State sovereignty, national union
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
The bill aims to speed development and access to ALS and other rare‑disease therapies by increasing regulatory support, planning, and oversight, but it raises federal costs and creates trade‑offs around patient safety, privacy, and funding certainty for some stakeholders.
PROTECT Immigration Act of 2025
The bill shifts immigration enforcement authority to the federal government to reduce local involvement and racial profiling, improving consistency but increasing federal costs, creating potential local capacity gaps for serious crimes, and introducing some legal uncertainty for officers.
BRIDGE Act
The bill directs substantial, targeted federal funding to repair aging rail bridges and improve safety and reliability for rail riders, but does so at a notable federal cost and with reimbursement and procedural rules that could leave non-transit owners and smaller agencies with financial or administrative burdens.
TRACE Act
The bill strengthens firearm traceability and regulatory clarity for dealers and law enforcement, but does so at the cost of new compliance and administrative burdens, potential constraints on agency funding and authority, and limits on some lawful private-building activity.
Reducing Waste in National Parks Act
The bill reduces single-use plastic and environmental harm in national parks and can lower long-term costs for visitors, but it imposes upfront costs, administrative burdens, and short-term risks (including reduced bottled-water availability and potential dehydration) that could be passed to visitors or taxpayers.
Captive Primate Safety Act of 2025
Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
Reauthorizes federal monitoring and research support for the Great Lakes to improve water-quality data and public-health responses, while creating modest new federal costs and some uncertainty about how funds will be allocated and for how long.
To designate the area of Sumner Row between 16th Street Northwest and L Street Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Alexei Navalny Way".
Renaming a short DC street to honor Alexei Navalny delivers a visible, low-cost statement of U.S. support for Russian dissidents and consistency in government usage, at the expense of potential diplomatic friction, localized safety concerns, and modest administrative costs and disruptions.
Honoring the extraordinary life, leadership, and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall.
The resolution raises public visibility for conservation and youth engagement without creating funding or policy changes, trading practical support for symbolic recognition that may also shift donations toward well-known organizations rather than smaller local groups.