This House resolution designates September 14 through 20, 2026, as Interscholastic Athletic Administrators' Week to honor the contributions of secondary school athletic leaders. The bill highlights how these administrators support student development in areas such as physical health, academic performance, and emotional well-being. It specifically commends the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association for its role in training professionals who guide over eight million student athletes across the United States.
The Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act prohibits the President and federal officials from changing the official names of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. It specifically nullifies Executive Order 14422, which sought to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, and bars any similar future executive actions. The bill also forbids the use of federal funds to implement these renaming measures or any substantially similar directives.
The FABRIC Act amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to prohibit piece-rate pay for garment industry workers, requiring employers to pay at least the federal minimum hourly wage while still allowing incentive bonuses. It introduces joint and several liability for brand guarantors, making them financially responsible for labor law violations committed by their contractors or subcontractors, with an affirmative defense available if the brand can prove it had no knowledge of the violation. To enhance oversight, the bill mandates that garment manufacturers and contractors register annually with the Department of Labor, providing detailed information about ownership and employee history in exchange for a certificate that must be posted on-site. The legislation also establishes a new Undersecretary of the Garment Industry within the Department of Labor and authorizes $100 million in competitive grants to support domestic manufacturing, workforce development, and facility improvements.
The TEAM USA Act would amend the Higher Education Act to limit the number of international student athletes on varsity sports teams at colleges that receive federal financial assistance. Under this bill, no more than 20 percent of a team's official roster could consist of international student athletes, or just one such athlete if the team has fewer than ten members. The legislation defines an international student athlete as someone who is not a U.S. national or permanent resident, or who receives athletic financial aid from a foreign Olympic or Paralympic committee. Institutions would be required to report their roster demographics annually to the Secretary of Education and relevant athletic associations, with these rules taking effect for the 2029-2030 academic year.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
The End Trump's Tariff Tax Act terminates specific import duties imposed under recent trade investigations and repeals two statutory authorities used to impose tariffs for forced labor violations, balance-of-payments issues, and foreign discrimination. The bill requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner to automatically refund all duties collected during specified periods in 2026, along with interest, without requiring importers to submit formal requests or documentation. Importers who paid these tariffs will receive their money back, with small businesses prioritized for payment where practicable.
The Ending Presidential Corruption in Banking Act prohibits federal banking regulators from approving new charters, licenses, or deposit insurance for banks where high-ranking government officials hold a controlling interest. The bill defines covered persons to include the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, senior executive branch appointees, and their immediate family members, banning them from owning more than 10 percent of a bank's voting securities or serving as senior executives. It requires regulators to terminate existing banking charters and licenses for institutions that received approval after January 20, 2025, while such officials maintained control. Additionally, the law makes it unlawful for the President, Vice President, or their spouses and children to hold any controlling influence over a bank, mandating immediate termination of those banks' federal privileges if compliance is not achieved within 30 days of inauguration.
The Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers Act would amend the Higher Education Act to cancel the remaining balance on eligible federal student loans for borrowers who work full-time in agriculture. To qualify, individuals must be employed as a farmer, rancher, or manager of a qualified farm or ranch and belong to specific groups such as beginning farmers, veterans, women, minorities, or socially disadvantaged producers. Borrowers must make 120 monthly payments on their loans while maintaining continuous full-time employment in the sector to receive the forgiveness. The bill also establishes strict removal rules that terminate program eligibility if a borrower is not employed full-time in agriculture for more than three years after age 40 or seven years before age 40, with exceptions for active military service.
The DCA Air Safety Act mandates that the Federal Aviation Administration reduce the hourly arrival rate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to a maximum of 28 aircraft within 90 days and convert this limit into binding 30-minute interval caps to prevent traffic clustering. The bill also requires the permanent elimination of 30 existing slot exemptions over a five-year phase-in period from 2028 to 2032, with at least 26 of these being beyond-perimeter slots that allow flights to destinations outside the local area. To oversee these changes, the legislation establishes a permanent commission comprising federal officials and regional leaders from Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C., which will conduct ongoing safety studies and report recommendations to Congress every two years.
The Don't STEAL Act amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to pay workers at least the higher amount specified in their employment contracts or by federal and state wage laws, ensuring that contractual agreements are not undercut by statutory minimums. This provision directly affects employees engaged in commerce who have signed contracts promising specific compensation rates. The bill also establishes criminal penalties for willful wage theft, allowing for fines and imprisonment of up to five years if the unpaid wages exceed $1,000, or one year if they do not. Additionally, it directs that any fines collected from these violations be used by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division to fund further enforcement efforts.
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse specific public employee retirement systems for costs associated with accidental disability retirements and deaths linked to the September 11, 2001 attacks. The reimbursement is strictly limited to systems that include members who participated in rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations at the World Trade Center site. To fund this initiative, the bill authorizes $5.9 billion in appropriations for fiscal year 2027.
The Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act proposes to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to reduce the standard overtime threshold from forty hours per week to thirty-two hours over a four-year transition period. Employers would be required to pay non-exempt workers one and one-half times their regular rate for hours worked beyond this new weekly limit, as well as for daily shifts exceeding eight or twelve hours. The bill includes a provision preventing employers from lowering an employee's total weekly compensation or benefits when the new overtime rules apply.
