help property owners understand a proposed tax amendment.
Organizations that support this bill may include taxpayer advocacy groups, homeowner associations, and real estate organizations that favor tighter limits on local property tax increases and more notice to voters about possible tax-saving amendments.
Vote No on this bill if you want local governments to keep more flexibility to raise property tax revenue for services, avoid extra state-required mailings and administrative costs, and prevent new rules that could constrain local budgeting decisions.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include county and city government associations, special district groups, and local public service advocates who worry it could make it harder to raise revenue for services and add new mailing and administrative duties.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the Treasury to create a new $250 bill, place Donald J. Trump’s portrait on it, and allow current or former presidents to appear on U.S. money and securities.
Organizations that support this bill may include Trump-aligned political groups, conservative advocacy organizations, and groups that favor commemorating presidents and major national anniversaries through U.S. currency.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep current limits on who can appear on U.S. currency, avoid costs tied to designing and printing a new bill, and prevent a more partisan use of national symbols.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include government ethics groups, nonpartisan civic organizations, fiscal watchdog groups, and advocates who oppose putting living political figures on U.S. currency.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want people leaving job-based coverage to have more time to enroll in Medicare Part B without penalties, keep COBRA benefits while they transition, and get clearer notices about their options.
Organizations that support this bill may include senior advocacy groups, patient advocates, disability organizations, unions, and benefits counselors that want to reduce Medicare enrollment mistakes, late penalties, and coverage gaps for people on COBRA.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep current Medicare enrollment rules, avoid new obligations on employer-sponsored health plans, and limit the risk of higher administrative costs tied to COBRA coverage.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include employer associations, business groups, health plan administrators, and insurers that are concerned about added compliance duties, longer COBRA payment responsibility, and higher plan costs.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want broader tax relief, more help for homebuyers and homeowners, clearer property tax information for buyers, and lower taxes on items like school supplies, storm-resistant home upgrades, outdoor gear, and some business activities.
Organizations that support this bill may include taxpayer groups, business and real estate associations, homebuilders, mobile home park owners, insurers, and employers that want tax credits for helping workers buy homes.
Vote No on this bill if you want to protect state and local tax revenue for public services, avoid creating many special tax carve-outs, and reject tax breaks tied to firearms, gambling, alcohol, and favored industries.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include local government groups, public service advocates worried about lost tax revenue, gun safety organizations, and watchdog groups that oppose new tax breaks for gambling, alcohol, and selected industries.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the state to tighten control over employee drug spending, charge agencies for long-vacant positions, shift business assistance away from minority-specific programs toward Florida small and veteran-owned businesses, and keep traffic-fee funding for police radio systems.
Organizations that support this bill may include taxpayer watchdog groups, some small-business and veteran-owned business advocates, legislative leadership groups, and organizations that support continued funding for law enforcement communications.
Vote No on this bill if you want to protect programs that expand hiring and contracting opportunities for women and minorities, avoid new limits on prescription coverage for state workers, and prevent added budget pressure on agencies from fees tied to vacant jobs.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include civil rights groups, minority business associations, public employee unions, and patient advocates concerned about reduced drug coverage choices.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want Congress to receive yearly demographic data on firearm background check denials and overturned appeals so it can spot errors, unfair patterns, and possible bias in the system.
Organizations that support this bill may include gun violence prevention groups, civil rights organizations, disability rights advocates, and government transparency groups that want better data on who is denied gun purchases and whether the system treats people fairly.
Vote No on this bill if you want to limit federal reporting on gun buyers, avoid collecting more personal demographic data, and prevent the government from using that information in ways that could lead to broader gun control efforts.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include gun rights groups, privacy advocates, and limited-government organizations that worry the bill expands federal data collection and could be used to support future gun restrictions.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want federal agencies blocked from steering settlement money to outside organizations except to directly compensate victims, fix proven harm, or pay for case-related services, with added reporting and penalties for violations.
Organizations that support this bill may include taxpayer watchdog groups, limited-government advocates, and business associations that want settlement money kept under direct public control instead of sent to outside groups.
Vote No on this bill if you want federal agencies to keep more flexibility to require settlement payments to outside groups that can help address community or environmental damage beyond direct payments to the government or individual victims.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include environmental organizations, consumer advocacy groups, and legal aid or nonprofit networks that may benefit when settlement funds are directed to third parties to repair harm or support related public work.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger border security, mandatory work eligibility checks, faster asylum processing, legal status and work permits for many undocumented people, a path to permanent status for Dreamers, and steps to reduce family and employment visa backlogs.
Organizations that support this bill may include business groups that want a more stable workforce, immigrant advocacy groups that back legal status for Dreamers and long-term undocumented residents, and border or law-enforcement groups that favor more funding, staffing, and technology at the border.
Vote No on this bill if you want to reject expanded border barriers, surveillance, criminal penalties, and mandatory E-Verify, or if you believe the bill is either too harsh on asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants or too generous in allowing many undocumented residents to remain and work legally.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include hardline immigration restriction groups that reject legal status for undocumented immigrants, as well as civil rights, immigrant rights, and privacy groups concerned about faster deportations, mandatory E-Verify, broader surveillance, and tougher enforcement.