Laura Gillen

This bill would make federal agencies and worker groups team up to ensure weather units for air traffic control have enough staff. This aims to make flying safer and smoother for everyone. It would also require regular reports to Congress on how well these units are staffed.

This bill would make it easier for military and Department of Defense civilian air traffic controllers to get civilian jobs with the Federal Aviation Administration. It would require an existing government working group to develop recommendations and identify barriers that slow down this job transition. The working group would also include these recommendations in its reports.

This bill would create a competition with a cash prize of at least $45 million to speed up the development of new technology that stops drunk driving. It would also set up a new federal center to help states and police improve traffic safety and establish a national system to track crashes involving drugs. These changes aim to make roads safer for all drivers and passengers by reducing deaths and injuries from hazardous driving.

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This bill would create a new 6-year program to find better ways to protect coastlines from erosion. The program would test new technologies, including natural-looking methods, in different parts of the country. This research could lead to new solutions for coastal areas.

This bill would make it easier for schools in high-poverty areas to offer free meals to all students. It would lower the number of low-income students a school needs to have to offer free meals to everyone. This means more kids in need would get free breakfast and lunch.

This bill, called "Gio's Law," would create a new federal grant program. It would help state, local, and tribal police agencies buy epinephrine products, like EpiPens, and train their officers to use them. This means officers could respond to life-threatening allergic reactions, and the public would learn more about these emergencies.

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This bill would create federal rights for individuals to access fertility treatments, also known as assisted reproductive technology (ART). It would also protect health care providers' ability to offer these services. This means states and local governments could not unreasonably limit or stop people from getting or providing ART.

This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to grant temporary protected status to Haitian nationals living in the U.S. for 18 months. This status would begin on August 3, 2025, offering protection from deportation and allowing them to work legally.