Legislative Activity

The Energizing Our Communities Act establishes the Community Economic Development Transmission Fund to return revenue to local communities hosting major new electric power transmission projects. This fund will be financed by interest collected from specific federal loans made for high-capacity transmission infrastructure. Host communities can use these payments for local services, infrastructure improvements, and dedicated conservation or recreation projects. The Secretary of Energy will manage the fund and establish a formula for distributing payments to eligible local governments and Tribes.

This bill, the ESP, Paraprofessional, and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, updates eligibility requirements for certain school employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). It adjusts how paraprofessionals and education support staff meet the required hours of service by using a percentage of expected monthly hours worked during the school year. Furthermore, the bill mandates clear guidelines for calculating FMLA leave entitlement for these employees to account for non-standard school schedules.

The Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025 directs the FAA to update regulations to encourage aviation workers to seek mental health support without fear of stigma. The bill mandates annual reviews of the medical clearance process and allocates funding to hire more Aviation Medical Examiners. Furthermore, it requires the FAA to implement recommendations from a recent mental health task force and launch a public awareness campaign to reduce stigma.

The CODE Act of 2025 aims to establish clear regulatory standards for decentralized finance (DeFi) services by mandating compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions screening requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act. It creates a temporary public-private partnership to develop technological controls for integrating compliance directly into smart contracts. Furthermore, the Act requires the Treasury Department to issue formal definitions and new rulemaking to modernize and strengthen existing financial security regulations for the DeFi sector.

The Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2025 mandates that federal courts must exclude a plaintiff's race, ethnicity, or sex when calculating potential future lost earnings in civil lawsuits. The bill requires the Secretary of Labor to develop new guidelines ensuring that future earnings tables used in these calculations are free from demographic bias. Furthermore, it directs federal bodies to conduct studies and provide training to ensure consistent and non-discriminatory application of these new damage calculation standards.

The Restoring Judicial Separation of Powers Act significantly restructures federal appellate jurisdiction, primarily by centralizing certain major case appeals and reviews within the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. It establishes a special 13-judge panel within the D.C. Circuit to hear major constitutional and federal law cases involving the government. Furthermore, the Act mandates that lawsuits seeking nationwide injunctions against federal actions must be transferred to the D.C. Circuit for consolidated review.

The Equal Voices Act reforms the size and structure of the U.S. House of Representatives by establishing a new formula to dynamically set the total number of members based on population after each census. This legislation also grants states the option to use multi-member districts and implement Ranked Choice Voting for congressional elections. Furthermore, it creates a temporary commission to recommend House size adjustments if population shifts cause a significant change in representation.

This proposed constitutional amendment would add twelve Senators to the U.S. Senate, elected nationally by popular vote to increase representation. It also creates twelve at-large Electoral College votes awarded to the winner of the national popular vote for President and Vice President. The amendment grants Congress the authority to establish the procedures for these national elections.

The Financial Empowerment and Protection Act establishes new rules for joint accounts between consenting cohabitating adults, requiring service providers to offer shared account options with full information access for both parties. Additionally, the bill prohibits landlords from charging early lease termination fees to tenants who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and are leaving a covered housing program lease. This legislation aims to increase financial transparency for shared living situations and enhance protections for victims of abuse.

The Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2025 mandates that the Federal Reserve develop rigorous, science-based climate change risk scenarios. It requires large bank holding companies and nonbank financial firms to undergo biennial climate stress tests to ensure they maintain adequate capital against physical and transition risks. Furthermore, the Act establishes an advisory group of scientists and economists to guide scenario development and requires exploratory surveys of smaller institutions highly exposed to climate impacts.

The Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2025 mandates the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to create and maintain a public list of medications deemed safe for pilots and air traffic controllers to use while maintaining their medical certification. This list must be developed in consultation with relevant industry and labor groups. The FAA is required to update this comprehensive list annually, ensuring airmen and their doctors have clear guidance on medication approval status and necessary waiting periods.

The GREEN Appraisals Act of 2025 mandates that energy efficiency and renewable energy reports must be considered during the appraisal process for mortgages backed by major federal housing agencies. This ensures borrowers are informed of their right to submit energy reports and that qualified appraisers factor this data into the final property valuation. The bill directs federal agencies to create standards for handling these energy reports without dictating the specific weight an appraiser must assign to the information.

This resolution immediately sets the House of Representatives to consider and vote on H.R. 1101, a bill designed to prohibit unlawful access to the payment system managed by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service within the Treasury Department. It waives standard procedural hurdles to ensure a swift debate and final vote on the legislation. The process limits debate to one hour before moving directly to a final vote.

The Tradeable Energy Performance Standards Act establishes a market-based system under the Clean Air Act requiring large energy and thermal facilities to account for their $\text{CO}_2$ emissions using tradeable emission allowances starting in 2028. Allowances are distributed based on output and declining emissions targets, with facilities able to trade them or pay an escalating Alternative Compliance Payment. The bill also creates a Carbon Mitigation Fund from these payments to support projects that reduce or sequester greenhouse gases.

The Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2025 mandates the creation of a federal strategy to intercept and seize illegal machinegun conversion devices entering or moving within the U.S. It also enhances penalties by allowing the forfeiture of proceeds derived from illegal machine gun trafficking. Furthermore, the Attorney General must now specifically report on crimes involving these conversion devices in the annual firearms trafficking report.

The Chief Risk Officer Enforcement and Accountability Act mandates that certain large financial firms appoint a qualified Chief Risk Officer (CRO) responsible for overseeing global risk management functions. This bill removes the "publicly traded" requirement, broadens the scope of firms covered, and establishes strict reporting lines for the CRO directly to the CEO and the risk committee. Furthermore, it imposes strict notification and hiring deadlines for replacement CROs, including potential asset growth limitations if the vacancy persists beyond 60 days.

The Pell Grant Sustainability Act aims to increase the buying power of Pell Grants for lower-income students. It indexes the maximum Pell Grant award to inflation, starting with a \$1,060 increase for the 2024-2025 award year, and adjusts it annually based on the Consumer Price Index. This adjustment is added to the maximum Pell Grant specified in the latest appropriation act, ensuring Pell Grants keep pace with rising education costs. The bill also extends provisions of the Higher Education Act related to Pell Grants indefinitely.

The "Stop Sexual Harassment in K-12 Act" aims to prevent and address sex-based harassment in schools by increasing the number of Title IX coordinators, providing training for school staff, and implementing anonymous sex-based harassment surveys. It requires schools to increase Title IX coordinators, trains staff to respond to signs of sex-based harassment, and mandates annual, anonymous surveys to assess the prevalence of such harassment. The Act also ensures that existing protections and remedies for victims of discrimination are not overridden. Finally, the Act allocates funding for grants to help schools implement these measures and conduct training programs.

The "IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act" mandates the Social Security Administration to issue free federal identification cards to U.S. residents who apply within 3 years, functioning similarly to a state-issued ID or driver's license. A task force will be established to determine the requirements for producing and providing the identification. The United States Postal Service, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, will develop a process, modeled after the passport application process, allowing individuals to apply for the ID through the Postal Service. The Act also authorizes the appropriation of necessary funds to implement the Act.

The Gun Trafficker Detection Act requires non-licensed firearm owners to report lost or stolen firearms to the Attorney General and local law enforcement within 48 hours, and it mandates the Attorney General to establish a web-based portal for such reporting. States must allocate a portion of their grant funding to manage data on lost or stolen firearms. The act also establishes penalties for failing to report or for falsely reporting the loss or theft of a firearm, and it updates the national criminal background check system accordingly.