Legislation

The Climate Solutions Act of 2025 establishes aggressive, science-based targets to reduce U.S. net greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% below 2005 levels by 2030, reaching net zero by 2050. To achieve this, the bill mandates a national renewable energy standard and sets cumulative national energy efficiency savings targets for utility suppliers. Furthermore, it requires regular scientific review by the National Academies to ensure targets remain sufficient to avoid dangerous climate change.

The Constitutional Accountability Act aims to strengthen civil rights enforcement by reforming liability standards for constitutional violations. It expands who can be sued under Section 1983 to include states and local governments, making them directly liable for rights violations committed by their law enforcement officers. This legislation specifically waives sovereign immunity for states and the United States in these actions. Ultimately, the Act seeks to ensure greater accountability and encourage better training and supervision within government entities.

The Citizen Ballot Protection Act amends the National Voter Registration Act to allow states to require proof of U.S. citizenship after federal elections for mail voter registration. This measure grants states the authority to include citizenship verification requirements on their mail voter registration forms. The bill also makes a technical correction regarding the relevant federal election oversight body.

The STUDENT Act mandates that student loan disclosures clearly state the total interest a borrower will pay over the life of the loan. This calculation must be based on the standard repayment plan applicable to the borrower's total outstanding principal balance. The goal is to provide greater transparency regarding the full cost of federal student loans.

The Jumpstart on College Act aims to increase the percentage of students, particularly low-income and underrepresented students, who earn a recognized postsecondary credential within the standard time frame. The bill authorizes $250 million in annual funding to provide competitive grants to eligible entities and states to start or support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs. Grantees must focus on creating strong support systems, aligning curriculum, and ensuring students are aware of and assisted in enrolling in these programs. Recipients must annually report detailed data on student enrollment, credential attainment, and postsecondary success.

The HEAL-AI Act establishes a competitive grant program, administered by HRSA, to fund the education and training of medical students, residents, and faculty in the use of artificial intelligence in medicine. These grants will support curriculum development focused on AI diagnostics, treatment recommendations, and ethical considerations. Institutions receiving funding must share educational materials publicly and prioritize serving medically underserved communities.

The Foreign Robocall Elimination Act establishes an interagency taskforce to study and recommend strategies for combating unlawful robocalls originating from outside the United States. It also grants the FCC authority to require providers to post a bond to ensure integrity in the Robocall Mitigation Database. Furthermore, the bill provides legal immunity for private consortiums tracing the origin of these illegal calls and allows for the publication of non-cooperative providers.

The CBO Oversight Act mandates that the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) must testify at four hearings annually—two before the House Budget Committee and two before the Senate Budget Committee—if requested by the respective chairs. These hearings provide an opportunity for Congress to review the CBO's work, including the accuracy of recent baseline projections. This legislation amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish this new oversight requirement.

The Fire Innovation Unit Act establishes a pilot program for deploying and demonstrating new wildfire prevention, detection, communication, response, and mitigation technologies through public-private partnerships. The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior must create this program within one year to test innovations in areas like fuels reduction, modeling, and remote sensing. The goal is to evaluate promising technologies for effectiveness and scalability, coordinating testing between private entities and federal, state, and local fire agencies. The Secretaries will report annually to Congress on the program's progress and recommendations for broader technology adoption.

The Protecting Union Representation and Elections Act (PURE Act) amends federal law to strengthen secret ballot requirements for certain union elections. Specifically, it removes alternative election methods, such as those conducted by convention or by certain representative officers. This ensures that officer elections within labor organizations adhere strictly to secret ballot procedures.

The PAID OFF Act of 2025 aims to strengthen oversight of foreign influence by limiting exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) for agents representing entities owned or controlled by designated "countries of concern." This legislation establishes a formal process requiring Congressional approval via a joint resolution for the Secretary of State to update this list of concerning nations. These significant changes are set to terminate five years after the Act's enactment.

The Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2025 aims to combat the illegal distribution of drugs, weapons, and other illicit goods facilitated by the anonymity of the dark web. This legislation establishes a dedicated interagency task force within the FBI to detect, disrupt, and dismantle dark web marketplaces. Furthermore, it creates a new federal offense for dispensing controlled substances via the dark web, complete with enhanced penalties. The Act also mandates reports on the use of virtual currencies in these illicit transactions to improve investigative capabilities.

The Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act establishes grant programs to build pipelines that train and place more mental health providers in low-income schools. It also creates a student loan repayment program for providers who commit to working in these underserved districts for five years. The bill aims to improve student support ratios by increasing the number of school counselors, psychologists, and social workers in high-need areas. Finally, it mandates a study to develop future criteria for identifying areas with mental health provider shortages.

The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act significantly updates existing law to strengthen privacy protections for minors online. This legislation revises definitions related to personal information, operators, and teens, while imposing stricter rules on data collection, use, and advertising directed at users under 17. It also establishes specific rights for parents and teens regarding their collected data and mandates security practices for online services.

This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to expand the sharing of information regarding suspected intellectual property rights violations in trade. It lowers the threshold for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to share nonpublic merchandise data with rights holders from "suspects" to having a "reasonable suspicion" of a violation. This allows CBP to share details about merchandise, packaging, and shipping obtained from online marketplaces and other entities involved in importing goods.

The Critical Mineral Dominance Act aims to establish the United States as the leading global producer of hardrock minerals to strengthen supply chains and national security. The bill mandates immediate analysis of economic reliance on mineral imports and prioritizes the expedited approval of mining projects on Federal lands. Furthermore, it requires a comprehensive review and streamlining of regulations that burden domestic mineral development while accelerating geologic mapping efforts.

The Mining Regulatory Clarity Act amends existing law to establish new rules for locating and using hardrock mining mill sites on public land, limiting each site to five acres and prohibiting patenting. It also creates the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, which will receive claim maintenance fees collected specifically from these newly authorized mill sites. These funds are designated solely for use in carrying out specific provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act related to mine cleanup. The Act also makes technical corrections to existing fee statutes.

The PROTECT Taiwan Act mandates that the U.S. government work to exclude representatives of the People's Republic of China from key international financial organizations if the President determines PRC actions pose a threat to Taiwan or U.S. interests. This policy applies to bodies like the G20 and the Financial Stability Board. Federal agencies are required to take necessary steps to advance this exclusion policy, though the President retains waiver authority if deemed in the national interest.

The Go Pack Go Act of 2025 allows subscribers in specific Wisconsin counties to elect to receive in-state, adjacent-market network television signals from cable operators or satellite carriers instead of their designated local network station. This choice is contingent upon technical feasibility for satellite carriers and alters existing signal carriage and copyright obligations for providers. The bill specifically defines "covered counties" and the conditions for these alternative signal retransmissions.

The Water Rights Protection Act affirms the long-standing authority of states in evaluating, regulating, and allocating water use. It prohibits federal agencies from imposing restrictions on water rights that exceed those established under state law when issuing land use agreements. Furthermore, the Act explicitly forbids federal agencies from conditioning permits on the transfer of state-recognized water rights to the United States. This legislation ensures federal actions remain consistent with state water law without altering existing reserved water rights or certain federal environmental laws.