legislation

The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law in 2025, requires the U.S. Department of Justice to produce its files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation within 30 days.

In the United States federal legislative process, a bill approved by the House of Representatives must also be passed by the Senate and then be presented to the President to become law.

A legislative provision can grant any U.S. Senator whose Senate data or the Senate data of their Senate office was acquired, subpoenaed, searched, accessed, or disclosed in violation of the provision the right to bring a civil action against the United States and, for each violation, recover at least $500,000 plus attorney fees, litigation costs, and any additional relief the court grants.

Nancy Pelosi, as a House Democratic leader, helped secure passage of major federal legislation including the Affordable Care Act (2010) and the Inflation Reduction Act (2022).

The 2025 Sunshine Protection Act is proposed U.S. federal legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time the permanent standard time year-round.

In 2013, the Texas Legislature enacted a law commonly called the 'junk science law' that permits courts to review criminal convictions if the scientific basis for the conviction has evolved or been debunked.