All Bills - Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB436
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to support or facilitate the participation of the Russian Federation in the Group of Seven, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB437
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
<p><strong>Support Neighborhoods Offset Winter Damage Act of 2025 or the SNOW Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funding for winter storm hazard mitigation and requires FEMA rulemaking to expand assistance for winter storms. It also increases the federal cost share for various FEMA grants, for any hazard type, in rural or disadvantaged areas.</p><p>The bill specifically authorizes the use of grant funding under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program to reduce the risk of future damage in areas affected by winter storms, such as by acquiring snow removal equipment. </p><p>Also, under current FEMA policy, in determining eligibility and recommending a presidential major disaster declaration for a snowstorm, FEMA’s considerations include whether data shows record (or near record) snowfall and whether estimated statewide costs meet applicable thresholds. The bill requires FEMA to create regulations waiving these eligibility requirements for a major disaster declaration for a snowstorm in certain circumstances. FEMA must also create regulations to provide certain assistance for winter storms, including for debris removal and specified infrastructure, as well as individual and emergency assistance when the state determines the storm exceeds state and local capacity. </p><p>In addition, for any hazard type, the bill requires FEMA to increase the federal cost share from 75% to 90% for certain assistance provided in rural or disadvantaged areas. It also authorizes an increased HMGP federal cost share amount from 75% to 90% for assistance in rural or disadvantaged areas. </p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB438
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Refer
2/20/25
<p><b>PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program to make grants to eligible entities for peer-to-peer mental health programs for veterans. </p> <p>Eligible entities include (1) a nonprofit organization that has historically served the mental health needs of veterans; (2) a congressionally chartered veteran service organization; or (3) a state, local, or tribal veteran service agency, director, or commissioner. </p> <p>The VA shall establish an advisory committee to create appropriate program standards.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB439
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
<p><strong>Veterans Foreign Medical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish hospital care and medical services abroad (i.e., outside any state) to a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as permanent and total who is otherwise eligible for such care if the VA determines certain requirements are met. Specifically, the VA must furnish such care to an eligible veteran if it determines (1) the hospital care or medical services are consistent with the standard medical practice in the United States, and (2) any prescription medication furnished is approved by the Food and Drug Administration.</p><p>For any care provided abroad, the VA must ensure (1) reimbursements made to veterans and medical providers can be made by direct deposit; and (2) the VA’s mobile applications provide for digital submission, real-time tracking of required forms, and the availability of specified documents associated with care or services, such as a benefits authorization letter.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB44
Introduced
1/3/25
Refer
1/3/25
<p><strong>Rural 340B Access Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill makes rural emergency hospitals (REHs) eligible to purchase drugs from manufacturers at discounted prices by participating in the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) 340B drug pricing program. HRSA’s 340B program requires drug manufacturers that participate in the Medicaid program to sell certain outpatient drugs at discounted prices to entities listed as eligible under current law. Additionally, in 2020, Congress established REHs as a new Medicare provider designation for hospitals in rural areas providing emergency department services, observation care, and other outpatient medical and health services for which the annual per patient average length of stay does not exceed 24 hours. The bill adds qualifying REHs to the list of entities that are eligible to participate in the 340B program. </p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB440
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
<p><strong>READY Accounts Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes a new Residential Emergency Asset-accumulation Deferred Taxation Yield (READY) account, allows individuals to make tax-deductible contributions of up to $4,500 per year to such accounts (adjusted annually for inflation), and allows individuals to take tax-free distributions from such accounts to pay for qualified home disaster mitigation and recovery expenses related to a principal residence owned by the taxpayer.</p><p>Under the bill, qualified home disaster mitigation expenses include expenses certified by a qualified industry professional as meeting criteria to mitigate damage from a natural or other disaster, including</p><ul><li>installing a roofing underlayment to sheathing, impact-resistant windows, impact-resistant entry doors, or ground anchors;</li><li>replacing a roof covering;</li><li>applying a foam adhesive to reinforce the roof structure;</li><li>strengthening the connection of the roof deck to roof framing, roof-to-wall connections, soffits, or attic ventilation openings;</li><li>elevating a residence; or</li><li>achieving the current building code standard.</li></ul><p>Qualified home disaster recovery expenses include costs for repairing damage to a residence resulting from fire, storm, or other casualty (provided such costs are not reimbursed).</p><p>Distributions from a READY account used for anything other than qualified home disaster mitigation and recovery expenses must be included in gross income and are subject to a 20% penalty. (Some exceptions apply.)</p><p>Finally, the bill imposes a 6% tax on contributions in excess of the annual limit. (Some exceptions apply.) </p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB441
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Refer
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
<p><strong>Drought Assistance Improvement Act</strong></p><p>This bill modifies access to two Farm Service Agency (FSA) administered programs: the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP).</p><p>The bill modifies the LFP to allow for one monthly payment when a county has four consecutive weeks of a D2 rating (severe drought) and two payments for eight consecutive weeks of D2. Currently, one payment is available for eight consecutive weeks of D2. As background, LFP makes payments to eligible livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses on drought-affected pastureland, including cropland planted specifically for grazing.</p><p>The bill also expands coverage under ELAP for losses caused by adverse weather or drought. The bill includes under ELAP the loss of a crawfish harvest due to adverse weather or drought. As background, ELAP provides payments to producers of livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish as compensation for losses due to disease, adverse weather, feed or water shortages, or other conditions that are not covered under other programs.</p><p>The FSA must establish ELAP documentation standards for (1) collecting data, (2) the production of crawfish, and (3) defining loss conditions due to drought.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB442
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Refer
2/14/25
<p><strong>Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) to review and revise quality loss adjustment coverage and provides for the establishment of a regional discount factor for soybeans, as needed.</p><p>The FCIC is a government corporation that finances and administers the federal crop insurance program (FCIP) operations. Under the FCIP, farmers may purchase insurance coverage against financial losses caused by certain adverse growing and market conditions, including for quality losses. The federal government subsidizes the premiums that farmers pay for these insurance policies. </p><p>The bill directs the FCIC to contract with a qualified entity to conduct a review at least once every five years of the quality loss adjustment procedures. Based on each review, the FCIC must make adjustments to the procedures. Each review must include engagement from regionally diverse industry stakeholders for each agricultural commodity for which a quality loss adjustment is offered.</p><p>The bill also directs the FCIC, in certain circumstances, to establish a state or regional discount factor for soybeans to reflect the average quality discounts applied to the local or regional market prices of the soybean crop. The FCIC must take this action in the event of (1) specific emergency or disaster declarations for a state or region, or (2) the occurrence of a salvage market for soybeans in a state or region.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB443
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
<p><strong>Parris Island Protection Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to close or realign Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island in South Carolina, or to conduct any planning or other activity related to such closure or realignment.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB444
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB445
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
<p><strong>Border Security Investment Act</strong></p><p>This bill imposes a fee on the electronic transfer of funds (i.e., remittances) sent to certain countries and provides funding for border security activities from the collected amounts.</p><p>Specifically, the fee shall apply to remittances sent through money services business to one of the five countries that had the most citizens or nationals unlawfully enter the United States in the previous fiscal year, as determined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The fee must be 37% of the amount sent.</p><p>Half of the money collected by the fee must be placed in a trust fund for reimbursing border states for expenses incurred for border security enforcement measures. The other half must be placed in another trust fund for (1) deploying technology and installing physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, and (2) paying the wages and salaries of U.S. Border Patrol agents.</p><p>If the amount in the trust funds exceeds a certain threshold, the excess money must be used only for deficit reduction.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB446
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
<p><strong>Endowment Tax Fairness Act</strong></p><p>This bill increases the excise tax on the net investment income of certain private university and college endowments. </p><p>Under current law, certain private universities and colleges with 500 or more tuition-paying students (of which more than 50% are located in the United States) and endowments that are at least $500,000 per student pay an excise tax in the amount of 1.4% on the net investment income from such endowments.</p><p>The bill increases the amount of the excise tax to 21% of the net investment income from such university and college endowments. </p><p>Further, the bill provides that amounts collected from the increase to the excise tax on the net investment income from such university and college endowments are (1) to be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury; and (2) used to reduce the national deficit and, subsequently, the national debt. </p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB447
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
<p><strong>Reliability for Ratepayers Act</strong></p><p>This bill modifies provisions concerning the hiring and compensation of employees of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), which is a nonprofit federal power marketing administration that sells hydropower in the Northwest.</p><p>Specifically, it directs BPA to develop and implement a plan that specifies and fixes the compensation for its employees, including members of the Senior Executive Service. Within a year, BPA must develop an initial compensation plan, which must be approved by the Department of Energy. BPA must implement the plan no later than one year after the plan is developed. </p><p>The compensation plan must be based on an annual survey of the prevailing compensation for similar positions in the public sectors of the electric industry, provide compensation that is competitive with similar positions among consumer-owned utilities in the Western Interconnection, be consistent with BPA's approved annual general and administrative budget, and meet other criteria as outlined in the bill. </p><p>BPA must (1) annually review the compensation plan and make any updates as appropriate, and (2) publish the plan and any updates made to the plan.</p><p>The bill exempts BPA from certain civil service laws when it is carrying out its hiring authority.</p><p>Finally, the bill subjects BPA's employees to certain merit system principles.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB448
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
<p><strong>Silver Cliff Community Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to designate ZIP Code 81249 to the area encompassing only Silver Cliff, Colorado.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB449
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
<p>This bill waives certain requirements for U.S. nationals applying for citizenship. </p> <p>Currently, individuals born in an outlying possession (i.e., American Samoa or Swains Island) are U.S. nationals but do not automatically acquire citizenship through birth in an outlying possession.</p> <p>Under this bill, a U.S. national who otherwise qualifies may become a citizen upon establishing residence and physical presence in a U.S. outlying possession. Currently, U.S. nationals must become a resident of a state to qualify for naturalization.</p> <p>The bill also waives certain naturalization requirements, including those related to English language proficiency and participation in a public ceremony, for individuals who have continuously resided in an outlying possession or state from birth to the approval of a naturalization application. </p> <p>Furthermore, upon meeting other requirements, this bill allows a child born abroad of a U.S. citizen parent to acquire citizenship by establishing presence and residency in an outlying possession, where currently such a child must be lawfully present in the United States to acquire citizenship through this method.</p>