Senate Bills

Creates a voluntary pilot allowing eligible western states to cooperatively manage federal forests for sustainable timber, wildfire prevention, watershed protection, and rural development while retaining federal oversight and legal safeguards.

Establishes competitive federal grants and tax credits to convert underused commercial and surplus federal properties in coastal communities into resilient, energy-efficient affordable housing for essential workers, year-round residents, and moderate-income households.

Establishes a competitive HUD grant program for local governments to convert vacant commercial properties into affordable housing, prioritizing streamlined approvals, community coordination, infrastructure access, and affordability lasting at least 30 years.

The bill coordinates federal and Montana law enforcement on irregular migration, funds rural community response costs, preserves lawful asylum protections, and requires civil-rights compliance, public reporting, and local consultation.

Expands funding for immigration enforcement personnel, federally regulated detention capacity, and border technology while improving federal-state information sharing. It retains federal oversight, judicial review, legal counsel where required, and due-process protections.

Expands competitive HUD grants to build, rehabilitate, and preserve affordable rental housing, prioritizing local funding partnerships, streamlined permitting, 30-year affordability, tenant protections, and transparent cost reporting.

Requires federal agencies to notify designated state law enforcement when unlawfully present noncitizens accused of serious crimes are detained, transferred, or released, while preserving privacy and due-process protections.

Creates competitive HUD grants for high-cost communities to build, rehabilitate, and preserve affordable rental and workforce housing, with local approval, matching contributions, long-term affordability, and anti-displacement protections.

Creates a seasonal guest-worker program for verified farms with labor shortages, pairing streamlined visas and worker portability with electronic verification, workplace protections, employer penalties, border security, and congressional reporting.

Requires DHS to file standardized quarterly reports on immigration enforcement operations and spending, while directing federal audits and corrective plans to address waste, delays, and performance failures without exposing personal or sensitive law-enforcement information.