The South Dakota Water Feasibility Studies Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct three separate feasibility studies for water supply projects in the Missouri River basin region. The first study examines a proposed Western South Dakota water project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River, the second evaluates expansion of the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System across Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota, and the third assesses a Dakota Mainstem project serving South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. Each study will be conducted in coordination with nonprofit water entities and other federal, state, tribal, and local authorities, with the Secretary ultimately recommending whether each project should be authorized for construction and determining the appropriate non-federal cost share (at least 25 percent). The bill authorizes $10 million for each of the three studies, with the federal government covering no more than 50 percent of feasibility study costs, and all authority under the bill expires 10 years after enactment.

The Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026 requires fertilizer manufacturers and wholesalers to report their prices and sales quantities to the U.S. Department of Agriculture at least weekly. The reported information would cover nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and finished fertilizer products, with separate tracking of domestic versus foreign suppliers. The USDA would publish this data weekly at national, regional, and state levels, and would also conduct weekly surveys of retail fertilizer prices to give farmers and market participants transparent pricing information to make better purchasing decisions. Agricultural cooperatives and retailers are exempt from mandatory reporting but may voluntarily provide data. The legislation protects confidential business information by requiring the USDA to aggregate data in dashboards and other public resources while preventing disclosure of individual company details.

Tribal Firearm Access Act This bill allows members of federally recognized Indian tribes to use their valid identification documents issued by tribal governments to obtain a firearm from a federally licensed dealer.

Tribal Police Department Parity Act This bill treats tribal law enforcement agencies in the same manner as federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies for purposes of accessing firearms. The National Firearms Act (NFA) generally imposes a tax on the transfer of an NFA firearm; however, specified governmental entities (e.g., federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies) are exempt from this transfer tax. This bill extends this exemption to Indian tribes (and consequently, to tribal law enforcement agencies). The Gun Control Act (GCA) generally prohibits the interstate shipment of firearms to unlicensed persons, but exempts specified governmental entities from this prohibition. This bill makes Indian tribes (and consequently, tribal law enforcement agencies) eligible to receive firearms interstate. The GCA also prohibits the transfer or possession of machine guns manufactured after 1986, but exempts specified governmental entities from this prohibition. This bill makes Indian tribes (and consequently, tribal law enforcement agencies) eligible to transfer or possess these machine guns.

H.R. 7364 eliminates the statute of limitations for prosecuting certain non-capital homicide offenses in federal cases, meaning prosecutors can bring charges for these crimes at any point in the future without time restrictions. The bill specifically applies to second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, and attempted manslaughter charges under various federal statutes. This legislation affects federal prosecutors and anyone who commits these homicide offenses, potentially allowing cases to be prosecuted decades after they occur. The bill contains no specific funding requirements or implementation timelines, as it primarily changes legal procedures for federal criminal prosecutions. The bill was introduced in February 2026 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

H.Res. 1034 is a procedural rule governing how the House of Representatives handles "questions of privilege" — resolutions that address the conduct of House members. The resolution raises the bar for bringing such resolutions to the floor by requiring that either the Majority or Minority Leader must have at least one-fifth of all House members as cosponsors before introducing the resolution, or that a Member announcing their intention to offer such a resolution must maintain this level of support for at least one full legislative day. The rule applies for the remainder of the 119th Congress and does not affect certain other types of privilege resolutions already covered under existing House rules. This change essentially makes it harder for individual members to quickly bring conduct-related resolutions to a floor vote by requiring broader support from colleagues first. The resolution was introduced by Representative Johnson of South Dakota and several colleagues on February 3, 2026, and was referred to the House Rules Committee.

This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of building a water supply project for the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System, which would serve municipal, rural, and industrial water needs across South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. The feasibility study must follow federal reclamation standards and be conducted through a cooperative agreement between the Interior Department and the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System, a nonprofit organization. The federal government would cover up to 50 percent of the study's costs, with authorization for $10 million in federal funding. The bill sets a 10-year deadline for completing the study before the authorization expires.

This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to study whether it's feasible to expand the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System to serve more communities in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota with municipal, rural, and industrial water. After completing the study, the Interior Department must submit a feasibility report to Congress with a recommendation on whether the project should be built and what share of construction costs non-federal entities should pay (at least 25 percent). The bill authorizes up to $10 million in federal funding for the study itself, with the federal government covering no more than half the study costs and the non-federal project entity covering the rest. The study must include consultation with federal, state, tribal, and local authorities, and the authority to conduct this work expires 10 years after the bill becomes law.

This bill directs the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to study whether it's feasible to build a water supply project that would deliver water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System to serve municipal, rural, and industrial needs in western South Dakota. The study will be conducted jointly with the Western Dakota Regional Water System, Inc., a nonprofit organization, along with federal, state, tribal, and local authorities. After completion, the Secretary must submit a detailed feasibility report to Congress recommending whether the project should be authorized for construction and specifying what share of costs should be paid by non-federal entities (at least 25 percent). The federal government will cover up to 50 percent of the feasibility study costs, with $10 million authorized for spending on the study, and the authority to conduct this work expires 10 years after the bill becomes law.

The Shutdown Fairness Act ensures that federal employees, military personnel, and certain contract workers continue to receive pay during government shutdowns. The bill automatically appropriates whatever funds are necessary to pay federal workers their regular compensation—including salary, allowances, and benefits—for any period when Congress fails to pass regular appropriations. Contract workers who support federal agencies and are deemed essential during a shutdown would also receive payment under this law. The bill applies to fiscal year 2026 and all future years, with payments required as soon as practicable (within 7 days) if a shutdown is already underway when the bill passes, or on regular pay dates for future shutdowns. The emergency appropriations automatically end once Congress passes either a full-year budget or continuing resolution for the affected agencies, and these payments would later be charged against the final appropriations act when it's enacted.

The Agricultural Cooperative Energy Savings Act of 2025 expands access to certain U.S. Department of Agriculture programs by making smaller agricultural cooperatives eligible for participation. Specifically, the bill lowers the employee threshold to allow agricultural cooperatives with fewer than 2,500 employees to participate in programs previously limited to larger organizations. This change affects smaller farming cooperatives across rural America that pool resources to purchase supplies, equipment, or services collectively. The bill amends existing farm program rules under the 2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act but does not specify new federal funding allocations or implementation timelines in the provided text.

Beef Origin Labeling Accountability ActThis bill directs the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, to determine a means of reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef that is compliant with World Trade Organization rules. (COOL is a labeling law that requires retailers, such as full-line grocery stores, supermarkets, and club warehouse stores, to notify their customers of information regarding the source of certain foods.)The USTR must submit a report to specified congressional committees that includes (1) a description of its progress in determining a means of reinstating mandatory COOL for beef, and (2) recommendations for legislation that may be necessary and any engagement with other governments on this matter.The USTR must also seek to enter into consultations with the governments of Canada and Mexico to resolve outstanding trade disputes related to COOL for beef.

Shutdown Fairness ActThis bill provides appropriations to pay federal employees who work during a government shutdown.Specifically, the bill provides appropriations for federal agencies to provide standard rates of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments to excepted employees for work performed during any period in which interim continuing appropriations or full-year appropriations are not in effect for a fiscal year (i.e., a government shutdown). An excepted employee is an employee who is required to work during a government shutdown.Under current law, excepted employees are not paid until the government shutdown is over. This bill provides appropriations to pay excepted employees during a government shutdown. The bill also specifies that the term excepted employee includes certain contractors who support federal employees during a government shutdown and members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty. A federal agency may not use the funds provided by this bill during any period in which continuing appropriations are in effect for the purpose of paying excepted employees of the agency.The bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on September 30, 2025.

The Balanced Agricultural Support and Efficiency Act requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct a one-time update of "base acres" for farms growing covered commodities like corn, wheat, and soybeans. Base acres are used to calculate federal farm subsidies and support payments. Under this bill, the USDA would recalculate each farm's base acres for the 2025 crop year based on what farmers actually planted between 2020 and 2024, rather than using older baseline figures. The bill includes acreage that farmers were prevented from planting due to natural disasters or conditions beyond their control. The legislation affects all farmers receiving commodity support payments and aims to ensure that subsidy eligibility better reflects current planting patterns. No new funding is appropriated in the bill itself, as it modifies how existing farm program funds are distributed based on updated acreage calculations.

Eliminate Shutdowns ActThis bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if the appropriations bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect.Specifically, the bill provides appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities that were funded in the preceding fiscal year.

This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from contracting with or funding companies that use LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology from certain foreign countries or foreign companies identified as security risks. The legislation applies to any entity receiving a federal contract, grant, or loan from the Transportation Department, requiring them to certify they will not use the restricted technology in their work. The restrictions take effect on June 30, 2026, giving companies time to transition away from foreign-made LiDAR systems. The Secretary of Transportation can waive these requirements on a case-by-case basis if deemed in the national interest, though such waivers require advance notice to Congress. The bill exempts vehicle safety research, testing, and regulatory applications from these restrictions.

The FASTER Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct surveys of tactical infrastructure and technology along the southern border every two years, starting within 180 days of the bill's enactment. Each survey must assess how many miles lack infrastructure, identify any structural deficiencies, and evaluate technology gaps. The Secretary of Homeland Security must report findings to Congress within 90 days of completing each survey, though sensitive information can be included in a classified annex. If deficiencies are found, the bill authorizes the Secretary to expedite repairs and improvements by waiving certain legal requirements that would normally apply to border infrastructure projects. The legislation provides no specific funding amount, but establishes an ongoing biennial review process to address border security infrastructure needs.

This bill would prohibit the Department of Transportation from providing federal grants, awards, or funding to "sanctuary cities"—defined as states or localities that have laws or policies restricting the sharing of immigration status information with federal authorities or limiting compliance with federal immigration detention requests. The legislation affects any city, county, or state that has adopted such sanctuary policies, potentially cutting off transportation funding for infrastructure projects in those jurisdictions. The Secretary of Transportation could waive this prohibition on a case-by-case basis if deemed in the national interest, but would need to submit written certification to Congress at least 15 days before doing so. The bill does not specify an implementation date or timeline but would apply to all future DOT contracts and grants once enacted.

ePermit ActThis bill establishes requirements related to digitizing environmental reviews conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) must develop, publish, and iteratively update data standards for the collection and curation of certain data related to environmental reviews. CEQ must also design, test, and build prototype tools for environmental reviews.Additionally, CEQ must publish guidance to assist relevant agencies in implementing such standards as well as certain minimum functional requirements, such as data sharing that enables automated transfer of relevant data among federal agencies. Federal agencies responsible for environmental reviews or authorizations must implement the data standards and such minimum functional requirements.To the maximum extent practicable, CEQ and such agencies must iteratively develop and maintain a unified interagency data system consisting of interconnected federal agency systems and shared services for environmental reviews and authorizations, including a common interactive, digital, cloud-based authorization portal.Within a year, CEQ must oversee a pilot of shared services for environmental reviews and authorizations, including the portal. To the maximum extent practicable, CEQ must develop and implement the unified interagency data system by December 1, 2027.

Federal Maritime Commission Reauthorization Act of 2025This bill reauthorizes the Federal Maritime Commission through FY2029 and expands the commission’s authority to regulate anticompetitive practices within the international ocean transportation system.Specifically, the bill expands the definition of controlled carrier (a category of carriers that are subject to additional regulatory oversight) to include carriers legally or financially related to a corporation based or headquartered in, or otherwise significantly linked to, a nonmarket economy country or a country subject to monitoring by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.Additionally, the bill requires the commission to accept and investigate complaints concerning alleged anticompetitive practices by registered shipping exchanges. (A shipping exchange is a data platform that enables businesses shipping goods to connect with carriers to transport those goods.) The bill also requires the commission to report annually on anticompetitive and nonreciprocal trade practices by controlled carriers or marine terminal operators. Further, the bill establishes a National Port Advisory Committee and a National Ocean Carrier Advisory Committee. The committees, together with the existing National Shipper Advisory Committee, are charged with advising the commission on policies relating to competitiveness, reliability, and efficiency in the international ocean freight delivery system.Finally, the bill prohibits the commission from releasing information and documents developed pursuant to an enforcement investigation unless the commission determines that they are relevant to an administrative or judicial proceeding and agrees to release them by a majority vote.

H.R. 4135 encourages states to voluntarily participate in a federal online dashboard system managed by the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council when reviewing certain major infrastructure projects that require state water quality certifications or permits. The bill applies to "covered projects" as defined in existing federal law, particularly those needing approvals under the Clean Water Act. By encouraging state participation in this coordinated federal environmental review process, the legislation aims to streamline permitting by bringing state and federal agencies together on a single platform. The bill does not establish new funding or specific timelines but rather promotes voluntary adoption of this existing coordination mechanism to help speed up the permitting process for major projects.

Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 2025This bill effectively eliminates the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program and the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program.Specifically, this bill requires states to use unobligated funds under these Department of Transportation (DOT) programs only for certain non-electric vehicle related projects.As background, on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy, which directed federal agencies to immediately pause the disbursement of funds for electric vehicle charging stations made available through the NEVI and CFI programs.Under this bill, states may use any of the unobligated funds from these programs for projects that includethe construction or rehabilitation of a federal highway,the replacement or rehabilitation of bridges,improvements that reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions (e.g., wildlife crossing structures), orparking for commercial motor vehicles.DOT must apportion any of its unobligated or future fiscal year funds from these programs to the states based on the current methodology for apportioning federal highway funds.

H.R. 3917 would prohibit male students from competing on athletic teams designated for women and girls at the three major U.S. military service academies—West Point, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy. The bill applies to the Secretary of Defense and requires these academies to enforce the restriction on participation in women's sports programs. The legislation allows males to train or practice with women's teams as long as no female athletes lose roster spots, practice opportunities, competitions, scholarships, or admission because of it. The bill defines "sex" based on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. No specific funding or implementation timeline is mentioned in the bill.

Interactive Federal Review ActThis bill revises the environmental review process for federal-aid highway projects to encourage the use of certain digital platforms and models.Specifically, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must encourage recipients of federal highway funding who are carrying out environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to utilize (1) interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms; and (2) high fidelity, three-dimensional digital models of infrastructure project elements, such as digital twins. DOT must also select at least 10 federal-aid highway projects to demonstrate the use of these platforms and models in carrying out the environmental impact analysis and community engagement processes required under NEPA.Further, DOT must publish technology-neutral best practice guidance to encourage sponsors of projects that receive federal funds from DOT to use these platforms and models in carrying out the environmental impact analysis and community engagement processes required under NEPA.

The TEENS Act would modify federal child labor laws to allow teenagers ages 14 to 16 to work more hours during school weeks. Currently, these teens face restrictions on work hours when schools are in session; this bill would permit them to work up to 24 hours per week during such periods, provided they work between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. The legislation changes what the federal government considers "oppressive child labor" by raising the threshold for weekly work hours. The bill affects young workers and their employers, primarily in retail, food service, and other entry-level industries. No specific funding or implementation timeline is outlined in the legislative text provided.