# 119-hr-9358: Improving the Lives of the American People Act 119-hr-9358, Improving the Lives of the American People Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9358 - As of: 2026-09-10 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-9358 - Congress: 119 - Title: Improving the Lives of the American People Act - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2026-06-18 - Sponsor: Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI) - Cosponsors: 0 - Policy area: Government Operations and Politics - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-10 ## Summary **Limits personal trading and investment holdings for senior officials.** The bill bars many Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and certain family trust interests from owning or trading a broad set of securities, and pairs those limits with divestiture rules, penalties, and a certificate of divestiture program. It also creates a guaranteed paid annual leave benefit for workers and restores clean energy tax credits while expanding Medicare coverage for fall‑prevention items. - Public officials: Covered individuals may not own or trade defined "covered investments" during federal service. They must divest under set timelines, generally 180 days for current holdings and 90 days for new officeholders, and violations carry civil penalties and public disclosure. - Workers: Employees earn at least 1 hour of paid annual leave for every 25 hours worked, with a 12‑month accrual cap of 80 hours and carryover of up to 40 hours. Employers must post notices, track balances, and may not retaliate for using or enforcing leave rights. - Medicare beneficiaries: Adds "fall prevention items" such as grab bars, non‑slip mats, shower chairs, and bed rails to Medicare coverage when furnished with a practitioner order. Payments for these items are exempt from sequestration and the coverage takes effect 60 days after enactment. ## Provisions PRIA read - Make medical privacy rule enforceable: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would give the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final rule on medical information (published January 14, 2025) the force and effect of law. That would make the rule's limits on how creditors and consumer reporting agencies use or disclose medical information legally enfor… - Head Start funding through 2028: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would appropriate such sums as necessary to keep Head Start activities funded through September 30, 2028, under the account levels and conditions in applicable FY2026 HHS appropriations. Funds could not be used to start or resume projects that were specifically barred in fiscal… - Restore and extend clean energy credits: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would restore tax credit rules for wind and solar projects and change the energy property credit rate from 0% to 2%. It would also extend the clean energy production credit's phase‑out so it ends the later of the year U.S. power‑sector emissions fall to 25% of 2022 levels or 20… - Higher military pay and disability: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would raise monthly basic pay for uniformed service members by 4.0% effective October 1, 2026. It would also increase wartime disability compensation dollar rates by 3.0% effective October 1, 2026. - New federal paid annual leave: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require employers to give paid annual leave at a minimum rate of 1 hour for every 25 hours worked, up to 80 hours in any 12‑month period. Accrual would begin at the start of employment and exempt employees would be deemed to work 40 hours a week for accrual. Employers cou… - Longer cybersecurity education loans: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would extend a cybersecurity education loan program period from 3 years to 5 years. It would also clarify that students may receive the full loan amount described in the program even if other student‑aid limits under part D would otherwise apply. - Help for hiring dual‑enrollment grads: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would direct the Small Business Administration to provide voluntary guidance to small businesses on hiring graduates of dual or concurrent enrollment programs. SBA would also give students information about Small Business Development Center services. The assistance must be prov… - New DHS intelligence oversight office: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Homeland Security would establish an Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office led by a senior career Ombuds who holds no other DHS job. The Ombuds would hear confidential concerns about civil liberties and politicization, make recommendations, and may repo… - Ban offshore oil and gas leasing: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to bar the Secretary from issuing any new lease for oil or natural gas exploration, development, or production off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Companies could not get new fed… - Undo parts of Public Law 119‑21: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would repeal sections 10101 through 10108 of Public Law 119‑21 and restore the prior text of the laws those sections changed. The practical winners and losers would depend on which specific program rules are restored by that repeal. The repeal would be applied as if the removed… - New ban on public officials' investments: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar covered public officials (Members of Congress, the President, VP, certain trustees, spouses, and dependent children) from directly or indirectly owning or trading many investments while serving. Covered officials would generally have to divest at fair market value wit… - Medicare coverage for fall prevention: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would add a Medicare category for fall prevention items (for example, grab bars, non‑slip mats, shower chairs, and bed rails) when furnished under a physician or practitioner order. Payments for these items would be exempt from sequestration and PAYGO reductions. The Medicare c… ## Related bills - 119-hr-7314: Advancing Commonsense Policies Act - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-7315: Advancing Policy Priorities Act - 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-2945: Housing for All Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-9358 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9358) ## Related - [119-hr-7314: Advancing Commonsense Policies Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7314) - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-7315: Advancing Policy Priorities Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7315) - [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-2945: Housing for All Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2945) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9358 (as of 2026-09-10).