Deo gratiam habeamus
Let us be grateful to God
Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025
The bill strengthens U.S. tools, transparency, and targeted authorities to disrupt fentanyl supply chains while preserving ordinary goods trade, but it risks diplomatic escalation, new compliance and administrative costs, and constraints on some executive sanctions options.
Fair Access to Banking Act
The bill expands and enforces nondiscriminatory access to banking and payment services for lawful individuals and businesses—promoting fairness and empirical risk‑based decision making—but does so at the cost of higher compliance and litigation burdens, legal uncertainty, and potential strains on banks' ability to manage fraud, sanctions, and financial‑stability risks.
Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act
The bill extends overtime eligibility to mid‑ and senior‑grade federal employees—boosting pay and equity for those workers—at the cost of higher payroll expenses and administrative adjustments for agencies.
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union Administration to establish emergency transaction account guarantee programs, and for other purposes.
The bill temporarily protects depositors and stabilizes confidence in the banking system during stress events, at the trade-off of potential costs to taxpayers and financial institutions, added uncertainty about long-term coverage, and concentrated executive discretion.
No Tax on Drill Pay Act
The bill increases net pay and clarifies tax treatment for Reserve and National Guard members by excluding inactive‑duty training pay from taxable income, at the cost of modest federal revenue loss and some potential administrative/implementation risk.
Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act of 2026
The bill tightens vetting and oversight of Afghan evacuees to improve security and accountability, but does so at the cost of increased privacy and surveillance risks, reduced access to benefits for some evacuees, and additional administrative expenses.
The Dalilah Law
The bill aims to tighten eligibility and testing for commercial drivers to improve uniformity and perceived security, but does so at the risk of large-scale job losses, supply-chain and infrastructure funding disruptions, and significant burdens on states and immigrant workers.
Millennium Challenge Corporation Strategic Modernization Act
The bill shifts MCC toward strengthening U.S. critical‑mineral supply chains and expanding private‑sector opportunities, improving strategic resilience and commercial benefits for U.S. firms but increasing politicization, administrative costs, and risks to environmental, local development, and poverty‑reduction priorities.
Eliminating Fraud in the CFPB’s Complaint Database Act
The bill trades stronger verification and reduced burdens on businesses plus continued access to aggregate data for increased barriers to filing, reduced transparency, and potential chilling effects on vulnerable complainants and their advocates.
Taiwan SOS Act of 2026
The bill clarifies and permits U.S. military and government displays of Taiwan symbols to increase transparency and signal support, but does so at the risk of heightened U.S.–China tensions, potential economic retaliation, and reduced diplomatic flexibility.