Legislative Activity

The "Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act" aims to improve food access in underserved communities by establishing a tax credit and grant program for special access food providers who establish or renovate grocery stores and food banks in food deserts. This act also requires the USDA to update the Food Access Research Atlas annually. The tax credit covers a percentage of the costs for new or renovated grocery stores, while the grant program supports the construction and operation of food banks and temporary access merchants. The bill includes provisions for certification, allocation, recapture of funds, and definitions of key terms like "food desert" and "grocery store".

The "China Financial Threat Mitigation Act of 2025" requires the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report on the financial risks the People's Republic of China poses to the United States. The report will assess potential impacts on U.S. and global financial systems, evaluate current protective policies, and analyze the reliability of China's economic data. It also recommends actions for the U.S. government to mitigate these risks and safeguard U.S. interests, including collaboration with international organizations. The report will be submitted to key congressional committees, relevant international bodies, and made available to the public.

The "Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2025" modifies tax deductions for performing artists, allowing them to deduct more expenses above-the-line. The deduction is phased out starting at $100,000 of gross income, adjusted annually for inflation. It also clarifies that deductible expenses include commissions and raises the threshold for nominal employers to $500, also adjusted for inflation.

The "Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act" amends the Social Security Act to improve Medicare coverage and access to home infusion therapy. It expands covered services to include pharmacy services, clarifies payment structures for home infusion therapy based on infusion duration, and allows nurse practitioners and physician assistants to establish home infusion plans of care. The bill also broadens the definition of "home infusion drug" to include certain non-pump drugs and biologicals, while adjusting payment rules for related supplies to avoid duplicate payments. These changes aim to ensure continued and improved access to home infusion therapy for Medicare beneficiaries.

The "Alleviating Spaceport Traffic by Rewarding Operators Act of 2025" establishes a pilot program through 2030 allowing the Secretary of Transportation to award grants to launch and reentry site operators for transportation infrastructure projects at or near their sites. Grant amounts are calculated based on the number of licensed (\$250,000) or permitted (\$100,000) launch or reentry operations, with opportunities for supplemental grants based on matching funds from other entities. The maximum grant an operator can receive is \$2,500,000 per fiscal year, and the total amount of grants issued under this program cannot exceed \$20,000,000 in any fiscal year. The goal of the program is to improve transportation infrastructure and safety related to spaceport operations.

This bill designates the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the "Rick Boucher Amphitheater." Henceforth, any reference to the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center will refer to it as the Rick Boucher Amphitheater.

The "Employer Participation in Repayment Act" permanently extends the tax exclusion for employer-provided student loan repayment assistance. This allows employers to contribute to their employees' student loan debt without the contribution being considered taxable income for the employee. This provision was previously set to expire in 2026, but this bill makes the exclusion permanent for payments made after the enactment of this law.

This bill amends the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 to modify and reauthorize the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, which aims to reduce veteran suicide. It increases the maximum grant amount, extends the program's duration through 2028, and requires the VA Secretary to provide annual briefings to improve coordination between grantees and local VA medical centers. The bill reauthorizes the program with $285 million in funding for fiscal years 2026-2028.

This bill mandates the United States Postal Service to assign a unique ZIP Code to Fairlawn, Virginia, within 180 days. The change seeks to rectify the current misallocation of sales tax revenue from electronic commerce, which is incorrectly directed to Radford, Virginia, due to the shared ZIP Code.