Fatti maschii, parole femine
Manly deeds, womanly words
7th state to join the Union on April 28, 1788
Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026
The bill increases transparency and oversight of SBA certification programs—helping small businesses and policymakers and enabling procurement efficiencies—at the cost of added administrative expense, potential short-term disruption to contract eligibility, and privacy risks if data are not carefully anonymized.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3570 Olney Laytonsville Road in Olney, Maryland, as the Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building.
The bill ceremonially names a post office in Olney, MD for Edward L. Ramsey—providing local recognition and consistent signage—while imposing only minor, taxpayer-funded administrative and signage costs with no change to mail service.
MAWS Act of 2026
The bill provides a short-term program to boost incomes for watermen and create processing demand for invasive blue catfish while improving data for managers, but it increases federal spending and risks market distortions, environmental side-effects, and added compliance costs for small operators.
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the International Coastal Cleanup.
The bill mobilizes volunteers to remove large amounts of coastal debris and creates a powerful dataset that aids research and policy, but relies on cleanup-focused approaches that can divert attention and resources from upstream solutions and carries costs and data-quality risks that must be managed.
Designating November 2025 as "National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month".
The resolution increases visibility of child and youth homelessness and could spur targeted support from schools and agencies, but without new funding or capacity increases it risks raising expectations and further straining limited local services.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on November 29, 2025, and recognizing its transformative impact on the education of children with disabilities.
The resolution reaffirms and protects students' statutory right to FAPE in the least restrictive environment while strengthening parents' role in IEP and early intervention decisions, prioritizing rights and partnership with minimal new obligations.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on November 29, 2025, and recognizing its transformative impact on the education of children with learning disabilities.
The bill strengthens enforceable education rights and expands supports and funding for children with disabilities and their families, improving services but increasing federal spending and administrative burdens for states and school districts.
Commemorating the centennial year of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
The resolution increases public recognition and reinforces professional standing for speech, language, and hearing services, but it is symbolic and does not provide new funding or enforceable rights, so concrete benefits depend on follow-on policy or funding actions.
Designating the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week".
The resolution raises awareness and provides evidence in favor of community schools—potentially improving supports and coordination—but it is symbolic (no new funding) and risks misdirected investment if ROI findings are applied without local context.
Expressing the sense of the Senate that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. does not have the confidence of the Senate or of the American people to faithfully carry out the duties of his office and should be removed from his position.
The resolution trades potential short-term budgetary savings and administrative consolidation at HHS for deep cuts and workforce disruptions that risk public-health capacity, ongoing research, and services for vulnerable populations.
