Michael T. McCaul

LACA of 2026

Local Access to Courts Act or LACA This bill adds College Station to the list of places where court must be held in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas. Additionally, the bill adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.

Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

Accelerating Innovation (AI) for Kids with Cancer Act

The federal government would coordinate its efforts to use advanced technologies like artificial intelligence to help doctors better diagnose, treat, and prevent pediatric cancer. This would involve different federal agencies working together to apply AI and other cutting-edge tools to improve outcomes for children with cancer. The bill affects medical researchers, healthcare providers, and families dealing with childhood cancer.

Bear Poaching Elimination Act

The proposal would ban the buying, selling, and trading of bear parts and products made from bear parts across state lines and between the United States and other countries, with the goal of protecting bear populations worldwide. This would affect hunters, wildlife traders, and businesses that deal in bear products like bile, organs, and items made from them. The measure has been sent to three congressional committees to review different aspects of the trade restrictions and international implications.

Guard the Skies Act

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Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act

Bureau of Industry and Security License Administration Enhancement Act This bill revises certain processes used by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to review applications for export licenses. Specifically, the bill requires BIS to administer any export control license or other authorization considered pursuant to an is informed letter or similar guidance or communication sent to a U.S. or foreign person in the same way as the standard interagency process. (An is informed letter notifies individual companies and universities of supplemental license requirements and requires compliance with the letter's license requirements. BIS guidance states that noncompliance with a letter is treated the same as noncompliance with any other license requirement under the Export Administration Regulations.) The bill requires any is informed letter or similar guidance or communication to be terminated within 60 days after issuing a related license or other authorization unless BIS publishes a regulation that provides for the parameters of the letter or guidance or publishes the communication in the Federal Register. BIS must establish standards and factors that licensing officers should use when applying a presumption-of-denial standard to license applications. BIS must submit these factors to Congress prior to publishing them in the Federal Register. The bill expands the requirements for BIS technical advisory committees, including by requiring BIS to establish committees for specified topics. BIS must regularly review (and report to Congress on) the implementation of a 2025 interim final rule, which provides additional due diligence procedures regarding advanced computing integrated circuits.

BITMAP Authorization Act

The bill would create a new program within the Department of Homeland Security to use biometric data (like fingerprints and facial recognition) to track and identify people crossing U.S. borders, particularly those moving between countries. This system would help authorities flag individuals of concern and share information across border agencies to improve security screening. The program would affect travelers, immigrants, and border security personnel who would interact with these identification systems.

Decreasing Russian Oil Profits Act of 2026

This bill would likely impose new restrictions or taxes on Russian oil imports and sales to reduce profits that fund Russia's government and military. The measure would affect American consumers and businesses that buy oil products, as well as oil companies involved in trade, while aiming to weaken Russia's financial resources during its ongoing conflict with Ukraine. The goal is to use economic pressure as a tool to discourage Russian aggression without direct military involvement.

Commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion", and expressing support for the human rights, religious freedom, and cultural and linguistic protection of the Tibetan people.

Congress would officially recognize July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion" to honor the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday and would express support for protecting the human rights, religious freedom, and cultural and linguistic traditions of Tibetan people. The resolution is a symbolic statement that does not create new laws or programs, but signals congressional support for these values and the Tibetan community. This affects no specific workers or companies but reflects the legislative branch's position on international human rights issues.

Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 This bill expands the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) authority with respect to research on rare pediatric diseases, including by permitting the FDA to take enforcement action against drug sponsors that fail to satisfy pediatric study requirements and by reauthorizing programs that support pediatric research. Specifically, the bill modifies requirements relating to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations to permit research on new drugs in combination with active ingredients that have already been approved, provided certain conditions are met; permits the FDA to take enforcement action against drug sponsors that fail to comply with pediatric study requirements, if such sponsors demonstrated a lack of due diligence in satisfying the requirement; renews the FDA’s authority to award priority review vouchers to sponsors of new products intended to treat rare pediatric diseases through September 30, 2029; and reauthorizes through FY2027 certain funding for the National Institutes of Health to support priority pediatric research. The bill also provides statutory authority for the FDA’s interpretation of the orphan drug exclusivity period. The bill specifies, consistent with FDA regulations, that the seven-year market exclusivity period for drugs for rare diseases or conditions (i.e., orphan drugs) prohibits the approval of the same drug for the same approved use or indication with respect to the disease or condition. (In Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Becerra , a court rejected the FDA’s interpretation and held that orphan drug exclusivity extends to all uses or indications for the disease or condition.)

Calling for the return of abducted Ukrainian children before finalizing any peace agreement to end the war against Ukraine.

This resolution calls on the U.S. government to make the return of Ukrainian children allegedly taken by Russia a requirement before any peace deal is finalized to end the war in Ukraine. The measure aims to ensure that any agreement to stop the fighting includes provisions for locating and returning children who have been separated from their families during the conflict. It reflects concern among lawmakers about the welfare of Ukrainian civilians, particularly minors, affected by the ongoing war.

Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".

This resolution supports the designation of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.

Green Energy Education Act of 2009

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Green Energy Education Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to contribute energy research and development funds to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program to support graduate education related to such energy projects. Authorizes the Secretary to contribute funds for advanced energy technology research and development for high performance buildings to the NSF for curriculum development to improve undergraduate or graduate interdisciplinary engineering and architecture education related to the design and construction of such buildings.