Audemus jura nostra defendere
We dare to defend our rights
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 1071.
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The bill makes large, targeted investments to strengthen U.S. military readiness, the defense industrial base, and service‑member benefits while imposing significant new budgetary commitments, compliance burdens, and policy tradeoffs that restrict some medical/research freedoms and complicate contractor/industry dynamics.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
This omnibus defense bill substantially strengthens U.S. military readiness, personnel benefits, industrial and supply‑chain resilience, and DoD modernization—but does so at the cost of much larger defense spending, significant reporting and compliance burdens, potential constraints on flexibility and competition, and heightened privacy, environmental, and legal tradeoffs.
___ Act of 2025
The bill increases transparency, congressional control, and budgetary information about major Executive Orders and agency rules—giving the public and lawmakers clearer oversight—but at the cost of slower executive action, greater administrative burdens, more politicized policymaking, and potential regulatory and budgetary uncertainty.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the earnings from certain overseas deployments of members of the Armed Forces.
The bill raises take-home pay and clarifies tax rules for many overseas service members, but does so at the cost of reduced federal revenue and creates eligibility complexities that produce unequal treatment for some military personnel.
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act
The bill finalizes and protects tribal trust status and governance for specified Poarch Band lands—reducing legal uncertainty and supporting tribal development—while shifting jurisdictional, taxing, and regulatory authority away from some state/local governments and nearby non‑tribal residents.
To modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, and for other purposes.
The bill expands and protects portions of the Talladega National Forest and ensures federal conservation management, while trading off some potential private development opportunities and imposing purchase/management-related economic impacts on local communities and taxpayers.
To provide a per diem allowance for Members of Congress for the costs of lodging, meals, and incidental expenses incurred because of travel to and from the Washington Metropolitan Area in order to cast votes in Congress, and for other purposes.
The bill makes per diem payments for in‑person voting more predictable and less costly for Members, while shifting additional travel costs onto taxpayers and raising administrative and fairness concerns.
To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes.
The bill lets states pick consistent year‑round time locally—reducing clock‑change disruption inside states—but risks creating cross‑border scheduling confusion and added coordination costs for commuters, businesses, and transportation systems.
To amend section 3001 of title 39, United States Code, to require solicitations sent in the mail to be clearly identified as solicitations, and for other purposes.
The bill makes solicitation mail clearer and reduces deceptive, government-mimicking mail for recipients, but does so at the cost of added compliance expenses for mailers and potential enforcement burdens or accidental restrictions on legitimate communications.