Friendship
Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Enforcement and Coordination Act
The bill centralizes federal coordination, training, and information‑sharing to improve crypto‑theft investigations and victim recovery—trading off clearer enforcement and potential deterrence against higher taxpayer costs, compliance burdens, privacy risks, and remaining gaps in consumer remedies and regulatory clarity.
Protect the Presidency Act
End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026
The bill strengthens federal ability to secure custody of criminal aliens and punishes obstruction—potentially improving public safety—at the cost of exposing local officials to severe criminal penalties, legal and fiscal burdens, and increased federal-local conflict over enforcement priorities.
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026
The bill prioritizes reducing taxpayer-funded private payouts and increasing transparency and accountability in federal settlements, but at the cost of reduced settlement flexibility that could raise litigation costs, delay victim recoveries in complex cases, and create unfunded administrative burdens.
No Tax on Restored Benefits Act
The bill temporarily excludes the 2025 portion of Title II benefit increases from taxable income, giving many retirees immediate after‑tax gains and possibly lower Medicare premiums while imposing a modest one‑year revenue loss and some administrative complexity and potential confusion about the benefit's permanence.
Credit Card Competition Act of 2026
The bill opens up routing choice to increase competition and potentially lower merchant costs and spur payment innovation, but it risks shifting costs back to consumers, imposes compliance costs on large issuers, and could create harms if networks are publicly labeled as national‑security risks.
Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025
The bill lowers costs and simplifies customs for FTZ users and can support local job growth while providing clearer statutory authority and a tight timeline for CBP implementation — at the trade‑off of greater competitive pressure on some domestic producers, potential tariff revenue loss, and risks from rushed or uncertain implementation.
Taiwan Interpol Endorsement and Inclusion Act
The bill seeks to improve U.S.-Taiwan criminal-justice cooperation and congressional transparency by advocating for Taiwan's Interpol participation and requiring reports, but it creates risks of PRC retaliation, possible exposure of intelligence gaps, and additional diplomatic and operational resource burdens.
Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act
The bill improves transparency to help detect and deter foreign (especially PRC) influence in U.S. tax-exempt groups, but does so by imposing new disclosure and compliance burdens that may chill donations and academic/cultural exchanges, raise privacy concerns, and create diplomatic risks.
Leadership in CET Act
The bill offers faster, lower-cost patent review for key U.S. technologies—boosting commercialization and transparency—but narrows who can use it, allows security-driven restrictions, and is time-limited, creating trade-offs between competitiveness and exclusion/uncertainty.