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Offshore Lands Authorities Act of 2025

House

Limit presidential withdrawals of unleased Outer Continental Shelf lands from mineral leasing, require review and approval for larger withdrawals, and cancel certain prior offshore withdrawal orders

Latest action: Tue May 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting American Energy Production Act

House

Prohibits a presidential moratorium on hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes it, while affirming state authority over fracking on state and private lands

Latest action: Mon Feb 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting American Energy Production Act

House

Prohibits a presidential moratorium on hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes it, while affirming state authority over fracking regulation on state and private lands

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

House

Convert presidential campaign public financing into state grants for election system security improvements

Latest action: Thu May 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

House

Impeaches President Donald J. Trump for abuse of presidential powers tied to usurping Congress's war declaration authority

Latest action: Tue Jun 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025.

House

Terminates the national emergency declared by the President on July 30, 2025

Latest action: Mon Sep 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025

House

Terminates the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission and shifts chief judge appointments to the President for DC courts

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.

House

Terminates the national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025

Latest action: Thu Feb 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act

House

Prohibits state or local prosecuting agencies from using equitable sharing funds or property to investigate or prosecute current or former Presidents Vice Presidents or presidential candidates

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act

Senate

Directs changes to how American history is presented, as reflected in the Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act

Latest action: Tue Dec 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.

House

Directs the President to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon within seven days under the War Powers Resolution

Latest action: Thu Jun 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Promptly Ending Political Prosecutions and Executive Retaliation Act of 2025

House

Expands removal of certain state civil and criminal cases against current and former federal officials to federal court and establishes a presumption of immunity tied to official duties

Latest action: Fri Mar 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

Senate

Prohibits using federal funds for a first use nuclear strike unless Congress specifically authorizes it through a declaration of war

Latest action: Wed Jan 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.

Senate

Directs the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities within or against Cuba under congressional war powers

Latest action: Tue Apr 28 2026 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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Expunging the January 13, 2021, impeachment of President Donald John Trump.

House

Expunges the January 13, 2021, impeachment of President Donald John Trump from House records

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.

House

Directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon within seven days while preserving security cooperation and diplomatic facility protection

Latest action: Tue Jun 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

House

Directs the President under the War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress has specifically authorized those hostilities

Latest action: Thu Apr 16 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

House

Directs the President to end U.S. Armed Forces hostilities against Iran unless Congress has declared war or specifically authorized force against Iran

Latest action: Wed Jun 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

House

Directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress has specifically authorized such military action, with a limited exception for imminent defense

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

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

House

Directs the President under the War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress specifically authorizes them

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

To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.

House

Directs the President to end unauthorized U.S. Armed Forces hostilities within or against Cuba while preserving self-defense, imminent attack response, and lawful counternarcotics operations

Latest action: Tue Mar 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

House

Directs the President to end unauthorized U.S. Armed Forces hostilities against Iran unless Congress authorizes them, while preserving defense against imminent attack

Latest action: Thu Mar 05 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

House

Directs the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran by March 30, 2026, unless Congress authorizes such military action or declares war

Latest action: Thu May 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

House

Prohibits funding for a first-use nuclear strike unless Congress expressly authorizes it through a declaration of war

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act

House

Require federal historical programs and exhibits to present American history under standards aimed at restoring traditional interpretations

Latest action: Wed Jul 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Free Speech Protection Act

Senate

Prohibits government retaliation against protected speech under the Free Speech Protection Act

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

Washington, D.C. Admission Act

Senate

Establishes the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth from most of the District of Columbia and sets terms for its admission to the United States while retaining a separate federal capital

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Education to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the reduction in force and other downsizing measures at the Department of Education.

House

Requests the President and directs the Education Department to send the House documents about planned closure, workforce cuts, and related staffing decisions at the Department of Education

Latest action: Tue Apr 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protection from Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act

House

Exempts people in counties with fewer than two exchange insurers from the minimum essential coverage requirement and shifts specified congressional and executive officials to unsubsidized exchange health plans

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Washington, D.C. Admission Act

House

Admits most of the District of Columbia as the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth while retaining a smaller federal capital district

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 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)
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

To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors.

House

Amends technical and outdated provisions in chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5 of the United States Code to keep federal personnel law current and correct errors

Latest action: Wed Sep 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

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)
Bill

Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act

Senate

Limit presidential authority to create or expand national monuments on public lands under the Antiquities Act

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 financial services, general government, national security, Department of State, and related foreign assistance programs while setting conditions on the use of appropriated funds

Latest action: Thu Jan 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Pardon Transparency and Accountability Act of 2025

Senate

Require public reporting and preservation of records for presidential pardons to increase transparency and accountability in the clemency process

Latest action: Sat Jan 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act

House

Transfers authority to designate or expand national monuments from the President to Congress

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

A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.

Senate

Terminates the national emergency used to impose additional tariffs on certain imports from Brazil

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