US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 474)

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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB455

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Introduced
2/6/25  
Protecting Sensitive Locations ActThis bill prohibits immigration enforcement actions within 1,000 feet of a sensitive location except in exigent circumstances, such as the imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm to any person.Sensitive locations include health care facilities;schools and school bus stops;places that provide assistance for people such as children, pregnant women, and abuse victims;child care facilities;places that provide disaster or emergency services;places of worship;courthouses and lawyers’ offices;facilities used as polling places;certain labor union facilities; andpublic assistance offices.The prohibition shall apply to Department of Homeland Security officers and agents, as well as state employees pursuing immigration enforcement actions.If an enforcement action is carried out in violation of this prohibition (1) no information resulting from the action may be entered into the record in a resulting removal proceeding, and (2) the affected individual may move to immediately terminate such a proceeding.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall annually report to Congress about enforcement actions taken at sensitive locations in the preceding year. 
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US Federal Senate Bill SB459

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Introduced
2/6/25  
Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness ActThis bill limits the adoption and enforcement of private land use restrictions (e.g., rules of a homeowners' association) that prohibit, restrict, or impair the installation, maintenance, or operation of an amateur station antenna on property controlled by an amateur radio operator.Private land use restrictions are deemed to prohibit, restrict, or impair the installation, maintenance, or operation of an amateur station antenna if they unreasonably delay, prevent, or increase the cost or difficulty of such installation, maintenance, or operation; or if they prevent or degrade the reception or transmission of a signal acceptable to the operator. However, the bill permits certain private land use restrictions, including restrictions that require amateur station antennas (1) to be maintained in a structurally safe condition; or (2) to be installed in compliance with manufacturer specifications, applicable zoning ordinances, amateur radio tower ordinances, and building codes. The bill also establishes certain limits on the adoption and enforcement of private land use restrictions that require an amateur radio operator to obtain prior approval before installing an amateur station antenna, and exempts certain categories of amateur station antenna from prior approval requirements altogether. Finally, the bill sets forth procedures for the enforcement of these provisions and provides a private right of action for individuals harmed by violations of the provisions. 
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US Federal Senate Bill SB45

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Introduced
1/9/25  
Balanced Budget Accountability ActThis bill withholds Members of Congress's salaries in each chamber if the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) does not certify that the chamber has adopted a balanced budget. The bill also requires that revenue increases be agreed upon by an affirmative three-fifths vote in each chamber.Balanced budget means a concurrent budget resolution providing that for FY2035 and each succeeding fiscal year to which the resolution applies total outlays do not exceed total receipts and are not more than 18% of the projected gross domestic product for such fiscal year. For the 119th Congress, if OMB does not certify that a chamber has adopted a balanced budget for the next fiscal year before April 16, salaries of Members of that chamber must be held in escrow until passage of a balanced budget or, if none is passed, the conclusion of the 119th Congress.For subsequent Congresses, if OMB does not certify that a chamber has adopted a balanced budget for the next fiscal year before April 16, each Member of that chamber shall be paid at the rate of $1 annually for the remainder of the calendar year.
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US Federal Senate Bill SB456

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Introduced
2/6/25  
Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act or the STEAM ActThis bill expedites the environmental review of certain geothermal energy activities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill expands the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include certain geothermal exploration or development activities in an existing categorical exclusion from NEPA for certain oil or gas activities. A categorical exclusion applies to a class of actions that do not require an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement under NEPA.The categorical exclusion established by the bill applies to drilling a geothermal well (1) in an area where drilling has occurred previously within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins; or (2) within a developed field for which an approved land use plan or environmental document prepared under NEPA determined drilling to be a reasonably foreseeable activity, so long as the plan or document was approved within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB458

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Introduced
2/6/25  
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB463

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Introduced
2/6/25  
Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025This bill requires or authorizes certain actions related to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).The bill requires the Department of Justice to appoint an assistant U.S. attorney in each judicial district to coordinate and supervise the investigation and prosecution of various crimes related to postal services (for example, assault on a postal service employee, breaking into a post office, or obstruction of mails). The bill also requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend sentencing guidelines to provide that the assault or robbery of a postal employee shall be treated the same as the assault of a law enforcement officer.Additionally, the bill authorizes appropriations for the USPS to install high security collection boxes and replace older versions of the universal mailbox key with electronic versions.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB464

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Introduced
2/6/25  
No Central Bank Digital Currency Act or the No CBDC Act This bill generally prohibits the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Banks, the Department of the Treasury, and other agencies from issuing or using a central bank digital currency.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB462

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Introduced
2/6/25  
A bill to provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County, Nevada, and for other purposes.
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US Federal Senate Bill SB465

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Introduced
2/6/25  
Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act or the GRID Power ActThis bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue and periodically review a rule that revises the approval process for interconnection requests of generating units that produce electricity to prioritize dispatchable power projects (e.g., certain fossil fuel projects). Under the bill, dispatchable power generally refers to an electric energy generation resource, such as a generating unit that produces electricity from fossil fuels, capable of providing known and forecastable electric supply in time intervals necessary to ensure grid reliability. Currently, FERC receives interconnection requests from those projects and other generating units, such as units that produce electricity from renewable energy. Interconnection requests are requests from generating units to connect to the high voltage transmission lines of the electric grid.First, the rule must address the efficiency and effectiveness of the existing procedures for processing interconnection requests to ensure that new dispatchable power projects that improve grid reliability and resource adequacy can interconnect to the electric grid quickly, cost-effectively, and reliably. Second, the rule must revise the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures, and the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agreement as appropriate, to authorize transmission providers to submit proposals to FERC to prioritize new dispatchable power projects that will improve grid reliability and resource adequacy by assigning those projects higher positions in the interconnection queue of the provider. FERC must review and approve or deny such proposals within 60 days after the proposal is submitted.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB466

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Introduced
2/6/25  
Fairness for Disabled Young Adults ActThis bill expands eligibility for Social Security child’s benefits to include the disabled children of eligible or deceased workers for whom the disability began between ages 22 and 25. (Under current law, such disabled children are eligible for benefits only if their disability began before age 22.)
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB467

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Introduced
2/6/25  
End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims ActThis bill allows an above-the-line tax deduction for court costs and attorney’s fees awarded to an individual as part of a settlement or judgment for a claim related to certain consumer protection violations, subject to limitations. (An above-the-line deduction is subtracted from gross income to calculate adjusted gross income.)Under current law, court costs and attorney’s fees awarded to an individual as part of a settlement or judgment are included in the individual’s gross income, even if such attorney’s fees are contingent upon the outcome of the claim or paid directly to the individual’s attorney. (Some exceptions apply.) However, under current law, an above-the-line tax deduction is allowed for court costs and attorney’s fees awarded in connection with certain employment and civil rights discrimination claims.This bill expands the above-the-line tax deduction for court costs and attorney’s fees paid in connection with certain discrimination claims to include court costs and attorney’s fees awarded as part of a settlement or judgment in a claim forunfair, deceptive, or abusive trade or credit practices;harm to an individual by a seller or provider of property, services, securities or other investments, money, or credit; orcertain other consumer protection violations.The deduction is allowed to the extent that such amounts are includible in the individual's gross income.  
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB461

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Introduced
2/6/25  
Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025 This bill exempts from immigrant visa limitations the children of certain individuals who were naturalized due to their military service during World War II. Specifically, this applies to the children of veterans who served honorably during World War II in the U.S. Armed Forces or in Filipino military units such as the Philippine Army, Philippine Scouts, or recognized guerilla units.
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US Federal Senate Bill SB460

Introduced
 
Introduced
2/6/25  
Supporting Made in America Energy ActThis bill requires oil and natural gas lease sales that include certain public land and waters, prohibits lease sales in other areas, and establishes related requirements.Beginning in FY2025, the Department of the Interior must conduct a minimum of four onshore lease sales annually in each state that has federal land available for oil and natural gas leasing. If a lease sale is canceled, delayed, or deferred, Interior must conduct a replacement sale during the same year. Beginning in FY2026, Interior must conduct a minimum of two offshore, region-wide lease sales annually in the Gulf of Mexico Region of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) by specified dates. The sales must include the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area.Interior must also conduct a minimum of six offshore lease sales of at least 1 million acres each over a 10-year period in the Cook Inlet Planning Area. The bill sets a 12.5% royalty rate for such leases.Interior must plan and approve the subsequent OCS oil and gas leasing programs by specified deadlines.The bill extends through 2035 a moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain eastern and central portions of the Gulf of Mexico and expands the moratorium to include the South Atlantic Planning Area and the Straits of Florida Planning Area.The bill also requires the President to obtain congressional approval before impeding or circumventing certain federal energy mineral leasing processes.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB457

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Introduced
2/6/25  
Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025This bill requires the establishment of a Southwest Ecological Restoration Institute in Utah. Such institutes currently exist in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado and promote the use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires and restore the health of forest and woodland ecosystems.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal Senate Bill SB468

Introduced
 
Introduced
2/6/25  
Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm Storage Act or the SECURE Firearm Storage Act This bill establishes security requirements for the business premises of a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer. Specifically, when the premises are closed for business, an importer, manufacturer, or dealer must secure the firearms inventory and securely store paper business records. A violator is subject to penalties—a civil fine, suspension or revocation of a license, or both a civil fine and suspension or revocation of a license.