What Happened in Congress Yesterday?

Sunshine Protection Act of 2025

Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

Common Cents Act

Failing Bank Acquisition Fairness Act

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Whale CHARTS Act of 2026

SAFE CATTLE Act

Expanding the Fast Track Act of 2026

Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act of 2026

Water Resources Development Act of 2026

Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a quantum-enhanced critical minerals survey, and for other purposes.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to codify that the default expectation for licensure of biological products as biosimilar does not include clinical studies assessing pharmacodynamics or comparative clinical efficacy, and for other purposes.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose limits on birthright citizenship for aliens and illegal migrants.

To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to establish in the Environmental Protection Agency the State Standing Committee, and for other purposes.

To require the establishment of a grant program to assist with certain veterinary expenses of retired Federal working dogs, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the jurisdiction of Department of Veterans Affairs police officers, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to use four-dimensional functional lung imaging software product to identify respiratory disorders and lung disease in veterans, and for other purposes.

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restrict eligibility for Federal welfare programs to citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.

To authorize financial institutions to delay or refuse transactions that may involve the financial exploitation of older adults and vulnerable persons, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to establish a 5-year pilot program under which the Secretary will award grants to eligible entities for purposes of expanding forensic assertive community treatment team programs.

To amend title 11, United States Code, to provide bankruptcy protections for medically distressed debtors, and for other purposes.

To expand access for workers experiencing symptoms related to menopause and the menopause transition to reasonable accommodations that enable them to perform the essential functions of their job without risking their health or economic security.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to make updates to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, and for other purposes.

To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an assessment program for commercial-scale offshore aquaculture through demonstration projects, to establish Aquaculture Centers of Excellence, to support aquaculture workforce development and working waterfronts, and for other purposes.

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to establish a pilot program to provide corrosion prevention and control assistance to Coast Guard field units, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, to award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction.

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate and report on the inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs of the United States with respect to opioid-use disorders, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to provide housing assistance to graduate students.

To amend title 49, United States Code, require employers of airport service workers at small, medium, and large hub airports to ensure that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes.

To provide a private cause of action for exposure of personally identifiable information of victims or victims' personal or medical files or similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy in releasing documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

To require the Secretary State to submit to Congress a strategy to dismantle United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East operations, and for other purposes.

To amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to limit intellectual property protection for plants, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out activities to eliminate hepatitis C virus in the United States.

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Labor to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census tracts.

To prohibit the use of Federal, State, foreign, or private funds to install permanent fencing around the White House complex.

To increase access to artificial intelligence through programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

To require a review of the national security risk posed by communications equipment and services produced or provided by certain entities, and for other purposes.

To prohibit Federal judges from receiving gifts valued over $50 in an instance or $100 in the aggregate in a year from a source unless excepted, and for other purposes.

To protect publicly commissioned art, and for other purposes.

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize emergency technical assistance, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize emergency technical assistance and grants, and for other purposes.

To amend the Small Business Act to modify the annual report of the Office of Credit Risk Management, and for other purposes.

To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to support the development of a voluntary technical standard for setting a screentime limit across certain devices, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 from fraud, waste, and abuse for the Nation's most vulnerable.