This Senate resolution honors the 80th anniversary of the Fulbright Program, marking the date President Harry Truman signed the original Fulbright Act into law on August 1, 1946. It celebrates the program's history and impact, noting that it was founded by Senator James William Fulbright to promote international goodwill through educational exchanges and is now run by the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The resolution highlights the program's scale and reach, citing roughly 9,000 grants awarded annually across more than 160 countries, and the more than 450,000 participants over its history, including numerous Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, heads of state, and members of Congress. It affects no specific group through binding action, since it is a symbolic measure with no funding or legal requirements attached. Instead, the Senate formally recognizes the anniversary, expresses support for the Fulbright Program and similar cultural exchange initiatives as tools of diplomacy and national security, congratulates past and current award recipients, and encourages students, scholars, and professionals worldwide to pursue opportunities for international engagement.

Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026This bill allows for larger annual adjustments to the Medicare physician fee schedule. It also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make certain corrections to compensate for expenditures under the fee schedule that exceed a certain amount in a given year, and it limits how much certain adjustment factors may vary each year.Current law prohibits annual adjustments to the Medicare physician fee schedule that would result in a more than $20 million difference between the adjusted amount and the non-adjusted amount of total expenditures. The bill increases this threshold to $57.64 million beginning in 2028, with adjustments for inflation every five years beginning in 2033.Additionally, for certain services, the bill requires the CMS to determine the difference between expenditures based on estimated utilization of the service and expenditures based on actual utilization. If this difference exceeds a certain percentage of total expenditures under the fee schedule, the CMS must reconcile this difference by adjusting payments for the following year. This requirement applies to services for which payment was bundled with another service and there was a separate or add-on payment during the previous year.Finally, the CMS must update the prices and rates of each category of direct costs that affect payments (e.g., prices of equipment) at least every five years, with updates made to each category in the same year. The bill also prohibits the CMS from varying a certain adjustment factor by more than 2.5% each year.

The More Paid Leave for More Americans Act establishes a competitive grant program for states to develop and expand paid leave programs for workers. States that have already enacted paid leave laws can apply for federal grants ranging from $1.5 million to $7 million to support implementation, startup costs, benefit payments, software systems, and outreach efforts. To qualify, state programs must provide at least six weeks of paid leave annually for qualifying reasons such as childbirth, caring for family members, or military-related needs, with benefits replacing at least 50 percent of wages and capped at 150 percent of the state's average weekly wage. The bill creates the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network, a multi-state coordinating body that brings together representatives from participating states to develop uniform standards and policies for paid leave administration across state lines, supported by a national intermediary organization receiving federal grants. The bill authorizes funding for fiscal years 2027 through 2029 and prioritizes grants to states without existing paid leave programs and those serving low-income workers, while requiring annual reports and audits to ensure proper use of federal funds and program effectiveness.

This bill would expand Medicare coverage to include payment for radiologist assistant services beginning January 1, 2027. Radiologist assistants are advanced radiography professionals who work under the direct supervision of radiologists to assist with diagnostic and interventional imaging procedures. Under the bill, Medicare would pay supervising radiologists for services performed by certified radiologist assistants in hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory surgical centers, treating these services similarly to those provided by other supervised clinical professionals like nurse specialists. The legislation emphasizes that radiologist assistants would not be authorized to independently interpret imaging results and would remain strictly supervised by radiologists. The bill aims to increase patient access to imaging services and improve efficiency in radiology departments while maintaining quality standards and patient safety.

This resolution designates the week beginning on March 15, 2026, as National CACFP Week. It also recognizes the role of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in improving the health of the children and adults in child care centers, family day care homes, emergency shelters, adult day care facilities, and after-school care in the United States by providing nutritious meals and snacks.

The Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act establishes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as the primary federal regulator for digital commodity exchanges, brokers, and dealers that facilitate trading in cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. The bill requires these entities to register with the CFTC and comply with comprehensive operational standards including customer asset protection, cybersecurity requirements, and fraud prevention measures, while mandating that customer digital assets be held with qualified custodians and kept separate from company funds. The legislation affects digital asset trading platforms, cryptocurrency brokers and dealers, and their customers, while exempting traditional securities, banking deposits, and existing regulated financial products from the new framework. The CFTC has 17 months to implement the required rules and is authorized to collect fees from registered entities to cover regulatory costs, with provisions for expedited hiring of specialized staff with digital asset expertise.

The FLOWS Act establishes a grant program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency to help rural water systems adopt digital technologies like real-time monitoring systems, artificial intelligence tools, and cybersecurity measures. Eligible recipients include publicly owned water systems serving rural areas with fewer than 3,300 people, as well as community-owned water organizations, with priority given to the neediest communities. Grants can fund the design, construction, and maintenance of these digital technologies for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems, plus workforce training and cybersecurity assistance. The bill authorizes $50 million annually from fiscal years 2027 through 2031 for this program. Additionally, it requires the Government Accountability Office to study the effectiveness of these digital infrastructure improvements in rural areas and submit findings to Congress by the end of 2030.

S. 3898, known as Gerald's Law Reauthorization Act of 2026, extends burial benefits for veterans who die at home while receiving hospice care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill amends existing law by pushing back the expiration date of these benefits from 2026 to 2030, allowing eligible veterans to continue receiving burial assistance for an additional four years. This legislation affects veterans enrolled in VA hospice care programs who wish to die at home and ensures their families receive burial benefits without those benefits expiring. The bill carries no new funding requirements, as it simply extends an existing program. Introduced in February 2026 by Senator Boozman and Senator Peters, the measure was referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

The Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act would establish the first comprehensive federal regulatory framework for digital commodities like cryptocurrencies by placing them under the oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The bill requires digital commodity exchanges, brokers, and dealers to register with federal authorities and meet strict operational standards including customer asset protection, segregation of funds, and the use of qualified custodians for holding customer digital assets. These new regulations would apply to cryptocurrency trading platforms and intermediaries that serve retail customers, while traditional derivatives trading would remain under existing commodity law. The CFTC would have 18 months to write implementing rules and would be authorized to collect fees from registered entities to fund oversight, with $150 million in initial appropriations provided until the fee system becomes operational. The legislation includes a two-year transition period for existing state-regulated custodians to comply with new federal standards and requires the CFTC to study customer demographics in digital commodity markets within 180 days of enactment.

The Roadway Safety Modernization Act of 2025 allows states and transportation agencies to use federal highway safety grant money to develop and deploy advanced technologies like predictive analytics, telematics, and data analysis tools to identify dangerous road segments and prevent crashes before they happen. The bill modifies three major federal highway safety programs—the Highway Safety Improvement Program, the National Highway Freight Program, and the National Priority Safety Programs—to explicitly permit funding for these technology-based safety initiatives. Within one year of the bill's enactment, the Secretary of Transportation must issue guidance on best practices for protecting privacy, ensuring data security, and validating the effectiveness of these tools, while also coordinating efforts across multiple federal transportation agencies. The legislation aims to modernize how states approach road safety by shifting from reactive crash response to proactive risk identification and prevention using validated data methodologies.

This bill directs the Forest Service to convey approximately one acre of land to Perry County, Arkansas, upon the request of the county. The county must use the land for public purposes, such as supporting education and youth development. If it ceases to be used for such purposes, then the property must, at the discretion of the Forest Service, revert to the United States.The exact acreage of land to be conveyed must be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Forest Service.The conveyance must be subject to valid existing rights, made without consideration, made by quitclaim deed, and subject to other terms and conditions that the Forest Service considers to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.As a condition of the conveyance, the county must pay costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of a survey, any environmental analysis or resources survey required under federal law, and any analysis required to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act.The bill prohibits the Forest Service from having to provide any covenant or warranty for the property and improvements conveyed to the county.

The Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025 updates the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to continue funding water research programs through 2029. The bill authorizes $16 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2029 to support water resources research and technology institutes, with at least 20 percent of those funds directed toward research on water problems that cross state lines. The legislation expands the scope of research to include artificial intelligence applications in the water industry and refocuses grant priorities on regional or interstate water issues, as well as research priorities jointly identified by federal agencies and the institutes. This bill affects universities and research institutions that conduct water resources studies, as well as states dealing with shared water management challenges.

This resolution supports the designation of October 5-11, 2025, as National 4–H Week and recognizes the important role of 4–H as the youth development program of the Cooperative Extension System and the Department of Agriculture.

Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act or the STARS ActThis bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to designate September 17, 2026, as an entrance-fee free date in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. On that date, Interior must waive (1) the entrance fees for all visitors of National Park Service or National Wildlife Refuge System sites; and (2) the standard amenity recreation fees for all visitors to each site managed by the Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Reclamation. The Forest Service must waive the standard amenity recreation fees on that date for all visitors to sites it manages.

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for qualifying hospitals, including hospitals in rural areas and health professional shortage areas.The bill provides for an additional increase of 2,000 positions per fiscal year from FY2027-FY2033; during this period, each hospital may receive up to 75 additional positions in total under the bill and current law.The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on strategies to increase the diversity of the health professional workforce, including with respect to representation from rural, low-income, and minority communities.

The amendment proposes to modify existing legislation by introducing new provisions that enhance regulatory oversight and accountability measures. Additionally, it aims to expand eligibility criteria for certain benefits, thereby increasing access for a broader range of individuals.

S. 2309, the Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act, requires Veterans Affairs physicians and nurse practitioners to sign death certificates for their veteran patients within 48 hours of learning of the death. The bill addresses a documented problem where VA doctors have delayed signing death certificates for weeks or even months, which has prevented timely burials and delayed survivor benefits for military families. If a VA medical provider cannot meet the 48-hour deadline, the bill allows local coroners or medical examiners to certify the death instead. The VA Secretary must report to Congress annually on compliance with the new requirement, including the percentage of cases meeting the deadline and reasons for any failures to do so. The bill includes a safeguard ensuring that VA employees are not required to violate state or local medical licensing laws in complying with these provisions.

The Access Technology Affordability Act creates a new tax credit to help blind individuals afford assistive technology such as screen readers, speech synthesizers, and other software or hardware that converts visual information into accessible formats. Eligible taxpayers—including blind individuals themselves, their spouses, and parents or guardians of blind dependents—can claim up to $2,000 in tax credits per person over any three consecutive years for unreimbursed technology purchases. The credit is refundable, meaning eligible individuals can receive money back even if they owe no income tax. The $2,000 limit will automatically adjust upward after 2026 to account for inflation, and the entire provision expires after December 31, 2030, unless Congress extends it. The bill takes effect for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.

This resolution designates September 14-September 20, 2025, as National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.

The S-Corporation Additional Participation Act of 2025 increases the maximum number of shareholders allowed in an S corporation from 100 to 250. This change affects small business owners who use the S corporation tax structure, allowing larger groups of investors to participate in these entities while maintaining their favorable tax treatment. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and takes effect for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025. No new federal funding is required for this legislation, as it is purely a tax code modification. The change gives growing businesses more flexibility in raising capital and bringing on additional owners without losing their S corporation status.

The amendment introduces provisions that enhance existing regulations by adding stricter oversight measures and expanding eligibility criteria for certain programs. Additionally, it allocates increased funding to support the implementation of these new requirements.

The amendment introduces new provisions that enhance existing regulations by adding stricter compliance requirements and increasing penalties for violations. Additionally, it expands the scope of oversight to include more entities previously not covered under the original legislation.

This resolution designates the week beginning on March 16, 2025, as National CACFP Week. It also recognizes the role of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in improving the health of the children and adults in child care centers, family day care homes, emergency shelters, adult day care facilities, and after-school care in the United States by providing nutritious meals and snacks.

This resolution authorizes the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to make specified expenditures and employ personnel for the 119th Congress.

The PSA Screening for HIM Act requires all group and individual health insurance plans to cover prostate cancer screenings for men age 40 and older who are at high risk—specifically African-American men and men with a family history of prostate cancer—without charging patients any out-of-pocket costs like copayments or deductibles. The bill addresses significant health disparities, noting that prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men, with African-American men being 70 percent more likely to be diagnosed and 2.1 times more likely to die from it than white men, while early-stage detection offers nearly 100 percent survival rates compared to just 37 percent for late-stage diagnosis. The legislation would take effect for insurance plans beginning January 1, 2025, and is intended to remove financial barriers to screening so that high-risk men can catch the disease early before it becomes costly and life-threatening to treat.