
1) Operation Warp Speed — COVID vaccines likely saved millions of U.S. lives and over $1 trillion in costs. 2) VA MISSION Act — expanded veterans’ access to non-VA community care; VA says community care paid $36B to local providers in FY2025. 3) Great American Outdoors Act — authorized up to $1.6B per year for five years for public-land and park repairs.
4. FUTURE Act for HBCUs and minority-serving colleges — made $255M in annual funding permanent. 5. First Step Act — released tens of thousands from federal prison with lower measured recidivism than comparable groups. 6. Music Modernization Act — improved streaming royalty payments; the MLC has distributed over $3B in royalties.
7. Abraham Accords — expanded Middle East diplomatic and economic ties, though U.S. domestic impact is harder to quantify. 8. Space Force — created a dedicated military branch for space defense; important but impact is hard to measure publicly. 9. PACT Act on animal cruelty — made severe animal cruelty a federal felony. 10. Right to Try Act — gave terminally ill patients another path to request experimental treatments, but real-world impact appears limited and harder to quantify.