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The House had a busy week, with more than 120 actions touching everything from how you get health care and food assistance to how the government tracks AI and funds the military. Most bills introduced this week are early-stage proposals that still need committee review and votes in both chambers before becoming law. The most significant moves for everyday people involved prescription drug access, food assistance rules, mortgage and banking rules, and several veterans’ benefits bills.

Health care access and abortion

  • A bill introduced this week would require in-person visits and state licensure for mifepristone prescriptions, effectively ending telehealth and mail-order access for patients whose doctors are in different states.
  • Another bill, the Fair Telehealth Billing Act, would standardize how remote medical visits are billed, potentially changing what patients pay out-of-pocket.
  • The House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act, a step intended to prevent a coverage gap for specific screening services.
  • Several bills introduced or moved forward would change reproductive health care training and protections, including the Reproductive Health Care Training Act, the SAFE Training for OB-GYNs Act, the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act, and the Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act.
  • A bill introduced this week would require community health centers to offer mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorder services, a change that could affect how clinics budget and staff.
  • The Health and Location Data Protection Act and the SAFER Health Act both aim to tighten rules around personal health data and security.
  • A ceremonial bill was introduced to commemorate the anniversary of the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.

Veterans and military funding

  • The House introduced the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2027, setting initial military spending priorities.
  • Several veterans bills were introduced, including the VA Education Oversight Improvement Act, which changes how the VA tracks education benefits; a bill removing pay limits for certain VA healthcare workers; the VA Coaching into Care Act; the VA Health Care Capacity Assessment Act; and the Foreign Medical Program Integrity and Improvement Act.
  • The Military Family Limb Loss Support Act would expand medical coverage for family members of service members who have lost a limb.
  • The GRACE for Military Survivors Act would adjust Social Security benefits for certain military survivors, and the Combat Pay Protection Act would prevent pay drops when service members transition between duty statuses.
  • The House Rules Committee set the ground rules for debating and voting on four veteran-related bills.

Food assistance and consumer protection

  • A bill introduced this week, the SNAP Citizenship and Residency Act, would change eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, increasing paperwork and verification requirements for applicants and agencies.
  • The REAL Butter Act would change how certain dairy products are labeled and regulated under USDA or FDA definitions.
  • The Stop Scamming Americans Act would require the State Department to create a formal plan to combat international scams.

Housing, banking, and retirement

  • The Protecting Homeowners from Squatters Act was introduced to address unauthorized occupants in residential properties.
  • The Home Affordability Through Mortgage Simplification Act would change how mortgages are processed and managed.
  • The Bank Failure Accountability Act would increase transparency in how federal regulators document bank collapses.
  • The Investor Choice Act and the Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings From Politics Act both seek to shift decision-making in investment processes, including restricting how retirement funds are used for social or political goals.
  • The House Financial Services Committee reported an amended version of the GUARD Act, which changes certain financial oversight functions.

Gun policy and public safety

  • One bill under consideration (H.R. 1181) would prevent payment card networks and merchants from using specific merchant category codes to distinguish firearms retailers from general sporting goods retailers.
  • The Juvenile Firearms Safety Act proposes new regulations on how minors handle firearms.
  • The State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act would require states that license firearms dealers to adopt specific record-keeping and reporting standards.

Energy, environment, and infrastructure

  • Several bills address electricity planning and grid management, including the Load Forecasting Enhancement Act, the High-Capacity Grid Act, and the Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act.
  • A House subcommittee advanced the Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act, which addresses energy costs tied to data centers.
  • The Clean Ports for Commerce Act would provide grants for port modernization and environmental upgrades.
  • The Water Reservoir Transparency Act would make existing government reservoir data easier for the public to access.
  • The House Agriculture Committee voted 30-0 to send the Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act to the full House; it requires regular emergency response drills for biological incidents affecting crops or livestock.
  • A bill was introduced to extend existing North Atlantic right whale protections before they expire.
  • The End EPA Abuse Act seeks to limit the EPA’s authority.
  • The House Natural Resources Committee approved a revised version of the Great American Outdoors Act.

Artificial intelligence and technology

  • The House advanced multiple AI-related bills this week, mostly through committee votes. These include the LIFT AI Act, the READ AI Models Act, the AI Security and Innovation Act, the CREATE AI Act, the Workforce for AI Trust Act, the AI Flaw Reporting and Security Enhancement Act, and the AWARE Act.
  • The AI PLAN Act, introduced by Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, would require federal agencies to create plans for how they use AI.
  • The AI Workforce Impact Study Act directs the Department of Labor to study how AI is changing the workforce.
  • The Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act would change how agencies oversee AI in that sector.
  • The Cybersecurity Logging Enforcement and Accountability Reporting Act would require federal agencies to keep more detailed records of their cybersecurity activities.

Immigration

  • The Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act proposes changes to how certain individuals from Haiti are treated under immigration law.
  • The Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization Act would change how the Diversity Visa program is managed.
  • A bill introduced by Representative Laurel Lee would establish a process to facilitate the return of undocumented individuals to their countries of origin.
  • The Getting Terrorist Fanatics Out Act proposes changes to deportation and removal procedures.

Government operations and accountability

  • An impeachment resolution was introduced against Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, alleging high crimes and misdemeanors; it begins a formal process that the House may or may not pursue.
  • A bill was introduced to repeal the Seventeenth Amendment, which would change how senators are chosen — from popular vote to a process controlled by state legislatures if ratified.
  • The House approved the USCP Empowerment Act of 2025 in committee, changing oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police.
  • A House committee approved a bill requiring the TSA to create new guidelines for people returning from incarceration who seek a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
  • The Open Meetings Act of 2026 was introduced, focusing on how government meetings are conducted and accessed.
  • The House processed routine committee assignment changes.
  • The House received a message from the Senate about a bill directing the President to withdraw U.S. forces from active hostilities with Iran.

Labor and the workplace

  • The Stop Spying Bosses Act would change rules around electronic monitoring and surveillance in the workplace.
  • The Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act would change how workers recover unpaid wages and how employers are penalized.
  • The Prison to Proprietorship Act would help incarcerated individuals prepare for business ownership upon release.
  • The National Fab Lab Network Act proposes a federal network of fabrication laboratories with tools like 3D printers.
  • The Supporting Older Foster Youth Act would change how federal funds assist young people aging out of foster care.
  • The House Oversight Committee approved an amended bill changing how the government monitors doctors who treat injured federal employees under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act.

Transportation and travel

  • The House Transportation Committee advanced the Improving Travel for American Families Act, which addresses airline passenger rights.
  • The Save Our Pedestrians Act proposes changes to pedestrian safety within federal transportation frameworks.
  • The Remote Control Locomotives Safety Improvement Act updates safety requirements for remotely operated trains.
  • The Next Generation Shipping Act addresses development of new shipping technologies.

Education and student aid

  • The House Education and Workforce Committee approved the Student Protection and University Accountability Act, which proposes new requirements for universities.
  • The Outcomes-Based Financing for Students Act would tie federal student aid funding to specific measurable outcomes.
  • The Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 cleared a committee vote.

Criminal justice and drugs

  • The House Judiciary Committee approved an amended SAFE VISITS Act, which changes visitation rules for federal prisons.
  • The STOP Nitazenes Act would give the DEA more direct authority to prosecute the sale and possession of nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids.

Ceremonial and recognition bills

  • The Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal Act would honor the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission.
  • The American Rescuers of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act would award medals to individuals who assisted people during the Holocaust.
  • The Esther Coopersmith Award Act would establish a new award within the State Department.

This weekly agency digest is generated from federal records (the Federal Register and Congress.gov) and summarized in plain English. It may simplify or omit detail — follow the linked official sources before relying on any item. Part of The Boring Parts.

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