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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 ‘‘American Cargo for 
American Ships Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CARGOES PROCURED, FURNISHED, OR FINANCED 
BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. 
Section 55305 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘When the 
United States Government’’ and inserting ‘‘Except 
as provided in subsection (c), when the United 
States Government’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—When the Department of Trans-
portation procures, contracts for, or otherwise obtains for 
its own account, or provides financing in any way with 
Federal funds or advances funds or credits, for the fur-
nishing or obtaining of the equipment, materials, or com-
modities, the Secretary of Transportation or recipient of 
such financing shall take steps necessary and practicable 
to ensure that 100 percent of the gross tonnage of the
equipment, materials, or commodities (computed sepa-
rately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers) 
which may be transported on ocean vessels is transported 
on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United 
States, as provided under subsection (b), to the extent 
those vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for 
commercial vessels of the United States, in a manner that 
will ensure a fair and reasonable participation of commer-
cial vessels of the United States in those cargoes by geo-
graphic areas.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2035 
AN ACT 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct 
the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that 
all cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by 
the Department of Transportation are trans-
ported on privately-owned commercial vessels of 
the United States, and for other purposes.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2035 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to ensure that all cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by 
the Department of Transportation are transported on privately-owned 
commercial vessels of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself and Mr. EZELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Transportation to ensure that all cargoes pro-
cured, furnished, or financed by the Department of 
Transportation are transported on privately-owned com-
mercial vessels of the United States, 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 ‘‘American Cargo for 
American Ships Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CARGOES PROCURED, FURNISHED, OR FINANCED 
BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. 
Section 55305 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘When the 
United States Government’’ and inserting ‘‘Except 
as provided in subsection (c), when the United 
States Government’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—When the Department of Trans-
portation procures, contracts for, or otherwise obtains for 
its own account, or provides financing in any way with 
Federal funds or advances funds or credits, for the fur-
nishing or obtaining of the equipment, materials, or com-
modities, the Secretary of Transportation or recipient of 
such financing shall take steps necessary and practicable 
to ensure that 100 percent of the gross tonnage of the 
equipment, materials, or commodities (computed sepa-
rately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers) 
which may be transported on ocean vessels is transported 
on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United 
States, as provided under subsection (b), to the extent 
those vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for 
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commercial vessels of the United States, in a manner that 
will ensure a fair and reasonable participation of commer-
cial vessels of the United States in those cargoes by geo-
graphic areas.’’. 
Æ 
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IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2035 
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 amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Transportation to ensure that all cargoes pro-
cured, furnished, or financed by the Department of 
Transportation are transported on privately-owned com-
mercial vessels of the United States, and for other pur-
poses. 
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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 ‘‘American Cargo for 
American Ships Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CARGOES PROCURED, FURNISHED, OR FINANCED 
BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. 
Section 55305 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘When the 
United States Government’’ and inserting ‘‘Except 
as provided in subsection (c), when the United 
States Government’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—When the Department of Trans-
portation procures, contracts for, or otherwise obtains for 
its own account, or provides financing in any way with 
Federal funds or advances funds or credits, for the fur-
nishing or obtaining of the equipment, materials, or com-
modities, the Secretary of Transportation or recipient of 
such financing shall take steps necessary and practicable 
to ensure that 100 percent of the gross tonnage of the 
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equipment, materials, or commodities (computed sepa-
rately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers) 
which may be transported on ocean vessels is transported 
on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United 
States, as provided under subsection (b), to the extent 
those vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for 
commercial vessels of the United States, in a manner that 
will ensure a fair and reasonable participation of commer-
cial vessels of the United States in those cargoes by geo-
graphic areas.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 116 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2035 
[Report No. 119–147] 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to ensure that all cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by 
the Department of Transportation are transported on privately-owned 
commercial vessels of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself and Mr. EZELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
JUNE 6, 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) Retail lending, including home 
loans. 
‘‘(ii) Community development services. 
‘‘(iii) Community development lending 
and investments, which may include a con-
sideration of— 
‘‘(I) the origination of loans and 
other efforts by the institution to as-
sist existing low- and moderate-income 
residents to remain in affordable 
housing in their community; 
‘‘(II) the origination of loans by 
the institution that result in the con-
struction, rehabilitation or preserva-
tion of affordable housing units; and 
‘‘(III) investments in, grants to, 
or loans to community development fi-
nancial institutions (as defined in sec-
tion 103 of the Community Develop-
ment Banking and Financial Institu-
tions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702)), 
community development corporations 
(as defined in section 613 of the Com-
munity Economic Development Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 9802)), and other 
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nonprofit organizations serving the 
housing and development needs of the 
community. 
‘‘(iv) Retail lending assessment areas 
shall be established if not more than 90 
percent of the retail loans of the U.S. 
nonbank originator are in containing of-
fices or agents. The evaluations shall also 
examine lending outside of retail lending 
assessment areas and assessment areas 
containing offices or agents. Evaluations of 
these loans shall be considered when as-
signing an institution level rating to the 
U.S. nonbank mortgage originator. 
‘‘(C) With respect to its evaluation of an 
application for a deposit facility by the U.S. 
nonbank mortgage originator— 
‘‘(i) consider the record described in 
subparagraph (A), the activities described 
in subparagraph (B), the overall rating of 
the U.S. nonbank mortgage originator 
under this section, and any improvement 
plans submitted pursuant to this section; 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Open RAN Outreach 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SMALL 
PROVIDERS REGARDING OPEN RAN NET-
WORKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall con-
duct outreach and provide technical assistance to small 
communications network providers—
(1) to raise awareness regarding the uses, bene-
fits, and challenges of Open RAN networks and 
other open network architectures; and 
(2) regarding participation in the Wireless Sup-
ply Chain Innovation Grant Program established 
under section 9202(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information, 
acting through the head of the Office of Internet 
Connectivity and Growth. 
(2) OPEN
NETWORK
ARCHITECTURE.—The 
term ‘‘open network architecture’’ means Open RAN 
networks and other network elements that follow a
set of published open standards for multi-vendor 
network equipment interoperability, including open 
core and open transport. 
(3) OPEN
RAN
NETWORK.—The term ‘‘Open 
RAN network’’ means a wireless network that fol-
lows the Open Radio Access Network architecture 
and published open standards for multi-vendor net-
work equipment interoperability. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2025. 
Attest:
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2037
AN ACT 
To provide outreach and technical assistance to 
small providers regarding Open RAN networks, 
and for other purposes.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2037 
To provide outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding 
Open RAN networks, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. HUDSON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide outreach and technical assistance to small pro-
viders regarding Open RAN networks, 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 ‘‘Open RAN Outreach 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SMALL 
PROVIDERS REGARDING OPEN RAN NET-
WORKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall con-
duct outreach and provide technical assistance to small 
communications network providers— 
(1) to raise awareness regarding the uses, bene-
fits, and challenges of Open RAN networks and 
other open network architectures; and 
(2) regarding participation in the Wireless Sup-
ply Chain Innovation Grant Program established 
under section 9202(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information, 
acting through the head of the Office of Internet 
Connectivity and Growth. 
(2) OPEN
NETWORK
ARCHITECTURE.—The 
term ‘‘open network architecture’’ means Open RAN 
networks and other network elements that follow a 
set of published open standards for multi-vendor 
network equipment interoperability, including open 
core and open transport. 
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(3) OPEN
RAN
NETWORK.—The term ‘‘Open 
RAN network’’ means a wireless network that fol-
lows the Open Radio Access Network approach to 
standardization adopted by the O–RAN Alliance, 
Telecom Infra Project, or Third Generation Partner-
ship Project (3GPP), or any similar set of published 
open standards for multi-vendor network equipment 
interoperability. 
Æ 
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IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2037 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 15, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To provide outreach and technical assistance to small pro-
viders regarding Open RAN networks, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Open RAN Outreach 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SMALL 
PROVIDERS REGARDING OPEN RAN NET-
WORKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall con-
duct outreach and provide technical assistance to small 
communications network providers— 
(1) to raise awareness regarding the uses, bene-
fits, and challenges of Open RAN networks and 
other open network architectures; and 
(2) regarding participation in the Wireless Sup-
ply Chain Innovation Grant Program established 
under section 9202(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information, 
acting through the head of the Office of Internet 
Connectivity and Growth. 
(2) OPEN
NETWORK
ARCHITECTURE.—The 
term ‘‘open network architecture’’ means Open RAN 
networks and other network elements that follow a 
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set of published open standards for multi-vendor 
network equipment interoperability, including open 
core and open transport. 
(3) OPEN
RAN
NETWORK.—The term ‘‘Open 
RAN network’’ means a wireless network that fol-
lows the Open Radio Access Network architecture 
and published open standards for multi-vendor net-
work equipment interoperability. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2038 
To make housing more affordable, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. CLEAVER (for himself, Ms. ANSARI, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. FIG-
URES, Mr. FROST, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
GOMEZ, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mrs. MCIVER, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. NADLER, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Ms. TLAIB) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
Veterans’ Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To make housing more affordable, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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1108(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(aa)) is further amended by in-
serting ‘‘in’’ after ‘‘defined’’. 
(b) SPECIFIC DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS WITH 
RESPECT TO ENTITIES PROVIDING PHARMACY BENEFIT 
MANAGEMENT SERVICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Clause (iii) of section 
408(b)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1108(b)(2)(B)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(VII) In the case of a covered service pro-
vider in a contract or arrangement with a cov-
ered plan to provide pharmacy benefit manage-
ment services, as part of the description re-
quired under subclauses (III) and (IV)— 
‘‘(aa) all compensation described in 
clause (ii)(I)(dd)(AA), including fees, re-
bates, alternative discounts, price conces-
sions, co-payment offsets, and other remu-
neration reasonably expected to be received 
by the covered service provider, an affil-
iate, or a subcontractor from a drug manu-
facturer, distributor, rebate aggregator, ac-
cumulator, maximizer, group purchasing 
organization, or any other third party; 
‘‘(bb) the amount and form of any 
fees, rebates, alternative discounts, price 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘(other than sub-
section (e))’’ after ‘‘carrying out this sec-
tion’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) INFANT MORTALITY PILOT PROGRAMS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry 
out subsection (e).’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3)(A), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘the program under this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘the program under sub-
section (a)’’; and 
(4) in paragraphs (2) and (3)(B) of subsection 
(g), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘subsection 
(e)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)(3)(B)’’. 
Æ 
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(B) verification methods that validate 
whether such data accurately correlates to the 
hazardous fuels reduction activities carried out 
by the Secretary concerned; 
(C) an analysis of the short- and long-term 
effectiveness of the hazardous fuels reduction 
activities on reducing the risk of wildfire; and 
(D) for hazardous fuels reduction activities 
that occur partially within the wildland-urban 
interface, methods to distinguish which acres 
are located within the wildland-urban interface 
and which acres are located outside the 
wildland-urban interface. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 weeks after im-
plementing the standardized procedures required 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall 
submit to Congress a report that describes— 
(A) such standardized procedures; and 
(B) program and policy recommendations 
to Congress to address any limitations in track-
ing data related to hazardous fuels reduction 
activities under this subsection. 
(c) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall—
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2043 
To increase the reference prices for certain commodities, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To increase the reference prices for certain commodities, 
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 ‘‘Agricultural Commod-
ities Price Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCE PRICE INCREASES FOR WHEAT, CORN, 
SOYBEANS, PEANUTS, AND SEED COTTON. 
Section 1111(19) is amended of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011(19)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$5.50 per 
bushel’’ and inserting ‘‘$6.50 per bushel’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$3.70 per 
bushel’’ and inserting ‘‘$4.20 per bushel’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘$8.40 
per bushel’’ and inserting ‘‘$10.00 per bushel’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘$535.00 
per ton’’ and inserting ‘‘$635.00 per ton’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (O), by striking ‘‘$0.367 
per pound’’ and inserting ‘‘$0.45 per pound’’. 
Æ 
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and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ‘‘the ex-
tent to which such activities are evidence-based,’’ 
after ‘‘of such activities,’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), at the end, by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) a description of any strategies the 
State will use to prioritize the funding of evi-
dence-based programs through the funds avail-
able for statewide workforce development activi-
ties described in section 128(a).’’. 
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