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Strengthening Social Security Act of 2026
The bill raises take-home pay for high earners and boosts benefits and protections for seniors, survivors, and SSI recipients by adopting elderly-focused inflation measures and benefit rules—but does so at the cost of higher program outlays, greater solvency risk, and added administrative complexity.
Rental Housing Investment Act
The bill offers substantial near-term tax relief to rental property owners—especially for affordable housing projects—to spur construction and rehabilitation, but it shifts costs and risks onto owners (through recapture and reduced future deductions), reduces near-term federal revenue, and limits taxpayers' flexibility in future tax choices.
Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act of 2025
The bill directs modest, targeted federal funding to expand school-based drug‑prevention activities and sustain existing community coalitions while protecting most dollars for local programs, but the modest authorization, per-grant cap, and administrative requirements mean only a limited number of schools will benefit and smaller districts may face extra burdens.
PFAS Cleanup Act
The bill channels new PFAS-related taxes and a targeted remediation tax credit to prioritize and fund cleanup of contaminated drinking water—reducing health risks for communities—but shifts costs onto taxpayers, businesses, and government budgets and may leave some small systems with limited benefit.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for increasing wages paid to child care providers.
The bill incentivizes employers to raise child care worker pay and encourages rural child care investment through a payroll tax credit, but its eligibility rules and nonrefundable design exclude many small or low‑margin providers and it reduces federal revenue.
Hospice CARE Act of 2026
The bill tightens oversight and increases targeted payments (including a temporary large boost and a new respite benefit) to improve hospice integrity and support services, but it raises federal costs, adds administrative burden, risks local access disruptions, and creates transitional and privacy trade-offs.
Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act
The bill expands and clarifies who can receive trade adjustment assistance and significantly increases funding and supports for workers, communities, firms, and health coverage, at the cost of higher federal spending, greater administrative complexity, and new compliance burdens that may strain states, small businesses, and some beneficiaries.
Respect NATO Allies Act
The bill improves allied deterrence and makes trade with NATO allies more predictable by shifting key tariff decisions toward Congress and clarifying approval procedures — trading faster unilateral executive action and some procedural scrutiny for greater congressional control, possible fiscal pressure for defense commitments, and localized environmental and procedural risks.
Fair Housing for Disabeled Veterans Act
The bill makes it easier for disabled veterans to qualify for LIHTC- and bond-assisted affordable housing—improving access and project occupancy—while creating modest federal revenue impacts and a small administrative burden for housing agencies.
Put School Counselors Where They’re Needed Act
The bill funds a federal demonstration to expand and test school counseling supports—potentially improving student mental health and college/career guidance—while imposing new federal costs and risking exclusion of some high-need schools.