Josh Hawley

Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act

The proposal would create a dedicated funding source to help rural hospitals maintain their emergency rooms, which many small communities depend on for urgent medical care. Rural emergency departments have been closing at increasing rates, leaving residents in remote areas with longer travel times to reach emergency services. The bill aims to prevent further closures by ensuring these hospitals have reliable financial support to keep their ERs operating.

Gas Tax Suspension Act

The proposal would temporarily suspend federal taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, reducing what drivers pay at the pump. This tax break would apply to all consumers who buy these fuels for vehicles and other uses, potentially lowering gas prices across the country for the duration of the holiday. The measure is currently under review by the Senate Finance Committee.

GUARD Act

The GUARD Act would strengthen law enforcement's ability to prevent and respond to crimes, likely by expanding investigative tools, increasing penalties for certain offenses, or providing additional resources to police departments and prosecutors. The bill affects how criminal cases are handled in the justice system and could impact both public safety efforts and individuals accused of crimes. It is currently under review by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Know Your Labor Rights Act

The legislation would require employers to provide workers with clear, written information about their basic labor rights, including details about minimum wage, overtime pay, workplace safety, and the right to organize. This would help employees understand protections they're entitled to under federal law, particularly benefiting workers who may be unaware of their rights or work for employers who don't voluntarily share this information. The bill affects all employers and their workers across the country.

No Pensions for Congressional Predators Act

Members of Congress who are convicted of serious sexual abuse crimes would lose their federal retirement benefits earned through their congressional service. The bill aims to prevent lawmakers found guilty of these felonies from receiving taxpayer-funded pensions based on their time in office. This would affect current and former members of Congress facing such convictions.

Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act

This bill would restrict access to medication used for abortion by requiring stricter federal oversight of drugs that can end pregnancies and potentially limiting how they are distributed and prescribed. The legislation would affect women seeking abortion services, healthcare providers who prescribe these medications, and pharmaceutical companies that manufacture them. The bill is currently under review by a Senate committee focused on health policy.

A resolution honoring the lives of fallen Missouri police officers and expressing condolences to their families.

This resolution honors Missouri police officers who have died in the line of duty and expresses sympathy to their families and colleagues. While it doesn't create new laws or programs, it formally recognizes the sacrifice these officers made and the impact their deaths have on their communities. The resolution is currently being reviewed by the House Judiciary Committee.

Homes for American Families Act

This bill likely aims to address housing affordability and availability for American families, though the specific details are unclear from the title alone. Based on its referral to the Judiciary Committee, it probably involves changes to housing laws, regulations, or policies that affect how homes are built, sold, or financed. The bill would impact homebuyers, renters, real estate companies, and potentially local zoning rules or lending practices.

GRID Act

The GRID Act would modernize the nation's electrical power system by updating regulations and infrastructure standards to support cleaner energy sources and improve reliability. The legislation would affect utility companies, renewable energy producers, and consumers by establishing new requirements for how electricity is transmitted and distributed across the country. The bill aims to make the power grid more efficient and better equipped to handle energy from solar, wind, and other renewable sources.

Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a workforce development strategy to address the need for cybersecurity professionals in rural hospitals. Among other topics, the strategy must consider (1) partnerships between rural hospitals, hospitals that are not rural hospitals, educational institutions, and private nonprofit or for-profit entities; and (2) the development of a cybersecurity curriculum for use in rural educational institutions. HHS must annually brief Congress on the strategy and any programs or initiatives established thereunder. Additionally, HHS must disseminate free materials that rural hospitals may use to train staff about cybersecurity.

Special Inspector General for Program Fraud Act

This bill would create a new government watchdog position—a Special Inspector General—whose job is to investigate and prevent fraud in federal programs. The inspector would have the authority to audit spending, investigate suspicious activities, and report findings to Congress and the public, helping ensure that taxpayer money is spent properly and not stolen or misused by contractors, agencies, or individuals.

National Historical Park and National Historic Landmark Establishment and Boundary Adjustments Act of 2025

The legislation establishes new national historical parks and adjusts the boundaries of existing ones to protect additional historic sites and landmarks across the country. These changes would allow the National Park Service to preserve more American historical locations and make them accessible to the public for education and recreation. The bill affects park visitors, local communities near these sites, and the Park Service's management of federal lands.

Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions (HONEST) Act

The legislation would restrict members of Congress and their immediate families from buying and selling individual stocks while they serve in office, requiring them instead to use diversified investment funds like mutual funds or index funds. The bill aims to prevent lawmakers from potentially profiting from non-public information they gain through their work in Congress or appearing to make investment decisions based on insider knowledge. Members would have a transition period to move their existing stock holdings into compliant investments.

Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act of 2025

This bill would establish stricter screening and background check procedures for Afghan nationals entering the United States, likely including additional security vetting requirements and documentation standards. It would also create accountability measures for government agencies responsible for processing Afghan refugees and immigrants, potentially including oversight mechanisms or penalties for agencies that fail to meet security standards. The legislation affects Afghan refugees and immigrants seeking entry to the U.S. as well as the federal agencies that handle their applications and admissions.

AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act

This bill would require the government to study and report on how artificial intelligence is affecting American workers and jobs, including which industries and types of workers are most impacted. The legislation aims to provide clear information about AI's effects on employment so that policymakers and workers can better understand and prepare for changes in the job market. Workers, employers, and government agencies would all benefit from having reliable data about AI's impact on hiring, wages, and job availability.

Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act of 2025

This bill would require the government to evaluate and assess the risks posed by artificial intelligence systems before they're widely deployed, similar to how new drugs are tested for safety. It would likely establish standards or processes for identifying potential harms from AI technology and could affect companies developing AI, researchers, and ultimately the consumers and workers who use these systems. The goal appears to be preventing serious problems from AI systems by catching safety issues early rather than after they cause damage.

In God We Trust Act

This bill would require the phrase "In God We Trust" to be displayed in federal buildings and facilities. The requirement would affect all government agencies and their offices, potentially impacting millions of federal employees and visitors who use these spaces daily.

American Worker Rebate Act of 2025

This bill would provide tax rebates or credits to American workers, likely reducing the amount of taxes they owe or providing direct payments to eligible employees. The specific details of who qualifies, how much workers would receive, and how the program would be funded would be determined as the bill moves through Congress. The measure aims to put money back in workers' pockets through the tax system.

AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act

This bill would require companies that use artificial intelligence to be transparent about how their AI systems work and to take responsibility if those systems cause harm to people. It would also give individuals stronger protections over their personal data, including the right to know what information companies collect about them and how it's being used. The law would apply to tech companies, financial institutions, and other businesses that deploy AI systems or handle personal information.

STOP CSAM Act of 2025

Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act of 2025 or the STOP CSAM Act of 2025 This bill revises the federal framework governing the prevention of online child sexual exploitation to expand protections for victims, expand requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers (providers), and expand related penalties and remedies. The bill extends protections for child victims and witnesses who testify in federal court (e.g., privacy protections) to child victims and witnesses of kidnapping offenses and to child victims and witnesses who were under 18 years of age at the time of the crime, even if they are 18 or older at the time of court proceedings. Additionally, the bill establishes statutory procedures for courts to appoint a trustee to hold restitution payments for certain victims (e.g., minor victims) of offenses involving human trafficking, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse material, illegal sexual activity and related crimes, or crimes of violence. The bill requires providers to report online child sexual exploitation to the CyberTipline (i.e., the national reporting system for online child sexual exploitation) within 60 days. Reports must include specified information, such as information about repeat offenders. The bill establishes criminal and civil penalties for providers who fail to comply with the requirements. Finally, the bill prohibits providers from hosting or storing child pornography or knowingly facilitating the sexual exploitation of children and allows victims to pursue civil remedies.

Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2025

Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 grants for state and local law enforcement agencies and other organizations to provide family support services and mental health services to law enforcement personnel.

Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act

Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act This bill prohibits federal agencies from awarding contracts to entities and offerors that (1) admit to having violated federal child labor laws, and (2) have failed to take corrective action. The bill also increases civil penalties for violations of specified child labor provisions. Under the bill, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must amend regulations to require any entity that enters into a contract with a federal agency to annually represent whether such entity has been determined to have violated federal child labor laws in the preceding three years, and any offeror, as well as each subcontractor or service provider to be used in performing the offeror's contract or considered for the performance of such contract, to certify whether it has been determined to have violated federal child labor laws in the preceding three years. Those who affirm they have violated child labor laws must update their representation or certification regarding any corrective measures they have taken. Federal agencies are prohibited from awarding contracts to entities or offerors (including applicable subcontractors or service providers) that affirm they have violated federal child labor law and that have failed to implement required corrective measures. The Department of Labor must annually prepare a list of entities, offerors, subcontractors, and service providers that are subject to this prohibition and conduct suspension and debarment proceedings against them. Federal agencies may not solicit offers, award contracts, or consent to subcontracts with those listed for at least four years.

Faster Labor Contracts Act

This bill would likely speed up the process for negotiating labor contracts between employers and unions, possibly by setting shorter timeframes for negotiations or streamlining the approval process. The changes would affect workers, unions, and employers across various industries by making it faster to reach new employment agreements. The specific details of how negotiations would be accelerated would depend on the bill's actual provisions.

Time to Choose Act of 2025

Time to Choose Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the federal government from awarding consulting services contracts to any entity that provides consulting services to covered foreign entities. Foreign entities covered by the bill include the government of China, the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Liberation Army, or any Chinese security service or intelligence agency; the government of Russia or any entity sanctioned under Executive Order 13662 ; the government of any country determined by the Department of State to have repeatedly provided support for international terrorism; and any entity on certain lists maintained by the Department of Commerce, such as the Denied Persons List or the Military End User List. An agency may waive the prohibition on a case-by-case basis if it is in the national security interests of the United States and no other entity without a conflict of interest can perform the work.

America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act

America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act This bill designates the America’s National Churchill Museum, including the Winston Churchill Memorial, located at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, as the America’s National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark. (Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave a speech titled The Sinews of Peace , also widely known as the Iron Curtain Speech, at the college in 1946.) The bill permits the Department of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with public and private entities for the purposes of protecting historic resources at the landmark and providing educational and interpretive facilities for the public. Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to partner entities. The bill also directs Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the national significance of the landmark and to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System. The study must consider alternatives to that designation for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the landmark, and must include cost estimates associated with identified alternatives.

Inspector General for Ukraine Act

Inspector General for Ukraine Act This bill establishes the Office of the Inspector General for Ukraine, led by the Inspector General for Ukraine who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The duties of the office include conducting, supervising, and coordinating audits and investigations of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of Ukraine, and of the programs, operations, and contracts carried out utilizing such funds; establishing, maintaining, and overseeing such systems, procedures, and controls as the office considers appropriate for such audits and investigations; and coordinating with the Offices of Inspector General of the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Whenever information or assistance requested by the office is unreasonably refused or not provided, the office shall report the circumstances to the State Department or DOD, as appropriate, and to Congress without delay. The office shall submit a report to Congress on a quarterly basis.

Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act

This bill would strengthen protections for children by establishing or enhancing requirements for reporting suspected child abuse and improving how authorities respond to abuse cases. It likely aims to make it easier for healthcare providers, teachers, and other professionals who work with children to report concerns and ensure that reports are taken seriously and investigated promptly. The changes would affect schools, hospitals, child welfare agencies, and professionals who work with children across the country.