Lloyd Doggett

TREE Act

The proposal would ban the import of products made from illegally deforested wood or materials sourced from deforested land, and prevent companies from selling such items across state lines in the United States. This would affect businesses that import or sell goods like timber, beef, soy, and other commodities linked to forest destruction, potentially making these products more expensive or harder to find. The goal is to reduce demand for products that contribute to deforestation around the world by cutting off their access to the American market.

Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act

This bill would require hospitals to maintain minimum staffing levels for nurses and other healthcare workers to ensure patient safety and quality care. The legislation would likely set standards for how many patients each nurse can care for and establish penalties for hospitals that fail to meet these requirements. The bill affects hospitals, healthcare workers, and patients who receive care in hospital settings.

Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2026

This bill would prevent large U.S. corporations from moving their headquarters to other countries to avoid paying American taxes, a practice known as a corporate inversion. The legislation would make it harder or more costly for companies to relocate their tax home abroad while keeping most of their operations in the United States, affecting multinational corporations and potentially increasing federal tax revenue.

Ending Importation of Laundered Russian Oil Act

This bill would ban the United States from importing Russian oil that has been disguised or transferred through other countries to hide its origin, a practice known as "oil laundering." The measure aims to prevent Russia from evading existing sanctions by making it illegal to buy Russian petroleum products that have been obscured through international trade schemes, affecting oil companies, refineries, and potentially gas prices for American consumers.

No Aid for Russian Energy Act

This bill would prohibit the U.S. government from providing financial assistance or aid to Russia's energy sector, likely in response to Russian military actions or geopolitical tensions. The measure would affect American foreign aid programs and any government funding that might support Russian oil, gas, or other energy industries. The bill is currently under review by congressional committees to determine which provisions fall under their respective areas of responsibility.

GUARD Veterans’ Health Care Act

The legislation would expand health care benefits and services for members of the National Guard and Reserve forces, ensuring they have better access to medical care both during and after their service. It aims to address gaps in current coverage that these part-time military personnel often face compared to active-duty service members, potentially including mental health services, preventive care, and treatment for service-related injuries. The bill would affect hundreds of thousands of Guard and Reserve members across the country who juggle civilian jobs with military duties.

Prompt and Fair Pay Act

The bill would require health insurance companies and healthcare providers to process and pay medical claims more quickly and fairly, likely setting deadlines for claim decisions and penalties for unreasonable delays. This would affect patients who submit insurance claims, healthcare workers who process them, and insurance companies that handle them. The goal is to ensure people get reimbursed faster when they receive medical care.

Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act

The proposal would limit tax deductions that large corporations can claim for executive bonuses and compensation packages worth over $1 million per employee. Companies would no longer be able to write off these high-level pay packages as business expenses, effectively making it more expensive for them to award multimillion-dollar bonuses. This change would primarily affect large corporations and their highest-paid executives while potentially increasing federal tax revenue.

Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025

Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025 This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Coverage includes (1) routine dental cleanings and exams, basic and major dental services, emergency dental care, and dentures; (2) routine eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses; and (3) routine hearing exams, hearing aids, and exams for hearing aids. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements.

Farewell to Foam Act of 2025

This bill would ban or restrict the use of foam products—like foam cups, food containers, and packaging materials—that are difficult to recycle and harmful to the environment. The restrictions would affect businesses that manufacture, import, or sell these foam items, as well as restaurants and retailers that currently use them for serving food and drinks. The goal is to reduce plastic waste in landfills and oceans by pushing companies and consumers toward more environmentally friendly alternatives.

No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act

This bill would eliminate tax deductions and credits for companies that move jobs and production overseas, making it more expensive for businesses to outsource work to other countries. The goal is to discourage American companies from relocating operations abroad by removing financial incentives that currently make outsourcing cheaper. The legislation would affect large corporations that export jobs or manufacturing, potentially keeping more employment and business activity within the United States.

Stop the Wait Act of 2025

Stop the Wait Act of 2025 This bill phases out the initial waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eliminates the waiting period for certain disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare. Under current law, individuals generally must wait five months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits. The bill would gradually reduce this waiting period before eliminating it entirely in the year 2030. Further, the bill would eliminate the 24-month waiting period for certain disabled workers and other individuals to become eligible for Medicare. Under current law, individuals under the age of 65 may generally enroll in Medicare after they have been eligible for SSDI or Social Security child’s, widow’s, or widower’s benefits by reason of disability for 24 months. The bill would eliminate this waiting period for individuals for whom the annual cost of certain medical insurance would exceed a specified percentage of their household income (i.e., those who cannot afford minimum essential coverage). Medicare eligibility for these individuals must be available retroactively to the first month that an individual qualified for SSDI or Social Security child’s, widow’s, or widower’s benefits by reason of disability.

Assuring Medicare’s Promise Act of 2025

Assuring Medicare’s Promise Act of 2025 This bill increases the net investment tax for certain taxpayers and appropriates revenue from the net investment tax to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (which finances Medicare Part A). The bill also requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to issue additional guidance on the net investment tax. The bill requires individuals with a modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) exceeding $400,000 ($500,000 for joint filers and $250,000 for married individuals filing separately), estates, and trusts to pay a tax of 3.8% on the greater of their specified net income or net investment income, subject to limitations. (Under current law, individuals with a MAGI exceeding $200,000 [or $250,000 for joint filers], estates, and trusts pay a 3.8% tax on net investment income.) The bill defines specified net income by expanding the definition of net investment income to include gross income from any trade or business (unless subject to employment taxes), including interest, dividends, annuities, royalties, and rents; include net gain from the disposition of business property; eliminate the exclusion of income from the investment of working capital; and eliminate the exception related to certain active partnership or S corporation interests. The bill also expands the net investment tax definition of a trade or business , disallows net operating losses in calculating net investment income, includes certain foreign-sourced income in net investment income, and requires the IRS to issue guidance on the treatment of certain corporate distributions for purposes of the net investment tax.