The SAFE for Manatees Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to study alternative habitats for manatees in Florida that may be displaced by the decommissioning of coastal industrial sites, which will change water temperatures in areas where manatees currently live. The study must identify both natural warm water locations not currently used by manatees and locations where artificial warm water refuges could be built to sustain the animals. The Secretary must coordinate with Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and work with the Army Corps of Engineers to develop methods for constructing artificial warm water habitats if needed. The legislation requires the Secretary to complete and publicly release the study results within 180 days of the bill's enactment. This bill affects manatees that depend on warm water habitats in Florida's coastal areas and addresses the potential habitat loss from industrial site closures.

This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to increase U.S. involvement in developing international technical standards for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. The bill requires NIST to provide Congress with a briefing within one year identifying opportunities for government support of industry-led standards development efforts, establish a publicly accessible web portal to help U.S. companies and federal agencies find and participate in international standards activities, and launch a five-year pilot program to award grants covering up to 50 percent of the costs for hosting standards meetings in the United States. The legislation aims to strengthen America's competitive position globally by ensuring U.S. participation in shaping technical standards that will govern critical technologies, with particular emphasis on bringing international standards meetings onto U.S. soil. The pilot program requires annual reporting to Congress starting in the third year, and NIST must submit recommendations by year two on whether to make the program permanent.

The HEALTH Act of 2025 creates two main incentives for physicians to provide free care to low-income patients. First, it allows doctors to claim a federal tax deduction equal to the Medicare-based value of uncompensated medical services they provide to patients enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Second, it shields physicians from civil liability for harm caused by their actions or omissions while delivering this charity care, as long as the care was not intentional misconduct, knowing violations, reckless, or grossly negligent. The tax deduction applies to care furnished after December 31, 2025, and can be claimed even by taxpayers who don't itemize deductions. The bill specifically excludes certain services from the definition of qualifying charity care, including abortion-related services and gender transition treatments.

H.R. 4906, the Utilize Standards for All Act, directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to promote openness, transparency, and fair processes in how international technical standards are developed. The bill requires NIST to strengthen the U.S. approach to standards-setting by emphasizing private sector-led voluntary standards while ensuring federal agencies coordinate with businesses on standards for new technologies. This legislation affects companies and industries that participate in standards development, as well as federal agencies involved in international trade and technology competitiveness. The bill does not specify new funding allocations or implementation timelines, instead amending existing law to clarify NIST's role in advancing American interests in the global standards system, which influences everything from product safety to technology compatibility across industries.

The Frank Wolf Space Security Act restricts federal funding for NASA, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the National Space Council from collaborating with China or Chinese-owned companies unless Congress specifically authorizes such activities after the bill's enactment. The bill also prohibits federal funds from being used to host Chinese officials at NASA facilities. However, the restrictions include narrow exceptions: these agencies may proceed with China-related activities if they certify to the FBI that the work poses no risk of transferring sensitive technology or information with national security implications and does not involve interactions with officials accused of human rights violations. Any certifications for approved activities must be submitted to relevant congressional committees and the FBI at least 30 days before the activity occurs, with detailed information about its purpose, participants, location, and timing. The legislation effectively tightens oversight of U.S.-China space cooperation by making it subject to advance congressional authorization rather than executive discretion.

Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025This bill prohibits shark feeding in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) seaward of Florida for any purpose other than to harvest sharks, subject to limited exceptions. (Florida state waters generally extend 3 miles from the shore in the Atlantic Ocean and 9 miles from the shore in the Gulf of America. The EEZ is seaward of and adjacent to state waters and generally extends to 200 miles from the U.S. coastline.)Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful to introduce, or attempt to introduce, food or any other substance into these waters to attract sharks for any purpose other than to harvest sharks. Exceptions allow shark feeding (1) for research programs funded by federal appropriations, or (2) to the extent that the feeding presents no public health hazard or safety risk (as determined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or under state law).

H.R. 3744 amends existing federal research security law to expand restrictions on foreign talent recruitment programs at U.S. research institutions. The bill clarifies that "foreign country" now includes special administrative regions and territories controlled by countries of concern—specifically adding language that takes effect January 1, 2026, to capture areas like Hong Kong that fall under the control of adversary nations. This change affects universities, national laboratories, and other research organizations that receive federal funding, as they must screen researchers and funding sources more carefully to comply with the rule. The legislation targets what Congress views as efforts by hostile nations to gain access to American research and intellectual property through recruitment programs. No specific funding is authorized in this bill; it simply tightens definitions in an existing law to close perceived loopholes in how foreign talent recruitment restrictions are enforced.

America First Energy ActThis bill places certain restrictions on board members and employees of the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation of the Department of Energy (DOE). The foundation is an independent, agency-related foundation that assists DOE in addressing energy and environmental challenges through science and technology solutions, including by accelerating the development and commercialization of critical energy technologies and fostering public-private partnerships. Specifically, the bill requires the foundation's voting board members, executive director, officers, and employees to be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) admitted as refugees, or non-U.S. nationals lawfully admitted for permanent residence.Finally, the bill directs the foundation to require covered individuals listed on an application for a research and development award from the foundation to disclose all current and pending research support received or expected to be received by the individuals. Covered individuals means individuals who (1) contribute in a substantive, meaningful way to the scientific development or execution of a research and development project proposed to be carried out with an award from the foundation; and (2) are designated as a covered individual by the foundation.

Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2025This bill allows for the use of a pulsating light system for vehicle braking.Specifically, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108 (Standard 108) must be deemed to allow for the use of a pulsating light system on covered vehicles (i.e., passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers, and motorcycles). The Department of Transportation must issue regulations to update Standard 108 to (1) include performance-based standards for pulsating light systems, and (2) allow for the use of the systems on motor vehicles.As background, Standard 108 regulates all automotive lighting, signaling, and reflective devices. Under the bill, a pulsating light system includes a system for a high-mounted stop lamp in which the lamp pulses rapidly no more than four times and for no more than 1.2 seconds when the brake of the vehicle is applied and then converts to a continuous light (as a normal stop lamp) until the brake is released.

Federal Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025This bill establishes the Federal Infrastructure Bank and the Federal Infrastructure Bank Holding Company (FIBHC). The bank shall be a wholly owned subsidiary of the FIBHC.The bank must provide equity investments, direct loans, and loan guarantees for the planning, predevelopment, design, construction, operation, or maintenance of revenue-producing infrastructure projects in the United States with sufficient revenue sources and guarantees to support the interest and principal payments to the bank. At least 10% of the loans, equity investments, and loan guarantees must be for infrastructure projects in rural areas.Entities eligible for loans, equity investments, and loan guarantees include corporations, joint ventures, states, and governmental entities. The bank is prohibited from providing funding for infrastructure projects that are owned, directed, controlled, financed, or influenced by the Chinese government or the Chinese Communist Party.The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall have oversight and supervisory authority over the FIBHC and the bank. The bank must establish an Infrastructure Guarantee Fund to cover loans and loan guarantees in the event of nonpayment by loan recipients.The FIBHC may issue equity securities, make dividend payments on the securities, and issue bonds. The bill provides for a tax credit in an amount equal to 10% of the amount a taxpayer paid to the FIBHC for an equity investment issued within three years of the formation of the FIBHC.