Legislation to Watch
The 119th Congress is in session and based on the responses of the Member Issue Survey (Jan. 2025), these appear to be the current federal bills to watch. Most are still in committee and none have yet passed their respective House of Congress. If you would like to read the language of a bill or if you want to track its progress, please go to www.congress.gov. You can also use that address to share your views with your Congressional representatives and senators.
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11/2025
RESOURCES FOR TRACKING
LEGISLATION
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PLATFORMS:
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U.S. Senate U.S. Senate: Bills,
Acts, & Laws -
Office of The Clerk, US House of Representatives Office of the Clerk,
U.S. House of Representatives -
Votes​​
THIRD PARTY PLATFORMS
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GovTrack.us:
Tracking the U.S. Congress
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LegiScan
US Congress
Legislature | 2025-2026 |
119th Congress |
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Fast Democracy
Free bill tracking
for US Congress -
NEW BILLS
HR 433, Department of Education
Protection Act (Hayes, CT) prohibits the use of appropriated funds made available to the Department of Education (ED) to decentralize, reduce the staffing level of, or alter the responsibilities or functionality of ED compared to its organization or operation on January 1, 2025.
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INTERESTING READ
From ERS by Kathryn Chantry and
Kira FitzGerald, "These 12 States Are Most Affected by Federal Education
Cuts." August 4, 2025.
htttps://www.erstrategies.org/tap/federal-education-
funding-impact-on-states/
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action alert
2-22-26
The Heritage Foundation published a policy document dated 2-17-26 calling on states to intentionally enact laws restricting public education for undocumented
students and calling on the Supreme Court to overturn the 1982 decison in
Plyler v. Doe that held that denying children an education based on immigration
status violated the Constitution's equal protection clause.
2-22-26
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​The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act has passed the House and is now in the Senate, expected to be voted on by the end of Febraury, requires
documentary proof of U.S.Citizenship in order to register ot vote, such as a passport, naturalization certificate, birth certificate, or REAL ID. It also mandates photo ID when voting. It faces strong opposition in the Senate, beause of the barriers the bill presents such as for married individuals whose name has changed, young voters without a passport, elderly voters born before standardized birth certificates were issues, low income voters unable to afford the fees to obtain
required ID, and the potential of disenfranchising over 21 million voters.
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