Commonsense Legislating Act
Commonsense Legislating Act: Veterans, Small Business, and Ethics
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by several House committees. It is actively moving through the system as it is being sent to various subcommittees for further study. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
Legislative Progress
The bill covers too many different areas and was sent to nearly every committee in the House, which usually means it will not move forward as a single package.
Key Points
- The bill makes it a federal crime to steal packages delivered by private companies like UPS or FedEx. Currently, federal law mostly focuses on mail delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. This change aims to stop porch pirates from taking deliveries before people can get home.
- House members and their staff would be banned from serving as officers or directors for public companies. This rule is meant to prevent conflicts of interest where lawmakers might benefit from their positions in private businesses while making laws that affect those companies.
- Veterans with service-connected mental health conditions would get annual check-ins from the government. These consultations would help assess their needs and make sure they know about all the mental health services and care options available to them.
- The bill creates a Working Families Task Force to study how to make life more affordable. This group would look for ways to lower the costs of child care, housing, and healthcare while helping people find better-paying jobs.
- Small businesses would get more help applying for federal research grants, with a special focus on reaching minority-owned businesses and Hispanic-serving colleges. It also extends a technology grant program for small businesses through the year 2030.
- Businesses would get a tax credit for hiring military spouses. The bill also sets aside $35 million to help Native American tribes and organizations grow their tourism businesses over the next five years.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Appropriations, Ethics, Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, Agriculture, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Homeland Security, Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Commonsense Legislating Act
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