Tim Scott

This bill expands tax credits for clean energy production by redefining which communities qualify as "energy communities" eligible for enhanced tax incentives, with a particular focus on nuclear energy. Specifically, it allows areas with significant nuclear industry employment—including direct jobs at nuclear facilities, research positions, and indirect work in construction and licensing—to qualify for increased renewable electricity production credits and clean electricity investment credits. The bill also extends a 10-year grace period for advanced nuclear facilities that begin construction in qualifying areas, ensuring they maintain eligibility even if employment levels later decline. Additionally, the legislation creates a new 10 percent advanced manufacturing production tax credit for companies that produce distribution transformers and large power transformers used in the electrical grid. These provisions are designed to incentivize nuclear energy development and domestic manufacturing of critical electrical equipment, with the manufacturing credit taking effect 90 days after the bill is enacted.

This Senate resolution formally expresses support for designating September 2026 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" to raise public understanding of the inherited blood disorder, which affects an estimated 100,000 Americans and disproportionately impacts Black and Hispanic communities. The resolution highlights serious health consequences of sickle cell disease, including strokes, organ damage, chronic pain, and significantly shortened life expectancy, while noting gaps in recommended screenings and treatments for affected children. It also points to recent medical progress, such as the FDA's approval of two gene therapies (Casgevy and Lyfgenia) and an expanded 2026 approval for Casgevy, as well as a Medicare and Medicaid program supporting access to these treatments in most states. The resolution does not create new funding or programs but encourages Americans to hold events and activities during the month to promote awareness of sickle cell trait, prevention, and treatment options. As a symbolic measure, it carries no binding legal requirements or timelines beyond the designated awareness month itself.

This Senate resolution designates September 2026 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" to draw attention to the impact of cancer on children and adolescents in the United States. It cites statistics showing nearly 15,000 young people are diagnosed with cancer each year and about 1,600 die from the disease, while also noting that survival rates have improved significantly since the 1970s, from 63 percent to over 85 percent. The resolution calls on the federal government, states, localities, and nonprofit organizations to hold programs and activities during the month to raise public awareness. It also encourages childhood cancer survivors to continue receiving medical monitoring throughout their lives, since many develop lasting health conditions from treatment. As a symbolic resolution, it does not create new funding, programs, or legal requirements, but it affirms Congress's commitment to prioritizing childhood cancer prevention and treatment while honoring affected children and their families.

This bill establishes coordinated federal efforts to strengthen United States access to critical minerals needed for national security, economic competitiveness, and advanced technology. The legislation requires the State Department's Foreign Service Institute to create mandatory training programs for diplomatic officers assigned to positions focused on energy and critical minerals, with curriculum covering global supply chains, U.S. strategy, competition with China, and region-specific mineral resources and vulnerabilities. The bill also creates new National Security Council positions, including a Special Advisor to the President for Critical Minerals and Supply Chains at the Deputy National Security Advisor level, along with two Deputy Special Advisors for domestic and international coordination on supply chain development and policy recommendations. The Foreign Service training requirements are set to expire three years after enactment, while the training materials will be shared across relevant federal departments and agencies. The legislation aims to strengthen diplomatic capacity to address vulnerabilities in critical mineral supply chains and counter predatory economic practices by adversaries like China.

This bill, the Birth Tourism Elimination Act, aims to prevent foreign nationals from entering the United States specifically to give birth and obtain citizenship for their children. The legislation makes it illegal for pregnant women to enter on tourist visas (B-2 visas) if their primary purpose is birth tourism, and it applies similar restrictions to visa waiver programs. The bill creates new grounds for denying entry, allows for expedited removal of those suspected of birth tourism, and increases criminal penalties for people who organize or profit from birth tourism services, with prison sentences up to 15 years for those facilitating it on behalf of foreign entities. The measure affects expectant mothers seeking tourist visas, visa waiver program applicants, and commercial birth tourism operations. It requires the Department of Homeland Security and State Department to submit semiannual reports to Congress detailing denials of visas and parole, investigations, prosecutions, and removals related to birth tourism, beginning immediately upon enactment with no specified end date.

The Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act creates a federal tax credit to encourage film and television production in the United States. The credit provides 20% of qualified compensation paid to U.S.-based workers on eligible productions, with potential bonuses reaching up to 30% for work in rural areas, disaster zones, independent producers, or productions relocating from foreign countries. Eligible projects include feature films, television pilots, and television seasons with budgets over $1 million and at least 75% of principal photography occurring in the United States, excluding talk shows, news programs, sports content, and advertisements. The tax credit applies to productions beginning principal photography on or after January 1, 2027, and can be transferred to other parties and used as a general business credit, with the Treasury Secretary authorized to issue regulations and require reporting on production activities.

The Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act amends federal law to improve services for youth who have experienced foster care and are now pregnant or parenting. The bill requires states to connect these young people with evidence-based home visiting and support services that are already available through the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and mandates that states have processes in place to inform eligible youth about these services. The legislation also expands the types of services states can provide to expectant and parenting youth in the foster care transition program, specifically allowing for tailored case management and resource coordination. The bill affects states receiving federal foster care funding and the young people they serve, particularly those experiencing parenthood while aging out of the foster care system. The amendments take effect one year after the bill becomes law and apply to federal payments made under approved state plans after that date, though no specific new funding amount is designated in the text.

This resolution formally honors the life and career of Senator Lindsey Olin Graham of South Carolina following his death, expressing the Senate's sorrow and paying tribute to his decades of public service. It recounts his biography, including his education, his more than three decades of military service in the Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps and Air National Guard, and his political career spanning the South Carolina legislature, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate, where he served on major committees and chaired both the Judiciary and Budget Committees. The resolution does not create any new laws, programs, or funding, but is a symbolic gesture affecting all Americans who benefited from his service. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to send an official copy of the resolution to Graham's family and to notify the House of Representatives. As a further mark of respect, the resolution also states that the Senate would adjourn on the day it was passed in his memory.