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Price Stability Act of 2026

House

Removes maximum employment from the Federal Reserve's monetary policy goals to focus those goals more narrowly on price stability

Latest action: Wed Jun 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Community Bank Regulatory Tailoring Act

House

Modify regulatory requirements for community banks through tailored banking compliance standards

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act

House

Establishes fiscal contingency preparedness requirements to plan for government funding disruptions and related budget operations

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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TIER Act of 2025

House

Establishes the TIER Act of 2025 as a named measure advancing its stated legislative framework

Latest action: Wed Feb 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SPUR Act

House

Requires federal agencies to report on annual small business contracting scorecards the number of first-time prime contract awards to specified small business categories

Latest action: Tue Feb 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

House

A constitutional balanced budget amendment that limits federal spending to receipts and sets supermajority voting rules for debt increases and deficit spending

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Community Bank Representation Act

House

Require federal banking agency boards to include representation from community banks through designated membership or appointment considerations

Latest action: Wed Feb 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act

House

Limits the Department of Education from issuing economically significant federal student aid regulations or executive actions that would increase subsidy costs

Latest action: Tue Feb 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings From Politics Act

House

Protect retirement savings investment decisions from political considerations in retirement plans and related investing

Latest action: Wed Jun 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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CBO Show Your Work Act

House

Requires the Congressional Budget Office to publicly disclose the models, data routines, assumptions, and calculation details behind its legislative cost estimates so they can be independently replicated

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act

House

Expands the SEC small business capital office's role in educating underrepresented, rural, and disaster-affected businesses about capital-raising options and coordinating with state securities regulators

Latest action: Tue Jun 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Critical Mineral Dominance Act

House

Directs the Department of the Interior to speed hardrock mineral development on federal lands and reduce domestic mineral supply chain vulnerabilities

Latest action: Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SMART Act of 2025

Senate

Require agencies to include and carry out review frameworks for major rules that measure whether regulatory objectives were met and compare expected and actual costs and benefits

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2025

Senate

Directs agencies to issue advance notice before proposing major rules so the public can comment earlier in the federal rulemaking process

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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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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Failing Bank Acquisition Fairness Act

House

Tightens waiver standards for bank acquisitions that exceed deposit concentration limits when a failing insured depository institution is involved

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

Senate

Establishes the INNOVATE Act to advance small business and entrepreneurship policy through an innovation-focused framework

Latest action: Wed Jul 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act

House

Modifies federal rulemaking requirements so agencies more fully evaluate direct and foreseeable indirect economic effects on small entities under regulatory flexibility law

Latest action: Tue Jun 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025

House

Requires the Commerce Department to monitor critical industry supply chains, identify vulnerabilities, and carry out a strategy to strengthen manufacturing capacity and resilience

Latest action: Tue Apr 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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BLOCK Act

Senate

Establishes the BLOCK Act as a Senate bill referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for consideration

Latest action: Mon Feb 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act of 2025

House

Increase accountability and transparency requirements for unfunded federal mandates imposed on state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector

Latest action: Tue Jan 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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ORBITS Act of 2025

Senate

Requires federal agencies to advance orbital debris remediation research, demonstrations, standards updates, and space traffic coordination for safer and more sustainable space operations

Latest action: Thu Jun 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Appalachian Trail Centennial Act

Senate

Establishes a centennial measure for the Appalachian Trail centered on national parks recognition and related trail commemoration

Latest action: Tue Dec 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Appalachian Trail Centennial Act

House

Establishes a centennial measure for the Appalachian Trail to mark its 100th anniversary within public lands policy

Latest action: Thu Sep 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025

House

Establishes a congressional approval requirement for major agency rules while keeping the existing review process for nonmajor rules

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act

Senate

Establishes a federal framework for digital commodity intermediaries named in the bill title

Latest action: Mon Feb 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Main Street Act

House

Loosens banking regulations by easing capital, supervision, merger, and reporting requirements for banks and financial companies

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

Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2025

House

Establishes a cabinet-level Department of Peacebuilding in the federal government for peacebuilding policy and programs

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

Department of State Policy Provisions Act

House

Sets Department of State policy across management, security, economic affairs, foreign assistance, and public diplomacy, including China-linked facilities limits, Africa trade initiatives, Caribbean security planning, and diplomatic authorities

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

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)