Robert P Bresnahan Jr. R

Railway Safety Act of 2025This bill addresses safety requirements for rail carriers and trains transporting hazardous materials.Specifically, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must issue safety regulations for trains carrying hazardous materials to require that rail carriers or shippers (1) provide state emergency response commissioners with advance notice and information about the hazardous materials; (2) reduce blocked rail crossings; and (3) …

Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims ActThis bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess the forms that the VA sends to claimants. The center must submit a written assessment to the VA that includes recommendations on how the VA may make the forms clearer …

Eric's Law This bill modifies procedures with respect to capital sentencing hearings. If a jury at a capital sentencing hearing does not reach a unanimous recommendation on the defendant's sentence and there is a motion by the attorney for the government, the court must order a new special sentencing hearing and impanel a new jury. If the new jury at …

Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act or the CEASE ActThis bill limits the number of for-profit small business lending companies that are authorized make 7(a) loans to not more than 16 at any time.

Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions Review ActThis bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review and report on the ethics policies, practices used to communicate with the public, and funding of the Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions. These commissions are the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.The GAO must …

No Taxation Without Operation ActThis bill suspends the collection of certain federal income taxes during a partial or full government shutdown that occurs due to a lapse in appropriations.If a partial or full government shutdown occurs, the bill provides that no citizen who is subject to ordinary federal income taxes on wages is liable for (1) federal income taxes during …

Keep WIC Working ActThis bill provides appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during any lapse in FY2026 discretionary appropriations for USDA. WIC provides nutrition-rich foods, nutrition education, and health care and social services referrals to eligible low-income women, infants, and children.The bill also provides appropriations …