Resolution Act.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (20 May 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
What this bill does
I'll note that the bill text provided is truncated at Title V, but here is a summary based on what is included.
This bill, titled the "Resolution Act," bundles together several unrelated policy provisions across multiple subject areas. It would create a joint scholarship program between the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Public Health Service, and the Department of Defense, under which Public Health Service officers could attend a military medical school at VA expense in exchange for a period of service at VA medical facilities. It would establish a new federal grant program for nonprofit professional theater organizations, funded through fiscal year 2028, with eligibility rules tied to compensation standards, labor-law compliance, and organizational history, plus a required federal study on sustaining the nonprofit arts sector. It would also require that cut flowers and greens displayed in certain federal buildings be domestically grown, direct the Interior Department to work with Indian Tribes to identify and protect Native American seeds, and extend several Small Business Administration research and commercialization programs (SBIR/STTR) through 2030.
The bill would affect VA and Public Health Service personnel and medical trainees, nonprofit theater organizations and their employees, federal agencies managing displays and small-business research programs, Indian Tribes, and small businesses participating in federal research grants.
The bill was introduced on January 22, 2026, by Rep. Jim McGovern and referred to numerous House committees, reflecting its broad scope. It has not yet been voted on and would need committee action, House and Senate passage, and presidential approval to become law.
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Timeline
20 May 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Common questions
- What does H.J.Res. 143 do?
- I'll note that the bill text provided is truncated at Title V, but here is a summary based on what is included. This bill, titled the "Resolution Act," bundles together several unrelated policy provisions across multiple subject areas. It would create a joint scholarship program between the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Public Health Service, and the Department of Defense, under which Public Health Service officers could attend a military medical school at VA expense in exchange for a period of service at VA medical facilities. It would establish a new federal grant program for nonprofit professional theater organizations, funded through fiscal year 2028, with eligibility rules tied to compensation standards, labor-law compliance, and organizational history, plus a required federal study on sustaining the nonprofit arts sector. It would also require that cut flowers and greens displayed in certain federal buildings be domestically grown, direct the Interior Department to work with Indian Tribes to identify and protect Native American seeds, and extend several Small Business Administration research and commercialization programs (SBIR/STTR) through 2030. The bill would affect VA and Public Health Service personnel and medical trainees, nonprofit theater organizations and their employees, federal agencies managing displays and small-business research programs, Indian Tribes, and small businesses participating in federal research grants. The bill was introduced on January 22, 2026, by Rep. Jim McGovern and referred to numerous House committees, reflecting its broad scope. It has not yet been voted on and would need committee action, House and Senate passage, and presidential approval to become law.
- Has H.J.Res. 143 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.J.Res. 143. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.J.Res. 143?
- H.J.Res. 143 was sponsored by Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.J.Res. 143?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. (20 May 2026).
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