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Union Calendar No. 39 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 249 
[Report No. 119–62] 
To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical 
Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2025 
Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. POU, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. 
CONAWAY, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. KEAN, Mr. 
MENENDEZ, Mrs. MCIVER, Ms. SHERRILL, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
APRIL 17, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The NCTSI’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) COORDINATING CENTER.—The NCTSI’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) NCTSI GRANTEES.—In carrying out sub-
section (a)(2), NCTSI grantees shall develop trainings 
and other resources, as applicable and appropriate, to 
support implementation of the evidence-based prac-
tices developed and disseminated under such sub-
section.’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, 
and adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), as so redesig-
nated, by inserting ‘‘and implementation’’ after 
‘‘the dissemination’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘The NCTSI’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) COORDINATING CENTER.—The NCTSI’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) NCTSI GRANTEES.—NCTSI grantees shall, 
as appropriate, collaborate with other such grantees, 
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(I) by striking ‘‘or accredited 
school’’ and inserting ‘‘, an accredited 
school’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, or an accred-
ited school of pharmacy’’ before ‘‘in 
the United States’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on December 
29, 2022. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 4, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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(A) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘has 
the same meaning as in section 714(f)(1)(A) of 
title 31, United States Code’’ and inserting 
‘‘means a program or facility, including any 
special purpose vehicle or other entity estab-
lished by or on behalf of the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve System or a Fed-
eral reserve bank, authorized by the Board of 
Governors under section 13(3), that is not sub-
ject to audit under section 714(e) of title 31, 
United States Code’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘or in 
section 714(f)(3)(C) of title 31, United States 
Code, the information described in paragraph 
(1) and information concerning the transactions 
described in section 714(f) of such title,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the information described in para-
graph (1)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and sec-
tion 13(3)(C), section 714(f)(3)(C) of title 31, 
United States Code, and’’ and inserting ‘‘, sec-
tion 13(3)(C), and’’. 
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physician or practitioner within the same 
group practice as such physician or practi-
tioner); 
‘‘(iii) within the 1-year period prior to 
the dispensing of such drugs, such indi-
vidual had at least 1 face-to-face, in-person 
encounter with such referring physician (or 
with another physician or practitioner 
within the same group practice as such 
physician, as determined by tax identifica-
tion number) during which items or serv-
ices that are not designated health services 
and for which payment was made under 
this title were furnished to such individual; 
‘‘(iv) such drugs are dispensed by the 
referring physician, a physician who is a 
member of the same group practice as the 
referring physician, or an individual who is 
directly supervised by such a physician, 
from a building described in paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii), including through— 
‘‘(I) in-person pickup by the indi-
vidual or a caregiver or family mem-
ber of such individual; or 
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SEC. 402. REQUIRED TRAINING FOR PRESCRIBERS OF CON-
TROLLED SUBSTANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 823) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection des-
ignated as subsection (l) as subsection (m); and 
(2) in subsection (m)(1), as so redesignated— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (iv)— 
(I) in subclause (I)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘the Amer-
ican Academy of Family Physi-
cians, the American Podiatric 
Medical Association, the Academy 
of General Dentistry, the Amer-
ican Optometric Association,’’ be-
fore ‘‘or any other organization’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘or the Com-
mission’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
Commission’’; and 
(cc) by inserting ‘‘, or the 
Council on Podiatric Medical 
Education’’ before the semicolon 
at the end; and 
(II) in subclause (III), by insert-
ing ‘‘or the American Academy of 
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Family Physicians’’ after ‘‘Associa-
tion’’; and 
(ii) in clause (v), in the matter pre-
ceding subclause (I)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘osteopathic medi-
cine, dental surgery’’ and inserting 
‘‘osteopathic medicine, podiatric medi-
cine, dental surgery’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘or dental medi-
cine curriculum’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
dental or podiatric medicine cur-
riculum’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘the American 
Pharmacists Association, the Accredi-
tation Council on Pharmacy Edu-
cation, 
the 
American 
Psychiatric 
Nurses 
Association, 
the 
American 
Academy of Nursing, the American 
Academy of Family Physicians,’’ before 
‘‘or any other organization’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, the American 
Academy of Family Physicians,’’ before 
‘‘or the Accreditation Council’’; and 
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(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or accredited 
school’’ and inserting ‘‘, an accredited 
school’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, or an accred-
ited school of pharmacy’’ before ‘‘in the 
United States’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as if enacted on December 29, 
2022. 
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Union Calendar No. 84 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2483 
[Report No. 119–114, Part I] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize certain programs that provide for 
opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and re-
covery, and for other purposes. 
MAY 29, 2025 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with an amendment 
MAY 29, 2025 
Committees on Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, 
and Financial Services discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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under the covered programs to family care-
givers; 
(ii) improving communications be-
tween family caregivers and employees of 
covered agencies by— 
(I) decreasing call wait times; 
(II) ensuring that employees of 
covered agencies and the State agen-
cies 
responsible 
for 
administering 
State Medicaid and CHIP plans pro-
vide timely answers to the questions 
of family caregivers; 
(III) improving the websites of 
the covered programs— 
(aa) by making it easier for 
family caregivers to find informa-
tion 
regarding 
benefit 
avail-
ability, eligibility, and how to 
maintain coverage; and 
(bb) 
by 
designing 
such 
websites to align with the re-
quirements of the Americans 
with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 
12101 et seq.) regarding web de-
sign; 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2488 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3817 Marysville Boulevard in Sacramento, California, as the ‘‘Grantland 
Johnson Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2025 
Mr. BERA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3817 Marysville Boulevard in Sacramento, 
California, as the ‘‘Grantland Johnson Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GRANTLAND JOHNSON POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 3817 Marysville Boulevard in 
Sacramento, California, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Grantland Johnson Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Grantland Johnson 
Post Office’’. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2489 
To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing a thrifty food plan 
update under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 or reevaluation that 
would result in an increase in food insecurity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2025 
Ms. BROWN (for herself, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. MCIVER, Mr. 
COHEN, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. 
ADAMS, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. CARSON, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. FIELDS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. 
KELLY of Illinois, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. SYKES, Mr. FIGURES, 
Mr. VARGAS, Mr. LANDSMAN, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. RILEY 
of New York, Ms. ANSARI, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. LATIMER, Mrs. 
DINGELL, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BISHOP, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mrs. 
MCCLAIN DELANEY, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, 
Mr. BELL, Ms. RIVAS, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Ms. CHU, Ms. JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. 
MENG, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and 
Ms. STRICKLAND) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing a 
thrifty food plan update under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 or reevaluation that would result in an 
increase in food insecurity. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hunger-Free Future 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE THRIFTY FOOD PLAN IN THE 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2012(u)) is amended in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) by inserting after the 2d sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Each re-evaluation or update shall not result in 
an increase in food insecurity and shall continue to adjust 
the cost of the diet in accordance with paragraphs (1) 
through (4), as applicable. For purposes of the preceding 
sentence, the term ‘food insecurity’ means the number of 
households that lack adequate food as a result of having 
insufficient money and other resources to acquire food.’’. 
Æ 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Baby Changing on 
Board Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OF BABY CHANGING TABLES ON AM-
TRAK TRAINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 243 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 24313 
the following: 
‘‘§ 24314. Baby changing tables 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADA-COMPLIANT
RESTROOM.—The term 
‘ADA-compliant restroom’ means a restroom that 
complies with the requirements set forth in section 
242(a) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12162(a)). 
‘‘(2) BABY CHANGING TABLE.—The term ‘baby 
changing table’ means an elevated, freestanding 
structure generally designed to support and retain a 
child with a body weight of up to 30 pounds in a 
horizontal position for the purpose of allowing an in-
dividual to change the child’s diaper, including pull- 
out or drop-down changing surfaces. 
‘‘(3) COVERED PASSENGER RAIL TRAIN.—The 
term ‘covered passenger rail train’— 
‘‘(A) means a passenger rail train that—
‘‘(i) is owned and operated by the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation 
(commonly known as ‘Amtrak’); and 
‘‘(ii) was solicited for purchase after 
the date of the enactment of the Baby 
Changing on Board Act for use by Am-
trak; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any passenger rail 
train that Amtrak operates, but does not own. 
‘‘(b) BABY CHANGING TABLES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—All covered passenger rail 
trains shall have a baby changing table in at least 
one restroom in each car, including in an ADA-com-
pliant restroom. 
‘‘(2) SIGNAGE.—Each restroom described in 
paragraph (1) shall clearly indicate with signage the 
presence of a baby changing table and such baby 
changing tables shall be clearly identified with sign-
age.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis 
for chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 24313 
the following: 
‘‘24314. Baby changing tables.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 248 
AN ACT 
To require Amtrak to install baby changing tables 
in bathrooms on passenger rail cars.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 248 
To require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger 
rail cars. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2025 
Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself and Mr. VAN DREW) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in 
bathrooms on passenger rail cars. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Baby Changing on 
Board Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OF BABY CHANGING TABLES ON AM-
TRAK TRAINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 243 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 24313 
the following: 
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‘‘§ 24314. Baby changing tables 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADA-COMPLIANT
RESTROOM.—The term 
‘ADA-compliant restroom’ means a restroom that 
complies with the requirements set forth in section 
242(a) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12162(a)). 
‘‘(2) BABY CHANGING TABLE.—The term ‘baby 
changing table’ means an elevated, freestanding 
structure generally designed to support and retain a 
child with a body weight of up to 30 pounds in a 
horizontal position for the purpose of allowing an in-
dividual to change the child’s diaper, including pull- 
out or drop-down changing surfaces. 
‘‘(3) COVERED PASSENGER RAIL TRAIN.—The 
term ‘covered passenger rail train’— 
‘‘(A) means a passenger rail train that— 
‘‘(i) is owned and operated by the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation 
(commonly known as ‘Amtrak’); and 
‘‘(ii) was solicited for purchase after 
the date of the enactment of the Baby 
Changing on Board Act for use by Am-
trak; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any passenger rail 
train that Amtrak operates, but does not own. 
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IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 248 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 10, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in 
bathrooms on passenger rail cars. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Baby Changing on 
Board Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OF BABY CHANGING TABLES ON AM-
TRAK TRAINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 243 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 24313 
the following: 
‘‘§ 24314. Baby changing tables 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADA-COMPLIANT
RESTROOM.—The term 
‘ADA-compliant restroom’ means a restroom that 
complies with the requirements set forth in section 
242(a) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12162(a)). 
‘‘(2) BABY CHANGING TABLE.—The term ‘baby 
changing table’ means an elevated, freestanding 
structure generally designed to support and retain a 
child with a body weight of up to 30 pounds in a 
horizontal position for the purpose of allowing an in-
dividual to change the child’s diaper, including pull- 
out or drop-down changing surfaces. 
‘‘(3) COVERED PASSENGER RAIL TRAIN.—The 
term ‘covered passenger rail train’— 
‘‘(A) means a passenger rail train that— 
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‘‘(i) is owned and operated by the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation 
(commonly known as ‘Amtrak’); and 
‘‘(ii) was solicited for purchase after 
the date of the enactment of the Baby 
Changing on Board Act for use by Am-
trak; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any passenger rail 
train that Amtrak operates, but does not own. 
‘‘(b) BABY CHANGING TABLES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—All covered passenger rail 
trains shall have a baby changing table in at least 
one restroom in each car, including in an ADA-com-
pliant restroom. 
‘‘(2) SIGNAGE.—Each restroom described in 
paragraph (1) shall clearly indicate with signage the 
presence of a baby changing table and such baby 
changing tables shall be clearly identified with sign-
age.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis 
for chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
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ed by inserting after the item relating to section 24313 
the following: 
‘‘24314. Baby changing tables.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2492
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior to permit removal of trees around elec-
trical lines on National Forest System lands and Bureau 
of Land Management lands, respectively, without con-
ducting a timber sale, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fire Safe Electrical 
Corridors Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMITS AND AGREEMENTS WITH ELECTRICAL 
UTILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In any special use permit or ease-
ment on covered Federal lands provided to an electrical 
utility, the Secretary concerned may provide permission to 
cut and remove trees or other vegetation from within the 
vicinity of distribution lines or transmission lines without 
requiring a separate timber sale, if that cutting and re-
moval is consistent with—
(1) any applicable land and resource manage-
ment plan; and 
(2) other applicable environmental laws (includ-
ing regulations). 
(b) USE OF PROCEEDS.—A special use permit or 
easement that includes permission for cutting and removal 
described in subsection (a) shall include a requirement 
that, if the applicable electrical utility sells any portion 
of the material removed under the permit or easement, 
the electrical utility shall provide to the Secretary con-
cerned any proceeds received from the sale, less any trans-
portation costs incurred in the sale. 
(c) EFFECT.—Nothing in subsection (b) shall require 
the sale of any material removed under a permit or ease-
ment that includes permission for cutting and removal de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
FEDERAL
LANDS.—The term 
‘‘covered Federal lands’’ means—
(A) National Forest System lands; and 
(B) lands managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
(2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means—
(A) with respect to National Forest Sys-
tem lands, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service; and 
(B) with respect to lands managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of 
the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 13, 2025. 
Attest:
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2492
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to permit removal of 
trees around electrical lines on National Forest 
System lands and Bureau of Land Management 
lands, respectively, without conducting a timber 
sale, and for other purposes.