U.S. House of Representatives·Introduced Jul 16, 2026·Jul 16, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
TaxationD0R21(21 co-sponsors)
Committee
The D.C. Taxing Authority Review Act would require Congress to approve any new District of Columbia tax or fee before it can take effect. Under current law, D.C. tax laws automatically take effect after a 60-day review period unless Congress passes a resolution blocking them. This bill reverses that process, requiring Congress to pass an affirmative resolution approving D.C. tax measures within 60 days for them to become law. The legislation also limits floor debate on such resolutions to one hour total, split equally between supporters and opponents. The measure would apply to all D.C. tax acts transmitted to Congress after the bill's enactment.
U.S. House of Representatives·Introduced Apr 23, 2026·Apr 23, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Government Operations and PoliticsD1R2(3 co-sponsors)DRBipartisan
Passed
Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access ActThis bill expands efforts to identify, prevent, and recover improper payments of federal funds (e.g., overpayments, underpayments, payments to ineligible recipients).Specifically, the Department of the Treasury must establish certain requirements that agencies must meet before directing Treasury to make a payment of federal funds. These pre-payment requirements must include verification of payee information, payment details, and fund availability. Further, agencies must, to the extent practicable, verify the accuracy of payee bank account information before directing Treasury to make a payment.The bill also expands the Do Not Pay system, which provides agencies with access to centralized data for the purpose of verifying payee eligibility, and provides statutory authority for Treasury’s role as administrator of the system. The bill requires specified data assets to be added to the system and authorizes Treasury to (1) designate additional data assets for inclusion, and (2) access certain taxpayer and Social Security information for the system. The bill specifies that information obtained through the system may only be used to prevent and recover improper payments and establishes penalties for the unlawful disclosure of such information.The bill explicitly requires executive agencies and state and local governments administering federally funded programs to screen payees against all appropriate Do Not Pay data assets and risk tools before making an award or directing a payment.Finally, the bill establishes post-award reporting requirements for certain first-time fund recipients under federal programs for awards of $50,000 or more.
U.S. House of Representatives·Introduced Apr 23, 2026·Apr 23, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Government Operations and PoliticsD0R2(2 co-sponsors)
Passed
Stopping Fraudulent Payments ActThis bill establishes requirements to prevent fraudulent or improper payments from federal programs.Specifically, the bill directs executive agencies to take corrective actions to temporarily pause, condition, or segment payment voucher requests before certifying them if the agencies have sufficient reason to determine that the payments present elevated risks of fraud or improper payments resulting in financial loss to the government. The corrective actions must be (1) based on objective, documented fraud-risk indicators; (2) narrowly applied to the portion of the payments presenting the elevated risk; and (3) limited in duration to the minimum period necessary to verify the eligibility or accuracy of the payments.The Department of the Treasury must return certified payment vouchers to agencies for corrective action if they present an elevated risk of fraud based on an output of Treasury’s Do Not Pay system.The bill also prohibits officers or employees of the federal government from being personally liable for actions taken in good faith under this bill.
U.S. House of Representatives·Introduced Jan 27, 2026·Jan 27, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesD0R5(5 co-sponsors)
Committee
The MARINA Act limits how much the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can charge marina operators who lease federal land and water for commercial purposes. The bill caps rental fees at no more than 1 percent on certain types of marina revenue (like food, beverages, and fuel sales) and establishes standardized administrative fees across all Corps districts—with charges ranging from $1,000 to $50,000 depending on the complexity of the requested activities. The legislation also requires marina leases to be at least 50 years for initial agreements and 25 years for renewals, and prevents the Corps from requiring marina operators to pay employees above the federal minimum wage. The bill affects marina operators nationwide who work with the Corps of Engineers and must be implemented through final regulations within one year of enactment. No specific funding is allocated, as this bill primarily regulates fees rather than appropriating government money.
U.S. House of Representatives·Introduced Jul 14, 2025·Jan 13, 2026 — Rule H. Res. 988 passed House.
Labor and EmploymentD0R2(2 co-sponsors)
Introduced
Save Local Business ActThis bill provides that a person may be considered a joint employer of the employees of another employer under federal labor law only if such person directly, actually, and immediately exercises significant control over the essential terms and conditions of employment. Such control may by demonstrated by hiring and discharging employees; determining individual employee rates of pay and benefits; day-to-day supervision of employees; assigning individual work schedules, positions, or tasks; or administering employee discipline.
U.S. House of Representatives·Introduced Feb 24, 2025·Mar 4, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Government Operations and PoliticsD1R2(3 co-sponsors)DRBipartisan
Passed
Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD ActThis bill establishes requirements concerning the posting of agency guidance documents. Specifically, an agency must publish guidance documents online on the dates they are issued, publish all of its guidance documents that are in effect in a single location on a designated website, display a hyperlink on its website that provides access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.The documents must be categorized as guidance documents and further divided into subcategories.No later than five years after the enactment of this bill, the Government Accountability Office must report on agency compliance with these requirements.
U.S. House of Representatives·Introduced Feb 13, 2025·Mar 4, 2026 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Passed
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove all deed restrictions from approximately 3.62 acres located at 2956 Park Avenue, on the Paducah Memorial Army Reserve Center in Paducah, Kentucky. The restrictions include easements, exceptions, reservations, terms, conditions, and covenants described in the quitclaim deed that was executed on April 27, 2012. The deed conveyed land from Interior to the City of Paducah, Kentucky.
U.S. House of Representatives·Introduced Feb 13, 2025·Jan 27, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.
Government Operations and PoliticsD0R19(19 co-sponsors)
Introduced
Reorganizing Government Act of 2025 This bill revives expedited congressional consideration of certain Presidential plans to reorganize the executive branch, expands permissible plan purposes, and changes the prohibitions on plan content. The bill reauthorizes through 2026 a currently expired authority that requires expedited congressional consideration of certain executive branch reorganization plans submitted by the President. The bill also expands the purposes for which such reorganization plans may be undertaken, to includereducing the number of federal employees;eliminating unnecessary and burdensome rules, regulations, and other requirements; andeliminating government operations that do not serve the public interest.The bill removes the following prohibitions on the contents of such plans: creating new executive departments or renaming existing executive departments; abolishing or transferring executive departments or independent regulatory agencies or all of their functions; andconsolidating executive departments or independent regulatory agencies or all of their functions.The bill also adds a new prohibition on content, specifying that any such plan may not create a net increase in federal workers or expenditures.
U.S. House of Representatives·Introduced Jan 16, 2025·Jan 16, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Government Operations and PoliticsD0R23(23 co-sponsors)
Introduced
Stopping Home Office Work's Unproductive Problems Act of 2025 or the SHOW UP Act of 2025This bill requires each executive agency (other than the Government Accountability Office) to establish as its current policies the telework policies that were in place on December 31, 2019. Agencies may not implement expanded telework policies unless the Office of Personnel Management certifies that such policies, among other requirements, will have a positive effect on the agency's mission and operational costs.