Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Bills & Legislation

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Us Congress House Bill HB207

Introduced
1/3/25  
Refer
1/3/25  
Supporting the Health of Aquatic systems through Research Knowledge and Enhanced Dialogue Act of 2025 or the SHARKED Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a task force to address and report to Congress about critical needs with respect to shark depredation. (Shark depredation is the partial or complete removal of a hooked fish by a shark directly from a fishing line before the line is retrieved.) The duties of the task force are, among other responsibilities, to (1) develop ways to improve coordination and communication across the fisheries management and shark research communities; (2) identify research priorities and funding opportunities; (3) develop recommended management strategies to address shark depredation; and (4) coordinate the development and distribution of educational materials.The bill specifies that the task force must include representatives of each Regional Fishery Management Council, each Marine Fisheries Commission, the fish and wildlife agencies of coastal states, and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The task force must also include researchers and others with relevant expertise.The task force must report its findings to Congress within two years after the bill's enactment and every two years thereafter until the task force is terminated. The task force sunsets within seven years after the date of its establishment.  
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Us Congress House Bill HB192

Introduced
1/3/25  
Refer
1/3/25  
Refer
1/4/25  
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure ActThis bill requires Amtrak to publicly disclose the annual base pay and bonus compensation paid to an Amtrak executive in a required annual report to Congress.Specifically, Amtrak must incorporate into the annual report the annual base pay and any bonus compensation paid to a member of the executive leadership team. This must include the criteria and metrics used to determine any bonus compensation.Further, Amtrak must make the annual report available on Amtrak's public website.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB29

Introduced
1/7/25  
Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB323

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
PLAN for Broadband Act Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB328

Introduced
1/30/25  
Stop Sports Blackouts ActThis bill requires cable and satellite broadcast providers to issue rebates to customers who are denied access to video programming included in their subscription because of programming negotiations. Specifically, where a provider’s negotiations related to the retransmission or carriage of video programming result in the provider failing to offer access to programming included in a customer’s subscription, the customer must be issued a rebate for the affected period. The Federal Communications Commission is directed to issue rules to this effect, including to establish the appropriate amount for such a rebate.  
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB322

Introduced
1/29/25  
Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts ActThis bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish an atmospheric river forecast improvement program.In carrying out the program, NOAA must seek to reduce loss of life and property and other economic losses caused by atmospheric river events through research and development on accurate, effective, and actionable forecasting and warnings. The program must generally involve the establishment of quantitative atmospheric river forecast skill metrics, the development of an atmospheric river forecast system within a unified forecast system, and the development of tools and products to predict periods of active or inactive atmospheric river landfalls and inland penetration, among other activities. The program must periodically test and evaluate the value of incorporating innovative observations (e.g., observations from radar, aircraft, ocean buoys, and other sources) to facilitate the improvement of modeling and forecasting. The program must also consider the development of best practices for communicating the existence and severity of atmospheric river events, as well as other information about atmospheric rivers. The program may seek to improve precipitation modeling, with an emphasis on forecasting for complex terrain. The bill also requires NOAA to acquire and sustain adequate crewed and uncrewed aircraft (i.e., drones), equipment, and personnel necessary to meet air reconnaissance mission requirements annually during the expected atmospheric river season (November through March). 
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB324

Introduced
1/29/25  
Smarter Weather Forecasting for Water Management, Farming, and Ranching Act of 2025This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish pilot projects to support improved subseasonal to seasonal precipitation forecasting for water management in the western United States and for agriculture nationwide. (Under current law, subseasonal means the time range between two weeks and three months, and seasonal means the time range between three months and two years.)Specifically, NOAA must establish a pilot project to address challenges to improving forecasting and related product development for water management in the western United States. The project must address, among other items, improvements to operational modeling in mountainous regions and to the forecasting of atmospheric rivers. NOAA must also establish a second pilot project to address challenges to improving forecasting and related product development for U.S. agriculture. The project must address, among other items, improvements to operational modeling of warm-season precipitation and to the prediction of certain spring and summer weather patterns.  Each pilot project must include activities that engage with and leverage the resources of academic institutions and entities within NOAA, and that achieve measurable objectives for operational forecast improvement. NOAA’s authority with respect to these pilot projects expires five years after the bill’s enactment. 
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB294

Introduced
1/29/25  
Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act or the COOL Online Act This bill requires sellers of imported products online to conspicuously disclose the country of origin of the products and the country where the seller's principal place of business is located. This requirement does not apply to specified products, such as agricultural commodities, food or drugs, or previously owned items.The Federal Trade Commission must enforce violations of this requirement as unfair or deceptive trade practices.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB346

Introduced
1/30/25  
Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB325

Introduced
1/29/25  
Coordinated Federal Response to Extreme Heat Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB246

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Interstate Transport Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB260

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/5/25  
Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SJR7

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB93

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB320

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025