Legislation Archive

Directs the President to end unauthorized U.S. Armed Forces hostilities within or against Venezuela while preserving self-defense against armed attack or imminent threat

Modifies Fair Labor Standards Act hours-worked rules to exclude certain voluntary employer-offered training completed outside regular working hours

Excludes employer-funded child and dependent care benefits from the regular-rate calculation used to determine overtime pay for eligible employees

Modifies the Fair Labor Standards Act definition of tipped employee to cover workers who receive tips and cash wages at least equal to the federal minimum wage without regard to their duties

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to arrange an independent public study comparing the quality of veterans mental health and addiction therapy care from VA and non-VA providers across treatment methods

Reforms higher education accreditation by changing oversight and standards for college accrediting agencies

Prohibits federally funded schools from requiring or promoting ideological instruction under the Say No to Indoctrination Act

Expands U.S. export controls to cover remote access by foreign persons to controlled dual-use items and certain military parts through networks or cloud services

Modifies the Charter Schools Program to let state grantees use more funds for pre-charter planning, early financing, facility access, and technical assistance for charter school applicants

Limits joint-employer status under federal labor law to entities that directly and immediately exercise significant control over essential employment terms

Establishes the NOPAIN for Veterans Act as legislation aimed at veterans' pain treatment policy

Authorize local food purchasing support to connect farmers with community feeding programs

Establishes a sustainable habitat restoration seedlings program to support forestry and horticulture restoration efforts

Establishes uniform federal food date labeling rules for quality and discard dates, including standard phrases, formatting, and nationwide consistency requirements

Establishes a program to support new and beginning farmers through federal agriculture policy

Amends federal farm credit policy to adjust agricultural lending terms and credit programs for farmers

Prohibit the slaughter of greyhounds for human consumption and the sale or transport of greyhound meat in commerce

Authorize federal support for animal shelters through the Supporting Our Shelters Act

Directs the Agricultural Marketing Service to create a grant program to expand domestic markets for U.S.-produced specialty crops through generic promotion activities

Establishes a rural broadband middle mile program to expand internet backbone infrastructure in rural America

Modernize protein processing operations in the livestock, dairy, and poultry sector through updated federal law

Expand nutrition access for seniors by increasing or improving eligibility for senior nutrition assistance programs

Directs the Agricultural Marketing Service to create a grant program to expand domestic markets for U.S.-produced specialty crops through generic promotion activities

Decriminalizes cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act and changing related federal tax, benefits, immigration, and record-clearing rules

Increase Conservation Reserve Program payments and flexibility by raising payment limits, making wildlife enrollment permanent, and expanding haying, grazing, and cost-sharing options