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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Senate

Authorize Coast Guard operations and programs for fiscal year 2025 under maritime transportation policy

Latest action: Mon Mar 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

House

Authorize Coast Guard programs and activities for fiscal year 2025, covering maritime operations and agency functions

Latest action: Wed Jul 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Border Security is National Security Act

Senate

Authorize appropriations through FY2028 for the Department of Defense to support Department of Homeland Security border security operations

Latest action: Wed Jan 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

House

Implement reconciliation under title II of H. Con. Res. 14 through an enacted budget reconciliation measure

Latest action: Fri Jul 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

House

Authorize FY2026 defense programs and military construction, set national security policy for the Department of Defense and related agencies, and speed defense acquisition delivery

Latest action: Tue Sep 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Senate

Set FY2026 defense policy and authorize military programs, construction, and Department of Energy national security activities, including force levels, procurement, and defense oversight

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriates FY2026 funding for Department of Defense military activities and related defense programs, with limits on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for Defense Department military activities and related defense programs, while setting limits and conditions on use of those funds

Latest action: Mon Dec 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

House

Appropriates FY2027 funding for Department of Defense military activities and related intelligence accounts, while setting conditions on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Fri Jun 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for military construction, veterans affairs, agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and legislative branch operations, while setting limits on how those and other appropriated funds may be used

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Senate

Sets FY2026 defense and national security policies and authorities for Defense Department programs, military construction, nuclear security, and related State Department, Coast Guard, and intelligence activities

Latest action: Thu Dec 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Support Military Families Act

House

Expand assistance for military families under the Support Military Families Act

Latest action: Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Love Lives On Act of 2025

House

Extends military and veterans survivor benefits for remarried surviving spouses, including compensation, annuities, pensions, and TRICARE eligibility

Latest action: Thu Mar 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Love Lives On Act of 2025

Senate

Extends military and veterans survivors' benefits by allowing eligible surviving spouses to keep certain compensation, annuities, and TRICARE status after remarriage

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution honoring the memory, service, and sacrifice of Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor, United States Army Reserve.

Senate

Honors the memory, military service, and sacrifice of Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor of the United States Army Reserve

Latest action: Wed Mar 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution designating the month of October 2025 as "National Military Toxic Exposures Awareness Month".

Senate

Designates October 2025 as National Military Toxic Exposures Awareness Month while recognizing harms from military toxic exposures and urging stronger prevention by the Department of Defense

Latest action: Wed Nov 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Servicemembers’ Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act

Senate

Enhances credit monitoring protections for servicemembers by expanding safeguards tied to military service and consumer credit

Latest action: Mon Mar 16 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act

House

Authorizes concurrent receipt of military retired pay and disability compensation for additional disabled veterans, including certain disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service

Latest action: Tue Feb 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Military and Educational Data Integration Act

House

Establishes military and educational data integration to improve coordination of education-related records and information

Latest action: Tue Feb 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

House

Prohibits the Armed Forces from using race, religion, national origin, or sex characteristics in service eligibility standards and requires equal treatment in military personnel policies

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution supporting the designation of April 2025 as the "Month of the Military Child".

Senate

Expresses Senate support for designating April 2025 as the Month of the Military Child to recognize military-connected children

Latest action: Wed Apr 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution recognizing the 250th birthday of the United States Navy.

Senate

Recognizes the 250th birthday of the United States Navy and honors that military milestone

Latest action: Thu Oct 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

EQUITY Act

House

Prohibits Department of Defense discrimination in military service decisions based on race, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation

Latest action: Mon Feb 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Examinations for Risks to Active-Duty Servicemembers and Their Covered Dependents".

Senate

Disapproves a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule withdrawing examinations for risks to active duty servicemembers and their covered dependents under the Congressional Review Act

Latest action: Wed May 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Strengthening our Servicemembers with Milk Act

House

Require the Department of Defense to offer specified fluid or powdered milk options at military dining facilities and bar purchases from foreign adversary controlled entities

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Flight 293 Remembrance Act

Senate

Require the Department of Defense to document non-combat military plane crash deaths, publish a public database, and assist affected military families

Latest action: Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Flight 293 Remembrance Act

House

Requires the Department of Defense to document non-combat military plane crashes, publish records of service members killed, and assist affected families

Latest action: Thu May 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Safe Bases Act of 2025

House

Authorizes the Department of Defense to permit active-duty service members who are legally eligible to carry concealed firearms on military installations

Latest action: Wed Jan 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to make technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

Senate

Makes technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 to fix drafting and conforming errors

Latest action: Tue Mar 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

House

Expands Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program eligibility to certain surviving spouses for career and employment services tied to military death, disability, or missing status

Latest action: Wed Jun 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution honoring the service of women in combat roles in the Armed Forces.

Senate

Recognizes the contributions of women serving in combat roles in the Armed Forces

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Servicemember Residence Protection Act

House

Preempts state squatter’s-rights laws from applying to property owned by a servicemember while that servicemember is in military service

Latest action: Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam.

House

Amends the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam from the law's coverage and application

Latest action: Fri Jan 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Troops Before Politicians Act

House

Withholds Members of Congress pay when active duty service members are not being paid, including during a government shutdown, until military pay resumes

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Service Member Residence Protection Act

House

Protects service member residence rights by limiting disruptions tied to veterans affairs housing or residency status

Latest action: Tue May 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Recognizing the 250th birthday of the United States Army.

House

Recognizes the 250th birthday of the United States Army and commemorates its historic service to the nation

Latest action: Fri Jun 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act

House

Awards the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery through a private law enacted by Congress

Latest action: Thu Mar 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr., for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War

Senate

Authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr., for Marine Corps valor during the Vietnam War

Latest action: Wed Feb 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Recognizing the 250th birthday of the United States Navy.

House

Recognizes the 250th birthday of the United States Navy and marks the milestone anniversary of its service

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War, and for other purposes.

House

Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for valor during the Vietnam War

Latest action: Thu Mar 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)