Legislation Archive

Require the Department of Agriculture to assess whether the Benton MacKaye Trail should be designated a national scenic trail

Reauthorizes and revises for seven years the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative and Advisory Commission for marine ecosystem protection and restoration in northwest Washington waters

Authorizes and confirms a settlement resolving the Akwesasne Mohawk land claim in northern New York, including related land transfers and recognition of certain tribal lands as Indian country

Prohibits shark feeding in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off Florida except for shark harvest and limited research or safety-based exceptions

Directs the Government Accountability Office to study cross-boundary wildfire mitigation and recommend ways to simplify coordination across federal, state, local, and tribal lands

Allow five unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native communities to form urban corporations, receive settlement lands, and create trusts tied to Alaska Native heritage and welfare

Amends the 1993 Catawba settlement law to let the Catawba Indian Nation determine its own tribal membership rules

Protects lawful commerce in stone slab products by limiting certain legal claims against the industry

Establishes a geothermal ombudsman and task force to coordinate and speed federal geothermal permitting on public lands

Places about 860 acres in Riverside County, California, into trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians as protected open space and bars gaming on that land

Directs the Forest Service to transfer Crystal Reservoir property and water rights in Ouray County to the City of Ouray for public recreation, subject to use limits and possible reversion to the United States

Transfers specified Albuquerque federal land into trust for the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico and sets conditions for its use and ownership

Extends through FY2028 authorization for planning design and construction of the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System and the Dry Prairie Rural Water System in Montana

Extends National Park Service battlefield preservation grant programs through FY2036 and requires studies of French and Indian War and Mexican American War sites for potential preservation

Require additional sanctions on states that substantially violate Child Care and Development Block Grant requirements, including disqualification from program funding

Extends through FY2037 the Bureau of Land Management’s authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees for new permit applications

Require the Department of Education to screen FAFSA applications for identity fraud and block aid until flagged applicants complete added identity verification

Require the Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General to issue quarterly reports on fraud cases involving specified COVID-19 loans, including Paycheck Protection Program loans

Establishes federal fraud prevention and accountability measures aimed at improving oversight and enforcement

Reduce improper federal disbursements by strengthening measures aimed at stopping fraudulent government payments

Establishes veterinary service improvements aimed at protecting public health in rural communities

Establishes the Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026 as a named measure reported by committee for further House consideration

Limit TANF-funded aid and services to families below 200% of federal poverty guidelines while tightening state fund use, anti-supplanting, and improper payment oversight