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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘School Resource Offi-
cer Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN 
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. 
(a) EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of 
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting before section 140 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 139J. COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN SCHOOL RE-
SOURCE OFFICERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Gross income shall not include 
compensation received by a qualified school resource offi-
cer for service as such an officer. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified school re-
source officer’ means a retired peace officer who is em-
ployed as an armed school resource officer at an elemen-
tary school or secondary school (as such terms are defined 
in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965). 
‘‘(c) RETIRED PEACE OFFICER.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘retired peace officer’ means an indi-
vidual who is separated from service in good standing from 
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service with a State or local agency as a law enforcement 
officer.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 is 
amended by inserting before the item relating to sec-
tion 140 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 139J. Compensation of certain school resource officers.’’. 
(b) PAYROLL TAXES.—Section 3121(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end of paragraph (22)(B), by striking the period 
at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and 
by inserting after paragraph (23) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(24) any compensation which is excludable 
from the gross income of the employee under section 
139J.’’. 
(c) WAGE WITHHOLDING.—Section 3401(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (22), by striking the period 
at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and 
by inserting after paragraph (23) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(24) for compensation which is excludable 
from the gross income of the employee under section 
139J.’’. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to compensation for services after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR PUB-
LIC SAFETY OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFITS. 
Section 1204(9) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284(9)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘school resource,’’ after ‘‘parole,’’. 
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(2) Due to failures of the Federal Government, 
the State of Texas has been forced to provide re-
sources for border security. 
(3) Since the 2008–2009 biennium budget, 
Texas has allocated more than $3,208,000,000 for 
border 
security 
in 
Texas’ 
biennium 
budget 
disaggregated, as follows: 
(A) In 2008–2009, Texas allocated more 
than $110,000,000 for border security. 
(B) In 2010–2011, Texas allocated more 
than $120,000,000 for border security. 
(C) In 2012–2013, Texas allocated more 
than $222,100,000 for border security. 
(D) In 2014–2015, Texas allocated more 
than $510,000,000 for border security. 
(E) In 2016–2017, Texas allocated more 
than $800,000,000 for border security. 
(F) In 2018–2019, Texas allocated more 
than $663,100,000 for border security. 
(G) In 2020–2021, Texas allocated more 
than $782,800,000 for border security. 
(H) For 2022–2023, the State of Texas 
Legislative Budget Board is currently recom-
mending an additional $797,100,000 for border 
security. 
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‘‘(3) DISMISSAL; REFERRAL; PLEA BARGAINS.— 
Subject to paragraph (5), with respect to charges 
and specifications alleging any offense over which 
the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard exercises 
authority, the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard 
shall have exclusive authority to, in accordance with 
this chapter and with chapter 47 of title 10 (the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice)— 
‘‘(A) on behalf of the Government, with-
draw or dismiss the charges and specifications 
or make a motion to withdraw or dismiss the 
charges and specifications; 
‘‘(B) refer the charges and specifications 
for trial by a special or general court-martial; 
‘‘(C) enter into a plea agreement; and 
‘‘(D) determine if an authorized rehearing 
is impracticable. 
‘‘(4) BINDING
DETERMINATION.—The deter-
mination of the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard 
to refer charges and specifications to a court-martial 
for trial shall be binding on any applicable convening 
authority for the referral of such charges and speci-
fications. 
‘‘(5) DEFERRAL
TO
COMMANDER
OR
CON-
VENING AUTHORITY.—If the Chief Prosecutor of the
‘‘(5) For each licensee whose license was not re-
newed in lieu of revocation after an inspection, the 
name and location of the licensee, the date the li-
cense expired, and any serious violation identified by 
the inspection. 
‘‘(6) For each licensee who surrendered such a 
license after an inspection, including a licensee who 
discontinued business operations, the name and loca-
tion of the licensee, the date of surrender, and any 
serious violation identified by the inspection. 
‘‘(7) The number of inspections that identified 
at least 1 serious violation but with respect to which 
the Attorney General did not revoke the applicable 
license, broken down by— 
‘‘(A) the Attorney General’s decision not to 
pursue revocation, further broken down by the 
Attorney General’s reason for the decision; 
‘‘(B) the reversal of an initial decision of 
the Attorney General to revoke the license after 
a hearing held pursuant to section 923(f)(2); 
and 
‘‘(C) the order of a court to reverse a rev-
ocation after a petition was filed for review of 
a final agency determination. 
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SEC. 6. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘ex-
treme risk protection order’’, ‘‘Indian Tribe’’, and ‘‘State’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 2(a). 
(b) FULL FAITH AND CREDIT REQUIRED.—Any ex-
treme risk protection order issued under a State or Tribal 
law enacted in accordance with this Act shall be accorded 
the same full faith and credit by the court of another State 
or Indian Tribe (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘en-
forcing State or Indian Tribe’’) and enforced by the court 
and law enforcement personnel of the other State or Tribal 
government as if it were the order of the enforcing State 
or Indian Tribe. 
(c) APPLICABILITY TO EXTREME RISK PROTECTION 
ORDERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) shall apply to 
an extreme risk protection order issued by a State 
or Tribal court if— 
(A) the court has jurisdiction over the par-
ties and matter under the law of the State or 
Indian Tribe; and 
(B) reasonable notice and opportunity to 
be heard is given to the person against whom 
the order is sought sufficient to protect that 
person’s right to due process. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 424 
To reimburse the States for border security expenses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2025 
Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself and Mr. ROY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To reimburse the States for border security expenses, 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 ‘‘State Border Security 
Reimbursement Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Border security is primarily a Federal re-
sponsibility. 
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(4) Citizens of border States are being taxed 
twice for the same purpose. 
(5) States using their taxpayer dollars and allo-
cating State budgets to meet public safety obliga-
tions, which fall under Federal responsibilities, im-
poses an undue burden on the State. 
SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENT. 
(a) QUALIFICATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, States that have expended more than 
$2,500,000,000 on border security and enforcement in 
support of Federal efforts in the ten years prior to the 
date of the enactment of this Act shall have all associated 
expenses reimbursed. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Governors of eligible 
States shall submit— 
(1) an accounting of all non-federally funded 
border security expenses incurred by the State and 
its municipalities; and 
(2) the total sum of such expenses. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the State submits the application pursu-
ant to subsection (b), the Federal Government shall reim-
burse such expenses pursuant to subsection (a). 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4250 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on 
payments to sole community hospitals located in Alaska and Hawaii 
under the hospital outpatient prospective payment system. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2025 
Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. TOKUDA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish 
a floor on payments to sole community hospitals located 
in Alaska and Hawaii under the hospital outpatient pro-
spective payment system. 
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 ‘‘Save our Lone Emer-
gency Services Act’’ or the ‘‘SOLES Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS LO-
CATED IN ALASKA AND HAWAII UNDER HOS-
PITAL OUTPATIENT PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT 
SYSTEM. 
Section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(t)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) TREATMENT OF SOLE COMMUNITY HOS-
PITALS LOCATED IN ALASKA AND HAWAII.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that the amount of payment under this 
subsection for covered OPD services furnished 
by a sole community hospital (as defined in sec-
tion 1886(d)(5)(D)(iii)) that is located in Alas-
ka or Hawaii is less than 94 percent of the rea-
sonable costs (as defined in section 1861(v)) of 
the hospital providing such services, the amount 
of payment under this subsection shall be in-
creased by the amount of such difference. 
‘‘(B) NO
EFFECT
ON
COPAYMENTS.— 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
affect the copayment amount under paragraph 
(8). 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION WITHOUT REGARD TO 
BUDGET
NEUTRALITY.—The additional pay-
ments made under this paragraph— 
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‘‘(i) shall not be considered an adjust-
ment under paragraph (2)(E); and 
‘‘(ii) shall not be implemented in a 
budget neutral manner. 
‘‘(D) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall promulgate regu-
lations to carry out this paragraph, which shall 
be effective with respect to covered OPD serv-
ices furnished on or after the first January 1 
after such date.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4254 
To establish a military service medal to be issued to members of the Armed 
Forces who served in support of operations related to the Iran-Israel 
War, including Operation Midnight Hammer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2025 
Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas (for himself, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. FALLON, Mr. 
PFLUGER, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. GRAVES, 
Mr. LAWLER, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. BRESNAHAN, Mr. SIMPSON, and Mr. 
LUCAS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To establish a military service medal to be issued to members 
of the Armed Forces who served in support of operations 
related to the Iran-Israel War, including Operation Mid-
night Hammer. 
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 ‘‘Iranian Campaign 
Medal Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAM-
MER MEDAL. 
(a) MEDAL AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary concerned 
may issue a service medal to be known as the ‘‘Iranian 
Campaign Medal’’ to a person eligible under subsection 
(c). 
(b) DESIGN.—The medal shall be of an appropriate 
design approved by the Secretary of Defense and shall in-
clude ribbons, lapel pins, and other appurtenances. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—Subject to subsection (e), a person 
shall be eligible for the medal if the person— 
(1) served on active duty in the Armed Forces 
in support of a designated operation during the 
Iran-Israel War (including Operation Midnight 
Hammer, conducted on June 22, 2025); 
(2) was deployed in an area of operations des-
ignated by the Secretary concerned as eligible for 
award of the medal; or 
(3) performed such other service as the Sec-
retary concerned may prescribe for purposes of this 
section. 
(d) ONE MEDAL AUTHORIZED.—Not more than one 
medal may be awarded to any person. 
(e) ISSUANCE TO NEXT-OF-KIN.—If a person de-
scribed in subsection (c) is deceased, the Secretary may 
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provide for the issuance of the medal to the next-of-kin 
of that person. 
(f) REGULATIONS.—The issuance of a medal under 
this section shall be subject to such regulations as the Sec-
retaries concerned shall prescribe for purposes of this sec-
tion. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any regu-
lations prescribed under this subsection are uniform to the 
extent practicable. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4255 
To remove the Mexican wolf from the lists of threatened species and endan-
gered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2025 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. CRANE, 
Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona, Mr. HURD of Colorado, Mr. 
LAMALFA, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. TIFFANY, and Mr. ZINKE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To remove the Mexican wolf from the lists of threatened 
species and endangered species published pursuant to 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Enhancing Safety for 
Animals Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. DELISTING OF MEXICAN WOLF. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
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(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$350,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4256 
To reauthorize the Digital Coast Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2025 
Mr. MIN (for himself, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. MULLIN, and Mr. CARTER of Geor-
gia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Digital Coast Act. 
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 ‘‘Digital Coast Reau-
thorization Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF DIGITAL COAST ACT. 
Section 4 of the Digital Coast Act (16 U.S.C. 1467) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘and fully 
and freely available’’ after ‘‘readily accessible’’; 
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(2) in subsection (d)(3)(D), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding data related to underground infrastructure 
and subsurface utilities’’ after ‘‘data’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
Æ 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 310 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4256 
[Report No. 119–358] 
To reauthorize the Digital Coast Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2025 
Mr. MIN (for himself, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. MULLIN, and Mr. CARTER of Geor-
gia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
OCTOBER 31, 2025 
Additional 
sponsors: 
Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, 
Mrs. 
RADEWAGEN, 
Ms. 
ELFRETH, Mr. EZELL, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. PANETTA, and Ms. SALAZAR 
OCTOBER 31, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To reauthorize the Digital Coast Act. 
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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 ‘‘Digital Coast Reau-
thorization Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF DIGITAL COAST ACT. 
Section 4 of the Digital Coast Act (16 U.S.C. 1467) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘and fully 
and freely available’’ after ‘‘readily accessible’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(3)(D), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding data related to underground infrastructure 
and subsurface utilities’’ after ‘‘data’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 310 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4256 
[Report No. 119–358] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Digital Coast Act. 
OCTOBER 31, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4258 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the definition 
of critical access hospital under the Medicare program to include certain 
hospitals on Indian reservations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2025 
Mr. NEWHOUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand 
the definition of critical access hospital under the Medi-
care program to include certain hospitals on Indian res-
ervations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF CRITICAL AC-
CESS HOSPITAL UNDER THE MEDICARE PRO-
GRAM TO INCLUDE CERTAIN HOSPITALS ON 
INDIAN RESERVATIONS. 
Section 1820(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (B)(i)(I), by inserting 
‘‘subject to subparagraph (F),’’ before ‘‘is located’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ‘‘The 
total’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (F), 
the total’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) HOSPITALS
ON
INDIAN
RESERVA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning August 
1, 2025, a State may designate a facility 
as a critical access hospital if the facility— 
‘‘(I) is located on a reservation 
(as defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act); and 
‘‘(II) is located more than a 35- 
mile drive (or, in the case of moun-
tainous terrain or in areas with only 
secondary roads available, a 15-mile 
drive) from a hospital, or another fa-
cility described in this subsection, 
that— 
‘‘(aa) is located on a res-
ervation (as so defined); or 
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‘‘(bb) is operated by the In-
dian Health Service, an Indian 
tribe or tribal organization, or an 
urban Indian organization (as de-
fined in section 4 of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act). 
‘‘(ii) PSYCHIATRIC AND REHABILITA-
TION
DISTINCT
PART
UNITS.—A facility 
described in clause (i) may establish a dis-
tinct part unit under subparagraph (E) 
without regard to the limitation on number 
of beds under clause (ii) of such subpara-
graph.’’. 
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kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB