Julie Johnson

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 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 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 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.

This bill would create a new program at the State Department to encourage people to report illegal defense exports. Whistleblowers who provide useful information could get a cash award of 10% to 30% of any civil penalties collected. It would also protect them from being fired or punished by their employers for coming forward.

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This bill would formally give the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) the job of protecting pipelines from cyberattacks and other threats. This means the TSA would create new rules, inspect pipelines, and work with pipeline companies. Its role in pipeline security would become clear and official.