SPARK Act
The SPARK Act amends the Small Business Act to establish a federal program providing grants to incubators, accelerators, and similar organizations serving entrepreneurs in underserved communities. The…
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Federal legislation · 119th Congress
The SPARK Act amends the Small Business Act to establish a federal program providing grants to incubators, accelerators, and similar organizations serving entrepreneurs in underserved communities. The…
This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating schedule to require that ratings be constructed to discount the beneficial effects of medication or treatment when a baseline can…
This joint resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has…
The Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act requires the EPA to establish federal regulations prohibiting the discharge of plastic pellets and pre-production plastic materials into waterways from manufacturing…
This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require the Committee (responsible for administering the Act) to develop a toolkit and online resource site within one year that provides informa…
This joint resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Cuba unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has…
This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to modify the Defense Production Act Committee by establishing a Subcommittee on Emerging Technology. The subcommittee would analyze the effects of…
The Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2026 reauthorizes and expands federal funding for programs to prevent, investigate, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The…
The TECH Act expands federal grant eligibility to qualified technical schools offering career pathway and job training programs, placing them on equal footing with 2-year and 4-year colleges for certa…
This bill requires federal agencies to state on the first page of guidance documents that such guidance (1) does not have the force and effect of law, and (2) is intended only to provide clarity to th…
This bill directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an interagency review and report to Congress on ways to increase U.S. global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment from entitie…
Tyler's Law directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on fentanyl testing practices in hospital emergency departments and then issue guidance on whether such testing should…
This bill amends the Social Security Act to expand the mandate of state Medicaid fraud control units to investigate and prosecute beneficiary fraud, in addition to their existing focus on provider fra…
This bill prohibits the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from providing a Member of Congress with expedited or preferential access to or through airport security screenings. Specifically,…
This bill makes two technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. First, it amends the qualifications for military judge advocates to clarify that they must mai…
This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) to ensure that American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and tribal organizations receive equitable distribution of federal…
This bill eliminates interest on existing and new federal student loans beginning on July 1, 2026. Specifically, for existing federal student loans, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED)…
The Student Athlete Act of 2026 establishes federal rules for intercollegiate athletics eligibility and transfers. It grants student athletes 5 consecutive years of eligibility regardless of injury, a…
This bill establishes the United States Secret Service Reserve Fund for the payment of expenses related to the protection of Presidents, their families, and other individuals designated under current…
The AFTER Act of 2026 amends the Animal Welfare Act to require federal research facilities to establish regulations for retiring animals no longer needed for research. Within 90 days of enactment, fed…
The HBCU Research Capacity Act establishes a Federal Clearinghouse on Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) within the Department of Education, coordinated acros…
This bill amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to establish a federal grant program that incentivizes states, Indian tribes, and insular areas to adopt laws enabling residents of m…
The Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025 establishes a federal IUU (illegal, unreported, and unregulated) fishing vessel list maintained by NOAA to identify foreign vessels and their…
This bill eliminates interest on existing and new federal student loans beginning on July 1, 2026. Specifically, for existing federal student loans, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED)…
The bill establishes a framework to require legislation that increases or suspends the public debt limit to include spending reductions that are equal to or greater than the projected increase in debt…