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Katrina and Leslie Schaller Act

House

Extends Supplemental Security Income to Guam and removes existing caps on certain federal assistance payments to the territory

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

Senate

Excludes a spouse's income and resources and disregards marital status in Supplemental Security Income determinations for adults with diagnosed intellectual or developmental disabilities

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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No Veteran Should Go Hungry Act of 2025

House

Requires Transition Assistance Program preseparation counseling to include information about federal food and nutrition assistance programs for service members leaving the Armed Forces

Latest action: Tue Feb 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ending child poverty.

House

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act

House

Removes marriage-based eligibility restrictions for disabled adult children receiving Social Security, SSI, and related Medicaid coverage

Latest action: Fri Feb 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2025

House

Expands Head Start eligibility to include children in families that qualify for specific public assistance and housing assistance programs

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act

House

Require states in TANF SNAP and certain public housing programs to screen or test adult applicants for drug use and deny benefits to those who test positive

Latest action: Thu Feb 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act

House

Excludes certain Alaska Native settlement trust payments from eligibility calculations for need-based federal programs for aged blind or disabled recipients

Latest action: Mon Jul 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Poverty Line Act of 2025

House

Revises federal poverty guideline calculations by requiring HHS to create regional measures using household costs and making them available for program eligibility determinations

Latest action: Tue Feb 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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MAPLE Act

Senate

Adds maple syrup to the foods low-income seniors may buy through the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

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

Improving Federal Assistance to Families Act

House

Directs creation of a state-by-state regional poverty line and requires its use for federal program eligibility when it identifies more households as poor

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Closing the College Hunger Gap Act

House

Require the Department of Education to notify certain FAFSA applicants with very low student aid indexes about potential SNAP eligibility and how to apply

Latest action: Tue Jan 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ending the Cycle of Dependency Act of 2025

House

Establishes Medicaid work requirements for adults ages 19 to 59 and expands SNAP work rules to additional groups, including limits on state waiver authority

Latest action: Thu Mar 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PIIA Reform Act

House

Establishes an OMB overpayment czar and tightens federal improper payment controls, including penalties for agency noncompliance and approved state payment integrity tools

Latest action: Mon Feb 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Food Deserts Act

House

Establishes a Department of Agriculture grant program for state revolving loan funds to expand grocery stores in underserved communities with limited access to healthy food

Latest action: Fri Feb 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment.

House

Condemns efforts to defraud the federal government and states that fraud prevention reforms and prepayment eligibility verification should guide federal payments

Latest action: Thu Jun 11 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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I CAN Act

House

Allows nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other nonphysician providers to perform certain Medicare and Medicaid services and documentation for patient care

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Upward Mobility Act of 2026

Senate

Establishes an upward mobility policy initiative aimed at improving economic advancement opportunities

Latest action: Wed Jun 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act

House

Limit TANF-funded assistance to families under 200% of the federal poverty guidelines and tighten state rules for using, tracking, and reporting federal TANF funds

Latest action: Wed Jun 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Medicaid Program Improvement Act

House

Requires Medicaid and CHIP programs to maintain processes for obtaining updated enrollee addresses and reporting verified addresses from managed care plans

Latest action: Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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No Abortion Coverage for Medicaid Act

House

Prohibits approval of Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration projects that use federal funds for abortion coverage or related travel and lodging, with exceptions for rape, incest, and specified medical emergencies

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act

Senate

Requires states to create a five-year enrollment pathway for qualifying out-of-state providers to treat children in Medicaid and CHIP without extra screening

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

House

Authorizes states to use TANF funds for pregnancy centers that support mothers fathers and families with pregnancy related services and material assistance

Latest action: Mon Jan 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act

Senate

Expands Medicare Medicaid and CHIP coverage for specified cancer genomic and laboratory testing and sets up public and physician education on genetic counseling

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act of 2025

House

Requires states to let qualifying out-of-state providers temporarily treat Medicaid and CHIP patients under age 21 without extra screening

Latest action: Fri Feb 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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CROWN Act of 2025

Senate

Prohibits discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyles associated with race or national origin in employment, housing, public accommodations, and federally assisted programs

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act

House

Expands Medicare Medicaid and CHIP coverage for genomic cancer testing and requires public and physician education on genetic counseling

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Child Care for Every Community Act

House

Establishes a nationwide child care measure aimed at expanding access to child care in every community

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

CROWN Act of 2025

House

Prohibits discrimination based on race or national origin linked hair texture or hairstyles in employment, housing, public accommodations, and federally assisted programs

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025

House

Establishes a federal anti-racism framework for public health programs and activities

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes a public health anti-racism framework by identifying and addressing racism as a factor in health disparities

Latest action: Tue Sep 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025

Senate

Allows certain exchange enrollees with health savings accounts to receive federal deposits, expands catastrophic plan eligibility, and restricts some Medicaid CHIP and exchange coverage rules

Latest action: Thu Dec 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Healthy Moms and Babies Act

Senate

Establishes Medicaid and CHIP maternal health programs and requirements, including coordinated maternity care, telehealth expansion, workforce measures, and federal guidance

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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REUSE Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes the REUSE Act of 2025 as a Senate measure with its specific policy purpose not described in the available bill metadata

Latest action: Thu Nov 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027

House

Funds USDA, the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies for FY2027 while setting conditions on the use of appropriated funds

Latest action: Mon Jun 08 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriates FY2026 funding for USDA, the Food and Drug Administration, rural development, nutrition assistance, and related agricultural agencies, while setting conditions on use of those funds

Latest action: Thu Jul 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Wildfire Emergency Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes forest restoration financing, critical facility energy resilience, and wildfire mitigation programs for National Forests and communities

Latest action: Thu Jul 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

House

Reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs covering commodity support, conservation, nutrition assistance, crop insurance, and related farm and food security activities

Latest action: Tue May 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 programs and agencies in Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies, while setting conditions and restrictions on how appropriated money may be used

Latest action: Thu Sep 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriate FY2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, related agencies, and rules on fund use

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)