Cindy Hyde-Smith

This bill would make the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians an official "affiliated area" of the National Park System right away. Historic Jefferson College in Natchez, Mississippi, would also become an affiliated area once the Secretary of the Interior confirms it meets National Park Service standards. These sites would be managed by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, with potential support from the federal government.

The 'Baby Observation Act' would direct the government to study home monitors that track a baby's heart rate and breathing. This study would look at how these monitors could help prevent sudden unexpected infant death, focusing on high-risk infants and potential implications for families. The findings would be shared with Congress, including recommendations for insurance coverage.

This bill would stop the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving any new abortion drugs. It would also put strict new rules on abortion drugs that are already approved, changing how they can be prescribed and given to patients. These changes would affect patients seeking abortion drugs, the doctors who prescribe them, and drug manufacturers.

This bill would make sure that efforts to build out internet connections in rural areas can keep going. It extends the current authorization for "middle mile" internet projects, which are the main lines that connect local internet providers to the wider web. This means rural communities and the companies that build these connections would continue to get support through 2031.

This bill would create a new federal grant program to help farmers and agricultural schools make their tractors safer. It would offer money to cover most of the cost of adding rollover protection structures to older tractors. Right now, there isn't a federal program specifically for these safety upgrades.

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