This bill, titled the "Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act," repeals two sections of the Internal Revenue Code. It eliminates Section 25F, which provides a tax credit for contributions made to scholarship granting organizations. Additionally, the bill repeals Section 139K, which allows certain educational assistance to be excluded from an individual's gross income. These changes primarily affect taxpayers who currently claim these credits or exclusions, and organizations involved in scholarship grants or providing educational assistance. The amendments generally take effect for taxable years ending after December 31, 2026.
The Supporting VA Families Act grants unpaid parental leave to Department of Veterans Affairs employees. This provision allows employees to take four weeks of unpaid leave within a 12-month period for the birth of a child or for adoption and foster care placements. The leave is designed to supplement existing leave policies rather than replace them, ensuring employees can balance family needs with their work responsibilities. The act defines eligible employees and children according to existing federal definitions found in Title 5 of the United States Code.
The Combating Illicit Xylazine Act places xylazine - a veterinary sedative increasingly found in illicit drug mixtures - into Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, subjecting it to federal regulation as a controlled substance. It specifically allows veterinary use without requiring registration of the ultimate user (e.g., pet owners or veterinarians) if xylazine is dispensed by a registered veterinarian or pharmacy with a vet prescription and used for animals owned by the user, under their care, or in authorized animal programs. The bill provides a one-year delay for labeling and packaging requirements and a 60-day delay for registration and recordkeeping for veterinary use to ease implementation. Additionally, it adds xylazine to the Arcos tracking system for controlled substances and mandates two congressional reports on illicit use prevalence within 18 months and 4 years of enactment.
S 1885, the Stop the Scroll Act, requires major social media platforms and anonymous content-sharing apps (defined as "covered platforms") to display clear mental health warning labels each time a U.S. user accesses the service. The labels must warn users about potential mental health risks linked to social media use and provide access to resources like the 988 Suicide Lifeline. Platforms must display the label prominently upon entry, redisplay it hourly after user acknowledgment, and cannot hide it in terms of service or allow disabling. This law directly affects all covered platform providers operating in the U.S., mandating specific disclosure practices to inform users about health risks before engagement.
The Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act seeks to prevent countries of concern, such as China, from obtaining advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. It directs U.S. agencies to identify critical semiconductor manufacturing technology and facilities in these countries and immediately engage allied nations to adopt equivalent export controls, including denying licenses for exports and servicing to targeted facilities. The bill mandates the U.S. to implement its own countrywide controls on relevant U.S.-produced equipment and comprehensive restrictions on identified foreign facilities within 150 days. If an allied country fails to implement comparable controls after diplomatic efforts are exhausted, the U.S. will extend its jurisdiction to control the export and servicing of covered equipment originating from that allied nation. This legislation primarily affects U.S. and allied semiconductor manufacturing equipment producers, as well as specific foreign entities and facilities in countries of concern.
This bill prohibits businesses from using automated systems to set different prices for food and groceries based on surveillance data about individual consumers, such as their browsing history or personal information. It allows exceptions for discounts based on reasonable costs, membership programs, or broad group categories like students and seniors, provided the rules are clearly disclosed and applied uniformly. The Federal Trade Commission would enforce these rules, while states and individuals can also sue for violations, seeking damages of at least $3,000 per violation.
This bill updates federal law to prohibit excluding military members from assignments or career fields based on their gender, affecting all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. It requires the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports detailing changes to occupational standards and data on involuntary reclassifications or separations, broken down by military job and gender. The legislation also modernizes how the military evaluates job requirements, mandating that standards be based on scientifically rigorous assessments of technical, tactical, cognitive, and physical abilities rather than gender. Additionally, it directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a full review of ground combat unit effectiveness to Congress and requires an independent audit of that review within 180 days.
The Protein for Every Plate Act of 2026 amends the Food and Nutrition Act to increase funding for animal protein purchases under the National School Lunch Program. Specifically, it adds $200,000,000 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to the existing commodity funds designated for food distribution. This change directly affects schools and food programs that receive federal nutrition assistance by allowing them to purchase more animal protein items. The bill modifies existing statutory language to formally include this additional funding amount in the program's financial provisions.
This resolution recognizes the 205th anniversary of the War of Greek Independence and extends congratulations to the people of Greece. It highlights the shared democratic values between the United States and Greece, noting historical ties from the American Revolution to modern NATO cooperation. The bill also acknowledges the contributions of the Greek-American community and Greece's strategic role in the Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans. This is a ceremonial measure that does not create new laws or require funding, but rather expresses official appreciation for the historical and ongoing partnership between the two nations.
This concurrent resolution formally recognizes the ongoing disparity between wages paid to men and women in the United States and reaffirms Congress's commitment to supporting equal pay. It highlights statistical data showing that women earn approximately 81 cents for every dollar earned by men, with significant variations across racial and ethnic groups, and notes that the gender wage gap has widened over the past two years. The document also identifies contributing factors such as occupational segregation, lack of family-friendly workplace policies, and workplace harassment, while emphasizing the economic impact on women's retirement security and family incomes.
This bill directs the President, through the Department of Defense and the National Intelligence Director, to create strategies for identifying stolen sensitive data and classified information held by foreign entities. It specifically targets financial, medical, biometric data, intellectual property, and trade secrets belonging to U.S. persons. The legislation authorizes these officials to determine if destroying, manipulating, or recovering such stolen data serves U.S. economic and national security interests, and if so, permits them to attempt those actions while potentially informing the data owners. Officials must submit a report to Congress within one year outlining their strategies, actions taken, and recommendations for future legislative or administrative steps.
The AFFIRM Act of 2026 introduces several changes to the federal crop insurance program, primarily affecting farmers, insurance providers, and the federal government. The bill requires the USDA to publicly disclose information about who receives premium subsidies and how much in indemnities they receive, while exempting those with catastrophic risk protection plans. It also limits premium subsidies to individuals with adjusted gross income under $250,000 and caps annual premium payments at $40,000 per person. Additionally, the Act prohibits premium subsidies for harvest price policies starting in 2027 and sets an 8.9 percent cap on the average rate of return for crop insurance providers. The legislation also places a $900 million annual cap on administrative and operating expense reimbursements for insurance companies, with adjustments for inflation in subsequent years.
