US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 481)
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB813
Introduced
Introduced
3/3/25
Refer
3/3/25
Supporting all Healthy Options when Purchasing Produce Act of 2025 or the SHOPP Act of 2025This bill modifies the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to include fresh frozen fruits and vegetables.GusNIP is a Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides grants for projects that increase low-income consumers' purchases of fruits and vegetables. It is made up of three competitive grant programs, including the GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program, which provides grants for projects that provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables.The bill directs USDA, in awarding GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program grants, to give priority to projects that increase year-round availability of nutrition incentives by offering fresh frozen fruits or vegetables in the program.In addition, the bill amends another GusNIP program, the Produce Prescription Program, to include fresh frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as fresh and fresh frozen legumes. Currently, only fresh fruits and vegetables are covered under the program.The GusNIP Produce Prescription Program supports projects that demonstrate and evaluate the impact of fruit and vegetable prescriptions on increasing procurement and consumption of fruits and vegetables, reducing individual and household food insecurity, and reducing healthcare usage and associated costs.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB814
Introduced
Introduced
3/3/25
Refer
3/3/25
This bill designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 28 East Airy Street in Norristown, Pennsylvania, as the Charles L. Blockson Post Office Building.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB815
Introduced
Introduced
3/3/25
Refer
3/3/25
Report Pass
3/4/26
A bill to designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the "Rick Boucher Amphitheater".
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB816
Introduced
Introduced
3/3/25
Refer
3/3/25
Increasing American Jobs Through Greater United States Exports to Africa and Latin America Act of 2025This bill requires the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy and a standardized training plan to increase U.S. exports to Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.Specifically, the bill directs the President to establish and submit to Congress a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The strategy shall focus on increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean by at least 200% in real dollar value within 10 years.Additionally, the bill directs the President to develop a plan for standardized training of (1) U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service officers, and (2) economic officers of the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development. The bill also directs the Department of Commerce to (1) designate a Special Africa Export Strategy Coordinator, and (2) designate a Special Latin America and the Caribbean Export Strategy Coordinator. These coordinators shall oversee the development and implementation of the strategy to increase U.S. exports to Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB811
Introduced
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
2/27/25
A bill to express findings relating to the recreational trails program, and for other purposes.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB817
Introduced
Introduced
3/3/25
Refer
3/3/25
A bill to provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting within the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB818
Introduced
Introduced
3/3/25
Refer
3/3/25
A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an abandoned wells research, development, and demonstration program, and for other purposes.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB822
Introduced
Introduced
3/3/25
Refer
3/3/25
Scientific External Process for Educated Review of Therapeutics Act of 2025 or the Scientific EXPERT Act of 2025This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to facilitate and participate in externally led, science-focused drug development meetings to discuss the development of treatments for rare diseases and conditions. The FDA must enter into an arrangement with the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA under which the foundation agrees to convene such meetings. Meetings must be held at least four times a year, and each meeting must focus on a different rare disease or condition. The foundation must establish a permanent steering committee to review and recommend topics for each meeting. In evaluating potential topics, the committee must consider unmet therapeutic needs, patient population sizes for different diseases and conditions, and whether a disease or condition would benefit from clarity and alignment on drug development questions, among other factors. In planning each meeting, the foundation must develop a list of medical experts, drug sponsors, scientific organizations, patient organizations, and other entities to be invited to participate. Representatives of the FDA’s review divisions must attend each meeting. After each meeting, the foundation must make available a summary of the meeting noting areas of consensus, areas where additional clarification or information is needed, and next steps agreed upon with the FDA.The bill also requires the FDA to indicate whether it incorporated any input from these meetings when approving a new drug or biologic.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB823
Introduced
Introduced
3/3/25
Refer
3/3/25
A bill to create intergovernmental coordination between State, local, Tribal, and territorial jurisdictions, and the Federal Government to combat United States reliance on the People's Republic of China and other covered countries for critical minerals and rare earth metals, and for other purposes.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB821
Introduced
4/28/25
Introduced
3/3/25
Refer
3/3/25
Report Pass
3/27/25
Taiwan Assurance Implementation ActThis bill expands an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.)Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance, reissue it, and report to Congress every five years while the guidance is in effect.The reports to Congress must (1) describe the results of the guidance review and any changes to it resulting from implementation of a law that encourages engagement between Taiwanese and U.S. officials; (2) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (3) identify self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan that the State Department has lifted in its most recent guidance update.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB885
Introduced
Introduced
3/6/25
Refer
3/6/25
A bill to establish a permanent rural housing preservation and revitalization program, and for other purposes.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB883
Introduced
Introduced
3/6/25
Refer
3/6/25
A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to allow the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve or deny applications for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of facilities to export or import natural gas, and for other purposes.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB884
Introduced
Introduced
3/6/25
Refer
3/6/25
ATF Transparency ActThis bill modifies procedural requirements related to the transfer or making of firearms that are subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act (e.g., machine guns, short-barreled shotguns, and silencers).The bill generally permits the transfer of a firearm if three business days have elapsed since the application to transfer the firearm was filed, and the application has not been denied. Additionally, the bill establishes an administrative relief process with respect to an application to transfer that is denied.The bill permits the making of a firearm if three business days have elapsed since the application to make the firearm was filed, and the application has not been denied.Finally, the bill requires reports on firearms-related background check inquiries that remain unresolved after 90 days and the percentage of firearms-related background check inquiries related to the transfer of a firearm that were administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB886
Introduced
Introduced
3/6/25
Refer
3/6/25
Foreign Agricultural Restrictions to Maintain Local Agriculture and National Defense Act of 2025 or the FARMLAND Act of 2025This bill expands federal authority and oversight over foreign investments in the U.S. agricultural industry.The bill expands the authority of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to include the review of land transactions (involving foreign entities) that exceed $5 million or 320 acres of land over the preceding three years. This applies to land that is primarily used for agriculture, the extraction of energy sources, or the extraction of critical precursor materials for biological technology industries, information technology components, or national defense technologies. Further, the bill adds the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to CFIUS membership. As background, CFIUS is an interagency committee that oversees the national security risks of certain foreign direct investment in the U.S. economy, including by reviewing certain real estate transactions.Further, the bill expands enforcement of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA). The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must appoint a Chief of Operations of Investigative Actions to (1) monitor AFIDA compliance, and (2) conduct investigations on efforts to steal agricultural knowledge and technology and to disrupt the U.S. agricultural base.The bill prohibits foreign persons who own or operate land from participating in Farm Service Agency programs and establishes penalties for violators.The bill also requires USDA and the Department of Homeland Security to jointly develop a database of agricultural land owned by foreign persons.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US Federal Senate Bill SB890
Introduced
Introduced
3/6/25
Refer
3/6/25
A bill to increase the number of landlords participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program.