Legislative Activity

The Critical Minerals and Manufacturing Support Act significantly enhances the advanced manufacturing tax credit for battery production by increasing incentives for domestic and allied sourcing. This legislation raises the credit rate for electrode materials and tightens sourcing requirements, mandating that a rising percentage of critical minerals and component value originate from the U.S. or free-trade partners. Furthermore, it explicitly disqualifies components tied to "foreign entities of concern" from receiving these federal manufacturing incentives.

The Protecting Outdoor Concerts Act of 2025 directs the FAA to establish new rules for temporarily restricting aircraft and drone access over large outdoor concerts or music festivals expecting 30,000 or more attendees daily. These restrictions can be implemented if deemed necessary for public safety, air traffic management, or preventing dangerous overcrowding. The FAA must align these new concert restrictions with existing regulations for major air shows and sporting events.

This Act establishes the **César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park** by renaming and expanding the existing César E. Chávez National Monument. The new park will preserve and interpret nationally significant resources connected to Chávez and the farmworker movement in California and Arizona. Additionally, the bill directs a study for the potential designation of the 1966 Delano to Sacramento march route as a National Historic Trail.