Madeleine Dean

This bill would create new rules to protect private electronic messages between incarcerated people in federal facilities and their lawyers from being monitored. It would require the Attorney General to set up a system within 180 days to ensure these privileged talks stay confidential. This changes how the government handles legal communications for people in federal custody.

This bill would let people who want to buy, lease, or already own a property get its flood history directly from the government. It would also allow the government to share flood insurance data with private insurance companies. This aims to give people more information about flood risks and help insurance companies set rates.

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This bill would let individuals who have been significantly exposed to PFAS chemicals sue the companies responsible in federal court. It would also allow courts to order those companies to pay for medical monitoring, shifting the costs from affected individuals to the manufacturers. Currently, there is no specific federal law allowing such lawsuits for long-term PFAS harm.

This bill would create a new way for doctors to get special permission to give certain experimental drugs to patients who qualify under the federal Right to Try law. Currently, strict rules make it very hard for doctors to use these drugs, even when patients are seeking experimental treatments. This change would set up a clear process for doctors to apply to the Attorney General to legally administer these drugs.

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This bill would stop federal firearms businesses from moving their unsold guns into personal collections or selling them to employees after their federal license is revoked or denied. The new rules would take effect immediately upon license revocation or denial.

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This bill would give law enforcement more tools to track illegal guns. It would end rules that currently limit how the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) uses gun data and requires the destruction of background check records within 24 hours. These changes aim to help police investigate gun crimes and prevent illegal gun trafficking.

If passed, states could get up to $1 million each year to run these systems. However, they would need to follow strict rules for how checks are done and how denials are handled. This could change how firearm sales are processed for individuals and licensed dealers in participating states.

This bill would require FinCEN, a federal bureau, to gather information from financial institutions about how violent extremists and domestic terrorists buy firearms and accessories. The goal is to issue guidance to help banks identify suspicious financial activity related to gun violence.