Julie Johnson

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This bill would allow the U.S. government to use federal money for American exhibits at world's fairs. For many years, the U.S. has depended only on private donations. This has sometimes caused it to miss chances to show off American innovation. This change would help the U.S. better promote its culture and technology worldwide.

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This bill would make the U.S. Ambassador for Cyberspace lead efforts to ensure America's role in future internet technology like 6G. It would also encourage projects that provide support to developing countries for building secure networks using U.S. technology. This aims to counter countries like China and Russia in setting global digital rules.

This bill would ensure the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can keep running smoothly. It would also require DHS to respond to Congress if there's a government shutdown in the government's budget year 2026. It would set aside money for DHS's daily operations and require them to perform all their usual duties, including answering questions from congressional offices. This means DHS functions would continue without interruption.

This bill would create a new advisory committee focused on training for health workers in community health centers. This committee would give advice, set performance goals, and create evaluation rules for training programs. The goal is to improve the skills of health professionals serving local communities.

This bill would make it easier to pursue criminal charges and civil lawsuits against local and federal law enforcement officers. It would change the standard for criminal charges from "willfully" to "knowingly or recklessly" when an officer deprives someone of their rights, leading to death. It would also remove "qualified immunity" as a defense for officers in civil cases, meaning they could no longer claim they acted in good faith or that the law wasn't clear.

This bill would require states to clearly notify voters if their assigned polling place changes for federal elections. It would ensure people get notices by mail, phone, and online, and find signs at old polling places. These changes aim to make sure voters know where to go on election day, starting January 1, 2026.

This bill would make financial training for military members more effective and personalized. It would change how the Department of Defense surveys service members about their money skills and what they want to learn. This means training would better fit the real-life financial challenges faced by those serving our country.

This bill would speed up the approval process for health care apprenticeship programs. It would require the government to make a decision on applications within 45 days. It would also make sure all apprenticeship agreement forms are available digitally.