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IntroducedSep 3
Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act

This bill makes permanent and extends two tax relief provisions for disaster victims: (1) it allows individuals in federally declared major disasters (from December 28, 2019 through December 31, 2026) to deduct personal casualty losses without the usual 10% income floor, and (2)…

Affects: Individuals and families in federally declared major disaster areas from December 28, 2019 through December 31, 2026 — including those affected by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and wildfires.
IntroducedSep 3
National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act

This bill extends the deadline for the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to build a commemorative memorial in Washington, D.C. or its surrounding area. The Foundation originally had until 2031 (seven years after the 2024 enactment of the prior authorization…

Affects: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers and their families, including paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and EMS personnel nationwide who would be honored by the memorial.
IntroducedSep 2
Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act

This bill extends the authorization period for the African American Civil Rights Network, a federal program that preserves and educates the public about African American civil rights history and sites. The bill continues existing funding and operational authority for the network…

Affects: African Americans and other citizens seeking to learn about and preserve civil rights history; educators teaching civil rights content; visitors to civil rights heritage sites; communities with designated historic sites related to the civil rights movement; museum professionals and heritage site staff employed by network institutions.
IntroducedSep 1
Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2026

This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to allow utility companies, telecommunications providers, landlords, and HUD to report payment history on rent, utilities, and telecom bills to credit bureaus. It prohibits utility companies from marking accounts as late if the…

Affects: Low-income renters and utility customers (disproportionately affected by negative reporting); utility and telecom customers earning under 200% of federal poverty line (more likely to face service interruptions); approximately 43 million renters in the U.
IntroducedSep 1
Clarity for Compensation Act

This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act to create a new exemption allowing personal services entities owned by registered financial representatives to receive compensation payments from their broker on the representative's behalf without being classified as a broker…

Affects: Registered financial representatives (estimated 600,000+ across the U.
IntroducedAug 20
No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026

This bill requires schools and colleges that receive federal funding to treat antisemitic discrimination with the same vigor as other forms of discrimination banned by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It directs schools and federal agencies to use the antisemitism definition from a…

Affects: Approximately 42% of American Jewish college students who report experiencing antisemitism on campus (per bill findings); Jewish students in K-12 schools and higher education; faculty members; schools and colleges receiving federal financial assistance (the vast majority of U.
IntroducedAug 10
Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

This bill extends an existing tax deduction for classroom supplies to early childhood educators (preschool and daycare workers), allowing them to deduct up to $300 in unreimbursed expenses from their taxable income starting in tax year 2026. Currently, only kindergarten through…

Affects: Approximately 2 million early childhood educators in the United States (predominantly women, median age 35, majority earning $25,000-$40,000 annually) employed in preschools, childcare centers, Head Start programs, and other early education settings.Bill Passed (86-11, 3/5 majority required) 86–11
IntroducedAug 8
Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

This bill creates a new federal regulatory framework for digital commodities (cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based assets) under the SEC and CFTC, establishes clear definitions and registration requirements for digital commodity exchanges, brokers, and dealers, and prohibits…

Affects: Retail cryptocurrency investors and traders (estimated 50+ million U.Passed 294–134
IntroducedJul 29
Gateway Partnership Act

This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to sign a five-year agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation (the official nonprofit partner of Gateway Arch National Park) to host private events in park buildings like the Arch Visitor Center and Old Courthouse. The…

Affects: Gateway Arch Park Foundation (nonprofit); Gateway Arch National Park visitors (estimated 2 million+ annual visits as of recent NPS data, though bill does not specify); wealthy individuals and organizations able to afford private events at a national park monument; NPS staff at the park who will manage private events; general Missouri taxpayers funding the Department of Interior.
IntroducedJul 29
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act

This bill settles a long-running water rights dispute involving the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in California's Coachella Valley by confirming the tribe's right to 20,000 acre-feet per year of groundwater and establishing a $500 million trust fund for water projects…

Affects: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (approximately 260 enrolled tribal members as of recent records; gains senior water right and $500M fund), tribal allottees (individual members with beneficial land interests on reservation; entitled to just and equitable irrigation water from 20,000 AFY), Riverside County (loses ad valorem tax revenue on possessory interests but receives equivalent distributions), other public agencies in Riverside County (schools, fire, flood control entities that receive county property tax apportionment; now receive tribal tax distributions instead), Coachella Valley Water District (approximately 110,000 served customers; obtains facility land, continues domestic water service, avoids litigation), Desert Water Agency (serves approximately 10,000 customers; continues operations), non-tribal groundwater producers and agricultural users in Indio Subbasin (lose junior water rights access to 20,000 AFY)
IntroducedJul 29
Chiricahua National Park Act

This bill redesignates the Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona as Chiricahua National Park, keeping the same land boundaries and existing protections. It adds new requirements for the National Park Service to protect and provide Native American tribes access to traditional…

Affects: Federally recognized Indian Tribes with historical and cultural connections to Chiricahua (primarily Apache tribes including the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Mescalero Apache Tribe, White Mountain Apache Tribe, and others with ancestral ties); visitors to the park (majority will experience no change; some may encounter temporary closures during tribal ceremonies); park staff and adjacent Arizona communities dependent on park-related employment and tourism revenue.
IntroducedJul 29
Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act

This bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way permit for an emergency exit road on Blue Ridge Parkway land in Virginia near Wintergreen, Virginia, conditional on the Secretary completing evaluations of alternative routes, analyzing fire emergency…

Affects: Wintergreen Resort residents and visitors (approximately 2,000–5,000 residents and seasonal visitors based on typical Appalachian resort development scale, though exact numbers not specified in bill); park visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway who may experience minor impacts from new road corridor; surrounding Virginia communities near Milepost 9.
IntroducedJul 28
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026

This bill reauthorizes federal nursing workforce development programs under the Public Health Service Act, increasing funding for advanced nursing education grants and capacity-building at nursing schools through fiscal year 2030. It expands eligibility for grants to include…

Affects: Nursing students enrolled in advanced practice programs (nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists) — estimated hundreds of thousands nationally based on HRSA data showing 180,000+ advanced practice nurses in the workforce; nursing faculty and preceptors in schools of nursing; health care facilities and clinics experiencing nursing shortages (hospitals, rural health clinics, community health centers); vulnerable populations including survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault pursuing nursing careers; rural and underserved communities dependent on advanced practice nurses for primary care delivery.
IntroducedJul 27
American Decade of Sports Act

This bill requires the State Department to develop a sports diplomacy strategy that uses major sporting events being held in the U.S. between 2024 and 2034 (including the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics, and Rugby World Cups) to advance American diplomatic goals and soft power.…

Affects: International athletes, coaches, and support staff competing in or attending major U.
IntroducedJul 23
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026

This bill extends the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act—a federal program providing grants for ALS research and expediting drug reviews—through fiscal year 2031 instead of 2026. It also adds requirements for the FDA to review clinical trial enrollment data…

Affects: Approximately 16,000 Americans living with ALS at any given time; families and caregivers of ALS patients; researchers and clinicians at NIH-funded institutions, university medical centers, and pharmaceutical R&D divisions working on ALS and rare neurodegenerative diseases; patients with rare neurodegenerative diseases beyond ALS (Parkinson's disease, frontotemporal dementia, spinal muscular atrophy, etc.