This bill clarifies federal rules about how states can finance their Medicaid programs, particularly regarding the use of local government funds. The legislation amends the Social Security Act to explicitly allow states to count public funds transferred from or certified by local political subdivisions, such as counties and cities, toward their required state contribution to Medicaid. The bill defines "public funds" broadly to include state and local tax revenues, fees, grants, bond proceeds, tobacco settlement funds, and hospital revenues, while specifying that federal funds cannot be counted as public matching funds unless specifically authorized by federal law. The changes affect state Medicaid administrators and local governments involved in financing Medicaid programs, as they clarify what types of funds can be used to meet state matching requirements. The bill does not specify any new funding amounts or implementation timeline beyond the amendments to existing law.

The Bereaved Parents Rights Act requires hospitals and freestanding birth centers that receive Medicare funding to notify parents within six hours of a miscarriage or stillbirth about their options for handling the fetus, including private or common burial, cremation, or hospital disposal. The notification must use a form developed by the federal government and give parents up to 72 hours to choose burial or cremation, with those options following the same regulations that apply to fetal deaths in their state. The bill applies to all hospitals and birth centers participating in Medicare and takes effect 30 days after enactment. Parents who are harmed by a hospital's failure to follow these requirements can sue in federal court for damages. The legislation does not specify new federal funding but amends existing Medicare requirements under the Social Security Act.

The Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 would make it a federal crime for physicians to perform abortions using specific methods that involve dismembering fetal tissue, with violations punishable by up to two years in prison and fines. The bill includes an exception when a dismemberment abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman facing a life-threatening physical condition, and it explicitly preserves the right to perform abortions using other methods, including in cases of rape or incest. The legislation creates civil liability allowing pregnant women and parents of minors to sue those who perform prohibited dismemberment abortions for damages, including statutory damages of three times the abortion cost plus punitive damages and attorney's fees. Women who undergo these abortions are granted immunity from prosecution. The bill defines dismemberment abortion narrowly to apply to procedures using instruments like forceps, scissors, or clamps but excludes suction-based procedures and removal of deceased fetuses from miscarriages or medical emergencies.

The Answering the Call Act of 2026 amends federal law to increase outreach to first responders about the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, known as the 9-8-8 hotline. The bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct awareness campaigns targeting law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and dispatchers, addressing barriers like stigma and privacy concerns that prevent them from using the service. The legislation requires the department to award grants for public awareness campaigns integrated into first responder training programs, collect data on hotline usage by first responders while protecting privacy, and develop specialized training for hotline counselors on trauma-informed care specific to this population. The bill also establishes a three-year pilot program involving collaboration between federal health agencies and first responder organizations, with a report to Congress required within three years of enactment. No specific funding amounts are specified in the legislation.

This resolution supports the designation of National Women in Agriculture Day. It also recognizes the important role of women in agriculture as producers, educators, leaders, mentors, and more.

The First Responders' Equipment Access Act directs the EPA to revise its national security exemption rules for engines and equipment within 90 days of enactment. The bill expands who can request these exemptions to include manufacturers seeking relief for engines and equipment used by police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and disaster relief agencies at federal, state, and local levels. It also allows the Department of Homeland Security and defense agencies to endorse these exemption requests. A key provision eliminates the requirement that exemption requests specify a quantity of equipment, allowing agencies flexibility in obtaining needed gear without knowing exact numbers in advance. The bill contains no specific funding allocations, suggesting it operates within existing EPA regulatory authority and processes.

H.R. 7422, the NEST Act, creates a new tax-advantaged savings account to help first-time homebuyers save for down payments and closing costs. Account holders can make tax-deductible contributions up to a state-specific limit based on 20% of their state's median home price, and withdrawals used for qualified home purchase expenses are completely tax-free. The accounts must be used within 60 days of a home purchase or they become subject to taxes, and withdrawals for other purposes face a 20% penalty tax plus regular income taxes. The bill establishes tax rules for these accounts, including excess contribution penalties and reporting requirements for financial institutions, with all provisions taking effect for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.

The Algorithmic Transparency and Choice Act requires online platforms to provide minors (under 18) with clear notices about how their personalized recommendation systems work and what data they collect, beginning one year after the bill's enactment. Platforms must offer minors several choices: the ability to switch to a simpler algorithm that doesn't use their personal data to personalize recommendations, options to limit recommendation categories, and ways to modify their profiles and influence how the system ranks content. The bill makes an "input-transparent algorithm"—one that only uses information the minor directly provides—the default setting, and the Federal Trade Commission will enforce these requirements by treating violations as unfair or deceptive business practices. The legislation does not require platforms to disclose trade secrets or proprietary information, and it prevents individual states from creating their own conflicting rules on this issue.

This bill requires health insurance plans and insurers to cover a comprehensive range of breast and chest wall reconstruction services for cancer patients who choose reconstruction after treatment. Coverage includes all types of breast-conserving surgery and mastectomies, all reconstruction methods (implant-based, tissue-based, and future innovations), reconstruction of the opposite breast for symmetry, custom prostheses, and treatment for complications like lymphedema. The bill applies to group health plans and both group and individual insurance policies, and requires insurers to ensure at least one in-network provider offers each reconstruction option. Plans must notify patients about these benefits upon enrollment and annually, cannot deny coverage to avoid these requirements, and cannot penalize doctors for providing appropriate care. The bill takes effect for plan years beginning after its enactment, and requires a government report within one year on gaps in access to breast reconstruction services.

H.Res. 685 is a non-binding resolution expressing the House of Representatives' support for adding antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) testing to standard prenatal screening. APS is an immune system condition that increases the risk of blood clots and can lead to miscarriages, stillbirths, and other pregnancy complications; it accounts for about 15 percent of recurrent pregnancy losses but currently is only tested after multiple unexplained losses occur. The resolution calls on professional medical organizations and guideline-setting bodies to update their recommendations to include routine APS testing during pregnancy, noting that the condition can be easily detected with a blood test and treated with blood thinners. The bill contains no funding or implementation timeline since it is a resolution expressing support rather than legislation that mandates action. Sponsored by Representatives Cammack and others, this resolution aims to raise awareness about a treatable condition that could potentially prevent pregnancy loss if identified early.

The Citizen-Only Police Act of 2025 would prohibit law enforcement agencies from receiving federal funding if they employ non-citizens as police officers. The bill directly affects police departments, sheriff's offices, and other law enforcement agencies that currently employ foreign nationals in law enforcement positions, as well as the communities they serve. It would cut off federal grant money and resources to any agency that retains non-citizen officers, creating a strong financial incentive for departments to remove such employees from law enforcement roles. The legislation does not specify implementation timelines or provide transition periods for affected agencies. This would fundamentally reshape hiring practices across the country's law enforcement system and eliminate an employment pathway that some departments have used to fill officer positions.

This House resolution expresses support for ensuring that medical professionals have accurate information about treating pregnant women in emergency situations, particularly regarding ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages. The resolution argues that treatment for these life-threatening medical conditions differs clinically, ethically, and legally from elective abortion, and contends that some medical organizations have created confusion by conflating the two since the 2022 Dobbs decision returned abortion regulation to the states. The measure does not require funding or establish timelines but instead calls on medical providers, professional organizations, and medical schools to clarify for both healthcare workers and the public that treating ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages is legal in every state and distinct from abortion procedures. The resolution targets emergency department personnel, obstetricians, medical schools, and patients as those who need clearer guidance on these distinctions.

The Farmers Feeding America Act requires that food purchased with SNAP benefits (food stamps) be American-grown and domestically processed products containing at least 51 percent domestic ingredients. The bill affects low-income SNAP recipients and grocery stores that accept SNAP benefits, which must stock American food products and report their compliance efforts to the Department of Agriculture. Retailers can face warnings, corrective action requirements, or loss of SNAP authorization for non-compliance, though exemptions are allowed when American products aren't available in sufficient quantities, reasonable quality, or at reasonable cost. The legislation directs the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain a list of exempted foods, conduct a public awareness campaign, and conduct annual reviews of the law's economic impact. The bill takes effect one year after enactment to give retailers and the public time to adjust.

This resolution amends House rules to require all House employees to undergo criminal background checks conducted by the U.S. Capitol Police within 30 days of starting work, with results kept confidential and shared only with their office supervisor. The resolution also requires House employees to disclose any payments, contracts, or agreements they received from foreign governments in the three years before employment, as well as their status as a citizen or national of any foreign country—disclosures that must be filed within 30 days and posted publicly on the House Clerk's website. Current House employees must file these foreign government disclosure reports within 30 days of the resolution's adoption. The rules take effect immediately for the current Congress and all future Congresses, with no specific funding amounts mentioned. This affects all House staff across all congressional offices and is designed to enhance security screening and transparency regarding foreign connections among House employees.

Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2025This bill prohibits all federal health care programs, including the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and federally funded state health care programs (e.g., Medicaid) from using prices that are based on quality-adjusted life years (i.e., measures that discount the value of a life based on disability, age, or terminal illness) to determine relevant thresholds for coverage, reimbursements, or incentive programs.The Government Accountability Office must annually report on how the use of quality-adjusted life years negatively affects individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.The bill also reduces funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund for FY2026-FY2031.

The App Store Freedom Act aims to increase competition in digital app marketplaces by restricting the power of major tech companies that own both operating systems and app stores. The bill requires these "covered companies"—defined as those controlling app stores with over 100 million U.S. users—to allow users to install competing app stores, set different default apps, and give app developers equal access to the same tools and features the company uses internally. The legislation prohibits these companies from forcing developers to use their payment systems, punishing developers who use competing payment options, or blocking users from communicating about alternative pricing. Violations are treated as unfair or deceptive trade practices enforceable by the Federal Trade Commission, which can impose penalties of up to $1 million per violation, and state attorneys general are also authorized to bring enforcement actions. The law takes effect 180 days after enactment, once the FTC issues compliance guidance, and includes carve-outs for intellectual property protection, national security concerns, and other federal and state antitrust laws.

The Reclaim the Reins Act significantly expands congressional oversight of federal agency regulations. The bill requires agencies to provide detailed reporting on new rules, including cost estimates, job impacts by industry, effects on inflation, and constitutional authority for the rules. It creates a new requirement that major rules increasing government revenue cannot take effect without explicit congressional approval through a joint resolution within 60 days, or they are automatically blocked. The bill also mandates that existing rules adopted in the final year of a presidential term receive additional congressional review in the next session, and requires federal agencies to submit at least 20 percent of their existing rules for congressional review annually over four years, with those rules automatically expiring after five years unless Congress approves them. The legislation appropriates $20 million ($10 million each to the Office of Management and Budget and the Government Accountability Office) through 2034 to implement these new review procedures and directs the Comptroller General to study the total economic cost of all federal rules currently in effect.

Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act or the ABC ActThis bill requires federal agencies to review and modify the administrative processes related to Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Social Security programs in order to streamline these processes for family caregivers.Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) must review processes related to eligibility determinations, applications, forms, and communications for these programs and identify ways to simplify and streamline these processes for family caregivers (e.g., reducing the need for family caregivers to submit the same information for multiple programs). The CMS and SSA must solicit input from family caregivers and state and regional organizations, implement any identified improvements, and report on these efforts to Congress.In addition, the CMS must issue a letter to state Medicaid and CHIP programs that encourages states to conduct a similar review and that provides potential improvements.

This resolution recognizes the important role of women in agriculture as producers, educators, leaders, mentors, and more.

Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Commerce to support the leadership of the United States in the use of blockchain technology and other distributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization. Generally, blockchain technology is a distributed digital ledger that uses cryptography to share verified information across a network of computers. Tokens refer to the transferrable, digital representation of information recorded on blockchain technology and tokenization is the process of creating a token.Specifically, Commerce must advise the President on policies related to the deployment and use of blockchain technology and other distributed ledger technology, applications built on blockchain technology or other distributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization. Commerce also must establish advisory committees to support the adoption of blockchain technology to facilitate the development of best practices with respect to blockchain technology, applications built on blockchain technology, tokens, and tokenization.Commerce must report annually on the activities under this bill and provide any recommendations for additional legislation to strengthen U.S. competitiveness with respect to blockchain technology.

Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications Act or the DIGITAL Applications ActThis bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to each establish an online portal for accepting, processing, and disposal of applications for communications use authorizations. These are requests for easements, rights-of-way, leases, licenses, or other authorizations to locate or modify a transmitting device, support structure, or other communications facility on public lands or National Forest System land.Interior and the Forest Service must also notify the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) within three business days of establishing their respective portals, and once the portals are established, the NTIA must link to them from its website.

Defund NPR ActThis bill prohibits federal funding of National Public Radio (NPR) or any successor organization. The prohibition includes the payment of dues to or the purchase of programming from NPR by a public broadcast station using federal funds.

Public Safety Communications ActThis bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Public Safety Communications within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to support efforts related to public safety communications. The duties of the office include (1) administering federal grant programs for Next Generation 9-1-1 systems, which are interoperable Internet Protocol-based systems for receiving 9-1-1 calls; and (2) managing and auditing the First Responder Network Authority (known as FirstNet), which oversees the communications network for emergency responders and the public safety community.

Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention ActThis bill expressly prohibits health care providers and other entities involved in matching donated organs with recipients from denying or restricting an individual's access to organ transplants solely on the basis of the individual's disability, except in limited circumstances.Specifically, these entities may consider an individual's disability when making decisions about transplants only if a physician finds, based on an individualized evaluation, that the individual's physical or mental disability is medically significant to the provision of the transplant. A disability shall not be considered medically significant if the individual has an adequate support system in place to comply with transplant-related medical requirements.These entities must also make reasonable changes to their policies to make transplants and related care more available to individuals with disabilities.Aggrieved individuals may bring claims of discrimination to the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services. The bill provides for expedited resolutions of these claims.In addition, the board of directors of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network may not issue policies that prohibit or hinder access to an organ transplant based solely on the individual's disability. This network is a public-private partnership linking professionals involved in the U.S. organ donation and transplantation system.

This resolution prohibits a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from bringing or displaying any flag of a foreign nation on the House floor while it is in session. However, the prohibition does not apply to a Member wearing a flag of a foreign nation as a lapel pin or using a depiction of such a flag as part of an exhibit during a speech or debate under House rules.