23 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.
English Language Proficiency Act
Homeownership Eligibility Reform Act
The bill trades clearer, narrower eligibility and simpler underwriting for federal mortgage programs (benefiting U.S. citizen borrowers and agencies) against substantially reduced access to affordable mortgage finance for noncitizen households, with likely harms to immigrant homeownership, equity-building, local housing markets, and civil-rights exposure.
TREY'S Law
The bill strengthens survivors’ ability to speak and seek justice by rendering NDAs unenforceable for child sexual abuse disclosures, at the cost of legal and economic uncertainty for parties and potential federal–state conflicts over contract enforcement.
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 a report schedule, benefiting taxpayers, policymakers, and budget staff, but it imposes small administrative costs and risks heightened criticism or politicization if timing slips.
EQUALS Act of 2025
The bill standardizes and clarifies probation and trial rules—improving administrative clarity and preserving shorter protections for preference-eligible hires—while extending default probation lengths and delaying appeal rights for many new hires, increasing job insecurity and administrative burdens for federal workers and agencies.
Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act
The bill prioritizes public safety and faster removals by centralizing DHS authority and expanding mandatory detention/removability for many criminal convictions, at the cost of reduced discretionary relief, diminished procedural protections, potential disparate impacts, and increased detention and administrative burdens.