The WINGS Act of 2026 amends federal financial aid rules to help students afford aviation training programs by allowing certain aviation-related costs to be counted toward a student's cost of attendance when determining federal student aid eligibility. Specifically, the bill includes expenses such as aviation laboratory fees, aircraft and simulator training costs, ground instruction, training materials, and licensing exam fees for students enrolled in qualifying aviation degree programs at colleges and universities. The legislation affects students pursuing associate or bachelor's degrees in aviation-related fields, making it easier for them to access federal financial aid to cover these typically expensive training requirements. The changes take effect on July 1, 2027, and apply starting with the 2027-2028 academic year forward. The bill also updates rules for professional student loans to include aviation training programs.

This resolution expresses congressional support for designating May 2026 as "American Stroke Month" and encourages Americans to learn about stroke prevention and recognition. The bill highlights that stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States, affecting approximately 800,000 people annually, and emphasizes that quick recognition of warning signs can significantly reduce deaths and disabilities. The resolution promotes awareness of the B.E. F.A.S.T. acronym, which helps people identify stroke symptoms like facial drooping, arm weakness, and speech difficulty, and stresses the importance of calling 911 immediately. It also encourages Americans to understand their personal stroke risk factors, particularly high blood pressure, and to take preventive steps such as eating well, exercising, and avoiding tobacco. This resolution does not involve any funding or create new programs; rather, it is a symbolic measure that aligns with the American Stroke Association's existing public health awareness efforts.

This joint resolution disapproves a decision by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to withdraw an older guidance document on lending discrimination known as "Bulletin 2012-04" from April 2012. If passed, the resolution would block the CFPB's withdrawal and keep the original anti-discrimination guidance in effect. The measure uses Congress's authority under federal law to overturn agency rules it opposes, a process that requires approval from both chambers of Congress. The legislation targets protections related to discriminatory lending practices in consumer financial services and would affect how banks and lenders must comply with fair lending standards. No specific funding is allocated as this resolution simply prevents an existing rule from being withdrawn rather than creating new programs or spending.

This bill requires the federal government to improve how it communicates with private businesses about commercial opportunities available under the Defense Production Act of 1950. Within one year of the bill's enactment, a committee must create a toolkit and online resource center where companies—particularly small businesses—can learn about the application process, find contracting opportunities, and view information about past awards and voluntary agreements made under the act. The bill also requires federal agencies to develop and annually update outreach plans to educate the private sector about these opportunities. Additionally, the bill mandates that federal agencies report on their outreach activities. The legislation affects private companies interested in defense production contracts and federal agencies responsible for managing these programs, though it does not specify new funding amounts or appropriations for these initiatives.

H.Res. 1107 is a memorial resolution urging the President to lower U.S. flags to half-staff in honor of Rev. Jesse Jackson, the prominent civil rights leader who passed away. The resolution recognizes Jackson's significant contributions to the civil rights movement, including his work with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, his founding of Operation PUSH and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and his historic presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988 that broke racial barriers. The measure was introduced by Representative Joyce Beatty and sponsored by over 200 members of Congress from both parties. This is a symbolic congressional action with no funding or enforcement mechanism—it simply expresses the House's request that the President honor Jackson's legacy through the traditional flag-lowering ceremony.

The Protecting Our Communities Act establishes new accountability and transparency requirements for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal immigration enforcement personnel. The bill requires all immigration enforcement officers to wear body cameras and use dashboard cameras in vehicles, which must record continuously during operations and be retained for one year, with footage accessible to people who appear in videos and their legal representatives. Officers conducting detentions or arrests must visibly display their official identification and insignia, cannot wear face coverings that conceal their identity, and must notify local law enforcement before conducting operations in their jurisdiction. Within 180 days of enactment, the Department of Homeland Security must develop de-escalation and alternatives-to-force training for immigration enforcement personnel, developed in consultation with law enforcement agencies, immigrant advocacy groups, mental health organizations, and civil rights groups. The bill also requires the department to submit reports to Congress every six months documenting use of force incidents, assaults against officers, and instances where officers failed to display proper identification.

H.Res. 1077 is a symbolic resolution expressing Congress's support for issuing a commemorative postage stamp honoring Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams Earley, a trailbaking military officer who became the first Black officer in the U.S. Army's Women's Army Corps. The resolution highlights Earley's remarkable service, including her 1944 command of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in England—the first Black WAC unit stationed overseas—where her team cleared years' worth of mail backlogs in just three months. Though Earley passed away in 2002, she has since been recognized with a Congressional Gold Medal, a military fort renamed in her honor, and a VA clinic bearing her name. The resolution asks the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the U.S. Postal Service to recommend that the Postmaster General issue this commemorative stamp. As a symbolic measure, the resolution carries no direct fiscal impact or implementation timeline, but serves to formally encourage the Postal Service to honor her legacy.

H.Res. 1043 is a symbolic resolution expressing congressional support for designating February 2026 as "American Heart Month." The resolution does not create any new programs or funding; instead, it acknowledges the serious public health threat of cardiovascular disease, which remains the leading cause of death in the United States and cost the nation over $417 billion in healthcare expenses and lost productivity between 2020 and 2021. The resolution highlights concerning trends, including that heart disease deaths increased 4.8 percent from 2019 to 2020 and that progress in reducing cardiovascular deaths has been uneven across racial communities. Through this designation, Congress affirms its commitment to promoting awareness about heart disease prevention, supporting related research, and improving access to affordable healthcare. The resolution encourages Americans to learn about their personal risk factors for cardiovascular disease and recognize efforts by organizations and individuals working to combat this disease.

This bill reauthorizes and expands the WISEWOMAN program, a federal initiative that provides preventive health services to women. The legislation authorizes $250 million in funding over five years (fiscal years 2027-2031) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants that expand screening and prevention services beyond the program's current scope. The expanded services will include blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, health education, and medical referrals for treatment, with particular focus on low-income women. The bill allows both existing breast and cervical cancer screening organizations and other approved entities to deliver these services, ensuring broader access to preventive care for women's heart health.

21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities ActThis bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to local educational agencies to pay the costs of carrying out science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education activities for girls and underrepresented minorities.

The Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2025 requires the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to reduce mortgage insurance premiums for first-time homebuyers who complete an approved financial literacy and housing counseling program before applying for an FHA-insured mortgage. Currently, first-time homebuyers can receive up to a 0.75 percent reduction in their mortgage insurance premium; this bill modifies that benefit to instead offer a 25 basis points (0.25 percent) discount on whatever premium rate the FHA Secretary sets. The bill affects millions of first-time homebuyers seeking FHA-insured mortgages and incentivizes them to participate in housing counseling programs that teach budgeting, credit management, and other financial skills. No specific new funding is appropriated in the text, as the discount would come from adjusting existing FHA premium structures. The counseling program must be completed before a homebuyer signs a mortgage application or sales agreement to qualify for the reduced rate.

This House resolution expresses support for issuing a commemorative postage stamp honoring the Buffalo Soldiers, all-Black military regiments established by Congress in 1866 to help rebuild the country after the Civil War and patrol the western frontier. The Buffalo Soldiers served with distinction for 82 years, with over 200,000 African Americans serving in World War I and more than 1 million in World War II, and 23 members receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor before the regiments were dissolved in 1948 when President Truman mandated equal treatment for African-American servicemen. The resolution asks the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be created, noting that a previous Buffalo Soldiers stamp was issued in 1994 but taken off sale in December 1995. This is a non-binding measure expressing the House's sense that this historical military achievement deserves commemoration through a new postage stamp, with no direct budgetary impact or specific timeline mentioned.

This concurrent resolution recognizes the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a nation. The concurrent resolution also recognizes the need for the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to work to eliminate any health and benefit disparities for minority veterans.

Voter Purge Protection Act This bill prohibits a state from removing registrants from the official list of eligible voters unless it meets certain verification and notice requirements.Specifically, the bill prohibits a state from removing a registrant from the official list of eligible voters unless it verifies, on the basis of objective and reliable evidence, that the registrant is ineligible to vote in federal elections. Further, a state is prohibited from considering failure to vote in an election or failure to respond to a notice as evidence of ineligibility to vote.Additionally, the bill requires a state to provide individual registrants who are removed with a notice, which must include the grounds for the removal and information on contesting the removal. Public notice must be provided after conducting any general program to remove the names of ineligible voters.

Advancing the Mentor-Protégé Program for Small Financial Institutions ActThis bill establishes the Financial Agent Mentor-Protégé Program within the Department of the Treasury. The program provides participating minority and rural depository institutions and small financial institutions with mentorship from large financial institutions or from financial agents designated by Treasury. This mentorship prepares protégé institutions to improve service capacity or to perform as financial agents for the federal government.

H.Res. 416 is a symbolic resolution expressing congressional support for National Hypertension Awareness Month, which is observed in May. The resolution acknowledges that high blood pressure affects nearly half of all American adults and contributes to approximately 500,000 deaths annually, while costing the health care system about $131 billion per year. It highlights that hypertension disproportionately impacts communities of color and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and notes that only one in four adults have their condition under control. The resolution calls on health care providers, public health agencies, and community organizations to increase awareness, education, and access to affordable treatments for managing high blood pressure. This is a non-binding resolution that does not allocate funding or establish new programs—it simply expresses the House's support for hypertension awareness efforts and recognition of the public health challenge.

H.Res. 292 is a resolution expressing support for "Financial Literacy Month" and calling attention to the importance of financial education in America. The resolution highlights several concerning statistics: approximately 19 million U.S. households are unbanked or underbanked, only 42 percent of American adults have a budget, and Americans carry $18 trillion in household debt. The resolution notes that financial literacy education is unevenly required in schools—only 28 states require economics courses and 35 states require personal finance courses for high school graduation. Rather than creating new programs or spending, this resolution simply urges the federal government, states, schools, businesses, and nonprofit organizations to promote financial literacy awareness and education through appropriate programs and activities during Financial Literacy Month.

This bill modernizes and expands the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which funds affordable housing development across the country. Key changes include removing deadlines that pressure jurisdictions to quickly commit funds, giving small affordable housing owners more flexibility in selecting tenants, and establishing a new $2 billion annual loan guarantee program through HUD to help local governments finance affordable housing projects when other financing isn't available. The bill also relaxes restrictions on Community Housing Development Organizations to improve program flexibility and makes technical updates to outdated law references and definitions while increasing certain funding thresholds from $500,000 to $750,000. Overall, the legislation aims to streamline the program's operations, reduce bureaucratic barriers, and increase financing options for affordable housing development.

The Woman on the Twenty Act requires the U.S. Treasury Department to place a portrait of Harriet Tubman on the front of the $20 bill. The Secretary of the Treasury must release a preliminary design of the new $20 note to the public by December 31, 2026, and all $20 notes printed after December 31, 2028, must feature Tubman's portrait. This legislation fulfills a 2016 Treasury Department announcement to honor Tubman, an abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor, making her the first woman to appear on circulating U.S. paper currency in the nation's history. The bill affects the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which produces U.S. currency, and impacts the general public through the gradual transition of currency in circulation. No specific new federal funding is allocated in this bill, as the costs are absorbed within existing Treasury operations.

OFAC Licensure for Investigators ActThis bill requires the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to establish a pilot program to license eligible private sector firms to conduct nominal financial transactions as part of the firm's sanctions-related investigations.A firm that receives a license must submit monthly reports to OFAC on activities conducted under the license.(OFAC, within the Department of the Treasury, is one of the primary agencies responsible for enforcing economic sanctions. OFAC requires firms to take various actions, such as ensuring that they are not engaging in transactions with entities subject to U.S. sanctions. A firm may also provide voluntary self-disclosures to OFAC with information from a firm's investigation of suspicious activities.)

Rosa Parks Commemorative Coin ActThis bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in recognition and celebration of Rosa Parks. All sales of coins issued under this bill must include a surcharge to be paid to the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development.

Black History is American History Act This bill requires entities (e.g., institutions of higher education, libraries, and museums), in order to be eligible for certain grants administered by the Department of Education (ED), to include Black history in their teaching of American history. It also requires Black history to be included in tests administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Specifically, the bill mandates the inclusion of Black history as a required component of American history for such entities to be eligible for American History and Civics Academies' competitive grants. These grants support the establishment of (1) Presidential Academies for Teachers of American History and Civics, which offer workshops to teachers of American history and civics to strengthen their knowledge and prepare them to teach in these subjects; and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics, which support high school students in developing an understanding of these subjects. (Currently, Black history is not a required component of American history for either academy.) In addition, ED must give priority to grant applicants that align their activities with programs and resources of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The bill also requires the inclusion of Black history in tests administered by the NAEP, which measures student academic achievement in various subjects.