Vote Yes on this bill if you want the United States to sharply increase pressure on Russia by freezing assets, blocking major banks and energy trade, punishing sanctions evasion, and taxing countries that keep buying Russian oil or gas.

Organizations that support this bill may include pro-Ukraine advocacy groups, human rights organizations, national security hawks, and groups that want stronger economic pressure on Russia and its trading partners.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid broader trade conflicts, possible increases in energy and consumer costs, and strict secondary sanctions and tariffs that could hurt U.S. businesses, allies, and global supply chains.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include multinational business associations, shipping and energy trade groups, free-trade advocates, and sanctions-skeptical groups concerned about higher prices, retaliation, and global economic disruption.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want college athletes to have clearer rights to earn money from their name, image, and likeness, stronger scholarship and transfer protections, better medical coverage and safety rules, more say in athletic governance, and tougher limits on unfair recruiting and excessive conference power.

Organizations that support this bill may include student athlete advocacy groups, player-rights organizations, women’s and Olympic sports advocates, consumer groups, and some colleges or conferences that want national rules, stronger health protections, and limits on recruiting abuse and conference concentration.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new federal control over college sports, reduce compliance costs and legal risks for schools and conferences, preserve more freedom for conferences and media companies to make deals, and avoid national limits on compensation systems and athletic program management.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include some large athletic conferences, universities worried about new costs and lawsuits, some media companies, booster-backed collectives, sports agents facing tighter rules, and limited-government groups that oppose new federal regulation of college sports.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger federal oversight of compounding pharmacies, more inspections and reporting, and tighter limits on compounded copies of approved drugs to improve patient safety.

Organizations that support this bill may include consumer safety groups, some hospital and physician organizations focused on drug quality, and brand-name drug manufacturers that want tighter limits on copycat compounded drugs.

Vote No on this bill if you want to protect broader access to compounded medicines, avoid added fees and regulations on pharmacies, and reduce the risk that patients will face higher prices or fewer treatment options.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include compounding pharmacy trade groups, large outsourcing facilities, and patient advocacy groups worried that stricter rules could reduce access to customized medicines or raise costs.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want most employers to provide paid vacation time, protect workers from retaliation for using it, and require payout of unused earned leave when a job ends.

Organizations that support this bill may include labor unions, worker advocacy groups, family support organizations, and public health groups that want guaranteed paid vacation for employees.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid a new federal mandate on employers that could raise payroll costs, increase compliance rules, and reduce flexibility for businesses in managing staffing.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include business associations, small business groups, restaurant and retail trade groups, and employer organizations concerned about higher labor costs and scheduling burdens.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want disaster-damaged farm watersheds to be rebuilt stronger than before when that would better protect farmland, water systems, and nearby communities from future harm.

Organizations that support this bill may include farm groups, soil and water conservation districts, watershed protection organizations, and rural community associations that want stronger recovery after natural disasters.

Vote No on this bill if you want to limit federal restoration projects to pre-disaster conditions and avoid possible added costs or broader federal decision-making in watershed recovery.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include taxpayer watchdog groups or limited-government organizations concerned that allowing restoration above pre-disaster conditions could increase federal spending and agency discretion.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want disabled veterans to get more financial help for home upgrades that improve safety, independence, and the ability to live at home.

Organizations that support this bill may include veterans' groups, disability rights organizations, caregivers' associations, and home accessibility advocates because it increases help for needed home modifications.

Vote No on this bill if you want to limit new federal spending, avoid automatic yearly benefit increases tied to inflation, or keep current benefit limits in place.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include budget watchdog groups and smaller-government advocates concerned about higher federal spending and expanded veterans' benefits costs over time.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want working family caregivers to get a federal tax break for care costs such as respite care, home modifications, transportation, supplies, training, and some lost wages.

Organizations that support this bill may include family caregiver advocacy groups, aging and disability organizations, home care providers, and worker groups that want to reduce the out-of-pocket cost of caring for relatives with serious long-term needs.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid creating a new federal tax credit, limit lost tax revenue, and prevent added tax filing rules while leaving caregiver support to other programs or private resources.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include anti-spending or anti-tax-credit groups, budget watchdogs, and organizations that believe the tax code should not be expanded with new credits and reporting rules.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want surviving spouses of veterans who die from ALS to have better financial support, even when the veteran had the disease for less than eight years before death, and if you want the VA to study whether similar help should apply to other severe service-connected conditions.

Organizations that support this bill may include veterans service organizations, military family advocates, ALS advocacy groups, and disability rights organizations that want surviving spouses of veterans who die from ALS to receive higher benefits even if the illness progressed quickly.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid expanding federal benefit payments, keep current eligibility limits tied to how long a veteran had a condition before death, or wait for a broader policy that treats all deadly service-connected illnesses the same way.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include budget watchdog groups, limited-government organizations, or policy groups concerned about expanding federal survivor benefits for one condition before Congress sets the same rules for other deadly service-connected illnesses.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want Medicare patients to have broader and more permanent access to telehealth, including mental health care, rural and tribal services, and home-based visits, while adding oversight, training, accessibility support, and public reporting.

Organizations that support this bill may include telehealth companies, hospitals, community health centers, rural clinics, patient advocacy groups, senior organizations, mental health providers, and tribal health organizations that want Medicare patients to have easier access to care from home.

Vote No on this bill if you want to keep tighter limits on Medicare telehealth, require more in-person care, and avoid expanding remote services that critics believe could raise costs, weaken care standards, or create more opportunities for improper billing.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include budget watchdog groups, some fraud prevention advocates, and health policy groups that worry wider telehealth coverage could increase Medicare spending, overuse, or low-quality remote care despite the bill’s oversight rules.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger federal coordination, more information sharing, and tougher tools to investigate and prosecute organized retail and supply chain theft that can raise prices and threaten worker and consumer safety.

Organizations that support this bill may include retail industry groups, cargo and trucking associations, product manufacturers, and law enforcement organizations that want stronger federal tools to fight organized theft rings.

Vote No on this bill if you want to limit the growth of federal policing powers, avoid wider data sharing between government and businesses, and reduce the risk of harsher criminal penalties from combining smaller thefts into bigger federal cases.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include civil liberties groups, criminal justice reform advocates, and privacy watchdogs concerned about broader law enforcement powers, more data sharing, and tougher prosecution of aggregated theft cases.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want the federal government to invest in next-generation geothermal research, testing, public data sharing, and grants that could expand cleaner energy, create jobs, and improve energy reliability.

Organizations that support this bill may include geothermal energy companies, clean energy groups, universities, national laboratories, engineering firms, and businesses that want more federal research funding for new power technologies.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new federal spending on geothermal projects, limit government involvement in energy development, or move more slowly on drilling and research with possible local environmental impacts.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include taxpayer watchdog groups, advocates of smaller federal spending, and local or environmental groups worried about drilling impacts, land use, or government picking energy winners.

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.