This resolution recognizes and commemorates the Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities, a holiday celebrating Portuguese heritage and culture named for the 16th century poet Luís Vaz de Camões. The resolution also honors the contributions of Portuguese Americans to society.

This is a House resolution supporting the official designation of April 19 through April 25, 2026, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week. The resolution recognizes the significant impact of crime on victims, survivors, and communities, and acknowledges the work of over 12,000 organizations that assist crime survivors. It affirms fundamental rights that crime victims should receive, including fair treatment, safety, privacy, timely notice of proceedings, the ability to be heard in court, and access to information about available services and resources. The resolution emphasizes the 2026 theme of "CommUNITY" to highlight how victims, survivors, and supporters can work together to improve services and ensure rights are protected under existing laws like the Victims of Crime Act and Violence Against Women Act. The House resolution calls on Congress and the public to commit to supporting and practicing victims' rights throughout the year, not just during the designated week.

The Rural Development Modernization Act harmonizes and increases population thresholds used to define "rural" across federal agricultural and rural development programs. The bill raises the population limit from various lower thresholds (ranging from 2,500 to 20,000) to a standard 25,000 inhabitants for programs involving broadband, telemedicine, housing loans, water and wastewater facilities, and emergency community assistance. The legislation also eliminates caps on excluding military base populations from rural area calculations and expands eligibility to U.S. territories and freely associated states. Additionally, the bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to annually reassess and adjust the 25,000-person threshold based on Census data and other demographic trends to ensure the definition remains current. These changes expand the geographic reach and number of communities eligible for federal rural development funding and support.

H.Res. 894 is a resolution expressing the House of Representatives' support for strong teaching of U.S. history and civics in public schools, particularly as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. The resolution does not create new laws or funding, but rather states the House's belief that quality history and civics education is essential for preserving American founding ideals and preparing informed citizens. It encourages states and local school districts to provide fact-based instruction about the American Revolution, the Constitution, and key historical figures, while supporting voluntary partnerships between schools and museums, historic sites, libraries, and educational organizations. The resolution also recognizes the work of teachers, historians, and educational professionals who teach these subjects and calls on Americans, especially young people, to study founding principles and the sacrifices of those who secured independence.

H.Res. 844 is a symbolic resolution expressing congressional support for designating October 2025 as "Crime Prevention Month." The resolution does not create new programs or allocate funding; instead, it encourages federal agencies, states, local governments, and tribal nations to prioritize evidence-based crime prevention strategies such as youth mentorship, community violence intervention programs, environmental design improvements, and mental health services. The resolution highlights the significant costs of crime to society—including roughly $2.6 trillion annually in lost quality of life and direct expenses—and commends law enforcement, first responders, community organizers, and volunteers working on crime prevention and victim support. It calls on all citizens to participate in awareness activities during October and emphasizes the bipartisan nature of public safety efforts. Since this is a non-binding resolution, it has no direct budgetary impact but serves to raise national awareness and encourage coordination among federal, state, local, and tribal stakeholders on crime prevention initiatives.

The Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2025 reforms agricultural conservation programs through fiscal year 2029, with a focus on helping livestock and dairy farms manage manure more sustainably. The bill expands the Department of Agriculture's conservation programs to include composting practices and alternative manure management techniques—such as rotational grazing, compost-bedded barns, and manure drying systems—that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve soil and water quality. Farmers can receive payments covering up to 100 percent of implementation costs, with at least 50 percent paid upfront, and contracts lasting up to three years. The bill prioritizes funding for small and mid-sized operations, beginning farmers, and socially disadvantaged farmers, while allowing groups of producers to share composting facilities through joint applications. The Department must develop standards for measuring carbon sequestration and emissions reductions, provide technical assistance, and within one year establish new composting practice standards to support on-farm compost production and use.

The Boosting University Investments in Low-Income Districts Act establishes a federal grant program to help colleges and universities in economically distressed communities plan and carry out economic development projects. Eligible institutions must be located in areas where median family income is at least 25 percent below state or national benchmarks, and they cannot be military academies or highly-ranked research universities. Universities selected for the program would first receive planning grants of up to $100,000 per year (for up to 2 years) to develop implementation plans, then move on to larger implementation grants of $25 million to $50 million over 5 years to execute projects like building affordable housing, establishing small business programs, creating apprenticeships, expanding broadband access, or supporting K-12 schools. The program is administered by the Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration and requires participating universities to submit annual reports on how they're using the funds. The bill was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Financial Services Committee, though the legislation does not specify a total funding amount.

The Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2025 requires distributors of dangerous pathogens to maintain detailed electronic logbooks tracking all sales, loans, and transfers of highly pathogenic agents—such as disease-causing organisms classified as risk group 3 or higher. Distributors must record buyer information, intended use, storage location, and require buyers to present government-issued photo identification and sign the logbook, with false statements subject to federal criminal penalties. The bill affects any entity selling or distributing these pathogens, including biobanks and repositories, and requires logbooks be retained for three years. Additionally, the legislation directs federal agencies to conduct a strategic evaluation of high-containment laboratories nationwide, develop national safety standards, establish a federal contact point for state and local officials on laboratory biosafety issues, and study the feasibility of creating a database of high-containment labs accessible to federal and state authorities. These evaluations and the biosafety team must be completed within one year of implementation, with findings reported to Congress.

H.R. 5728, the Rural Homeownership Continuity Act of 2025, amends federal law to allow borrowers to transfer Rural Housing Service loans to qualified buyers when selling rural properties. Currently, the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Program—which helps low- and moderate-income rural residents buy homes—does not permit loan assumptions, meaning new buyers must obtain separate financing and original borrowers remain liable for the debt. This bill enables eligible buyers to assume existing loans upon property transfer, and it releases original borrowers and any co-borrowers from further liability. The legislation applies to loans guaranteed under this program starting from the date it is enacted, and it allows the Department of Agriculture to establish rules permitting loan servicers to charge borrowers reasonable fees for processing assumption transactions. The bill essentially aims to make rural homeownership more flexible and transferable while reducing barriers for rural property sales.

This resolution supports the designation of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day.

The RIDE FAST Act extends federal funding for intercity passenger rail projects by expanding the grant program authorization through fiscal year 2032, six years beyond the current 2026 deadline. The bill amends the existing Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to continue providing grants that support rail improvement design and expansion projects across states. This primarily affects states and regional transportation authorities that rely on federal funding to plan and develop passenger rail infrastructure. The legislation does not establish new funding amounts but simply extends the existing authorization, allowing states to plan long-term rail improvements with greater certainty about federal support availability.

H.R. 5355, the Ian Kalvinskas Pediatric Liver Cancer Early Detection and Screening Act, directs the federal government to improve early detection of liver diseases in children, particularly biliary atresia and liver cancer. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study existing federal initiatives for detecting pediatric liver tumors, trends in transplant wait-list mortality broken down by geography and demographics, and the cost-effectiveness of adding a direct-bilirubin screening test to newborn panels. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must create and distribute plain-language educational materials about early warning signs of pediatric liver disease and the safety of living liver donation, coordinating with the CDC and other health programs. The legislation carries no new funding authorization, relying instead on existing departmental resources to implement these activities.

This bill authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect registration fees from members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), the organization that manages organ allocation for transplants nationwide. The fees would be collected for each transplant candidate that members place on the transplant waiting list and would be used solely to support OPTN operations. The bill requires the HHS Secretary to post quarterly reports on the OPTN website showing how much each member organization paid in fees and what activities those fees support, ensuring transparency in how the money is spent. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must review the fee program within two years and report back to Congress with findings and recommendations. The bill also requires the OPTN to consider creating a public dashboard displaying transplant statistics and organ donation data.

This bill requires the Secretary of Energy to have a National Laboratory study how artificial intelligence and data center expansion affects U.S. energy resources, with particular focus on remote and rural areas. The study must examine whether existing energy infrastructure needs upgrades, evaluate the feasibility of powering these facilities with renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydroelectric power as well as nuclear and geothermal energy, and assess impacts on energy costs, reliability, water use, and land use. The legislation also directs the study to identify ways to streamline environmental reviews and permitting processes for building AI and data center sites and their associated power generation facilities. The Secretary must submit findings to Congress within 180 days of the bill's enactment. No specific funding amount is included in the bill text, but it aims to help policymakers understand how to efficiently support AI infrastructure growth in areas where energy resources may be limited.

CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025This bill increases federal assistance and incentives for eligible participants and entities in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) of the Farm Service Agency. CRP is a land conservation program that provides an annual rental payment to farmers in exchange for farmers removing environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and planting species that will improve environmental health and quality.The bill increases the CRP annual rental payment limitation from $50,000 to $125,000.The bill also permanently establishes a continuous enrollment procedure for land that will be enrolled under the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Initiative.Additionally, the bill provides federal cost sharing payments for the establishment of grazing infrastructure on all CRP contracts and practices, if grazing is included in the conservation plan and addresses a resource concern. It also provides federal cost sharing payments under CRP for management activities to implement the conservation plan that are not related to haying or grazing.Further, the bill allows emergency haying on CRP land during the primary nesting season in response to drought, flooding, wildfire, or other emergencies if certain conditions are met. It also modifies the conditions under which haying and grazing may be permitted on CRP land.

This bill expands federal assistance for rural communities facing water emergencies. It amends existing farm and rural development law to broaden what types of water infrastructure projects qualify for federal emergency grants, now including facilities for potable water, wastewater, storm drainage, and solid waste management. The bill also increases the population threshold for communities eligible to receive these grants from 10,000 residents to 35,000 residents, making more rural areas eligible for funding. Additionally, the legislation temporarily exempts portable water treatment and filtration equipment from federal environmental permitting requirements for six months following a state emergency declaration, allowing communities to quickly deploy emergency water treatment without bureaucratic delays. The bill was introduced in August 2025 and referred to the House committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Agriculture for consideration.

The MORE Nurses Act directs the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice to conduct a comprehensive examination of the nation's nursing shortage and report back to Congress within one year. The council will assess current nursing workforce capacity, identify reasons for the shortage, review existing federal policies related to nursing education, and look at how federal support for nursing programs and diversity efforts may be falling short. The analysis will specifically examine federal policies affecting nursing education funding, workforce diversity initiatives, and incentives for nurses to work in underserved areas. Based on this review, the council will recommend legislative and regulatory solutions for policymakers to address the shortage, with all findings made publicly available online. The bill does not authorize new funding but rather requires this advisory body to study the problem and propose potential fixes.

The FAIR Fleets Act requires the U.S. Postal Service to assess and improve how it distributes its vehicles across the country, with special attention to underserved areas. The bill defines underserved areas to include rural communities, regions where most postal vehicles are outdated, counties with mail delivery delays, low-income urban neighborhoods, and tribal lands. The Postal Service must develop a strategic plan to increase vehicle availability in these areas and modernize its fleet with fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles. Additionally, the Postal Service must submit annual reports to Congress detailing its fleet distribution by state and region, steps taken to improve service in underserved areas, and recommendations for further improvements. The requirements take effect 180 days after the bill becomes law.

The STOP Health Threats Act directs the federal Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to local governments for training police officers and other local enforcement officers to recognize and respond to public health dangers caused by building code violations. Local governments receiving these grants would use the funds to develop training programs, potentially partner with other communities, and coordinate with public health departments and nonprofits that specialize in building safety. The bill prioritizes grant awards to communities that have demonstrated capacity to conduct the training and to areas where health threats from building violations have already been identified. The legislation does not specify a total funding amount or implementation timeline, leaving those details to be determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

The Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act would change how the federal government accounts for certain water infrastructure loans under the existing WIFIA program. Specifically, the bill would allow loans to non-federal entities—like states, municipalities, and private water utilities—that are repaid entirely through non-federal sources (such as user fees or local taxes) to be classified differently for budget accounting purposes. This reclassification would treat these loans as direct federal loans rather than grants, which could make them easier to approve and could free up more federal funding for other water infrastructure projects. The bill affects state and local governments and water utilities that seek federal financing for infrastructure improvements. No specific funding amounts or implementation timelines are specified in the legislation.

This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico are in violation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). (President Donald J. Trump issued executive orders on February 1, 2025, to impose an additional 25% tariff on most imports from Canada and Mexico.)

Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a dairy nutrition incentive program to develop and test methods to increase the purchase and consumption of dairy under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).Specifically, the program must provide an incentive to SNAP benefit recipients for the purchase of naturally nutrient-rich dairy, which the bill defines to include fluid milk, yogurt, and cheese made from cow's milk. To carry out the program, USDA must enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide competitive grants to, state or local governments and nonprofit organizations for projects. The bill provides funding for the program for each fiscal year.USDA must provide for an independent evaluation of each project that measures, to the maximum extent practicable, the effect of incentives on purchases of naturally nutrient-rich dairy by SNAP recipients.Projects currently carried out by the USDA Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) program must be transitioned to the new dairy nutrition incentive program; the bill repeals the HFMI program one year after USDA certifies that the transition is complete.

The Expanding Medical Education Act creates a federal grant program to help establish, improve, or expand medical schools and osteopathic medicine schools in underserved areas across the country. The bill prioritizes funding for institutions in medically underserved communities and health professional shortage areas, with special consideration for minority-serving institutions and areas currently lacking medical schools. Grant recipients must use funds to recruit and retain medical students from disadvantaged backgrounds—including racial and ethnic minorities, rural and low-income individuals, and first-generation college students—and develop curricula focused on serving underserved populations. Schools may also use grants for planning and constructing new medical facilities, hiring faculty, and modernizing infrastructure. The bill authorizes open-ended funding and requires detailed reporting to Congress every five years on student enrollment, diversity outcomes, graduate specialties chosen, and impacts on healthcare access in underserved areas.

The CASE LOAD Act authorizes the creation of five new federal district judge positions for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, one of the largest and most overburdened judicial districts in the country. The bill addresses a severe caseload crisis: the Eastern District currently has only six judges serving 8.4 million people across 34 counties and over 87,000 square miles, with pending cases per judge running at nearly 2.6 times the national average. The new judgeships will be added in three phases—two judges by 2027, one judge by 2029, and two judges by 2031—allowing staggered appointments subject to presidential nomination and Senate confirmation. Congress has also authorized whatever funding is necessary to provide office space, facilities, and staff support for these additional judicial positions. The bill aims to reduce case backlogs and improve access to justice in a rapidly growing region.

Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025This bill expands the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) producer indemnity and compensation program to include compensation for all poultry growers and layers located in an APHIS-determined control area, which may include non-infected poultry. Currently, APHIS provides indemnity and compensation to producers to remove animals classified as affected, suspect, or exposed to diseases of concern, including highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). An APHIS-determined control area consists of both an infected zone and a buffer zone. Under the bill, APHIS must compensate all owners of poultry growing or laying facilities for flocks of birds that the facility owner was prohibited from growing or laying due to the location of the facility within a control area. This may include facilities that are located in the buffer zones and have non-infected poultry.Further, the bill establishes a new compensation payment formula that requires payments to be based on the owner’s average income from the five most recent flocks. Under the bill, APHIS's compensation determination is final and not subject to judicial or administrative review (other than by the Secretary of Agriculture or a designee).