Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
29th state to join the Union on December 28, 1846
Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act
This bill directs targeted federal funding and technical assistance to strengthen cybersecurity at small and rural utilities—improving resilience and threat response—but does so with limited funds that may leave some utilities behind, reduces public transparency by exempting shared information from disclosure laws, and requires additional taxpayer spending.
Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025
The bill meaningfully boosts federal spending transparency and oversight by requiring publication, verification, and reporting of award data (including Other Transaction Agreements), but it creates implementation and ongoing compliance costs for agencies and contractors and will still leave some sensitive awards undisclosed.
Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025
The bill seeks to improve PTSD and behavioral-health care access for public-safety personnel—especially in rural and underserved areas—while creating potential new federal/local costs, administrative burdens for smaller agencies, and implementation risks around confidentiality.
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act
The bill clarifies criminal penalties and requires the BOP to update policies to improve safety and consistency in federal prisons, but it raises criminal exposure for some individuals and will increase enforcement, administrative, and corrections costs while posing a risk of stricter inmate restrictions if implemented poorly.
Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025
The bill aims to improve foster placement quality, racial matching, family supports, and data-driven policymaking for child welfare, but does so at the cost of added administrative burden, privacy risks, and uneven implementation across resource-constrained States.
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
Fisher House Availability Act of 2026
The bill expands space-available lodging to better support veterans traveling for non-VA care and their families, improving access and caregiver support, but it risks capacity shortages, added costs, and variable availability unless matched with additional resources and clear implementation safeguards.
Expressing support for law enforcement officers.
SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act
The bill extends fraud enforcement and civil liability windows for COVID-era small-business relief to 10 years—boosting the government’s ability to recover funds and deter fraud while imposing longer legal exposure and higher administrative costs for businesses and agencies.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa, as the "Martin L. Graber Post Office".
The bill ceremonially names a federal site for Martin L. Graber, providing local recognition and clearer official references while imposing only minor administrative costs and staff time for updates.
