China Trade Relations Act of 2025

China Trade Relations Act of 2025

This bill withdraws normal trade relations treatment from China and expands the bases of ineligibility for this treatment to include specified violations of human rights and other actions by China.

Specifically, during any period in which China engages in specified activities (e.g., performing forced abortion or sterilization or operating concentration camps where people are held against their will) or does not comply with certain standards (1) products from China shall not be eligible to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations), (2) China may not participate in any U.S. program that extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, and (3) the President may not conclude any commercial agreement with China.

Update Date: 2026-05-13 00:00:00

NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act of 2025

NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act of 2025

This bill establishes an independent office within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to advocate for the public within NRC jurisdiction and support public participation in NRC proceedings and activities. 

The bill also authorizes the NRC to compensate certain persons for reasonable attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, and other costs of participating in NRC proceedings in certain circumstances where participation in the proceeding without compensation constitutes a significant financial hardship.

Update Date: 2026-05-13 00:00:00

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local government that permits cashless bail, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6260) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8365) to provide for conditions on the appointment of monitors by courts, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) expressing support for law enforcement officers; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8469) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local government that permits cashless bail, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6260) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8365) to provide for conditions on the appointment of monitors by courts, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) expressing support for law enforcement officers; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8469) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

Update Date: 2026-05-15 00:00:00

Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026

Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026

This bill expands and revises the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) programs, which help agricultural producers manage financial risk through diversification, marketing, or natural resource conservation practices. (AMA is available in 16 designated states where participation in the Federal Crop Insurance Program is historically low.)

Specifically, the bill expands the eligible uses for financial assistance funds for producers to include

• soil health improvements,
• the development of sustainable water sources and irrigation,
• composting,
• and other conservation practices determined to reduce the risk to a farm of financial loss due to the regional impacts of climate change.

The bill also specifies that funds provided to mitigate financial risk through production or marketing diversification may be used for food safety certification.

The bill provides additional funding for the program and changes the payment limitation for farmers to $200,000 over five years (currently $50,000 per year).

The bill also expands those eligible for assistance under AMA programs to include federal crop insurance providers, in particular providers of Whole-Farm Revenue Protection plans.

Update Date: 2026-05-13 00:00:00

Small LENDER Act

Small Lenders Exempt from New Data and Excessive Reporting Act or the Small LENDER Act

This bill modifies the requirements for financial institutions to report certain information about small business credit applications to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and extends the timeline for compliance with the CFPB rule with respect to such reporting (i.e., Section 1071 final rule). (For background about the CFPB rule and subsequent litigation see CRS Report R47788.)

Under the bill, the reporting requirements apply only to financial institutions that originate at least 500 credit transactions to small businesses in each of the preceding two years. The bill further defines small businesses as those with gross annual revenue of $1 million or less.

The rule currently establishes a phase-in period that ultimately requires institutions that originate over 100 credit transactions to small businesses to comply with the reporting requirements. The rule also defines small businesses as those with gross annual revenue of $5 million or less.

Further, beginning on the date the final CFPB rule was issued (May 31, 2023), the bill provides three years for applicable financial institutions to comply with the rule followed by a two-year safe harbor period during which such institutions are not subject to any penalties for failure to comply with the rule.

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Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act

Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act

This bill immediately terminates de minimis treatment for goods originating in China and phases out such treatment for goods originating from all other countries. (Current law allows for U.S. imports under a de minimis threshold of $800 per shipment to enter free of tariffs, fees, and taxes.)

Specifically, de minimis treatment ends (1) with respect to goods from China, beginning on the bill's enactment date (with an exception for goods already loaded onto a vessel or in transit during the three-day period that ends on the enactment date); and (2) with respect to goods from any other country, 120 days after the bill's enactment.

During the 120-day period beginning on the date of the bill's enactment, the Department of the Treasury must carry out a rulemaking process. Among other elements, the rulemaking process must ensure that data requirements and entry procedures for informal modes of entry are sufficient to ensure the effective enforcement of U.S. laws and the efficient and accurate collection of duties, fees, and taxes.

The bill directs Treasury, in the case of shipments sent through the international postal network, to determine appropriate fees and procedures to ensure consistency between the treatment of shipments by the U.S. Postal Service and other shipments.

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Thwarting Regional Adversary Investments Now Act

Thwarting Regional Adversary Investments Now Act or the TRAIN Act

This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to make training available to appropriate government officials of non-adversarial countries in South and Central Asia on analyzing, assessing, and mitigating any legal or financial risk of accepting investment or lending from a foreign adversary that is in the region.

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Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect.

This resolution eliminates a requirement to include the text of H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025, as passed by the House of Representatives, in H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (commonly known as the farm bill). The requirement is contained in H.Res. 1224, which also provides for the consideration of both H.R. 7567 and H.R. 1346. (H.Res. 1224 was agreed to in the House on April 29, 2026.)

Update Date: 2026-05-14 00:00:00

Community News and Small Business Support Act

Community News and Small Business Support Act

This bill establishes a temporary business tax credit for expenses incurred by an eligible small business to advertise in local media. The bill also establishes a temporary refundable tax credit for a percentage of wages paid by an eligible employer to local news journalists. (Limitations apply.)

Under the bill, an eligible small business (a business with an average of fewer than 50 employees) may claim a tax credit for (1) 80% of local media advertising expenses, up to a maximum of $5,000, in the first year of the tax credit; and (2) 50% of such expenses, up to a maximum of $2,500, in the subsequent four years. (Other conditions and limitations may apply.)

The bill also allows an eligible employer to claim each calendar quarter a refundable tax credit against Medicare payroll taxes for (1) 50% of wages paid to a local news journalist in the first four calendar quarters of the tax credit, and (2) 30% of such wages paid in each calendar quarter in the subsequent four years. 

However, under the bill, the tax credit for local news journalist wages is limited to $12,500 in wages paid per local news journalist per quarter and the wages of no more than 1,500 local news journalists may be included. Further, the tax credit may not be claimed for wages for which certain other tax credits (e.g., the tax credit for paid family and medical leave) are claimed. (Other conditions and limitations may apply.)

Update Date: 2026-05-13 00:00:00

Honor Our Promise to Veterans Act of 2025

Honor Our Promise to Veterans Act of 2025

This bill addresses the provision of care at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including regarding scheduling, non-VA provider requirements, staffing, and infrastructure.

Regarding scheduling, the VA must (1) ensure appointments for urgent and nonurgent care for veterans are scheduled within certain time frames, and (2) provide information about driving and wait times for care at VA facilities, Veteran Community Care Program (VCCP) facilities, and via telehealth.

The bill also addresses requirements for non-VA providers under the VCCP, including by (1) extending the time limit for providers to submit claims to the VA for payment, (2) requiring certain training relevant to veterans, and (3) authorizing the Office of Inspector General of the VA to audit entities providing care under the VA’s authority.

The bill provides compensation for veterans who are disabled or die due to VCCP hospital care, medical services, or extended care services.

The bill addresses VA staffing matters, including by (1) removing the cap on pay limitation waivers for critical health care personnel, (2) offering certain retirement benefits to VA police officers, (3) requiring the VA to establish a telework policy, and (4) establishing scholarship programs for certain individuals in medical or infrastructure programs who commit to a period of obligated service at the VA.

The VA must also address infrastructure matters, including by (1) authorizing funding for certain land acquisitions for medical facilities, and (2) requiring the VA to develop performance metrics for capital asset management programs.

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Evicting Violent Islamic Criminals That Entered Deviously Act

Evicting Violent Islamic Criminals That Entered Deviously Act or the EVICTED Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to subject to expedited removal any non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is a resident of the Palestinian Territories and unlawfully present. (An unlawfully present individual has not been admitted or paroled into the United States.)

Under current law, an individual subject to expedited removal shall be ordered removed from the United States without further hearing or review unless the individual indicates an intention to apply for asylum or a fear of prosecution.

Update Date: 2026-05-13 00:00:00

DEFENSE Act

Disabling Enemy Flight Entry and Neutralizing Suspect Equipment Act or the DEFENSE Act

This bill allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) to deputize state or local law enforcement officers to take certain drone countermeasures to protect stadiums and other public gatherings.

Specifically, DHS or DOJ may provide state or local law enforcement officers with the authority to identify, monitor, and track drones; warn drone operators; disrupt or take control of drones; or use reasonable force to disable, damage, and seize or destroy drones deemed to pose a threat.

This authority applies for the purposes of protecting an event, stadium, or venue; certain large public gatherings (e.g., gatherings that are primarily outdoors with an estimated attendance of at least 100,000 people); or other public gatherings protected by specific temporary flight restrictions imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Prior to being deputized, a state or local law enforcement officer must complete training in the use of the drone countermeasure authority.

DHS or DOJ, in coordination with the Department of Transportation and the FAA, must exercise oversight over the use of this authority by deputized state or local law enforcement officers.

Finally, the bill limits the equipment authorized for detecting, identifying, monitoring, or tracking drones to systems or technologies that are included on a list of authorized equipment maintained by DHS, in coordination with DOJ, the FAA, the Federal Communications Commission, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

Update Date: 2026-05-13 00:00:00

Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri, during FY2026.

The bill specifies the maximum amount that may be spent on the project and details that the project consists of the construction of a new bed tower, clinical building expansion, consolidated administrative building and warehouse, utility plant, and parking garages.

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WIRELESS Leadership Act

Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership Act or the WIRELESS Leadership Act

This bill imposes limits on state and local review and regulation of requests to construct wireless telecommunication facilities.

Specifically, states and localities must grant or deny requests to place, modify, or construct personal wireless service (PWS) facilities by a specified deadline. This deadline varies based on the nature of the request and the proposed facility. If a state or locality fails to act on a request within that timeframe, the request is deemed granted. On the day a decision to deny a request is made, the state or locality must publish the decision and provide it to the requesting party.

Further, the bill expands an existing prohibition on unreasonable discrimination in the regulation of such requests. Under the bill, any discrimination among PWS facilities or communications service providers is prohibited. For example, a state or locality may not grant preferential or exclusive use of facilities to a particular provider or class of providers. However, states and localities may establish objective, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory engineering standards, safety requirements, or aesthetic requirements.

Finally, the bill establishes requirements for fees imposed by states and localities for consideration of a request. For example, such fees must be (1) competitively neutral, technology neutral, and nondiscriminatory; (2) established in advance and publicly disclosed; and (3) based on actual and direct costs to the state or locality.

Update Date: 2026-05-14 00:00:00

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Russian Federation started the war against Ukraine by launching an unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

This resolution expresses the sense that Russia initiated the war against Ukraine by invading Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

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A resolution condemning the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and officials of the Government of the Russian Federation for committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Ukraine.

This resolution condemns the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Russian government and Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine.

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Russian President Vladimir Putin should immediately withdraw Russian forces from Ukraine.

This resolution expresses the sense that Russian forces must immediately cease attacks on Ukraine and withdraw unconditionally. 

Update Date: 2026-05-14 00:00:00

Online Consumer Protection Act

Online Consumer Protection Act

This bill requires social media platforms and online marketplaces to establish, maintain, and disclose terms of service that include a consumer protection policy.

The terms must cover issues such as payment methods, content ownership, and policies related to sharing user content with third parties.

Further, the consumer protection policy must address what content or products are permitted on the platform or marketplace and how content or products may be blocked, removed, or modified. The policy for social media platforms also must describe the tools and support available to users who have experienced cyber harassment.

Social media platforms and online marketplaces must develop and implement a consumer protection program to maintain compliance with the terms of service, consumer protection policies, and consumer protection laws. Platforms and marketplaces with annual revenues that exceeded $250,000 in the prior year or more than 10,000 active monthly users on average in the prior year also must submit to the Federal Trade Commission annual filings with respect to the requirements of this bill.

The bill provides for enforcement by the commission, state attorneys general, and private civil action.

Update Date: 2026-05-14 00:00:00

A resolution commemorating the 95th anniversary of the enactment of the Tariff Act of 1930.

This resolution observes the 95th anniversary of the enactment of the Tariff Act of 1930 (also known as the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act) and expresses the view that this act was a significant contributor to the Great Depression. (The act raised U.S. tariffs to their highest levels since 1828 and was the last tariff act in which Congress set rates.)

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