26 Legislation
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
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Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age.
The bill increases accountability for serious juvenile offenders by allowing 14-year-olds to be tried in adult criminal court while trading off greater exposure of young teens to harsher punishment, reduced rehabilitative opportunities, higher costs, and risks of exacerbating racial and disability disparities.
Deputy Darren Almendarez Act
The bill strengthens tools to deter and prosecute catalytic-converter theft—potentially reducing thefts and aiding law enforcement—while imposing compliance burdens and creating risks of federal prosecution for businesses and individuals who fail to meet ID/recordkeeping rules, shifting enforcement costs to the federal system.
Citizenship Act of 2026
The bill gives the political branches clearer authority and faster tools to block birthright claims and to respond to mass unlawful border crossings, but does so at the cost of large civil‑liberties impacts, increased litigation and administrative burdens, higher enforcement costs, and weakened judicial oversight for affected migrants and families.
English Language Proficiency Act
The bill standardizes naturalization testing to ensure consistent rules for all applicants, but it makes citizenship harder for many older long-term residents and increases administrative burdens.
Homeownership Eligibility Reform Act
The bill aims to simplify mortgage eligibility and favor U.S. citizen borrowers and agency underwriting, but does so by excluding noncitizen borrowers from FHA- and GSE-backed financing—improving access for some citizens while reducing affordability, equity, and financial inclusion for immigrant communities and shifting risks to smaller lenders.
TREY'S Law
The bill strengthens survivors' ability to speak and seek justice by invalidating nondisclosure clauses that would silence child sexual-abuse victims, at the cost of increased litigation, reputational and financial exposure for parties to past settlements, and potential federal–state legal conflicts.
Somalia Immigration Moratorium Act
The bill trades clearer, easier-to-administer authority for U.S. immigration officials and reduced case-by-case adjudication for a nationality-specific moratorium/ban that substantially restricts Somali nationals' ability to seek refuge, reunite with family, or work in the U.S., with significant humanitarian, legal, economic, and diplomatic costs.
Student Visa Integrity Act of 2026
The bill substantially tightens oversight, vetting, and enforcement of nonimmigrant student programs—improving national‑security and fraud protections and clarifying rules—but at the cost of greater privacy risks, heavy compliance burdens, potential abrupt disruptions for students, and likely reductions in international enrollment and related economic benefits.
Congressional Budget Office Scheduling Reform Act
The bill increases transparency and planning by requiring CBO to publish predictable report schedules, improving coordination and accountability, at the cost of modest staff time and a risk of heightened criticism or politicization when reports slip.