Louisiana Congressional Bills

in committee · Louisiana · House Dec 16, 2025

HR 6738: Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025

This bill, the Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025, bans foreign nationals from contributing money to state and local ballot initiatives and referendums. It amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to explicitly include these state and local voting measures under the existing prohibition on foreign contributions for federal elections. The key provision requires that contributions to ballot measures - like state-level policy votes - must not come from foreign individuals or entities. The law would apply to all contributions made after its enactment date.

passed · Louisiana · House Dec 16, 2025

HR 3962: ESTUARIES Act

HR 3962, the ESTUARIES Act, extends a deadline within the National Estuary Program. It amends Section 320(i)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act by changing the year "2026" to "2031" in a requirement related to program management. This change directly affects the National Estuary Program, which oversees coastal water quality protection and restoration efforts. The bill makes a specific procedural adjustment to the program's timeline without altering its core policies or funding.

Shomari Figures (D) · 26 co-sponsors

in committee · Louisiana · Senate Dec 15, 2025

S 3473: MAP for Care Act

The MAP for Care Act establishes a Medicare program enabling beneficiaries (Medicare Part A or Part B enrollees) to register certified advance directives - such as living wills or durable powers of attorney for health care - through accredited online vendors. It requires vendors to meet security standards for storing and sharing directives, ensuring near real-time access for beneficiaries, their designated health care proxies, and providers during medical emergencies. The program includes a state-by-state index of advance directive forms on Medicare’s website, educational resources, and annual surveys to assess accessibility and usability, while respecting existing state laws governing advance directives. Beneficiaries may voluntarily enroll, update, or terminate their directives at any time without cost.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Technology

in committee · Louisiana · House Dec 15, 2025

HR 6725: Jobs, On-the-Job Earn-While-You-Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans Act

This bill establishes a Diversity and Inclusion Administrator at the Department of Labor to increase African American participation in apprenticeships. It requires all new and renewing registered apprenticeship programs to submit plans boosting African American enrollment and creates competitive grants for programs targeting underserved communities in fields like construction, healthcare, and tech. The grants fund outreach, mentoring, and support services to help African American youth access and complete apprenticeships. The bill directly affects African American young people and apprenticeship programs nationwide, with $2 million authorized for fiscal year 2026.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education ✓ Labor & Employment ✓ Technology

David Scott (D) · 41 co-sponsors

in committee · Louisiana · House Dec 15, 2025

HR 6706: EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act

The EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to change how it buys food for programs like school meals and food banks. The bill directs USDA to prioritize purchasing foods that support beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged producers, and environmentally sustainable practices, while emphasizing worker well-being and climate-friendly food production. USDA would need to report annually on how much it spends on these priority food categories and track greenhouse gas emissions from its food purchases. The bill also creates a pilot program for "best value" procurement that considers more than just cost, and provides grants to help small and minority farmers meet USDA vendor requirements. These changes aim to make USDA's $20 billion+ annual food procurement more equitable and environmentally sustainable.

Topics ✓ Environment ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · Louisiana · House Dec 15, 2025

HR 6726: To amend the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to provide reforms to housing counseling and financial literacy programs.

HR 6726 amends housing counseling programs under the 1968 Housing and Urban Development Act to improve oversight and effectiveness. It requires counseling organizations to serve diverse geographic areas (urban and rural) and mandates regular performance reviews by HUD, including evaluating counselors based on borrower default rates for covered loans. The bill also requires HUD to provide foreclosure mitigation counseling to borrowers 30+ days delinquent on FHA, VA, USDA, or similar loans, with costs covered by the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund if eligibility rules are met. These changes directly affect HUD-funded counseling agencies, mortgage counselors, and borrowers with specific loan types facing delinquency. The reforms focus on accountability, quality control, and expanding access to foreclosure prevention services.

Topics ✓ Housing ✓ Veterans

passed · Louisiana · House Dec 15, 2025

HR 2550: Protect America's Workforce Act

The Protect America's Workforce Act cancels an executive order issued on March 27, 2025, that excluded certain groups from federal labor-management relations programs, making it legally unenforceable. It also ensures that all collective bargaining agreements between federal agencies and labor unions, which were active as of March 26, 2025, remain fully effective until their agreed terms expire. This directly affects federal agencies, labor unions, and the employees covered by these agreements. The bill prevents federal funds from being used to implement the canceled executive order while preserving existing labor agreements.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

Jared F. Golden (D) · 226 co-sponsors

in committee · Louisiana · Senate Dec 11, 2025

S 3453: No Bounties on Badges Act

This bill, S 3453 ("No Bounties on Badges Act"), authorizes the Attorney General to offer rewards for information leading to arrests, convictions, or prevention of attacks against U.S. federal law enforcement officers. It specifically creates a program allowing rewards for tips about acts harming or killing officers, conspiracies to do so, or efforts to prevent such attacks. The law directly affects federal law enforcement officers (the targets of potential violence) and individuals who provide actionable information to authorities. It amends existing law to add this reward mechanism under Title 18, U.S. Code, section 3071, without restricting other bounty programs.

in committee · Louisiana · Senate Dec 11, 2025

S 3439: Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act of 2025

This bill requires Medicare to simplify access for family caregivers to beneficiaries' health information. It mandates that Medicare create a new authorization form (CMS-10106) allowing beneficiaries to grant caregivers access to their personal health data via 1-800-MEDICARE. The law also directs Medicare to provide clear outreach through notices, websites, and provider channels, including multilingual materials and training for call center staff. It requires the Secretary to develop fraud protection best practices within one year and ensure all Medicare beneficiaries - regardless of plan type - can authorize caregiver access.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Louisiana · Senate Dec 11, 2025

S 3430: PURE Act

This bill removes the requirement to test methamphetamine purity for sentencing under federal law. It amends the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate purity thresholds in sentencing guidelines for methamphetamine offenses, as current methamphetamine is consistently over 80% pure (95.1% in 2024), making purity testing unnecessary. The bill directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and update sentencing guidelines for methamphetamine cases to maintain deterrent severity while focusing on factors like victim impact or weapon use. It directly affects federal prosecutors, courts, and defendants in methamphetamine trafficking cases by streamlining prosecutions and reducing laboratory burdens.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

in committee · Louisiana · Senate Dec 11, 2025

S 3432: Working Families Disaster Tax Relief Act

This bill allows disaster victims to use their previous year's income instead of current year's income when calculating eligibility for the child tax credit and earned income credit. It directly affects taxpayers whose homes or workplaces were in a federally declared disaster zone during the disaster period, or those displaced from their homes due to the disaster. Key provisions let eligible individuals elect to substitute their prior taxable year's earned income for the current year in credit calculations, simplifying access to relief after income disruptions. The changes apply to tax years beginning after December 31, 2024.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

in committee · Louisiana · House Dec 11, 2025

HR 6608: SHIELD Act of 2025

The SHIELD Act of 2025 withholds federal funding from states or local governments that arrest, detain, or prosecute federal officers for lawful immigration enforcement actions. It directly affects jurisdictions (like cities or counties) that interfere with federal immigration enforcement, such as by blocking ICE operations. The law requires the Attorney General and DHS to determine violations, then blocks all federal grants and contracts for the affected jurisdiction during the fiscal year. Funding withheld is reallocated to compliant jurisdictions, and restoration requires written assurances that interference will stop.

Topics ✗ Budget & Taxes ✗ Immigration

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