Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026This bill provides $3.5 billion in emergency funding for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide block grants to certain states for losses of revenue, quality, or production of crops (including crops prevented from planting), trees, bushes, and vines as a consequence of a freeze or cold weather conditions.The bill specifies that the funding may only be made available for losses occurring in counties that received a disaster designation for freeze and related cold weather conditions issued by USDA on March 4, 2026. (This includes certain counties in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.)The bill requires the assistance provided by the bill to include compensation to producers for losses of multi-year crops.The funds provided by this bill must be made available upon the request of a state department of agriculture or other appropriate state agency.

The ACCURATE Act directs the Commerce Department's Standards and Technology office to establish a federal commission that will develop standards and best practices for hazard risk assessment tools used by government agencies and the private sector. The commission, which will include representatives from federal agencies, state and local governments, FEMA, and various industries such as insurance, banking, and construction, will identify what hazard assessment tools currently exist, examine the data and methods behind them, and recommend quality standards for flood maps, hazard scores, and other risk evaluation products. The commission will operate for five years and must submit three reports to Congress between nine and eighteen months after its formation, with the final report assessing whether the new standards improve the quality of available tools. Once standards are adopted, federal agencies will be required to use them when purchasing hazard risk assessment tools from private vendors, though exceptions exist for emergency situations and cases where no applicable standards have been issued.

Scheduling for Community Health and Easy Data to Understand for Legislators to Evaluate Services Act of 2026 or the SCHEDULES Act of 2026This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a standard for timing between the date on which a referral for VA care is entered into the VA's system and the date on which an appointment for care occurs, whether at a VA facility or through care in the community.The VA must publish the standard in the Federal Register and on a publicly accessible VA website. Additionally, the VA must submit a report at least quarterly on the number and percentage of referrals that meet the new timing standard.

Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026This bill includes additional priorities as Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension areas.Under the bill, USDA may award grants for developing and evaluating (1) technologies to mechanize agricultural processes (and may emphasize processes for harvesting specialty crops), and (2) agricultural uses of artificial intelligence (and may emphasize uses for improving specialty crop production).Further, USDA may award grants to support research projects at land-grant colleges and universities to develop and applymethods to manage and eradicate invasive species of plants and animals, including through methods of biocontrol; andaquaculture methods, including through the propagation and rearing of economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species.

Temperature Event Mitigation Policy Act or the TEMP Act This bill directs the federal crop insurance program to provide for research and development regarding a temperature-based index policy to insure crops (including tomatoes, peppers, sugarcane, strawberries, melons, citrus, peaches, and blueberries) on a nationally-available basis against losses due to a frost or cold weather event.The research and development must (1) evaluate the effectiveness of risk management tools with respect to low frequency and catastrophic loss weather events, and (2) result in a policy that provides protection for production loss or revenue loss. The term policy means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials. Under an index policy, claim payments are generally triggered based on a predetermined index that is entirely independent of the individual farm operation (e.g., temperature level). Under such a policy, the payments are automatically triggered when the index reaches a certain level rather than when an insured farmer files a claim.

Non-Essential Workers Transparency ActThis bill requires federal agencies to submit reports to Congress regarding employees who were furloughed during a lapse in appropriations (i.e, government shutdown), the total number of employees, and the cost of salaries. Specifically, each federal agency must submit a report to specified congressional committees within 30 days of the end of a lapse in appropriations. The report must include specified details regardingthe total number of employees (including contract employees) employed by the agency before the lapse began,the total number of employees who were furloughed during the lapse,the total number of employees who were not furloughed during the lapse, and the total annual cost of the salaries for each group of employees. The report must be submitted in an unclassified form, but it may include a classified annex. Each congressional committee that receives a report must publish the report on its website within 30 days. The bill also requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to submit a report to Congress regarding the economic effects of each lapse in appropriations. CBO must submit the report within 30 days of the end of a lapse in appropriations and make the report available on its website.

The Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2025 strengthens oversight of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees by requiring permanent notations in personnel files when employees resign, retire, or leave during active investigations into alleged misconduct or performance issues. The bill ensures that investigations continue even after an employee departs and mandates the VA complete the investigation and add findings to the record within 40 days of resolution. Employees receive written notice of findings, at least 30 days to respond with their side of the story, and the right to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board or a VA Disciplinary Appeals Board. Additionally, the bill requires the VA Secretary to submit annual performance plans for political appointees to Congress within 30 days of completion, enhancing transparency and accountability within the department.

This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop and use artificial intelligence technology to improve weather forecasting and wildfire prediction and response. Within two years, NOAA must create comprehensive weather training datasets and test a global AI-based weather model, while continuing traditional weather research and observation methods. The legislation also requires NOAA to establish a fire environment modeling program, working with the Departments of Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security to use AI to predict wildfires, warn at-risk communities, and forecast fire spread and smoke impacts. The bill emphasizes partnerships with private companies and universities through co-investment arrangements and intellectual property sharing, while requiring NOAA to recruit and develop federal workforce expertise in AI weather applications. All data and code developed under the Act must be made publicly available for free use under open licenses, though the bill includes exceptions for national security, trade secrets, and existing contractual restrictions.

This bill requires federal agencies to submit detailed annual reports to Congress and post them publicly starting June 30 each year, documenting how they spend money on union-related activities and "official time"—paid time federal employees spend on labor union duties rather than regular job responsibilities. The reports must break down costs by individual employee (including their salary, bonuses, and benefits), explain the purpose of each official time authorization, and account for all agency spending related to union negotiations, grievances, arbitration, travel, and the use of federal property and facilities by labor organizations. The legislation also directs the Government Accountability Office to audit federal agencies at least every four years to ensure they are using proper accounting practices to track these expenses. Overall, the bill aims to increase transparency around union-related activities in federal agencies by requiring standardized reporting of what taxpayers are funding.

H.Res. 215 is a symbolic resolution supporting the designation of March 15, 2025, as "National Osceola Turkey Day" to honor the Osceola wild turkey subspecies found only in Florida. The resolution celebrates wild turkey hunting's cultural and economic significance, noting that turkey hunters spend approximately $77 million annually and generate significant conservation funding through permit sales. Florida's Wild Turkey Cost Share Program, the nation's largest public-private partnership for turkey habitat management, has funded over 1 million acres of habitat since 1994, with money from turkey hunters supporting these efforts. The resolution highlights that Osceola turkeys are considered the most challenging to hunt due to their small geographic range and swampy habitat, and that Florida must be included in hunting trips for anyone pursuing the "Grand Slam" of all four U.S. turkey subspecies. This resolution carries no funding or enforcement provisions—it simply encourages Americans to recognize and celebrate the designated day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

The Cardiac Arrest Survival Act creates a federal liability shield for people who use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in cardiac emergencies. The bill protects three groups from lawsuits: people who use AEDs to help someone in cardiac arrest, property owners or managers where an AED is used, and people who own AEDs—though AED owners can still be held liable if they fail to properly maintain their device according to manufacturer guidelines. The protections apply regardless of whether the person using the AED had any training, saw warning signs, or received medical supervision. The law includes narrow exceptions for gross negligence, criminal misconduct, and healthcare professionals or facilities acting within their employment scope. Congress designed this federal standard to replace the current patchwork of inconsistent state "Good Samaritan" laws, which it found were discouraging organizations—especially those operating across multiple states—from acquiring and deploying AEDs due to liability concerns.

Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health ActThis bill requires the consideration of continuity of care when determining whether care through the Veterans Community Care Program is in the best medical interest of a veteran.

This bill prohibits the Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The National Park Service currently manages Big Cypress National Preserve, which is a freshwater swamp ecosystem of 729,000 acres. In general, development activities, commercial activities, permanent structures, and roads are prohibited in wilderness areas. In contrast, natural preserves typically allow some development activities, such as hunting or oil and gas exploration.

Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025 This bill requires finished pasteurized orange juice to contain at least 10% by weight of orange juice soluble solids, exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients. (Current regulations require at least 10.5% by weight of orange juice soluble solids.)

H.R. 727 would expand the existing federal ban on selling human fetal tissue by broadening what counts as "valuable consideration" in such transactions. Currently, federal law prohibits the sale of fetal tissue but allows payments for certain costs like transportation and storage. This bill would eliminate those exceptions by defining "valuable consideration" to include any payment, gift, waived fees, forgiven debts, reduced charges, or services related to fetal tissue handling—including transportation, processing, preservation, and storage. The legislation would effectively tighten restrictions on payments associated with fetal tissue, affecting research institutions, medical facilities, and organizations involved in tissue procurement and research. The bill has no specific funding mechanisms or implementation timeline mentioned in the text provided.