Legislative Activity

This bill designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 5225 Harrison Avenue in Rockford, Illinois, as the "Jay P. Larson Post Office Building." It also mandates that all references to this facility in any legal or official documents of the United States will now refer to it by this new name.

The Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act establishes a five-year pilot program favoring defense procurement actions with non-public partners who have public-private partnerships with Army arsenals, including a price preference of 20%. It also encourages partnerships utilizing the Army's Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence and a minimum level of work performed by Department of Defense employees. The Secretary of Defense must report to Congress on the program's progress, challenges, and future outlook.

The "QUIET Act" aims to regulate robocalls using artificial intelligence by requiring disclosure when AI is used to mimic a real person in robocalls or text messages. It mandates that callers reveal the use of AI at the beginning of the communication. The Act also doubles the penalties for illegal robocalls or texts that use AI to impersonate individuals with the intent to defraud or cause harm.