Breaking the Gridlock Act

Key Points

• Bans data brokers from selling or sharing Americans’ sensitive personal data (like precise location, health, and financial info) with foreign adversary countries or companies they control; the Federal Trade Commission enforces it after 60 days.
• Tells federal agencies to set clearer, faster payment procedures for wildfire cost-sharing so local fire departments get reimbursed when they submit proper invoices; Congress says repayment should happen as soon as practical and within 1 year.
• Creates a federal grant pilot to help local governments keep veterans in veterans treatment courts and drug courts, and requires reporting on participation and completion rates.
• Requires the Defense Department to notify veterans whose combat-related severance pay had money wrongly withheld for taxes and give instructions to file amended tax returns; also extends the time window to claim refunds.
• Sets several smaller government actions: a time capsule for the 250th anniversary, a study on paid commuting time for airport security staff, a Treasury report on China-related financial risk, and a rule that agencies buy 100% U.S.-made U.S. flags (with limited exceptions).

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