Gabe Evans

H.R. 10735 was introduced on October 5, 2026 by Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO-8) with no cosponsors. The text for this legislation has not yet been released. A summary will be generated when there is text available.

This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' support for American animal agriculture and the livestock industry, arguing that it is essential to national food security, economic growth, and rural communities. The resolution acknowledges that approximately one million livestock producers operate family farms across the United States and highlights the nutritional importance of meat, poultry, dairy, and egg products. It takes a critical stance toward what it characterizes as excessive environmental regulations and "radical activist" campaigns that it claims burden livestock producers with unnecessary costs. The resolution calls on all levels of government to suspend what it views as unreasonable regulations on livestock production and commits to advancing legislation that supports farmers and ranchers. This is a non-binding resolution expressing the sense of Congress rather than legislation that would create new law or allocate funding.

The STOP Medicaid Fraud Act of 2026 requires states to implement electronic verification systems for two types of Medicaid services: non-emergency transportation and applied behavior analysis services, effective January 1, 2027. These electronic systems must verify key details about the services provided, similar to existing requirements for other Medicaid services. States that fail to comply must submit a corrective action plan within 90 days and come into full compliance within one year of receiving notice from the federal government. The requirement does not apply to states that already have their own electronic verification systems in place for these services. The legislation aims to reduce fraud and improve oversight by requiring digital documentation that confirms when and how these services are actually delivered to Medicaid beneficiaries.

The Greeley Land Exchange Act authorizes a land swap between the city of Greeley, Colorado, and the U.S. Forest Service. The city would transfer approximately 40 acres of land it owns (excluding water rights) to the federal government, and the Forest Service would convey approximately 78 acres of National Forest System land to Greeley. The exchange must be completed within three years and requires the lands to be of equal value, with any difference made up through additional land conveyance by the city, a cash payment, or both. The Forest Service would retain public access easements over two trails on the transferred land for recreation and administrative purposes. The city bears all costs associated with the exchange, including appraisals, surveys, environmental assessments, and legal fees. Any land acquired by the federal government within the Cache la Poudre Wilderness or Wild and Scenic River boundaries will be managed according to applicable wilderness and river protection laws.

This resolution expresses support for designating the week of September 13 to 19, 2026, as "National Co-Responder and Crisis Clinician Week" to recognize professionals who work in co-response programs. Co-response teams pair law enforcement, fire services, and emergency medical staff with mental health professionals to respond to behavioral health-related calls and crises in communities. The resolution acknowledges that mental illness and substance abuse affect millions of Americans and create significant challenges for communities, and it highlights how co-response teams help de-escalate situations and connect people to resources like counseling, medication-assisted treatment, housing, and other services. The resolution contains no new funding or enforcement mechanisms, as it is a symbolic measure expressing congressional support for recognizing these workers and their contribution to community safety and public health. This type of resolution does not require the president's signature and has no direct budgetary impact.

The SBA Spanish Resource Report Act requires the Small Business Administration to submit a comprehensive report within 180 days documenting all Spanish-language resources and services currently available to small business owners through its programs and partner organizations. The report must inventory existing Spanish-language materials such as websites, applications, and guidance documents, describe resources offered by partner organizations like small business development centers and women's business centers, and provide available data on how these Spanish-language resources are being used across different geographic regions. The bill also requires the SBA to document spending related to translation, interpretation, and outreach efforts, assess operational challenges in providing these services, and offer recommendations for efficient administration of the programs. The report must be made publicly available on the SBA website, and agency leadership must brief Congress within 30 days of submission. The legislation does not mandate any changes to existing Spanish-language services or create new funding requirements.

Open-Source AI Leadership ActThis bill requires the Department of Commerce to assess and publish information about risks related to use of certain foreign adversary artificial intelligence (AI) models. The bill also authorizes Commerce to take specified actions to support adoption of U.S. AI models.Specifically, the bill requires Commerce to identify, assess, and make public (as appropriate) any risk associated with the adoption and use of open AI models developed or made available by China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia, or an individual or entity subject to the control thereof. This includes risks related to the confidentiality of personal or proprietary information, the efficacy of features intended to prevent misuse of a model, or the economic or national security of the United States.(An open AI model is an AI model (1) with model weights that are publicly released for download or distribution; or (2) that is distributed under an open license that permits use, modification, and redistribution of the model’s source code and model weights.)Commerce must annually publish a report that assesses risks and provides information relating to the adoption, cost, and performance of foreign adversary open AI models, including a comparison with open AI models developed and made available by U.S. individuals and entities. Commerce must submit such reports to Congress.Further, Commerce may take specified actions to support the adoption and use of open AI models developed by U.S. individuals and entities, including identifying and addressing barriers to the adoption and use of such models.

Ratepayer Protection ActThe bill requires state utility regulators and nonregulated utilities to consider implementing a standard to hold certain large-load customers responsible for the costs associated with any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade of electric service necessary to serve such customers. A large-load customer means a non-residential electric consumer that enters, or requests to enter, an agreement concerning the sale of electric energy primarily to operate information technology infrastructure and related systems pertaining to data storage and computational applications and services (e.g., data centers) that have a peak electric demand of 100 megawatts or more at a single site or campus. Specifically, the bill requires states to consider implementing a federal standard for large-load customers. The standard must require rates charged by electric utilities for providing electric service to a large-load customer to be designed to recover from the large-load customer the full, incremental cost of any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade necessary to serve such customer. This rate must include the costs that would be incurred if the large-load customer terminates an agreement with the electric utility pertaining to the sale of electric energy or otherwise ceases the purchase of energy from the electric utility.Under the standard, an electric utility must require the large-load customer to provide to the utility financial assurances or contributions to cover the cost of any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade that is necessary to serve the load of a large-load customer before the utility makes any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade.

Stop Pills That Kill Act This bill increases criminal penalties for offenses relating to the manufacture of fentanyl or counterfeit substances. It also establishes requirements for federal agencies to address the use of counterfeit substances. Specifically, the bill applies an increased criminal penalty for possessing, manufacturing, or distributing certain equipment or materials that are used to illegally manufacture fentanyl, an analogue of fentanyl, or a counterfeit substance (the increased penalty is currently limited to offenses involving methamphetamine). The Drug Enforcement Administration must establish and implement a plan to address counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine substances through law enforcement action and education and prevention efforts. In addition, the Department of Justice must annually report on the collection of counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine substances by law enforcement and on related prosecutions.

H.R. 7764 transfers the National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) Program from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis to the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement within 180 days of enactment. The NTER Program helps state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement identify and report threats of targeted violence. The bill also changes how the program is funded—it must stop using National Intelligence Program appropriations and instead be funded through other DHS sources such as state and local preparedness grants. The Secretary of Homeland Security must report to Congress every 180 days for two years on the transfer's progress, any operational impacts, and funding adjustments, while ensuring the program's capabilities and services to local law enforcement partners remain unchanged.

ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a comprehensive plan to reorganize its Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach (ELO) Office and submit such plan to Congress. The bill also limits certain DHS actions until DHS submits the plan to Congress and certifies that it is being implemented.ELO is part of DHS's Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A). ELO manages strategic relationships with I&A’s international stakeholders and federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners, including by facilitating intelligence and information sharing.Under the bill, the plan mustidentify redundant or non-essential positions, programs, or functions within ELO; specify how reorganization of ELO will address such redundant or non-essential positions, programs, or functions;realign essential functions and personnel of ELO within the Partner Engagement directorate of I&A; andimprove the management and coordination of strategic relationships with priority law enforcement agencies.Until DHS submits this plan to Congress and certifies that it is being implemented, DHS may not (1) expand the staffing, budget, or programmatic scope of ELO; or (2) establish new offices duplicating the mission of ELO or the Partner Engagement directorate without congressional authorization.

The Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026 simplifies and standardizes how the Department of Veterans Affairs pays for burial, funeral, and cemetery plot expenses for deceased veterans. The bill consolidates multiple eligibility categories into a single, unified system by repealing separate burial benefit rules and clarifying that veterans who die from service-connected disabilities qualify for these benefits. This legislation affects all deceased veterans and their families who are eligible for VA burial assistance. The bill does not specify new funding amounts or implementation timelines, as it focuses on reorganizing existing benefit structures rather than creating new programs or increasing benefit levels.

This bill reforms Medicare's payment system for skin substitute products—materials applied to wounds to promote healing—starting January 1, 2026. The legislation establishes a new standardized payment rate based on a volume-weighted average of current Medicare payments, with annual adjustments tied to inflation, ensuring consistent reimbursement across different care settings. To protect program integrity, the bill requires Medicare to identify the top 3 percent of providers billing for skin substitutes and subject them to prepayment claim reviews and prior authorization requirements, with a $5 million annual funding allocation through 2030 for oversight activities. The bill also requires the FDA to review and streamline its approval process for human tissue products within 18 months and issue updated guidance within 24 months, aiming to reduce unnecessary duplicative requirements while maintaining safety standards. Overall, the legislation seeks to improve patient access to advanced wound care products while preventing fraud and abuse in the Medicare program.

Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events Act or the FIRE ActThis bill modifies the definition of exceptional events under the Clean Air Act and requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise its regulations regarding exceptional events or actions to mitigate wildfire risk.Generally, the EPA must exclude data from use in determinations of exceedances and violations of national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) if a state demonstrates that an exceptional event caused a specific air pollution concentration.The bill provides that events caused by human activity that are intended to mirror the occurrence or reoccurrence of a natural event are exceptional events. Additionally, the bill no longer excludes from consideration as an exceptional event (1) meteorological events involving high temperatures or a lack of precipitation, or (2) stagnation of air masses that does not ordinarily occur.The bill requires the EPA to revise regulations regarding the reviewing and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by actions to mitigate wildfire risk.The bill also requires the EPA to conduct regional modeling and analysis when multiple states submit petitions regarding the same exceptional event or action to mitigate wildfire risk.

The No Fentanyl on Social Media Act requires the Federal Trade Commission, working with federal health and drug enforcement agencies, to submit a comprehensive report to Congress within one year of the law's enactment examining how minors can access fentanyl through social media platforms. The report must document how prevalent fentanyl access is for young people, how drug sellers use social media to distribute the drug, what design features of platforms enable this access, and what health and safety risks minors face as a result. The bill also asks the FTC to evaluate what measures social media companies currently have in place to prevent this activity, what law enforcement is doing to address the problem, and to recommend legislative solutions Congress could pursue. The FTC will consult with parents, tech companies, law enforcement, medical professionals, and other experts while developing the report, though it may redact sensitive law enforcement information before publishing its findings publicly.

Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities ActThis bill allows states and local jurisdictions to give a hiring preference (when hiring election workers to administer an election in the state or local jurisdiction) to veterans, individuals with a disability, and nonresident military spouses or dependents.Further, the bill prohibits states and local jurisdictions from refusing to hire a nonresident military spouse or dependent as an election worker solely on the grounds that the individual does not maintain a place of residence in the state or local jurisdiction.

The Combatting Fentanyl Poisonings Act of 2025 creates three new federal grant programs to address the fentanyl crisis. First, it authorizes $10 million in grants to state and local law enforcement agencies to combat illegal drug sales on social media platforms, including funding for arrests and training programs to educate schools, clinicians, and parents about fentanyl dangers. Second, it allocates $3 million in grants to nonprofit organizations for public awareness campaigns about fentanyl risks, including support for bereaved families to speak at events, educational materials, counseling services, and naloxone training—though funds cannot be used for harm-reduction supplies like testing kits or injection equipment. Third, it provides $2 million in grants to equip law enforcement officers with fentanyl detection tools and naloxone to protect them from occupational exposure. The bill amends existing crime-control law and does not specify an implementation timeline beyond authorizing the grant programs through the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.

H.Res. 620 is a commemorative resolution celebrating the 60th anniversary of Medicaid, which was established on July 30, 1965, as a joint federal-state program to provide medical services to low-income children, single mothers, people with disabilities, and individuals living in poverty. The resolution acknowledges Medicaid's role as a critical safety net program while emphasizing Congress's commitment to reducing waste, fraud, and abuse to ensure its long-term sustainability. The resolution references the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and notes that Medicaid spending is projected to increase by $200 billion between 2025 and 2035. As a commemorative resolution, H.Res. 620 does not create new law or allocate funding; it simply expresses the House's support for protecting and preserving the Medicaid program for vulnerable populations.

This House resolution condemns an antisemitic terrorist attack that occurred on June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado, when Mohammed Sabry Soliman attacked peaceful demonstrators supporting the release of Hamas-held hostages using homemade Molotov cocktails. The attack wounded at least 14 people, including reportedly a Holocaust survivor, and the perpetrator stated he had planned the attack for over a year and wanted to kill all Zionist people. The resolution highlights that Soliman was an Egyptian national who entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in 2022, filed an asylum application shortly after arrival, and remained in the country illegally past his authorized stay despite multiple encounters with Colorado law enforcement. The House uses this incident to call for stronger vetting of visa applicants for antisemitic or anti-American activities and emphasizes the need for better coordination between state, local, and federal law enforcement to prevent terrorist attacks. The resolution expresses gratitude to law enforcement officers and reaffirms the importance of communication between different levels of law enforcement for public safety.

H.Res. 485 is a House resolution condemning an antisemitic terrorist attack that occurred in Boulder, Colorado on June 1, 2025, in which Mohammed Sabry Soliman attacked peaceful pro-Israel demonstrators with homemade explosives, wounding at least 14 people including a Holocaust survivor. The resolution details that Soliman was an Egyptian national who entered the United States on a tourist visa in August 2022, later filed for asylum, overstayed his authorized period, and had multiple encounters with law enforcement since arriving. The resolution criticizes immigration vetting procedures and calls for improved cooperation between state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies, while also taking issue with what it characterizes as Colorado's sanctuary policies that reportedly limit immigration enforcement. The resolution expresses the House's condemnation of the attack, support for the victims' recovery, and gratitude to law enforcement and immigration officials.

State Planning for Reliability and Affordability ActThis bill requires certain state authorities that regulate electric utilities to consider the establishment of measures regarding the reliable availability of electricity over specified time periods. These requirements would apply to electric utilities that use integrated resource plans—plans that project future electricity use to ensure resource adequacy, as opposed to utilities that rely on capacity markets, which use price trends for resource planning.Specifically, the state authorities must consider requiring the integrated resource plans of electric utilities to include measures to ensure the reliable availability of electric energy over a 10-year period to maintain the operation of reliable generation facilities or the procurement of electric energy from reliable generation facilities.The bill defines reliable generation facilities as facilities thatenable the generation of electric energy on a continuous basis over a period of not fewer than 30 days; have adequate fuel or a continuously available energy source on-site to enable the continuous generation of electric energy for at least 30 days, or have contractual obligations that achieve the same;have operational characteristics to enable the generation of electric energy during emergency and severe weather conditions; andprovide services such as frequency support and voltage support.

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3344 11th Avenue in Evans, Colorado, as the "Deputy Samuel Kent Brownlee Post Office".

This bill amends federal utility regulations to require electric utilities to ensure reliable power generation over a 10-year planning period. Under the law, utilities must either operate or contract with "reliable generation facilities"—defined as power plants capable of running continuously for at least 30 days even during emergencies, with guaranteed fuel supplies and the ability to provide electrical grid support services. The bill affects all electric utilities engaged in long-term resource planning and gives state regulators one year to begin reviewing the new requirement and two years to make a final determination on whether utilities must comply. States that have already implemented comparable reliability standards are exempt from the new requirements. The legislation contains no new federal funding and relies on existing state regulatory processes to enforce the standard.

H.Res. 274 is a symbolic resolution expressing the House of Representatives' support for designating the week of April 6-12, 2025, as "National Water Week." The resolution does not create new laws or funding programs, but rather highlights the importance of water infrastructure and access across the United States. It emphasizes that over 2 million Americans lack access to running water, indoor plumbing, or wastewater services, and notes that many communities struggle to afford necessary water infrastructure improvements while keeping utility rates manageable. The resolution also recognizes the importance of federal investment in drinking water, wastewater, and water recycling programs, as well as research into emerging water challenges like aging infrastructure, water contamination, drought, and extreme weather resilience. As a resolution, this bill has no budget impact or specific implementation timeline beyond designating the single week in April 2025 to raise awareness about water infrastructure needs and encourage support for water sector innovation and investment.

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to launch a public awareness campaign educating Americans and international partners about transnational repression—actions by foreign governments or their agents that threaten, coerce, or harass people to stop them from exercising their constitutional rights or to force them to act in the foreign government's interests. The campaign will inform victims of transnational repression about available resources and explain how to anonymously report suspected cases to the FBI, with materials produced in multiple languages as needed. The bill also requires DHS to conduct research and development within one year on technologies and techniques to help federal, state, local, and tribal officials counter transnational repression threats, while maintaining compliance with constitutional protections and civil liberties laws. The legislation specifically defines transnational repression to include coercion, harassment, threats of violence, retaliation against people exercising free speech rights, and extrajudicial killings when perpetrated by foreign governments against U.S. persons or activities occurring within the United States.