Audemus jura nostra defendere
We dare to defend our rights
ESTUARIES Act
The bill gives the Mississippi Sound priority federal consideration and delays implementation to avoid FY2025 spending, trading potential future funding and targeted restoration support for near-term fiscal restraint and a pause that postpones environmental action, grants, jobs, and creates planning uncertainty for local partners.
Tariff Impacted Farmer Support Act of 2026
Affordable Youth Enrichment Opportunities Act
The bill makes child enrichment programs more affordable for qualifying lower- and middle-income families by creating a $5,000 deduction indexed for inflation, but excludes higher‑income households, imposes administrative burdens, and reduces federal revenue that could increase deficits or require offsets.
Veterinary Education Equity Act
The bill improves equity and capacity for historically underserved 1890 land‑grant institutions and can benefit rural animal health, but does so by shifting competitive advantage within the existing grant pool rather than by adding funding, potentially reducing awards for other applicants.
Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026
The bill provides targeted loans to keep rural health providers operating and upgrade facilities—preserving access for vulnerable communities—but increases federal financial exposure and risks supporting chronically unviable providers with limited transparency.
Save SNAP Act of 2026
The bill preserves SNAP benefits for low-income households during state budget shortfalls by creating a federal backstop, trading increased federal costs and potential state moral hazard plus added USDA administrative burden for more reliable nutrition assistance.
HARVEST Act
The bill helps farmers and rural communities access education and practical solutions to reduce heirs-property disputes and builds 1890 institutions' capacity, but it uses USDA resources, could require new federal spending, and may leave some informal tenure holders out of its protections.
Food and Nutrition Delivery Safety Act of 2026
The bill strengthens online consumer protections, program integrity, food safety, and worker protections for SNAP-related deliveries, but raises compliance and delivery labor costs that could reduce online access, burden small retailers, and require significant agency resources.
RISE Reauthorization Act of 2026
The bill directs predictable, flexible federal grants and capacity-building to rural communities and small businesses (2026–2030) to boost regional economies, but it costs $50M/year and introduces potential delays from state-level concurrence and short-term uncertainty about program priorities.
Bus Operator Safety and Security Act
The bill raises safety for bus operators and may improve rider experience on federally funded large buses through full-height driver barriers, but it increases costs for transit agencies, may introduce operational design risks, and leaves rural systems and uniform enforcement vulnerable to gaps and waivers.