Legislative Activity

The "Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act" amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to expedite interim hazardous waste permits for critical energy resource facilities. It defines critical energy resources as essential to the U.S. energy sector and vulnerable to supply chain disruptions, as determined by the Secretary of Energy. This act aims to bolster the domestic processing and refining of these resources.

The "National Energy Dominance Council Act of 2025" establishes a council within the Executive Office of the President, tasked with advising the President on strategies to achieve U.S. energy dominance across all energy sectors. This council aims to streamline processes, foster cooperation between the government and private sector, and develop a National Energy Dominance Strategy. Additionally, the Act includes the Secretary of the Interior as a member of the National Security Council.

The "FDA Modernization Act 3.0" mandates the replacement of animal testing references with "nonclinical testing" references in specific sections of the Code of Federal Regulations, aligning with the FDA's efforts to modernize drug development and evaluation. This change aims to promote innovative, non-animal testing methods for assessing the safety and effectiveness of new drugs and biological products. The Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement these changes through an interim final rule within one year.

This resolution elects Representative McCormick to serve on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. This formalizes his membership on this key committee, responsible for oversight and legislation related to U.S. foreign policy.

The "Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025" reauthorizes and amends rural health programs under the Public Health Service Act. The act ensures that grants for rural health care service outreach and network development prioritize the needs and involvement of underserved populations. It also extends funding for these vital rural health programs through 2030.

The "Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act" aims to streamline broadband deployment by exempting eligible wireless facilities requests from extensive environmental and historical preservation reviews required by the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act. This exemption applies to any federal approvals necessary for deployment, such as permits and authorizations. The goal is to accelerate broadband expansion by reducing regulatory hurdles for certain wireless projects.

The "Common Sense Air Regulations Act" nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's final rule concerning the reconsideration of national air quality standards for particulate matter. This action reverses the changes made in the Federal Register (89 Fed. Reg. 16202), effectively voiding the rule.

The SIGN Pardons Act would require the President to personally sign all pardons and reprieves. This ensures presidential accountability for these actions.

The "State Strategic Stockpile Act of 2025" reauthorizes and modifies a pilot program that supports state medical stockpiles, extending funding through 2030. The act facilitates the sharing of best practices among states and encourages regional efforts in establishing and maintaining medical product stockpiles. It also requires award recipients to coordinate with healthcare, health officials, and emergency management personnel, and mandates a GAO report on regional stockpiling approaches.

The "Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025" aims to reduce maternal mortality by improving data collection, sharing best practices for prevention, and increasing funding for maternal mortality review committees. This act amends the Public Health Service Act and directs the CDC to disseminate best practices to hospitals and professional groups. The act increases funding to $100,000,000 annually from 2025 through 2029.

The "Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Codification Act" formally establishes the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). It designates ITS as the primary government laboratory for spectrum research, innovation, and testing and outlines its functions related to radio frequency emissions, spectrum sharing, and wireless technologies. The Act also mandates an initiative within ITS to develop emergency communication and tracking technologies for locating individuals in confined spaces, requiring a report to Congress on the needs assessment.

The SWAMP Act mandates the disposal of the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco by May 31, 2025. The General Services Administrator must sell the property through standard procedures or at fair market value.

This bill renames the U.S. National Poultry Research Center in Athens, Georgia, as the "Abit Massey Poultry Research Center." Any reference to the U.S. National Poultry Research Center will now refer to the Abit Massey Poultry Research Center.

The "DOC Access Act of 2025" aims to enhance health care coverage under vision and dental plans by ensuring fair payment practices, protecting doctors' choices in labs and suppliers, and respecting state laws. It allows optometrists and dentists to charge their standard rate for non-covered services if the plan's payment is unreasonable, while ensuring they can only charge the contracted rate for dental cleanings. The bill also gives doctors more control over agreement extensions with limited benefit plans and allows them to opt out of certain provisions. Ultimately, this act seeks to balance federal guidelines with state oversight in regulating health insurance issuers and dental or vision benefit plans.

The "Red, White, and Blueland Act of 2025" allows the President to negotiate with Denmark to purchase Greenland. If acquired, the Act renames Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland." It also mandates that all U.S. laws, maps, and federal documents be updated to reflect this name change within 180 days.

The "Health Care Provider Shortage Minimization Act of 2025" aims to address healthcare provider shortages by clarifying the tax status of qualified locum tenens physicians and advanced care practitioners. It ensures that these temporary healthcare providers are not classified as employees for tax purposes, provided they meet specific conditions such as working under a written contract and for no more than one continuous year at a service site. This clarification applies to services performed after the Act's enactment.

The Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act nullifies a final interagency rule concerning Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage, effectively invalidating the rule.

The Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 prevents the Secretary from requiring additional authorization for undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries if a Federal or State agency has already approved their installation, operation, or maintenance. It allows the Secretary to direct NOAA to participate in interagency cooperation regarding these cables.

The Disaster Reforestation Act modifies the rules for deducting casualty losses of uncut timber due to fire, storm, theft, or other casualties. Taxpayers can deduct losses based on the difference between the timber's appraised value before the loss and its salvage value, with specific appraisal and reforestation requirements. The definition of "other casualties" includes losses from wood-destroying insects or invasive species, or severe drought. It applies to timber held for sale in a trade or business that is not a passive activity for losses sustained in taxable years beginning after the enactment of this Act.

The FairTax Act of 2025 repeals federal income, payroll, estate, and gift taxes and replaces them with a national sales tax. This would impose a 23% federal sales tax on most goods and services starting in 2027, while providing a monthly sales tax rebate for qualified families. States can administer the federal sales tax if they have a conforming sales tax and agree with the Treasury Department. The Act includes a sunset provision that eliminates the sales tax if the Sixteenth Amendment, which allows Congress to levy an income tax, is not repealed within seven years.