Michelle Fischbach

This resolution sets the specific rules for how the House of Representatives would debate and vote on five different bills. These bills cover topics like retirement savings, what counts as work time for pay, overtime calculations, tipped employee definitions, and who is considered a joint employer. The special rules would speed up their consideration by limiting debate and waiving procedural challenges.

This bill would make it clear that states can use federal welfare grants to support pregnancy centers. This means states would have explicit permission to fund organizations that offer services like counseling, education, and material aid to pregnant women and new parents.

This resolution would set special rules for the House to quickly consider changes made by the Senate to a government funding bill. This bill is for the government's budget year 2026. It would allow the House to vote on these changes faster by limiting debate and preventing procedural delays.

This bill would create two new grant programs to help increase duck populations. One program would focus on placing special nesting structures called 'hen houses' in the prairie pothole region, which is a key nesting area for ducks. The other program would help develop breeding habitats in California, including offering incentives to landowners.

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This bill would make it easier for local transit agencies to buy new buses. It would let them make advance payments to bus manufacturers using federal money without requiring the manufacturer to get a performance bond. However, agencies would need to follow specific rules, including a cap on how much they can pay upfront.

This bill would create a new grant program to help students pay for college if they plan to become law enforcement officers. Students could get up to $4,000 per year. However, they would have to agree to work as a law enforcement officer for at least four years after completing their course of study. It would also end a current program that supports university sustainability efforts.

This bill would create a federal website, "pregnancy.gov," to help pregnant and new mothers find resources in their area. It would also let mothers seek child support from the biological father of an unborn child, with payments potentially starting from conception. Additionally, the bill would set aside money for grants to support pregnancy centers and improve access to telehealth care for mothers.

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Currently, Medicare does not cover fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices because they are treated like regular hearing aids. This bill would direct the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to clarify that these devices are prosthetics. This change would allow Medicare to pay for these specific hearing devices for beneficiaries.

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