The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026 requires hospitals, imaging centers, ambulatory surgical centers, and health insurance plans to publicly disclose pricing information starting January 1, 2028, using standardized, consumer-friendly formats accessible online at no cost. Hospitals and surgical centers must post standard charges and prices for at least 300 shoppable services, while insurers must provide patients on-demand cost estimates and publicly release negotiated rates with providers in machine-readable formats updated quarterly. The bill also requires imaging providers to disclose service prices and mandates that pharmacy benefit managers reveal "spread pricing" situations where they profit from the difference between what plans reimburse them and what they actually pay pharmacies. Enforcement includes civil penalties ranging from $300 per day for smaller providers to up to $10 million for large hospitals with persistent violations, though the Department of Health and Human Services can waive or reduce penalties for rural or underserved facilities facing access threats. The bill also directs federal agencies to study how to use technology like application programming interfaces to further improve consumer access to healthcare pricing information.

The Brownfields Revitalization for a Better Tomorrow Act amends federal environmental law to expand funding and support for cleaning up and reusing contaminated industrial and commercial properties known as brownfields. The bill increases grant limits for remediation activities from $500,000 to $1,000,000 per site, doubles multipurpose brownfields grants from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, and allows recipients to use up to 10 percent of funds for demolition. The legislation authorizes $123,500,000 annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 for brownfields programs, with additional funding of $46,250,000 per year for state and tribal assistance programs, and creates new technical assistance grants to help small communities that previously failed to secure funding. The bill also directs the Environmental Protection Agency to develop guidance for streamlining federal permitting on brownfield sites and requires multiple studies and reports on revolving loan funds, loan program feasibility, and the National Priorities List deletion process to be completed by 2028–2032.

This bill, formally titled the Satellite And Telecommunications Streamlining Act, amends the Communications Act of 1934 to speed up how the Federal Communications Commission licenses satellite communications and related operations. The legislation sets strict timelines for FCC decisions on various applications, including one-year deadlines for satellite licenses and earth station applications, 30-day approvals for receive-only earth stations, and 90-day timelines for minor modifications, with automatic approval if the FCC misses these deadlines. The FCC must issue implementing rules within 12 months and is restricted in how much information it can require from applicants, while national security reviews are mandated for any applicants with foreign ownership. These changes aim to promote competition, innovation, and efficient use of the radio spectrum in the satellite communications industry while preventing states from regulating satellite service rates.

Medicaid VBPs for Patients Act or the MVP ActThis bill provides statutory authority for regulations that allow for the use of varying best price points under value-based purchasing arrangements for purposes of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. (Value-based purchasing arrangements refer to arrangements in which the price of a drug is linked to clinical outcomes; such arrangements are particularly used for new high-cost treatments, such as gene therapies.)The Government Accountability Office must study the impact of value-based purchasing arrangements on federal health care programs, including with respect to the bill's changes.Additionally, the bill (1) exempts sales of drugs that are made under value-based purchasing arrangements from calculations of the manufacturer average sales price for purposes of payments under Medicare medical services, if the manufacturer reports multiple best prices under Medicaid in accordance with the bill's changes; and (2) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance on how state Medicaid programs may cover drugs in inpatient settings via value-based purchasing arrangements.

Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act or the KIDS ActThis bill requires specified online platforms to establish safeguards for minors. The safeguards include (1) limiting access to specified sexual material, (2) providing parental controls on social media and online video game platforms, and (3) requiring artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to disclose certain information to users who are minors.First, publicly available online platforms on which more than one-third of the content is considered sexual material harmful to minors under the bill must adopt technology to identify minors and prevent them from accessing such material.Next, social media platforms must (1) implement default settings for minors that limit compulsive usage features and the ability of other users to communicate with minors, and (2) provide tools for parents to manage the privacy and account settings of a minor. Social media platforms may not allow ephemeral messaging features for minors.The bill also requires online video game platforms to provide tools that allow parents to (1) limit communication between a minor and other users of the platform, and (2) restrict purchases by a minor on the platform. Further, providers of AI chatbots must disclose to users who are minors (1) that the chatbot is an AI system and not a human, and (2) suicide and crisis intervention hotline information.Finally, the bill requires specified studies and reports about the effects of social media platforms on minors and provides for enforcement of the bill's requirements by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general.

The Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026 reforms how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regulates vehicle safety and evaluates new technologies. The bill creates a new Office of the New Car Assessment Program with an 18-member advisory committee to improve vehicle safety ratings, establishes a biennial safety research priority plan, and expands manufacturer exemptions from certain safety standards. It also directs NHTSA to modernize vehicle recall procedures using digital notification methods, requires studies on emerging technologies like automated vehicle systems and wheelchair securement, and mandates a feasibility review within four years of whether the safety rating program should be transferred to a public-private partnership. The legislation affects vehicle manufacturers, safety regulators, and consumers by streamlining rule development timelines while potentially making it easier for manufacturers to seek safety standard waivers for lower-production vehicles.

Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025This bill requires certain actions to provide consumers (e.g., enrolled and prospective students) with additional financial information on institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs.Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) must update its College Scorecard website with additional information, including detailed data (e.g., costs, financial aid, student debt and repayment, and earnings) for each program of study at each IHE. (The College Scorecard is a comparison tool for information on school sizes, settings, graduation rates, average costs, and salary ranges per field of study.)Additionally, ED must establish a Universal Net Price Calculator on a dedicated ED website and annually update the data. Among other elements, this calculator must (1) allow an individual to select and compare multiple IHEs and programs of study, (2) provide the individual with net price estimates for each selected IHE and each selected program of study, and (3) provide access to information in an electronic and downloadable format.Each IHE must make publicly available on its website either the net price calculator developed by ED or the IHE's own calculator (if it includes, at a minimum, the same data elements of ED's calculator).

This bill expands the Delta Regional Authority's service area to include three Kentucky counties: Hancock, Ohio, and Daviess. The Delta Regional Authority is a federal agency that provides economic development assistance and funding to economically distressed regions in the Delta area. By adding these Kentucky counties, residents and businesses in those areas would become eligible for the authority's grants, loans, and other development programs. The bill makes a straightforward amendment to the Delta Development Act and does not specify new funding amounts or implementation timelines. The legislation was introduced in November 2025 and referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Financial Services for review.

This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to expand Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky by adding approximately 551 acres of land on the park's southern boundary in Edmonson and Barren Counties. The legislation modifies the existing 1942 law that established the park's original boundaries and acquisition authority. The bill also adjusts the previous $350,000 land acquisition spending limit for inflation using the Consumer Price Index, allowing the government to acquire additional land at current market values. No specific new funding amount or timeline is designated in the legislation; rather, it grants the Interior Secretary the authority to acquire the designated land when feasible. The expansion would add contiguous land to the national park, which is home to the world's longest cave system.

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025This act reauthorizes and revises programs and activities relating to addressing substance use disorders, overdoses, and mental health. (For additional information on each section of this act, see CRS Report R48864.)TITLE I--PREVENTION(Sec. 101) This section reauthorizes through FY2030 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) programs that provide information, grants, and technical assistance relating to studying and preventing prenatal and postnatal substance use disorders.(Sec. 102) This section reauthorizes through FY2030 CDC programs that carry out and provide grants for surveillance, treatment, and education relating to infections associated with illicit drug use.(Sec. 103) This section reauthorizes through FY2030 and expands CDC programs that carry out activities and provide grants relating to monitoring drug use and overdoses (e.g., supporting state prescription drug monitoring programs), preventing and responding to substance use disorders, and raising awareness regarding opioids and other substances. The section authorizes additional activities, including wastewater surveillance and collecting data on risk factors associated with overdoses.(Sec. 104) This section reestablishes, expands, and provides statutory authority for Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) activities addressing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (i.e., conditions caused by prenatal alcohol exposure), including carrying out and providing grants for research, education and public awareness, and intervention and support services for affected individuals.(Sec. 105) This section specifies that, in providing grants to support state prescription drug monitoring programs, the CDC is not authorized to require states to use specific vendors or interoperability systems other than to align with general, consensus-based standards for interoperability. (Sec. 106) This section reauthorizes through FY2030 and expands grants to government entities to provide first responders with opioid overdose reversal drugs (e.g., naloxone) and related training. The grant program is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).The section expands the program to include (1) treatment and training for overdoses from other drugs besides opioids, and (2) treatment with drugs or devices that are legally marketed under applicable law. Current law limits the program to addressing opioid overdoses and to drugs or devices that are officially approved or cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).(Sec. 107) This section reauthorizes through FY2030 and revises the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative and related activities, which are administered by SAMHSA. Under the initiative, SAMHSA provides grants and other support to improve the quality of and increase access to services addressing psychological trauma in youth and families. The section requires grant recipients to develop training and other resources for collaborative implementation of best practices.(Sec. 108) This section requires SAMHSA to undertake efforts to protect the 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline from cybersecurity threats. (The lifeline is a three-digit number that connects callers in suicidal crisis or mental health distress to a national network of crisis centers.) The section includes requirements for the lifeline’s network administrator and participating local and regional crisis centers to report identified cybersecurity incidents and vulnerabilities.The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study that evaluates cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities associated with the lifeline and

This resolution provides amounts for the expenses of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for the 119th Congress.