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Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger cybersecurity standards for the health care system, better coordination during cyberattacks, more help for rural and nonprofit providers, and better protection for patient data and access to care.
Organizations that support this bill may include hospitals, patient privacy advocates, rural health providers, community health centers, tribal health organizations, and cybersecurity groups that want stronger protections for medical records and fewer cyberattacks that disrupt care.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new federal requirements on health care organizations, limit compliance costs and possible fines, and give providers more flexibility to choose their own cybersecurity practices without added national standards.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include health care providers, vendors, and business groups that worry the new cybersecurity mandates, reporting duties, and technology upgrades would raise costs and create compliance burdens, especially for smaller organizations.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to extend the federal terrorism insurance program through 2034 so businesses, property owners, and lenders can keep access to coverage after major terrorist attacks.
Organizations that support this bill may include insurance industry groups, commercial real estate organizations, construction and lending associations, and business coalitions that want terrorism coverage to remain available and stable.
Vote No on this bill if you want to end or limit the federal role in terrorism insurance and avoid continuing a program that can shift some financial risk from private insurers to the public.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include taxpayer watchdog groups, free-market think tanks, and anti-bailout advocates that do not want the federal government to continue backing terrorism insurance losses.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want clearer federal penalties for robbing ATM users and workers, damaging or stealing ATMs, and trafficking in stolen ATM money, including tougher punishment when weapons, kidnapping, or death are involved.
Organizations that support this bill may include banks, credit unions, ATM operators, cash-in-transit companies, retail business groups, and law enforcement associations that want stronger federal penalties for ATM-related robberies and theft.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid expanding federal criminal law and harsher sentencing, and believe ATM crime should be handled mainly by state and local authorities or with more focus on prevention than punishment.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include criminal justice reform groups, civil liberties advocates, and groups concerned about expanding federal criminal penalties and relying on longer prison sentences instead of prevention.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the National Park Service to make it easier for current qualified operators to keep leases, encourage major private redevelopment projects, and support more stable visitor services and property improvements.
Organizations that support this bill may include park concessionaires, tourism and lodging groups, developers, and local business organizations that want longer leases and easier investment in National Park properties.
Vote No on this bill if you want stronger open bidding rules, more competition for park leases, and fewer very long private agreements over public property in the National Park System.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include public lands watchdogs, conservation groups, and government accountability advocates that worry the bill could reduce competition and give private operators too much long-term control over park sites.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to ban people convicted of sex offenses against minors from holding certain union leadership positions in order to improve safety, accountability, and trust.
Organizations that support this bill may include child protection groups, union reform advocates, and worker safety organizations that want to keep people convicted of sex crimes against minors out of union leadership and trust-related positions.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid expanding permanent employment restrictions and believe unions should have more control over who can serve in these roles.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include some labor unions, criminal justice reform groups, and civil liberties organizations that worry about adding more job bans after a person has already served their sentence.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want college athletes who receive school aid tied to sports to be treated like employees for unionizing, so they can bargain with schools and conferences over compensation, health protections, and schedules.
Organizations that support this bill may include labor unions, college athlete advocacy groups, and worker-rights organizations that want players to have union rights and more power over pay, safety, and working conditions.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep college athletes from being classified as employees under federal labor law and avoid union negotiations that could raise costs, change how college sports are run, and reduce school flexibility.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include the NCAA, some athletic conferences and colleges, and anti-union or business groups that do not want college sports programs to face collective bargaining duties and added costs.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the federal government to pause advanced AI development, ban artificial superintelligence, require licenses and approval for powerful AI systems, and impose tough penalties to reduce catastrophic risks.
Organizations that support this bill may include AI safety groups, consumer protection advocates, some national security organizations, and watchdog groups that want strict government oversight of powerful artificial intelligence.
Vote No on this bill if you want to protect AI research and industry growth, avoid creating a powerful new federal agency, limit government control over private technology, and prevent broad bans that could slow innovation and global competitiveness.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include major technology companies, AI startups, business associations, free-market groups, and research organizations that believe the bill would overregulate innovation and hand too much power to the federal government.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want citizens to have a clear and speedy way to challenge unfair congressional maps in federal court and to allow courts to require fairer replacement maps when states break the rules.
Organizations that support this bill may include voting rights groups, democracy reform organizations, and good-government advocates that want faster and more uniform court review of congressional district maps.
Vote No on this bill if you want states to keep more authority over how redistricting fights are handled and want to limit the federal courts’ power to step in and replace congressional maps.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include state government associations, federalism-focused groups, and political organizations that prefer states to keep more control over redistricting disputes.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want congressional districts to be drawn by independent commissions instead of state lawmakers, with open meetings, public transparency, and rules meant to reduce maps that favor one party or protect incumbents.
Organizations that support this bill may include voting rights groups, election reform advocates, and good-government organizations that want independent map drawing, more public input, and less partisan gerrymandering.
Vote No on this bill if you want states and their elected legislatures to keep primary control over congressional redistricting, and if you are concerned that a federal mandate would limit state authority and shift too much power to commissions and courts.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include state legislative groups, party organizations, and groups that prefer states or elected lawmakers to keep control over drawing congressional districts.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want congressional districts to be more compact, connected, and equal in population, while limiting partisan gerrymandering and keeping communities like counties, cities, towns, and tribal lands together when possible.
Organizations that support this bill may include voting rights groups, anti-gerrymandering reform advocates, tribal representation advocates, and good-government organizations that want fairer congressional maps.
Vote No on this bill if you want states to keep more flexibility over congressional map drawing, even if that allows more political strategy, less compact districts, or fewer federal rules on how communities must be grouped.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include state sovereignty advocates, partisan political groups, and incumbent-aligned organizations that prefer states to keep broad control over how congressional districts are drawn.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want congressional district maps to stay more stable between censuses, with only limited court-ordered changes when needed to fix legal or constitutional problems.
Organizations that support this bill may include good-government groups, voting-rights reform advocates, and civic organizations that want more stable congressional districts and fewer mid-decade partisan map changes.
Vote No on this bill if you want states to keep broader power to redraw congressional maps during the decade or if you believe voters and advocacy groups should have more time to challenge unfair maps.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include groups focused on preserving state flexibility in redistricting, partisan political organizations that benefit from redraws, and advocates who think the 1-year lawsuit deadline is too restrictive.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want prosecutors to treat citizens and noncitizens the same in criminal cases and support tougher scrutiny of policies seen as giving immigration-based special treatment.
Organizations that support this bill may include victims' rights groups, law-and-order organizations, border security advocates, and groups that oppose sanctuary policies.
Vote No on this bill if you think it unfairly targets sanctuary jurisdictions, could discourage flexible local prosecution policies, or could increase fear and distrust in immigrant communities.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include immigrant rights groups, civil liberties organizations, criminal justice reform advocates, and local officials who support sanctuary policies.