The Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition Act would ban trading contracts on prediction markets that gamble on wildfire events. Specifically, the bill prohibits agreements, contracts, or swaps related to wildfires—including their ignition, location, intensity, spread, containment, or resulting damage—from being listed or traded on registered commodity exchanges or clearing platforms. The legislation is motivated by concerns that such contracts could create financial incentives to start or spread wildfires, undermine confidence in emergency response decisions, and enable exploitation of insider information about fire conditions or evacuation orders. The bill also directs the Attorney General, working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and other agencies, to complete a review within 180 days examining existing federal criminal and civil authorities to prosecute wildfire-related trading schemes, assess gaps in current law, and make recommendations for additional legislation if needed.

The No Racketeers on our Shores Act would make foreign government officials inadmissible to the United States and subject to deportation if they have engaged in economic discrimination against American citizens or businesses. The bill defines economic discrimination as initiating investigations, enforcement actions, fines, tax assessments, or other regulatory burdens against U.S. persons that are more severe, frequent, or procedurally unfavorable compared to similar actions taken against non-American parties. This legislation targets what sponsors view as discriminatory treatment by foreign governments targeting American economic interests. The bill does not include new funding or specific implementation timelines, instead amending existing immigration law to add these grounds for inadmissibility and deportability. The measure would apply to foreign government officials involved in such discriminatory practices, potentially affecting diplomats and officials from countries that the U.S. government determines have unfairly targeted American persons or entities.

This bill modifies the Marine Mammal Protection Act to allow targeted lethal removal of seals and sea lions in the Columbia River region and Washington state waters to protect endangered and threatened salmon species. The bill expands existing authorities in two main ways: it broadens the geographic area and types of pinnipeds that can be removed in the Columbia River and its tributaries, and it creates a new permit program allowing Washington state and federally recognized Indian tribes with treaty fishing rights to lethally remove seals and sea lions in Washington's rivers and coastal waters. The bill requires the Secretary of Commerce to issue annual reports to Congress documenting pinniped populations and their impact on fish recovery, with the authority to suspend the lethal removal program after five years if it determines the removals are no longer necessary. The legislation also establishes a Columbia River Pinniped Exclusion Technology Accelerator program to develop non-lethal barriers that prevent seals and sea lions from moving upstream while allowing salmon migration and commercial navigation. The bill directs the National Marine Fisheries Service to conduct a ten-year study on whether the lethal removal actions help recover endangered salmon species, with results reported to Congress.

This bill transfers responsibility for managing foreign gift and contract reporting from the Department of Education to the Department of State. Currently, colleges and universities report gifts and contracts from foreign sources to the Education Department under a federal law designed to increase transparency about international funding of higher education institutions. The legislation moves this reporting function entirely to the State Department, which the bill's sponsors argue will reduce bureaucratic overlap and improve coordination. The transfer takes effect six months after the bill becomes law, though the State Department can begin implementing the move immediately. The bill requires that the transfer include all relevant personnel, funding, and records from the Education Department, and mandates that the number of federal employees involved in this function remain the same to prevent a net increase in government workforce.

The Power and Water for Families Act of 2026 makes two key changes to utility regulation and water conservation. First, it updates procedural rules so that large energy-consuming customers like data centers must pay the full cost of new infrastructure needed to serve them, applying this requirement to ongoing and future utility rate cases without being blocked by outdated timeline references. Second, the bill establishes a 30 percent tax credit for businesses that install or upgrade water recycling systems in industrial, manufacturing, data center, or food processing facilities, or that switch from freshwater to recycled municipal water, with the credit available for projects placed in service within 10 years of enactment and allowing companies to claim the credit even if they transfer the infrastructure to utilities.

Protect College Sports Act of 2026This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited antitrust exemption for schools and conferences to pool and sell certain college sports media rights. The requirements address elements of the court-approved agreement to settle In re College Athlete NIL Litigation (i.e., House settlement).First, the bill statutorily prohibits institutions, conferences, or interstate intercollegiate athletic associations (e.g., the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA]) from restricting student athletes from entering NIL agreements (subject to specified limitations). Students must report to their institution NIL compensation greater than $600.The bill requires agents to register with a state and caps agent endorsement contract fees at 5%.The bill also provides student athletes with one transfer without losing athletic eligibility and restricts football personnel from becoming the head football coach at a different institution during the same season.Further, the bill prohibits institutions, conferences, or specified entities acting for the benefit of an institution from providing athletes with compensation that circumvents the limit on sharing revenue with student athletes established under the House settlement. The bill also makes the limit permanent and provides for an annual inflation adjustment.Additionally, the bill establishes (subject to specified conditions) a limited antitrust exemption for institutions or conferences that form joint agreements to transfer their sports telecasting rights to a third party. Such an agreement requires participation from at least 75% of the institutions in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

This bill amends the Arms Export Control Act to allow U.S. foreign military financing funds to be used for purchasing defense equipment and services directly from private defense contractors, not just from the U.S. Government. Previously, foreign military financing could only be used for weapons and military items sold directly by the U.S. Government. The bill affects any foreign country or international organization that is currently eligible to receive U.S. military financing. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, must approve any country's use of this new financing option and set appropriate terms and conditions to protect U.S. foreign policy and national security interests. The State Department has 180 days from the bill's enactment to create implementing regulations covering approval procedures, financial oversight, export controls, and efforts to involve smaller defense companies in these transactions.

H.Amdt.180 amendment — An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 119-628 to require the area encompassing the Columbia Basin Project be included in the Western Waters Regional Conservation Area.. The text for this legislation has not yet been released. A summary will be generated when there is text available.

This bill creates a new Workforce Data Quality Initiative within the existing Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to help states build better systems for tracking workforce data. The initiative would set aside between 5 and 10 percent of annual federal workforce funding, plus additional appropriated funds, to award grants to states or groups of states for developing and improving workforce data systems. These systems would track employment outcomes, earnings, and skills information to help policymakers make better decisions and meet federal reporting requirements while protecting personal privacy. Priority would be given to states that have not previously received such funding and to projects that create systems allowing data to be shared across states or that establish credential registries so workers can document their skills. Grants would be available for up to three years, and states receiving funding must report back to the federal government within 180 days of their grant ending on what improvements they made to their data infrastructure.

H.R. 8170, the MATCH Act, aims to strengthen U.S. national security by restricting exports of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and other designated hostile nations. The bill requires federal agencies to identify sensitive semiconductor equipment and facilities within 60 days, then pursue diplomatic negotiations with allied supplier countries to adopt matching export controls with a policy of denial for these items. If allied nations do not comply within 150 days, the U.S. will unilaterally impose comprehensive controls on all covered semiconductor equipment—including foreign-produced items—and restrict servicing at sensitive facilities. The legislation specifically targets Chinese companies like SMIC, YMTC, and Huawei deemed to pose national security threats, and defines covered equipment as advanced chip-making tools such as photolithography and etch machines that countries of concern cannot produce at comparable levels. The law sunsets after 5 years but can be modified if allied countries adopt equivalent controls.

This bill streamlines the approval process for data centers and related infrastructure by limiting how environmental lawsuits can affect permits and licenses. Once a federal agency issues a permit for a data center project, courts cannot invalidate it even if litigation claims the environmental review violated federal laws like the Clean Air Act or Endangered Species Act; instead, courts must send the matter back to the agency to fix any problems while the permit remains in effect. The bill also accelerates judicial challenges by routing all data center disputes to regional appeals courts for expedited review and imposing a 90-day deadline for filing legal challenges after a permit is finalized. The legislation affects companies building or expanding data centers and infrastructure that supports them, as well as environmental groups and others who typically challenge these projects in court. This change could significantly speed up AI and technology infrastructure development by reducing delays caused by environmental lawsuits.

This resolution expresses Congress's view that college football's postseason structure should be reformed to provide more teams with meaningful championship opportunities and better financial sustainability. Currently, the Football Bowl Subdivision limits its championship bracket to just 12 teams out of 136 programs, concentrating playoff revenues and competitive advantages among a handful of elite schools, while many programs lose money participating in bowl games. The resolution specifically endorses innovative proposals—such as those advanced by former Coach Mike Leach—that would expand the postseason to a broader bracket format (16, 32, or 64 teams) similar to systems used successfully in lower divisions of college football. The resolution calls for governance reforms that would distribute postseason revenues more equitably across conferences, improve financial sustainability for mid-tier programs, and create a more competitive and inclusive college football landscape. As a resolution, this expresses Congressional sentiment rather than creating binding law, but signals the House's belief that major college football should prioritize fair competition and financial balance over maintaining the current exclusive playoff system.

This bill requires the U.S. Secretary of State to assess and report on national security risks posed by foreign adversaries' use of generative artificial intelligence for harmful purposes. Within 180 days of enactment and then annually for three years, the State Department must submit detailed assessments to Congress analyzing specific incidents where adversaries have used AI to spread propaganda, conduct cyberattacks, develop weapons, or enhance military capabilities, along with emerging trends and recommendations to counter these threats. The assessments will be made public in unclassified form, with sensitive intelligence details in a separate classified section. The bill emphasizes that while AI offers benefits, its misuse by hostile nations represents a national security concern requiring coordinated diplomatic responses through international engagement and the establishment of responsible standards for state behavior in global forums.

The Correcting Opportunity and Accountability in Collegiate Hiring Act would cap compensation for college athletics employees at institutions that receive federal student aid. Specifically, any single athletics department employee's total annual compensation—including salary, bonuses, buyouts, and payments from affiliated organizations like booster clubs—could not exceed 10 times the institution's undergraduate tuition and fees. The bill applies to head coaches, assistant coaches, athletic directors, and other athletics administrators, and treats employment buyouts as compensation counted toward the cap in the year they are paid. The legislation includes a transition period allowing existing employment agreements signed before the bill's enactment to continue unchanged through their original terms, while all new agreements must comply with the cap going forward. To avoid legal challenges under antitrust law, the bill provides a targeted antitrust exemption allowing colleges and conferences to collectively adopt and enforce these compensation limits as a condition of participating in federal student aid programs.

The PROTECT Act would prohibit colleges and universities from entering into agreements that give private equity firms, hedge funds, or foreign sovereign wealth funds ownership stakes, revenue shares, or control over intercollegiate athletics programs and related commercial rights. The bill is motivated by concerns that such arrangements prioritize short-term profits over educational missions and student welfare at publicly funded institutions. Colleges would be required to certify annually that they comply with these restrictions and publicly disclose any permitted agreements (such as charitable donations or straightforward sponsorships that don't involve revenue-sharing). Existing agreements would have 24 months to be terminated or brought into compliance. The legislation applies not only to individual institutions but also to athletic conferences, media consortiums, and affiliated entities, with enforcement through the Department of Education's program participation requirements.

This bill co-designates Arlington Memorial Bridge as the "United States-Mexican War Memorial" to honor the 1846-1848 war and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended it. The bridge, which spans the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Arlington, Virginia, will retain its primary name and function as a transportation route while receiving this secondary commemoration. The National Park Service will administer the co-designation and may add interpretive elements such as signage, plaques, and landscaping to educate the public about the war's causes, course, and consequences. The bill requires that all funding for these commemorative enhancements come from private donations and contributions—no federal taxpayer dollars can be used—and mandates that any leftover funds be deposited with the National Park Foundation. Congress notes that this approach provides a low-cost, practical way to recognize a significant but under-recognized chapter of American history without disrupting the bridge's transportation operations or its historic character.

H.R. 5388, the American Artificial Intelligence Leadership and Uniformity Act, aims to establish a national framework for artificial intelligence development and prevent states from creating conflicting AI regulations. The bill requires the President to create a National AI Action Plan within 30 days that identifies barriers to AI innovation, sets measurable goals for federal AI adoption, and aligns risk management with national standards. The legislation's central provision imposes a five-year moratorium preempting state and local laws that restrict or regulate AI models and systems involved in interstate commerce, though it carves out exceptions for laws that facilitate AI deployment, apply equally to other comparable technologies, or enforce criminal penalties. The bill affects AI developers, companies using AI systems, small businesses, and federal agencies, while aiming to reduce compliance burdens and maintain U.S. competitiveness in AI. The Action Plan must be updated annually and reviewed by key White House officials to identify conflicting state laws and recommend whether to extend or modify the preemption period.

This bill updates references in the U.S. Code to certain provisions in Title 25 (Indians). In 2016, Congress transferred certain provisions in Chapter 14 (Miscellaneous) and Chapter 19 (Indian Land Claims Settlements) of Title 25 to new chapters at the end of the title as part of an effort to reclassify the code. To reflect the reclassification of the code, this bill updates references to Title 25.

This resolution is a statement of support, not a law, expressing the House of Representatives' backing for military strikes that the Trump administration conducted against Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21, 2025 (referred to as "Operation Midnight Hammer"). The resolution commends these strikes as a proportionate act of self-defense against Iran's nuclear weapons program and affirms strong U.S. support for Israel's right to defend itself. The resolution also endorses a "Maximum Pressure" strategy against Iran—involving sanctions and diplomatic pressure—while calling for Iran to return to negotiations to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, ballistic missile systems, and support for proxy forces. The measure requests that allied nations like the United Kingdom, France, and Germany cooperate on diplomatic pressure and sanctions enforcement. No direct funding or specific timeline is allocated through this resolution, as it is a symbolic declaration of congressional position rather than appropriations legislation.

International Traffic in Arms Regulations Licensing Reform ActThis bill requires the Department of State to establish deadlines for the review of applications to export defense articles or services. Specifically, the State Department must develop and maintain a list of countries and end users with respect to which expedited decision-making on applications to export defense articles and services is vital to U.S. national security. The State Department must submit this list to Congress annually.Following publication of the list, the State Department, in coordination with the Department of Defense, must initiate a rulemaking process to establish timelines for decision-making with respect to (1) applications to export defense articles and services to countries or end users identified in the list, and (2) all other applications to export defense articles and services. To the maximum extent practicable, applications for export to listed countries or end users must be acted on within 45 days of submission, and applications for export to other countries or end users must be acted on within 60 days of submission. These deadlines may be suspended under specified circumstances. Finally, the State Department must submit a semiannual report to Congress identifying each application to export defense articles or services during the preceding 180 days that was not acted upon by the applicable deadline.

H.Res. 398 is a congressional resolution condemning Iran for failing to comply with international nuclear obligations, particularly its commitments under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. The resolution highlights concerns raised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), including Iran's production of highly enriched uranium (now about 200 kilograms of 60 percent enriched material—enough for multiple nuclear weapons if further processed), undeclared nuclear material at multiple sites, and lack of cooperation with international inspectors. The resolution calls on Iran to immediately comply with safeguards agreements, grant full access to nuclear sites, and urges the U.S. government to work with allies to impose diplomatic and economic measures to hold Iran accountable, particularly through United Nations snapback procedures before October 2025. The resolution also asserts that if diplomatic efforts fail and Iran either withdraws from the nuclear treaty or achieves nuclear weapons capability, Congress should take necessary steps to authorize military force—though any actual use of force would require separate congressional authorization.

The Restore College Sports Act would create a new American Collegiate Sports Association (ACSA) to replace the NCAA as the governing body for college athletics. The bill establishes that a commissioner, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, would oversee the ACSA and enforce several new rules designed to reshape college sports. These rules require equal distribution of name, image, and likeness revenue among all student athletes at each school, allow athletes to transfer freely between institutions without penalty, limit coaching salaries to no more than 10 times a school's cost of attendance, and mandate equal sharing of all athletic revenue—including ticket sales, merchandise, and broadcast rights—among member institutions and their athletes. Additionally, the bill requires athletic conferences to consist only of schools within the same time zone to reduce travel disruption. Any institution of higher education must be an ACSA member and comply with these requirements to maintain federal education funding eligibility.

The No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act strengthens U.S. enforcement against hostage-taking and wrongful detention, primarily targeting Iran's history of holding American citizens. The bill requires the President to submit detailed reports to Congress every 180 days for six years reviewing hostage cases from the past decade, identifying foreign persons responsible or complicit in such actions, and confirming whether sanctions have been imposed under existing law or explaining why they have been waived. Additionally, the legislation mandates reports on $6 billion in Iranian funds transferred to Qatar, tracks blocked Iranian assets worldwide, and directs the State Department to pursue international efforts to freeze and seize assets of sanctioned individuals. The bill also instructs the Secretary of State to consider invalidating U.S. passports for travel to Iran—similar to the current ban on travel to North Korea—and requires the President to develop a comprehensive strategy within 180 days to deter hostage-taking by U.S. adversaries. These provisions affect foreign entities involved in hostage-taking, Iranian government officials seeking U.S. visas, and American citizens seeking to travel to Iran, with no specific new funding authorized but requiring executive branch compliance with reporting deadlines over a three- to six-year period.

H.R. 1552 would prohibit sports betting companies from accepting "proposition bets" (or "prop bets") on the individual performance of college athletes, such as bets on whether a specific player will score a certain number of points or make a particular play. The bill applies to all betting businesses operating across state lines, including online platforms and physical sportsbooks, and defines the ban broadly to cover any bet on a student athlete's action or achievement in NCAA-regulated college sporting events. Enforcement would fall to the Federal Trade Commission, which would treat violations as unfair or deceptive practices under existing federal trade law, allowing the agency to impose penalties and pursue legal remedies. The bill is based on Congress's authority to regulate interstate commerce and aims to protect the integrity and well-being of college athletes by reducing financial incentives that could encourage corruption or manipulation of individual athletic performances. No specific funding or implementation timeline is specified in the legislation.

Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions Act or the DETERRENT ActThis bill expands oversight and disclosure requirements related to foreign sources and institutions of higher education (IHEs).Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to annually disclose to the Department of Education (ED) any year in which the IHEreceives a gift from a foreign country of concern (e.g., China or Russia) or foreign entity of concern of any dollar amount;receives a gift or contract from a foreign source (other than a foreign country of concern or foreign entity of concern) that is valued at $50,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts or contracts within a calendar year (current disclosure threshold is $250,000 or more), or which has an undetermined monetary value;enters into a contract with a foreign country of concern or foreign entity of concern after receiving a waiver for such contract; oris substantially controlled by a foreign source.Additionally, the billprohibits IHEs from entering into contracts with a foreign country of concern or with a foreign entity of concern without obtaining a waiver,requires certain IHEs to disclose gifts or contracts between covered individuals (e.g., researchers) and foreign sources, andrequires private IHEs with specified assets or investments to file annual investment disclosure reports.The bill requires ED to investigate possible violations of this bill and outlines the various penalties for each violation. Penalties may include losing eligibility for federal student financial aid.