Fair Allocation of Interstate Rates Act

S2142 — GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025

Golden Dome all‑domain missile defense architecture would create a nationwide layered system to detect and defeat missile and unmanned‑system threats across sea, undersea, land, air, space, and cyberspace. It would give a single Program Manager sweeping acquisition, hiring, and technical authorities to speed development and fielding of interceptors, sensors, and nonkinetic tools. - Department of Defense leaders and operators would get a new Golden Dome Program Manager with milestone and contracting authority, direct hiring, and original classification powers to accelerate procurement and operations. - The space and defense industrial base would face accelerated procurements and competition requirements, including at least 40 Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor vehicles and protections to keep multiple vendors viable. - Combatant commanders and testing teams would work to a tight schedule: a mandatory all‑domain strategy within 1 year, a virtual exercise within 540 days, semiannual live‑fire tests thereafter, and plans to field up to 80 Next Generation Interceptors for testing and initial fielding by January 1, 2028. Authorizes $23.0 billion for fiscal year 2026 to carry out the Act.

S1748 — Kids Online Safety Act

Protecting minors online is the core aim of the Kids Online Safety Act, which would make platforms that serve young users adopt a legal duty of care, add parental controls and safeguards, and force more transparency about recommendation algorithms. The bill targets design features that boost minor engagement and limits certain research on children to reduce mental-health and harassment risks. - Families and minors: The bill would define a "child" as under 13 and a "minor" as under 17, require verifiable parental consent for known children, and give parents tools to control privacy, purchases, and autoplay for streaming. - Platforms and products: Covered services would face limits on personalized design features, a ban on market research involving children under 13, and public reporting and independent audits of safeguards, including detailed de-identified data on minor usage for platforms with over 10 million monthly U.S. users. - Regulators, schools, and tech oversight: The Federal Trade Commission would enforce the rules with state attorneys general able to act as well, a Kids Online Safety Council of 11 members would advise and report within 1 and 3 years, and a separate title would force notice and opt-outs for "opaque" algorithms and let users switch to input-transparent systems.

S541 — ELITE Vehicles Act

Ends federal tax breaks for electric and other clean vehicles and for EV charging installations. This bill would repeal federal tax credits for new and used clean vehicles, commercial clean vehicles, and for electric vehicle recharging property.

S3752 — SAVE America Act

Would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship and a tangible photo ID to register and vote in federal elections. It would create a nationwide verification system using DHS SAVE, Social Security Administration checks, and state DMV and other databases and would expand removal rules, private lawsuits, and criminal penalties for registration violations. - Voters and registrants: People seeking to register for federal office would need to present listed documents such as a U.S. passport, REAL ID showing citizenship, naturalization certificate, or certified birth records. Those without documents could use a uniform affidavit under penalty of perjury as an alternative. - State and election agencies: Motor vehicle agencies and voter registration offices would have to collect and verify documentary proof and regularly cross-check SAVE, SSA, and state records. Federal departments would be required to provide verification data on request and, where practicable, within 24 hours to support verification. - Voting process and enforcement: In-person voters would need a tangible photo ID and absentee voters would include an ID copy with requests and ballots. The bill would add a mechanism to remove registrants verified as noncitizens and broaden private rights of action and criminal penalties for assisting improper registration.

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.

S401 — Fair Access to Banking Act

Guarantees fair, impartial access to basic financial services. This bill would limit when banks, credit unions, and payment networks can refuse to serve a person who is acting lawfully by requiring denials to rest on documented, quantitative, risk-based standards and by creating penalties and a private lawsuit tool for violations. - Large banks would face limits on Federal Reserve discount window access and Automated Clearing House network use if they refuse to serve lawful customers without objective, pre-established risk reasons. Covered banks are presumed to be those with more than $10.0 billion in assets. - Payment card networks and credit unions would be barred from blocking access based on political or reputational risk. Card networks face civil penalties up to 10% of the value of affected services or $10,000 per violation. - Individuals and businesses denied services in violation of the bill would get a private right of action in federal court. Successful plaintiffs could recover attorney fees, costs, and treble damages.