Legislation

This Act officially redesignates the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and establishes an adjacent National Preserve, both managed by the Secretary of the Interior. The legislation authorizes the acquisition of necessary lands, without using eminent domain, to define the boundaries of these new units. It also mandates the creation of a joint management plan, establishes an Advisory Council with significant Tribal representation, and transfers specific federal acreage into trust for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

The Paycheck Fairness Act aims to strengthen protections against sex-based wage discrimination and close the gender pay gap. It enhances enforcement by tightening employer defenses for pay disparities, expanding anti-retaliation protections, and increasing penalties for violations. The bill also mandates new data collection by the EEOC and establishes grant programs to support negotiation skills training.

The Forest Service Accountability Act requires the President to nominate the Chief of the Forest Service, subject to Senate confirmation. Nominees must possess significant experience in forest and natural resource management. Furthermore, the nomination must be jointly referred to both the Senate Agriculture and Energy Committees for review.

The Suicide Prevention Act establishes two key initiatives to combat self-harm and suicide. First, it creates a national program for real-time syndromic surveillance and tracking of self-harm behaviors across public health departments. Second, it authorizes grants for hospital emergency departments to implement comprehensive screening, immediate care, and follow-up services for patients at risk of suicide upon discharge. Both programs aim to improve data collection for targeted prevention and enhance post-crisis care coordination.

This bill modifies U.S. requirements to streamline the transfer of defense articles and services among the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). It allows these nations to share U.S.-provided defense items directly with each other without requiring prior U.S. approval. Furthermore, the legislation mandates the creation of a shared key to facilitate the easy exchange of HIMARS ammunition between them.

The Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 establishes a comprehensive new program to restructure forest conservation easements under existing farm law. This Act creates two primary easement types: Forest Land Easements for working forests and Forest Reserve Easements for species protection. The bill also repeals the existing Healthy Forests Reserve Program but ensures all prior agreements under that program remain fully honored. Funding is authorized through 2029 to support sustainable forest management and habitat restoration across eligible private and tribal lands.

The Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act formally defines Career and Technical Education (CTE) within the Small Business Act. This legislation directs Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) and Women's Business Centers (WBCs) to actively assist small businesses in hiring recent CTE graduates. Furthermore, these centers are now required to support CTE graduates who wish to start their own small businesses.

The Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025 ensures the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) remains operational during a lapse in appropriations by automatically accessing funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. This mechanism allows essential FAA operations, research, and grants to continue at the previous year's funding level until a new budget is enacted. The bill prevents disruptions to aviation services by providing a stable, temporary funding source during government shutdowns.

The Physicians for Underserved Areas Act updates the process for redistributing Medicare residency slots when a teaching hospital closes. This bill simplifies the criteria for assigning these slots to remaining teaching hospitals. Crucially, it establishes strict deadlines, requiring receiving hospitals to begin using the slots within two years and fill them completely within five years.

The Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act updates the Minority Fellowship Program to specifically support training in addiction medicine. This amendment expands the program's focus areas to explicitly include the diagnosis of health issues and the field of addiction medicine alongside psychiatry. The goal is to increase the number of qualified professionals dedicated to addiction treatment.

This bill establishes the Southwestern Power Administration Fund (SWPA Fund) as a dedicated, non-expiring Treasury account for the Southwestern Power Administration. The Fund will consolidate all SWPA receipts and appropriated funds to cover the costs of power operations, maintenance, and construction. This structure grants the Administrator greater flexibility to commit funds for authorized expenses ahead of annual appropriations.

The SAFE Bet Act establishes minimum federal standards for state-regulated sports betting, focusing on consumer protection, data integrity, and preventing criminal involvement. It requires states to gain federal approval for their regulatory programs and mandates strict rules on wagers, advertising, and affordability checks. Furthermore, the bill creates national mechanisms for addressing public health concerns, including a national self-exclusion list and mandated data collection on gambling-related harm. Finally, it clarifies the legal jurisdiction for digital bets and requires licensed operators to help combat illegal offshore gambling sites.

The Honey Integrity Act establishes a formal standard of identity for honey based on recognized quality benchmarks. It mandates a new Honey Integrity Program requiring commercial packers to conduct rigorous DNA and forensic testing to detect fraud. Furthermore, the bill requires the government to report on enforcement actions taken against misbranded or adulterated honey.

The Stop Giving Big Oil Free Money Act aims to eliminate unwarranted financial benefits for certain oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico. It prevents companies holding specific older leases that lack price caps from obtaining new leases unless they renegotiate those existing leases to include mandatory royalty payments above certain price thresholds. Furthermore, the bill adjusts the terms for royalty suspension on some existing leases, setting new price triggers that will take effect in late 2026.

The CAMPUS Act aims to counter adversarial partnerships by requiring the DNI to identify Chinese universities aiding the People's Liberation Army's Military-Civil Fusion strategy. This identification triggers restrictions on Department of Defense funding, facility clearances for classified information, and visa eligibility for associated individuals. Additionally, the bill lowers the threshold for universities reporting foreign gifts and promotes Mandarin language education partnerships with Taiwan.

The Security and Oversight for International Landholdings Act of 2025 (SOIL Act) expands the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review authority over foreign acquisitions of U.S. agricultural land and real estate near military bases, particularly involving entities from designated national security risk countries. The bill also prohibits federal agricultural assistance for landholdings tied to these flagged nations and strengthens disclosure requirements for foreign-held agricultural leases. Finally, it mandates an annual public report detailing foreign ownership of U.S. farmland broken down by country, state, and county.

The Federal Workforce Freedom Act prohibits federal employees from organizing or participating in labor unions for collective bargaining purposes. This legislation immediately terminates all existing collective bargaining agreements between federal agencies and unions. Furthermore, the Act repeals Chapter 71 of title 5 of the U.S. Code, which previously governed federal labor-management relations.

This bill reauthorizes and updates funding for a critical program supporting treatment for pregnant and postpartum women through fiscal year 2029. It increases the annual funding level to $\$38,931,000$ for the reauthorization period. The legislation also clarifies program language and encourages applicants to detail outreach plans targeting women disproportionately affected by substance use disorders.

This resolution officially designates March 27, 2025, as "National Women in Agriculture Day." It recognizes the vital and substantial contributions of the over 1.2 million female agricultural producers to the U.S. economy and global food supply. The measure encourages citizens to acknowledge the leadership, mentorship, and economic impact women have across the entire agricultural sector.

The Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2025 repeals the EPA's recent multi-pollutant emissions standards for light-duty and medium-duty vehicles. Furthermore, this Act prohibits the EPA from issuing future tailpipe emission regulations that mandate specific technologies or limit the availability of new motor vehicles based on engine type. The EPA must update existing rules within 24 months to comply with these new restrictions.