Legislation Archive 119th Congress

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HR. 6373Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act of 2025
Sponsor: • 11 cosponsors
Amends air permitting requirements to speed approval of projects tied to national security
House
Introduced
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 544.
2026-04-28
Impact42
HR. 6431New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act
Sponsor: • 6 cosponsors
Expands state Self-Employment Assistance programs by raising participation limits, broadening unemployment claimant eligibility, and changing certification and activity rules for self-employment training
House
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2026-04-28
Impact40
HR. 6495Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Expands IRS taxpayer notice and response rights before seeking federal tax liability information from third parties
House
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2026-04-28
Impact38
HR. 6903Ensuring Children Receive Support Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Requires the State Department to revoke passports for people who owe more than $2,500 in child support and allows limited passports for direct return to the United States
House
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2026-04-28
Impact38
HR. 6956BARCODE Efficiency Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Requires the IRS to digitize paper tax returns and correspondence using barcodes, scanning, and optical character recognition when those tools are not slower or less reliable
House
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2026-04-28
Impact38
HR. 7959IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act
Sponsor: • 5 cosponsors
Modifies IRS whistleblower award and protection rules by strengthening Tax Court review, allowing anonymity, adding reporting on tax avoidance schemes, requiring interest for delayed award notices, and expanding attorney fee deductions
House
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2026-04-28
Impact36
HR. 7971Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Requires the IRS to post real-time taxpayer call wait information and expand online access to tax return, notice, and refund status records
House
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2026-04-28
Impact34
HR. 8364To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the increase of the retirement age in the United States Capitol Police.
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Authorizes the Capitol Police Board to let United States Capitol Police members remain in service until age 65 instead of the usual mandatory retirement age
House
Introduced
Received in the Senate.
2026-04-28
Impact30
HR. 8536Fuel STAR Act of 2026
Sponsor: • 2 cosponsors
Establishes the Fuel STAR Act framework for fuel policy under House Energy and Commerce Committee review
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-04-28
Impact30
HR. 8537TRUMP Ballroom Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Authorize construction of a ballroom project associated with the TRUMP Ballroom Act for federal committee consideration
House
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-04-28
Impact30
HR. 8538To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for limited full expensing of certain reforestation expenditures.
Sponsor: • 7 cosponsors
Allow taxpayers to fully expense certain reforestation costs on a limited basis by amending the Internal Revenue Code
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2026-04-28
Impact32
HR. 8539Truth in National Parks Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Require truthful public information in national parks under the Truth in National Parks Act
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2026-04-28
Impact30
HR. 8540To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of, and expand access to, home and community-based services under the Medicaid program; to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of the direct care workforce and to award grants to support family caregivers; and for other purposes.
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Amend Medicaid law to require coverage and expand access to home and community based services while funding direct care workforce and family caregiver grants
House
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-04-28
Impact30
HR. 8541To support the direct care professional workforce, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Establishes federal support for the direct care professional workforce through a broad workforce-related measure
House
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-04-28
Impact30
HR. 8542Offshore Parity Act of 2026
Sponsor: • 3 cosponsors
Establishes parity for offshore matters under the Offshore Parity Act of 2026 through House natural resources legislation
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2026-04-28
Impact30
HR. 8543Build the Ballroom Act
Sponsor:
Authorize construction of a ballroom, as described by the Build the Ballroom Act introduced in the House
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2026-04-28
Impact28
HR. 8544PURE Executive Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Prohibits or limits executive branch actions under the PURE Executive Act, based on the measure's stated focus on executive authority
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-04-28
Impact30
HR. 8545To protect and expand access to pasteurized, donor human milk, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: • 2 cosponsors
Protects and expands access to pasteurized donor human milk through federal policy changes affecting infant feeding and milk banking
House
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-04-28
Impact30
HR. 8546Pechanga Band of Indians Water Rights Settlement Technical Amendments Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Amend technical terms in the Pechanga Band of Indians water rights settlement to update the tribal water rights agreement
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2026-04-28
Impact30
HR. 8547'Directly Impacted Child Rehab and Safety Act
Sponsor: • 8 cosponsors
Establishes the Directly Impacted Child Rehab and Safety Act to create child rehabilitation and safety measures under Judiciary and Ways and Means jurisdiction
House
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-04-28
Impact32
HR. 8548One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2026
Sponsor: • 11 cosponsors
Establishes a one stop shop community reentry program to coordinate support for people returning from incarceration
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-04-28
Impact34
HR. 8549Second Look Act of 2026
Sponsor: • 8 cosponsors
Establishes a second look review process for criminal sentencing under the Second Look Act of 2026
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-04-28
Impact32
HR. 8550To allow States to require payment of State fees related to boating as a condition for issuance of a vessel number and to collect such fees in conjunction with other fees related to vessel numbering.
Sponsor: • 2 cosponsors
Allow States to condition vessel number issuance on payment of State boating fees and collect those fees with other vessel numbering charges
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2026-04-28
Impact30
HR. 8551Early Access to Screening Act
Sponsor:
Expand early access to screening programs by making screening available sooner under federal health policy
House
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-04-28
Impact28
HR. 8552Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Increase veterans’ compensation rates through a 2026 cost-of-living adjustment for disability and related benefits
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2026-04-28
Impact30