No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026
The bill strengthens Title IV fraud detection and program oversight—protecting taxpayers and program integrity—but does so at the cost of potential delays and disproportionate access burdens for low-income students, increased privacy risks, and added administrative costs for institutions.
License to Drill Act
The bill centralizes mineral leasing receipts into a single Fund to improve predictability and transparency, but it risks reducing and delaying funds for state and local governments and creates greater federal discretion and potential funding uncertainty for mineral programs.
Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026
The bill secures a long-term, fee‑exempt, fast permit for local residents and nonprofits to display a flag at Kyhv Peak, but it does so by removing environmental review and shifting costs and access priorities in ways that reduce federal environmental oversight and broaden taxpayer liability.
To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
The bill improves customs' ability to share nonpublic importation data and broadens who can receive it—helping rights holders and importers detect counterfeits and speed dispute resolution—while increasing the risk that sensitive business information will be disclosed under broad discretion, raising costs and privacy concerns for small businesses and other importers.
Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act
The bill clarifies the Shivwits Band's legal status and makes commercial and leasing rules more predictable—benefiting development and non‑tribal actors—while shifting dispute resolution toward state/federal fora and arbitration, which reduces tribal legal autonomy and can raise costs, uncertainty, and enforcement challenges.
MAPWaters Act of 2025
The bill creates standardized, publicly accessible geospatial data and clearer roles to improve safety, coordination, and conservation communication for waterways, but does so with new costs, reporting and implementation burdens, potential constraints on state flexibility and access, and risks to sensitive sites and data privacy.
Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025
The bill creates a Utah-focused forest health and wildfire prevention Institute and enables university partnerships, but it leaves funding and implementation details unspecified and may increase federal administrative burdens.
University of Utah Research Park Act
The bill clears the way for the University of Utah to expand and develop its large research park—adding jobs, student housing, and a transit hub—by ratifying prior approvals to reduce legal uncertainty, while increasing local environmental impacts, potential public costs, and limiting opportunities for renewed public review.
STARS Act
One free national park day expands access for families, students, and local businesses but comes at the cost of lost fee revenue and potential crowding and strain on park resources.
Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025
