Pete Sessions

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This bill would create a new office within the Treasury Department and a permanent Inspector General to prevent fraud and improper payments in federal programs. It would centralize efforts to catch fraud in various government spending, from COVID-19 relief to infrastructure projects, by sharing data and conducting audits. This aims to protect taxpayer money by making it harder for fraudsters to misuse federal funds.

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This bill would speed up how quickly new medicines and clinical trials for immediately life-threatening diseases become available in the U.S. It would let the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accept approvals from trusted international health agencies, rather than requiring a full, separate U.S. review. This means patients could get access to treatments sooner.

This bill would set up a new grant program for states to improve how people prove who they are online. It aims to reduce identity theft and fraud by helping states create more secure digital IDs and protect against advanced scams like deepfakes. Americans would have more reliable ways to protect their identity online, and states would get money to help people get these new digital IDs.

This bill would create a separate set of rules for homeopathic drug products, affecting how they are made, tested, and labeled. It aims to ensure continued access to these products while requiring clearer safety and quality standards for manufacturers and more transparent information for consumers. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would need to create new regulations and withdraw its current guidance on these products.

This bill would create a new government fund called the Independence Investment Fund within the Treasury Department. It would invest in U.S. companies developing important technologies like biotechnology that are key for national and economic security. The goal is to help these companies grow and reduce reliance on foreign investments, while also guiding private investors.

The President would gain direct power to nominate judges for District of Columbia courts and choose chief judges, ending the commission that currently recommends judicial candidates. This changes how D.C. judges are selected, giving the President more direct authority over local court appointments.

This bill would let victims of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing and 1996 Khobar Towers bombing apply for missed lump sum payments. Some victims missed these "lump sum catch-up payments" because older rules only allowed one application. This meant if they already got regular payments, they couldn't apply for the lump sum. This change would give them a new chance to get these funds.

This bill, called the Words Matter Act of 2025, would change outdated terms in federal laws. It would replace words like "mentally retarded" with "intellectual disability" or "individuals with intellectual disabilities" across many areas, from healthcare to criminal justice. This ensures more respectful language without changing anyone's benefits or rights.

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