Senate Bills

Establishes a VA grant program for community clinics, nonprofits, and telehealth networks providing confidential mental-health and suicide-prevention services to veterans and military families, prioritizing rural and underserved areas with annual outcome reporting.

Establishes a $5 billion NTIA grant program to expand affordable, reliable broadband in underserved rural and tribal communities, prioritizing locally governed projects, tribal consultation, transparency, local jobs, and community control.

Establishes national privacy rules requiring consent for sensitive data, data minimization, consumer access and deletion rights, and protections against discriminatory data use. The FTC would enforce business compliance, while the DOJ would oversee federal agencies.

Establishes an NTIA competitive grant program to expand reliable, affordable high-speed broadband in rural and underserved areas, prioritizing local and Tribal providers while requiring enforceable standards and public reporting.

Authorizes competitive federal grants for rural Georgia bridge, road, water, and wastewater projects, prioritizing documented safety, public health, infrastructure, and economic needs while seeking local matching funds where feasible.

Expands rural addiction care through competitive grants for telehealth, medication-assisted treatment, peer recovery, and transportation, prioritizing veterans, first responders, and underserved communities. It uses existing federal programs and offices rather than creating a new agency.

Establishes a competitive federal grant program for Georgia projects restoring waterways, protecting forests and drinking-water sources, improving wildlife habitat, and expanding public access, with preference for local funding, workers, and long-term stewardship.

Authorizes $12 billion over five years for rural roads, bridges, freight routes, and high-speed internet, prioritizing market, school, and emergency access while requiring matching funds and measurable results.

The bill accelerates coordinated federal reviews for energy and grid projects while retaining environmental, tribal, and safety protections. It also supports carbon capture, methane reduction, advanced nuclear power, grid reliability, and reduced dependence on foreign energy.

The bill expands rural veterans’ access to evidence-based addiction treatment through mobile clinics, telehealth, transportation aid, and local providers. It also strengthens opioid-industry reporting and enforcement, directing civil penalties and settlements toward veterans’ recovery services.