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S 2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). It also authorizes the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for FY2026. The bill authorizes appropriations but it does not provide budget authority, which is provided by appropriations legislation.

Among other elements, the bill

authorizes the procurement of various items, including aircraft, ships, and missiles;
authorizes active duty and reserve component personnel strength levels;
authorizes specified military construction projects and extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years;
requires DOD to develop a strategy on the national security implications of emerging biotechnologies;
requires the Navy to implement certain processes to improve the material condition and combat readiness of Navy surface ships maintained and repaired at private shipyards;
extends the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (an initiative to enhance U.S. deterrence and defense posture, assure allies and partners, and increase capability and readiness in the Indo-Pacific region) through FY2026; and
repeals various statutory provisions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion within DOD, including a provision establishing the position of Chief Diversity Officer of DOD.

For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see

Sponsors

Roger Wicker (R) MS

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Tuesday, July 15th, 2025

Subjects
Academic performance and assessments, Accounting and auditing, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Adoption and foster care, Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Africa, Air quality, Alabama, Alaska, Alliances, Appropriations, Arab-Israeli relations, Arizona, Arkansas, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Arms control and nonproliferation, Asia, Assault and harassment offenses

HR 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Sponsors

Jodey Arrington (R) TX

Cosponsors

None

S 1462: Fix Our Forests Act

Sponsors

John Curtis (R) UT

Cosponsors

John Hickenlooper (D) CO, Tim Sheehy (R) MT, Alex Padilla (D) CA

Introduced on
Thursday, April 10th, 2025

Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Air quality, Community life and organization, Computers and information technology, Congressional oversight, Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior, Ecology, Emergency planning and evacuation, Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Environmental technology, Executive agency funding and structure, Fires, First responders and emergency personnel, Forests, forestry, trees, Geography and mapping, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Government information and archives

SJRES 45: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision”.

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (90 Fed. Reg. 642) and published on January 6, 2025. Among other elements, the notice grants the California Air Resources Board request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.)

Sponsors

Shelley Capito (R) WV

Cosponsors

Deb Fischer (R) NE, Markwayne Mullin (R) OK, Kevin Cramer (R) ND, Pete Ricketts (R) NE, Dan Sullivan (R) AK, Cynthia Lummis (R) WY, Roger Wicker (R) MS, Joni Ernst (R) IA, James Justice (R) WV, John Kennedy (R) LA, Ted Budd (R) NC, Marsha Blackburn (R) TN, Rick Scott (R) FL, Jerry Moran (R) KS, Ted Cruz (R) TX, Mike Crapo (R) ID, Tommy Tuberville (R) AL, Tom Cotton (R) AR, Bill Hagerty (R) TN, Bernie Moreno (R) OH

Introduced on
Friday, April 4th, 2025

Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Air quality, California, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Congressional oversight, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal preemption, Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles, Motor vehicles

SJRES 47: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The ‘Omnibus’ Low NOx Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision”.

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The ‘Omnibus’ Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (90 Fed. Reg. 643) and published on January 6, 2025. Among other elements, the notice grants the California Air Resources Board request for a waiver for its Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Omnibus Low NOX regulations. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.)

Sponsors

Markwayne Mullin (R) OK

Cosponsors

Shelley Capito (R) WV, Deb Fischer (R) NE

Introduced on
Friday, April 4th, 2025

Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Air quality, California, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Congressional oversight, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal preemption, Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles, Motor vehicles

HJRES 87: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision”.

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (88 Fed. Reg. 20688) and published on April 6, 2023. Among other elements, the notice grants the California Air Resources Board request for a waiver several of its regulations, including the Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty Regulations and Maintenance Provisions. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.)

Sponsors

John James (R) MI

Cosponsors

John Joyce (R) PA, Russ Fulcher (R) ID, Jay Obernolte (R) CA, Kevin Kiley (R) CA, Doug LaMalfa (R) CA, Lisa McClain (R) MI

Introduced on
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025

Subjects
Air quality, California, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Federal preemption, Legislative rules and procedure, Motor carriers, Motor vehicles

HJRES 88: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision”.

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (90 Fed. Reg. 642) and published on January 6, 2025. Among other elements, the notice grants the California Air Resources Board request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.)

Sponsors

John Joyce (R) PA

Cosponsors

Doug LaMalfa (R) CA, John James (R) MI, Russ Fulcher (R) ID, Jay Obernolte (R) CA, Kevin Kiley (R) CA, Lisa McClain (R) MI

Introduced on
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025

Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Air quality, California, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Congressional oversight, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal preemption, Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles, Motor vehicles

HJRES 89: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The ‘Omnibus’ Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision”.

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The ‘Omnibus’ Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (90 Fed. Reg. 643) and published on January 6, 2025. Among other elements, the notice grants the California Air Resources Board request for a waiver for its Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Omnibus Low NOX regulations. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.)

Sponsors

Jay Obernolte (R) CA

Cosponsors

Russ Fulcher (R) ID, John Joyce (R) PA, John James (R) MI, Kevin Kiley (R) CA, Doug LaMalfa (R) CA, Lisa McClain (R) MI

Introduced on
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025

Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Air quality, California, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Congressional oversight, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal preemption, Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles, Motor vehicles

HR 2613: Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act

Sponsors

Randy Weber (R) TX

Cosponsors

Deborah Ross (D) NC

Introduced on
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025

Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations, Air quality, Computer security and identity theft, Computers and information technology, Energy storage, supplies, demand, Geography and mapping, Hazardous wastes and toxic substances, Higher education, Oil and gas, Pipelines, Pollution liability, Public-private cooperation, Research and development, Soil pollution, Technology assessment, Technology transfer and commercialization, Water quality

HR 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

This bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities.

Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2025. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2025 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires on March 14, 2025.

The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2024 levels. It also includes several additional provisions that increase or decrease funding for various programs compared to FY2024 levels.

In addition, the bill extends several expiring programs and authorities, including

several public health, Medicare, and Medicaid authorities and programs;
the National Flood Insurance Program;
authorities related to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program;
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity Protection System;
authorities for DHS and the Department of Justice to take certain actions to mitigate a credible threat from an unmanned aircraft system;
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program;
several immigration-related programs and authorities;
the special assessment on nonindigent persons or entities convicted of certain offenses involving sexual abuse or human trafficking;
the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act;
the authorization for the U.S. Parole Commission; and
the Department of Agriculture livestock mandatory price reporting program.

Sponsors

Tom Cole (R) OK

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Monday, March 10th, 2025

Subjects
Abortion, Access Board, Accounting and auditing, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Administrative remedies, Adoption and foster care, Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Aging, Agricultural conservation and pollution, Agricultural education, Agricultural equipment and machinery, Agricultural insurance, Agricultural marketing and promotion, Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit, Agricultural research, Agricultural trade, Air quality, Alabama, Animal and plant health, Appropriations, Architect of the Capitol, Arms control and nonproliferation, Aviation and airports, Border security and unlawful immigration, Building construction, Child health, Coast guard, Commodities markets, Computer security and identity theft, Computers and information technology, Congressional officers and employees, Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Criminal procedure and sentencing, Defense spending

SJRES 31: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act”.

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (89 Fed. Reg. 73293) and published on September 10, 2024. Among other elements, the rule requires sources of persistent and bioaccumulative hazardous air pollutants to continue to comply with certain major source emission standards under the Clean Air Act even if the sources reclassify as area sources.

Sponsors

John Curtis (R) UT

Cosponsors

Shelley Capito (R) WV, Kevin Cramer (R) ND, Cynthia Lummis (R) WY

Introduced on
Thursday, March 6th, 2025

Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Air quality, Congressional oversight, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Legislative rules and procedure

HR 1654: CUTS Act

Sponsors

Aaron Bean (R) FL

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Thursday, February 27th, 2025

Subjects
Accounting and auditing, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Administrative remedies, Adoption and foster care, Adult day care, Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Africa, Aging, Agricultural conservation and pollution, Agricultural education, Agricultural marketing and promotion, Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit, Agricultural trade, Air quality, Alaska, Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, Alcoholic beverages, Alternative and renewable resources

HR 1645: Climate and Health Protection Act

Sponsors

Lauren Underwood (D) IL

Cosponsors

Jennifer McClellan (D) VA, Rau00fal Grijalva (D) AZ, Nydia Velu00e1zquez (D) NY, Kevin Mullin (D) CA, Melanie Stansbury (D) NM, Sara Jacobs (D) CA, Alma Adams (D) NC, Eleanor Norton (D) DC, Janice Schakowsky (D) IL, Shontel Brown (D) OH, Kelly Morrison (D) MN, Steve Cohen (D) TN

Introduced on
Thursday, February 27th, 2025

Subjects
Air quality, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Congressional oversight, Environmental health, Health information and medical records, Health programs administration and funding, Health promotion and preventive care

HJRES 61: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing”.

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing (89 Fed. Reg. 94886) and published on November 29, 2024. The rule addresses the decision in Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. EPA (D.C. Cir. 2020) by implementing emissions standards for the rubber processing subcategory of the rubber tire manufacturing industry to ensure all emissions of hazardous air pollutants from sources in the source category are regulated.

Sponsors

H. Griffith (R) VA

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Air quality, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Congressional oversight, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Manufacturing, Motor vehicles

HR 1534: IMPACT Act

Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies Act or the IMPACT Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a temporary program that supports advanced production of low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt.

Specifically, the program must support research, development, and commercial application of production processes for low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt that are more cost-effective, durable, or resource-efficient (i.e., advanced production). The program must particularly focus on carbon capture technologies, energy-efficient processes, research involving novel materials, and other specified technologies and innovative processes.

DOE must select entities to implement relevant demonstration projects; eligible entities include government, nonprofit, educational, and private sector entities. DOE may terminate these projects if it determines that sufficient amounts of low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt that are produced through advanced production are commercially available at reasonable prices.

The program terminates seven years after the bill is enacted.

Sponsors

Max Miller (R) OH

Cosponsors

Valerie Foushee (D) NC

Introduced on
Monday, February 24th, 2025

Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations, Air quality, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Infrastructure development, Research and development, Rural conditions and development

HR 1126: East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025

East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide a grant to a consortium of institutions of higher education to conduct a long-term study on any human health effects from the train derailment (and subsequent venting and burning of chemicals) in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, 2023.

Sponsors

David Joyce (R) OH

Cosponsors

Marcy Kaptur (D) OH, Michael Rulli (R) OH, Emilia Sykes (D) OH

Introduced on
Friday, February 7th, 2025

Subjects
Accidents, Air quality, Congressional oversight, Environmental health, Government studies and investigations, Ohio, Railroads

HR 1111: Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2025

SJRES 12: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions”.

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule titled Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions and published on November 18, 2024. The rule outlines compliance requirements under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program. Under the program, the EPA collects an annual charge on emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases from entities in the oil and gas sector if their emissions exceed specified waste emissions thresholds.

Sponsors

John Hoeven (R) ND

Cosponsors

Shelley Capito (R) WV, Mike Lee (R) UT, James Lankford (R) OK, Katie Britt (R) AL, Steve Daines (R) MT, Roger Marshall (R) KS, Kevin Cramer (R) ND, Cynthia Lummis (R) WY, James Risch (R) ID, Rick Scott (R) FL, Ted Cruz (R) TX, Rand Paul (R) KY, Mike Crapo (R) ID, James Justice (R) WV, Tommy Tuberville (R) AL, John Kennedy (R) LA, Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) MS, Mike Rounds (R) SD, Tim Sheehy (R) MT, Thomas Tillis (R) NC

Introduced on
Tuesday, February 4th, 2025

Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Air quality, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Congressional oversight, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Oil and gas

HJRES 35: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions”.

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule titled Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions and published on November 18, 2024. The rule outlines compliance requirements under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program. Under the program, the EPA collects an annual charge on emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases from the oil and gas sector if the emissions exceed specified waste emissions thresholds.

Sponsors

August Pfluger (R) TX

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Tuesday, February 4th, 2025

Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Air quality, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Congressional oversight, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Oil and gas