US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 352)

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US Federal Senate Bill SB1489

Introduced
9/2/25  
Introduced
4/10/25  
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB1495

Introduced
 
Introduced
4/10/25  
NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act This bill revises provisions related to compliance and the appeals process for the wetland certification program at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).Among other things, this billprohibits the NRCS from acquiring any permanent easement;prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from imposing penalties retroactively for newly determined wetlands;revises the appeals process of the NRCS for wetland certification requests;prohibits USDA from using new rationale for a wetland determination if a person has previously successfully appealed a final wetland determination;establishes that USDA bears the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that a person has violated certain wetland conservation provisions;requires USDA to establish oversight committees in each state that will oversee the appeals of wetland determinations; andrequires that each individual who interacts with the NRCS have the option to participate in a customer satisfaction survey provided by an independent survey company.In addition, USDA must modify the appeals process to provide the person appealing with certain USDA records or documentation relating to the compliance violations.Further, in an appeal that is related to a delineation, determination, or certification of a wetland, USDA must modify the process to (1) allow a person to call NRCS technical staff as a witness, (2) accept evidence provided by the person bringing the appeal as reliable absent substantial evidence that it is not reliable, and (3) compensate a person who successfully appeals for fees and expenses.
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US Federal Senate Bill SB148

Introduced
 
Introduced
1/17/25  
Regulations Evaluated to Determine The Anticipated Price and Effect Act or the RED TAPE ActThis bill prohibits federal agencies from considering any nonmonetized or unquantified factor when conducting a regulatory impact analysis or benefit-cost analysis for any proposed rule, final rule, or interim final rule.Each agency must publish each regulatory impact analysis and benefit-cost analysis conducted by the agency with respect to a proposed rule, final rule, or interim final rule.Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget may not (1) authorize or endorse an agency's use of any nonmonetized or unquantified factor when conducting a regulatory impact analysis or benefit-cost analysis on any proposed rule, final rule, or interim final rule; or (2) consider any nonmonetized or unquantified factor presented in a regulatory impact analysis or benefit-cost analysis of another agency.The bill provides for judicial review of a rule issued by an agency that considered a nonmonetized or unquantified factor when conducting a regulatory impact or benefit-cost analysis. If a court finds that an agency relied upon such a factor to evaluate a final rule or interim final rule, the court must declare the rule invalid.The bill takes effect 30 days after enactment.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB1502

Introduced
 
Introduced
4/29/25  
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB1499

Introduced
 
Introduced
4/28/25  
A bill to establish a program awarding competitive grants to organizations administering entrepreneurial development programming to currently incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, and other purposes.
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US Federal Senate Bill SB1491

Introduced
 
Introduced
4/10/25  
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the definition of special Government employee, and for other purposes.
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US Federal Senate Bill SB1504

Introduced
 
Introduced
4/29/25  
Claiming Age Clarity ActThis bill changes certain terms that are used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to describe the ages at which a worker may claim Social Security retirement benefits.First, the SSA must use minimum monthly benefit age instead of early eligibility age. This refers to the earliest age (62 under current law) at which a worker may claim benefits. (Currently, the benefit amount of a worker who claims benefits early is reduced to account for the longer period during which the worker is expected to receive benefits.)Second, the SSA must use standard monthly benefit age instead of full retirement age and normal retirement age. These terms refer to the age at which a worker may claim benefits without a reduction in the benefit amount. (Currently, this age ranges from 65 to 67, depending on the worker's year of birth.)Finally, the SSA must use the term maximum monthly benefit age for any reference to age 70 as the maximum age at which a worker may receive delayed retirement credits. The SSA may not use the term delayed retirement credit. These terms refer to the mechanism that increases the benefit amount of a worker who delays claiming benefits after reaching the full retirement age. (Currently, a worker receives a credit for each month between the full retirement age and age 70 that the worker delays claiming benefits. Each credit increases the benefit amount that the worker will receive after claiming benefits by a specified percentage.)
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US Federal Senate Bill SB1503

Introduced
 
Introduced
4/29/25  
A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB1505

Introduced
 
Introduced
4/29/25  
A bill to ensure that Social Security beneficiaries receive regular statements from the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB150

Introduced
 
Introduced
1/17/25  
Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025This bill requires the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, and State to combat the use of social media by transnational criminal organizations to recruit individuals in the United States for illicit activities. Specifically, the departments must jointly assess and implement a strategy to combat the use of social media platforms, messaging services, and other interactive digital platforms by these organizations to recruit individuals to engage in or support unlawful activities in the United States, Mexico, or otherwise near a U.S. international border.
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US Federal Senate Bill SB1496

Introduced
 
Introduced
4/10/25  
New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2025This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. Under the inspection programs, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and poultry.The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.
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US Federal Senate Bill SB1493

Introduced
 
Introduced
4/10/25  
Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act of 2025This bill requires the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to update the market value for livestock on a quarterly basis for the purposes of determining Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rates. The FSA must determine the market value in coordination with the Agricultural Marketing Service and use other appropriate resources.As background, LIP is an FSA program that provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock owners and contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality or reduced sales prices due to specified events (e.g., adverse weather, disease, or animal attack). In general, the rate of payment is 75% of the market value of the affected livestock.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB1501

Introduced
 
Introduced
4/28/25  
Safe American Food Exports Act of 2025 or the SAFE Act of 2025This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Agriculture to preemptively negotiate regional export ban agreements for known animal disease threats that apply only to areas affected by animal disease outbreaks to enable the continuation of exports from areas not affected by an outbreak.The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the Foreign Agricultural Service, in consultation with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, may negotiate the regionalization, zoning, compartmentalization, and other agreements regarding outbreaks of known animal disease threats of trade significance with countries with export markets for livestock animals or animal products from the United States.The bill also specifies that such a negotiation should take into account accepted global research advances. 
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB1500

Introduced
 
Introduced
4/28/25  
A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations.
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US Federal Senate Bill SB1506

Introduced
 
Introduced
4/29/25  
Medicare for All Act This bill establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and vision services, home- and community-based long-term care, gender affirming care, and reproductive care, including contraception and abortions. The bill prohibits cost-sharing (e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments) and other charges for covered services, with the exception of prescription drugs. Additionally, private health insurers and employers may only offer coverage that is supplemental to, and not duplicative of, benefits provided under the program. Health insurance exchanges and specified federal health programs terminate upon program implementation. However, the program does not affect coverage provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs, TRICARE, or the Indian Health Service. Additionally, state Medicaid programs must cover certain institutional long-term care services. The bill also establishes a series of implementing provisions relating to (1) health care provider participation; (2) HHS administration; and (3) payments and costs, including the requirement that HHS negotiate prices for prescription drugs and establish a formulary. Individuals who are age 18 or younger may enroll in the program starting one year after enactment of this bill; other individuals may buy into a transitional plan or an expanded Medicare program at this time, depending on age. The bill's program must be fully implemented four years after enactment.