State sovereignty, national union
Action for Dental Health Act
The bill provides modest, flexible increases in funding and authorization to strengthen local public-health preparedness and multi-year projects, but it raises potential federal spending and risks program shortfalls if appropriations do not materialize.
Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2026
The bill expands and accelerates Lifeline outreach and verification funding to get discounted phone/internet to more low-income households—especially in tribal and rural areas—but does so with open-ended federal spending, reduced procedural transparency, privacy risks from data linking, and potential uneven access depending on state capacity.
FOOD for Health Act
The bill provides modest, targeted grant funding to expand medically tailored nutrition and access supports—potentially improving health for low-income and chronically ill patients and producing useful evidence—while limiting reach due to small funding, competitive grant dynamics, possible geographic gaps, and added administrative burdens.
WELLS Act
The bill aims to improve maternal safety, reduce bias, and increase transparency through mandated discharge planning, training requirements, research, and public reporting — at the cost of added administrative burden, compliance costs, privacy risks, and potential strain on small and rural providers.
Responsible Firearms Marketing Act
The bill reduces youth-targeted and glamorizing firearm advertising and aims to protect consumers from deceptive ads, at the cost of added compliance and administrative burdens and legal uncertainty that could provoke free-speech challenges.
Firearm Safety Act of 2025
The bill increases consumer safety by subjecting more products to CPSC standards and recall authority, at the cost of higher compliance and administrative burdens that could raise prices and strain businesses and regulators.
SAFE Exit Act of 2026
The bill improves occupant and responder safety by requiring mechanical, non-powered door releases and sets a clear federal timeline for compliance, at the cost of added manufacturer expenses (which may raise vehicle prices), potential burdens on small suppliers, and a risk of poorly designed releases introducing new failure modes.
NIH Clinical Trial Integrity Act
The bill would improve representation, data quality, and participant support in clinical trials—benefiting historically underrepresented patients—but does so at the cost of higher sponsor and federal administrative burdens, potential delays and added legal risk, and modest new federal spending.
Calumet National Heritage Area Act
The bill would protect and promote the Calumet region's cultural and natural heritage and boost heritage tourism through a federally designated heritage area with a local coordinating entity and a required management plan, while imposing new federal spending, potential limits on private land use, added administrative burdens for local governments, and a risk of funding gaps after federal assistance ends in 15 years.
CARE for Moms Act
The bill seeks to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality by expanding postpartum coverage, workforce supports, targeted grants, and data systems—improving access for low‑income and underserved birthing people—but does so at meaningful fiscal and administrative cost, with risks around provider capacity, privacy, and uneven state implementation.