Legislative Activity

The Travel Trailer and Camper Tax Parity Act amends tax law to expand the definition of "floor plan financing interest" to specifically include interest paid on financing for certain towable travel trailers and campers. This change allows businesses selling these recreational vehicles to treat the interest on their inventory financing under special tax deduction rules. This provision takes effect for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024.

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 Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act mandates that federal agencies annually report detailed information regarding the costs and time spent on union-related activities. This includes itemizing employee time spent on official union business, negotiation costs, and the value of government property provided to labor organizations. The goal is to increase public accountability for how taxpayer resources are utilized in connection with federal labor relations.

The Rural Housing Accessibility Act aims to streamline the process for families moving with housing vouchers to new jurisdictions. It requires public housing agencies that do not fully utilize their funds to either absorb incoming housing vouchers or limit billing the initial issuing agency to a maximum of 12 months. This ensures that families moving to new areas receive immediate assistance while placing a time limit on the financial responsibility of the original agency.

The Return to Sender Act focuses on fiscal cleanup by officially repealing specific funding authorizations within Public Law 117-169. This action immediately rescinds any unspent, obligated funds previously set aside under those repealed sections. In essence, the bill cancels old spending authority and returns the remaining money to the Treasury.

The FARMLAND Act of 2025 aims to increase scrutiny and penalties regarding foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land, driven by national security concerns. It enhances disclosure rules, mandates annual risk reports on ownership by certain foreign entities, and empowers the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review significant real estate purchases by "foreign entities of concern." Furthermore, the bill establishes new enforcement roles within the Department of Agriculture and prohibits foreign persons from participating in Farm Service Agency programs.

The INNOVATE Act is a comprehensive bill designed to significantly reform the SBIR and STTR programs to boost small business innovation, particularly in national security technologies. It increases funding for university partnerships, establishes high-stakes fast-tracking for critical defense technologies, and introduces new limits and entry pathways to broaden participation across America. Furthermore, the legislation tightens security reviews to protect American innovation from foreign risk while streamlining administrative processes for applicants.

The "Unplug the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Programs Act" seeks to eliminate federal grant programs and funding, including the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, dedicated to building electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This bill rescinds unspent funds allocated to these programs and prevents any future funding for such projects.

The "SCRUB Act of 2025" aims to reduce the economic burden of federal regulations by requiring agencies to repeal existing rules when creating new ones, prioritizing cost savings. It mandates a review of existing regulations, targeting a 33% reduction in regulatory costs by 2026, and requires agencies to include review plans for new rules to ensure regular evaluation and potential repeal. The Act also allows for judicial review of agency compliance and takes effect immediately upon enactment.

The "Returning SBA to Main Street Act" mandates the Small Business Administration (SBA) to relocate at least 30% of its headquarters employees outside the Washington metropolitan area, ensuring employee pay aligns with their new duty station's locality. The Act also requires a corresponding 30% reduction in the Administration's headquarters office space and enhanced reporting to Congress regarding employee distribution and telework arrangements. This bill prioritizes geographic diversity and in-person customer service, while also ensuring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2025 amends the Former Presidents Act to modernize the benefits and allowances provided to former presidents and their surviving spouses. It sets a fixed annual annuity and allowance, both subject to cost-of-living adjustments, while also limiting the allowance based on the former president's income. The bill increases benefits for surviving spouses, extends benefits to widowers, and requires disclosure of tax information for allowance calculation, while ensuring no changes to existing security provisions for former presidents and their families. Notably, current former Presidents are exempt from the provisions of this act.

The ELECT Act of 2025 eliminates taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns. It terminates the designation of income tax payments for campaign funding, eliminates the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and transfers any remaining funds to the Treasury to reduce the deficit. These changes apply to taxable years starting after December 31, 2024, and presidential elections after the enactment of this law.

The "Protecting Taxpayers Wallets Act of 2025" mandates federal agencies to charge labor organizations (unions) for the use of federal resources, including union time, to be paid quarterly into the Treasury's general fund. It establishes penalties for late payments, including interest, suspension of union time, and potential decertification and requires agencies to track union time accurately and prohibits fee waivers. Agency Inspectors General must evaluate compliance every two years.

This resolution authorizes the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to spend money from the Senate's contingent fund, hire staff, and utilize personnel from other government departments or agencies from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027. It sets specific expense limits for the committee during different periods, including allocations for consultants and staff training. The resolution also outlines how the committee will handle its expenses and agency contributions, with payments made from the Senate's contingent fund and Inquiries and Investigations expense account.

The "Prove It Act of 2025" amends Title 5 of the United States Code to require agencies to consider potential indirect costs a proposed rule may impose on small businesses, and allows small businesses to petition the Small Business Administration's Chief Counsel for Advocacy to review an agency's certification that a proposed rule won't significantly impact a substantial number of small entities. Additionally, agency heads must publish guidance and relevant documents on regulations.gov or a similar website for any rule likely to significantly impact a substantial number of small entities, including updated guidance that interprets the rule and agencies must consider indirect costs during the 10-year review period. No additional funds will be allocated to implement this Act or its changes.

The "Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act" exempts family farms and small businesses from being considered as assets when calculating eligibility for federal financial aid under the Higher Education Act of 1965. This exemption applies to family farms where the family resides and small businesses with 100 or fewer employees that the family owns and controls. These changes will apply to financial aid award years starting after the enactment of this Act.

The "Complete COVID Collections Act" aims to enhance oversight and recovery of funds allocated for COVID-19 relief programs. It expands the authority and extends the term of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, harmonizes fraud enforcement timelines, and mandates the Department of Justice and Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to increase transparency in reporting fraud and recovered funds. The Act also prohibits the Small Business Administration from suspending collection efforts on COVID-19 related loans and requires regular reporting to Congress on collection progress and improper payments.

The "Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act" amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the calculation and reduce taxpayer costs of payment errors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It sets the tolerance level for excluding small errors at $0 and increases the error threshold from 10% to 25%. The bill also introduces a payment error rate reduction based on the percentage of overpayments recouped and requires state agencies to recoup overpayments made to benefit recipients.

The "Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government Act" or the "SWAG Act" aims to prevent federal agencies from using taxpayer dollars for wasteful advertising practices. It prohibits the use of federal funds for swag and mascots, with limited exceptions for recruitment, census purposes, and existing military mascots. The Act also mandates agencies to report on their public relations and advertising spending, including return on investment, to Congress annually.

The "Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025" mandates that states report abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to receive Medicaid funding for family planning services. This act requires the CDC to establish a system for collecting standardized abortion data, create a standard reporting worksheet for states, and issue annual reports based on the collected data. States must report data including maternal age, gestational age, race, ethnicity, abortion method, and other variables, and certify the accuracy of their submissions. States providing false information will lose Medicaid payments for family planning services and supplies.