The In God We Trust Act requires the Administrator of General Services to display the national motto "In God We Trust" on every public building within the United States. This mandate applies to all federal buildings and must be completed no later than one year after the law is enacted. The bill specifies that the motto must be inscribed or displayed in a prominent location on each structure.
The FORTIFY Act allows defense equipment and services to move freely between Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania without needing special permission from the U.S. President. This change removes previous legal barriers that required U.S. approval whenever one Baltic nation shared military supplies with another. Additionally, the bill directs the U.S. Department of Defense to set up a shared digital system so these countries can easily coordinate and share ammunition for training and operations. The legislation aims to strengthen regional security by making it easier for Baltic allies to support each other militarily.
This bill, known as the HUD Data Privacy Act of 2026, restricts how the Department of Housing and Urban Development can share personal information with other agencies or third parties. It mandates that data collected from individuals receiving federal housing assistance be used solely to verify their eligibility for benefits or to determine the amount of aid they receive. The law includes specific exceptions for sharing deidentified data for research, ongoing criminal investigations, or preventing immediate threats to life, while explicitly prohibiting the use of this information for immigration enforcement purposes.
This bill creates a national resource center to support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault who belong to faith-based communities. It authorizes $2 million annually from 2027 to 2031 to fund grants for groups that provide training and technical assistance to religious leaders, service providers, and law enforcement. The program focuses on helping these stakeholders recognize spiritual abuse, respect cultural and religious needs like dietary accommodations, and address barriers such as religious divorce denial. To ensure accountability, the bill requires that all funded organizations prioritize victim safety over family privacy or religious doctrines that might otherwise restrict a survivor's exit from an abusive marriage.
The Moms Matter Act directs the Department of Health and Human Services to create two main grant programs aimed at improving maternal mental health and reducing health disparities among pregnant and postpartum individuals. The first program provides funding to community organizations and healthcare providers to expand services that integrate mental health care into prenatal and postpartum settings, with a specific focus on groups facing higher risks of mortality and morbidity. The second program offers grants to educational institutions to train and recruit a diverse workforce of mental health professionals who specialize in caring for pregnant and postpartum patients. Both initiatives require recipients to submit annual reports on their activities and outcomes, while the legislation authorizes $25 million and $15 million respectively for each program from fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
The Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act allocates $200 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve data collection, surveillance, and research on how public health emergencies affect pregnant and postpartum individuals. This funding supports efforts to gather detailed demographic information on maternal health outcomes, establish regional centers of excellence, and expand surveys to better reach underrepresented communities. The legislation also requires the CDC to make this data publicly available in a disaggregated format while protecting patient privacy, and mandates public education campaigns to ensure accurate information reaches families and healthcare providers. Additionally, the bill creates a diverse task force to develop federal recommendations for respectful maternity care during emergencies, addressing issues such as telehealth access, doula coverage, and the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. These measures aim to reduce health disparities and improve care quality for pregnant people from racial and ethnic minority groups during public health crises.
This concurrent resolution expresses support for law enforcement officers. It also appreciates the contributions and recognizes the sacrifices of law enforcement officers.
This bill, known as the Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act, tightens existing rules to stop foreign entities from funding U.S. election activities. It explicitly bans foreign donations used for voter registration, ballot collection, voter ID efforts, get-out-the-vote campaigns, communications targeting specific political parties, and the administration of elections. The legislation also prohibits anyone from knowingly helping a foreign entity violate these donation bans and expands the definition of a contribution to include indirect payments made through intermediaries. To enforce these rules, the bill requires political committees and independent spenders to certify under penalty of perjury that their activities comply with the new restrictions, while limiting the scope of investigations by the Federal Election Commission. Additionally, the act protects the privacy of donors to tax-exempt organizations by restricting federal agencies from collecting or releasing donor identification information, with specific exceptions for the IRS, the Senate and House leadership, the FEC, and court orders.
This bill requires companies that list securities in the United States to disclose whether their supply chains involve goods produced using forced labor in China's Xinjiang region. To comply, issuers must obtain independent audits from third-party auditors and publicly report detailed information about their sourcing, including specific facility names, revenue generated from affected products, and steps taken to avoid human rights abuses. The legislation defines forced labor broadly to include work under state-sponsored programs targeting specific ethnic groups in Xinjiang and mandates that these disclosure rules remain in effect for eight years unless the President certifies that such abuses have ended.
This bill directs the President to withdraw U.S. military forces from hostilities against Iran within 30 days of February 28, 2026 (the date troops were deployed), unless Congress authorizes continued action through a formal declaration of war or specific statute. It explicitly permits defensive actions, maintains non-combat troop presence in the region, and clarifies that intelligence-sharing activities related to Iran remain unaffected. The resolution does not authorize military force but aligns with the War Powers Resolution's requirement for congressional oversight of military deployments. It directly affects the President and military commanders responsible for implementing the withdrawal.
The VOTE Act requires states to notify voters at least seven days before a federal election if their polling place has changed, using mail, phone, text, or email. It mandates that states post clear information about new polling locations on official websites, social media, and at former polling sites, including directions and contact details for election officials. For voters who arrive at their old polling place on election day, states must make reasonable efforts to allow them to vote. The law applies to all states for elections held on or after January 1, 2026, and requires notices to comply with language assistance rules under the Voting Rights Act.
The BEACON Act of 2026 establishes two grant programs to improve treatment for veterans with chronic mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). It authorizes $30 million over three years for grants to nonprofits, academic institutions, and health providers to develop and test non-drug neurorehabilitation approaches, focusing on mental health outcomes, suicide risk reduction, and long-term recovery. The bill requires grantees to prioritize patient-centered care, conduct clinical studies, and partner with VA facilities, with each grant capped at $5 million annually. A separate $10 million annual program funds independent research on TBI treatments, requiring third-party analysis and annual reports to Congress. The pilot programs expire after three years, with evaluations to determine future expansion.
