Maverick Act
The bill enables a local museum to acquire historic F‑14D aircraft for public display and education without federal purchase costs, but shifts substantial restoration, safety liability, and regulatory compliance risks and costs onto the local recipients.
Require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.
The bill gives existing hydropower license holders more time and regulatory predictability to protect investments and potential renewable capacity, while trading off near-term local economic activity, prolonging environmental uncertainty for affected communities, and risking weaker incentives and greater backlog in federal permitting.
Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
The bill expands the Crow Tribe's authority and funding flexibility to develop reservation water infrastructure and strengthens tribal ownership, but leaves funding timing uncertain and places long-term operation and replacement cost risks squarely on the Tribe.
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act
The bill trades greater legal finality and predictable limits on long-running civil and criminal actions (benefitting small businesses, grant recipients, and federal personnel) for a heightened risk that fraud discovered after 10 years cannot be recovered or prosecuted, potentially raising costs and weakening deterrence.
Honoring the strategic importance of the C5+1 diplomatic platform and recognizing the deepening partnership between the United States and the nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The resolution strengthens U.S. influence, energy/security cooperation, and supply-chain resilience with Central Asia, but it also raises risks of taxpayer costs, potential military/ intelligence entanglement, and environmental harm tied to expanded mining and infrastructure.
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
The bill inserts unspecified regulatory text that creates legal and operational uncertainty and may raise compliance costs for financial firms until the content is clarified.
Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
The bill lets state and local governments purchase DOD aircraft and parts through 2035 to strengthen wildfire suppression capacity, but it narrows other uses, may create long-term reliance that discourages civilian fleet investment, and could impose indirect costs on taxpayers.
Congratulating the Montana State University football team for winning the 2025 Division I Football Championship Subdivision Championship.
This resolution publicly honors Montana State's team and individuals—boosting local pride and visibility—while remaining a symbolic gesture that does not change policy or funding.
Recognizing and celebrating 100 years of quantum mechanics.
The resolution promotes U.S. leadership, workforce development, and economic opportunity in quantum technologies while risking higher federal spending and reduced public transparency as research becomes more security-focused.
