Hindering Oppressive Nations from Obtaining Revenue Act or HONOR ActThis bill prohibits a taxpayer from claiming the foreign tax credit (FTC) for taxes paid, accrued, or deemed paid to Russia.Under current law, a taxpayer may claim the FTC for income, war profits, and excess profits taxes (or taxes imposed in lieu of these taxes) paid, accrued, or deemed paid to a foreign country (and certain U.S. possessions), subject to limitations.However, under current law, a taxpayer may not claim the FTC for taxes paid to a foreign country if (1) the United States does not recognize the country’s government, (2) the United States severs or does not conduct diplomatic relations with the country, or (3) the country is designated by the Department of State as supporting international terrorist acts. (Currently, the FTC is disallowed for taxes paid, accrued, or deemed paid to Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.)Under the bill, a taxpayer may not claim the FTC for taxes paid, accrued, or deemed paid to Russia beginning 30 days after the date of enactment and until normal U.S. trade relations with Russia are restored (pursuant to requirements established by the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act).

This House resolution remembers the lives lost in the July 4, 2022, mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, where a gunman killed seven people and wounded more than 40 others. The resolution names each of the seven victims, acknowledges the severe injuries suffered by survivors including an eight-year-old boy left paralyzed and a two-year-old who lost both parents, and commends the emergency responders and healthcare providers who assisted victims. The resolution also honors the shooter's conviction and life sentence without parole, recognizes the community's healing efforts over the past four years, and pledges continued congressional support for Highland Park and efforts to reduce gun violence nationwide. This is a ceremonial resolution with no funding or statutory requirements, serving primarily to formally express the House's condolences and solidarity with the affected community.

This bill establishes the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program within the Department of State to significantly expand international education opportunities for American college students. The program renames and enhances the existing IDEAS Program, with a goal of reaching one million undergraduate students studying abroad annually within ten years while ensuring participation reflects the diversity of the U.S. student population. The Secretary of State will award competitive grants to colleges and universities, either individually or through consortiums with nonprofits, to support study abroad programs with priority given to minority-serving institutions and schools with world language components, while particularly encouraging students to study in developing nations and nontraditional destinations. Grantees must demonstrate detailed plans for expanding access, particularly for low-income and underrepresented students, along with established health and safety protocols. The bill authorizes such funding as necessary for fiscal year 2027 and beyond, with the Secretary of State required to submit annual reports to Congress on program implementation.

The Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026 would provide Social Security credits to unpaid family caregivers based on their caregiving work. Under the bill, individuals who spend at least 80 hours per month caring for a dependent relative without payment could receive deemed wages equal to 50 percent of the national average wage, which would count toward their Social Security benefits and retirement security. Eligible dependents include children under 12 and relatives of any age who are chronically dependent and require daily assistance with basic activities like eating, bathing, or managing finances. Caregivers could credit up to five years (60 months) of such caregiving toward their Social Security record, though the bill allows only the 60 most recent qualifying months to count if someone has more. The Social Security Administration would need to issue implementing regulations within one year, including procedures for caregivers to apply and provide physician documentation when caring for non-child dependents.

This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to allow eligible employees to take unpaid leave following the death of a son or daughter, with the leave period expiring 12 months after the death occurs. The legislation applies to both private sector employees covered by the original Family and Medical Leave Act and federal civil service employees, meaning millions of American workers would gain this new protection. Employees can take this leave as a continuous block unless they and their employer agree otherwise, and employers may require employees to provide certification of the death if regulations are issued requiring it. The bill also clarifies that spouses employed by the same employer cannot use the same 12-month period for bereavement leave and makes technical adjustments for school employees. No new federal funding or implementation timeline is specified in the legislation.

The Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2026 addresses job displacement caused by automation and advanced technology by expanding federal worker training programs. The bill authorizes competitive grants to industry partnerships—working with businesses, educational institutions, and workforce boards—to develop demonstration and pilot projects that retrain workers likely to lose jobs to automation, with particular focus on vulnerable populations including women, workers of color, and lower-wage earners. Grant recipients can use funds for skills training (including digital literacy and technology skills like coding), equipment purchases, job search assistance, training stipends, and supportive services like childcare and transportation assistance. The bill requires grantees to report on worker outcomes, including how many participants successfully transition to new jobs and earn higher wages. Funding is authorized for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, though the specific total amount is not set in the legislation and will be determined through the appropriations process, with an additional $40 million annually allocated specifically for national dislocated worker grants.

Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance Efficiency Act or the BARCODE Efficiency ActThis bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to use barcodes, barcode scanning technology, and optical character recognition (or similar) technology to digitize certain federal tax return information and correspondence, unless the technology is slower or less reliable than other IRS processes (subject to conditions). Specifically, the bill requires a scannable barcode on electronically-prepared federal tax returns that are printed and filed in paper format with the IRS. The bill also requires the IRS to use barcode scanning technology to convert data included on such returns into an electronic format.Further, the bill requires the IRS to use optical character recognition (or similar) technology to transcribe federal tax returns and correspondence received by the IRS that are not prepared electronically and are received in paper format.However, under the bill, the use of barcodes, barcode scanning technology, and optical character recognition (or similar) technology is not required if (1) such technology is slower or less reliable than manual transcription or any other IRS process, and (2) the IRS provides a report to Congress regarding the determination to not use such technology.

The Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act would exclude restitution and civil damages awarded to human trafficking survivors from their taxable income. Currently, survivors who receive court-ordered restitution from criminal cases or damages from civil lawsuits under federal anti-trafficking laws must count this money as income and pay taxes on it. This bill eliminates that tax burden by creating a new tax exemption for trafficking survivors receiving these payments. The legislation applies to any compensatory or statutory damages awarded through criminal restitution orders or civil actions related to human trafficking cases, and the tax break would take effect for taxable years beginning after the bill is enacted. This change recognizes that restitution and damages are meant to compensate victims for harm rather than serve as taxable income.

The Keep Healthcare Affordable Act extends and expands tax credits that help people afford health insurance premiums. Specifically, the bill extends enhanced premium tax credits through 2029 (rather than letting them expire in 2025) and, starting in 2026, allows higher-income families to qualify for these credits by raising the income limit from 400 percent of the federal poverty level to 1,000 percent. This means more middle- and upper-middle-class families would become eligible for government assistance in paying their insurance premiums. The bill takes effect for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025, and no specific new federal funding amount is mentioned in the text, as the credits come from existing tax code provisions. Overall, the legislation aims to keep health insurance more affordable for a broader range of American households in the coming years.

H.R. 5376, the Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act, requires the federal government to conduct rigorous studies measuring how health profession opportunity grant programs affect participants' employment and earnings over the short, medium, and long term. The bill modifies existing law to ensure these demonstration projects are properly evaluated by mandating that at least 4 percent of annual funding for these grants be dedicated to research, evaluation, and staffing to support these studies. This affects individuals participating in health career training programs funded through these grants, as well as the agencies administering them, by creating accountability for how well these programs actually help people enter the healthcare workforce. The legislation takes effect on October 1, 2025, and represents an effort to shift toward evidence-based funding that prioritizes understanding which health career training approaches work best.

The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act recaptures unused employment-based immigrant visas to address shortages in nursing and physician positions. The bill makes available up to 40,000 visas reserved specifically for professional nurses (25,000) and physicians (15,000), drawing from the pool of unused visas from fiscal years 1992 through 2024, with petitions limited to those filed within three years of the law's enactment. The legislation removes country-specific visa caps for these healthcare workers and requires expedited processing without charging premium fees, allowing nurses and physicians to move through the immigration system faster. Employers sponsoring these workers must attest that hiring them will not displace American workers. This bill directly affects foreign-trained healthcare professionals seeking to immigrate and U.S. employers struggling to fill critical medical positions.

The Teachers Are Leaders Act of 2025 creates a new professional development program that trains experienced classroom teachers to take on leadership roles within their schools while continuing to teach. The program, administered through partnerships between schools and colleges, provides one year of intensive training and support in areas like curriculum development, peer coaching, family engagement, and data-driven instruction, followed by one to two additional years of ongoing support. Teachers selected for the program must be fully certified, employed in under-resourced school districts, and have at least three years of teaching experience. Grant funds can support teacher stipends (with matching non-Federal money required) and training costs for two to three years, and schools can use the program to help teacher leaders later assist with teacher preparation at local colleges. The bill authorizes funding through fiscal year 2030 for these grants, though no specific dollar amount is specified in the legislation.

Educational Toy Tax Relief ActThis bill prohibits the imposition of duties (i.e., tariffs) on specified baby toy items (e.g., products for children under the age of three, baby swings, and educational toys for babies and children) pursuant to certain presidential powers.Specifically, the bill prohibits the President from exercising authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose duties on specified baby toy items entering the United States. (IEEPA provides the President with broad authority to regulate various economic transactions following a declaration of a national emergency.)Further, the President must terminate the duties on these items that were imposed pursuant to IEEPA and are in effect as of the date of the bill's enactment.The bill also prohibits the President from using any other authorities to impose duties on these items that are substantially similar to the duties imposed pursuant to IEEPA.

H.Res. 558 is a commemorative resolution remembering the July 4, 2022, mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day Parade in Illinois. The resolution honors the seven people killed in the attack—Katie Goldstein, Irina McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy, Stephen Strauss, Jacquelyn Sundheim, Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, and Eduardo Uvaldo—along with more than 40 people wounded and the broader community affected by the tragedy. The resolution recognizes the bravery of emergency responders and healthcare providers from dozens of agencies and facilities who responded to the shooting, as well as the counselors who have helped survivors heal over the past three years. It notes that the shooter was sentenced to life in prison without parole and expresses support for the community as it marks the three-year anniversary. The resolution also references Congress's passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and commits to continuing efforts to reduce gun violence nationwide.

H.R. 3696 extends federal fair housing protections to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in addition to the existing protected categories of race, color, religion, sex, disability, family status, and national origin. The bill amends the Fair Housing Act to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity in all housing-related provisions, making it illegal for landlords, sellers, lenders, and housing providers to deny housing, set different terms, or otherwise discriminate against people based on these characteristics. The legislation also strengthens protections against intimidation or retaliation in fair housing cases. This bill affects millions of Americans seeking housing and would apply to the entire real estate and lending industries. No specific funding amounts or implementation timelines are included in the legislation text provided.

H.Res. 466 is a symbolic resolution expressing congressional support for designating the first Tuesday in June as "National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day." The resolution recognizes the estimated 18.1 million cancer survivors in the United States and acknowledges the physical and psychological challenges they face during and after treatment. Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day is an existing volunteer-run initiative that has been operating since 2003, where thousands of beauty and spa professionals across all 50 states offer free services to cancer survivors without soliciting any funding. The resolution highlights the importance of community support for cancer patients and survivors of all ages and emphasizes the positive impact such recognition has on both patients and their families. Since this is a resolution rather than a bill, it carries no funding requirements or legal mandates—it simply expresses the House's support for the national designation of this day.

The RETAIN Act creates a refundable tax credit to help retain educators in early childhood programs, elementary schools, and secondary schools. Eligible recipients include early childhood educators, teachers, paraprofessionals, school leaders, and school-based mental health providers working at high-poverty schools or quality early childhood programs. The credit amounts range from $5,800 to $11,600 per year depending on years of continuous service, with the highest credit ($11,600) available to educators in their tenth year of service, then stepping down for longer tenures. The credit applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2025, and will be adjusted for inflation annually starting in 2026. The legislation also requires schools and early childhood programs not to reduce educator compensation or loan forgiveness programs due to the credit, ensuring it supplements rather than replaces existing pay, and directs federal agencies to track teacher and early childhood educator salary data by region and program type.

H.R. 3307 directs the U.S. government to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties with countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region (Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, and Israel) to support the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, a trade initiative launched in 2023 as an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative. The bill emphasizes energy security and defense cooperation as priorities, calling on the Secretary of State to elevate the Eastern Mediterranean's role in U.S. foreign policy and institutionalize strategic dialogues with the region. The legislation requires several reports within one year of enactment, including assessments of ongoing energy projects, multilateral initiatives, and the feasibility of expanding U.S.-Israel bilateral research and development programs to include other Eastern Mediterranean partners. The bill does not authorize specific funding amounts but directs various executive agencies to coordinate efforts and report back to Congress on implementation progress.

H.Res. 320 is a nonbinding congressional resolution that encourages the Department of State and international organizations to promote peace and tolerance through education in Middle Eastern countries as part of expanding the Abraham Accords—a series of normalization agreements between Israel and Arab nations like the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco. The resolution specifically calls on the State Department to work with regional countries to reform school curricula to remove antisemitic and hateful content while adding material that promotes respect and understanding. It also urges the United Nations and other international bodies to prioritize countering extremist messaging in education and supports efforts to expand the accords to countries like Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. Since this is a resolution rather than legislation, it does not create law or allocate specific funding, but instead expresses Congress's policy goals and recommendations for how government agencies and civil society should approach education reform in the region.

This bill requires the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to submit detailed weekly reports to Congress documenting all changes the agency has made across federal departments and their impacts. The reports must include information about employee staffing changes, cost savings, policy modifications, physical relocations, any federal data accessed by DOGE (including who accessed it and why), and whether the actual results match expected benefits. The bill also requires DOGE to provide an initial report covering any actions taken between January 20, 2025 (when DOGE was established) and the bill's enactment date. The legislation, introduced by Representatives Schneider and Lynch, aims to give Congress oversight authority over DOGE's reorganization efforts and ensure that decisions affecting federal agencies and employees are based on transparent analysis rather than arbitrary actions.

The PEACE Act directs the U.S. State Department to develop comprehensive education and training programs for diplomatic personnel on the Abraham Accords and other Middle East peace agreements normalizing relations with Israel. The bill authorizes the State Department to create new courses at the Foreign Service Institute, develop online training modules, and establish fellowships allowing diplomats to work with officials from Abraham Accords signatory countries and regional organizations. A four-member bipartisan advisory board, appointed by congressional leaders, will oversee curriculum development and provide recommendations to the department. The Secretary of State must submit a detailed implementation strategy to Congress within one year of the bill's enactment and provide annual progress reports for the following four years, with no specific funding amount identified in the legislation.

H.Res. 291 is a symbolic resolution urging Americans to observe March 2025 as Bulgarian-American Heritage Month. The resolution highlights the historical and ongoing contributions of Bulgarian immigrants and their descendants to American society, including notable figures in arts, science, technology, and academia like artist Christo, actress Nina Dobrev, and Harvard astrophysicist Dimitar Sasselov. It also acknowledges nearly 120 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Bulgaria, dating back to 1903, and recognizes Bulgaria's cultural gifts to the world, such as the Cyrillic alphabet. The resolution calls on Americans to celebrate Bulgarian culture through appropriate events and activities, while affirming the strategic partnership between the two nations. As a resolution rather than legislation, this measure carries no funding or binding requirements—it is primarily a statement of Congressional recognition and encouragement.

Repealing Outdated and Unilateral Tariff Authorities ActThis bill repeals the statute that directs the President to impose new or additional tariffs on articles produced by, or imported on the vessels of, foreign countries that discriminate against U.S. commerce.

H.Res. 251 is a ceremonial resolution recognizing the deep historical and ongoing friendship between the United States and Morocco, particularly as the two nations approach the 250th anniversary in 2027 of Morocco becoming the first country to recognize American independence. The resolution highlights that Morocco established diplomatic relations with the United States in 1777 and that the 1787 Treaty of Marrakech remains the longest unbroken diplomatic relationship in U.S. history, with Morocco gifting the first American diplomatic property abroad in 1821. The measure acknowledges Morocco's contributions to regional security through counterterrorism cooperation, its free trade agreement with the U.S. since 2006, its historical protection of religious minorities, and its participation in joint initiatives like the Abraham Accords. The resolution calls for continued cooperation on trade, security, and humanitarian efforts while encouraging commemoration of this milestone relationship ahead of 2027. This is a symbolic gesture with no funding or enforcement mechanisms—it simply expresses congressional support for strengthening ties with Morocco.

H.R. 1890 would require the U.S. State Department to move responsibility for Turkey from the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs within 90 days of enactment. The bill's sponsors argue that Turkey's geography, security interests, and foreign policy have shifted away from Europe toward the Middle East, making a bureaucratic realignment necessary to better align U.S. diplomatic strategy. The legislation reflects congressional concerns that Turkey has grown closer to Russia and China, distanced itself from NATO and European institutions, and engaged with groups like Hamas. The Secretary of State would be required to report to Congress within five years on how the reassignment has worked and whether further changes are needed. No new funding is allocated for this administrative change.