Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act

S2903 — Safe Step Act

Creates a mandatory, transparent exceptions process for medication step therapy so patients and prescribers can quickly request coverage of a non-preferred drug when medically needed. The bill sets timelines, standard forms, and public notice rules to make exception requests faster and clearer. - Patients and prescribers would get a clear path to request exceptions, submit clinical rationale on a standard paper or electronic form, and designate a third-party advocate. Plans must respond within 72 hours for routine requests and within 24 hours for emergencies, and granted exceptions must remain covered for at least one year. - Group health plans and insurers would have to publish the process, forms, required supporting information, and contact details on plan materials and websites. The bill limits information requests to what is strictly necessary and stops pharmacy benefit managers or third-party administrators from withholding data needed for reporting. - Plans would report counts and outcomes of exception requests by circumstance, specialty, and condition starting not later than three years after enactment and each year thereafter by October 1. The Secretary of Labor would compile a Congressional summary of trends, and the Secretary must issue final implementing regulations within six months with the rule applying to plan years that begin at least six months after enactment.

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.

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.

S237 — Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

Would create a presumption that certain exposure-related cancers in public safety officers are line-of-duty injuries. It sets a defined list of covered cancers, a process to add new cancers, and rules for who qualifies for death or permanent disability benefits.

S161 — She DRIVES Act

Would require modern crash-test dummies and updated tests for male and female adult occupants to better reflect real-world injuries. It would direct the Secretary of Transportation to add specified frontal and side testing devices, set injury criteria for multiple body regions, and update New Car Assessment Program procedures on set timelines. - Frontal crash tests: Would require a 50th‑percentile adult male THOR and a 5th‑percentile adult female THOR. The bill directs the Secretary to set or update injury criteria for head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, upper leg, and lower leg. - Side crash tests: Would require 50th‑percentile male and 5th‑percentile female Worldwide Harmonized Side Impact (WHD) dummies. It directs updated injury criteria and new side-impact tests for adult female front-seat occupants. - NCAP, timing, and reports: The New Car Assessment Program must be updated to include these devices on a timeline that avoids delaying safety rules. The Secretary must submit an Initial Report within 1 year and a Follow-up Report within 5 years on timelines and foreign testing devices.

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.