Joe Neguse

Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act

Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries and make recommendations to simplify cross-boundary wildfire mitigation between federal land management agencies and state, local, and Indian tribal governments.

To limit the Department of Homeland Security from detaining children and individuals with a cognitive disability and to prohibit immigration enforcement actions at sensitive locations without a court-issued criminal warrant.

The proposal would prevent the Department of Homeland Security from detaining children and people with cognitive disabilities during immigration enforcement operations, and would require immigration agents to obtain a court-issued criminal warrant before conducting enforcement actions at sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, and courthouses. This would affect immigration enforcement practices and protect vulnerable populations and certain public spaces from immigration raids. The bill is currently under review by the House Judiciary Committee.

To improve immigration enforcement transparency, preserve civil rights, and improve the accountability of immigration enforcement personnel, and for other purposes.

The proposal would require immigration enforcement agencies to be more transparent about their operations and hold officers accountable for misconduct, while also strengthening protections for people's civil rights during immigration enforcement actions. It would affect immigration officers, people being investigated or detained by immigration authorities, and the agencies responsible for enforcing immigration laws. The bill has been sent to two congressional committees for review and consideration.

To strengthen hiring and screening standards for immigration enforcement officers and to strengthen uniform, identification, and professional conduct standards for such officers.

The legislation would establish stricter hiring requirements and background checks for immigration enforcement officers, as well as create uniform standards for their uniforms, identification badges, and professional conduct. These changes would apply to officers working for immigration agencies like ICE and CBP, aiming to improve accountability and professionalism in how immigration enforcement is carried out. The bill is currently being reviewed by three House committees to determine which parts fall under each committee's jurisdiction.

Wildfire Risk Evaluation Act

The legislation would require the federal government to assess and map wildfire risks across the country, helping communities and property owners understand which areas face the greatest danger from wildfires. This information would be used to guide emergency preparedness planning, insurance decisions, and land management efforts by state and local officials, firefighters, and residents in fire-prone regions. The bill aims to give people better tools to prepare for and respond to wildfire threats before disasters strike.

Recycling and Composting Accountability Act

The proposal would require companies that produce packaged goods to take responsibility for managing the waste their products create, including setting up or funding recycling and composting programs. Manufacturers would need to meet specific targets for reducing waste and increasing the amount of their packaging that gets recycled or composted. This would affect major corporations and packaging producers while potentially changing how consumers access recycling services in their communities.

Public Lands Workforce Stability Act

The proposal would prevent the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service from laying off employees or forcing them to leave their jobs. This protection would apply to federal workers managing national parks, public lands, and forests across the country.

Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act

Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act This bill directs the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to study the accessibility of addiction and mental health care providers and services for farmers and ranchers impacted by severe and persistent drought, extreme weather events, instability in the commodities market, and misinformation targeting consumers. For example, the study must examine (1) best practices and successful programs at the state and local level that can be replicated at the federal level to address addiction and mental health care needs in agricultural communities, and (2) recommendations for improving the accessibility of care. In conducting the study, NIFA must collaborate and consult with relevant federal agencies, state departments of agriculture, and mental health and agricultural organizations.

Forest Resources Accountability Act

This bill would likely establish new requirements for how federal agencies manage and report on the use of forests on public lands, possibly including rules about logging, conservation, and environmental protection. The legislation appears designed to increase transparency and accountability in forest management decisions that affect public lands. It would impact federal land managers, timber companies, environmental groups, and communities that depend on or care about public forests.

Federal Retirement Safety Act

This bill would likely make changes to how federal employees' retirement benefits and pensions are managed or protected. Based on the title and subject matter, it probably aims to address concerns about the stability or security of retirement savings for federal workers, though the specific reforms would depend on the bill's detailed provisions. Federal employees, retirees, and potentially taxpayers who fund these programs would be affected by any changes.

Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion Act

This bill would give Native American tribes a greater say in how federal lands and natural resources are managed by requiring the government to include tribal conservation priorities in decision-making processes. The legislation aims to ensure that tribes' environmental and cultural concerns are considered alongside other interests when the government makes plans for forests, wildlife, and other natural areas that affect tribal lands and communities. This would affect federal agencies, tribes, and potentially companies seeking to use federal lands for development or resource extraction.

Supporting the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams in the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

The bill would provide federal support and resources to help American athletes and teams prepare for and compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. This could include funding, coordination between government agencies, and assistance with logistics or training to give U.S. competitors the best chance to succeed at the international games.

REUSE Act of 2026

The REUSE Act would likely establish new requirements or incentives for reusing materials and products to reduce waste and environmental impact. Based on its focus on environmental protection, the bill probably aims to encourage businesses, manufacturers, and consumers to extend the life of goods rather than throwing them away, which could lower pollution and conserve natural resources. The measure would affect companies that produce or sell goods, as well as consumers who purchase products.

To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

This bill extends and modifies the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, including by extending payments made to states and counties containing federal land through FY2026, providing for payments for FY2024 and FY2025, extending the authority of counties to initiate projects using such funds through FY2028, and extending the authority to initiate projects proposed by resource advisory committees through FY2028.

Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025

This bill would provide federal support and resources to help western states and communities respond to and recover from wildfires, likely including funding for firefighting efforts, disaster relief, and rebuilding assistance. It would affect wildfire-affected residents, local governments, firefighters, and potentially property owners in western states dealing with fire damage. The bill aims to strengthen the federal government's ability to assist communities facing these increasingly destructive natural disasters.

Wildfire Recovery Act

Wildfire Recovery Act This bill provides flexibility to increase the federal cost share for the Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It also requires updates to FMAG policy to remove limitations on reimbursement for predeployment of firefighting assets. Under current law, FEMA’s regulations require a 75% federal cost share for FMAG assistance and do not permit adjustments. The bill establishes FMAG’s 75% federal cost share as a minimum, providing flexibility for such percentage to be increased in certain instances. It also requires FEMA to establish by regulation criteria through which FEMA may recommend the President increase FMAG’s federal cost share above 75%. Such criteria must include a financial threshold, relating to the costs of state or local government response to a fire triggering FMAG assistance, above which FEMA may recommend the President increase the federal cost share. Also, currently, FMAG may reimburse costs for pre-positioning firefighting resources into areas of higher fire danger up to 21 days before a declared fire. However, under current FMAG policy, costs for pre-positioning state or local government-owned resources within their own state are ineligible. The bill requires FEMA to update FMAG grants policy to allow reimbursement for predeployment of domestic assets by state, local, or Indian tribal governments in a manner consistent with other FEMA programs.

Watershed Protection and Forest Recovery Act of 2025

The legislation would protect water sources and restore forests on public lands by establishing new conservation programs and funding restoration projects in watersheds across the country. It would affect federal land management agencies, environmental organizations, and communities that depend on clean water and healthy forests, while potentially creating jobs in forest restoration and conservation work. The bill aims to improve water quality, prevent erosion, and rebuild forests damaged by wildfires or other degradation.

MATCH Act of 2025

Making Access To Cleanup Happen Act of 2025 or the MATCH Act of 2025 This bill modifies the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program to allow sponsors (i.e., states, local governments, and Indian tribes) to undertake certain emergency watershed protection measures prior to entering into a project agreement with USDA and count the costs as part of the sponsor's share of the project cost once an agreement with USDA is in place. As background, USDA's EWP Program offers assistance to sponsors to carry out projects that help safeguard people and property from floods, drought, fires, windstorms, and other natural disasters that impair a watershed. This bill requires USDA to identify a list of emergency watershed protection measures that a sponsor may incur costs for prior to entering into a project agreement with USDA under the EWP Program. USDA must develop a procedure, to be implemented at the state level, through which these entities may request additional emergency watershed protection measures. The cost of undertaking these additional measures may be incurred by a sponsor prior to entering into an agreement with USDA. Further, USDA must consider pre-agreement costs incurred by a sponsor for undertaking the emergency watershed protection measures as meeting part of a sponsor's contribution towards the project costs.

Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

The proposal would establish federal assistance programs to help communities and individuals cope with the health and economic impacts of wildfire smoke, including support for air quality monitoring, emergency response coordination, and relief for affected workers and businesses. It aims to address the growing public health threat from smoke exposure by improving warning systems and providing resources to vulnerable populations during smoke events. The measure would affect residents in wildfire-prone regions, public health agencies, and local governments dealing with smoke-related emergencies.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to (1) regulate and impose reasonable viewpoint-neutral limitations on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections; and (2) regulate and enact public campaign financing systems, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting the raising and spending of money by candidates and others with increased public funding. The amendment grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by legislation. They are allowed to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections.

Ally’s Act

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SEEK HELP Act

The bill aims to encourage people struggling with substance abuse or mental health crises to seek help from emergency services without fear of legal consequences for drug possession or related offenses. It would likely protect individuals who call 911 or go to emergency rooms from being arrested or prosecuted for drug-related charges they admit to during that interaction. This approach is designed to save lives by removing barriers that might otherwise prevent someone in crisis from getting medical treatment.

Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025

Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025 This bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Patents to support coordination and communication between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on activities relating to patents for human drugs and biological products. The task force's duties shall include sharing information about (1) the processes of each agency, including how each agency evaluates applications (e.g., patent applications at the USPTO and new drug applications at the FDA); and (2) new approvals of patents, human drugs, biological products, and new technologies. The task force must also establish a process that requires (1) the USPTO to request from the FDA information relating to certain patent applications to help patent examiners carry out their duties, (2) the FDA to provide such information to the USPTO, and (3) the USPTO to assist the FDA in its ministerial role of listing patents.

Bolts Ditch Act

Bolts Ditch Act This bill allows additional entities—the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority—to access and use the Bolts Ditch and its headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado for the purposes of the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of such ditch and headgate.

Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill would reauthorize funding and programs related to the Joint Chiefs of Staff's management of public lands and natural resources. The legislation affects how the military leadership oversees conservation efforts, land use policies, and natural resource management on federal properties. Congress is currently reviewing the bill to determine which committees should handle different sections based on their areas of responsibility.

Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2025

This bill would help Native American tribes gain better access to clean drinking water and improve water infrastructure on tribal lands. It addresses water quality and supply issues that many reservations currently face by potentially providing funding, technical support, or regulatory changes to ensure tribes can maintain safe water systems. The proposal is currently being reviewed by multiple congressional committees to determine which parts fall under their specific areas of responsibility.

Vietnam Veteran Commemoration Fund Act of 2025

The legislation would establish a federal fund dedicated to commemorating Vietnam War veterans and their contributions to the country. The money would support projects like memorials, educational programs, and events that honor those who served during the Vietnam War era. This would affect veterans' organizations, communities planning tributes, and the general public interested in learning about this period of American military history.

Veteran Wildland Firefighter Employment Act of 2025

Veteran Wildland Firefighter Employment Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Agriculture, and Department of the Interior to jointly establish a two-year pilot program to employ veterans in wildland firefighting activities.

Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act of 2025

This bill would establish new safety standards and protections for cyclists on roads and highways, likely including requirements for better bike lanes, improved visibility measures, and rules to protect cyclists from vehicle traffic. The legislation would affect both cyclists and drivers, as well as state and local governments responsible for road design and maintenance. The goal is to reduce accidents and injuries involving bicycles on public roads.

To amend the Small Business Act to waive the accrual of interest and payments for certain disaster loans for a year, and for other purposes.

Small businesses that received disaster loans would get a one-year break from paying interest and making loan payments on those debts. This relief would help business owners who are struggling to recover from disasters by giving them temporary financial breathing room without their debt growing larger.

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to seek to complete the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail no later than 10 years after the enactment of this bill. USDA and Interior must establish a joint Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management trail completion team to work in coordination with the administrator of the trail to facilitate its completion and optimization. USDA must complete a comprehensive development plan for the trail within three years. USDA and Interior must also seek to enter into agreements with volunteer and nonprofit organizations to facilitate the completion and administration of the trail.

Recognizing the contributions of Clela Rorex, pioneering county clerk who advanced civil rights for all couples seeking to be married in 1975.

This resolution honors Clela Rorex, a Colorado county clerk who issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 1975, decades before such marriages became legal nationwide, recognizing her role in advancing civil rights and equality. The measure acknowledges her courageous decision to treat all couples equally under the law despite the legal and social opposition she faced at the time. It serves as a tribute to an early advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality.

End Gun Violence Act of 2025

End Gun Violence Act of 2025 This bill extends federal restrictions on the sale or disposition of firearms and ammunition to a new category of persons: persons who have been convicted in any court of a violent misdemeanor within the preceding five years.

TRACE Act

The TRACE Act would establish new tools and procedures for law enforcement to track and investigate criminal activity, likely focusing on financial crimes, human trafficking, or organized crime. The bill aims to give federal agencies better authority to follow money trails or communications related to serious crimes. It would affect law enforcement agencies, financial institutions that must comply with reporting requirements, and potentially criminal defendants subject to these investigative techniques.

Tim’s Act

Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act or Tim's Act This bill increases compensation and establishes additional benefits and programs for federal wildland firefighters. (These individuals are employed by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, or tribal governments.) The bill increases the minimum rate of basic pay for wildland firefighters at General Schedule (GS) levels 1 through 15 by percentages specified in the bill, with smaller increases for higher GS levels. The bill also requires comparable increases to the hourly rates paid to prevailing rate employees who are wildland firefighters. It also establishes premium pay for wildland firefighters who respond to certain prolonged fire incidents and are deployed outside of their normal duty stations or to an area adjacent to the incident. These changes take effect after other temporary pay increases for wildland firefighters expire. The bill also (1) establishes paid rest and recuperation leave; (2) allows certain prior service to be credited for retirement purposes; and (3) provides housing allowances, tuition assistance, and other benefits for wildland firefighters. Further, the bill directs the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs within the Department of Labor to ensure that psychological stress-related injuries and illnesses correlated to fire response are compensated and to expedite related claims. The bill also establishes programs to (1) assist the next-of-kin of wildland firefighters and fire support personnel who are critically injured or killed while in the line of duty, and (2) support the mental and physical health of wildland firefighters.

Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill would renew and continue the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, a federal initiative that brings together local law enforcement, prosecutors, and federal agents to reduce gun violence and serious crime in specific communities. The program focuses on prosecuting repeat offenders and illegal gun users while providing support to crime-affected neighborhoods, affecting police departments, federal prosecutors, and residents in high-crime areas.

Rocky Mountain Judgeship Act

This bill would create new federal judge positions in the Rocky Mountain region to help handle the growing caseload in courts there. The additional judges would help reduce delays in cases involving everything from criminal matters to civil disputes, benefiting people who need faster access to the court system in states like Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and neighboring areas.

REPLACE Act

The REPLACE Act likely aims to improve how the federal government manages emergency response and recovery efforts, though the specific details aren't clear from the title alone. Based on its referral to the subcommittee on economic development and emergency management, it probably addresses how communities rebuild after disasters or how federal agencies coordinate during emergencies. The bill would affect state and local governments, emergency management agencies, and potentially businesses and residents in disaster-affected areas.

Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act

This bill would allow ski resorts and other businesses to develop and use federal land for recreational and economic purposes. The legislation aims to help rural communities near public lands generate jobs and revenue through expanded ski operations and related tourism activities. It affects ski resort operators, local governments, and communities that depend on winter sports industries for their economies.