PolicyBrief

Legislation

S. 1159
119th CongressMar 26th 2025
GAZA Act
IN COMMITTEE

The GAZA Act bars any individual holding a passport issued by the Palestinian Authority from receiving a U.S. visa, admission, or parole.

Steve Daines
R

Steve Daines

Senator

MT

S. 1153
119th CongressMar 26th 2025
No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2025
IN COMMITTEE

This bill prohibits the U.S. from supporting the allocation of International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights to countries that have committed genocide or are state sponsors of terrorism without explicit Congressional authorization.

John Kennedy
R

John Kennedy

Senator

LA

S. 1152
119th CongressMar 26th 2025
Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2025
IN COMMITTEE

This act officially adds Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, increasing its total membership from 21 to 23 seats.

John Reed
D

John Reed

Senator

RI

S. 1142
119th CongressMar 26th 2025
Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act
IN COMMITTEE

This act adjusts the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to officially include the land surrounding Scarper Ridge as depicted on a specific July 2024 map.

Alejandro Padilla
D

Alejandro Padilla

Senator

CA

S. 1087
119th CongressMar 14th 2025
Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act of 2025
IN COMMITTEE

This bill adjusts Medicare payment rules to allow hospitals to count a broader range of direct and indirect costs associated with running accredited nursing and allied health education programs and mandates refunds for previously disallowed costs.

Amy Klobuchar
D

Amy Klobuchar

Senator

MN

H.R. 1564
119th CongressFeb 25th 2025
Ethan's Law
IN COMMITTEE

Ethan's Law establishes federal penalties for improperly storing firearms where minors or prohibited persons can access them and creates grant programs to incentivize states to adopt matching safe storage laws.

Rosa DeLauro
D

Rosa DeLauro

Representative

CT

S. 1072
119th CongressMar 14th 2025
Stop California from Advancing Regulatory Burden Act of 2025
IN COMMITTEE

This bill eliminates California's authority and that of other states to set their own emission standards for off-road engines and prevents other states from adopting California's motor vehicle emission standards.

Mike Lee
R

Mike Lee

Senator

UT

H.R. 22
119th CongressApr 10th 2025
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act
HOUSE PASSED

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act mandates that individuals registering to vote in federal elections must present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.

Chip Roy
R

Chip Roy

Representative

TX

H.RES. 322
119th CongressApr 9th 2025
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
IN COMMITTEE

This resolution officially recognizes and supports National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week to honor the lifesaving work of 911 operators and emergency dispatchers.

Norma Torres
D

Norma Torres

Representative

CA

H.RES. 317
119th CongressApr 9th 2025
Urging the United States to lead the world back from the brink of nuclear war and halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.
IN COMMITTEE

This resolution urges the United States to lead global efforts to halt the nuclear arms race, reduce existing stockpiles, and implement verifiable measures to prevent nuclear war.

James McGovern
D

James McGovern

Representative

MA

H.RES. 318
119th CongressApr 9th 2025
Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 24-29, 2025, as "Small Businesses in For-Hire Transportation Week".
IN COMMITTEE

This resolution expresses Congressional support for designating a week to recognize the vital role and essential services provided by small businesses in the for-hire transportation industry.

Carol Miller
R

Carol Miller

Representative

WV

H.RES. 321
119th CongressApr 9th 2025
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K-12 schools.
IN COMMITTEE

This resolution expresses Congressional support for the "Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative," urging communities to ensure equal educational opportunity and civil rights protections for all students in K-12 schools.

Mark Takano
D

Mark Takano

Representative

CA

H.RES. 315
119th CongressApr 9th 2025
Recognizing the 159th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
IN COMMITTEE

This resolution recognizes the 159th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1866, the first federal law defining citizenship and guaranteeing equal protection under the law for all citizens.

Jonathan Jackson
D

Jonathan Jackson

Representative

IL

H.RES. 319
119th CongressApr 9th 2025
Recognizing the contributions of Clela Rorex, pioneering county clerk who advanced civil rights for all couples seeking to be married in 1975.
IN COMMITTEE

This resolution officially recognizes Boulder County Clerk Clela Rorex for her courageous decision in 1975 to issue the first marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the United States, advancing civil rights for all.

Joe Neguse
D

Joe Neguse

Representative

CO

H.RES. 320
119th CongressApr 9th 2025
Encouraging the Department of State and civil society to further the Abraham Accords by encouraging peace and tolerance in education.
IN COMMITTEE

This resolution encourages the Department of State and civil society to advance the Abraham Accords by promoting peace and tolerance through educational reform.

Bradley Schneider
D

Bradley Schneider

Representative

IL

H.R. 2623
119th CongressApr 3rd 2025
Innovative Therapies Centers of Excellence Act of 2025
IN COMMITTEE

This bill establishes a Department of Veterans Affairs program to designate and fund at least five geographically dispersed "Innovative Therapies Centers of Excellence" to research and provide cutting-edge treatments like MDMA and Psilocybin for conditions such as PTSD and chronic pain.

J. Correa
D

J. Correa

Representative

CA

H.RES. 316
119th CongressApr 9th 2025
Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents relating to the use of insecure electronic communication platforms, including Signal, for official communications and to the compliance of the Administration with all Federal records laws.
IN COMMITTEE

This resolution demands the President transmit all documents detailing the Administration's use of insecure electronic communication platforms for official business and its compliance with federal recordkeeping laws.

Stephen Lynch
D

Stephen Lynch

Representative

MA

H.R. 2628
119th CongressApr 3rd 2025
American Innovation Act
IN COMMITTEE

The American Innovation Act authorizes significant, inflation-adjusted funding increases through 2036 for key federal science and innovation agencies, exempting these appropriations from sequestration.

Bill Foster
D

Bill Foster

Representative

IL

H.RES. 314
119th CongressApr 9th 2025
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the effect on taxpayer and child privacy of the seizure by the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" of legally-protected identity and financial data stored in the National Directory of New Hires and the Federal Parent Locator Service.
IN COMMITTEE

This resolution demands the President and HHS Secretary provide Congress with documents regarding the "Department of Government Efficiency's" access to sensitive taxpayer and child privacy data from federal hiring and locator services.

Danny Davis
D

Danny Davis

Representative

IL

H.R. 2689
119th CongressApr 7th 2025
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to transfer authorities and duties of registered national securities associations to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
IN COMMITTEE

This bill transfers all authorities and duties of registered national securities associations directly to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) two years after enactment.

Lisa McClain
R

Lisa McClain

Representative

MI