Sic semper tyrannis
Thus always to tyrants
Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.
The bill preserves a biological‑sex‑based, women‑only membership for the DAR and clarifies organizational authority, but does so by excluding transgender and some intersex people, creating significant civil‑rights harms, legal risk, and potential negative impacts on nonprofit capacity.
Servicemember Payment Data Privacy and Security Act
The bill increases DoD cybersecurity and transparency by banning payment equipment tied to adversary-controlled vendors, but does so at the cost of financial disruption and compliance burdens for vendors, potential higher procurement expenses for taxpayers, and possible delays in contracting.
Cost Estimate Clarity Act
The bill improves budget transparency by forcing CBO to show how baseline assumptions affect cost estimates, giving lawmakers and the public clearer information while imposing additional workload on CBO and potential indirect costs for taxpayers.
No Bias in the Baseline Act
The bill increases fiscal transparency and forces explicit Congressional choices about continuing programs, but it risks understating long‑term costs, creating uncertainty and administrative burdens for state/local programs, and adding workload and politicization risks for CBO analyses.
287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026
The bill clarifies eligibility and strengthens oversight for COPS grants—helping agencies that cooperate with federal immigration enforcement access funds promptly—but it pressures jurisdictions to enter MOAs, risking community trust and civil‑liberties concerns, may disproportionately harm smaller jurisdictions, and adds administrative burdens and potential costs to taxpayers.
Protecting Access to American Products Act
The bill speeds short‑term relief for importers and small businesses by allowing temporary use of non‑coastwise vessels with predictable timelines, at the cost of potential harm to U.S. maritime jobs and fleet readiness and added administrative strain on agencies.
Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026
The bill widens access to streamlined and consumer bankruptcy reorganizations—helping more small businesses and middle‑class debtors avoid liquidation and preserve jobs—at the cost of greater uncertainty and potential losses for unsecured creditors, added burdens and delays for courts, and transitional fairness/timing issues for pending cases.
No Tax on Takings Act
The bill gives targeted tax relief to owners of condemned property (with an opt-out to preserve §1033 treatment) but reduces federal revenue and introduces election-related compliance risks and complexity for taxpayers.
Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025
The bill strengthens protections against foreign influence in ballot measures and clarifies fundraising rules going forward, but it increases compliance burdens, risks chilling lawful participation by some noncitizen residents, and could spark enforcement disputes if the wording is unclear.
Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2025
The bill increases public transparency, oversight, and opportunities for governments and communities to influence agency consent decrees, but it does so by imposing procedural hurdles and legal limits that will slow settlements, raise costs, and may restrict some third‑party challenges and access to enforcement.