Angus S. King Jr.

Thomas M. Conway Veterans Access to Resources in the Workplace Act

The legislation would require employers to provide veterans with information about and access to resources that help them transition to civilian jobs, manage service-related health issues, and connect with support services. This would affect both veterans entering the workforce and the companies that hire them, ensuring that employers play a role in helping former military members successfully adjust to civilian employment. The bill aims to bridge the gap between military service and civilian career success by making workplace support more readily available.

Stop CHEATERS Act

This bill would give the IRS money to modernize its outdated computer systems and hire more staff to catch tax cheaters and improve customer service. The funding would help the agency process tax returns faster, answer phone calls from confused taxpayers, and conduct more audits of people and businesses who may not be paying what they owe. Essentially, it's an investment to make the IRS work more efficiently and collect taxes more effectively.

Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act

This bill aims to help veterans who have been involved with the criminal justice system by providing them with housing assistance, mental health services, and job training to help them reintegrate into their communities after incarceration. The program would connect justice-involved veterans with existing VA benefits and support services they may not know about or have access to. The goal is to reduce recidivism and homelessness among this vulnerable veteran population.

Stand Strong Falls Prevention Act

This bill would fund and expand programs to help older adults and people with disabilities prevent falls, which are a leading cause of injury and death in these populations. The legislation likely supports training, equipment, home modifications, and community-based initiatives designed to reduce fall-related injuries and keep seniors living independently longer. It would affect elderly Americans, disabled individuals, and the healthcare and social service organizations that work with them.

CIVICS Act of 2025

The CIVICS Act would require schools to teach students about the structure and function of government, voting rights, and civic responsibilities. The bill aims to improve civics education across the country so that young people better understand how democracy works and how to participate in it. This would affect students, teachers, and school districts that would need to implement or expand civics curriculum.

TAP Promotion Act

TAP Promotion Act This bill requires that pre-separation counseling under the Transition Assistance Program include a presentation that promotes the benefits available to veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill also requires the VA to annually report on the presentation to (1) identify veterans service organizations that participate, (2) provide the number of members of the Armed Forces who attend, and (3) provide any recommendations for changes to the presentation.

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act

This bill would improve public access to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine by authorizing funding for roads, parking areas, and visitor facilities that make it easier for people to reach and explore the protected land. The measure would help both outdoor enthusiasts who want to visit the monument and local communities nearby by supporting infrastructure improvements that have been limited since the monument was established.

Ensuring Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act

This bill would protect disability benefits for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, ensuring they continue receiving the support they've earned through their military service. The legislation likely addresses gaps or vulnerabilities in how these benefits are currently administered or paid to disabled veterans and their families. Veterans with disabilities from their time in the military would be the primary beneficiaries of any protections or improvements this bill creates.

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".

Congress attempted to block a Health and Human Services Department rule about how the agency follows federal administrative procedures, but the effort failed in the Senate with a tied vote. The rule deals with how the department interprets and applies the Administrative Procedure Act, which sets out the basic rules agencies must follow when making decisions and creating regulations. This type of resolution allows Congress to reject agency rules it disagrees with, though in this case supporters and opponents were evenly split.

Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025

This bill aims to reduce suicide and improve mental health support for military veterans by expanding access to mental health services, crisis intervention programs, and suicide prevention resources through the Department of Veterans Affairs. The legislation would likely increase funding for counseling, peer support networks, and emergency mental health care available to veterans both during and after their military service. Veterans and their families would be the primary beneficiaries of these expanded mental health programs and support services.

Stand Strong for Medicare Act

The proposal would protect Medicare benefits and prevent cuts to the program's funding and services for seniors and disabled Americans. It aims to strengthen Medicare's financial stability and ensure that beneficiaries continue receiving the healthcare coverage they rely on without reductions in coverage or increases in out-of-pocket costs.

PRIME Act

The PRIME Act would allow small meat producers to process and sell their products directly to consumers without going through large commercial slaughterhouses, making it easier for local farms and ranches to bring meat to market. This would give farmers more control over their operations and potentially lower costs, while giving consumers access to locally-raised meat products. The bill affects small agricultural producers, consumers interested in local food sources, and the meat processing industry.

Servicemember to Veteran Health Care Connection Act of 2025

This bill aims to improve the transition of military service members to veteran status by strengthening the connection between military health care and Veterans Affairs health care services. It likely seeks to reduce gaps in medical coverage and ensure smoother access to VA benefits for newly separated service members. The legislation would affect active-duty personnel, veterans, and the military and VA health care systems.

Jobs in the Woods Act

This bill would create or expand job programs focused on forestry and land management work on public lands, likely including activities like forest maintenance, wildfire prevention, and trail upkeep. The legislation would provide employment opportunities for workers in rural and forested areas while addressing forest health and conservation needs on federal property. It affects both workers seeking jobs in outdoor and natural resource sectors and federal land management agencies responsible for maintaining public forests.

A bill to redesignate the Hulls Cove Visitor Center at Acadia National Park as the George J. Mitchell Visitor Center.

The bill would rename the visitor center at Acadia National Park in Maine after George J. Mitchell, a former U.S. Senator from Maine. This change honors Mitchell's legacy and would affect how the facility is officially identified and referred to by the National Park Service and visitors to the park.

Improving Veterans’ Experience Act of 2025

Improving Veterans’ Experience Act of 2025 This bill establishes the Veterans Experience Office within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the key customer experience initiatives of the VA relating to veterans’ and beneficiaries’ satisfaction with and usage of VA benefits and services. Additionally, the office must require the heads of other organizations and offices within the VA to report regularly on customer experience metrics, action plans, and other customer experience improvement efforts; collect veteran-derived data to determine satisfaction and for use in policymaking; provide strategic guidance and strategies to VA entities for engaging with veterans and beneficiaries; assess and advise the VA on the accuracy and helpfulness of websites and customer-facing information of the VA; and assess and advise the VA on the status and opportunities for improvement of the customer service efforts of the VA. The requirements of this bill terminate on September 30, 2028. The Government Accountability Office must analyze and report on the methodology, effectiveness, and implementation of the VA’s approach to improving veteran and beneficiary customer experience and satisfaction.