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Equal COLA Act

House

Apply full inflation-based cost-of-living adjustments to Federal Employees Retirement System annuities whenever the Consumer Price Index rises, removing current-law limits on larger increases

Latest action: Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act

Senate

Held at the desk.

Latest action: Mon Aug 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Pell Grant Sustainability Act

House

Indexes the maximum Pell Grant award to inflation and permanently reauthorizes discretionary authority for the Pell Grant program

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Prices on the Wall Act of 2026

House

Require posting grocery item prices on the wall to increase visible price information for consumers

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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MEDAL Act of 2025

Senate

Increase special pensions for Medal of Honor recipients and surviving spouses, with both monthly amounts adjusted annually for inflation

Latest action: Wed May 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Disaster Reforestation Act

House

Allow tax treatment changes for disaster reforestation costs under the Disaster Reforestation Act

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Safeguarding Social Security and Medicare Act

House

Requires the Government Accountability Office to study how inflation and cost of living increases affect Medicare and Social Security and recommend actions to Congress

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2025

House

Increases the annual limit for Regulation A+ securities offerings exempt from registration from $50 million to $150 million and adjusts that limit for inflation over time

Latest action: Wed Feb 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026

House

Protects small business competitions through changes reflected in the named small business procurement measure

Latest action: Thu Jul 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Disaster Reforestation Act

Senate

Authorize tax treatment changes to speed reforestation after natural disasters and timber losses

Latest action: Wed Mar 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Medal of Honor Act

House

Increases the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients and extends the reduced pension limit for certain Medicaid nursing home veterans

Latest action: Mon Dec 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Deceptive Downsizing Prohibition Act of 2025

House

Prohibits deceptive downsizing practices in consumer products by targeting misleading shrinkflation-style packaging or quantity changes

Latest action: Tue Sep 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act

Senate

Allows Medicare payment rates for covered hospital outpatient services in Alaska and Hawaii to include certain cost of living adjustments

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Small Business Investor Capital Access Act

House

Expand capital access for small business investors through changes to federal investment rules and programs

Latest action: Mon Sep 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Senate

Repeals automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress starting with the 120th Congress

Latest action: Tue Jan 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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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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Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act

House

Adjusts veteran education assistance to change how educational benefits are calculated or administered

Latest action: Tue Feb 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Investing in All of America Act of 2025

Senate

Expand investment opportunities in underserved markets through a new federal fund tied to small business and community development

Latest action: Thu May 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Lower Your Taxes Act

House

Expand tax benefits for low- and middle-income families while raising certain corporate taxes and limiting capital gains rates for high-income taxpayers

Latest action: Wed Jan 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025

House

Authorize federal leasing and infrastructure activities under the Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Equal COLA Act

Senate

Equalizes cost-of-living adjustments for federal retirement annuities to prevent reduced increases before age 62

Latest action: Tue Feb 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Responsible Borrower Protection Act of 2025

House

Prohibits federal housing finance entities from carrying out the January 2023 single-family mortgage upfront fee pricing changes tied to borrower credit risk

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Investing in All of America Act of 2025

House

Modifies Small Business Investment Company financing rules by changing SBA leverage limits, expanding exclusion categories, and broadening what counts as private capital

Latest action: Tue May 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act

Senate

Establishes medication affordability and patent integrity rules to curb patent abuse that can delay lower-cost drugs

Latest action: Tue Jul 28 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025

House

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to raise veterans' disability and survivors' compensation payments for 2025 by the same cost-of-living percentage used for Social Security benefits

Latest action: Wed Mar 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025

Senate

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to raise specified veterans and survivors compensation benefits by the same 2025 cost of living percentage used for Social Security benefits

Latest action: Tue Nov 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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TICKET Act

House

Require event ticket sellers to show full prices upfront, ban sales of tickets they do not possess, and mandate refunds for canceled or postponed events

Latest action: Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Lower Health Care Costs Act

Senate

Extends through 2028 expanded premium tax credit eligibility and larger Affordable Care Act exchange subsidies for health insurance coverage

Latest action: Thu Dec 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fueling Alternative Transportation with a Carbon Aviation Tax Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes a carbon tax on aviation fuel to fund alternative transportation in 2025

Latest action: Tue Jan 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2025

Senate

Changes compensation for future former Presidents by setting annuity and allowance amounts, limiting them based on outside income, and increasing surviving spouse payments

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025

House

Authorize veterans to use Public Law 2807 forms for filing disability compensation claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs

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

Senate

Requires ticket sellers for concerts sports and similar live events to disclose full prices upfront ban sales without ticket possession and issue refunds for canceled or postponed events

Latest action: Tue Apr 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025

Senate

Require hotels, short-term rentals, and online sellers to show total lodging prices and disclose government charges before purchase

Latest action: Wed May 14 2025 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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Social Security Expansion Act

Senate

Increase Social Security benefits and payroll tax coverage while revising cost of living adjustments, student survivor eligibility, and trust fund structure

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 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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Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act

Senate

Limits certain patent assertions in biologic drug litigation to streamline biosimilar challenges under the FDA approval framework

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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MAIN Event Ticketing Act

Senate

Prohibits automated software from bypassing online ticketing rules and strengthens cybersecurity and enforcement for event ticket sales

Latest action: Tue Sep 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protect College Sports Act of 2026

Senate

Establishes federal rules for college athlete name image and likeness agreements, athlete transfers, and limited antitrust treatment for pooled college sports media rights

Latest action: Wed Aug 05 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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