All Bills - Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB302
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
<p><strong>Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires states to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and adjusts the formula for determining a state's liability rate for overpayments.</p><p>As background, the SNAP quality control system measures how accurately SNAP state agencies determine a household’s eligibility and benefit amount and determines overpayments of benefits and underpayments. States that have comparatively high payment error rates for two consecutive years are assessed a penalty (i.e., liability amount). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) must use a statutory formula to determine the liability amount.</p><p>Under current law, FNS must set a tolerance level for excluding small payment errors in the calculation of payment error rates (e.g., $56 or less in FY2024). This bill reduces the tolerance level for excluding small errors to $0 for FY2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.</p><p>The bill also requires state agencies to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to SNAP beneficiaries.</p><p>The bill adjusts the liability rate formula to reduce the state payment error rate based on the percentage of overpayments recouped by the state. Further, the bill increases the multiplier used in the liability rate formula to 25% (from 10%).</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB303
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to limit to $0 the amount that the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection may request to fund the activities of the Bureau.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB304
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
A bill to amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB305
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
A bill to authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB306
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
Report Pass
2/5/25
<p><strong>Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill provides statutory authority for existing wildfire response services of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and establishes new programs and collaborative efforts to improve fire forecasting and readiness. </p><p>Specifically, in addition to other efforts, the bill directs NOAA to </p><ul><li>establish a coordinated fire weather services program to support readiness for and responsiveness to wildfires, fire weather, smoke, post-fire flooding and debris, and related hazards;</li><li>develop a digital presence to promote access to and use of the services, tools, data, and information produced by the fire weather services program;</li><li>establish a fire weather test bed to facilitate the evaluation and implementation of new capabilities, including through research and development on the use of uncrewed aircraft systems (commonly known as drones) to improve data collection;</li><li>conduct an annual assessment after the close of fire weather season to investigate data gaps and update systems as needed;</li><li>evaluate and update, as appropriate, the Automated Surface Observing System (the primary surface weather network in the United States) and the system used to rate the risk of wildfire; and</li><li>establish an Incident Meteorologist Service within the National Weather Service to provide on-site support before, during, and after significant weather-related events.</li></ul><p>The bill also exempts federal wildland firefighters, fire management response officials, and accompanying incident meteorologists and management teams from certain premium pay limitations. </p><p>Finally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate and report on the implementation of the fire weather services program, among other topics. </p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB307
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
A bill to address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons staff in prisons, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB308
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
<p><strong>Graduate Opportunity and Affordable Loans Act</strong></p><p>This bill limits federal student loan borrowing for graduate and professional students.</p><p>Specifically, the bill terminates the ability of a graduate or professional student to receive a Direct PLUS Loan. Institutions of higher education (IHEs) must notify their prospective and enrolled graduate and professional students that Direct PLUS Loans terminate on June 30, 2025.</p><p>Additionally, the bill establishes the aggregate loan limit for Direct Unsubsidized Loans as $65,000 for a graduate student (in addition to the amount borrowed for undergraduate education) and $130,000 for a professional student (in addition to the amount borrowed for undergraduate education).</p><p>The bill allows IHEs to set lower loan limits.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB309
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
<p><strong>Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act or the A PLUS Act</strong> </p><p>This bill creates a framework under which states may receive federal elementary and secondary education funds on a consolidated basis and use such funds for any educational purpose permitted by state law.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB31
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
A bill to designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB310
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
A bill to establish a grant program to address the crisis in accessing affordable housing and child care through the co-location of housing and child care, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB311
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for education.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB312
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
A bill to establish a Federal tort against pediatric gender clinics and other entities pushing gender-transition procedures that cause bodily injury to children or harm the mental health of children.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB313
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
<p><strong>Stop Funding Global Terrorists Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the United States from making any voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations (UN) for assistance to Afghanistan until the Department of State certifies to Congress that (1) no U.S. funds are used in cash shipments by the UN to Afghanistan, and (2) terrorist organizations do not receive funds as a result of such cash shipments. If the State Department later determines such a certification is inaccurate, it must revoke the certification and notify Congress.</p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB314
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
Report Pass
2/5/25
A bill to prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress Senate Bill SB315
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
Report Pass
2/5/25
<p><strong>AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a rule requiring AM radio capabilities to be standard in all new passenger vehicles. (AM radio is often used to deliver emergency alerts and news and entertainment programming; some newer vehicles do not include AM equipment.)</p><p>Specifically, this bill applies to passenger vehicles (1) manufactured in the United States for sale in the United States, imported into the United States, or shipped in interstate commerce; and (2) manufactured after the rule's effective date. The rule must require all such vehicles to have devices that can receive signals and play content transmitted by AM stations or digital audio AM stations installed as standard equipment and made easily accessible to drivers.</p><p>Prior to the rule's effective date, manufacturers that do not include devices that can access AM radio as standard equipment (1) must inform purchasers of this fact through clear and conspicuous labeling, and (2) may not charge an additional or separate fee for AM radio access.</p><p>DOT may assess civil penalties for any violation of the rule. The Department of Justice may also bring a civil action to enjoin a violation.</p><p>DOT’s authority to issue the rule expires 10 years after the bill’s enactment. </p><p>Further, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on the dissemination of emergency alerts to the public, including by conducting an assessment of AM broadcast stations relative to other Integrated Public Alert and Warning System communication technologies.</p><p> </p>