Native American, Tribal Affairs, and Land Trusts
H.R. 226
Purpose: To reclaim and protect the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' ancestral lands in Tennessee along the Tellico Reservoir.
Key Provisions: Takes approximately 78.1 acres of Federal lands in Monroe County into trust, declares permanent easements for the Tribe, and outlines conditions for land use, TVA management, and protection from flooding liability.
H.R. 2302
Purpose: To take certain Federal land in California into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.
Key Provisions: Revokes Public Land Order 3309, requires the Secretary of the Interior to place specified land into trust within 180 days, and prohibits class II or III gaming on the land under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
H.R. 2400 (Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025)
Purpose: To recognize and respect the ancestral territory of the Pit River Tribe and provide self-determination over their lands.
Key Provisions: Authorizes the transfer of roughly 583.79 acres of "Four Corners Federal Land" into trust, mandates a land survey within 180 days, and prohibits class II or III gaming activities.
S. 1514
Purpose: To recognize the Quinault Indian Nation's ownership and jurisdiction over specific land in Washington.
Key Provisions: Transfers about 72 acres of Forest Service land into trust as part of the Quinault Indian Reservation, excludes the land from gaming eligibility, and preserves existing 1855 treaty rights.
S. 1750
Purpose: To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
Key Provisions: Establishes the tribe as "now under Federal jurisdiction" as of June 18, 1934, and ratifies and confirms all prior lands taken into trust for the tribe.
S. 2735
Purpose: To recognize the ancestral lands of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and provide greater territorial control.
Key Provisions: Revokes Public Land Order 3309 and transfers approximately 265 acres into trust as part of the Tribe's reservation, subject to a gaming prohibition under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
S. 3859
Purpose: To modify eligibility criteria for future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation.
Key Provisions: Strikes the requirement that a member must be a lineal descendant of a person on the final base membership roll while maintaining political relations, thereby simplifying enrollment criteria.
S. 4053
Purpose: To protect the cultural and natural resources of the Pechanga Band of Indians by transferring land into trust.
Key Provisions: Transfers roughly 860 acres in Riverside County, California, into trust; mandates that the land be maintained as open space and protected for archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources; and bans gaming.
S. 5354 (Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026)
Purpose: To modernize and streamline housing laws and provide additional resources for Native American and Native Hawaiian communities.
Key Provisions: Consolidates environmental review requirements, exempts certain low-cost or minor rehabilitation housing activities from environmental reviews, and reauthorizes various housing assistance, loan guarantees, and homeless veteran programs.
Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Communications Security
S. 4855 (SAFE KIDS Act)
Purpose: To protect children from harms caused by artificial intelligence (AI) systems and chatbots.
Key Provisions: Requires child safety features by design (such as parental controls), bans cross-context behavioral advertising directed at minors, prohibits the sale or sharing of children's personal information, and mandates independent safety audits.
S. 4882 (ICTS Supply Chain Security Act of 2026)
Purpose: To safeguard information and communications technology (ICT) and services supply chains from foreign security risks.
Key Provisions: Establishes an Assistant Secretary for ICT Supply Chains within the Department of Commerce, creates a dedicated office in the Bureau of Industry and Security, and prohibits high-risk transactions involving foreign adversaries (such as China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Russia).
S. 4883
Purpose: To strengthen enforcement under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
Key Provisions: Increases the maximum civil penalty for violations from $300,000 to $1,200,000 and doubles transaction-based penalties to four times the value of the transaction.
3. Financial Services, Banking, and Insurance
S. 4395
Purpose: To extend the federal backstop for commercial terrorism insurance.
Key Provisions: Implements a 7-year reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program through 2034 and adjusts the timing for mandatory premium recoupments.
S. 4839 (Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act)
Purpose: To support community bank health, innovation, and competition through financial technology partnerships.
Key Provisions: Directs federal banking regulators (Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC) and the NCUA to study the impacts of fintech partnerships with banks and credit unions, identify regulatory changes to promote effective collaborations, and report findings to Congress within a year.
Education and Student Protection
S. 4428 (No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026)
Purpose: To prevent identity fraud and ensure only legitimate students receive federal financial aid.
Key Provisions: Mandates an identity fraud detection system for student aid applications, requires notifications to applicants and higher education institutions when suspicious activity arises, and sets institutional identity verification standards.
S. 4668
Purpose: To protect the name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes and promote fair intercollegiate competition.
Key Provisions: Establishes federal NIL protections, agent registries, and a centralized agreement database; enhances academic, medical, and health/wellness standards; creates an Office of the Student Athlete Ombudsman; and regulates college sports broadcasting and conference mergers.
Environment, Infrastructure, and Public Lands
H.R. 4467 (Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act)
Purpose: To adjust park boundaries and provide local facilities in Mississippi.
Key Provisions: Conveys two parcels of federal park land to the State of Mississippi without consideration to serve as a welcome or interpretive center, and modifies the park boundary accordingly.
H.R. 952 (Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act)
Purpose: To transfer the federal government's reversionary interest in specific Sacramento land to the current record owner.
Key Provisions: Empowers the Secretary of the Interior to convey an 8.43-acre reversionary interest at fair market value, requires the buyer to cover all administrative and appraisal costs, and deposits proceeds into the Federal Land Disposal Account.
S. 4846
Purpose: To support sustainable water management and transboundary cooperation between the United States and Mexico.
Key Provisions: Reauthorizes the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program through fiscal years 2026–2036, expands its scope to include a priority aquifer in Arizona, and updates program sunset provisions.
S. 4851
Purpose: To enhance soil health and wildlife habitats on agricultural lands via state and tribal initiatives.
Key Provisions: Establishes a grant program under the Food Security Act of 1985 providing up to $10,000,000 per year per eligible state or tribe (requiring matching funds), backed by $50,000,000 annually from the Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
National Security, Defense, and Foreign Trade
S. 4429
Purpose: To protect U.S. economic and national security from foreign adversary automotive technology.
Key Provisions: Prohibits the importation, manufacture, sale, or introduction into interstate commerce of connected vehicles, hardware, and software linked to foreign adversaries (specifically North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran).
S. 4858 (To provide for a National Guard Rural Revival and Modernization Plan)
Purpose: To modernize and revitalize National Guard infrastructure and operational readiness in isolated and rural regions, particularly the Arctic.
Key Provisions: Mandates that the Secretary of the Army develop a comprehensive modernization plan within 90 days focusing on extreme-weather training facilities, recruitment barriers, dual-use center upgrades, and cyber threat data-sharing authorities.
Judicial System and Civil Procedure
S. 4850 (Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act)
Purpose: To adjust federal court diversity jurisdiction thresholds to account for inflation.
Key Provisions: Increases the diversity lawsuit threshold to $150,000 (adjusted every 10 years beginning in 2030 based on the Consumer Price Index) and grants district courts discretion to penalize plaintiffs who recover less than the threshold amount.