HR 3920, the Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2025, prohibits federal funding to any state or local jurisdiction designated as a "lawless jurisdiction" by the Attorney General. A jurisdiction is defined as lawless if it blocks law enforcement during widespread violence, withdraws protection from areas officers should access, defunds police, or refuses federal assistance during crises. The Attorney General must make quarterly public determinations of lawless jurisdictions and publish explanations, with federal funds resuming only after 180 days or when the designation ends. This bill directly affects state and local governments meeting these criteria by cutting off federal financial support until they address the issues. It establishes a clear, time-bound mechanism for withholding and restoring funding based on the Attorney General's determinations.
HR 3912, the Stop the Baseline Bloat Act of 2025, changes how the federal budget baseline is calculated by excluding emergency funding and supplemental appropriations. This affects the annual budget process by removing these funds from the baseline figure used to measure spending limits under the Budget Control Act. The key provision amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act to specify that emergency requirements and supplemental funding are not counted in the baseline calculation. As a result, future budget targets will reflect only regular appropriations, not additional emergency or supplemental spending.
HR 884 prohibits non-U.S. citizens from voting in all District of Columbia elections, including for public office and ballot initiatives. It directly affects non-citizen residents of Washington, D.C., who currently vote under the repealed 2022 law. The bill repeals the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-242), restoring the previous rule that limited voting to U.S. citizens. This changes D.C.'s local election rules by removing voting rights for non-citizens, applying only to District-level elections, not federal elections.
This bill allows employers with pension plans to transfer surplus health funds from retiree health accounts to support active employee benefits. Specifically, it permits pension plans to move "excess health assets" (defined as funds exceeding 125% of retiree benefit liabilities) to active employee plans without triggering tax penalties or violating pension rules. Employers must follow strict annual transfer limits and ensure active employee benefits aren't reduced for five years after the transfer. The law also enables transferring surplus assets from defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution plans under similar safeguards.
This bill requires private firearm transfers between individuals to go through a licensed dealer who must conduct a background check. It applies to most private sales but includes exceptions for transfers between family members (like parents and children), law enforcement, emergencies preventing harm, and temporary loans at shooting ranges or for hunting. Dealers must provide background check notices in both English and Spanish. The law aims to prevent prohibited individuals from obtaining firearms through private transactions while maintaining existing state authority on firearm laws.
HR 3860, the "No Passports for Terrorists and Traffickers Act," denies or revokes U.S. passports for individuals charged with or convicted of providing material support to terrorism under federal law (18 U.S.C. §§2339A/B) or determined by the Secretary of State to have aided designated foreign terrorist organizations. It directly affects people meeting these criteria by preventing passport issuance or requiring passport cancellation, though limited exceptions allow return travel to the U.S. or humanitarian travel. Key mechanisms include the Secretary of State’s authority to act, a 60-day appeal process for affected individuals, and mandatory reports to Congress on each denial or revocation. The bill explicitly excludes medicine and religious materials from its definition of "material support," which covers items like money, training, transportation, or weapons. This law changes passport policy for specific terrorism-related cases without altering broader constitutional rights.
This bill would require the Attorney General to annually identify state or local governments that fail to comply with federal immigration cooperation laws, such as sharing immigration status information or honoring detainer requests. Jurisdictions found non-compliant would lose eligibility for all federal financial assistance (including grants and programs) for at least one year. The law mandates annual reports to Congress and allows any member of Congress to request compliance reports on specific jurisdictions. It directly affects cities, counties, and states that do not follow federal immigration enforcement directives.
HR 3868, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2025, modifies federal firearm background check procedures to address delays. It requires federal firearms licensees to wait 10 business days after a background check query if the system doesn’t immediately flag a transfer, unless the buyer submits an electronic petition confirming they aren’t prohibited from owning firearms. The petition process includes a 10-day response deadline from the Attorney General, with licensees allowed to proceed if the system remains silent after 10 days. The bill also mandates detailed annual reports from the FBI on petition delays and GAO reports on implementation, focusing on how these changes affect firearm transfers to prohibited individuals.
HR 3894, the SAFE Cities Act, requires the Attorney General to publish and update every 180 days a list of jurisdictions (states or local governments) that refuse to stop violence and property destruction, based on specific criteria like blocking police intervention or defunding law enforcement. The bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance restricting federal grant eligibility for these jurisdictions, to the extent permitted by law. It would directly affect local or state governments meeting the defined criteria, potentially limiting their access to federal funding. The law focuses on creating a federal mechanism to identify and financially disfavor jurisdictions with policies deemed insufficient for public safety.
This bill prohibits federal health programs (including Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP) from using quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) or similar metrics to deny coverage, limit payments, or set incentives for care. It directly affects patients with disabilities, elderly individuals, or those with terminal illnesses, who may have faced reduced care access under such metrics. Key provisions ban QALY-based decisions in coverage determinations starting January 1, 2027, and require states and insurers to comply. The bill also mandates a report on how QALYs negatively impact access to care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
This bill mandates the U.S. Secretary of State to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization under existing law (Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act). It directly affects the Muslim Brotherhood organization and its members, triggering automatic sanctions, travel bans, and asset freezes under current U.S. counterterrorism statutes. The key mechanism is a binding directive to the State Department to use pre-existing legal authority for the designation, without creating new penalties or processes. The bill focuses solely on the administrative action required, not on the group’s activities or broader policy implications.
HR 3881, the "Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act," denies certain federal grants to states or localities that restrict sharing immigration status information or comply with federal immigration detainers. Specifically, it defines "sanctuary jurisdictions" as those with policies prohibiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement requests (under Sections 236/287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act). The bill blocks recipients from receiving Economic Development Administration grants and Community Development Block Grants if they are deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction. Local officials complying with federal detainers gain legal protections, including immunity from lawsuits, while jurisdictions violating the law face mandatory return of funds. The policy takes effect October 1, 2025.
