Josh Harder

This bill would create "Health Investment Zones" in areas with significant health problems and lower incomes. These zones would receive federal grants, tax credits for employers and workers, and extra payments for healthcare services under Medicare Part B. The goal is to improve health outcomes and make healthcare more accessible in these communities.

This bill would set firm deadlines for federal agencies to approve permits for energy and mineral projects. It would also create a program to pay companies for money lost if agencies cause delays or cancel permits. These changes aim to make things more certain and lower costs for families and businesses.

This bill, called the Stop SCAMS Act, would make federal agencies work together to fight scams. It would create a single strategy, define what a scam is, and track scam data more consistently across the government. This aims to give people better protection from financial fraud and clearer information about its impact.

This bill would create a new federal standard suggesting states ban former state utility regulators from lobbying their old agency for two years. State utility commissions would have to consider this ban for electric utilities within two years. This could change how former regulators interact with the agencies they once oversaw.

This bill would let graduate and professional students in health care programs continue to get federal PLUS loans and avoid new loan limits until July 1, 2030. These changes would apply to students at specific health schools near areas with health professional shortages or medically underserved communities. Without this bill, these loan rules would change on July 1, 2026.

This bill would make Medicare's process for stopping payments to doctors and hospitals more transparent. Currently, payments can be suspended for up to a year without much explanation. The bill would require Medicare to provide specific reasons for suspensions, give regular updates, and create a way for providers to appeal these decisions, helping good-faith providers stay open.

This bill would create federal quality and labeling standards for olive oil and olive-pomace oil. This means shoppers could better trust what they're buying, and producers would follow new rules for how they describe their products. The Food and Drug Administration would be in charge of setting these new standards.

This bill would create a new program called the "X-Labs Initiative" within the National Institutes of Health. It would offer long-term funding to innovative research institutions to speed up breakthrough medical discoveries. This means more support for scientists working on advances in human health.

This bill would direct the United States Postal Service to open a post office in Mountain House, California. This new office would need to be set up within one year if the bill becomes law.

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Working families who care for a spouse or relative with long-term needs would get a new tax credit. This credit would cover 30% of their qualified care expenses over $2,000, up to $10,000, helping ease the financial burden of caregiving. This would apply to tax years starting after December 31, 2025.

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