Legislative Activity

The "Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025" modifies the filing deadline for pre-existing reporting companies to submit beneficial ownership information. These companies now have until January 1, 2026, to comply with the filing requirements. This extension aims to ease the burden on small businesses by providing additional time to meet the new regulations.

The "Train More Primary Care Doctors Act of 2025" amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize funding for primary care training and enhancement programs. It increases funding from $48,924,000 to $49,924,000 for each fiscal year from 2025 through 2030. This will help ensure continued support for primary care training programs.

The "Public and Private Sector Ransomware Response Coordination Act of 2025" requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to Congress on the coordination between public and private sectors in responding to ransomware attacks on financial institutions. The report will analyze information sharing, the usefulness of reported information, and potential policy initiatives to improve public-private partnerships. It will also examine reasons for withholding information and gather feedback from cybersecurity entities.

The Extraordinary Measures Transparency Act mandates increased public accountability regarding the Treasury Department's use of special accounting tools to manage the national debt limit. This legislation requires the Treasury Secretary to provide advance notice and detailed daily updates to Congress whenever these "extraordinary measures" are implemented or utilized. Furthermore, the Act requires a final report detailing the total administrative costs associated with these temporary funding actions once the debt limit crisis has passed.

The "Back to Work Act" limits federal employee telework to a maximum of 40% of workdays per pay period, with agency head approval and annual review. It allows for further restrictions or waivers based on specific roles or circumstances. The bill also mandates annual reports to Congress detailing telework's impact and requires a Comptroller General evaluation of these reports. These changes take effect 180 days after enactment.

The "No Corruption in Government Act" aims to prevent insider trading by members of Congress and their spouses by prohibiting them from holding or trading certain financial instruments, increases the post-employment lobbying ban for former members of Congress, and eliminates automatic pay adjustments for members of Congress.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment mandating a balanced federal budget, requiring that government spending not exceed income unless a supermajority in Congress approves. It also necessitates a supermajority to increase the national debt and a majority vote to raise revenue. The amendment includes exceptions for declared wars or serious military threats and would take effect five years after ratification, tasking Congress with its enforcement.