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Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

House

Expands federal criminal enforcement against organized retail and supply chain crime, including aggregated theft prosecutions, money laundering predicates, forfeiture, and DHS coordination

Latest action: Wed May 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

Senate

Expands federal criminal enforcement against organized retail and supply chain theft by broadening covered offenses, adding money laundering and forfeiture tools, and creating a temporary DHS coordination center

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Prevent Family Fire Act of 2025

House

Establishes a business tax credit for first retail sales of qualifying safe firearm storage devices through 2032

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Mobile Post Office Relief Act

House

Requires the U.S. Postal Service to use vehicles or mobile facilities for postal retail services when an existing post office is temporarily unable to provide them under specified circumstances

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2025

House

Repeals the 12% federal excise tax on the first retail sale of specified heavy highway trucks, trailers, and tractors

Latest action: Thu Apr 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Prohibiting Abortion Industry’s Lucrative Loopholes Act

House

Prohibit certain abortion-related business practices by closing specified loopholes in the abortion industry

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

Fair Credit Reporting Reseller Accuracy Act

House

Improve accuracy requirements for credit reporting resellers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Latest action: Tue Jun 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

PLCAA Federal Jurisdiction Act

Senate

Amends federal court jurisdiction for civil actions involving the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

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

Access to Birth Control Act

House

Expand access to birth control by creating a federal measure on contraceptive availability

Latest action: Mon Jun 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

SAFER Voter Act

House

Lowers the minimum age to 18 for buying a handgun from federally licensed firearms dealers and other federal licensees

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

PLCAA Federal Jurisdiction Act

House

Limit federal court jurisdiction over Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act cases under the PLCAA

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

Senate

Establishes the REDUCE Act as energy legislation under Senate consideration following hearings in the Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy

Latest action: Wed Apr 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Designating the week of August 3 through August 9, 2025, as "National Farmers Market Week".

House

Recognizes National Farmers Market Week and honors farmers markets for strengthening communities and supporting livelihoods across the United States

Latest action: Tue Aug 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution designating the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week".

Senate

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4365; text: CR S4392)

Latest action: Thu Jul 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Access to Birth Control Act

Senate

Establishes federal protections for obtaining and using birth control and limits barriers to contraceptive access

Latest action: Fri Aug 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To provide a private right of action against the maker of any component of a ghost gun, and any person who facilitated a sale of the ghost gun, for injury or death resulting from the use of the ghost gun.

House

Establishes a private right of action against ghost gun component makers and people who facilitated ghost gun sales for injuries or deaths caused by a ghost gun

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Age 21 Act

Senate

Raise the minimum purchase age from 18 to 21 for semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices

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

Youth Poisoning Protection Act

Senate

Bans consumer products containing 10% or more sodium nitrite while exempting certain drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and food products

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

Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act

House

Directs the Department of Defense to permit religious insignia to be combined with DOD trademarks on commercial dog tags, including retroactive application to 2013

Latest action: Wed Jan 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SECURE Firearm Storage Act

House

Establishes after-hours firearm inventory and paper record security requirements for licensed firearms importers manufacturers and dealers, with penalties for violations

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

Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act

Senate

Streamlines federal manufacturing strategy planning by aligning and simplifying government manufacturing policy coordination

Latest action: Wed Oct 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution designating the week of August 3 through August 9, 2025, as "National Farmers Market Week".

Senate

Designates August 3 through August 9, 2025, as National Farmers Market Week and recognizes farmers markets' role in communities and livelihoods

Latest action: Wed Jul 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SECURE Firearm Storage Act

Senate

Establishes after-hours firearm and record storage requirements for licensed firearms importers manufacturers and dealers, with penalties for violations

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

House

Establishes the PRESS Act as a new measure introduced for committee consideration in Congress

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

ATF Accountability Act of 2025

House

Establishes a federal appeals process for licensed firearms dealers importers and manufacturers to challenge ATF rulings or determinations

Latest action: Wed Jan 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025

House

Prohibit animal testing for cosmetics and bar the sale of cosmetics developed using such testing

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

PRESS Act

Senate

Protects press freedoms under the PRESS Act by limiting compelled disclosure involving journalists and newsgathering materials

Latest action: Thu Apr 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

House

Prohibits payment card networks from using merchant category codes that specifically identify firearms retailers, and requires Justice Department enforcement and annual reporting

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

Keep Americans Safe Act

House

Creates a new federal crime for most large capacity ammunition feeding device transactions and possession, while allowing limited exceptions and continued possession of grandfathered devices

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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STRIDE Act

House

Establishes the STRIDE Act as a House bill ordered reported with amendments, without further policy details in the payload

Latest action: Wed Apr 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025

Senate

Expands federal firearms regulation by broadly restricting .50 caliber rifles and allowing certain lawsuits over sales to sanctioned foreign narcotics traffickers

Latest action: Mon Feb 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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REPAIR Act

House

Establishes the REPAIR Act as a measure advancing a specific program or policy under committee consideration

Latest action: Tue Feb 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Keep Americans Safe Act

Senate

Establishes a federal criminal offense for most import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, while allowing limited exceptions and continued possession of grandfathered devices

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.

House

Bans consumer products containing 10% or more sodium nitrite as hazardous products, while exempting certain drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and foods

Latest action: Wed Jul 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act

House

Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to acquire or build a cloud-based Veterans Health Administration inventory management system and test it through a pilot before wider deployment

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

House

Modify federal law through the PART Act, with committee consideration advanced by voice vote

Latest action: Tue Feb 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act

House

Establishes transparency and reporting rules for default proceed firearm sales completed before a background check is finished

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025

Senate

Requires the Commerce Department to monitor critical supply chains, identify vulnerabilities, and carry out a resilience strategy for critical industries

Latest action: Thu Mar 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2025

Senate

Require the FTC to report on anticompetitive practices in the pharmaceutical supply chain that may affect prescription drug costs, including PBM conduct and sole source drug complaints

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act

House

Expands Controlled Substances Act regulation of pill presses and critical parts by adding transaction tracking, serial number requirements, and criminal penalties for tampered equipment

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