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in committee · Wisconsin · Senate Sep 16, 2025

S 2812: Brake for Kids Act of 2025

The Brake for Kids Act of 2025 requires the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to launch a national public safety campaign within one year of enactment. The campaign will educate drivers about the dangers of illegally passing stopped school buses using TV, radio, social media, and other broad-reaching channels. It directly affects drivers who may pass school buses and aims to increase awareness through widespread messaging, funded by existing transportation safety budgets. The bill does not change traffic laws but focuses on public education to improve safety around school buses.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill enhances transportation safety by mandating a national campaign to prevent illegal school bus passes, funded through existing transportation safety budgets, directly aligning with safety-focused transportation policy.95% confidence
Todd Young (R) · 2 co-sponsors
in committee · Wisconsin · House Sep 16, 2025

HR 5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026

HR 5401, the Pay Our Troops Act of 2026, ensures military personnel, civilian Defense workers, and supporting contractors receive pay during government funding gaps in fiscal year 2026. It appropriates emergency funds for active-duty service members, reserves, and their supporting personnel (including Coast Guard staff under DHS) if regular appropriations aren't enacted by the end of the fiscal year. The bill provides necessary pay and allowances during any period when full-year funding is unavailable, covering both active service and support roles. Funding expires when regular appropriations are passed, a funding resolution is enacted, or January 1, 2027, whichever comes first. This is a procedural measure to prevent pay delays for military and support staff during fiscal year 2026 funding lapses.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates emergency funds to ensure military pay during FY2026 funding gaps, directly funding essential personnel and promoting fiscal responsibility in budget execution.95% confidence
Jennifer A. Kiggans (R) · 210 co-sponsors
in committee · Wisconsin · House Sep 16, 2025

HR 5406: Opportunities to Support Mothers and Deliver Children Act

This bill creates federal grants to fund 3-year demonstration projects that train low-income individuals (under 138% of the federal poverty level) to become doulas or midwives. It requires states to already recognize and permit these professionals to practice, and applicants must partner with entities like workforce boards, hospitals, or community organizations. The $10 million appropriation for fiscal year 2026 will support programs focused on accessible career pathways with high training standards, fair wages, and health benefits. Projects must include rigorous evaluations to identify effective models for building this workforce, particularly for underserved communities.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $10M for doula/midwife training programs, directly funding public service expansion under federal appropriations.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds training for doulas/midwives to expand maternal healthcare access in underserved communities via $10M appropriation for workforce development.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds training for doulas/midwives, creating career pathways in healthcare employment for low-income individuals.90% confidence
Gwen Moore (D)
in committee · Wisconsin · House Sep 16, 2025

HR 5370: To provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in the health professions, and for other purposes.

The Pathways to Health Careers Act creates federal grants to help low-income individuals (with family income up to 200% of the Federal poverty level) enter health profession careers. It funds training programs that include adult basic education, career coaching, child care, transportation, and legal assistance for people with arrest or conviction records. The bill specifically supports two demonstration projects: one helping individuals with criminal records enter health careers, and another focused on training doulas and midwives for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care. Programs must provide structured career pathways to recognized health profession credentials and include support services like case management. The bill requires evaluations to assess effectiveness in addressing workforce shortages and improving participant outcomes.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill provides legal assistance and a dedicated project for individuals with criminal records to enter health careers, directly addressing barriers to reentry and promoting rehabilitation.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill provides federal grants for low-income individuals to enter health careers through training programs, directly advancing healthcare workforce development and access.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds training/support for low-income individuals to enter health careers, advancing employment opportunities for underserved groups.92% confidence
Danny K. Davis (D) · 17 co-sponsors
in committee · Wisconsin · House Sep 16, 2025

HR 5390: FAMILY Act

The FAMILY Act would establish a national paid family and medical leave insurance program that provides wage replacement benefits for workers needing time off for caregiving or medical reasons. It defines "qualified caregiving" to include caring for a family member with a serious health condition, personal medical needs, or recovery from violence (including domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking). Benefits would be calculated based on earnings, with a minimum monthly benefit of $580 and maximum of $4,000, administered by a new Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration. Eligible individuals would need to have worked for at least 8 quarters in the previous year and file an application with required documentation, while existing state paid leave programs would continue to operate alongside this federal program.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProvides paid leave for medical needs and caregiving, expanding access to healthcare services without income loss for serious health conditions.92% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEstablishes national paid family leave program expanding worker benefits for caregiving/medical needs, directly advancing employment standards and worker protections.95% confidence
Rosa L. DeLauro (D) · 207 co-sponsors
passed · Wisconsin · House Sep 16, 2025

HR 5100: To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

HR 5100 extends the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through fiscal year 2026, instead of ending on September 30, 2025. This bill directly affects small businesses and research institutions that rely on federal funding for research and development through these programs. The key mechanism is updating expiration dates across multiple program provisions in the Small Business Act to maintain funding authority and program operations for one additional year. The extension does not alter program eligibility, funding levels, or core requirements.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExtends SBIR/STTR funding through 2026, maintaining federal R&D spending for small businesses and research institutions, directly supporting fiscal continuity of essential programs.92% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyExtends SBIR/STTR programs providing federal R&D funding to small tech businesses, directly advancing technology innovation through sustained financial support.95% confidence
Roger Williams (R) · 18 co-sponsors
passed · Wisconsin · House Sep 16, 2025

HR 3579: Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act

HR 3579 requires veterans to submit an application before the VA can begin an initial evaluation for vocational rehabilitation services. It limits employment assistance under the program to a maximum of 365 days per veteran. The bill also mandates the VA to annually report veterans' regional office assignments, pre- and post-program wages, and average wait times for counselor meetings to Congress and the public. Additionally, it requires an independent review of VA rehabilitation programs within one year of enactment to recommend improvements.
Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentLimits employment assistance duration to 365 days per veteran, restricting benefits available under the program.85% confidence ✗ VeteransOpposes VeteransLimits VA vocational rehab assistance to 365 days per veteran and requires pre-application, restricting service access and duration.85% confidence
Juan Ciscomani (R) · 3 co-sponsors
passed · Wisconsin · House Sep 16, 2025

HR 2034: Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act

This bill modifies the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program for veterans. It reduces the maximum months of scholarship use from 60 to 45 and lowers the required benefit usage threshold from 90% to 67.5% for certain veterans. The changes prioritize veterans who have used the most months of their regular education benefits and those pursuing STEM degrees. Veterans must now exhaust all their regular education benefits under Chapter 33 before accessing this scholarship, as specified in new subsection (d)(5). The bill directly affects veterans using education benefits to pursue STEM fields.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationModifies STEM scholarship to prioritize veterans pursuing STEM degrees, enhancing higher education access and supporting veterans' educational opportunities through targeted funding.95% confidence ✗ VeteransOpposes VeteransBill reduces maximum scholarship duration from 60 to 45 months, directly limiting veteran benefit access despite lower usage threshold.85% confidence
Nikki Budzinski (D) · 2 co-sponsors
in committee · Wisconsin · House Sep 16, 2025

HR 491: Equal COLA Act

Equal COLA Act This bill applies a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for annuities paid under the Federal Employees Retirement System that is equal to the increase in inflation, regardless of the amount of the increase. Specifically, for any year in which the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased over the previous year, the COLA amount shall be increased by the change in the CPI from the previous year.  Current law applies an adjustment equal to the change in CPI only if the change is 2% or less. If the change is between 2% and 3%, the adjustment is limited to 2%. If the change is more than 3%, the adjustment is limited to 1% less than the change.
Gerald E. Connolly (D) · 89 co-sponsors
in committee · Wisconsin · House Sep 16, 2025

HR 492: Saving the Civil Service Act

Saving the Civil Service Act This bill generally prohibits changes to the classification of positions in the competitive service and excepted service unless certain conditions are met. (Competitive service positions are subject to competitive examination while excepted service positions are appointed under one of five schedules. Competitive service positions have notice and appeal requirements for adverse actions that are not applicable to most excepted positions, including those of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character under Schedule C.) On October 21, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that placed executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new Schedule F in the excepted service. The order was subsequently revoked by President Joe Biden. The bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in a schedule in the excepted service as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules. Additionally, agencies may not (1) transfer occupied positions from the competitive or excepted service into Schedule C without the consent of the Office of Personnel Management, or (2) transfer employees in the excepted service to another schedule or transfer employees in the competitive service to the excepted service without employee consent.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentPrevents changes to civil service classifications that could weaken worker protections (e.g., reducing notice/appellate rights for competitive service positions). Maintains existing safeguards for federal employees.85% confidence
Gerald E. Connolly (D) · 111 co-sponsors
in committee · Wisconsin · House Sep 16, 2025

HR 493: FAIR Act

Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act This bill modifies pay rates for federal employees in 2026. Specifically, the bill increases rates under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.3% and increases locality pay by 1%.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentIncreases federal employee pay rates by 3.3% and locality pay by 1%, directly advancing compensation standards for workers under Labor & Employment policies.95% confidence
Gerald E. Connolly (D) · 36 co-sponsors
in committee · Wisconsin · House Sep 15, 2025

HRES 706: Removing a certain Member from certain standing committees of the House.

HRES 706 is a procedural resolution that, if passed, would remove Ms. Omar from the House Committees on the Budget and Education and Workforce. It directly affects her committee assignments for the current congressional term, changing her role in those committees. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Carter and others and referred to the Committee on Ethics for review. This is a purely administrative change to committee membership, not a policy or law.
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R) · 7 co-sponsors
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