Friendship
Save Our Shrimpers Act
The bill prevents U.S. IFI funds from supporting foreign shrimp aquaculture and adds GAO reporting to increase transparency, trading narrowed overseas funding for shrimp-related projects and greater oversight against possible economic ripple effects, reduced U.S. leverage at IFIs, and higher administrative costs.
Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act
The bill opens U.S. airspace to quieter civil supersonic flight with firm FAA timelines and community protections against sonic booms, trading faster travel and industry certainty for possible local noise/traffic impacts, higher compliance costs, and added FAA implementation burdens.
Medal of Honor Act
The bill raises and modernizes Medal of Honor pensions and temporarily preserves related authorities—improving recognition and administrative clarity for a small group of veterans and giving VA time to adapt—at the cost of modestly higher federal spending and some additional implementation and budgeting complexity for VA and taxpayers.
Preventing Trafficking of Minors Act of 2026
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to improve and expand electronic filing capabilities for Federal Aviation Administration Form 337, and for other purposes.
CODIS Access Modernization Act
The bill expedites criminal investigations and could reduce crime and public costs by allowing qualified private labs to upload DNA to national databases, but it raises substantial privacy, oversight, and cost risks that hinge on robust, timely federal safeguards and oversight.
Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2026
The bill significantly raises rail and hazardous-materials safety and preparedness through stricter operations, data sharing, oversight, and targeted federal funding, but those safety gains come with higher costs, increased administrative burdens, reduced operational flexibility for carriers, and possible downstream increases in freight prices.
Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act
The bill trades faster, more predictable aircraft certification and increased FAA transparency — supporting industry innovation and U.S. aerospace competitiveness — against higher administrative costs, potential diversion of FAA resources, reduced legal oversight, and elevated safety and equity risks if speed and industry-standard reliance outpace careful oversight.
Preventing Research Ownership Transfer to External Competitive Threats (PROTECT) Act of 2026
The bill strengthens federal tools to protect sensitive U.S. research and IP from foreign state actors by creating clearer prohibitions, enforcement, and fast designation authority — but it risks slowing academic and industry collaboration, imposing compliance costs and large penalties, and concentrating executive power with limited judicial review.
National Bridge Funding Reform Act
The bill channels targeted federal money to improve and protect bridges—boosting safety and reducing long-term costs—but does so by reallocating highway funds away from other programs (including climate and resilience efforts) and fixing allocations to a 2024 snapshot, creating trade-offs in equity and future responsiveness.