Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

To direct the Attorney General to establish an official station for the United States attorney for the Western District of Washington in the county of Clark, Washington, and for other purposes.

The federal government would establish an official office for the U.S. Attorney serving western Washington state in Clark County, allowing prosecutors to work closer to the communities they serve in that area. This would give the U.S. Attorney's office a physical location in Clark County to handle federal cases and legal matters affecting residents there, rather than requiring all work to be done from a distant office.

Stop Scamming Truckers Act

The proposal would set rules for how private companies can use or communicate about Department of Transportation identification numbers and information. This would likely prevent businesses from misusing official government numbers in their marketing or communications in ways that could confuse consumers or misrepresent their authority. The measure affects any private business that references or uses DOT numbers in their operations or advertising.

Congressional Quilt Show Resolution of 2026

This resolution would authorize and organize a quilt show to be displayed in Congress, likely featuring quilts made by constituents or artists from across the country. The event would be managed by the House Committee on House Administration and would serve as a cultural exhibition within the Capitol building. This type of resolution is primarily ceremonial and does not create new laws or policies affecting the public.

Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act

This bill would likely establish rules to prevent large companies from unfairly pricing out or discriminating against small local businesses in their dealings with them. The legislation appears aimed at protecting small retailers and service providers from being squeezed out by bigger competitors through pricing practices or other unfair business tactics. It would affect how large corporations can conduct business with smaller companies that depend on them as suppliers or partners.

Directing the Office of Congressional Conduct to establish standards of conduct related to mental capacity of members of the House of Representatives.

The bill would require the Office of Congressional Conduct to create official rules about what happens when House members may have mental or cognitive problems that affect their ability to do their job. These standards would establish a process for addressing concerns about a member's mental fitness to serve, affecting how Congress handles situations where a representative's mental capacity is questioned. The proposal aims to give Congress a clear, formal procedure rather than leaving such sensitive matters unaddressed.

LIGHT Safety Act

The LIGHT Safety Act addresses transportation safety and infrastructure issues, likely focusing on lighting standards or visibility requirements for vehicles and roadways to reduce accidents and improve public safety. The bill has been sent to two congressional committees—Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce—to review different parts of the proposal based on their areas of responsibility.

Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act of 2025

This bill would help rural communities build and operate more childcare facilities by providing funding and support through agricultural programs. It aims to make it easier for parents in farming areas and small towns to find affordable childcare so they can work, while also helping rural economies grow by keeping families in these communities.

Warrior Right to Repair Act of 2025

This bill would allow military service members and veterans to repair their own military equipment and gear, similar to "right to repair" laws for consumer products, rather than being forced to send items back to manufacturers or official repair centers. The legislation aims to give soldiers more independence and potentially save money by letting them fix things like uniforms, gear, and equipment themselves without voiding warranties or facing legal restrictions. It affects active-duty personnel, veterans, and military families who currently have limited options for maintaining or repairing their issued equipment.

Jobs in the Woods Act

This bill would likely create or expand job training and employment programs focused on forestry, timber harvesting, and woodland management work. It would help workers gain skills in forest-related jobs while potentially supporting rural communities that depend on timber and forest industries. The bill affects workers seeking forestry careers, rural economies, and companies in the timber and forest management sectors.

Research for Healthy Soils Act

Research for Healthy Soils Act This bill includes research on the agricultural impacts of microplastics and PFAS in land-applied biosolids or compost on farmland as a Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension area. Microplastic is a plastic or plastic-coated particle that is less than 5 millimeters in size. Perfluoroalky and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. The bill specifically allows grants for carrying out or enhancing research in this area (e.g., the development or analysis of techniques, including wastewater treatment and composting, to filter out or biodegrade such substances from biosolids intended to be used for agricultural purposes). Further, the bill reauthorizes USDA grants to support competitive specialized research and extension activities, including high-priority areas, through FY2031. The bill also specifically reauthorizes through FY2031 the Pulse Crop Health Initiative; the Comprehensive Food Safety Training Network; pollinator protection research and extension grants; increased USDA capacity and infrastructure to address and conduct research on colony collapse disorder and other pollinator issues; and a USDA-conducted nationwide honey bee pest, pathogen, health, and population status surveillance program.

Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025

Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025 This bill makes changes to grant programs administered by the Forest Service to promote wood products. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2030, modifies, and renames the Community Wood Facilities Grant program. Currently named the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program, this program provides competitive grants to fund a portion of the capital costs for installing community wood energy systems or building innovative wood products facilities. Modifications to the program include increasing the maximum grant amount per facility, increasing the portion of a project's cost that may be covered by a grant, and changing the grant selection criteria. The bill also modifies the Wood Innovation Grant Program, which provides grants to develop and expand the market for innovative wood products. Specifically, the bill increases the portion of a project's cost that may be covered by such a grant. The bill also modifies both programs to prioritize grants for the construction, use, or retrofitting of forest products manufacturing.

Helping Heroes Act

Helping Heroes Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Veteran Family Resource Program to address social determinants of health challenges experienced in veterans’ family units and ensure veterans and their families have access to services and resources to support wellness within the family units. In implementing the program, the VA must (1) appoint at least one family coordinator in each Veterans Integrated Service Network (regional VA health care administrative areas), and (2) ensure adequate staffing and resources to ensure family coordinators are able to carry out their duties and functions. Under the bill, a family coordinator’s function is generally to serve at a VA medical center as a point person regarding VA and community resources for veterans, their families, and caregivers and survivors of veterans. The VA may expand the program to additional medical centers as appropriate. Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this bill, and not less frequently than once every five years after, the VA must survey disabled veterans and their families to identify and better understand their needs.

Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act

Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act This bill expands and makes permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grant program that provides transportation options to veterans for medical purposes. First, the bill expands the program to cover transportation for veterans in rural areas, in addition to veterans in highly rural areas (who are already eligible under the program). The bill also authorizes the VA to award such grants to county veterans service organizations and tribal organizations to assist veterans with transportation for medical care. Further, the bill increases the maximum grant amount to $60,000. However, if a grant recipient is required to purchase a vehicle to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, such grant amount may be increased to not more than $80,000. Finally, the bill defines rural and highly rural in the same manner as the terms are given under the Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCA) coding system of the Department of Agriculture. RUCA uses population density and commuting patterns to assign designations.

PARA–EMT Act of 2025

The bill would establish federal standards and support for paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who respond to medical emergencies and transport patients to hospitals. It likely aims to improve training requirements, certification, and working conditions for these emergency responders across different states, which currently have varying rules. The measure would affect paramedics and EMTs, the hospitals and ambulance services that employ them, and the patients who depend on emergency medical services.

Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act

Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act This bill exempts specified water management entities from liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) for releases of certain perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. Specifically, the entities covered under the bill are public water systems, publicly or privately owned or operated treatment works, municipalities with a stormwater discharge permit, political subdivisions or special districts of a state that act as a wholesale water agency, and contractors performing the management or disposal activities for such entities. Under the bill, the exemption only applies if a specified entity transports, treats, disposes of, or arranges for the transport, treatment or disposal of PFAS consistent with applicable laws and during and following the conveyance or treatment of water under federal or state law, such as through the management or disposal of biosolids consistent with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Liability for damages or costs associated with the release of certain PFAS must not be precluded if an entity acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Reliability for Ratepayers Act

Reliability for Ratepayers Act This bill modifies provisions concerning the hiring and compensation of employees of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), which is a nonprofit federal power marketing administration that sells hydropower in the Northwest. Specifically, it directs BPA to develop and implement a plan that specifies and fixes the compensation for its employees, including members of the Senior Executive Service. Within a year, BPA must develop an initial compensation plan, which must be approved by the Department of Energy. BPA must implement the plan no later than one year after the plan is developed. The compensation plan must be based on an annual survey of the prevailing compensation for similar positions in the public sectors of the electric industry, provide compensation that is competitive with similar positions among consumer-owned utilities in the Western Interconnection, be consistent with BPA's approved annual general and administrative budget, and meet other criteria as outlined in the bill. BPA must (1) annually review the compensation plan and make any updates as appropriate, and (2) publish the plan and any updates made to the plan. The bill exempts BPA from certain civil service laws when it is carrying out its hiring authority. Finally, the bill subjects BPA's employees to certain merit system principles.