Legislative Activity

The "Red Light Act" withholds federal highway funds from states that provide driver's licenses or identification cards to undocumented immigrants. Funds will be withheld each year and redistributed to states in compliance if the non-compliant state does not repeal the law. If a state repeals and then re-enacts the law, funds will be withheld again. "Identification card" is defined as a personal identification card issued by a state.

The Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 establishes a 5-year pilot program to implement performance-based pay for federal employees in certain positions. This program uses tiered salary increases, bonuses, and non-monetary benefits to incentivize employees who meet or exceed performance metrics, while employees who do not meet the metrics may face pay reductions and receive additional training. The Act requires participating agencies to establish clear performance metrics, conduct regular evaluations, and provide resources to help employees succeed. It also mandates annual reporting and review to assess the program's impact on productivity, budget, and employee satisfaction.

The Federal Freeze Act freezes federal hiring and salaries for one year, with exceptions for law enforcement, public safety, and national security. After the freeze, agencies must reduce their workforce by 2% within two years and 5% within three years of the Act's enactment.

The SERVE Our Communities Act authorizes the Attorney General to issue grants to state and local governments that allow courts to assess an individual's potential danger to the community when setting bail and that have taken action to reduce repeat offenses by violent offenders. These actions include enacting laws, increasing efforts to recruit law enforcement, or running public education programs to counter anti-police sentiment. The grants can be used as described in section 211(b) of the Second Chance Act of 2007. \$10,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2031 to implement this section.

The "Implementing Decreases in Overall Government Expenditures Act" or "Implementing DOGE Act" aims to control government spending by rescinding a portion of non-security discretionary funds if total annual appropriations exceed the previous fiscal year's appropriations by more than one percent, starting in fiscal year 2026. This rescission would be applied across the board to non-security discretionary funds. The bill defines specific terms to clarify the application of these rescissions.