Legislation

The "Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2025" authorizes competitive grants for youth mentoring programs, supporting initiatives that help young people succeed in education and the workforce. These programs will focus on developing cognitive and social-emotional skills, providing workforce readiness training, and fostering positive relationships through structured mentoring and career exploration. The Act prioritizes serving high-need youth in underserved communities and requires program evaluation and reporting to ensure effectiveness. Additionally, the Secretary of Labor is required to conduct a study on mentoring programs to identify successful strategies and assess their impact on academic performance and job readiness.

This bill streamlines the process for the House to consider a resolution regarding parental remote voting by proxy. It sets a time limit for debate on the resolution and waives a House rule to expedite the consideration process.

The "Public and Private Sector Ransomware Response Coordination Act of 2025" requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to Congress on the coordination between public and private sectors in responding to ransomware attacks on financial institutions. The report will analyze information sharing, the usefulness of reported information, and potential policy initiatives to improve public-private partnerships. It will also examine reasons for withholding information and gather feedback from cybersecurity entities.

The "Colonel Young Oak Kim Congressional Gold Medal Act" authorizes the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Colonel Young Oak Kim, recognizing his distinguished military service, leadership, and extensive humanitarian work. This includes his service in World War II and the Korean War, as well as his founding of numerous community organizations in Los Angeles. The Act directs the Secretary of the Treasury to create the gold medal, which will be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution after the award presentation. It also allows for the creation and sale of bronze duplicates of the medal to cover production costs.

The "No Track No Tax Act of 2025" prohibits the use of federal funds for any activities related to implementing a mileage tax. This includes studying, proposing, establishing, or enforcing such a tax at any level of government. It also specifically bans federal funding for mileage tracking programs.

The "Stop Sexually Violent Predators Act" mandates states to report individuals convicted of sexually dangerous offenses to the Attorney General annually, who will then determine if federal prosecution is warranted. It restricts federal healthcare funding for sexually dangerous individuals unless they are receiving involuntary inpatient treatment. The act also expands Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) reporting requirements to include information about any relevant court case.

The FIRE Act of 2025 directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a program enhancing wildfire forecasting, detection, and smoke dispersion prediction. This program will collaborate with the U.S. weather industry and academic institutions to improve early wildfire detection and risk communication. The Act also authorizes the creation of weather research testbeds and allocates $15 million for fiscal year 2026 to support these efforts.

This bill aims to ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events by establishing a National Catastrophe Risk Consortium, guaranteeing debt for state catastrophe insurance programs, offering federal reinsurance coverage, and creating a mitigation grant program. It seeks to stabilize insurance markets, support states in managing disaster-related financial risks, and protect vulnerable communities. The bill also emphasizes the importance of mitigation efforts and requires states to adopt resilient building codes.

The "Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025" establishes a federal tax credit for individual contributions to scholarship granting organizations that provide scholarships to eligible students for qualified education expenses. It also exempts these scholarship amounts from gross income and protects scholarship organizations and non-public schools from governmental control, ensuring parental choice in education. The tax credit is limited to the greater of 10% of adjusted gross income or $5,000, subject to a national volume cap, and is reduced by any state tax credits received for the same contributions.

The "Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act" extends incentive payments for healthcare providers participating in eligible alternative payment models through 2027, with a payment rate of 3.53 percent. It also updates references to future years in the Social Security Act to align with the extension of these incentive payments.

The "Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government Act" or "SWAG Act" prohibits federal agencies from using taxpayer dollars for publicity or propaganda purposes. Specifically, it restricts the use of federal funds for swag and mascots, with limited exceptions for recruitment, census activities, and items that generate a positive return on investment. The Act also mandates agencies to report their public relations and advertising spending to Congress annually, including an estimate of the return on investment.

The "America First Act" seeks to limit eligibility for federal benefits for certain immigrants by modifying existing laws related to public benefits, healthcare, housing, and financial aid. It restricts access to programs like Head Start, Medicaid, and housing assistance based on immigration status, and it requires stricter verification of citizenship for programs like WIC and school meals. The bill also reduces funding for sanctuary jurisdictions and places limitations on refugee resettlement and FEMA programs. Additionally, it modifies the child tax credit and earned income tax credit, requiring social security numbers for both the taxpayer and qualifying children.

This resolution expresses support for designating February 28, 2025, as Community Arts Education Day. It recognizes the importance of community arts education in fostering creativity, cultural expression, and community engagement. The resolution also acknowledges the role of community arts education in activism, self-expression, and healing.

The "Help Independent Tracks Succeed Act" or the "HITS Act" allows taxpayers to elect to treat qualified sound recording production costs as expenses rather than capital expenditures, up to $150,000 per production or in the aggregate for all productions in a taxable year. It also classifies these productions as qualified property for bonus depreciation purposes and defines a qualified sound recording production as one produced and recorded in the United States. This applies to productions starting in taxable years ending after the enactment of this Act.

The PASTURES Act limits the ability of the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to penalize livestock owners for grazing on specific federal lands where grazing was previously allowed but is now prohibited, unless a fence is present to prevent such grazing. The relevant Secretary will be responsible for all costs associated with building and maintaining the fence. This applies to National Forest System lands, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands, and public lands bordering private property.

The "All Aboard Act" ensures Amtrak passengers receive refunds for significant delays or cancellations caused by Amtrak's failures. It requires the Department of Transportation to set refund regulations, mandates Amtrak to shift away from a "run-to-fail" maintenance model, and threatens the loss of federal funding for non-compliance. This act aims to hold Amtrak accountable for service disruptions and improve its maintenance practices.

The "Protecting Life in Health Savings Accounts Act" amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Archer MSAs, health flexible spending arrangements, health reimbursement arrangements, and retiree health accounts for abortion expenses. Exceptions are made only in cases of rape, incest, or when the woman's life is in danger, as certified by a physician. These provisions generally take effect for taxable years starting after December 31, 2025, with some provisions also applying to expenses incurred after this date.

The "Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025" prohibits federal funding to colleges and universities that host or are affiliated with school-based service sites that provide abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees. To remain eligible for federal funds, these institutions must annually certify that their school-based service sites do not offer these services. Compliance with this law protects institutions from penalties under state law.

This resolution authorizes the Committee on Foreign Relations to spend money from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027, to cover expenses, hire staff, and utilize personnel from other government entities. It sets specific spending limits for different periods, including allocations for consultants and staff training. The resolution also outlines the procedures for covering the committee's expenses and agency contributions, primarily through the Senate's contingent fund.

The "Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025" amends the Social Security Act to allow states to designate rural facilities as critical access hospitals without mileage limitations. This change broadens access to essential healthcare services in rural areas by removing previous mileage restrictions for hospital designation. The amendments apply to hospital designations or redesignations made on or after the enactment of this act, including any redesignations made before the enactment.