Montani semper liberi
Mountaineers are always free
35th state to join the Union on June 20, 1863
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
The bill protects firearms retailers' privacy and limits firearm-specific transaction labeling while preserving payment-security functions, but it shifts enforcement to the federal level, preempts local regulation, and leaves retailers without a private lawsuit option — potentially slowing remedies and imposing costs on banks.
Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025
The bill increases accountability and the likelihood that universal service funds build working broadband by restricting awards to proven providers and adding penalties, but it raises barriers and financial risks that can exclude smaller providers, increase costs, and slow deployment.
Transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes.
The bill expands protected park acreage and avoids land-purchase costs for a CBP training center, but it simultaneously allocates part of parkland to CBP use that may restrict public access and imposes administrative costs on federal operations.
Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
The bill creates a prominent, accessible national monument to honor Medal of Honor recipients and preserves memorial review standards, while potentially increasing taxpayer costs and constraining space, landscape, and site-selection flexibility on the National Mall.
STEWARD Act of 2025
The bill directs modest federal funding to expand recycling capacity and data-driven planning—prioritizing underserved communities and market development—but does so as a time‑delayed pilot with limited funding for reporting, no support for education/outreach, and some requirements that shift costs and burdens to state and local governments.
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
The resolution strengthens the EPW Committee's short-term staffing, expertise access, and administrative speed to support oversight, but does so with modest additional taxpayer cost, reduced procedural safeguards over spending, and some short-term uncertainty.
Designating December 6, 2025, as "National Miners Day".
Honoring the service and sacrifice of United States Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, who were tragically shot in Washington, D.C., in a targeted assault against United States service members on November 26, 2025.
The resolution publicly honors and raises awareness of National Guard members' service in D.C., but does so at the risk of retraumatizing survivors and exposing families/employers to privacy and security concerns.
Designating the week of May 18 through May 24, 2025, as "National Public Works Week".
The resolution raises the profile of public works—potentially improving justification for future public-health and preparedness investments—but it does not provide funding, so benefits depend on later policy and appropriations.
