US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 317)
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB776
Introduced
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
2/27/25
Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism Act or the UNITED ActThis bill grants certain authorities to the President for entering into a comprehensive trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom (UK).Specifically, the bill directs the President to seek to initiate negotiations with the UK regarding tariff and nontariff barriers affecting any industry, product, or service sector.The bill authorizes the President to enter into a comprehensive trade agreement with the UK, with such authority expiring on March 1, 2029. Further, the President may proclaim a modification or continuance of any existing duty or a continuance of existing excise or duty-free treatment to carry out an agreement, with certain limitations.The bill also requires the President to consult with and notify Congress regarding the intention of the President to enter into an agreement or make a proclamation.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB73
Introduced
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/13/25
Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act or EMPSAThis bill excludes a spouse's income and resources when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and disregards marital status when calculating the SSI benefit amount, for an adult who has a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability. (SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.)
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB743
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Prioritizing Offensive Agricultural Disputes and Enforcement Act or the Ag Disputes ActThis bill establishes a joint task force to identify and address trade barriers to U.S. agricultural exports.Specifically, the bill directs the President to establish the Agricultural Trade Enforcement Task Force. Members of this task force include employees of the Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.The bill requires the task force to (1) identify trade barriers to U.S. agricultural exports that are vulnerable to dispute settlement under the World Trade Organization (WTO) or other trade agreements to which the United States is a party, (2) develop and implement a strategy for enforcing violations of trade agreements related to those trade barriers, (3) identify like-minded trading partners that could act as complainants on disputes relating to specific trade barriers that are systemically or economically important to the United States, and (4) submit periodic reports to Congress.In its first report, the task force must include a plan for filing a request for consultations under the WTO with respect to agricultural price supports implemented by the Indian government.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB742
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2025This bill extends through FY2035 the special duty-free rules for various apparel products imported from Haiti, including the duty-free treatment provided for a limited amount (referred to as tariff preference levels) of certain apparel products assembled in and imported from Haiti.The bill directs the President to proclaim such modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) that may be necessary to restore preferential treatment to articles that became ineligible for such treatment due to prior revisions to the HTS.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB740
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Affordable College Textbook ActThis bill provides statutory authority for an open textbook grant program for institutions of higher education (IHEs). (A similar program, known as the Open Textbooks Pilot program, first received federal funding in FY2018.)Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to IHEs or states on behalf of IHEs to support projects that expand the use of open textbooks. An open textbook is an educational resource that either resides in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual license that permits its free use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.Within three years of the bill's enactment, the Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the cost of textbooks at IHEs. This report must examine, among other topics, the factors that have contributed to the change in the cost of textbooks.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB741
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act This bill requires the federal crop insurance program to provide for the research and development of a policy to insure the production of mushrooms or revenue derived from the production of mushrooms. (The term policy means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.)
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB746
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Defund NPR ActThis bill prohibits federal funding of National Public Radio (NPR) or any successor organization. The prohibition includes the payment of dues to or the purchase of programming from NPR by a public broadcast station using federal funds.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB744
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency ActThis bill requires the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to annually report to Congress on export control licensing.Under current law, BIS administers and enforces controls on the export of dual-use goods (e.g., items with both civilian and military uses) and certain military parts and components. These export controls are implemented primarily under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) through the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).Under this bill, BIS must annually report to Congress on license applications, enforcement actions, and other requests for authorization for the export, reexport, release, and in-country transfer of items subject to the EAR to covered entities. A covered entity is any entity that (1) is located or operating in a country listed in Country Group D:5 (countries that are identified by the Department of State as subject to U.S. arms embargoes), and (2) is included on the Entity List or the Military End-User List (two of the lists published by BIS containing information on the individuals, organizations, and addresses subject to restrictions involving items subject to the EAR).The bill requires this report to include specified information, such as the name of the entity submitting the application, where the item is being exported, the decision with respect to the license application or authorization, and information on related enforcement activities to ensure compliance with U.S. export controls. The information shall be exempt from public disclosure (except for aggregate statistics).
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB739
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025This bill modifies the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), including by updating the formula for determining the program’s annual funding amounts and authorizing mental health providers to provide certain evaluations under the program.The WTCHP is a federal health care program (terminating in FY2090) providing responders and survivors with monitoring and treatment of certified medical conditions related to the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. Under current law, the program’s annual federal funding is determined based on the amount specifically appropriated in the previous fiscal year, adjusted for inflation.The bill establishes a new federal funding formula for FY2026-FY2090 that is generally based on annual changes in the number of enrollees. The bill also increases the amounts the program may spend annually on medical research and activities relating to data collection. The bill requires the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which administers the program, to submit a report to Congress on the program’s projected budgetary needs and expenditures.In addition, the bill authorizes licensed mental health providers to perform initial health evaluations with respect to mental health conditions for purposes of determining eligibility under the WTCHP. NIOSH must issue regulations specifying the categories of mental health providers that may perform these activities.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB749
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025This bill extends increased dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse of a veteran whom the Department of Veterans Affairs has determined died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) regardless of how long the veteran had such disease prior to death. Under current law, such compensation is paid for a service-connected disability that was rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding death.Under the bill, such extension of increased compensation applies retroactively to veterans who died from ALS on or after October 1, 2022.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB748
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
3/5/25
Engrossed
12/16/25
Presidential Action
12/16/25
This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to the Lytton Rancheria of California. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire and take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe under the IRA. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.A 2009 Supreme Court case, Carcieri v. Salazar, decided that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the IRA was enacted in 1934. This bill (1) affirms the applicability of the IRA to the Lytton Rancheria of California, thereby deeming the tribe to be under federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of the IRA; and (2) authorizes Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB747
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Improper Payments Transparency ActThis bill requires the President's annual budget to include specified information regarding improper payment amounts and rates for programs and activities at certain federal agencies. (An improper payment is any payment that should not have been made or that was made in an incorrect amount, including an overpayment or underpayment, under a statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirement.)Specifically, the President's budget must include (1) a narrative description, including a detailed explanation of why any improper payment amounts and rates occurred and related trends for programs and activities; and (2) corrective actions and steps the agencies will take to address improper payment amount and rate issues.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB752
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care ActThis bill requires states to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may temporarily treat children under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) without undergoing additional screening requirements. Specifically, states must establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll for five years as participating providers to treat individuals under the age of 21 without undergoing additional screening requirements.A qualifying out-of-state provider (1) must not have been excluded or terminated from participating in a federal health care program or state Medicaid program; and (2) must have been successfully enrolled in Medicare or a state Medicaid program based on a determination that the provider posed a limited risk of fraud, waste, or abuse.The bill’s changes take effect three years after enactment.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB753
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Strengthening Exports Against China ActThis bill allows the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to exclude financing provided to certain U.S. exporters from its default rate cap calculations.EXIM, the official export credit agency of the United States, provides financing for U.S. exports of goods and services. EXIM monitors credit and other transaction risks, reserves against losses, and submits quarterly reports to Congress on its default rate. If its default rate reaches 2%, EXIM faces an immediate lending cap freeze.This bill exempts certain transactions from EXIM's default rate calculation, thereby allowing EXIM to provide financing to these U.S. exporters without the risk of reaching the default rate cap. Specifically, the bill allows EXIM to exclude from the default rate cap any financing provided to U.S. exporters under the China and Transformational Exports Program. (This program allows EXIM to extend loans, guarantees, and insurance to advance the comparative leadership of the United States with respect to China in specified export areas, such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and wireless communications equipment.) Additionally, the bill allows EXIM to exclude from the default rate cap any financing provided to U.S. exporters that are competing with products or services provided by (1) a foreign entity included on the Entity List maintained by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (e.g., entities involved in activities contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests), or (2) a foreign individual or entity sanctioned by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB759
Introduced
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
3/12/25
Engrossed
9/11/25
Presidential Action
9/11/25
A bill to provide for standardization, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways, and for other purposes.