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Vote Yes on this bill if you want more federal spending to be posted online, stronger checks on accuracy, and fewer gaps in what the public can see about how tax dollars are used.
Organizations that support this bill may include government watchdog groups, transparency advocates, open-records organizations, and taxpayer accountability groups.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new reporting requirements, reduce administrative costs for agencies and contractors, or keep broader discretion over when certain spending details are not publicly displayed.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include some defense contractors, industry groups that use flexible federal agreements, and agencies concerned about added reporting burdens or indirect exposure of sensitive spending.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the federal government to update purchasing thresholds every 3 years so buying rules keep up better with inflation and agencies can make routine purchases more efficiently.
Organizations that support this bill may include federal procurement associations, business groups, government efficiency advocates, and contractors that want purchasing rules updated more often to match current prices.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep the current 5-year schedule because you are concerned that more frequent threshold updates could weaken review, competition, or accountability in federal contracting.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include taxpayer watchdog groups, transparency advocates, and procurement reform groups concerned that higher thresholds could reduce oversight or competition for some federal purchases.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the Department of Labor to stop paying medical providers in the federal workers’ compensation system after they have been convicted of fraud, helping protect patients and taxpayer dollars.
Organizations that support this bill may include taxpayer watchdog groups, anti-fraud advocates, and groups that want stronger oversight of federal workers’ compensation and medical payments.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid giving the Department of Labor more authority to suspend provider payments and are concerned it could limit provider participation or disrupt care for injured federal workers.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include some medical provider associations or civil liberties groups that worry about broader government power, payment disruptions, or reduced access to care for injured federal workers.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want federal agencies to have more freedom to use fossil fuels in buildings, face fewer energy-efficiency mandates, and potentially lower construction or operating constraints.
Organizations that support this bill may include fossil fuel trade groups, construction contractors, and building industry associations that want fewer federal energy restrictions and more flexibility in how government buildings are designed and powered.
Vote No on this bill if you want the federal government to keep stronger building energy standards, push cleaner energy use in public buildings, and reduce long-term pollution and energy waste.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include environmental groups, clean energy advocates, and green building organizations that want the federal government to keep stronger energy-efficiency standards and reduce pollution from public buildings.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the President to be allowed to build a ballroom on White House grounds and to have sole authority over its design and approval.
Organizations that support this bill may include groups that favor expanding White House event space, promoting presidential hosting capacity, and giving the President broad control over the design of facilities on White House grounds.
Vote No on this bill if you want to protect the current White House grounds, require more independent oversight, and limit unilateral presidential control over changes to a historic public site.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include historic preservation groups, government accountability advocates, and organizations concerned about concentrating design and approval power in the President without outside review.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the federal government to publicly track major taxpayer-funded projects that run years late or more than $1 billion over budget, including who got the money and why costs grew.
Organizations that support this bill may include taxpayer watchdog groups, open-government advocates, and budget accountability organizations that want more public reporting on wasteful federal projects.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new federal reporting requirements and believe agencies need more flexibility to manage difficult projects without extra public reporting and oversight.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include some federal contractor groups, agency management groups, or public sector unions that worry about added paperwork, public criticism, and less flexibility in managing complex projects.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger protections for federal contract workers who report waste, abuse, safety dangers, or illegal orders, and if you want federal officials discouraged from pressuring companies to retaliate.
Organizations that support this bill may include whistleblower advocacy groups, government accountability watchdogs, worker rights organizations, and public interest groups focused on preventing waste, fraud, abuse, and safety risks in federal contracting.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid adding new compliance duties and dispute risks for contractors, and if you believe current whistleblower rules are already broad enough without limiting arbitration and expanding coverage.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include some business trade groups, federal contractors, and employer advocates that worry the bill could increase complaints, investigations, management burdens, and legal exposure.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to speed up geothermal development, rely more on state permits, reduce federal delays, and encourage more domestic energy production and investment.
Organizations that support this bill may include geothermal energy companies, electric utilities, local business groups, and trade associations that want faster approval for new energy projects.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep stronger federal oversight of geothermal drilling, including environmental, endangered species, and historic property reviews before projects move forward.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include environmental groups, wildlife conservation organizations, historic preservation advocates, and community groups concerned about weaker federal review.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to extend federal ALS research and treatment-access programs through 2031, strengthen safety oversight in trials, and require the FDA to plan and report on progress for rare neurodegenerative diseases.
Organizations that support this bill may include ALS patient advocacy groups, medical research organizations, neurologists, hospitals, and rare disease nonprofits that want continued federal help to speed treatment development.
Vote No on this bill if you want to let the current ALS program expire sooner, avoid continuing federal spending in this area, or limit new trial reporting rules and FDA planning requirements.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include budget watchdog groups, limited-government advocates, or drug industry groups concerned about extending federal programs and adding reporting requirements to clinical trials.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the federal government to fund research and community-based efforts to reduce preventable maternal deaths, improve pregnancy and postpartum care, and narrow health disparities.
Organizations that support this bill may include maternal health advocates, hospitals, medical researchers, and groups focused on reducing pregnancy-related deaths and racial health gaps.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new federal spending, limit the NIH's role in maternal health programs, or leave these efforts to existing programs, states, or private groups.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include groups that want less federal spending or that prefer states, private organizations, or existing programs to handle maternal health research.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the federal government to keep funding brain injury prevention and state services, improve tracking of who is most at risk, expand public education on concussions, and study long-term effects so care and prevention can improve.
Organizations that support this bill may include brain injury advocacy groups, hospitals and rehabilitation providers, public health organizations, tribal health groups, first responder associations, and groups that help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Vote No on this bill if you want to limit federal spending, leave more responsibility for brain injury programs to states and private groups, and avoid expanding federal health data collection and reporting requirements.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include anti-spending groups, advocates for a smaller federal role in health programs, and privacy-minded groups concerned about expanded government data collection, even if the data is shared in summary form.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to extend breast health education for young women, keep federal funding for breast and cervical cancer screening, and improve early detection and access to care for underserved communities.
Organizations that support this bill may include breast cancer advocacy groups, public health organizations, hospitals, community health clinics, and groups focused on women’s health and reducing unequal access to care.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid expanding or continuing federal health spending, leave more responsibility for cancer screening programs to states or private providers, or reduce the federal role in public health outreach.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include fiscal watchdog groups, limited-government advocates, and organizations that object to extending federal health programs and spending.