Senate Bills
September 2026 Senate Session
Rural Farm Input Supply and Inflation Relief Act
This bill aims to lower farm production costs and ease rural inflation by supporting domestic manufacturing of fertilizer and other key farm inputs, improving transportation bottlenecks in agricultural corridors, and requiring public reporting on regional input prices and supply disruptions. It combines industrial incentives, infrastructure prioritization, and market transparency measures to stabilize costs for producers and consumers.
4 cosponsors
Border Security Intelligence and Visa Vetting Improvement Act
This bill would tighten immigration and visa screening by expanding real-time intelligence sharing, increasing counterterrorism and criminal background checks for high-risk cases, and strengthening identity and fraud checks at ports of entry. It also requires regular reports to Congress on results and civil liberties safeguards.
4 cosponsors
Rural and Coastal Health Access Improvement Act
This bill would increase federal support for healthcare access in rural and coastal underserved areas through grants for community clinics, telehealth broadband investment, and loan repayment incentives to attract doctors, nurses, mental health providers, and emergency workers. It prioritizes geographically isolated communities, including fishing towns and small towns with persistent provider shortages.
9 cosponsors
Rural and Island Health Access Stabilization Act
This bill would boost federal support for healthcare access in rural, island, and other remote underserved areas by funding community health centers, telehealth infrastructure, and targeted maternal, behavioral, and emergency care programs. It also requires HHS to prioritize high-need regions and report yearly to Congress on access and outcomes.
6 cosponsors
Rural Timber Supply and Housing Cost Relief Act
This bill aims to lower rural housing and repair costs by boosting domestic timber production through grants, low-interest financing, and temporary tax incentives for wood building materials. It also speeds up federal review and implementation of hazardous-fuels reduction, salvage, and routine forest management projects while requiring compliance with existing environmental laws.
3 cosponsors
Federal Procurement Efficiency and Anti-Inflation Act
This bill aims to reduce federal spending pressures by tightening competitive bidding, cutting procurement waste, consolidating overlapping contracts, and publicly reporting procurement cost growth. It avoids expanding executive power, pauses some new administrative procurement overhead for a year, and sends any documented savings to deficit reduction while exempting national security and emergency response needs.
0 cosponsors
Tribal Sovereignty and Native Civil Rights Enforcement Act
This bill expands federal enforcement against discrimination affecting federally recognized Tribes and Native Americans in public services, permitting, and land-use decisions, while requiring stronger government-to-government consultation before major federal actions. It also creates civil remedies and penalties for repeat violators and explicitly preserves Tribal treaty rights, sovereignty, and federal trust responsibilities.
1 cosponsor
Affordable Housing Resilience and Preservation Act
This bill expands federal tax incentives and housing grants to build, rehab, and preserve affordable housing in high-cost and climate-vulnerable states, with added support for resilience upgrades against flooding, wildfire, storms, and sea-level rise. It also directs HUD to prioritize long-term affordability, anti-displacement efforts, and housing for extremely low-income households, seniors, and working families.
4 cosponsors
Domestic Jobs and Skilled Workforce Incentive Act
This bill would create a temporary tax credit for employers that add full-time U.S. jobs in manufacturing, freight, and infrastructure industries, while funding job-training partnerships for skilled trades through community colleges and employers. It also requires annual reporting on job creation, completion rates, and cost-effectiveness to track whether the programs work.
5 cosponsors
Border Security Technology and Visa Enforcement Act of 2026
This bill boosts border enforcement by funding surveillance technology, tighter visa overstay tracking, more asylum officers, faster credible-fear screenings, and tougher penalties for smuggling tied to cartels. It emphasizes security, fraud detection, and expanded investigative tools while stating procedures must remain consistent with federal law and due process.
1 cosponsor