Esse quam videri
To be, rather than to seem
To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish task forces to facilitate and inform the development of technical standards and guidelines relating to the identification of content created by generative artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to codify the Optional Practical Training program.
Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act
RECON Act
The bill strengthens claimants' appeal rights and access to hearings by eliminating mandatory reconsideration, but risks larger SSA workloads, higher costs, and longer waits for benefits unless the agency receives sufficient resources.
HBCU AI Research Leadership Act
The bill guarantees a meaningful, equity-focused funding floor for HBCUs to expand AI research and workforce pathways, at the cost of shrinking the funding pool for non-HBCU projects and creating administrative and eligibility challenges for some institutions.
Ensuring OB–GYN Care in Prisons Act
The bill substantially improves access to and quality of reproductive and pregnancy care for incarcerated women and increases transparency, but it does so at meaningful federal cost and operational burden and raises implementation, privacy, and legal risks.
Military Family Diaper Partnership Act
The bill provides targeted, leveraged, and predictable diaper support for military families by channeling funds through established local providers, but at a modest federal cost and with eligibility and matching rules that could exclude smaller or newer nonprofit partners and increase DoD administrative duties.
Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026
The bill expands targeted telehealth mental‑health coverage for Medicaid enrollees under judicial home confinement—improving access for a high‑need reentry group—but narrows who benefits, caps visits, and relies on telehealth in ways that may leave some people without effective access and impose costs on states.
Empowering Young Readers Act of 2026
The bill funds targeted grants and book distributions that can expand youth access to reading materials and support nonprofit literacy efforts, but limited overall funding and administrative/discretionary hurdles risk uneven reach and effectiveness.
