Legislative Activity
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The Disabled Access Credit Modernization Act expands tax credits for small businesses to cover a broader range of accessibility improvements and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
The Disabled Access Credit Modernization Act expands tax incentives for small businesses to invest in accessibility improvements for individuals with disabilities. The bill broadens the scope of qualifying expenses—including communication services and equipment—and clarifies that businesses can claim these credits even for accommodations that exceed ADA requirements. Additionally, the Act mandates new outreach programs to ensure small business owners are informed of these expanded tax benefits.
This bill establishes a NIST pilot program to create standardized documentation templates and guidelines for artificial intelligence models and their training data.
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
The READ AI Models Act establishes a pilot program, managed by NIST, to create standardized documentation for artificial intelligence models and their training data. This initiative will develop a flexible template and technical guidelines, incorporating stakeholder input, to ensure transparency about AI model development. Following a review, NIST will report on the program's effectiveness and potentially establish permanent documentation standards.
This act authorizes the State Department to train diplomatic staff on identifying and responding to foreign online scam operations targeting Americans.
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
The Stop Scamming Americans Act mandates the State Department to develop specialized training for diplomatic staff stationed in countries with high levels of online scams targeting Americans. This training will focus on understanding transnational scam syndicates, associated human trafficking, and foreign government involvement. The goal is to equip diplomats with the tools to identify, prevent, and respond to these criminal activities.
This Act mandates that employers pay employees at least one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for work performed on federal legal public holidays.
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
The Holiday Pay Act amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to mandate that employers pay employees at least one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for work performed on designated federal legal public holidays. This new premium pay requirement applies to most employees covered by the Act, with certain existing exemptions continuing to apply. Violations will be enforced using the same mechanisms as existing minimum wage and overtime violations, and the Act clarifies that it does not override any state or local laws that offer greater holiday pay protections.
This act establishes competitive awards through the National Science Foundation to support and expand biotechnology education programs for secondary school students nationwide.
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
The Biotechnology for All High School Students Act establishes a new National Science Foundation program to provide competitive awards for expanding and creating biotechnology education programs in secondary schools. These funds support teacher training, curriculum development, equipment purchases, and industry partnerships. The bill also mandates the creation of a temporary National Biotechnology Education Consortium to advise on these educational efforts.
This act amends the FMLA to allow for intermittent leave for an employee's own serious health condition or to care for a covered servicemember, while removing certain certification requirements for such leave.
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
The Flexible Leave Act amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to simplify how employees take intermittent leave for their own serious health conditions or to care for a covered servicemember. This legislation removes certain existing certification requirements specifically related to taking leave intermittently. The bill aims to make accessing and utilizing intermittent FMLA leave more flexible for eligible employees.
This bill establishes sanctions against foreign individuals responsible for human rights violations against LGBTQI people and mandates enhanced tracking and reporting of such abuses in annual human rights reports.
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
The Global Respect Act aims to promote and protect the human rights of LGBTQI individuals worldwide. It mandates the President to identify and report foreign persons responsible for human rights violations against LGBTQI people, leading to their inadmissibility to the United States. Furthermore, the Act requires enhanced tracking and reporting of violence and discrimination targeting individuals based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics in the annual human rights reports.
The FAIR Leave Act removes existing time limitations on the amount of combined leave spouses working for the same employer can take under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
The FAIR Leave Act eliminates specific time limitations on the combined family and medical leave that spouses working for the same employer can take under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This change removes restrictions on how much leave married couples can jointly use for purposes like caring for a new child or a seriously ill family member.
This bill prioritizes federal research and extension funding for developing better vaccines and improving biosecurity measures to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry.
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
The SAVE Our Poultry Act prioritizes federal research funding to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu. This legislation directs grants toward developing improved poultry vaccines and enhancing farm biosecurity measures. The bill also mandates research into the trade and market impacts of widespread poultry vaccination.
The Ending Scam Credit Repair Act (ESCRA) strengthens consumer protections by tightening regulations on credit repair organizations, mandating state licensing, restricting deceptive practices, and increasing accountability for fraudulent disputes.
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
Sarah McBride
Representative
DE
The Ending Scam Credit Repair Act (ESCRA) strengthens federal oversight of credit repair organizations by implementing stricter regulations on billing, dispute practices, and consumer disclosures. The bill mandates state licensing for these organizations, prohibits deceptive practices, and requires greater transparency in communications. Additionally, it enhances consumer protections by allowing for statutory damages in cases of noncompliance and extending recordkeeping requirements.