Legislation

The **Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act** amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to significantly improve services for children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deafblind. The bill mandates better identification, specialized instruction—including access to American Sign Language and Braille—and increased training for qualified personnel across all three disability areas. It ensures these students receive comprehensive support tailored to their unique communication and access needs from early intervention through school age.

The Controlled Substances Act Clarification in Sciences Act of 2026 updates the Controlled Substances Act by adding precise definitions for key terms like "accepted medical use" and "dependence liability." This legislation mandates that the Attorney General must defer to the Secretary of HHS's scientific evaluation when scheduling drugs. Furthermore, scheduling decisions must now balance public health protection with preserving access for accepted medical uses and recognizing societal benefits.

This bill, the "Applying Existing Tax Anti-Abuse Rules to Digital Assets Act," amends the Internal Revenue Code to explicitly apply wash sale and constructive sale rules to digital assets. It broadens the definition of "specified assets" to include most digital assets, while creating specific exceptions for assets like qualified U.S. dollar stablecoins received through transaction validation. The Act also establishes comprehensive definitions for various digital asset terms for tax purposes.

The Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act establishes new federal income tax rules for digital assets acquired through mining or staking. It mandates that newly minted digital assets are generally taxed as ordinary income upon receipt, though taxpayers can elect to defer income recognition and capitalize related costs. Additionally, the bill clarifies that trusts engaging in digital asset staking activities will not automatically lose their trust classification for tax purposes.

The Providing Analogous Rules for Digital Assets Act (PAR Act) modernizes tax code provisions to address digital assets. It expands existing rules for securities lending to cover "traded digital assets" and allows dealers and traders of "widely traded digital assets" to elect mark-to-market accounting. Furthermore, the bill establishes a safe harbor to prevent foreign persons trading certain digital assets from being deemed engaged in a U.S. trade or business, and introduces key definitions for various digital asset types.

This bill, the Charitable Deductions for Digital Asset Donations Act, aims to simplify tax rules for donating certain cryptocurrencies to charity. Specifically, it exempts "widely traded digital assets" from the requirement for a formal appraisal when donated, provided they meet strict market and ownership criteria. The Act also establishes detailed definitions for various types of digital assets for tax purposes.

This bill establishes the Digital Assets Voluntary Disclosure Program, allowing taxpayers to correct past failures in reporting digital asset ownership or transactions. Participants must amend returns, pay back taxes, and satisfy a specific penalty structure to receive relief from further civil penalties and potential criminal referral for disclosed violations. The program offers different tiers of protection based on whether the taxpayer certifies their violations were non-fraudulent and non-willful.

This bill amends the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 regarding tribal membership. It removes a restriction that previously required lineal descent from the final base roll and maintenance of political relations for enrollment. By striking this language, the legislation allows the Catawba Indian Tribe to determine its own future membership criteria.

This bill amends the American Battlefield Protection Program to extend and modify key grant programs for battlefield preservation through 2036. It also makes the battlefield interpretation modernization grant program permanent. Furthermore, the legislation directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct or certify studies on nationally significant sites related to the French and Indian War and the Mexican-American War.

This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a feasibility study on designating the 287-mile Benton MacKaye Trail, which runs through Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, as a National Scenic Trail. The study must be completed and submitted to Congress within two years. This action follows the existing framework of the National Trails System Act.

The CLEAN Act aims to accelerate geothermal energy development by requiring the Department of the Interior to hold annual geothermal lease sales, ensuring a minimum of 75% of nominated parcels are offered. It also establishes strict, expedited timelines for the review and issuance of geothermal drilling permits. This legislation seeks to streamline the leasing and permitting process to boost domestic clean energy production.

The Geothermal Energy Advancement Act aims to accelerate geothermal energy development on federal lands by streamlining permitting processes, even when lawsuits are pending. It establishes cost recovery mechanisms for federal geothermal application processing and mandates the update of the BLM's "Gold Book" to include geothermal standards. Furthermore, the bill creates a Geothermal Ombudsman and a Permitting Task Force to improve efficiency and addresses royalty timing for geothermal electricity production.

The Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025 extends the existing federal prohibition on feeding sharks to the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Florida. This legislation amends federal law to explicitly include Florida alongside Hawaii in the ban on shark feeding in designated federal waters.

This bill reauthorizes the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act, updating its structure and goals for another seven years. It establishes a diverse 14-member Commission to protect and restore the marine waters, habitats, and species of the Northwest Straits region. The Commission will focus on science-based projects, collaboration with local and Tribal governments, and advising on ecosystem health without issuing regulations.

The Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act directs the transfer of Crystal Reservoir, its dam, ditch, water rights, and surrounding federal land to the City of Ouray, Colorado. In exchange, the City must assume full responsibility for the infrastructure's maintenance and permanently keep the area open to the public for recreation without charging fees. The transfer includes conditions to protect the natural features and restrict development, with a clause allowing the land to revert to federal ownership if the City violates these terms.

The License to Drill Act extends the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees until 2037. This extension ensures that fees collected from 2027 through 2037 are directly transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund.

This resolution sets the stage for the House of Representatives to immediately consider H.R. 2913, a bill authorizing support for Ukraine. It streamlines the process by waiving procedural objections, limiting debate to one hour, and allowing only a single motion to recommit before a final vote. This ensures a swift path to a vote on providing aid to Ukraine.

The Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025 mandates a comprehensive federal review to improve lung cancer prevention, screening, and treatment specifically for women. This review will identify knowledge gaps in research, particularly concerning environmental and genomic factors, and assess strategies to increase screening rates. The Secretary of Health and Human Services must report findings and recommendations for program improvements to Congress within two years.

This bill temporarily waives a House rule requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a Rules Committee report on the same day it is presented. This waiver specifically applies to resolutions related to budget reconciliation measures reported through June 5, 2026.

This bill reauthorizes the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000. It extends the existing authorization date from 2026 to 2028.