Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program ReauthorizationThis bill extends the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for an additional five years. The program tests the feasibility of cost-based reimbursement under Medicare for small rural hospitals that are too large to qualify for special payment as critical access hospitals.The bill specifies that hospitals that participate in the program between December 30, 2024, and January 1, 2027, may continue to participate during the five-year extension period.

The Rural MOMS Act of 2026 modifies how Medicare counts beds at critical access hospitals in rural areas. Specifically, it excludes labor and delivery beds from being counted as acute care inpatient beds when determining a hospital's Medicare reimbursement level. This change allows rural hospitals to maintain their critical access hospital status and associated Medicare funding while dedicating beds to maternity services without that space counting against their bed limits. The bill affects critical access hospitals, which are small rural facilities that receive special Medicare designation, and pregnant patients in rural areas who depend on local maternity services. The legislation makes a targeted adjustment to existing Medicare regulations with no new funding mechanism described in the text.

The Quantum in Practice Act amends existing federal quantum computing law to expand the National Quantum Initiative's focus to include quantum modeling and simulation, particularly for molecular research. The bill recognizes that quantum computers could revolutionize scientific discovery by enabling faster and more accurate simulation of chemical processes and molecular structures than current supercomputers allow. This expanded focus aims to drive breakthroughs in practical applications including developing more efficient fertilizers, creating better medications with fewer side effects, advancing battery and energy storage technology, producing stronger materials, and discovering new superconductors. The legislation makes technical updates to the definition of "quantum information science" to explicitly include modeling and simulation activities alongside computing, and adds quantum molecular modeling and simulation to the research priorities under the National Quantum Initiative. While the bill text does not specify new funding amounts or implementation timelines, it directs the existing quantum initiative framework to prioritize these molecular modeling and simulation applications alongside other quantum computing research efforts.

This bill would make it a federal crime to perform an abortion if the mother is seeking one specifically because the fetus has been diagnosed with Turner syndrome, a chromosomal disorder. The bill requires physicians to ask pregnant women whether they are aware of a Turner syndrome diagnosis and, if so, to inform them of the abortion restrictions before proceeding. Violations carry criminal penalties of up to five years in prison and fines, along with civil liability that allows the pregnant woman, the father, or maternal grandparents to sue for damages including attorney's fees. The bill also requires medical professionals to report suspected violations to law enforcement, with penalties of up to one year in prison for failing to report, and would result in loss of federal funding for providers who violate the law. Court proceedings are required to be expedited, and the bill includes provisions to protect the privacy of women involved in cases while ensuring defendants can access necessary information.

H.R. 7097 would prohibit people receiving public assistance from sending money outside the United States through international wire transfers. The bill defines public assistance broadly to include any means-tested welfare or benefit program. To enforce this prohibition, all companies that provide international wire transfer services would be required to ask customers in writing whether they receive public assistance before processing any transfers. The bill does not specify enforcement mechanisms, penalties, or implementation timelines. This legislation would affect millions of Americans receiving benefits such as SNAP (food assistance), Medicaid, housing assistance, or unemployment benefits who currently send money to family members or others abroad.

H.R. 6944 establishes a federal cost-share grant program to help farmers and agricultural schools retrofit older tractors with rollover protection structures, which are safety devices that prevent serious injuries and deaths during tractor accidents. The bill authorizes the Agriculture Department to cover 70 percent of the costs to purchase, transport, and install these safety structures on eligible tractors, with the potential for higher reimbursement rates if costs exceed $500 per installation. Eligible applicants include individual agricultural producers, vocational schools, colleges, and secondary schools that teach agriculture. The program would be administered by a nongovernmental organization selected through a competitive bidding process, which would also maintain a website and hotline to help farmers access grants. The bill authorizes $725,000 annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, with roughly $500,000 per year dedicated to actual grants and the remaining funds allocated to program administration and outreach.

The STUDENT Act requires federal student loan servicers to disclose the total amount of interest borrowers will pay over the entire life of their loans. The bill amends existing disclosure rules under the Higher Education Act to include this lifetime interest calculation in the standard disclosure documents that borrowers receive, calculated based on the standard repayment plan applicable to their total outstanding loan balance. This affects all borrowers of federal student loans covered under the relevant loan programs. The legislation has no specified funding amount or implementation timeline in the text provided, but it would take effect once passed and signed into law. The bill aims to give students clearer, upfront information about the true cost of borrowing when making decisions about federal student loans.

Middle Mile for Rural America ActThis bill reauthorizes through FY2031 a Department of Agriculture program to support middle mile broadband infrastructure in rural areas. Under the program, middle mile infrastructure is broadband infrastructure that does not connect directly to end users (including anchor institutions) and may include interoffice transport, backhaul, internet connectivity, data centers, or special access transport to rural areas.The program provides grants, loans, and loan guarantees for middle mile projects in rural areas. It was established in 2018 but has not been funded.

The Save Our Seniors Act requires the Congressional Budget Office to provide Congress with additional information about Social Security payments, specifically comparing what the government currently assumes it will pay out versus what it can actually pay based on dedicated funding sources. The bill amends budget reporting rules to include these comparisons in graph format alongside existing reports on the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund (which pays regular Social Security benefits) and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund (which pays disability benefits). This applies to seniors and disabled individuals who depend on Social Security income. The legislation contains no specific funding requirements and has no set timeline, as it primarily mandates improved reporting and transparency rather than authorizing new spending. The bill was introduced on July 29, 2025, and referred to the House Budget Committee.

Farmers First Act of 2025This bill extends through FY2030 and revises the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN). This Department of Agriculture program provides competitive grants to states, Indian tribes, and qualified nonprofit organizations to provide stress assistance programs (i.e., professional agricultural behavioral health counseling, helplines, and resources) to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and agriculture-related occupations.The bill specifies that the grant funding for farm telephone helplines and websites may also be used for crisis lines.Further, FRSAN grant recipients may establish referral relationships with providers, including Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, health centers, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals.

Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act of 2025This bill requires the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to update the market value for livestock on a quarterly basis for the purposes of determining Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rates. The FSA must determine the market value in coordination with the Agricultural Marketing Service and use other appropriate resources.As background, LIP is an FSA program that provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock owners and contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality or reduced sales prices due to specified events (e.g., adverse weather, disease, or animal attack). In general, the rate of payment is 75% of the market value of the affected livestock.

The Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025 directs the Federal Communications Commission to reform how the Universal Service Fund—which subsidizes broadband access in high-cost areas—is funded. Currently, broadband providers bear most of the financial burden; this bill would require large tech companies (called "edge providers" like Google, Amazon, Netflix, and social media platforms) to also contribute to the fund on an equitable basis. The bill exempts smaller edge providers that transmit less than 3 percent of U.S. broadband data or earn less than $5 billion annually, as well as any provider whose contribution would be negligible. The FCC has 18 months to complete rulemakings establishing these new contribution requirements and to create a separate funding mechanism ensuring broadband providers in high-cost rural areas receive sufficient, predictable support for offering affordable service. The bill is intended to spread the cost of universal broadband access more broadly while lowering the financial burden on consumers.

The Rural Broadband Modernization Act would expand high-speed internet access to underserved rural communities by establishing a federal grant, loan, and loan guarantee program under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. The bill authorizes up to $500 million annually from 2026 through 2030 to fund broadband infrastructure projects, with grants covering up to 75 percent of costs (100 percent in extremely sparse areas) and flexible loans available at rates as low as 4 percent with terms up to 35 years. Projects must achieve a minimum speed of 100 Mbps for symmetrical download and upload service and be completed within five years, prioritizing unserved communities currently lacking basic broadband access of 25 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream. Funding is allocated to states based on the proportion of small communities with 2,500 or fewer residents, ensuring rural areas nationwide benefit from the program. This legislation primarily affects rural broadband providers, state agencies, and rural communities lacking adequate internet infrastructure.

Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2025This bill establishes a loan program within the Farm Service Agency to assist agricultural producers in purchasing precision agriculture equipment and technology, such as geospatial mapping, data management and analytics software, and network connectivity products and solutions. Under this program, the maximum aggregate loan amount of a precision agriculture loan is $500,000.Precision agriculture refers to managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs, including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time, at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality.

Safe American Food Exports Act of 2025 or the SAFE Act of 2025This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Agriculture to negotiate in advance for regional export ban agreements for known animal disease threats that apply only to areas affected by animal disease outbreaks to enable the continuation of exports from areas not affected by an outbreak.The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the Foreign Agricultural Service, in consultation with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, may negotiate the regionalization, zoning, compartmentalization, and other agreements regarding outbreaks of known animal disease threats of trade significance with countries with export markets for livestock animals or animal products from the United States.The bill also specifies that such a negotiation should seek to take into account accepted global research advances.

This bill would prohibit federally assisted rental housing from restricting residents' right to legally possess firearms in their individual units or while transporting them through common areas like hallways and entryways. The legislation applies to housing funded through major federal programs, including public housing, Section 8 voucher assistance, programs serving people with disabilities, Native American housing, and rural housing programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Agriculture. The bill does not provide new funding, impose a timeline for implementation, or address how housing authorities should enforce these provisions. It would effectively override current firearm policies that many federally assisted housing properties maintain, which typically prohibit or restrict gun possession on their premises.

Genome to Phenome Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 or the AG2PI Act of 2025This bill reauthorizes the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture through FY2030. The AG2PI competitive grant program seeks to (1) expand knowledge concerning genomes and phenomes of crops and animals that are of importance to the U.S. agriculture sector, and (2) support and coordinate research.

H.R. 2660 modifies tax law to make it easier for states and organizations to issue bonds that finance student loans by removing two financial restrictions on these bonds. Currently, student loan bonds count against a state's annual "volume cap"—a limit on how much tax-exempt debt states can issue—and are subject to the alternative minimum tax, both of which increase their cost. This bill exempts qualified student loan bonds from these restrictions, potentially lowering borrowing costs and making it more affordable for lenders to fund student loans. The changes apply to any bonds issued after the bill becomes law and include special rules to prevent lenders from exploiting the exemption by shifting costs to individual student borrowers. While the bill does not include explicit new funding, reducing tax burdens on student loan bonds could indirectly increase lending activity in this market.

The Secure Family Futures Act of 2025 modifies tax rules for insurance companies by making two key changes to the Internal Revenue Code. First, it excludes debt instruments—such as bonds and notes—held by certain insurance companies from being treated as capital assets for tax purposes, which affects how gains and losses on these investments are taxed. Second, it extends the period that these same insurance companies can carry forward capital losses from five years to ten years, allowing them more time to offset future capital gains. The bill applies to most standard insurance companies but excludes certain specialized types, such as those electing small insurance company status or foreign insurance companies. Both changes take effect for debt acquired and losses incurred after December 31, 2025, and the legislation is intended to provide greater financial flexibility for insurance company investment strategies and tax planning.

Fortifying Refrigeration Infrastructure and Developing Global Exports Act of 2025 or the FRIDGE Act of 2025 This bill expands the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program to include funding for technical assistance for infrastructure-related projects to ensure U.S. agricultural commodities are not damaged or lost due to infrastructure deficiencies in new and developing markets. This Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) program funds projects that address long-term opportunities to reduce foreign import constraints or expand export growth opportunities.Specifically, the bill directs FAS to enter into contracts or other agreements with trade organizations to enhance the infrastructure capabilities (including cold chain capacity and port improvements) in new and developing foreign markets through needs assessments, training, and other technical assistance.

The WING Act establishes a research program within the National Weather Service to develop solutions for improving weather radar performance when physical obstructions—such as wind turbines and buildings—block radar signals. The program will partner with industry, academic institutions, and government agencies to identify, test, and develop technologies that can mitigate these interference problems, with priority given to solutions like advanced phased array radar, alternative data sources, and improved forecasting algorithms. The Director of the National Weather Service will report to Congress annually on progress, beginning two years after the bill's enactment, and must provide a final recommendation within five years on whether continued research is necessary. The program is authorized to operate until September 30, 2030, or one year after the final recommendation is submitted, whichever comes first. The legislation does not specify dedicated funding amounts, leaving budget details for future appropriations.

The National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act directs the National Weather Service to replace its aging instant messaging system, known as "NWSChat," with a modern commercial communications platform by October 1, 2027. The new system must be hosted on public cloud infrastructure and meet specific requirements designed to support growth, handle more users, remain user-friendly, and align with systems already in commercial use. The bill allocates up to $3 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2029 to cover the costs of this upgrade, with funding to come from the National Weather Service's existing budget for operations, research, and facilities. This upgrade will improve internal communications among National Weather Service personnel across the country, allowing the agency to operate more efficiently and keep pace with modern communication standards.

The COST Act requires the federal government to conduct two cost-benefit analyses comparing different vehicle technologies for the federal fleet. The Comptroller General must analyze the expenses of replacing gasoline-powered light-duty vehicles (cars and small trucks) with either electric vehicles or ethanol flex-fuel vehicles, including the infrastructure costs needed to support each option nationwide. Additionally, the Secretary of Energy must conduct a separate analysis comparing the lifetime greenhouse gas emissions from conventional gasoline vehicles, E85 ethanol flex-fuel vehicles, and battery electric vehicles using an established environmental model. Both analyses must be completed and published within one year of the bill's enactment. The legislation affects federal agencies that operate vehicle fleets and provides Congress with data to inform future federal transportation decisions, but does not mandate any immediate changes to vehicle purchasing or fleet composition.

Crop Insurance for Future Farmers ActThis bill amends the federal crop insurance program (FCIP) to increase the premium assistance rate for beginning and veteran farmers or ranchers. (FCIP offers subsidized crop insurance policies that producers can purchase to cover a wide variety of crops and livestock.)Specifically, the bill amends the amount of percentage points that are added to the premium assistance rate for beginning farmers or ranchers and veteran farmers or ranchers for an applicable insurance policy or plan (currently 10 percentage points) to provide15 percentage points in each of the 1st and 2nd reinsurance years,13 percentage points in the 3rd year,11 percentage points in the 4th year, and10 percentage points in each of the 5th through the 10th reinsurance years.Under the bill, farmers and ranchers, and veteran farmers and ranchers, are eligible to qualify for the program for 10 years, an increase from 5 years under current law. Specifically, to be considered a beginning farmer or rancher, a person must not have actively operated and managed a farm or ranch for more than 10 crop years. To be considered a veteran farmer or rancher, a veteran must have (1) not operated a farm or ranch for more than 10 crop years, or (2) first obtained veteran status in the past 10 years.

Audio-Only Telehealth Access Act of 2025This bill permanently allows for Medicare coverage of audio-only telehealth services for evaluation and management and behavioral health services.