This resolution honors the late Senator Lindsey Graham and condemns Omar Suleiman for publicly celebrating Graham's death. It also acknowledges that House Democrats invited Suleiman to serve as a guest chaplain in 2019 and highlights his past statements and affiliations. The measure expresses support for the House Republicans' Sharia-Free America Caucus, which aims to protect constitutional principles from what it describes as an ideology incompatible with American life.
This resolution formally impeaches Senior District Judge John Edwin Steele of the Middle District of Florida for high crimes and misdemeanors. The primary allegation is that he released Miakel Guerra Morales, a Cuban national convicted of aircraft piracy, from an ICE detention facility despite the individual posing a special danger to the public. The text claims the judge ignored federal regulations allowing detention for dangerous aliens and prioritized case management backlogs over national security and public safety. By ordering the release within 24 hours, the resolution argues the judge denied the executive branch time to pursue appellate review and protect the community. Consequently, the House seeks to remove the judge from office based on this specific judicial decision.
The Ballots by Election Day Act changes federal election rules to require that all ballots, including absentee and mail-in votes, be received by election officials by the time polls close on Election Day. This deadline applies to all federal elections starting in 2027, with the specific exception of ballots cast by uniformed service members and overseas citizens. States are prohibited from counting any late ballots received after the polls close, except for those from the exempted groups. The legislation amends the Help America Vote Act to establish this new timeline and updates the relevant sections within that law.
The Pharmaceutical Investment Oversight and Accountability Act requires the Federal Trade Commission to produce an annual report on foreign investment within the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. This report must assess how foreign ownership affects domestic drug manufacturing, supply chains, and the capacity to sequence or store DNA. The FTC will also review past investigations into these foreign transactions to determine how many were approved or blocked. Finally, the agency must publish a public summary of its findings on its website and share the full report with specific congressional committees.
The Customer Property Protection Act amends the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify how customer assets are treated when a commodity broker goes bankrupt. It specifies that cash, securities, and other property held by the broker are considered customer property, but only to the extent that they are insufficient to cover the net equity claims of public customers. This provision allows for unavoidable security interests and contractual offset rights to take precedence over customer claims. The bill directly affects commodity brokers and their public customers by establishing a clearer hierarchy for distributing assets during insolvency proceedings.
This bill requires wagering and prediction market platforms to use facial recognition technology to verify that all users are over 18 years old before allowing them to place bets or orders. To protect user privacy, the law mandates that these platforms collect only the data strictly necessary for age verification and must delete any such data once it is no longer needed. The Federal Trade Commission is given the authority to enforce these age verification rules and can issue penalties for violations. Additionally, the legislation establishes a new Office of the Retail Advocate and an Advisory Council within the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to better protect individual investors and oversee the regulation of event contracts.
This bill, known as the Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act, amends federal law to explicitly limit membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution to adult human females. It defines a female as someone who naturally possesses or would have the reproductive system capable of producing ova for fertilization, regardless of any congenital anomalies or medical disruptions. By adding this specific definition to the organization's governing code, the legislation clarifies the genealogical and biological requirements for joining the group. The change directly affects the organization's eligibility rules but does not alter its internal operations or funding.
The Drug Deal Disclosure Act requires the Department of Health and Human Services to publicly release records of specific agreements between the federal government and major drug manufacturers starting in 2025. These agreements must include provisions such as offering lower drug prices based on international rates, providing discounts through government platforms like TrumpRx, or receiving special exemptions from import duties and regulatory reviews. While the bill mandates that most documents be made available in a searchable format, it allows the government to withhold only specific confidential pricing details if legally required by foreign laws or court orders, provided a justification is published. Additionally, the law directs the Congressional Budget Office and the Government Accountability Office to analyze the economic and budgetary impacts of these deals, including effects on Medicare, Medicaid, and drug competition.
The Patients First Act of 2026 modifies how Medicare reimburses physicians and primary care providers to improve access and stabilize payments. It establishes a new hybrid payment model for primary care services from 2027 to 2031, which pays a monthly fee per patient to eligible independent practices while covering specific services like care management and telehealth without cost-sharing for patients. The bill also updates the formula for calculating reimbursement rates to account for high inflation years and requires more frequent updates to the costs used in calculating payments. Additionally, the legislation reforms the performance-based payment system by adding care efficiency measures, creating a task force to recommend new quality metrics, and adjusting penalties for providers who fail to report on certain data.
The Essential Caregivers Act of 2026 requires nursing homes, long-term care hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and intermediate care facilities to allow two chosen family members or friends to visit residents during times when regular visitation is suspended. These essential caregivers must agree to follow the facility's existing safety and infection control rules, which are no more restrictive than those applied to staff. While facilities can limit access for the first seven days of a suspension or deny entry if a caregiver shows symptoms of a serious infectious disease, they cannot block visits for end-of-life care. Additionally, the bill mandates that complaints about denied access to essential caregivers be investigated and resolved within three days.
This bill, known as the Voter ID Act, requires voters in federal elections to present a valid photo identification to cast a ballot in person or to mail in their vote. It allows individuals who cannot produce such ID to cast a provisional ballot, provided they later submit the ID or an affidavit explaining a religious objection to being photographed. The law defines acceptable forms of identification to include state-issued driver's licenses, state ID cards, passports, military IDs, and tribal government documents with photos and expiration dates. To assist those who need copies of their ID, the bill mandates that states provide free access to digital imaging devices at various government buildings and establishes a federal grant program to help states and tribes issue identification documents at no cost to eligible residents who cannot afford the fees.
Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2030, modifies, and establishes programs under the Older Americans Act, which supports social services and activities for individuals aged 60 years or older. Reauthorized programs and activities include the national eldercare locator service; regional aging and disability resource centers; grants to support counseling and assistance on pensions and other retirement benefits; grants to support home-delivered nutrition services (sometimes referred to as meals on wheels programs); programs to facilitate the delivery of supportive services to tribal organizations; and programs to prevent elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The bill also modifies existing programs for older individuals, including by explicitly permitting states to use certain grant funds to make carryout meals available at congregate meal sites or community locations. (Some providers began offering carryout meals to seniors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.) Further, the bill permits the Administration on Aging to establish and operate, through grants to or contracts with eligible entities, a national resource center to support growth of the direct care workforce. The center’s activities may include the provision of training and technical assistance and the promotion of strategies to recruit and retain direct care workers. Finally, the bill establishes or reconvenes certain advisory groups, including (1) an advisory committee to provide guidance regarding the needs of older Native Americans and the implementation of related programs, and (2) a White House Conference on Aging to recommend improvements to federal programs that serve older individuals.
