Executive Summary
Leadership Now
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- Rule of Law
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Executive Summary
Download PDFThe Business Plan for America is a practical governing framework, built by business leaders in consultation with policy experts, to answer that call. It advances three core goals:
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Strengthen U.S. Competitiveness
Build an adaptable economic foundation by prioritizing growth, developing a skilled workforce, and securing leadership in strategic sectors.
02
Broaden Economic Prosperity
Grow supply to lower costs and expand access to opportunity so gains reach every American family.
03
Build Effective and Trusted Institutions
Dramatically improve government performance while restoring confidence by reinforcing the rule of law, checks and balances, and democratic processes.
To deliver on these goals, the Plan identifies strategic priorities and offers actionable policy recommendations. This update sets out an emerging business perspective on the challenges of AI, including safety and data centers. The Plan will continue to evolve and expand, addressing new subject areas and incorporating feedback from experts and business and political leaders. We believe the American people are best served by a rigorous debate on the issues facing the country, and we look forward to that exchange of views.
The window to act is narrow. The Plan therefore begins with “Delivering for Americans: A To-Do List for the Next Congress”: a focused set of priorities, drawn from the broader Plan and built to draw support across party lines, that the new Congress can advance now. We believe that by setting the machinery of government working against bipartisan priorities we can build vital muscle memory for action to tackle increasingly ambitious goals. Beyond that, leaders shaping the 2028 presidential campaign must define a stronger path forward, translating public demand into not just winning campaign messages, but a credible governing agenda.
What follows is the latest in a series of policy papers laying out Leadership Now’s vision for what comes next.
From the Business Plan for America
Download PDFDelivering for Americans:
A to-do list for the next Congress
What it is
Priorities for the 2027–28 Congress with illustrative bipartisan legislation behind them. Each is drawn from the Business Plan for America, informed by the expertise of Leadership Now members across the country.
Lower costs
Focus trade policy on lowering costs
Require congressional approval of tariffs imposed by the executive branch.
Trade Review Act (S. 1272, Sens. Cantwell (D), Grassley (R))
Build more housing
Direct federal incentives to states and cities that reform zoning laws to enable new construction.
Fully fund the 21st Century Road to Housing Act (enacted July 2026)
Make healthcare more affordable
Reinstate tax credits to lower health insurance premiums, reverse recent Medicaid cuts, and expand Medicare drug price negotiation.
Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act (H.R. 6501, Reps. Fitzpatrick (R), Golden (D))
Reduce electricity costs
Build more transmission lines, speed up permitting, and require data centers to cover their electricity costs.
Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (S. 5653, Sens. Capito (R), Lee (R), Whitehouse (D), Heinrich (D))
Deliver tax relief for families
Provide relief to working families by expanding the child tax credit.
Stronger Start for Working Families Act (S. 3596, Sens. Hassan (D) and Young (R))
Sustain our competitiveness and talent advantage
Lead on research and innovation
Sustain federal funding to keep the U.S. competitive in key industries, including science and medical research, and prevent political intervention into research awards.
FY2027 appropriations, extending the bipartisan September 2026 agreement (H.R. 6500)
Keep America’s edge in AI — safely
Require frontier AI companies to adopt safety evaluation criteria and critical incident reporting.
Frontier Act (H.R. 9925, Reps. Obernolte (R), Trahan (D))
Manage the AI transition and broaden its benefits
Incentivize employer-led, job-specific retraining, expand workforce Pell Grants and apprenticeships, and explore models for sharing AI’s benefits broadly.
Economy of the Future Commission Act (S. 4046, Sens. Warner (D), Rounds (R))
Meet workforce needs in high-priority sectors
Expand visa pathways to fill critical labor gaps in skilled trades and the care economy.
Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 5494, Reps. Smucker (R), Cuellar (D))
Build a government that delivers and earns trust
End partisan gerrymandering
Adopt a national standard to end mid-decade redistricting and partisan gerrymandering.
Problem Solvers Caucus Gerrymandering Reform Framework
End political self-dealing
Ban members of Congress and the President from trading stocks or betting on prediction markets; extend conflict-of-interest laws to anyone acting on behalf of the U.S. government; establish enforceable ethics standards for the Supreme Court.
HONEST Act (S. 1498, Sens. Hawley (R), Peters (D))
Why it matters
These proposals address issues voters care about — and Congress can act on them now. Taking action on these priorities would show that Congress can still come together to do the people’s work.
Illustrative bipartisan legislation
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