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            <title><![CDATA[Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-07-12-emergency-conservation-program-improvement-act-of-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law speeds emergency conservation and forest restoration aid after farmland and private forests are damaged.]]></description>
            <category>agriculture</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[21st Century ROAD to Housing Act]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-07-11-21st-century-road-to-housing-act</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law expands housing construction, financing, homeownership, rural and manufactured housing, disaster recovery, and federal oversight while restricting large investor purchases and central bank digital currency.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lulu’s Law]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Lulu’s Law allows wireless emergency alerts for shark attacks.]]></description>
            <category>technology</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The ARTIST Act protects qualifying Alaska Natives’ subsistence use of marine mammals and interstate sales of authentic traditional goods.]]></description>
            <category>trade</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Secure America Act]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law provides nearly $69.6 billion to expand federal border security, immigration enforcement, and related investigations through fiscal year 2029.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-06-09-fiscal-year-2025-veterans-affairs-major-medical-facility-authorization-act</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law authorizes a major Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility project in St. Louis costing up to $1.763 billion.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-06-09-gerald-e-connolly-esophageal-cancer-awareness-act-of-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law orders a federal review of esophageal cancer spending and screening for federal employees and retirees.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[S. 4530, Public Law 119-95]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-05-29-public-law-119-95</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Capitol Police Board may set officers’ mandatory retirement age from 57 through 62.]]></description>
            <category>law-enforcement</category>
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            <category>labor</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Medal of Sacrifice Act of 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-05-28-medal-of-sacrifice-act-of-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law creates a presidential medal honoring law enforcement officers and first responders killed in the line of duty.]]></description>
            <category>law-enforcement</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-05-19-cape-fox-land-entitlement-finalization-act-of-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law finalizes Cape Fox Village Corporation’s Alaska Native land entitlement through a federal land exchange.]]></description>
            <category>environment</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Investing in All of America Act of 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-05-19-investing-in-all-of-america-act-of-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law expands federal leverage capacity for small-business investment funds while favoring investments in underserved areas, critical technologies, and manufacturing.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-05-19-sloan-canyon-conservation-and-lateral-pipeline-act</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law expands Sloan Canyon’s protected area while authorizing land access for a Southern Nevada water pipeline.]]></description>
            <category>environment</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[S. 1020, Public Law 119-90]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-05-11-public-law-119-90</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Certain federally licensed hydropower projects can receive up to six more years to begin construction.]]></description>
            <category>energy</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-05-11-rural-broadband-protection-act-of-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New FCC vetting will limit rural broadband funding to applicants that can credibly build and operate their proposed networks.]]></description>
            <category>technology</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-05-04-tribal-trust-land-homeownership-act-of-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law sets firm federal deadlines for mortgages, rights-of-way, and title records involving Indian land.]]></description>
            <category>housing</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-04-30-homeland-security-and-further-additional-continuing-appropriations-act-2026</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law funds Homeland Security for fiscal 2026 and covers federal operations and personnel costs during a February funding lapse.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[S. 4465, Public Law 119-87]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-04-30-public-law-119-87</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law extends Title VII foreign intelligence surveillance authorities through June 12, 2026.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[H.J. Res. 140, Public Law 119-85]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-04-27-public-law-119-85</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Congress overturns a federal land-withdrawal rule covering three Minnesota counties.]]></description>
            <category>environment</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[H.R. 8322, Public Law 119-84]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-04-18-public-law-119-84</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law extends FISA Title VII surveillance authorities through April 30, 2026.]]></description>
            <category>defense</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-04-13-holocaust-expropriated-art-recovery-act-of-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Nazi-persecution property claims must be decided on their merits when filed on time.]]></description>
            <category>government-operations</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-04-13-small-business-innovation-and-economic-security-act</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law extends federal small-business innovation programs through 2031 while tightening security and expanding commercialization support.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[H.R. 7211, Public Law 119-81]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-03-26-public-law-119-81</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law authorizes a Medal of Honor for Vietnam War veteran John W. Ripley.]]></description>
            <category>defense</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[S. 4138, Public Law 119-80]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-03-20-public-law-119-80</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law clears the way for Army Captain Cody Khork’s posthumous honorary promotion to major.]]></description>
            <category>defense</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[H.J. Res. 142, Public Law 119-78]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-02-18-public-law-119-78</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Congress blocks D.C.’s temporary income and franchise tax revisions.]]></description>
            <category>finance</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-02-18-semiquincentennial-congressional-time-capsule-act</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Congress will seal a 250th-anniversary time capsule in the Capitol until 2276.]]></description>
            <category>government-operations</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-02-10-ending-improper-payments-to-deceased-people-act</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Federal agencies will get more reliable death data to stop and recover improper payments.]]></description>
            <category>government-operations</category>
            <category>finance</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-02-06-bankruptcy-administration-improvement-act-of-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law doubles Chapter 7 trustee compensation and extends bankruptcy-system funding and judgeships.]]></description>
            <category>finance</category>
            <category>government-operations</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-02-03-consolidated-appropriations-act-2026</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Congress funds major federal operations for 2026, extends temporary funding and renews key health, immigration, trade and insurance programs.]]></description>
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            <category>healthcare</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-01-23-commerce-justice-science-energy-and-water-development-and-interior-and-environment-appropriations-act-2026</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law funds 2026 commerce, justice, science, energy, water, public lands, environmental, Tribal, and cultural programs.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trafficking Survivors Relief Act]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-01-23-trafficking-survivors-relief-act</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Human trafficking survivors can seek to clear certain federal records and reduce sentences tied directly to their trafficking.]]></description>
            <category>law-enforcement</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-01-20-disabled-veterans-housing-support-act</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Disabled veterans’ service-connected disability compensation will no longer count against eligibility for certain income-based housing and community development assistance.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans’ Employment and Transition Success Act]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-01-20-focused-assistance-and-skills-training-for-veterans-employment-and-transition-success-act</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The FAST VETS Act requires tailored updates to veterans’ vocational rehabilitation plans when employment barriers change.]]></description>
            <category>labor</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-01-20-va-budget-shortfall-accountability-act</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Federal watchdogs must review Department of Veterans Affairs funding shortfalls and spending for six years.]]></description>
            <category>healthcare</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2026-01-14-whole-milk-for-healthy-kids-act-of-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Schools in the national school lunch program may offer whole and reduced-fat milk alongside other milk and qualifying nondairy choices.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2025-12-29-la-paz-county-solar-energy-and-job-creation-act</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[La Paz County may buy about 3,400 acres of federal land in Arizona for solar energy and job creation.]]></description>
            <category>energy</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025]]></title>
            <link>https://legisus.org/congress-bills/2025-12-26-alaska-native-vietnam-era-veterans-land-allotment-extension-act-of-2025</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans get five more years to apply for land allotments.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law continues the Congressional Award Program through October 1, 2028, and removes required medal materials.]]></description>
            <category>education</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Disaster-related federal tax postponements now protect certain refund claims and delay collection notices.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law extends federal authority to fund Great Lakes fishery research through 2030.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Federal agencies must standardize, digitize, and publish maps of recreational access and restrictions on federally managed waterways.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law expands federal tools, funding, and Tribal outreach for marine debris cleanup and prevention.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law protects about 40 acres at the Wounded Knee Massacre site under continued tribal ownership.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The law authorizes fiscal year 2026 national defense programs while reshaping military technology, personnel, infrastructure, nuclear security, intelligence, diplomacy, and maritime operations.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[S. 2283, Public Law 119-59]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A U.S. Postal Service facility in Guthrie, Oklahoma, is officially named the “Oscar J. Upham Post Office.”]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The law extends Secure Rural Schools payments to eligible states and counties through fiscal year 2026.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law requires recurring inflation reviews of automatic life insurance coverage for servicemembers and veterans.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law modernizes the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association’s charter and gives its bylaws greater control over internal operations.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Congress honors the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team with three Congressional Gold Medals.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Selected Reserve GI Bill users gain in-state tuition protections at public colleges and universities.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to promptly replace benefits misused by a fiduciary.]]></description>
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