All Bills - Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB517
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Report Pass
2/26/25
Engrossed
4/1/25
<p><strong>Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to postpone federal tax deadlines for taxpayers affected by a qualified state declared disaster, upon written request by the state governor. The bill also increases the automatic extension of federal tax deadlines for certain taxpayers.</p><p>Under current law, the IRS may postpone federal tax deadlines for taxpayers affected by a federally declared disaster, including (but not limited to) deadlines for (1) filing federal tax returns, (2) paying federal taxes, (3) making retirement plan contributions, and (4) tax assessments and collections.</p><p>The bill authorizes the IRS to postpone such federal tax deadlines for taxpayers affected by a qualified state declared disaster upon written request by the state’s governor (or the District of Columbia mayor). Under the bill, a state includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.</p><p>The bill defines <em>qualified state declared disaster</em> as any natural catastrophe, fire, flood, or explosion that causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a request to postpone such federal tax deadlines.</p><p>Further, under current law, an automatic 60-day extension of such federal tax deadlines applies to certain relief workers, individuals killed or injured as a result of a federally declared disaster, and taxpayers whose principal residence, business, or tax records are located in a federally declared disaster area.</p><p>The bill increases to 120 days the automatic extension of federal tax deadlines for these taxpayers.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB518
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
<p><strong>Troops Before Politicians Act</strong></p><p>This bill withholds the pay of Members of Congress if active service members of the Armed Forces are not receiving pay, including as a result of a lapse in appropriations (i.e., a government shutdown). The withheld pay of Members must be deposited into an escrow account and released when the military lapse in pay ends.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB519
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
To require the Inspector General to submit a report on the Federal subaward reporting system, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB52
Introduced
1/3/25
Refer
1/3/25
<p><strong>Stop Woke Investing Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend regulations to limit the inclusion of shareholder proposals in proxy statements. A proxy statement is provided to shareholders prior to a public company holding a shareholder meeting and contains information relevant to a shareholder vote. Under current SEC rules, certain qualifying shareholder proposals must be included on a company's proxy statement, including proposals that raise significant social policy issues.</p><p>Under the bill, a shareholder proposal must have a material effect on the financial performance of the company to be included in a proxy statement. The bill also establishes a cap on the number of shareholder proposals required to be included in a shareholder meeting, depending on the size and type of the company. In addition, a proposal submitted by a member of the board of directors is prohibited from inclusion as a shareholder proposal.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB520
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include an additional permissible use of amounts provided as grants under the Byrne JAG program, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB521
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
To reserve to Congress the authority to establish or extend a national monument.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB522
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
To ensure equal treatment for certain faith-based organizations in certain Small Business Administration programs.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB523
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
<p><strong>Permanent Tax Cuts for American Families Act of 2025 </strong></p><p>This bill makes permanent the increased standard tax deduction amounts enacted in 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. </p><p>Under current law, the standard tax deduction consists of a statutory base amount that is adjusted annually for inflation. For tax years 2018-2025, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increased the standard tax deduction statutory base amounts to $24,000 (from $6,000) for joint filers, $18,000 (from $4,400) for head-of-household filers, and $12,000 (from $3,000) for single filers, which almost doubled the inflation-adjusted standard tax deduction amount for most taxpayers.</p><p>Under the bill, the increased standard tax deduction statutory base amounts of $24,000 for joint filers, $18,000 for head-of-household filers, and $12,000 for single filers are made permanent. The bill also makes permanent the annual adjustments to such amounts for inflation.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB524
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny certain green energy tax benefits to companies connected to certain countries of concern.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB525
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
<p><strong>Honduras Obstinately Neglects Defense and Risks Alienating Security Act or HONDURAS Act</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the President to suspend all assistance to Honduras if U.S. military and civilian personnel redeploy from Soto Cano Air Base as the result of the Honduran government's refusal to host such personnel at the base.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB526
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments to the royalty rates for leases for oil and gas extraction on Federal land, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB527
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
<p><strong>Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey to establish a competitive grant program to fund satellite monitoring of wildfires. The entities eligible to receive the grants are state foresters, emergency managers, and equivalent state officials. Grant recipients must use the funds for purchasing and integrating satellite data on wildfire monitoring and for using the data to detect and manage wildfires. </p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB528
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Refer
4/23/25
To require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a program for Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Program, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB529
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
<p><strong>Restoring American Confidence in Elections Act or the RACE Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes deadlines for states to count ballots and certify results in federal elections. </p><p>Specifically, the bill requires a state to finish counting the ballots cast in a federal election held in the state not later than 10:00 p.m. on the date of the election. Further, the state must certify the election results not later than 48 hours after the election. </p><p>The bill provides exceptions to these deadlines for bona fide emergencies (e.g., major disasters) or technical difficulties (e.g., malfunctioning election equipment or software).</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB53
Introduced
1/3/25
Refer
1/3/25
<p><strong>Responsible Borrower Protection Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from implementing changes to the single-family home loan pricing framework for upfront fees on certain home loans, announced in January 2023. The changes revise the fee charts that provide percentage adjustments based on a borrower's credit score and other risk factors. Overall, these changes increase the percentage adjustments, with variations based on the particular risk profile of the loan.</p>