Esse quam videri
To be, rather than to seem
Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act
The bill accelerates next‑generation geothermal innovation and commercial deployment through targeted funding, generous cost‑share grants, data sharing, and workforce support, but it increases taxpayer costs and raises local environmental, proprietary, and implementation‑risk concerns that require careful mitigation.
To protect the national security of the United States by strengthening review of foreign adversary investments in the general aviation sector, and for other purposes.
To codify Executive Order 14412, entitled "Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks".
This bill would strengthen government and private-sector defenses against advanced cryptographic attacks by giving Executive Order protections the force of law, but it may concentrate decision-making in the executive branch, introduce privacy risks, create legal uncertainty, and impose compliance costs on organizations.
Foreign Medical Program Integrity and Improvement Act
The bill reduces VA program spending and tightens fraud controls (with emergency payment flexibility) to protect taxpayers and program integrity, but risks reduced provider participation, payment delays, reputational harm to mistakenly listed providers, and privacy/security concerns for veteran records.
American Drone Manufacturing Dominance Act of 2026
The bill strengthens national security and domestic UAS capacity by funding replacements, manufacturing, and training while restricting covered foreign-made systems — but does so at the cost of higher federal and local spending, increased administrative burdens, possible temporary gaps in public‑safety capability, and tradeoffs for privacy and small‑business competition.
COMPASS Act
The bill makes it easier for military families and homeschooled children to maintain educational continuity and face fewer relocation burdens during PCS moves, but it stops short of creating binding protections or funding and may create state-to-state administrative conflicts and uncertainty.
Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2026
The bill creates clearer, federal bright-line protections that shield remote sellers and reduce nexus-related uncertainty for businesses, but it will shrink some states' tax bases, risk competitive imbalances for in-state firms, and prompt state responses and transitional compliance costs.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain investment credit rules with respect to nuclear facilities.
The bill makes nuclear projects cheaper and faster to finance—potentially strengthening grid reliability and clean baseload capacity—but does so at the cost of federal revenue, possible crowding out of other clean technologies, and added administrative burdens.
Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act
The bill simplifies and formalizes carry authority and verification for a narrow group of current and former special operators—reducing training and litigation burdens and easing interactions with police—while increasing public-safety, privacy, administrative, and accountability risks by expanding carry privileges with less recurring oversight and limiting private enforcement.
Expatriate Terrorists Act of 2026
The bill strengthens national-security enforcement and clarifies denaturalization/removal authorities, but does so by expanding detention and deportation powers and narrowing procedural protections — increasing the risk of citizenship loss, detention, family separation, and legal uncertainty for immigrants.