Senator Jim Banks' press release page features recent updates, including legislative announcements and community engagement initiatives. Quiver AI Summary Senator Banks introduces significant legislation: Senator Jim Banks has unveiled his first bill in the Senate, emphasizing its potential impact o
Improves pay and benefits for federal prison guards to address severe staffing shortages and dangerous working conditions at federal correctional facilities.
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment, which was submitted by the Department of Energy on October 6, 2023. The rule adopts more stringent energy conservation standards for commercial water heating equipment under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act in order to achieve more energy savings.
Instructing Noteworthy Steps toward Transparency to Rout and Undo Calamitous Transactions Act of 2025 or the INSTRUCT Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to share foreign gift and contract reports from institutions of higher education (IHEs) with specified federal agencies.Under current law, an IHE must disclose to ED a gift from or contract with a foreign …
Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions ActThis bill excludes the value of employer-funded child or dependent care from being used in calculating an eligible employee's overtime pay.Under current law, overtime hours must be paid at one and a half times an employee's regular rate of pay. This rate is an average hourly rate that must include certain types of …
Blocks the Department of Labor from finalizing workplace heat safety rules that would require employers to provide water, shade, and rest breaks during extreme heat.
Authorizes the USDA to purchase floodplain easements from willing landowners to restore natural flood control, reduce crop damage, and improve water quality.
Directs the Department of Defense and Department of Agriculture to collaborate on research and development projects that serve both military and farming needs.
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New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act This bill modifies terminology for purposes of the New Source Review (NSR) permitting program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In order for a change to a stationary source to be a modification (a change to a stationary source that increases the air pollutant emissions or results in new pollutants) for purposes of the …
Creates a Truth and Healing Commission to investigate the history and lasting impacts of federal Indian boarding school policies on Native American communities.
Requires universities to more thoroughly disclose foreign gifts, contracts, and financial ties — aiming to reduce foreign influence on American higher education.
Improves access to memory care for veterans by expanding the Veterans Community Care Program. Speeds up approval of care agreements with private facilities so veterans with dementia and Alzheimer's get treatment faster.
Prohibits local governments from blocking or requiring approval for the sale of cable TV systems — removing a barrier to competition in the cable industry.
Adds a farm-location data layer to the FCC's National Broadband Map. Shows where agricultural areas are so policymakers can see which farming communities still lack reliable internet access.
Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards Act or the Affordable HOMES ActThis bill rescinds Department of Energy (DOE) energy efficiency regulations applicable to manufactured housing and eliminates DOE’s authority to issue similar regulations. Specifically, the bill rescinds the DOE final rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing and published on May 31, 2022.Under the bill, DOE …
Requires the FTC to create public educational resources for parents, teachers, and kids about safely using AI chatbots. Covers risks like misinformation, privacy, and emotional manipulation by AI systems.
Same voter suppression playbook as the SAVE Act: requires documentary proof of citizenship to register AND photo ID to vote in federal elections. Two barriers stacked to maximize the number of eligible voters who get blocked at the door.
Adjusts Medicaid reimbursement rules for safety-net hospitals that serve a high share of uninsured and low-income patients, preventing planned funding cuts.
Creates federal criminal penalties for anyone who secretly gives a woman an abortion-inducing drug without her informed consent. Applies when the drug crossed state lines. Gives victims the right to sue.
Requires pension plan managers to warn workers when their retirement investments include high-risk assets like crypto, private equity, or leveraged funds. Gives workers the information they need to protect their savings.
Expands VA benefits to cover adaptive sports prosthetics — specialized artificial limbs and attachments designed for cycling, swimming, running, skiing, and other recreational activities for disabled veterans.
Directs the federal government to study how AI will change the American job market and which workers are most at risk. Uses the findings to improve workforce training programs in industries facing the biggest disruption.
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 520 South Walnut Street in Bloomington, Indiana, as the "Curt Cignetti Post Office".
Tightens regulation of compounding pharmacies and outsourcing facilities that custom-mix medications, closing safety gaps exposed by contamination outbreaks.
Directs the USDA and National Science Foundation to collaborate on research that advances both agriculture and basic science — areas like soil health, crop genetics, climate adaptation, and food safety.
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