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Protecting America's Property Rights Act

House

Directs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to set standards for state-regulated title risk products and impose higher capital holdings on mortgages that do not meet them

Latest action: Tue May 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.

House

Expands Customs and Border Protection authority to share more trade-related information and images with interested parties when investigating suspected intellectual property violations in imported merchandise

Latest action: Tue Apr 28 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.

Senate

Expands Customs and Border Protection authority to share more trade-related information about suspected trademark and copyright violations with interested parties

Latest action: Mon Aug 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nisqually Indian Tribe the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure.

House

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure to the Nisqually Indian Tribe

Latest action: Wed Apr 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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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)
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Safeguarding American Property Act of 2025

House

Establishes protections for American property through a Judiciary Committee measure on property rights

Latest action: Tue Apr 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

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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National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for the Department of State, national security activities, foreign assistance, international organizations, and related programs, while setting limits on how funds may be used

Latest action: Fri Jul 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027

House

Appropriates FY2027 funding for national security, the Department of State, and related foreign affairs, assistance, and international programs, while setting conditions on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Wed Jul 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act

Senate

Establishes a national monument for the Historic Greenwood District known as Black Wall Street

Latest action: Mon May 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026

House

Authorizes the President to bar certain vessels from entering or operating in the United States when they used expropriated U.S.-owned port facilities in Western Hemisphere free trade partner countries

Latest action: Thu Apr 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

Senate

Requires federal enforcement, sentencing, and security measures to protect U.S. Postal Service workers, facilities, and mail collection systems

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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FAIR Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes stricter federal civil asset forfeiture rules by speeding notice, raising proof standards, expanding owner protections, and ending equitable sharing of forfeited assets

Latest action: Mon Jan 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

House

Requires federal law enforcement, sentencing, and Postal Service security steps to strengthen protection for postal employees and mail facilities

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

American Royalties Too Act of 2025

House

Establishes a royalty framework suggested by the American Royalties Too Act of 2025 for intellectual property rights

Latest action: Tue Jun 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Falun Gong Protection Act

House

Requires the President to impose visa and property blocking sanctions on foreign persons involved in involuntary organ harvesting in China, with exceptions for imports and humanitarian transactions

Latest action: Tue May 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Falun Gong Protection Act

Senate

Prohibits involvement in forced organ harvesting tied to Falun Gong practitioners and seeks protections through foreign relations policy

Latest action: Mon Mar 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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VALOR Act of 2025

Senate

Imposes sanctions and transaction bans on Venezuela's current or nondemocratic successor government while authorizing democracy and humanitarian planning assistance for the Venezuelan people

Latest action: Wed Jan 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Tehran Incitement to Violence Act

House

Requires the State Department to periodically determine whether specified individuals and entities tied to Iran are subject to existing sanctions

Latest action: Tue Jun 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in significant transactions related or incidental to the processing, refining, export, transfer or sale of oil, condensates, or other petroleum or petrochemical products in whole or in part from the Islamic Republic of Iran

House

Imposes sanctions on foreign persons involved in Iran's petroleum and petrochemical trade and strengthens enforcement of those sanctions

Latest action: Tue Mar 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2025

House

Controls exports of sensitive technology and intellectual property to China and imposes sanctions tied to Chinese military support and human rights abuses

Latest action: Fri Feb 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025

House

Protects biological intellectual property by establishing legal safeguards for biologically based inventions and related rights

Latest action: Wed Apr 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act

Senate

Establishes a water rights settlement for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

Latest action: Wed Jul 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act

House

Directs the Forest Service to transfer Crystal Reservoir property and related water rights in Ouray County, Colorado, to the City of Ouray for public recreational open space under use restrictions and reversion terms

Latest action: Wed Jun 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ukraine Support Act

House

Establishes Ukraine reconstruction and security assistance, revives lend-lease authority, and imposes sanctions and steep tariffs on Russia when the President makes specified aggression or peace-related determinations

Latest action: Mon Jul 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025

Senate

Strengthens protection for biological intellectual property by creating a federal legal framework for biotechnology patent rights

Latest action: Thu Dec 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

House

Expands the above-the-line federal tax deduction for educator expenses to include early childhood educators in prekindergarten schools

Latest action: Mon Aug 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 commerce, justice, science, energy and water, interior, and environmental programs while setting limits on how those appropriations may be used

Latest action: Fri Jan 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.

House

Establishes House rules for the 119th Congress by adopting prior rules with changes to floor procedure, budget limits, committee operations, and selected House entities

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for Commerce, Justice, science, and related agencies and sets conditions on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Fri Sep 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025

House

Establishes economic development and conservation measures for public lands and natural resources in northern Nevada

Latest action: Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

MEGOBARI Act

House

Require the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons, including Georgian officials, involved in corruption, violence, intimidation, or other actions that undermine Georgia's security, stability, or Euro-Atlantic integration

Latest action: Tue May 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

MEGOBARI Act

Senate

Authorize sanctions and other restrictions to counter malign Russian influence and corruption in Georgia

Latest action: Mon Apr 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds the House legislative branch and related congressional agencies for FY2026 and sets conditions on how those appropriations may be used

Latest action: Mon Jun 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

House

Provides full-year FY2025 continuing appropriations for federal agencies and extends multiple expiring health and other federal programs and authorities through FY2025

Latest action: Sat Mar 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

House

Extends continuing appropriations for agriculture, the legislative branch, and military construction and veterans affairs, while continuing related extensions for fiscal year 2026

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 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

Syria Sanctions Accountability Act of 2025

House

Strengthens accountability through sanctions tied to Syria under the Syria Sanctions Accountability Act of 2025

Latest action: Tue Jul 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

House

Authorize intelligence and intelligence-related activities for fiscal year 2026 across U.S. national intelligence programs

Latest action: Fri Nov 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To authorize the Bay Mills Indian Community of the State of Michigan to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe.

House

Authorize the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan to convey non trust tribal real property while shielding the United States from liability for resulting losses

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