Maxine Waters

This bill would require the U.S. government to make sure that children in Gaza receive at least three nutritious meals each day and other civilians receive at least two. It would also make the U.S. Secretary of State publicly report on how food aid is distributed and quickly inform Congress if any aid is blocked or misused.

This bill would stop petroleum refineries from using hydrogen fluoride, a highly dangerous chemical. It would immediately ban its use in any new refineries and give existing refineries five years to switch to safer alternatives. This aims to protect refinery workers and the over 14 million people living near these facilities from mass casualty events.

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This bill would make government reports on how countries fight drug money laundering more detailed. It would require specific examples of improvements from these countries. The bill would also push for more consistent checks on banks to prevent financial crimes. This aims to help the U.S. and other nations better track and stop illegal money.

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This bill, called the Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025, would set aside over $100 billion to help address housing needs across the country. It would provide funding for affordable rental housing, downpayment assistance for first-time homebuyers, and programs to make homes safer and more energy-efficient. The goal is to make housing more available and affordable for low-income families, people with disabilities, older adults, and those in rural and Native American communities.

This bill would let the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) start a pilot program to make it easier for people to get small home loans. The program could offer grants to help homebuyers with costs like down payments and closing fees. It would also encourage lenders to provide more mortgages with an original principal balance of $100,000 or less.

People could easily find out about undeveloped public land in their area. This bill would require local groups that get federal housing grants to create a public, searchable website. This site would list all the undeveloped land they own. This change would make it simpler for everyone to access information about local land, starting in October 2026.

This bill would create a new grant program to help bring diabetes treatment and prevention services to people in urban and rural areas that don't have enough medical care. Public and nonprofit health providers could apply for these grants to offer routine care, education, and specialized treatments like eye and foot care for diabetic patients. The program would be authorized to receive funding from the government's budget year 2026 through 2031.

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