Legislation

The Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies Act of 2025 (REUSE Act of 2025) mandates the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator to produce a comprehensive report on reuse and refill systems. This report must detail the feasibility and best practices for implementing these systems across various sectors, such as food service and consumer goods. The evaluation will cover system scalability, equitable distribution, job creation, economic impacts, and necessary support structures.

The Transition Improvement by Estimating Risk Act of 2025 (TIER Act) amends the Transition Assistance Program to require consideration of new factors when designing transition pathways. These new factors include the service member's child care needs, household employment status, duty station location, and the impact of operational tempo. This aims to create more realistic and supportive transition plans for service members.

The Farm to School Act of 2025 revises and expands the Patrick Leahy farm to school program to increase access to local foods in eligible institutions, including land-grant colleges. The bill updates definitions, increases authorized funding to $10 million, and prioritizes grants for projects serving Tribal communities and those incorporating culturally appropriate education. It also mandates research and reporting to identify and eliminate regulatory barriers to local food procurement.

This bill repeals specific requirements for notifying Senate offices when legal processes seek the disclosure of Senate data. Essentially, it removes existing notification mandates related to legal requests for Senate information.

This resolution officially designates November 20, 2025, as "National Rural Health Day." It recognizes the unique healthcare challenges faced by rural communities, including provider shortages and hospital vulnerability. The Senate expresses support for rural health providers and commits to advancing policies that improve healthcare access and affordability in these areas.

This resolution officially designates October 16, 2025, and October 16, 2026, as "World Food Day." It acknowledges the severe global hunger and malnutrition crisis, recognizing the increasing number of people facing food insecurity worldwide. The bill encourages the American people to observe these days with appropriate activities to promote awareness and action against hunger. Finally, it reaffirms the U.S. commitment to global food security through humanitarian aid and agricultural innovation.

This resolution expresses support for designating November 2025 as "National Career Development Month." It recognizes the vital role of career development in individual success and economic competitiveness. The bill affirms the value of career professionals and encourages broad participation in career development activities across all stages of life.

The EXPERTS Act of 2025 aims to enhance transparency and accountability in the federal rulemaking process. It introduces new disclosure requirements for studies submitted during public comment periods and mandates greater public awareness of agency actions. Furthermore, the bill establishes the Office of the Public Advocate to improve public involvement and explicitly requires agencies to consider social equity in their cost-benefit analyses. Finally, it streamlines the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) review timeline and clarifies judicial review standards for agency interpretations.

The BARN Act significantly reforms the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program by transferring administrative authority from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture. Key changes include establishing a 15-day automatic approval deadline for applications and offering employers the option to provide a housing allowance instead of physical housing under certain conditions. The bill also revises wage rate calculations, modifies authorized periods of status, and imposes new restrictions on workers with prior immigration violations.

The Fair Access to Justice for Union Members Act removes the requirement for union members to complete internal hearing procedures before pursuing legal or administrative action against their union or its officers. This change aims to streamline the process for members seeking justice or resolution outside of the union's internal structure. The provision will take effect 18 months after enactment.

The Global Respect Act aims to promote and protect the human rights of LGBTQI individuals worldwide. It mandates the President to identify and report foreign persons responsible for human rights violations against LGBTQI people, leading to their inadmissibility to the United States. Furthermore, the Act requires enhanced tracking and reporting of violence and discrimination targeting individuals based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics in the annual human rights reports.

This resolution formally censures Representative Cory Mills due to numerous allegations concerning conflicts of interest related to his business dealings, potential misrepresentations on financial disclosures and military awards, and reports of assault and threats. As a result of this conduct, the resolution mandates his immediate removal from the House Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The censure requires the Speaker to publicly read the resolution in the well of the House.

The First Responders’ Care Expansion Act of 2025, or FORCE Act, establishes an early enrollment option for Medicare coverage for eligible first responders starting at age 57, provided they have ten or more years of service. This allows qualified individuals to access standard Medicare benefits (Parts A, B, and D) years before the traditional age of 65. Premiums paid under this option will be deposited into a newly created Medicare First Responder Trust Fund. The Act also mandates revisions to Medigap standards to ensure guaranteed acceptance for these early enrollees.

The Semiconductor Technology Resilience, Integrity, and Defense Enhancement Act (STRIDE Act) aims to protect U.S. technological leadership by coordinating with allies to secure the global semiconductor supply chain against adversarial control, particularly from the Chinese Communist Party. The bill mandates the State Department to align export controls and establish trusted supplier networks with key semiconductor partners. It also outlines consequences, including enhanced export restrictions, for nations that fail to prevent technology transfer to countries of concern.

This resolution expresses support for designating November 20 to December 20, 2025, as "National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month." It recognizes the trauma experienced by survivors and affirms their need for dignified treatment and comprehensive support services. The bill also calls for improving behavioral health resources for survivors and increasing the national homicide clearance rate. Finally, it encourages the public to promote awareness, combat violence, and respond to grieving families with compassion.

This Act establishes mandatory participation for all relevant Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Intelligence Community Civilian Joint Duty Program. This ensures DHS intelligence elements engage in rotational assignments within the broader intelligence community.

The PILLAR Act reauthorizes and modifies the CISA State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program through 2033. This legislation expands the program's focus to explicitly include operational technology and artificial intelligence systems in cybersecurity planning. It also updates definitions, adjusts federal cost-sharing requirements, and restricts grant use for technology from foreign entities of concern.

This Act establishes an interagency task force, co-chaired by CISA and the FBI, to detect, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity threats against U.S. critical infrastructure from state-sponsored actors of the People's Republic of China, including Volt Typhoon. The task force is required to submit detailed reports, including classified assessments of potential disruption during a major crisis, to Congress. These reports will also offer recommendations for improving detection and mitigation efforts across federal agencies and critical infrastructure sectors.

This Act officially designates the Guam USDA Rural Development office to serve as the primary representative for USDA Rural Development across Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and several Pacific nations. This designation grants the Guam office the same rights and responsibilities as a USDA Rural Development office in any U.S. state.

The Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act strengthens oversight of U.S. policy toward Taiwan by expanding reporting requirements for the Department of State. It mandates periodic five-year reviews and updates of guidance documents governing U.S. relations with Taiwan. Following each review, the Secretary of State must reissue the guidance and submit an updated report to Congress detailing how the revisions align with established policy goals.