Track bills, resolutions, and amendments moving through Congress
Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act
The bill corrects a past oversight by allowing a veteran to receive the Medal of Honor and improves fairness in award reviews, at the cost of modest administrative expenses and a precedent that could increase DoD workload.
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr., for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
The bill corrects a historic omission by awarding the Medal of Honor to James Capers Jr., delivering symbolic recognition and morale benefits for service members while imposing modest administrative costs and a precedent that could increase future Pentagon workload.
Make technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
The bill raises the standard and integrity of military legal representation by requiring judge advocates to keep active law licenses, but it may reduce the available pool of military lawyers and unintentionally complicate a specific veteran recognition provision.
Waive the 60-day notice requirement for the posthumous honorary promotion of Captain Cody Khork, United States Army.
The bill grants a one-off, expedited posthumous promotion to provide timely recognition and closure for a soldier's family, while bypassing standard procedural safeguards and creating a narrow precedent that requires Congressional attention without broader benefits or funding.
ROTOR Act
The bill strengthens safety, transparency, and military–civil coordination in U.S. airspace—benefiting pilots, passengers, and oversight—but does so at the expense of equipment costs for aircraft owners, added administrative burdens, and potential risks to sensitive military operations and data.
VETS Opportunity Act of 2025
The bill speeds and clarifies certain VA benefit payments and school‑VA communications—providing one‑time lump payments, clearer rules, and more notice—but it replaces steady monthly housing support with lump sums, may reduce coverage for some independent‑study courses, and imposes new administrative strains and timing tradeoffs on veterans, schools, and the VA.
Recognizing the achievements and contributions of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter to the national defense of the United States and its allies and honoring the dedication, service, and sacrifice of the United States Army aviators, maintainers, and support personnel who operate and sustain the Apache.
The resolution raises the profile of the Apache and domestic aerospace suppliers—supporting military interoperability and local manufacturing visibility—while remaining purely honorary and creating no binding funding, policy changes, or taxpayer protections.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The bill delivers sizable boosts to defense readiness, industrial-base resilience, allied support, and service-member protections while substantially expanding reporting and control authorities—trading greater capability, transparency, and domestic industrial investment against higher costs, heavier administrative burdens, compliance friction for contractors, and new privacy and operational‑rigidity risks.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The bill strengthens U.S. defense readiness, industrial capacity, veteran/family supports, housing recovery, and cybersecurity—at the cost of substantial new spending, added administrative and compliance burdens, constraints on flexibility and some civil‑liberties/privacy tradeoffs, and potential disruptions to research and international economic ties.
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The bill aims to strengthen U.S. military readiness, domestic industrial capacity, and service member supports through sweeping investments and new authorities—but does so at the cost of substantial new federal spending, added bureaucracy, tighter restrictions on research and rights in some areas, and risks of procurement or operational tradeoffs and local disruptions.
Servicemember Residence Protection Act
The bill protects deployed servicemembers' property rights and provides timely guidance to manage vacant homes, while imposing modest administrative costs and creating potential delays for adverse-possession claimants and risk of quickly produced (and later revised) guidance.
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
This bill strengthens Coast Guard personnel, capabilities, victim support, and oversight while improving maritime safety, but does so at significant fiscal and administrative cost and with privacy, procedural, and operational trade‑offs that could burden personnel, operators, and taxpayers.
To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes.
The bill improves maritime safety and Coast Guard readiness by clarifying onboard drug offenses and expanding naloxone access and oversight, but it risks narrowing prosecutorial reach, adding costs, raising privacy concerns, and leaving some units with inadequate naloxone access.
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
The bill funds and sustains a wide range of defense, veterans, health, infrastructure, and research programs to avoid shutdowns and preserve near‑term services, but does so by increasing federal spending, extending temporary authorities, and reducing some oversight and multi‑year certainty—shifting fiscal and accountability risks into the near future.
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
The bill boosts Coast Guard capacity, personnel supports, victim protections, and maritime/infrastructure modernization—but does so at the cost of substantial new spending, added administrative burdens, and some tradeoffs in privacy, oversight, and regulatory flexibility.
Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the first flight of the F/A-18 E1 Super Hornet from Lambert Field in St. Louis, Missouri, and the 30 years of service of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the United States Navy and to allies of the United States.
The resolution honors and preserves the Navy's first Super Hornet for service-member recognition and public education, but it makes no policy or funding changes and may surface sensitive combat details that could raise public concern.
Honoring the service and sacrifice of United States Army Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard and United States Army Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, who were killed in action in Palmyra, Syria, in a targeted assault against United States service members on December 13, 2025.
The resolution honors Iowa Guard members and offers formal condolences to families, but it is purely symbolic and does not provide new benefits or resources, which may raise expectations without delivering material support.
Remembering the December 6, 2019, terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola and commemorating those who lost their lives, and those who were injured, in the line of duty.
The resolution offers symbolic national recognition and preservation of honors for victims, responders, and awardees, while risking stigmatization of immigrant and foreign-trainee communities and imposing modest local costs and perception impacts on military partnerships.
Honoring the service and sacrifice of United States Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, who were tragically shot in Washington, D.C., in a targeted assault against United States service members on November 26, 2025.
The resolution honors and raises public awareness of National Guard members' service in D.C., but doing so publicly risks retraumatizing loved ones and exposing personal details that create privacy and security concerns.
Designating October 26, 2025, as the "Day of the Deployed".
The bill creates a no-cost, symbolic annual 'Day of the Deployed' to recognize deployed service members and their families and boost public awareness, but it offers no new resources or binding policy changes to address their material needs.
Recognizing the 250th birthday of the United States Navy.
The resolution publicly honors the Navy and reassures Americans about its security and humanitarian roles, but it is symbolic—creating no new benefits for veterans and carrying a risk it could be cited to justify higher defense spending at the expense of domestic priorities.
Honoring the pilots, maintainers, analysts, sailors, support aircraft, and families, among various other essential groups involved in the success of Operation Midnight Hammer.
The resolution increases public recognition and oversight of a long‑range strike and yields operational lessons for the military, but it also risks degrading operational security, escalating tensions, and misleading the public when claims are uncorroborated.
Recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".
The resolution acknowledges and documents harms to LGBTQ+ servicemembers and veterans and pushes agencies to act, but it simultaneously highlights reinstated restrictions on transgender service and offers symbolic pressure rather than binding legal remedies, creating recognition without guaranteed relief.
Expressing the sense of the Senate that Ashli Babbitt is disqualified from eligibility for military funeral honors under section 985 of title 10, United States Code.
The resolution affirms protections and public recognition for service members and law enforcement but risks politicizing military honors and prompting contested denials that could create legal and civil tensions for veterans and their families.
Celebrating the June 2025 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit in the Hague, the Netherlands, and reaffirming priorities pertaining to transatlantic security and our commitment to NATO.
The resolution strengthens NATO coordination, deterrence, and protections for allied infrastructure and Ukraine—but does so at the cost of higher defense commitments that could divert domestic resources, raise taxes, increase escalation risk, and prompt civil‑liberties tradeoffs.
Honoring the service of women in combat roles in the Armed Forces.
This resolution provides symbolic recognition that highlights and honours women's military service—boosting morale and public awareness—while not enacting substantive policy or funding changes.
Honoring the service and memory of Army Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., Army Staff Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, Army Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, and Army Pfc. Dante D. Taitano of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, who died during a recovery mission in support of a regularly scheduled training exercise while serving in Lithuania.
The resolution honors fallen service members and affirms U.S. support for NATO allies—providing symbolic reassurance and reinforcing partner ties—while risking heightened public concern about U.S. involvement and creating expectations for support or resources that the text does not fund or detail.
Designating the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "National Truck Driver Appreciation Week".
The resolution formally praises and elevates trucking’s essential role—potentially boosting support for workers, safety programs, supply chains, and national security—while carrying the risk that applause without policy changes may delay needed reforms, entrench road-dependent freight, and obscure specific safety problems.
Honoring the 108th anniversary of Selfridge Air National Guard Base and the contributions of Selfridge Air National Guard Base to the Armed Forces and national security of the United States.
The bill brings significant national-defense benefits and immediate local economic gains (jobs, spending, and R&D potential) but imposes costs in taxpayer funding, local noise/land-use impacts, and increased local dependence on defense-related activity.
To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
The resolution shifts primary control over continued U.S. hostilities with Venezuela back to Congress—reducing immediate combat exposure for troops and increasing oversight—while also constraining executive flexibility, risking operational disruption if Congress does not act quickly, and potentially raising transition costs.
