National Security, Trade, and Foreign Affairs
H.R. 10158 (Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026)
Purpose: To evaluate national and economic security risks posed by foreign adversaries to the U.S. automotive industry.
Key Provisions: Requires the Secretary of Commerce to study commercial activities and supply chains involving foreign adversaries, assess technology transfers, and report findings to Congress within one year.
H.R. 1869 (Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2025)
Purpose: To enhance the Department of Justice's enforcement capabilities against international trade-related crimes.
Key Provisions: Establishes a specialized task force within the DOJ Criminal Division to prosecute trade violations, money laundering, and import/export infractions, authorizing $20 million for fiscal year 2026.
Technology, Science, and Digital Infrastructure
H.R. 10152 (Open-Source AI Leadership Act)
Purpose: To promote the adoption of American-made open artificial intelligence models while guarding against foreign adversary exploitation.
Key Provisions: Directs the Secretary of Commerce to designate a single point of contact for open AI coordination, address adoption barriers, forge private-public partnerships, and monitor risks tied to foreign adversary models.
H.R. 10163 (American Quantum Competitiveness Act)
Purpose: To solidify U.S. commercial leadership in quantum technology and secure dependable supply chains.
Key Provisions: Requires the Secretary of Commerce to act as a principal policy advisor, promote trusted quantum supply chains, identify critical component bottlenecks, and publish a national strategy report.
H.R. 2805 (National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide)
Purpose: To develop a coordinated national blueprint for closing the broadband and digital gap across the United States.
Key Provisions: Mandates that the Assistant Secretary of Commerce create an implementation strategy within one year, engage in public consultation, and submit to regular GAO progress tracking.
H.R. 4950 (Data BRIDGE Act)
Purpose: To direct the FCC to integrate agricultural geographic data into the National Broadband Map.
Key Provisions: Requires an updated broadband map within 180 days incorporating specific agricultural location layers through multi-agency consultation.
Energy, Environment, and Public Lands
H.R. 10128
Purpose: To formally codify Department of the Interior Secretary’s Order 3434 into federal law.
Key Provisions: Grants the June 2025 order—focusing on intergovernmental coordination with gateway communities—the full force and effect of a statutory federal law.
H.R. 10136 (Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026)
Purpose: To transfer ownership and management of the Crossett Experimental Forest from the federal government to the State of Arkansas.
Key Provisions: Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the land upon receiving a written request within 180 days, subject to strict research maintenance terms, educational access for universities, and federal reversionary rights if terms are violated.
H.R. 1501 (Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025)
Purpose: To streamline infrastructure permitting by designating mineral production and mining as covered projects.
Key Provisions: Amends the FAST Act to explicitly include mining under covered infrastructure projects and restricts the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council from issuing restrictive counter-regulations.
H.R. 2140 (Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025)
Purpose: To extend federal support and funding authorization for clean diesel technology programs.
Key Provisions: Reauthorizes the diesel emissions reduction program under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 through 2029.
H.R. 3194 (LOCOMOTIVES Act)
Purpose: To unify locomotive emission standards and prevent a patchwork of state-level regulations.
Key Provisions: Amends the Clean Air Act to bar states from implementing individual emission standards on existing locomotives and commercial train engines covered by federal rules.
H.R. 3978 (Nuclear REFUEL Act)
Purpose: To update the Atomic Energy Act regarding nuclear fuel recycling definitions.
Key Provisions: Amends the definition of a "production facility" to exclude equipment that reprocesses spent nuclear fuel without separating plutonium from other transuranic elements, encouraging efficient fuel recycling.
H.R. 5549
Purpose: To accelerate the construction and licensing review processes for nuclear facilities.
Key Provisions: Permits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to bypass formal hearings for construction permits or operating licenses if no significant hazards consideration is found, mandates informal adjudicatory procedures, and streamlines uranium enrichment hearing rules.
Consumer Protection, Commerce, and Financial Regulation
H.R. 10184 (Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026)
Purpose: To implement comprehensive structural, procedural, and governance reforms at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP).
Key Provisions: Shifts the BCFP into the regular congressional appropriations process, restricts open-ended enforcement definitions regarding "abusive" practices, institutes rigorous cost-benefit analysis mandates, and establishes asset thresholds for supervision.
H.R. 2713
Purpose: To protect consumers from malicious automated software (bots) that bypass online purchasing limits for event tickets.
Key Provisions: Strengthens the BOTS Act by requiring ticket issuers to implement robust access control security measures, establishes a public reporting mechanism, and authorizes civil enforcement penalties starting at a minimum fine of $10,000 per day.
H.R. 5967 (Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act)
Purpose: To forge a unified multi-agency federal counter-strategy against consumer scams.
Key Provisions: Directs the FTC and DOJ to establish an interagency task force combining law enforcement, intelligence, and communications agencies to build national strategies, run public education campaigns, and improve financial loss recovery for victims.
H.R. 6048 (NDO Fairness Act)
Purpose: To reform delayed notice ("sneak and peek") requirements utilized by law enforcement seeking electronic communications records.
Key Provisions: Limits the initial duration of nondisclosure court orders to 90 days for general investigations (and up to one year for child exploitation cases), mandates prompt notification of changed circumstances, and allows service providers to challenge unreasonable restrictions in court.
Education, Social Policy, and Government Administration
H. Res. 1430 (Epstein Files Transparency Act II)
Purpose: To facilitate expedited House consideration of investigative record transparency measures.
Key Provisions: Sets procedural rules waiving points of order for the underlying transparency bill, enforces unredacted file access for victims and families while withholding personally identifiable victim information, and preserves alternative civil causes of action.
H. Res. 1490
Purpose: To officially condemn socialism, target specific political platforms, and back federal election integrity.
Key Provisions: Denounces socialist policies (such as non-citizen voting and abolishing the Senate), champions photo identification and citizenship database checks, and supports enacting the SAVE America Act.
H. Res. 1498
Purpose: To formally address congressional ethics violations by Representative Chuck Edwards.
Key Provisions: Adopts the House Committee on Ethics report, orders the official public censure of Representative Edwards, and mandates his appearance in the well of the House for public reading.
H. Res. 1499
Purpose: To establish structured floor debate rules for multiple priority bills and resolutions.
Key Provisions: Waives procedural points of order to fast-track consideration of mineral permitting (H.R. 1501), right whale regulations (H.R. 9436), anti-socialism measures (H. Res. 1490), and Israel academic boycott restrictions (H.R. 4795).
H.R. 185
Purpose: To enact veteran support resources, apprenticeship integration, and specialized federal workforce retentions.
Key Provisions: Extends livestock mandatory reporting, incorporates registered apprenticeship programs into veteran reemployment rights and labor tracking websites, and updates civil service retirement protections for medically retired federal workers.
H.R. 4465
Purpose: To make technical corrections to Title 5 of the U.S. Code regarding inspectors general and administrative appointments.
Key Provisions: Clarifies congressional committee oversight definitions and updates statutory provisions involving workplace safety investigations conducted by Inspectors General.
H.R. 4523
Purpose: To execute routine technical corrections and clarifications to Title 49 transportation laws.
Key Provisions: Amends the Surface Transportation Investment Act and redefines administrative terms to improve legal clarity across transportation code sections.
H.R. 4584
Purpose: To update cross-references to federal Indian law across various titles of the U.S. Code.
Key Provisions: Amends provisions spanning Titles 18 through 190 of the U.S. Code to replace outdated statutory citations concerning Native American tribes with current provisions under Title 25 (e.g., updating references from obsolete sections to 25 U.S.C. 5131 and 5304).
H.R. 4795
Purpose: To restrict higher education funding for institutions participating in non-expressive commercial boycotts of Israel.
Key Provisions: Conditions Title IV and Title VI federal funding eligibility on institutional certification that they do not participate in commercial boycotts of major strategic partners and ensure students face no unreasonable travel obstructions for academic programs in Israel.
H.R. 5174
Purpose: To update Title 51 for currency and consistency regarding national space and aeronautics laws.
Key Provisions: Repeals obsolete sections, modifies space prize award frameworks, and updates chapter headings.
H.R. 5182
Purpose: To enact technical improvements and corrections within positive law Title 54 governing national parks and historic preservation.
Key Provisions: Amends cross-references in Titles 15 and 16, authorizes challenge cost-share funding pools for deferred maintenance projects, and adjusts the definitions of conservation chapters.
H.R. 5185
Purpose: To update outdated statutory references concerning federal procurement and contracts.
Key Provisions: Amends Titles 4, 5, and 6 to strike obsolete references tied to older administrative dispute and procurement policy acts.
H.R. 5210 (Congressional Operations Appropriations Act of 2023)
Purpose: To provide fiscal year funding and advance operational maintenance for the Legislative Branch.
Key Provisions: Appropriates approximately $6 billion for legislative operations (subject to potential reduction mandates during executive budget limits or government shutdowns), allocating specific sub-funds to the Senate, House, Office of the Archivist, and the Office of Congressional Ethics.