HEATS Act
The bill accelerates and simplifies geothermal development—boosting project starts and preserving royalty revenue—by relying more on State permitting, but it does so by reducing federal environmental and cultural reviews and shifting oversight to states, which raises ecological, heritage, and equity risks.
Clergy Act
The bill gives ordained religious workers a clear, time-limited opportunity and administrative path to join Social Security — improving retirement and survivor coverage and planning flexibility — but it permanently removes the exemption once revoked, risks large retroactive tax bills for late opt-ins, and increases administrative and taxpayer costs.
SEED Act
The bill extends the educator expense deduction to many early childhood educators—reducing their out-of-pocket classroom costs and recognizing more providers as 'schools'—but it modestly reduces federal revenue and may create qualification uncertainty for some small or informal providers.
Kari's Law Reporting Act
The bill increases transparency and could strengthen enforcement of 911 access on multi-line telephone systems—improving public safety and guiding fixes—while imposing modest taxpayer-funded reporting costs and the risk of future compliance expenses that could raise equipment prices.
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.
The bill expands telehealth capacity and access—especially for rural patients and community providers—through targeted grant funding, but it requires new federal spending (~$210M over five years) and relies on future appropriations, creating fiscal cost and funding uncertainty for grantees.
Emergency Reporting Act
The bill increases transparency and study of 9‑1‑1 and broadband outages to improve resiliency and emergency response, but it creates compliance costs for providers and leaves gaps in public detail and the FCC's enforcement authority.
Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act
The bill expands and protects recreational open space under National Park Service management—benefiting residents and visitors and improving site upkeep—while imposing new land-use limits for some local owners and adding federal maintenance responsibilities and costs.
Federal Working Animal Protection Act
The bill strengthens immigration grounds to deny admission or remove noncitizens who harm law-enforcement animals—likely improving public safety and enforcement clarity—while expanding removal based on admissions rather than convictions, raising civil‑liberties, fairness, and administrative-cost concerns.
Save Our Sequoias Act
The bill directs extensive new coordination, funding, and expedited authorities to protect and restore giant sequoias—trading faster, better‑funded action and greater Tribal participation for higher federal costs, reduced routine public/environmental review, and increased role for donors and private
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025
The bill centralizes and secures non‑Federal conservation funds and improves transparency for the Lower Colorado River program, but it limits flexible access to investment earnings and creates investment/timing risks that could shift costs to taxpayers or delay spending.
