Ritchie Torres

This bill would make the Army Corps of Engineers give yearly updates to Members of Congress. These updates would be about local projects in their areas. The briefings would share details on project progress, money spent, and environmental effects. This would help lawmakers stay informed about important work.

This bill would require officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to wear a scannable QR code on their uniforms. Scanning the code would let people quickly see the officer's identification and easily submit a complaint if needed. This change would take effect about six months after the bill becomes law.

This bill would create a national system to gather and deliver extra food to people and communities that need it. The U.S. Department of Agriculture would run this system and offer grants to local groups that rescue food. This means more leftover food from farms and stores could reach food banks and hungry families.

This bill would stop federal elected officials, staff, and appointees from using private government information to make money in prediction markets. It aims to prevent them from trading on future government policies or political outcomes if they have or could get secret information from their jobs.

This bill would allow Medicaid to pay for mental health and substance use disorder care for people of all ages in specialized facilities. Currently, Medicaid generally does not cover this care for people under 65. The bill would also require these facilities to meet new national quality standards.

Graduate and professional students would get more federal student loans. This bill, called the Professional Degree Access Restoration Act, would undo recent cuts to these loans. It would remove limits on how much they can borrow and extend how long they can get them. This means more financial help for students seeking advanced degrees.

This bill would let people visit national parks and wildlife refuges without paying an entrance fee on federal holidays. Right now, these fees can be charged every day, including holidays. If passed, visitors would be able to enter these natural spaces for free on certain days.

This bill would stop health insurance companies, including Medicaid plans, from putting arbitrary time limits on how long they will pay for anesthesia services. This means decisions about how long anesthesia is needed would be made by medical professionals, not by pre-set caps. It aims to ensure patients get the care they need without financial burdens or safety risks.

This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to create new federal guidelines for apartment buildings with a single stairway. These guidelines would help states and cities permit these buildings more easily. This could lead to more affordable housing. HUD would also offer grants for pilot projects to test these buildings.

Public housing agencies would have to share details about their contracts online. This aims to increase transparency regarding how these agencies spend money. Right now, these contract details are not always publicly available.

This bill would keep the Coast Guard's rules against hate symbols from becoming weaker. It would stop the Coast Guard leader from making these rules less strict. So, all Coast Guard members would keep following the existing, tougher standards.

This bill would require all health insurers to fully cover annual lung cancer screenings for adults aged 50 to 80 at increased risk. Eligible individuals would get these screenings without paying anything or facing common roadblocks like prior authorization.