Energy, Utilities, & Grid Infrastructure
H.R. 3638 / S. 3499 (Electric Supply Chain Act)
Purpose: Enhances the supply chain resilience, security, and reliability of the U.S. electricity generation and transmission system.
Key Provisions: Requires the Secretary of Energy to conduct periodic assessments and submit reports on supply chain trends, foreign dependencies, workforce challenges, and vulnerabilities; aims to promote domestic manufacturing of critical materials.
H.R. 7257 / S. 4166 (SECURE Grid Act)
Purpose: Improves the physical security, cybersecurity, and resilience of local distribution systems in state energy security plans.
Key Provisions: Defines local distribution systems ($100 \text{ kV}$ or less), requires states to address physical and cyber threats and supply chain risks in their security plans, and sets a submission deadline of 2030.
H.R. 9340
Purpose: Protects ratepayers by establishing a federal standard for recovering the full, incremental costs of grid upgrades serving large-load customers.
Key Provisions: Requires electric utilities to recover full costs from large-load customers (aggregate peak demand of $100 \text{ MW}$ or more) and mandates that these customers provide financial assurances or contributions.
S. 465
Purpose: Reform the interconnection queue process to fast-track dispatchable power projects that improve grid reliability.
Key Provisions: Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to initiate rulemaking allowing transmission providers to prioritize power projects based on grid reliability and resource adequacy demonstrations.
S. 4116 (Geo POWER Act)
Purpose: Advances next-generation geothermal demonstration projects across new regions and geologies.
Key Provisions: Establishes a Milestone-Based Geothermal Demonstration Program to award innovative financing, reduce upfront exploration capital costs, and generate public data to de-risk future projects.
S. 4406
Purpose: Directs research, development, and commercial application activities for next-generation geothermal systems.
Key Provisions: Establishes a Next-Generation Research and Development Program at the Department of Energy, mandates subsurface data sharing, and increases funding for closed-loop and enhanced geothermal systems.
S. 4351 (Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026)
Purpose: Protects energy consumers from unfair or deceptive market practices.
Key Provisions: Grants civil penalty and suspension authority to commission bodies against individuals or entities violating the Federal Power Act or filing false information under the Natural Gas Act.
Public Lands, Conservation, & Natural Resources
H.R. 1729 / S. 365 (Bolts Ditch Act)
Purpose: Authorizes additional entities to perform vital maintenance work within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado.
Key Provisions: Amends the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to permit the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, a Colorado Special District, and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority to complete maintenance on Bolts Ditch and its headgate.
H.R. 2317
Purpose: Promotes conservation, improves public lands, and manages sensible development in northern Nevada.
Key Provisions: Contains 12 titles addressing county-specific public land conveyances, flood protection measures, economic development, wilderness areas, the Greenlink West Project, and a prison transfer.
H.R. 2709 / S. 4103 (Save Our Sequoias Act)
Purpose: Improves the health and resiliency of giant sequoias against high-severity wildfires, drought, and insects.
Key Provisions: Establishes a shared stewardship agreement (involving California, the Tule River Indian Tribe, and federal agencies), creates a Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition, mandates a health assessment and reforestation strategy, and deploys emergency strike teams.
H.R. 331
Purpose: Streamlines processes for utilizing existing rights-of-way for aquifer recharge purposes.
Key Provisions: Clarifies that existing authorization holders can use rights-of-way for aquifer recharge without extra secretarial approval (provided it is not an expansion), requires a 30-day notice to the BLM, and waives specific environmental compliance obligations for qualifying non-profit uses.
H.R. 5729 / S. 3785
Purpose: Provides direct emergency acquisition flexibilities to restore public lands damaged by recent wildfires (such as the Dragon Bravo and White Sage fires) in national parks and forests.
Key Provisions: Grants the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture 5-year emergency contracting authorities, requires tribal participation and stakeholder engagement, and mandates cost-study reports to Congress.
H.R. 677
Purpose: Streamlines and expedites the administrative appeal review process within the Department of the Interior.
Key Provisions: Requires the Board of Land Appeals to issue a final decision within 6 months upon a party's request for expedited review; defaults unaddressed appeals to final agency actions subject to de novo judicial review.
H.R. 7618 / S. 3524 (American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act)
Purpose: Enhances the preservation of American battlefields and broadens historical studies.
Key Provisions: Reauthorizes the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program through 2035/2036, increases cost-sharing/funding caps for interpretation and restoration grant programs, and mandates historical studies on the French and Indian War and Mexican-American War.
S. 1005
Purpose: Promotes conservation and economic development across Southern Nevada.
Key Provisions: Transfers lands into trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes and Las Vegas Paiute Tribe (prohibiting class II and III gaming), authorizes public safety/wildfire land transfers to Clark County, and implements the Lower Virgin River watershed plan.
S. 1195
Purpose: Promotes conservation, improves public land management, and boosts the tax base in Pershing County, Nevada.
Key Provisions: Facilitates checkerboard land resolutions through competitive sales/exchanges of BLM-administered land, utilizes mass appraisals for value equalizations, and establishes wilderness and tribal trust land provisions.
S. 1341 (Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act)
Purpose: Expands the Sarvis Creek Wilderness within the Routt National Forest in Colorado.
Key Provisions: Adds approximately 6,817 acres of land, guarantees tribal access for traditional and cultural purposes, and permits proactive measures by the Secretary of Agriculture to control fire, insects, and disease.
S. 1349 (Ruby Mountains Protection Act)
Purpose: Protects unique ecological areas in Nevada from mining and mineral leasing operations.
Key Provisions: Withdraws over 300,000 acres in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and nearly 40,000 acres in the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge from mineral leasing laws.
S. 1476
Purpose: Enhances river conservation and modifies administrative jurisdictions in New Mexico.
Key Provisions: Designates multiple segments of the Gila River system as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System as either wild or recreational rivers.
S. 1737
Purpose: Protects and preserves natural watersheds and ecosystems within the Olympic National Forest and Park in Washington.
Key Provisions: Designates roughly 126,554 acres as wilderness areas, classifies specific local rivers as wild and scenic, and authorizes targeted disease and fire management protocols.
S. 1777
Purpose: Expands Joshua Tree National Park and honors a prominent conservation advocate.
Key Provisions: Expands park boundaries by roughly 20,149 acres via administrative jurisdiction transfers, outlines land acquisition limits, and redesignates the Cottonwood Visitor Center as the Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center.
S. 1870 (Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act)
Purpose: Preserves the ecologically significant Rim of the Valley Corridor by integrating it into federal recreation areas.
Key Provisions: Adjusts the boundaries of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to incorporate the Rim of the Valley Unit and establishes operational safeguards for local public utilities.
S. 239 (Crow Revenue Act)
Purpose: Transfers specific mineral and surface interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana.
Key Provisions: Directs the relinquishment and conveyance of specific Bull Mountains and Family Trust mineral tracts into federal trust status exempt from state taxation, backed by a revenue-sharing formula and public land law withdrawals.
S. 2970
Purpose: Authorizes the regulated operation of off-highway vehicles (OHVs) within designated paths of Capitol Reef National Park.
Key Provisions: Defines covered park roads and permits the operation of state-compliant off-highway vehicles under Utah state motor vehicle laws.
S. 3526
Purpose: Establishes comprehensive frameworks for conservation, fire-resilient forest restoration, and public recreation in California.
Key Provisions: Creates the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area (approx. 871,414 acres), establishes the California Public Land Remediation Partnership, and sets up recreational networks like the Bigfoot National Recreation Trail.
S. 3542 (Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act)
Purpose: Studies portions of the Upper Raritan River Watershed in New Jersey for potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Key Provisions: Mandates a study of specific North Branch, South Branch, and Lamington-Black River segments to be completed and reported to Congress within 3 years of funding.
S. 3695
Purpose: Modernizes the Forest Service's authority to acquire, manage, and fund land conservation efforts in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Key Provisions: Updates Public Law 96-586 to integrate the Washoe Tribe's homeland priorities, authorizes inter-agency partnerships, and establishes a prioritized environmental spending plan.
S. 4200
Purpose: Promotes conservation and public land management in Douglas County, Nevada.
Key Provisions: Conveys select Forest Service and federal tracts (approx. 7,844 acres total) to the State of Nevada and Douglas County without consideration for public use, recreation, and conservation.
S. 4595 (Mullica River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act)
Purpose: Evaluates the Mullica River watershed in New Jersey for potential national wild and scenic river designations.
Key Provisions: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete and submit a comprehensive evaluation report on the watershed segments within 3 years.
S. 462 (Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act)
Purpose: Manages public lands, economic growth, and conservation efforts in Washoe County, Nevada.
Key Provisions: Directs public purpose land conveyances to local cities and school districts, and establishes new National Conservation Areas and wilderness spaces.
S. 4846
Purpose: Reauthorizes cooperative cross-border water assessments between the United States and Mexico.
Key Provisions: Extends appropriations for the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act through fiscal year 2036 and expands priority assessment zones to include parts of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona.
S. 4870 (Earth MRI Reauthorization Act)
Purpose: Updates and extends mapping protocols for crucial domestic subsurface resources.
Key Provisions: Amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to integrate modern digital sensing tools and the 3D Hydrography Program into the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, extending authorization through 2031.
S. 5039 (License to Drill Act)
Purpose: Extends fee collection frameworks governing oil and gas development applications.
Key Provisions: Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to extend the collection period for permit-to-drill fees through 2037 and funnels those funds directly into the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund.
S. 5352
Purpose: Reauthorizes federal water desalination initiatives and infrastructure programs.
Key Provisions: Extends Section 4013 of the WIIN Act and the Water Desalination Act of 1996, designating eligible projects sponsored across Reclamation States and public agencies.
Economy, Currency, & Financial Regulations
H.R. 10167 (Common Cents Act)
Purpose: Reduces coin production costs and establishes a federal framework for cash transactions as pennies phase out of circulation.
Key Provisions: Halts general circulation of pennies (while keeping existing ones as legal tender), permits ordinary or customer-favorable cash transaction rounding to the nearest 5 cents, protects non-cash digital/card payments at exact cent amounts, and requires Federal Reserve reporting.
H.R. 7008 (Stop Insider Trading Act)
Purpose: Restricts stock trading and investments by members of Congress and their dependents to prevent conflicts of interest.
Key Provisions: Prohibits trading in publicly traded securities or similar synthetic options, requires a 7-day public notice prior to executing sales of covered investments, and institutes financial penalties and enforcement mechanisms.
H.R. 7730
Purpose: Modifies debt-limit criteria governing bankruptcy eligibility.
Key Provisions: Increases the small business bankruptcy debt ceiling from $3.5 million to $7.5 million, while reducing the consumer bankruptcy debt limit for individuals with regular income from $20 million to $2.75 million.
H.R. 997
Purpose: Strengthens the independent authority and operational capability of the National Taxpayer Advocate.
Key Provisions: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the National Taxpayer Advocate to independently appoint legal counsel and direct employees within the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate.
S. 4395
Purpose: Extends federal backstops for terrorism insurance coverage.
Key Provisions: Extends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program for 7 years until 2034 and readjusts the schedule for mandatory government recoupment periods.
S. 5040
Purpose: Restricts massive tax-preferred retirement account accumulations by high-income earners.
Key Provisions: Imposes a $10,000,000 aggregate cap on tax-advantaged retirement plan balances adjusted by modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) and increases minimum required distributions for accounts exceeding limits.
Healthcare & Public Health
H.R. 10636
Purpose: Prevents Medicaid fraud by mandating systematic state-level risk assessments.
Key Provisions: Requires states to perform annual Medicaid fraud risk assessments starting within 1 year, requires the Secretary to issue risk-scoring guidelines, and mandates an annual report to Congress on national fraud trends.
H.R. 8205
Purpose: Reauthorizes and improves research programs addressing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and rare neurodegenerative diseases.
Key Provisions: Extends the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act through fiscal year 2031, expands phase 3 trial definitions, and mandates FDA and GAO reporting on action plans.
S. 1342 / S. 2570
Purpose: Enhances the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to better service low-income households.
Key Provisions: Establishes a Weatherization Readiness Fund for home defect repairs, increases the state average cost per unit limit from $6,500 to $15,000, updates quality inspection criteria, and appropriates $30 million annually through 2030.
S. 2339 (EARLY Act Reauthorization)
Purpose: Promotes young women's breast health education and awareness.
Key Provisions: Eliminates the program's 2026 sunset clause, extending the authorized public health initiative for an additional 5 years until 2031.
S. 5120 (Increasing Mental Health Options Act)
Purpose: Expands access to psychological and behavioral health services through Medicare and Social Security frameworks.
Key Provisions: Enables clinical psychologists in health professional shortage areas to receive incentive payments, removes unnecessary physician supervision overhead, and clarifies scope-of-practice rules for home health and psychiatric hospital settings.
Social Services, Welfare, & Public Safety
S. 2332
Purpose: Enhances efficiency in occupational license approvals via authorized background checks.
Key Provisions: Mandates FBI criminal history record sharing with state licensing authorities through interstate compact agreements, while imposing strict prohibitions against unauthorized data secondary uses.
S. 5065 (Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act)
Purpose: Provides specialized protections and community support systems for children raised by relatives outside formal foster care.
Key Provisions: Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) to set up a kinship advisory board, create a national clearinghouse, and prioritize grants for kinship placements and caregiver behavioral health training.
S. 5070 (MAIL Act)
Purpose: Expands mail security and accessibility for unhoused and housing-unstable individuals.
Key Provisions: Requires the U.S. Postal Service to provide free post office boxes to eligible low-income or unhoused individuals, authorizes appropriations to reimburse postal revenue, and institutes regular reporting to Congress.
S. 5119
Purpose: Supports medical research for Alzheimer's disease through continuous postal product sales.
Key Provisions: Mandates that the USPS continue selling the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for an additional 6 years, routing all proceeds directly to the National Institutes of Health.
S. 5129
Purpose: Prevents the non-consensual upload and sharing of intimate visual depictions online.
Key Provisions: Requires online content-sharing platforms to verify user/depicted individual identity and age, and mandates explicit written consent utilizing Attorney General-approved consent forms prior to hosting pornographic material.
Education, History, & Cultural Preservation
H.R. 10624
Purpose: Prohibits the use of federal funding to execute Executive Order 14253 ("Restoring Truth and Sanity in American History").
Key Provisions: Blocks the allocation of federal funds toward directives altering historical exhibition frameworks, monument restorations, or cultural disclosures within federal institutions.
H.R. 2306 (The Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act)
Purpose: Commemorates the Adams family through a dedicated national memorial.
Key Provisions: Reauthorizes the Adams Memorial Commission until 2032, authorizes $50 million in federal matching funds (subject to a 1-to-1 non-federal match and 4% administrative limit), and updates site compliance criteria.
H.R. 249
Purpose: Honors a dedicated public servant by renaming federal landmarks.
Key Provisions: Redesignates facilities at the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park as the "Bill Pascrell, Jr. Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge" and "Bill Pascrell, Jr. Overlook Park".
S. 1088 (World War II Women's Memorial Location Act)
Purpose: Commemorates the contributions of women on the home front during World War II.
Key Provisions: Authorizes the establishment of a commemorative monument honoring over 18 million working women on designated federal land within Area I or the Reserve on the National Mall.
S. 3371
Purpose: Recognizes the historical civil rights contributions and cultural history of blind Americans.
Key Provisions: Designates the Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore, Maryland, as the "National Museum of the Blind People's Movement".
S. 3925
Purpose: Commemorates philanthropist Julius Rosenwald and the historical Rosenwald Schools built for African American children.
Key Provisions: Establishes the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park spanning key representative sites, a Chicago visitor center, and an interpretive NPS network.
S. 4668
Purpose: Protects the name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student-athletes and ensures fair collegiate competition.
Key Provisions: Sets guardrails against third-party agent exploitation, regulates conference realignment/broadcasting factors, guarantees academic and safety resources, and establishes an Office of the Student Athlete Ombudsman.
S. 5021 (Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act)
Purpose: Protects higher-education consumers from low-value programs saddling students with excessive debt.
Key Provisions: Establishes strict debt-to-earnings standards and job placement requirements for gainful employment programs, cutting off federal student aid funds to failing programs.
Immigration, Border Security, & Foreign Policy
S. 2 (Secure America Act)
Purpose: Strengthens border security, immigration enforcement, and law enforcement capabilities.
Key Provisions: Allocates multibillion-dollar funding packages for hiring Border Patrol agents and ICE investigators, expands non-intrusive surveillance technology, and restricts funds from being used to release or transport specific unlawful aliens.
S. 5071 (Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026)
Purpose: Improves the welfare, legal rights, and treatment of children in immigration custody.
Key Provisions: Prohibits family separation as an enforcement tactic, establishes baseline standards for sanitary/secure housing, mandates access to legal representation and child advocates, and prioritizes family reunification.
S. 4009 (Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act)
Purpose: Condemns and penalizes state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting practices in China.
Key Provisions: Mandates sanctions, asset blocks, and visa restrictions on foreign individuals or entities knowingly involved in organ harvesting in the PRC, while requiring detailed State Department compliance reporting.
Government Operations, Courts, & Agriculture Programs
S. 1568 (Liberating Incandescent Technology Act / LIT Act)
Purpose: Modifies appliance energy conservation standards and terminates specific Department of Energy rules.
Key Provisions: Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate specific standards for general service lamps and explicitly strips 2022 and 2024 DOE energy conservation final rules of any force or effect.
S. 3923
Purpose: Overhauls weather research, forecasting capabilities, commercial weather data initiatives, and wildfire prediction frameworks.
Key Provisions: Reauthorizes the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act, establishes next-generation numerical weather/radar programs, creates a fire weather services program, and improves agricultural water management forecasts.
S. 4023 (America's Living Library Project)
Purpose: Advances biodiversity understanding and conservation efforts by building a comprehensive genomic database.
Key Provisions: Sets up a pilot program within the USGS to collect genomic data from species across 5 initial national parks, coordinates interagency data sharing, and builds long-term sample storage facilities.
S. 4252 (WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act)
Purpose: Ensures ongoing economic assistance continuity for communities near the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
Key Provisions: Extends annual economic assistance payments under the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act for each fiscal year past the initial 14-year threshold as long as active waste shipments continue.
S. 5076
Purpose: Regulates Supreme Court justice appointment timelines and operational case quorums.
Key Provisions: Requires presidential appointments of justices within the first 120 days of a presidential term, establishes quorum guidelines, and restricts appellate jurisdiction review panels to the 9 most recently appointed active justices.
S. 5123
Purpose: Commemorates the historic Apollo 11 human moon landing.
Key Provisions: Designates July 20 as "Lunar Landing Day" as a national observance across the United States.
S. 3737 (GROW SMART Act)
Purpose: Promotes innovative approaches to voluntary water-sharing agreements and water conservation in agriculture.
Key Provisions: Empowers the Secretary to deliver financial and technical assistance to qualified municipal-agricultural partnerships and prioritizes projects that reduce consumptive water use.
S. 4974 (Making America's Food Safer Act)
Purpose: Strengthens domestic food safety mechanisms and regulatory enforcement.
Key Provisions: Expands third-party foreign and domestic supply chain certification programs, authorizes broader information-sharing with state and tribal health authorities, and mandates the destruction of dangerous refused food articles.
S. 5042 (Social Security 2100 Act)
Purpose: Protects the Social Security trust fund and enhances benefit payouts for recipients.
Key Provisions: Across-the-board 3% primary insurance amount boost, updates the COLA formula to favor the highest-yielding inflation metric, repeals the wage-base limit on payroll taxes for high earners, and invests in customer service infrastructure.