Improving the Lives of the American People Act

Bill Number

H.R. 9358

Origin Chamber

House

Congress

119th Congress, Session 2

Policy Area

Health

Status

Introduced

Latest Action

2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Last Updated

2026-07-09T22:06:45Z

AI-Generated Summary

Improving the Lives of the American People Act (H.R. 9358)

Purpose This legislation aims to improve the lives of Americans through reforms in government ethics, worker benefits, clean energy incentives, healthcare access, national security oversight, military compensation, environmental protections, and education funding.

Key Provisions

• Government Ethics and Stock Ownership: Prohibits Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their immediate family members from owning or trading individual stocks, commodities, or similar investments. Requires divestment within 90–180 days, with limited exceptions for blind trusts, family trusts, or occupational needs. Imposes penalties including fines and profit disgorgement. Amends House rules to reinforce the stock ban.
• Paid Annual Leave: Requires most employers to provide at least 1 hour of paid vacation/personal leave per 25 hours worked, capped at 80 hours annually. Applies to private employers, federal agencies, and certain state/local workers. Includes rules for accrual, use, carryover, notice, and enforcement with private rights of action and Secretary of Labor oversight.
• Clean Energy Tax Credits: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend production and investment tax credits for wind and solar facilities by tying phase-outs to greenhouse gas emission reductions rather than fixed dates. Restores credits for certain leasing arrangements and existing studies.
• Medicare Coverage: Adds coverage for fall prevention items (e.g., grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs) under Medicare Part B when ordered by a physician. Exempts these payments from sequestration.
• Repeal of Prior Provisions: Repeals sections 10101–10108 of Public Law 119-21, restoring prior law in affected areas.
• Global Health Programs: Extends PEPFAR-related authorities, inspector general oversight, and funding allocations through 2030.
• Homeland Security Oversight: Creates an Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office within DHS, led by an Ombuds, to review intelligence activities for objectivity and independence from politics, with reporting to Congress.
• Military and Veterans Compensation: Provides a 4% increase in basic military pay effective October 1, 2026, and a 3% increase in wartime disability compensation.
• Cybersecurity Workforce: Extends student loan forgiveness periods to 5 years and expands eligibility for cybersecurity training programs.
• Offshore Energy: Prohibits new oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
• Medical Debt Reporting: Codifies a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule prohibiting creditors and consumer reporting agencies from using certain medical information.
• Small Business and Education Support: Directs the Small Business Administration to assist small businesses in hiring dual-enrollment program graduates and appropriates funds for Head Start programs through fiscal year 2028.
• Budget Requirements: Mandates that the President’s budget and congressional budget resolutions include analyses of proposals to reduce costs for healthcare, utilities, groceries, housing, transportation, and education.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Establishes new restrictions on personal investments by elected officials and their families, overriding prior ethics rules.
• Creates a nationwide federal paid annual leave mandate, expanding beyond existing family/medical leave laws.
• Modifies tax code phase-outs and restorations for clean energy credits previously altered by Public Law 119-21.
• Adds new Medicare benefits and oversight mechanisms in DHS.
• Repeals recent reconciliation provisions and extends multiple program authorities to 2030.
• Introduces new prohibitions on offshore leasing and medical information use in credit reporting.

Potential Impacts

• Government Agencies: Requires compliance and divestment oversight by ethics offices; expands DHS intelligence review functions; affects Medicare administration and labor enforcement.
• Citizens: Provides paid leave to millions of workers; expands Medicare benefits for seniors; increases military and veterans’ pay; may lower energy costs through extended credits; restricts certain financial reporting on medical debt.
• International Relations: Extends U.S. commitments to global HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria programs through 2030.
• Environment and Economy: Bans new offshore drilling in specified Northeast areas; supports clean energy transitions.

Main Stakeholders Affected

• Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their families.
• Private-sector and federal employees.
• Energy producers (wind, solar, oil/gas).
• Medicare beneficiaries and providers.
• Military personnel and veterans.
• Intelligence community and DHS components.
• Small businesses and Head Start programs.
• Banks, credit reporting agencies, and consumers with medical debt.

Notable Legal, Constitutional, or Political Implications

• Raises potential property rights considerations under the Fifth Amendment due to forced divestment requirements, though ethics restrictions have precedent.
• Creates new federal mandates on employers that interact with state laws and collective bargaining agreements.
• Involves multiple committee referrals, indicating broad jurisdictional scope.
• Timelines tied to 2026–2030 dates suggest implementation across future administrations.
• Neutral codification of agency rules and repeals of recent statutes may affect ongoing litigation or policy continuity.

This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Refer to the official source document for the authoritative text.

Sponsor

Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

Recent Actions

• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Ethics, the Judiciary, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Bill Versions

• Improving the Lives of the American People Act — issued 2026-06-18 — PDF (57 pages)

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