The Disabled Access Credit Modernization Act expands a tax credit that helps small businesses make their facilities and services accessible to people with disabilities. Currently, the credit covers only accessibility improvements that meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, but this bill removes that limitation and allows businesses to claim the credit for accessibility improvements that exceed ADA standards or for companies not subject to ADA rules. The bill specifically expands eligible expenses to include removing architectural and transportation barriers, providing interpreters and readers, acquiring adaptive equipment, and offering other reasonable accommodations. The changes take effect for expenses incurred after December 31, 2026, and the Treasury Department has one year to issue guidance and work with the Small Business Administration to publicize the expanded credit to eligible small businesses. The Treasury Department must also report back to Congress within two years on how well the public outreach efforts worked and provide recommendations for improvement.

The Stop Scamming Americans Act amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require the State Department to establish training programs for U.S. diplomats being assigned to countries with significant online scam operations targeting Americans. The training would cover transnational criminal organizations running these scams, the operations of online scam centers and human trafficking within them, and instances of foreign government complicity or corruption. The legislation is designed to help U.S. ambassadors, deputy ambassadors, and Foreign Service officers understand and combat these criminal activities through diplomatic channels. The bill does not specify funding amounts or implementation timelines, leaving those details to the Secretary of State's discretion.

The Holiday Pay Act would require employers to pay workers one and a half times their regular hourly rate when they work on federal legal holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Independence Day. The bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to establish this holiday pay requirement for employees engaged in commerce or working for companies involved in interstate commerce. The legislation applies to most private sector workers but allows for certain exemptions consistent with existing labor law. The bill includes enforcement provisions giving workers the ability to sue for unpaid holiday compensation and allows the Department of Labor to pursue penalties against violating employers. No specific funding or implementation timeline is included in the bill text.

This bill establishes a new federal program to expand biotechnology education in American high schools by authorizing the National Science Foundation Director to award competitive grants to schools, universities, nonprofits, and other organizations. The funds can be used for teacher training in biotechnology, development of curricula and lab equipment, partnerships between schools and industry, and creation of biotechnology credentials for students. The legislation prioritizes funding for schools with limited access to biotechnology educational resources. The bill also creates a National Biotechnology Education Consortium within 180 days to coordinate efforts between federal agencies, schools, and biotechnology industry stakeholders, with the consortium set to expire five years after its establishment. The legislation does not specify total funding amounts but amends the existing CHIPS and Science Act to add this new education initiative.

The Flexible Leave Act would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to allow employees to take all their protected leave on an intermittent or part-time basis rather than requiring continuous blocks of time off. Currently, FMLA only permits intermittent leave in certain circumstances; this bill would expand that flexibility to cover all qualifying leave situations, including for serious health conditions and family care needs. The legislation would also remove certain certification requirements that employers can currently impose on intermittent leave requests, streamlining the process for workers. The bill was introduced on February 11, 2026, and referred to the House Committees on Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration. No specific funding authorization or implementation timeline is specified in the text provided.

Resources for Evaluating and Documenting AI Models or the READ AI Models ActThis bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop a customizable template for information to accompany artificial intelligence (AI) models.Specifically, NIST must initiate a pilot program to establish a structured template that may be used to document information about an artificial intelligence model and any associated data, such as the model’s name, the developer, and the cutoff date for the model’s training data. The template must be modular to enable users to adopt and complete various sections to suit their needs and intended audience. NIST must also provide technical guidelines to accompany the template that incorporate consensus-based standards and industry best practices, as appropriate.In developing these materials, NIST must collaborate with and conduct periodic outreach to various stakeholders, including private sector entities, international standards organizations, and institutions of higher education.NIST must publish and solicit public comment on a draft of the template and guidelines. Within 12 months of the start of the pilot program, NIST must publish the finished products and report to Congress with an assessment of the program.

The Global Respect Act directs the U.S. government to combat widespread human rights abuses against LGBTQI individuals globally, where roughly one-third of countries criminalize same-sex relationships and 12 impose death penalties. The bill requires the President to create and maintain a public list of foreign government officials responsible for or complicit in serious abuses such as torture, prolonged detention, or forced disappearance, with listed individuals facing visa denials and entry bans to the United States, updated every two years with input from Congress and the public. Additionally, the bill requires the State Department to appoint officials to track violence and criminalization targeting LGBTQI people and mandates that annual human rights reports include documentation of such abuses. The President must report annually to Congress on sanctions enforcement, international coordination efforts, and progress in changing behavior by violators, though exceptions to sanctions exist for national security, international obligations, and family members with documented persecution fears. The legislation establishes a concrete framework for identifying abusers and using visa restrictions as leverage to improve human rights protections for LGBTQI individuals worldwide.

The FAIR Leave Act would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to remove restrictions that currently limit leave for married couples who work at the same employer. Specifically, the bill repeals a provision that caps the combined leave time married employees can take, allowing spouses to each use their full 12 weeks of unpaid leave independently rather than sharing a combined pool. This change would affect married workers in the private sector and government who need to take leave for qualifying events such as childbirth, serious health conditions, or military family needs. The bill has no specified funding requirements since it modifies existing leave entitlements rather than creating new programs. No implementation timeline is specified in the legislation.

Supporting Avian Virus Eradication Act or the SAVE Our Poultry ActThis bill includes research on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as a Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension area.Under the bill, USDA may award grants to land-grant colleges and universities to study HPAI for the purposes of (1) developing and improving the efficacy of vaccines for poultry, and (2) enhancing biosecurity procedures for poultry producers.

Ending Scam Credit Repair Act or the ESCRA ActThis bill revises the Credit Repair Organizations Act and creates additional requirements for credit repair organizations (CROs).Under current law, it is illegal for a person (including a CRO) to make false or misleading statements regarding a consumer’s creditworthiness or standing to a consumer reporting agency or to a consumer credit provider. The bill additionally prohibits making such statements to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, or law enforcement. To be subject to this prohibition, the bill also requires such statements to be made knowingly.The bill also revises CRO obligations to consumers. A CRO is prohibited from charging a consumer for a service (e.g., getting inaccurate information removed from a credit report) until the CRO provides proof of success not less than six months after providing the service. The bill also requires additional disclosures to consumers, requires the retention of any recorded telephone calls, and increases the time records must be retained from two to five years. In addition, consumers must be given copies of all communications sent on their behalf.Under the bill, all persons must be licensed by a state to act as a CRO. The bill also restricts a CRO’s ability to submit multiple credit disputes regarding the same information.The bill also sets a minimum liability amount for damages of $500 for each violation of the Credit Repair Organizations Act.