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119th Congress

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S. 2972Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2025
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Reduce federal excise taxes on fishing equipment through the Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2025
Senate
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-10-03
Impact28
Trending0
S. 2973SHUTDOWN Act
Sponsor:
Terminate federal government shutdowns by keeping funding at continuing-resolution levels when regular appropriations lapse
Senate
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-10-03
Impact26
Trending0
S. 2974SECURE Benefits Act of 2025
Sponsor:
Establishes the SECURE Benefits Act of 2025 to change federal benefits policy under Senate Finance Committee jurisdiction
Senate
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-10-03
Impact26
Trending0
SRES. 412An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
Sponsor:
Authorizes Senate Executive Session to consider certain nominations on the Executive Calendar together as a single en bloc package
Senate
Introduced
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 541.
2025-10-03
Impact26
Trending0
SRES. 430A resolution designating October 4, 2025, as "National Energy Appreciation Day" to celebrate the people who work to power the United States and the economy of the United States and to build awareness of the important role that the energy producers of the United States play in reducing poverty, strengthening national security, and improving the quality of life for people around the world.
Sponsor: • 14 cosponsors
Designates October 4, 2025, as National Energy Appreciation Day to honor energy workers and recognize the role of U.S. energy producers
Senate
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6934-6935)
2025-10-03
Impact32
Trending0
SRES. 431A resolution supporting the goals and objectives of Choose Respect Day.
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Expresses Senate support for the goals and objectives of Choose Respect Day
Senate
Introduced
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6929-6930; text: CR S6935)
2025-10-03
Impact28
Trending0
S. 105Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Directs the Interior Department to place about 40 acres at Wounded Knee into restricted fee status for two Sioux Tribes and preserve it as a memorial and sacred site
Senate
Introduced
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.
2025-10-02
Impact32
Trending0
HR. 5387Saving the American Dream Act
Sponsor: • 38 cosponsors
Establishes the Saving the American Dream Act as a housing and economic opportunity measure
House
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2025-10-01
Impact34
Trending0
HR. 5429HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act
Sponsor: • 4 cosponsors
Establishes interagency coordination among HUD, USDA, and VA to improve administration of veterans housing programs
House
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2025-10-01
Impact28
Trending0
HR. 5645Pray Safe Act of 2025
Sponsor: • 47 cosponsors
Enhances safety at houses of worship by creating a federal response framework for prayer-related security threats
House
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
2025-10-01
Impact34
Trending0
HR. 5653Trust Through Transparency Act of 2025
Sponsor: • 25 cosponsors
Increase transparency requirements for immigration and border security operations under the Trust Through Transparency Act of 2025
House
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
2025-10-01
Impact34
Trending0
S. 2959Passport Sanity Act
Sponsor: • 3 cosponsors
Modify passport issuance standards under the Passport Sanity Act through changes tied to passport eligibility or documentation rules
Senate
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2025-10-01
Impact28
Trending0
S. 2961A bill to direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: • 4 cosponsors
Directs the United States Postal Service to assign single unique ZIP Codes to certain communities for postal designation purposes
Senate
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-10-01
Impact28
Trending0
S. 2962Small Business Investor Tax Parity Act of 2025
Sponsor: • 2 cosponsors
Amend federal tax rules to give small business investors parity in tax treatment
Senate
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-10-01
Impact28
Trending0
S. 2963Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025
Sponsor: • 35 cosponsors
Appropriates funds for agencies to raise contract prices so federal contractors can give back pay and restored leave to workers affected by an FY2026 government shutdown
Senate
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-10-01
Impact34
Trending0
S. 2964Emergency Relief for Federal Contractors Act of 2025
Sponsor: • 14 cosponsors
Establishes emergency relief for federal contractors in 2025 through a targeted contractor assistance measure
Senate
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-10-01
Impact32
Trending0
S. 2965No Argentina Bailout Act
Sponsor: • 19 cosponsors
Prohibit U.S. backing for financial assistance to Argentina through international bailout mechanisms
Senate
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2025-10-01
Impact32
Trending0
S. 2966Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025
Sponsor: • 18 cosponsors
Authorize emergency financial relief for federal workers through a temporary assistance program in 2025
Senate
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-10-01
Impact32
Trending0
SJRES. 85A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units: Temporary-Use Incinerators and Air Curtain Incinerators Used in Disaster Recovery.
Sponsor:
Disapproves an Environmental Protection Agency rule on disaster-recovery waste incinerators under the Congressional Review Act
Senate
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2025-10-01
Impact26
Trending0
SJRES. 87A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness: Gulf of America".
Sponsor:
Disapproves the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rule on the "Gulf of America" naming change under the Congressional Review Act
Senate
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-10-01
Impact26
Trending0
HJRES. 128Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.
Sponsor: • 20 cosponsors
A constitutional amendment to stop Members of Congress from being paid during any government shutdown caused by a lapse in appropriations
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-09-30
Impact34
Trending0
HR. 3838Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Authorize FY2026 defense programs and military construction, set national security policy for the Department of Defense and related agencies, and speed defense acquisition delivery
House
Introduced
Received in the Senate.
2025-09-30
Impact32
Trending0
HR. 5179District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act of 2025
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Transfers appointment of the District of Columbia Attorney General to the President for a presidential term without Senate confirmation and ends the current Attorney General's term upon enactment
House
Introduced
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270.
2025-09-30
Impact28
Trending0
HR. 5618Housing PLUS Act of 2025
Sponsor: • 2 cosponsors
Establishes the Housing PLUS Act of 2025 as a housing policy measure pending House Financial Services Committee review
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2025-09-30
Impact28
Trending0
HR. 5619Federal Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act
Sponsor: • 41 cosponsors
Keeps federal firefighters paid during an FY2026 government shutdown and bars shutdown related reductions in force affecting them
House
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-09-30
Impact34
Trending0