A bill to amend the Digital Coast Act to improve the acquisition, integration, and accessibility of data of the Digital Coast program and to extend the program.

S524 — Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Coast Guard capacity is the focus: the bill funds operations, raises staffing targets, and rewrites acquisition rules to modernize ships, aircraft, and maintenance. It pairs specific dollar authorizations with new buying rules and reporting on icebreakers and polar cutters. - Coast Guard personnel and readiness gain explicit targets. Total end strength is raised from 2,500 to 3,000 and aircraft crew levels from 165 to 200, with higher training capacity metrics. - Shipbuilders and the Coast Guard Yard face new procurement rules and reporting. The bill creates Service Life Extension Programs, requires life‑cycle cost estimates, reclassifies major projects, and limits floating drydocks to U.S. construction and defined acquisition paths. The minor construction threshold rises to $2 million. - Great Lakes and Arctic operations get clearer plans and oversight. The Commandant must deliver a Great Lakes icebreaker design and run a five‑season pilot to target keeping key waterways open 95% of the time. A Polar Security Cutter acquisition report is due within 120 days and regular briefings follow. Authorizes roughly $11.3 billion for FY2025 and $11.9 billion for FY2026 for the Coast Guard primary account, plus other specified accounts and retiree costs, representing near‑term federal outlays for operations and acquisitions.

S1541 — SHIPS for America Act of 2025

Expand U.S. shipbuilding and maritime capacity for national and economic security. The SHIPS for America Act of 2025 would create a broad statutory framework to grow U.S.-flag fleets, boost domestic shipbuilding and repair, modernize mariner credentials and training, and fund ports, cable repair, and maritime innovation. - Mariners and students would get credential modernization, new scholarships and loan-forgiveness eligibility, and major academy support including about $125.0 million per year for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy FY2026–FY2035. - U.S. shipyards and builders would gain new financing tools and incentives including a Title XI revolving loan start of $100.0 million and $100.0 million per year for small shipyard assistance FY2026–FY2035. - Commercial shipping, ports, and national security would be reshaped by stronger cargo-preference rules, tariff and tonnage-tax penalties for foreign-of-concern shipyards, and a Strategic Commercial Fleet with targets of at least 10 vessels in year three and 20 vessels per year thereafter. If enacted, it would authorize a Maritime Security Trust Fund capped at $20.0 billion and multiple annual appropriations and program payments through FY2035, increasing federal spending obligations over the next decade.

S93 — Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025

Creates a unified national framework to prevent, monitor, and respond to harmful algal blooms and hypoxia. It centers a federal Task Force, regular scientific assessments, and a required Action Strategy that covers both marine and freshwater systems. - Families, fishers, and subsistence communities gain expanded monitoring and toxin testing for recreational and subsistence harvesters, with specific attention to rural and remote areas. The Action Strategy must examine food safety, cultural uses, and economic harms. - Indian Tribes, States, and local governments must be consulted by the Task Force and can receive contracts, grants, or reimbursements for assessing and responding to events. The law lets federal officials waive non‑Federal cost shares when recipients cannot meet them. - NOAA and EPA get clear operational roles to build observing, forecasting, and data systems tied into the Integrated Ocean Observing System and the Water Quality Portal. The bill creates a national incubator for scalable HAB solutions and requires improved monitoring such as an annual Gulf of Mexico hypoxia mapping cruise. Authorizes about $27.5 million per year to NOAA and EPA plus $2.0 million per year for the NIDIS subsection for fiscal years 2026–2030, increasing federal spending.

S1241 — Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

Harsh, automatic sanctions and trade penalties would be triggered if Russia refuses to negotiate with Ukraine, violates a peace deal, invades again, or seeks to subvert Ukraine's government. The bill would require visa and property-blocking sanctions, target major Russian banks, ban U.S. energy exports to Russia, restrict U.S. investments and listings tied to Russia, and force duties of at least 500% on Russian imports.

S3257 — Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025

Normalize mental-health help-seeking among pilots and air traffic controllers. It would change FAA medical rules, fund examiner training and a public campaign, and set timelines and reporting to improve trust and safety in aviation. - Pilots and air traffic controllers would face updated medical rules and annual reviews of the special issuance process to make disclosure and treatment more feasible. The bill also funds a destigmatizing public information campaign up to $1.5 million per year. - Aviation medical examiners and the FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine would get new capacity and training resources to recruit examiners, clear backlogs, and support medication reclassification and improved examiner guidance. Funding is capped at $15.0 million per year for these activities. - FAA oversight and industry stakeholders would see tighter implementation rules. The bill requires the agency to adopt Aviation Rulemaking Committee recommendations within 2 years, consult labor and schools, and provide briefings within 90 days and a 2-year implementation report. Would increase federal spending by up to $66.0 million across FY2026–FY2029, raising outlays over that period.

S2858 — SHINE for Autumn Act of 2025

Creates a national stillbirth surveillance and education program focused on improving data on stillbirth causes and spreading guidelines and public materials. This bill would fund state tracking and research, require deidentified data and consented clinical collection, and support stakeholder-informed educational outreach. - Families: Women and families who experience a stillbirth would get publicly available educational materials and clearer guidance, and their consent would be required before sharing clinical details. - State and local health departments: State health and vital statistics units could receive grants to build surveillance, standardize data collection, and report stillbirth risk factors, backed by $5.0 million per year for 2026–2030. - Clinicians and researchers: The bill would fund federal guidelines, training, and standardized reporting on clinical history, postmortem exams, and placental pathology, supported by $1.0 million per year for 2026–2030. If fully funded, it would authorize $25.0 million for grants and $5.0 million for guideline and education activities over 2026–2030, increasing federal spending by $30.0 million over five years.