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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4677 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
505 East 9th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas, as the ‘‘Mayor Jerry H. 
Hodge Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. SELF, Mr. FALLON, 
Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. GOLDMAN of Texas, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, 
Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. NEHLS, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, 
Mr. GILL of Texas, Mr. BABIN, Mr. HUNT, and Mr. CUELLAR) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 505 East 9th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas, 
as the ‘‘Mayor Jerry H. Hodge Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MAYOR JERRY H. HODGE POST OFFICE BUILD-
ING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 505 East 9th Avenue in Ama-
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rillo, Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Mayor 
Jerry H. Hodge Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Mayor Jerry H. 
Hodge Post Office Building’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 467 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement of 
a service-connected disability to furnish veterans with medical care out-
side of a State, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2025 
Mr. VAN DREW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
requirement of a service-connected disability to furnish 
veterans with medical care outside of a State, 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 ‘‘Foreign Medical Pro-
gram Modernization Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL PROGRAM OF 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) ELIMINATION
OF
SERVICE-CONNECTED
DIS-
ABILITY REQUIREMENT.—Section 1724 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 
as subsections (a) through (d), respectively; 
(3) in subsection (a), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘if the 
Secretary determines that such care and serv-
ices are needed for the treatment of a service- 
connected disability of the veteran or as part of 
a rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of 
this title’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘a serv-
ice-connected disability of’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘who has a service-connected disability’’. 
(b) ELECTRONIC
FUND
TRANSFER
REIMBURSE-
MENT.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update 
the payment system of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs to allow for reimbursements through electronic fund 
transfer for hospital care or medical services furnished 
pursuant to section 1724 of title 38, United States Code. 
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(c) ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACT FOR PROVISION OF 
CARE.—The Secretary shall assess the feasibility and im-
plications of entering into a contract with an appropriate 
non-Department entity to build a network of non-Depart-
ment entities to provide hospital care and medical services 
pursuant to section 1724 of title 38, United States Code, 
including implications for the administrative burden on 
veterans eligible to receive such care and services. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4687 
To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Mrs. KIM (for herself and Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic 
of Korea, 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 ‘‘Partner with Korea 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECIPROCAL VISAS FOR NATIONALS OF SOUTH 
KOREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) 
is amended— 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘cap-
ital;’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end ‘‘or (iv) solely to per-
form services in a specialty occupation in the United 
States if the alien is a national of the Republic of 
Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of 
Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that 
the intending employer has filed with the Secretary 
of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);’’. 
(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATION.—Section 214(g) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(12)(A) The Secretary of State may not approve a 
number of initial applications submitted for aliens de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iv) that is more than the 
applicable numerical limitations set out in this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) The applicable numerical limitation referred to 
in subparagraph (A) is 15,000 for each fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to 
in subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens 
and not the spouses or children of such aliens.’’. 
(c) SPECIALTY
OCCUPATION
DEFINED.—Section 
214(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended 
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by striking ‘‘section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii),’’ and inserting 
‘‘clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E),’’. 
(d) ATTESTATION.—Section 212(t) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(t)), as added by section 402(b)(2) of the 
United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementa-
tion Act (Public Law 108–77; 117 Stat. 941), is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘or clause (iii) 
or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E)’’; and 
(2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), 
and 
(3)(C)(iii)(II), 
by 
striking 
‘‘or 
101(a)(15)(E)(iii)’’ each place it appears. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 468 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education, as a condition of participation in programs under 
title IV of such Act, to establish a policy to award posthumous degrees 
to certain deceased students, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2025 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. TONKO, 
Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, and Mrs. MCIVER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Work-
force 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
institutions of higher education, as a condition of partici-
pation in programs under title IV of such Act, to estab-
lish a policy to award posthumous degrees to certain 
deceased students, 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 ‘‘Mel’s Law’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO AWARD POSTHUMOUS DEGREES. 
(a) POSTHUMOUS DEGREES.—Section 487(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(30) The institution certifies that the institu-
tion has established a policy to award posthumous 
degrees to deceased students who— 
‘‘(A) had been enrolled in a degree pro-
gram at the institution; 
‘‘(B) died prior to completing such pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(C) at the time of death, were in aca-
demic standing consistent with the require-
ments for graduation from such program, as 
determined by the institution.’’. 
(b) ACCREDITATION CRITERIA.—Section 496(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 
(8) as paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) the standards for accreditation of the 
agency or association do not take into consideration 
the number of posthumous degrees awarded by the 
institution to deceased students;’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4710 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health 
insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
SCHRIER, Mr. ONDER, and Mr. RUIZ) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 
to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, 
for a period to be subsequently 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 XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase pen-
alties for group health plans and health insurance issuers 
for practices that violate balance billing requirements, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4695 
To regulate law enforcement use of facial recognition technology, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Mr. LIEU (for himself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. IVEY, and 
Mr. VEASEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To regulate law enforcement use of facial recognition 
technology, 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 ‘‘Facial Recognition Act 
of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN FUNDS. 
In the case of a State or unit of local government 
that received a grant award under subpart 1 of part E 
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the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a et seq.). 
SEC. 5. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of such provision or amend-
ment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconsti-
tutional, the remainder of this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act, and the application of the provision or 
amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall not 
be affected. 
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‘‘(AA) the total number 
of audits conducted under 
this subparagraph; 
‘‘(BB) the number of 
audits conducted pursuant 
to clause (ii)(I); 
‘‘(CC) the number of 
complaints 
submitted 
by 
providers and by partici-
pants, beneficiaries, and en-
rollees with respect to a vio-
lation of this part; 
‘‘(DD) any enforcement 
actions taken as a result of 
a complaint submitted by a 
provider or by a participant, 
a beneficiary, or an enrollee, 
with respect to the provi-
sions of this part; 
‘‘(EE) the total number 
of, and the aggregate dollar 
amount of, any civil mone-
tary penalties issued in ac-
cordance with this part; 
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‘‘(i) the availability or use of such in-
centive shall not limit the ability of a tax-
payer to make an election described in 
paragraph (1), and 
‘‘(ii) such election shall not limit the 
value or use of such incentive. 
‘‘(3) TIMING.—An election described in para-
graph (1) shall be made by the taxpayer not later 
than the date on which the purchase of the principal 
residence with respect to which the credit under sub-
section (a) is allowed is made. 
‘‘(4) REVOCATION
OF
REGISTRATION.—Upon 
determination by the Secretary that a mortgage 
lender has failed to comply with the requirements 
described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may re-
voke the registration (as described in subparagraph 
(A) of such paragraph) of such mortgage lender. 
‘‘(5) TAX
TREATMENT
OF
PAYMENTS.—With 
respect to any payment described in paragraph 
(2)(C), such payment— 
‘‘(A) shall not be includible in the gross in-
come of the taxpayer, and 
‘‘(B) with respect to the mortgage lender, 
shall not be deductible under this title. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4696 
To amend section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to render 
available to certain long-term residents of the United States the benefit 
under that section. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
CORREA, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. BALINT, Ms. 
ROSS, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. OMAR, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. PAL-
LONE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. COSTA, Ms. 
CHU, Mr. SUOZZI, and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to render available to certain long-term residents 
of the United States the benefit under that section. 
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 ‘‘Renewing Immigration 
Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929’’. 
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SEC. 2. REGISTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 249 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended— 
(1) in the section header, by striking ‘‘en-
tered the United States prior to January 
1, 1972’’ and inserting ‘‘are long-term resi-
dents of the United States’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) entered the United States at least 7 
years before the application date;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4697 
To amend title 18, United States Code, by adding an additional aggravating 
factor to be considered in determining whether a sentence of death 
is warranted. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Mr. LUTTRELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, by adding an addi-
tional aggravating factor to be considered in determining 
whether a sentence of death is warranted. 
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 ‘‘Justice for American 
Victims of Illegal Aliens Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEATH PENALTY AGGRAVATING FACTORS. 
Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: 
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‘‘(17) ILLEGAL ALIEN.—The defendant is an 
alien who— 
‘‘(A) came to, entered, or remains in the 
United States in violation of Federal law; and 
‘‘(B) has been convicted of killing, at-
tempting to kill, or conspiring to kill a United 
States citizen.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4698 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the 
National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that 
causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Ms. MACE (for herself, Mr. SOTO, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. DAVIS of North 
Carolina, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. CARSON, Ms. 
MALLIOTAKIS, Ms. TITUS, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Ms. TOKUDA, and 
Ms. SALAZAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the 
Director of the National Institutes of Health from con-
ducting or funding research that causes significant pain 
or distress to a dog or cat, 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 ‘‘Preventing Animal 
Abuse and Waste Act’’ or the ‘‘PAAW Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RESEARCH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT 
PAIN OR DISTRESS TO DOGS AND CATS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 6 of part C of title IV 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285f et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 447E. PROHIBITION ON RESEARCH CAUSING SIGNIFI-
CANT PAIN OR DISTRESS TO DOGS AND CATS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of NIH may not 
conduct or support any research that causes significant 
pain or distress to a dog or cat. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘re-
search that causes significant pain or distress’ includes 
any study that includes an assignment of pain category 
D or E, as defined by the Pain and Distress Categories 
of the Department of Agriculture (or such successor cat-
egories developed pursuant to section 13 of the Animal 
Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143)).’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) applies beginning on the date that is 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(FF) a summary of 
any non-monetary corrective 
action taken against a group 
health plan or health insur-
ance issuer offering group or 
individual health insurance 
coverage for a violation of 
this part; and 
‘‘(GG) a description of 
the 3 most commonly re-
ported 
violations 
of 
this 
part. 
‘‘(bb) APPLICABLE REPORT-
ING
PERIOD.—For purposes of 
this subclause, the term ‘applica-
ble reporting period’ means the 6 
month period prior to each report 
submitted under item (aa).’’. 
(b) IRC.—Section 9816(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(I) INITIAL
REPORTING.—Be-
ginning for 2022 and ending on De-
cember 31 of the calendar year in 
which the Enhanced Enforcement of 
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