Resolution Act.
Sponsored By: Representative McGovern
In Committee
Summary
Provides six targeted $1.0 million FY2027 appropriations to specified federal accounts. It would direct $1.0 million each to the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases and related blood products activities, to the Department of Agriculture Rural Development salaries and expenses, to the Department of the Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service salaries and expenses, to Department of Defense Military Personnel for Space Force pay and allowances, to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, and to the Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration research and development. *Would add $6.0 million to federal spending in fiscal year 2027.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
10 provisions identified: 7 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
VA-paid medical scholarships for PHS
If enacted, the VA would pay for a Public Health Service officer to attend the Uniformed Services University medical school. After graduation and an initial residency, the officer would serve full time at a VA medical facility for up to ten years. The program would require written service agreements, interagency cost estimates and reconciliations, and would generally require repayment equal to roughly twice covered costs and twice salary/allowances if the officer fails to complete the required service, subject to VA waiver authority.
Tax break for meals on fishing vessels
If enacted, meals provided on specified fishing vessels or at qualifying remote fish processing facilities would not be subject to the 50% business meal deduction limit. That means eligible employers could deduct the full cost of those meals for tax years beginning after December 31, 2026. This change mainly helps fishing-vessel operators and remote fish plant employers and their workers.
Big grants for nonprofit theaters
If enacted, the bill would create a Professional Nonprofit Theater Grant Program to give grants to eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit theaters. Grants could pay for payroll, rent, utilities, debt interest, scenery, facility repairs, marketing, and workforce development. Each grant could be up to the lesser of 20% of the theater's recent spending or $16,000,000. The program would authorize $1 billion per year for fiscal years 2024 through 2028 and reserve at least half of annual funds for entities that primarily produce theater.
More SBIR Direct-to-Phase II awards
If enacted, the bill would let more federal agencies use Direct-to-Phase II SBIR authority through 2030. Most agencies could award up to 10% of their SBIR allocation this way, and NIH could award up to 15%. Agencies that use the authority must report the number and amounts of such awards in their next required report.
Ban on AI impersonating federal officers
If enacted, the bill would make it a crime to knowingly use artificial intelligence to impersonate a U.S. officer or employee when the content is materially false or misleading. Violators could face fines or up to three years in prison. Satire, parody, and other expressive uses that include a clear disclosure that content is not authentic would be allowed.
New public reports after terrorist acts
If enacted, after a terrorist act the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the FBI Director, and the National Counterterrorism Center head would have to send Congress an unclassified report within one year after the primary investigation finishes. The report would be posted publicly, state known facts, identify security gaps, and include recommendations. This reporting requirement would terminate five years after enactment.
Small FY2027 agency funding boosts
If enacted, the bill would appropriate an extra $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 to each of several specific accounts. Listed recipients include the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, USDA Rural Development salaries and expenses, the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Space Force military personnel costs, the Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, and Federal Railroad Administration research and development. These are one-time, modest additions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027.
Courts to defer to Interior Secretary
If enacted, courts would be instructed to defer to the Interior Secretary's reasonable interpretation of any ambiguous provision of this Act when reviewing agency decisions. This changes how judges review agency actions under the Act and could make it easier for the Interior Department to defend its decisions in court.
Federal public flower displays must be U.S.-grown
If enacted, official displays of cut flowers or greens in public areas of the Executive Office of the President, the Department of State, and the Department of Defense would have to be produced in the United States. The rule would not apply to personal displays by federal employees. The restriction would take effect one year after enactment.
Native seed protections, funding limited
If enacted, the Interior Secretary would be required to work with Indian Tribes within one year to identify 'Native American seeds' and support Tribal seed banks and traditional agriculture systems. The Secretary would be barred from disclosing Tribal information that a Tribe identifies as culturally sensitive or confidential. The bill would also state that no new funds are authorized for the relevant activities and that those activities would be subject to advance appropriations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McGovern
MA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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