This House resolution congratulates the University of Oklahoma baseball team for winning its third national championship in the 2026 Men's College World Series. It highlights specific player achievements and notes that the unranked team set a record by defeating nine nationally seeded opponents during the postseason. The bill requests that an official copy of the resolution be presented to the university president, the director of athletics, and the head coach.
The High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026 requires all public high schools in the United States to be designated as voter registration agencies under federal law. Schools must conduct at least one voter registration drive each academic year, with a specific goal of registering eligible students who are at least 17 years old and enrolled in American Government or Economics classes. To support these efforts, the Department of Education would establish a grant program that reimburses schools for the reasonable costs associated with running these drives. Additionally, state election officials may provide voting machines to schools upon request for use in student council elections.
The COMPASS Act amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require schools to include specific information in individualized education programs for students with disabilities. It mandates that these plans must state the projected date when a student will complete their secondary education program. Additionally, the bill requires a statement confirming that the student will receive a certification of completion on that date, regardless of whether they are eligible for a regular high school diploma.
The Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to grant eligible private-sector employees up to 48 hours of unpaid leave per year to attend school conferences or activities for their children or grandchildren. This additional time is capped at 8 hours within any 30-day period and can be taken in intermittent blocks rather than all at once. Employers may require employees to use accrued paid vacation, personal, or sick leave instead of taking this unpaid time off. The bill also extends similar leave provisions to federal employees, allowing them to substitute accumulated annual or sick leave for the new parental involvement entitlements.
The Sell Your Stocks or Step Down Act would prohibit high-ranking federal officials, including the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, senior executive branch employees, and federal judges, from directly or indirectly owning or trading most stocks, commodities, futures, and digital assets. To comply with these rules, covered individuals must sell their existing eligible investments at fair market value within 30 days of taking office or the bill's enactment, though they may keep diversified mutual funds, government bonds, and certain other specific holdings. The legislation establishes strict penalties for non-compliance, including daily fees that can reach up to 50 percent of the value of the remaining portfolio and mandatory disgorgement of any profits made from illegal trades. These fines must be paid out of personal funds rather than government resources, with all collected penalties deposited into the Treasury specifically for deficit reduction.
The Federal Worker Protection Act aims to prevent federal agencies from using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to chill whistleblowing by requiring all such contracts to include a prominent notice of employees' rights to report wrongdoing to oversight bodies like Congress and Inspectors General. The bill mandates that the Office of Special Counsel pre-approve NDA templates and establishes a private right of action allowing employees to sue for damages if they face retaliation based on protected disclosures. Additionally, it grants Inspectors General the authority to block non-compliant NDAs and provides them with specific protections against removal for issuing negative certifications regarding agency practices.
HR 10197 requires companies that synthesize or sell nucleic acids and related equipment to implement administrative and technical protocols for verifying buyer identities and assessing the purpose of purchases. The bill mandates that these entities refuse sales if a sequence is on a government-maintained list of high-risk materials and report any suspected misuse that threatens national security or public safety. The Secretary of Commerce is tasked with establishing this list, issuing guidance on compliance best practices, and enforcing the rules through inspections and civil penalties of up to $750,000 per violation. Additionally, the legislation preempts conflicting state laws regarding sequence screening while preserving state authority over areas such as consumer protection and public health.
The Lake America Act would officially rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. It requires all references to the lake in federal laws, maps, regulations, and documents to be updated to reflect the new name. The Secretary of the Interior is tasked with overseeing this change, and heads of federal agencies must update their records within 180 days of the bill's enactment.
The Mali Security Partnership and Counterterrorism Act requires the Secretary of State to submit a detailed report to Congress within 180 days regarding the expansion of al-Qaeda-linked groups in Mali and their financing methods. The report must analyze how terrorist organizations exploit illegal gold trade networks, informal taxation, and cross-border operations with neighboring countries like Burkina Faso and Niger. Additionally, the legislation mandates that the report include a specific United States diplomatic strategy for countering this influence, which involves proposed bilateral initiatives, regional cooperation efforts, and metrics to measure effectiveness.
The We Can't Wait Act of 2026 allows individuals who have not yet reached early retirement age to choose whether they want to receive Social Security disability benefits during the standard five-month waiting period that currently precedes benefit payments. If an individual makes this election, their monthly benefit amount is permanently reduced by a specific percentage, initially set at 94.25 percent of the standard rate, to ensure the change does not increase the long-term costs for the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. The bill requires the Social Security Administration to update application forms within 180 days of enactment and mandates that actuaries recalculate this reduction factor every five years to maintain actuarial neutrality over a 75-year period.
The GRANT Reform Act of 2026 requires the Government Accountability Office to publish an annual public report detailing the names, purposes, and amounts of all federal grants issued in the previous fiscal year. It also mandates that grant recipients submit detailed reports within three months of completing their projects, disclosing specific financial data such as salary expenditures, subcontractor payments, administrative costs, and any unspent funds. The Office of Management and Budget is tasked with issuing guidance on these reporting requirements and notifying affected entities. Any recipient who fails to comply with the new reporting rules becomes ineligible for future federal grants until they meet the obligations.
This bill requires the United States Postal Service to provide curbside mail delivery to residents of small housing developments and prohibits the agency from using funds to stop or limit this service. The legislation specifically targets clusters of 50 or fewer single-family homes that are located within 300 yards of other residences already receiving curbside delivery. By mandating this standard, the bill directly affects how mail is distributed in these specific residential areas and restricts the Postal Service's ability to alter its current delivery practices for them.
