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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 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.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to extend federal support for training health workers in Alzheimer’s and dementia care and expand access to better care in underserved communities.
Organizations that support this bill may include Alzheimer’s advocacy groups, hospitals, medical schools, community health providers, and nonprofit health organizations that want more training and better dementia care.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid extending this federal grant program through 2031 or believe dementia training should be funded without added federal spending.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include federal spending watchdogs or groups that prefer to limit health grant programs and reduce government involvement in provider training.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to continue federal funding for stem cell transplant and cord blood programs, improve access to high-quality and diverse cord blood units, and use current science to manage supplies more efficiently.
Organizations that support this bill may include patient advocacy groups, transplant hospitals, blood and cord blood banks, medical research organizations, and groups focused on improving treatment access for people with serious blood diseases.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid increased federal spending, limit the federal government’s role in managing cord blood supplies, or keep existing program rules instead of updating them.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include taxpayer watchdog groups, advocates for lower federal spending, and organizations concerned about expanding federal control over medical inventory and grant decisions.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want more eligible citizens to be automatically registered to vote, fewer paperwork barriers, better access for young people and people with disabilities, and stronger standards for voter list accuracy and security.
Organizations that support this bill may include voting rights groups, disability advocates, civil rights organizations, youth engagement groups, and election modernization organizations that want easier and more automatic voter registration.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep voter registration more under state control, avoid a large federal spending program and new mandates on state agencies, and reduce concerns about privacy risks or accidental registration errors.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include election integrity groups, states’ rights advocates, taxpayer watchdogs, and privacy-focused organizations that worry about federal mandates, data sharing, costs, or mistaken registrations.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the federal government to help states and localities switch to ranked choice voting by providing grants, technical support, updated equipment, and voter education.
Organizations that support this bill may include election reform groups, good-government advocates, and state or local election officials who want federal help to adopt ranked choice voting.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep current voting methods, avoid new federal spending on election changes, and leave decisions about ranked choice voting entirely to states and local governments without added federal support.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include groups that prefer traditional voting systems, fiscal conservatives concerned about federal spending, and organizations worried ranked choice voting could confuse voters or complicate vote counting.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to fund the military, raise service member pay, strengthen missile defense and cyber capabilities, expand military construction and readiness, reduce dependence on Chinese suppliers, and increase support for allies such as Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and Indo-Pacific partners.
Organizations that support this bill may include defense industry groups, veterans and military family organizations that favor higher pay and readiness funding, missile defense advocates, and foreign policy groups focused on deterring China, Russia, Iran, and other adversaries.
Vote No on this bill if you want to oppose higher defense spending, resist expanded nuclear and missile programs, limit military involvement in border and overseas operations, preserve more inclusive personnel and academy policies, and avoid restrictions that keep Guantanamo detainees in place or deepen long-term great-power confrontation.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include anti-war and civil liberties groups, budget watchdogs concerned about higher military spending, nuclear disarmament advocates, Guantanamo closure supporters, and LGBTQ or civil rights organizations opposed to the bill's restrictions on DEI policies and transgender participation in military academy athletics and facilities.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want more Michigan communities to have the choice to allow golf carts on local roads, while keeping basic safety rules like age limits, licensing, low speeds, and no nighttime driving.
Organizations that support this bill may include local governments in small and mid-sized communities, tourism and downtown business groups, golf cart dealers, and residents who want more low-speed local transportation options.
Vote No on this bill if you want to limit the spread of golf carts on public roads because of concerns about crashes, traffic conflicts, and the risks of allowing more low-speed vehicles in cities, villages, and townships.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include traffic safety advocates, some law enforcement groups, pedestrian and bicycle safety organizations, and insurers concerned about more slow-moving vehicles mixing with regular traffic.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want county and larger local officials barred from taking paid lobbying jobs on the side so the public can have more trust that decisions are being made for residents, not private clients.
Organizations that support this bill may include government ethics groups, anti-corruption watchdogs, and taxpayer advocacy organizations that want to prevent conflicts of interest among local officials.
Vote No on this bill if you want local officials to keep the freedom to do paid lobbying outside their government role and believe current rules are enough without adding a criminal penalty.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include local government associations, public officials' groups, and lobbying or consulting organizations that see the ban as too broad or limiting outside work.