Vote Yes on this bill if you want Congress to set a budget that keeps major federal programs funded, boosts defense and veterans spending, and opens the door to stronger border security and deportation policies.

Organizations that support this bill may include border security groups, defense advocates, veterans' organizations, and groups that favor keeping large federal funding for health care, Medicare, transportation, and other major programs.

Vote No on this bill if you want to reject higher deficits and debt, resist expanded immigration enforcement and detention, or push for a budget with stronger emphasis on environmental and other domestic priorities.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include immigrant rights groups, civil liberties organizations, budget watchdogs concerned about rising debt, and environmental groups worried about less emphasis on energy and conservation.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger privacy protections, more accountability for FBI use of surveillance databases, greater congressional oversight of secret intelligence courts, and a ban on the Federal Reserve creating a central bank digital currency.

Organizations that support this bill may include civil liberties groups focused on surveillance reform, privacy and cryptocurrency advocates opposed to a Federal Reserve digital currency, and lawmakers who want tighter oversight of FBI intelligence searches.

Vote No on this bill if you want to preserve more flexibility for intelligence agencies, avoid new criminal penalties and procedural hurdles in national security investigations, and keep the option open for the Federal Reserve to study or develop a digital dollar.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include national security groups and executive branch officials who believe the new limits, penalties, and oversight rules could slow intelligence work, as well as supporters of exploring a government-backed digital dollar.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want the Federal Trade Commission to study whether government-run grocery stores would change food prices, consumer choice, competition, and impacts on farmers, food banks, and private stores before lawmakers take further action.

Organizations that support this bill may include private grocery industry groups, business associations, taxpayer watchdog organizations, and farm or food supply groups that want a federal review of how government-run grocery stores could affect markets, prices, and competition.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid a new federal study and reporting process that could be used to challenge or slow public grocery store proposals aimed at improving food access in underserved areas.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include anti-hunger advocates, community development groups, municipal policy organizations, and supporters of public grocery stores who may see the bill as a step that could discourage or delay local efforts to expand food access.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want stricter rules on donations tied to the White House and Vice President, more public disclosure, and stronger protections against pay-to-play influence.

Organizations that support this bill may include government watchdog groups, ethics reform advocates, transparency organizations, and anti-corruption nonprofits.

Vote No on this bill if you want to allow more private donations for presidential properties and events with fewer federal restrictions, disclosures, and penalties.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include lobbying groups, some business associations, donors to presidential projects, and groups that favor fewer limits on private support for public events and buildings.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want people with disabilities to have faster, easier access to parking placards, free parking stickers, and disability plates by allowing certified nurse practitioners and occupational therapists to certify eligibility.

Organizations that support this bill may include nurse practitioner associations, occupational therapy groups, disability rights advocates, and rural health access organizations.

Vote No on this bill if you want to keep disability parking approval authority more limited and avoid expanding certification power because of concerns about oversight, consistency, or misuse.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include physician groups or local government organizations concerned about expanding who can approve disability parking benefits.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want schools to use state-approved reading materials, screen students earlier for reading problems and dyslexia, train staff in evidence-based methods, and provide more structured help to struggling readers.

Organizations that support this bill may include dyslexia advocacy groups, parent groups focused on reading outcomes, and education reform organizations that support science-of-reading instruction and earlier help for struggling students.

Vote No on this bill if you want local schools and teachers to keep more freedom over reading curriculum and teaching methods, and if you are concerned that extra testing, training, and state rules could add costs, paperwork, and less classroom flexibility.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include local-control advocates, some school districts and educator groups concerned about state mandates, and curriculum providers whose materials could be left off the state-approved list.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want schools to use science-of-reading methods, screen students early for dyslexia and reading trouble, train staff more deeply, and give struggling readers faster and more targeted help.

Organizations that support this bill may include dyslexia advocacy groups, parent groups focused on reading success, and education reform organizations that favor phonics-based, research-backed reading instruction.

Vote No on this bill if you want schools to keep more freedom over reading curriculum and teaching methods, avoid new state mandates and screening rules, and reduce added costs, training demands, and paperwork for districts.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include school administrator groups, teachers unions, curriculum groups that prefer local control, and advocates worried about added testing, staffing needs, and limits on certain reading methods.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want hospitals to stop forcing nurses to work beyond scheduled hours except in true emergencies, give nurses rest after very long shifts, and protect patient safety by reducing fatigue.

Organizations that support this bill may include nurse unions, patient safety groups, hospital worker advocates, and labor organizations that want to reduce burnout and protect nurses from being forced into extra shifts.

Vote No on this bill if you want hospitals to keep broader authority to require overtime to handle staffing shortages and maintain flexibility in scheduling, even if nurses may be required to work longer hours.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include hospital associations, health system management groups, and some rural or understaffed hospitals that want more flexibility to cover shifts when staffing is short.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want short-term rentals to remain legal statewide but with more local oversight to reduce noise, overcrowding, safety risks, and repeat violations.

Organizations that support this bill may include neighborhood associations, city and county governments, and public safety groups that want occupancy limits, permits, neighbor notice, and stronger enforcement for problem short-term rentals.

Vote No on this bill if you want fewer rules on short-term rental owners and guests and believe these new permit, occupancy, and enforcement requirements go too far.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include vacation rental owners, property rights advocates, and online rental platforms that object to added permits, occupancy caps, background checks, insurance requirements, and higher fines.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want municipalities to be able to renew an existing general plan for another 10 years and give smaller, slower-growing towns more flexibility over whether a new plan goes to voters, which could reduce cost and delay.

Organizations that support this bill may include city and town governments, local planning departments, homebuilders, chambers of commerce, and property-rights groups that want a simpler and less costly way to keep local land-use plans in place.

Vote No on this bill if you want cities to create fresh long-range plans more often and want residents in more towns to have a guaranteed vote on major growth, housing, and land-use decisions instead of giving more control to local officials.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include voting-rights advocates, neighborhood associations, smart-growth groups, and environmental organizations that want voters to keep a stronger direct role in long-term development decisions.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want to make it harder to close certain state-owned outdoor shooting ranges by requiring approval from state agencies, public hearings, the Legislature, and the governor.

Organizations that support this bill may include gun-rights groups, shooting sports clubs, sportsmen’s associations, and hunting advocacy organizations that want stronger protections against closing state-owned outdoor shooting ranges.

Vote No on this bill if you want closures of certain shooting ranges to remain easier than this bill allows, so officials can respond more quickly to noise, growth, land-use conflicts, or public concerns.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include neighborhood groups, local government associations, land-use planning advocates, and gun-violence prevention organizations that want communities and agencies to have more flexibility to close ranges when problems arise.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want schools to automatically place top-performing middle school students into available advanced math classes unless parents opt out, while keeping parents informed about both advanced placement and math remediation needs.

Organizations that support this bill may include parent advocacy groups, STEM education organizations, charter school supporters, and education reform groups that want more students placed into advanced math earlier.

Vote No on this bill if you want schools and families to keep more local discretion over advanced math placement and avoid automatic enrollment rules that could strain course availability or place some students in classes that may not fit their needs.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include teachers unions, school administrator associations, and student equity advocates concerned about automatic placement, staffing limits, and reduced local flexibility.