One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1) – Introduced by Rep. Jody Arrington (R-TX) on May 20, this bill passed in the House on May 22, the Senate with changes on July 1, and once again in the House on July 3. Signed into law on July 4, this bill includes the following provisions:

• Makes permanent the income and estate tax provisions passed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
• Increases the annual limit to $7,500 for Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), starting in 2026.
• Makes permanent the ability for employers to offer tax-free student loan repayment assistance up to $5,250 a year, with the cap indexed for inflation.
• Starting in 2026, new tax-advantaged “Trump Account” savings plans may be opened for eligible children under age 18. The account will receive a one-time $1,000 deposit by the government (for children born in 2025 through 2028) and allow for non-deductible/after-tax contributions of up to $5,000 a year (indexed for inflation). However, note that funds cannot be withdrawn before the beneficiary turns 18, and money withdrawn before age 59½ is subject to both income taxes and a 10 percent penalty (with exceptions for college tuition and a first-time home purchase).
• While the bill calls for untaxed tips and overtime pay, this tax break will be delivered in the form of a deduction claimed on individual tax returns. For cash or charged tips, up to $25,000; for overtime pay, the deduction is up to $12,500/$25,000 for joint filers. Phase-out deductions will apply to both based on income.
• Allows up to a $10,000 tax deduction for interest paid on an auto loan used to purchase a qualified vehicle.
• New tax deduction for seniors age 65+: $6,000 for single filers; $12,000 for joint filers.
• The bill does not include an extension of the enhanced credits for the Affordable Care Act, scheduled to expire at the end of the year. This is expected to increase average exchange health insurance premiums by 75 percent starting next year.

Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the president on June 3, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (HRes 590) – On July 17, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced this rescissions bill, which essentially cuts $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CBP). The CBP is a private, nonprofit corporation that was authorized by Congress in 1967 to be the steward of the federal government’s investment in public broadcasting. The elimination of this federal funding will force many local public radio and television stations to shut down. The legislation, which also rescinds $8 billion from a variety of foreign aid programs, was passed as a House rule that enabled full passage of the rescissions bill due to a provision that avoids a direct vote on the bill. The bill passed in the House on July 18 and does not require approval by the Senate or to be signed into law by the president.

GENIUS Act (S 1582) – Introduced by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) on May 1, this legislation is designed to regulate the currently unregulated cryptocurrency industry. The Act requires issuers to back stablecoins on at least a $1-to-$1 basis. The bill is intended to set guardrails for the industry via full reserve backing, monthly audits, and anti-money laundering compliance regulations. This bill also enables a wider range of issuers to enter the market, including banks, fintechs, and major retailers. The legislation was passed in the Senate on June 17, the House on July 1,7, and was signed into law on July 18.

Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (HR 1919) – Introduced by Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on March 6, this is a companion bill to the Genius Act. It would prohibit Federal Reserve Banks from offering certain products or services directly to individuals and disallow the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, among other provisions (CBDC stands for Central Bank Digital Currency). The bill passed in the House on July 17 and currently awaits its fate in the Senate.

Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (HR 3633) – Another Genius Act companion bill, the goal of this legislation is to provide a regulatory system by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the sale of digital commodities. The bill was introduced on May 29 by Rep. French Hill (R-AR), passed in the House on July 17, and currently lies with the Senate.

HALT Fentanyl Act (S 331) – On Jan. 30, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced this bipartisan act in order to close a loophole that allowed clandestine drug manufacturers to evade illegal drug laws by altering the chemical composition of fentanyl. The legislation permanently classifies all versions of fentanyl as a Schedule I substance, much like heroin and LSD. The bill passed in the Senate on March 14 and in the House on June 12. It currently awaits the president’s signature for enactment.

TAKE IT DOWN Act (S 146) – This legislation was signed into law on May 19. Introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Jan. 16, the bipartisan bill authorizes the internet removal of visual depictions, generated by AI, of intimate acts of identifiable people without their consent.

No Tax on Tips Act (S 129) – Introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Jan. 16, this is a stand-alone bill that features the popular provision to provide a $25,000 deduction to non-itemized tax filers who work in common industries where cash tips represent a portion of their income. Note that Social Security and Medicare taxes (FICA) would still be deducted from those tips. The bill passed in the Senate on May 20 and currently lies in the House, where it conflicts with the current House-passed budget reconciliation bill being debated in the Senate.

Rescissions Act of 2025 (HR 4) – This bill would give Congressional consent to rescind previously approved funding for various government agencies and programs, in alignment with the president’s agenda, including USAID and the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). The bill was introduced on June 6 by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), passed in the House on June 12, and currently lies with the Senate.

Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 (HR 1672) – This act is designed to amend the Small Business Act to require that information relating to graduates of career and technical education programs be relayed to small business and women’s business development centers. The goal is to enable hiring of more graduates of career and technical education programs by small businesses. Introduced on Feb. 26 by Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), this bill passed in the House on June 3 and is under consideration in the Senate.

CEASE Act of 2025 (H 2987) – Introduced on April 24 by Rep. Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), this legislation would limit (to 16) the number of for-profit small business lending companies (SBLCs) that can offer small business loans without further Congressional approval. America’s Credit Unions support the act because they say the SBA has in the past expanded the SBLC license pool without “sufficient guardrails” to regulate fintech lenders, which have been disproportionately associated with fraudulent loans. The bill passed in the House on June 5 and is now in the Senate.

7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act (HR 1804) – This bill requires the SBA’s Office of Credit Risk Management to provide Congress with an annual report on SBA 7(a) loans generated through loan agent activity. Specifically, the report would collect and analyze the necessary data to ensure oversight for fraudulent loans, default rates, and risk analysis of SBLC loan agents. The bill was introduced by Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC) on March 3 and passed in the House on June 3. It now lies with the Senate.

American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025 (HR 2966) – On June 6, the House passed this bill, designed to require SBA loan applicants to provide citizenship status documentation. It was introduced by Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) on April 17 and is currently under consideration in the Senate.

DETERRENCE Act (S 1136) – Introduced by Sen. Margaret Hassan (D-NH) on March 26, this bipartisan bill would step up criminal penalties for federal crimes funded, conducted, or perpetrated in concert with foreign governments. The acronym stands for “Deterring External Threats and Ensuring Robust Responses to Egregious and Nefarious Criminal Endeavors,” and includes crimes such as murder, kidnapping, or threatening violence against certain present and former federal officials or their families. The act passed in the Senate on June 10 and is under consideration in the House.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1) – Introduced by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) on May 20, this tax bill supports the president’s tax and immigration agenda. The legislation includes:

• Making permanent the income and estate tax cuts passed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
• Waiving income taxes on cash tips, overtime pay and interest on some auto loans (ends 2028). The tip waiver would be a tax deduction of up to $25,000/year on cash-only tips for workers making less than $160,000/year; FICA taxes would still apply to tips.
• Temporarily increasing the standard deduction (ends 2028)
• Reducing the amount of income subject to income taxes
• Temporarily increasing the child tax credit to $2,500 (ends 2028)
• Increase the estate tax exemption to $15 million and adjust for inflation going forward
• Increase the SALT cap to $40,000 for incomes up to $500,000, phasing downward for higher incomes, but increasing the cap and income threshold by 1 percent a year over 10 years

To offset the tax cuts, the bill proposes the following spending cuts:

• Repeal or phase out clean energy tax credits
• Reduce Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) funding by $267 billion over 10 years (and shift a higher percentage of program benefits and administration costs to states)
• For able-bodied, food-aid beneficiaries without dependents, work requirements would increase from age 54 to 64
• Increased work requirements for aid to parents based on the child’s age, from 18 down to 7
• Reduce funding for Medicaid by $700 million
• Require able-bodied Medicaid beneficiaries without dependents to engage in work, education, or service for at least 80 hours a month beginning in 2026
• Revamp the student loan program to yield $330 billion in savings
• Repeal the regulation that allowed students to cancel loans if their college defrauded them or closed suddenly
• Increase leasing of public lands for drilling, mining, and logging

Additional components of the bill include:

• Imposing stricter eligibility and income verifications for ACA exchange customers
• Shortening the ACA enrollment period by one month
• Prohibiting Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood
• Canceling a current regulation for minimum staffing in nursing homes
• $46.5 billion to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border
• $6.1 billion to fund Border Patrol agents, customs officers, and investigators
• Impose a $1,000 fee on migrants seeking asylum
• Remove 1 million immigrants a year and house 100,000 people in detention centers
• Eliminate the $200 tax on gun silencers
• $150 billion in new funding for the Defense Department and national security, such as building a missile defense shield (Golden Dome), restocking the nation’s ammunition arsenal and expanding the Navy’s fleet of ships
• New parents will receive $1,000 from the federal government via a “Trump” account for each baby born during Trump’s second term. Parents may contribute an additional $5,000 a year to the account, earnings would grow tax-deferred in a broad stock index, with qualified withdrawals (higher education, starting a business or purchasing a home after age 18; any purpose after age 30) taxed at the long-term capital-gains rate; nonqualified withdrawals taxed as ordinary income.

The House bill was passed on May 22 and now undergoes scrutiny in the Senate, where there will likely be considerable changes.

Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act (S 97) – This bill would enable state-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production. It was introduced by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) on Jan. 15 and passed in the Senate on May 20. The legislation is currently under review in the House.

VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act (HR 1823) – Introduced on March 4 by Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI), this act would instruct the secretary of the VA and the U.S. comptroller general to report on Veterans Benefits Administration funding shortfalls for fiscal year 2024 and expected funding shortfalls of the Veterans Health Administration in fiscal year 2025. The bill passed in the House on May 19 and is under consideration in the Senate.

Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act (HR 2240) – This bill would require the attorney general to provide regular reports on violent attacks perpetrated against law enforcement officers, as well as for other purposes. Introduced by Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC) on March 21, the bill passed in the House on May 15, and its fate currently lies in the Senate.

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-Fired Instantaneous Water Heaters (HJ Res. 20) – The House and Senate both passed a resolution negating a previous rule mandating that tankless gas-fired water heaters meet certain criteria (less than 2 gallons capacity and greater than 50,000 Btu/hour) for efficiency standards, which would have phased out non-condensing technologies. Introduced by Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL) on Jan. 15, the resolution is awaiting signature by the president.

A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to “Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions” (SJ Res 18) – This joint resolution, introduced by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on Feb. 13, reverses a federal regulation governing overdraft fees charged by large banks. The previous rule limited overdraft fees to one of the following options: $5, cap the fee at an amount that covers costs and losses, or disclose the terms of their overdraft loan to give consumers choices for opening a line of overdraft credit, shopping for comparative loans, and determining a payment plan. The resolution passed in the Senate and the House on April 9 and presently awaits signature by the president.

SAVE Act (HR 22) – Introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) on Jan. 3, this legislation passed in the House on April 10 and is currently under consideration in the Senate. This bill would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in elections for Federal office. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act mandates that U.S. citizens present proof of citizenship in-person to election officials when registering to vote; making changes to their voter status (i.e., address change, party change); or the state election authority requests proof of citizenship when reviewing the integrity of current rolls. Voters must show both a valid ID and documentation that indicates the applicant was born in the United States, such as a passport or birth certificate. However, should the name on the ID and birth certificate not match, the applicant would also have to present legal documentation verifying the reason, such as a marriage certificate or other legal name change certification.

NORRA of 2025 (HR 1526) – Also referred to as the No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025, this legislation would restrict district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctive relief in cases only applicable to the district court. Cases involving two or more states would be referred to a three-judge panel, which would determine whether to issue a nationwide injunction. This bill was introduced by Rep. Daryll Issa (R-CA) on Feb. 24, passed in the House on April 9, and is under consideration in the Senate..

Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act (HR 1039) – Introduced on Feb. 6 by Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI), this bill would direct the Veterans Affairs (VA) to partner with an outside communications agency to make benefits communications more concise and easier for veterans to understand. The bill passed in the House on April 7 and is currently under consideration in the Senate.

Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act (HR 586) – The purpose of this bipartisan bill is to authorize the VA to study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served in the areas of conflict during the Vietnam War, including South Vietnam, North Vietnam and surrounding areas like Laos and Cambodia. The study would include identifying the rate of incidence of cholangiocarcinoma from the beginning of the Vietnam era to the date of enactment of this act. The bill was introduced by Rep. Nicolas LaLota (R-NY) on Jan. 21, passed in the House on April 7 and currently lies with the Senate.

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (HR 1968) – In the nick of time before the midnight deadline that would have otherwise shut down the Federal government, Congress passed a budget bill to fund the rest of the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. This bill increases funding for the military by $6 billion while reducing non-defense spending by $13 million. The federal funding bill also reduced the amount of funding for the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) by $1.1 billion, which is paid for by local taxes. This final continuing resolution bill was passed in the House on March 11, in the Senate on March 14, and signed by the president on March 15.

District of Columbia Local Funds Act, 2025 (S 1077) – Just four hours after passing the CR budget bill, Senators passed this new bill to restore Washington funding back to 2024 levels. The reduction of more than $1 billion in funding threatens to impact police, fire, and other services in the city where much of Congress resides. The bill was introduced by Susan Collins (R-ME) and passed on March 14. It is currently under consideration in the House.

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rule relating to “Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources” (SJ Res 11) – This resolution rolls back a rule imposed during the last administration by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The revoked rule previously required oil and gas companies to identify and submit a report of potential archaeological resources on the Outer Continental Shelf seafloor that could be affected by development. The joint resolution was introduced by Sen. John Kennedy on Feb. 4. It passed in the Senate on Feb. 26 and in the House on March 6. The bill was signed by the president on March 14.

Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 (HR 736) – Introduced by Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) on Jan. 24, this legislation passed in the House on Feb. 10 and is currently under consideration in the Senate. The purpose of the bill is to extend the filing deadline to the end of the year for businesses to report beneficial ownership information (BOI). This would give the Department of Treasury time to reconsider rules implemented during the Biden administration in order to make sure small businesses are not burdened by excessive and complex regulations. 

GENIUS Act of 2025 (S 919) – This bipartisan bill was introduced by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) on March 10. It would establish licensing and regulatory requirements for stablecoins, which are cryptocurrency tokens used in the crypto economy and traditional financial markets. Among its provisions, the bill would enable states to regulate stablecoin issuers with a market capitalization of under $10 billion, while larger issuers would be regulated at the federal level. This bipartisan legislation is currently in the early stages of committee reporting.