Insurers and plans would have to disclose when AI is used in utilization reviews. Violators face civil penalties, injunctions, and temporary enrollment bans. amendment.app/oversight/penn…

The Pennsylvania House passed HB1925 on Sept. 30, 144-59, regulating AI use in health care facilities, by insurers, and in Medicaid and CHIP managed care plans.

Those communities must be meaningfully involved in developing, adopting and implementing the policies. amendment.app/oversight/cali…

California Gov. Newsom signed AB 1457, requiring cities and counties with disadvantaged communities to adopt environmental justice policies in their general plans by June 30, 2031.

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It would also require the Department of Small and Local Business Development to maintain an interactive public performance dashboard and would clarify reporting requirements. amendment.app/oversight/dist…

DC Councilmember Wendell Felder introduced Bill 26-841, which would extend Business Improvement District renewal terms and standardize the authority to adjust BID taxes.

The bill funds State Police, Fire Services, school construction, homelessness programs and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Two amendments failed on roll calls, 30-122 and 25-127; two consolidated amendments passed. amendment.app/oversight/mass…

The Massachusetts House passed H5699, a fiscal 2026 supplemental spending bill, 152-0 on Oct. 21.

Residents must have lived in the US continuously since Jan 15, 2025. Eligible family members who are not inadmissible or deportable also qualify. No votes yet. amendment.app/oversight/fede…

Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced S5606, the Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act, to authorize permanent residence for certain Hong Kong residents granted Deferred Enforced Departure.

It targets people who don’t meet SNAP or Medicaid work requirements, offering conservation and infrastructure jobs at or above the District minimum wage, plus job coaching and placement. amendment.app/oversight/dist…

A DC Council bill would require the Department of Human Services to establish a Green Workforce Pilot Program.

The bill requires training for personnel, sets rules for storing and destroying the data, penalizes unauthorized use, and has entities certify to the State Police each year that the data was destroyed. amendment.app/oversight/penn…

The Pennsylvania House passed HB2771, which regulates automated license plate readers, 190-13 on Oct. 19.

The bill creates a free wallet card with a victim’s restraining order details, which officers must verify against the state’s domestic violence central registry. The card doesn’t replace the order. amendment.app/oversight/new-…

New Jersey’s Assembly Appropriations Committee hears A5040, the Hope Card Program, on Thursday, Oct. 22.

Every House seat is on the ballot Nov. 3. 345 people are asking the 2026 candidates one question: will you pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and restore preclearance? amendment.app/asks/3Fp3i1DZG…

The Supreme Court narrowed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in April with Louisiana v. Callais, nearly 13 years after Shelby County v. Holder ended federal preclearance.

Every House seat is on the ballot in 2026. Co-sign this one for the candidates running for yours: protecting federal science and research funding is part of what it takes to earn your vote. amendment.app/asks/3Fp3hsWCw…