What Happened in Congress on Wednesday?

Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1318) to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1346) to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025

SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act

Expanding the Surety Bond Program Act of 2025

A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes.

PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025

A resolution designating the week of April 20 through 26, 2026, as "National Dark Sky Week".

A resolution commending the American Chemical Society on the occasion of its 150th anniversary and recognizing its many years of service to the United States.

A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3, 2026, through May 9, 2026, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

A resolution supporting the mission and goals of National Fentanyl Awareness Day in 2026, including increasing individual and public awareness of the impact of fake or counterfeit fentanyl pills on families and young people.

A resolution commending the "Donut Dollies" for their patriotic service and steadfast support of United States servicemembers in combat and honoring their extraordinary contributions to the morale and well-being of United States servicemembers during wartime.

A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

Timely and Accurate Benefits Act

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3817 Marysville Boulevard in Sacramento, California, as the "Grantland Johnson Post Office".

PROTECT Kids Act

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2200 South Salina Street in Syracuse, New York, as the "Wallie Howard Jr. Post Office Building".

Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study Act

Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act

Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act

Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act

Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Access and Success Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nisqually Indian Tribe the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure.

Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act

Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio, as the "Ulysses S. Grant Post Office Building".

CONNECT Act

To require the establishment of a list identifying program areas and administrative practices presenting the greatest risk to the integrity of Federal funds administered by States and local governments.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 189 East Main Street in Xenia, Ohio, as the "Gilman 'Gil' Whitney Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 South Tremont Street in Tremonton, Utah, as the "Sorensen-Estrada Post Office".

Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act of 2026

Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act

Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act

Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act

National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act

To establish governmentwide requirements for pre-payment fraud prevention actions, to provide the U.S. Treasury appropriate data resources, to facilitate participation in governmentwide anti-fraud data sharing, and for other purposes.

To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.

TRUE Accountability Act

ZOMBIE Act

To reauthorize the active transportation infrastructure investment program, and for other purposes.

To encourage the development of specialized foster care programs designed specifically for large sibling groups, sibling groups with a wide age range, and sibling groups with complex needs.

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an education program on unleaded aviation gasoline, and for other purposes.

To amend the Federal Power Act and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require investor owned electric utilities and gas utilities and transmission providers to, when establishing or calculating a return on equity, establish or calculate the return on equity at the lowest return on equity in an established range of reasonableness, and for other purposes.

To clarify that the baseline is based on current laws and the assumption of continuation of current levels of discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.

To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office to include the effects of using baseline assumptions when preparing estimates under such Act, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors, and for other purposes.

To provide a gasoline tax holiday.

To prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on persons who perform gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of State to provide funds for a United States pavilion or other major exhibit at any international exposition or world's fair, and for other purposes.

To strengthen the public-private partnerships and policy efforts of the Department of State to advance women's economic security in South and Central Asia, and for other purposes.

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants available to States to inform individuals of potential eligibility for the Lifeline program of the Commission, and for other purposes.

To provide for a procedure for Congress to carry out a reversal of a decision by the President not to declare a major disaster requested by the Governor of a State under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

To amend the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 to codify the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030, issued jointly by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations to include strollers in the contract of carriage of air carriers and set a liability limit for damaged strollers, and for other purposes.

To require certain duties and covered import restrictions with respect to forestry products to be reduced by 50 percent if an importer of such product can demonstrate that such product contains 100 percent raw wood material originating in the United States, and for other purposes.

To require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives not later than 180 days after a vacancy occurs in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

To nullify certain rules related to foreign assistance.

To prohibit the imposition of any duty on the importation of phosphate fertilizers under section 122 or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

To require the Commander of the United States Space Command to submit a feasibility report on expanding the Multinational Force Operation Olympic Defender.

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support community-based coverage entities to carry out a comprehensive coverage program that provides qualifying individuals and small businesses health coverage and integrated health related social need services to small business workers that promote improved health, long-term economic self-sufficiency, employment and retention, and for other purposes.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect American workers and values.

To prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce measures requiring certain employees to refer to an individual by the preferred pronouns of such individual or a name other than the legal name of such individual, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies that furnish consumer reports for tenant screening purposes from providing certain information, to establish duties of users of consumer reports for housing purposes, and for other purposes.

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to address misuse of bankruptcy proceedings in cases of child sex abuse, and for other purposes.

To clarify the eligibility of certain student populations for child care assistance under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 7378) to amend the Calder Act to permanently adjust American time, and for other purposes.

Commending the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for its efforts to facilitate peace between the United States and Israel with Iran.

Condemning President Donald J. Trump for his disgraceful, despicable, and disrespectful social media post depicting himself as Jesus Christ, diminishing the dignity of the Presidency and bringing disrepute to the office.

Condemning State-level energy policies that restrict domestic oil production, increase gasoline prices, and undermine American energy security and national defense.

Directing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings.

Supporting the designation of April 2026 as "National Native Plant Month".

Addressing the politicization of war crimes allegations against allied Special Operations Forces.

Supporting the designation of April 29, 2026, as "Denim Day" and honoring survivors of sexual assault.

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit individuals to wear denim clothing on the floor of the House on the last Wednesday of April of each year.

Expressing support for the recognition of April as National Foster Sibling Connections Month.

Supporting the mission and goals of National Fentanyl Awareness Day in 2026, including increasing individual and public awareness of the impact of fake or counterfeit fentanyl pills on families and young people.

Recognizing the 51st anniversary of Black April and the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.

Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month".

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025

Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act

FRAUD in VA Disability Exams Act of 2025

Presumptive CLARITY Act of 2025

Stuck On Hold Act

Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act 2.0

Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2025

Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025

Thomas M. Conway Veterans Access to Resources in the Workplace Act

Disabled Veterans Dignity Act of 2026

Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026

Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act

National Veterans Strategy Act of 2026

Veterans STAND Act

Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act of 2026

Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026

Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act

Health Care for Homeless Veterans Act

Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act

Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Protection Act

Veterans Outdoor Rehabilitation Act

Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a five-year human capital plan to support the mission and responsibilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to require the Secretary provide notice before carrying out a reduction in force, and for other purposes.

A bill to prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on persons who perform gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes.

A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed standard with respect to heat injury and illness prevention, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the use of an identity fraud detection system in reviewing Free Applications for Federal Student Aid.

A bill to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into interstate commerce in the United States of connected vehicles and related software and hardware associated with foreign adversaries.

A bill to authorize the East Wing Modernization Project, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive student achievement information.

A bill to require a determination regarding atrocities in Tibet, and for other purposes.

A bill to provide for a procedure for Congress to carry out a reversal of a decision by the President not to declare a major disaster requested by the Governor of a State under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Clayton Act to provide for the divestiture of certain transactions, and for other purposes.

A bill to establish requirements for financial aid offers made by institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

A bill to nullify certain rules related to foreign assistance.

A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to establish additional requirements for dealers, and for other purposes.

A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants available to States to inform individuals of potential eligibility for the Lifeline program of the Commission, and for other purposes.

A bill to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to identify a consistent, Federal set of best available forward-looking meteorological information and to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene an effort to make such set available, with advice and technical assistance, to standards-developing organizations, and for other purposes.

A bill to modernize clinical trials and remove barriers for participation in clinical trials, and for other purposes.

A bill to establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for limited full expensing of certain reforestation expenditures.

A bill to increase cooperation with countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region in order to strengthen energy security and defense capabilities, and for other purposes.

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Pay-to-Pay Fees".

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect United States citizenship.

A resolution recognizing April 29, 2026, as "Denim Day" and honoring survivors of sexual assault.

A resolution expressing support for the recognition of April as "National Language Access Month".

A resolution expressing support for the designation of April 1, 2026, through April 30, 2026, as "Fair Chance Jobs Month".

A resolution expressing support for the designation of April 2026 as "National Child Abuse Prevention Month", and the goals and ideals of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act