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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2068 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the assignment of patient 
advocates at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. MOOLENAAR (for himself and Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
assignment of patient advocates at medical facilities of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Veterans Patient Advo-
cacy Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ACCESS FOR RURAL VETERANS TO PATIENT ADVO-
CATES AT MEDICAL FACILITIES OF DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7309A of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) ACCESS TO PATIENT ADVOCATES FOR RURAL 
VETERANS.—The Director shall ensure that rural vet-
erans may access the services of patient advocates, includ-
ing, to the extent practicable, with respect to assigning 
patient advocates to rural community-based outpatient 
clinics.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall ensure that subsection (e) of such sec-
tion, as amended by this section, is implemented not later 
than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) GAO REPORT.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a report evaluating the implementation 
under subsection (b). 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2071 
To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to international financial 
institutions for the purposes of financing foreign shrimp farms, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. NEHLS (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ 
of Texas, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. MACE, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 
Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. LETLOW, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. RUTHER-
FORD, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. BABIN, Mr. EZELL, 
Mr. CLOUD, Mr. FRY, and Mr. CARTER of Georgia) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to 
international financial institutions for the purposes of 
financing foreign shrimp farms, 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 ‘‘Save Our Shrimpers 
Act’’. 
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of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 9. GRANTS FOR TENANT HARASSMENT PREVENTION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may, to the extent 
amounts are made available for grants under this section, 
make grants to States, Indian tribes, units of local govern-
ment, and nonprofit, nongovernmental affordable housing 
organizations to develop, expand, or assist tenant harass-
ment prevention programs. 
(b) TENANT
HARASSMENT
PREVENTION
PRO-
GRAM.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘tenant 
harassment prevention program’’ means any program or 
activities designed to protect, assist, or educate tenants 
of residential rental dwelling units regarding harassing or 
illegal behavior by their landlords intended to force the 
tenant to vacate the dwelling unit or surrender any of 
their rights as tenants. Such term includes programs and 
activities providing legal assistance, counseling, education, 
intervention, complaint processes. 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The amount of a grant under 
this section for any tenant harassment prevention pro-
gram may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the 
program or activities to be carried out, including adminis-
trative costs. 
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(d) APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall provide for 
eligible entities specified in subsection (a) to apply for 
grants under this section, which applications shall describe 
the tenant harassment prevention program to be assisted 
with grant amounts, the activities to be carried out under 
the program, and the projected costs of such activities. 
(e) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select appli-
cants to receive grants based on criteria that the Secretary 
shall establish. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 for grants under this 
section. 
SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
shall apply: 
(1) MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING
PROJECT.—The 
term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ means a housing 
project consisting of five or more dwelling units. 
(2) RENTAL ASSISTANCE VOUCHER.—The term 
‘‘rental assistance voucher’’ means a voucher for 
rental assistance made available under section 8(o) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
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(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(4) VOUCHER USER.—The term ‘‘voucher user’’ 
means a family who is renting a dwelling unit using 
a rental assistance voucher. 
SEC. 11. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary may issue any regulations necessary 
to carry out this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2070 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a 
member of the Armed Forces and the spouse of that member shall 
have the same rights regarding the receipt of firearms at the location 
of any duty station of the member. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. MURPHY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 
provide that a member of the Armed Forces and the 
spouse of that member shall have the same rights regard-
ing the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty 
station of the member. 
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 ‘‘Protect Our Military 
Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RECEIPT OF FIREARM OR AMMUNITION BY SPOUSE 
OF MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES AT A 
DUTY STATION OF THE MEMBER OUTSIDE 
THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 925(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or to the spouse of such a 
member’’ before ‘‘or to’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘members,’’ and inserting 
‘‘members and spouses,’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘members or’’ and inserting 
‘‘members, spouses, or’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘member or’’ and inserting 
‘‘member, spouse, or’’. 
SEC. 3. RESIDENCY OF SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES TO BE DETERMINED ON THE 
SAME BASIS AS THE RESIDENCY OF SUCH 
MEMBERS FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL FIRE-
ARMS LAWS. 
Section 921(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) For purposes of this chapter, a member of the 
Armed Forces on active duty, or a spouse of such a mem-
ber, is a resident of— 
‘‘(1) the State in which the member or spouse 
maintains legal residence; 
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‘‘(2) the State in which the permanent duty 
station of the member is located; and 
‘‘(3) the State in which the member maintains 
a place of abode from which the member commutes 
each day to the permanent duty station of the mem-
ber.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to con-
duct engaged in after the 6-month period that begins with 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MAKING FEDERAL FUNDS AVAIL-
ABLE TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTI-
TUTIONS 
TO 
FINANCE 
FOREIGN 
SHRIMP 
FARMS. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall condition any 
provision of Federal funds to an international financial in-
stitution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the Inter-
national Financial Institutions Act) on the requirement 
that the funds not be used to finance any activity relating 
to shrimp farming, shrimp processing, or the export of 
shrimp in any foreign country. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL GAO REPORT ON COMPLIANCE BY THE 
UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT 
CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTI-
TUTIONS WITH INSTRUCTION TO OPPOSE 
INTERNATIONAL 
FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTION 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE PRODUCTION OR EX-
TRACTION OF EXPORT COMMODITIES OR 
MINERALS IN SURPLUS ON WORLD MARKETS. 
Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General 
shall investigate, and submit to the Congress a written re-
port on, the extent to which the United States Executive 
Directors at the institutions specified in section 22 of the 
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Export-Import Bank Act Amendments of 1986 have car-
ried out the instructions described in such section. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2072 
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time 
period during which licensees are required to commence construction 
of certain hydropower projects. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. BAUMGARTNER, and Mr. 
FIELDS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 
extend the time period during which licensees are re-
quired to commence construction of certain hydropower 
projects. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMMENCE CON-
STRUCTION 
OF 
CERTAIN 
HYDROPOWER 
PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED PROJECT.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means a hydropower 
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project with respect to which the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission issued a license before March 13, 2020. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
EXTENSION.—Notwith-
standing section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
806), on the request of a licensee of a covered project, 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may, after 
reasonable notice and for good cause shown, extend in ac-
cordance with subsection (c) the period during which the 
licensee is required to commence construction of the cov-
ered project for not more than an additional 6 years be-
yond the 8 years authorized by that section. 
(c) PERIOD OF EXTENSION.—An extension of time 
to commence construction of a covered project under sub-
section (b) shall— 
(1) consist of not more than 3 consecutive 2- 
year periods; 
(2) begin on the date on which the final exten-
sion of the period for commencement of construction 
granted to the licensee under section 13 of the Fed-
eral Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) expires; and 
(3) end on the date that is not more than 6 
years after the latest date to which the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission is authorized to extend 
the period for commencement of construction under 
that section. 
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(d) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE.—If the 
time period required under section 13 of the Federal 
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) to commence construction of 
a covered project expires after December 31, 2023, and 
before the date of enactment of this Act— 
(1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
may reinstate the license for the applicable project 
effective as of the date of expiration of the license; 
and 
(2) the extension authorized under subsection 
(b) shall take effect on the date of that expiration. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2073 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or alteration 
of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. BAUMGARTNER, Mr. FULCHER, and Mr. 
BENTZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, 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 prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study 
the breach or alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, 
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 ‘‘Defending our Dams 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LOWER SNAKE RIVER DAMS. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—No 
Federal funds may be used to allow, lead to, or study the 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COPAYMENTS FOR CONTRACEP-
TION. 
Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘to pay’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘to pay—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(A) an amount in excess of the cost to the 
Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1); 
or 
‘‘(B) an amount for any contraceptive item for 
which coverage under health insurance coverage is 
required without the imposition of any cost-sharing 
requirement pursuant to section 2713(a)(4) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg– 
13(a)(4)).’’. 
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breach or functional alteration of, including study of 
power, flood control, or navigation replacement of, or pro-
vide dam removal technical assistance for, the Lower 
Snake River dams. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON SPILLAGE OPERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army, 
acting through the Chief of Engineers, may not 
carry out any spillage operations on any of the 
Lower Snake River dams unless such operations are 
approved by the Secretary and the Administrator of 
the Bonneville Power Administration. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining whether 
to approve spillage operations under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary and the Administrator shall consider 
all Columbia River System operations. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Lower 
Snake River dams’’ means the following dams in the State 
of Washington, authorized by section 2 of the Act of 
March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 21): 
(1) Ice Harbor Dam. 
(2) Lower Monumental Dam. 
(3) Little Goose Dam. 
(4) Lower Granite Dam. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2076 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order pro-
viding that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency 
alert may be transmitted, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. PALMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue 
an order providing that a shark attack is an event for 
which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted, 
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 ‘‘Lulu’s Law’’. 
SEC. 2. WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Alert 
Message’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
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10.10(a) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Commu-
nications Commission shall issue an order to provide that 
a shark attack is an event for which an Alert Message 
may be transmitted. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2081 
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Red Cross Supple-
mental Recreational Activities Overseas (SRAO) program, also known 
as the ‘‘Donut Dollies’’, who served honorably during the Vietnam con-
flict. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. CARSON, Ms. SALINAS, and Mr. HARRIS of 
Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House 
Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of the 
Red Cross Supplemental Recreational Activities Overseas 
(SRAO) program, also known as the ‘‘Donut Dollies’’, 
who served honorably during the Vietnam conflict. 
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 ‘‘Donut Dollies Congres-
sional Gold Medal Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Vietnam War, (1954–1975), a conflict 
that pitted the communist Government of North 
Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, known as 
the Viet Cong, against the Government of South 
Vietnam, involved thousands of U.S. servicemembers 
and volunteers over its course. U.S. military advis-
ers, present in small numbers throughout the 1950s, 
were introduced on a large scale beginning in 1961, 
and active combat units were introduced in 1965. As 
early as February 1962, the number of American 
military forces in Vietnam warranted the assignment 
of American Red Cross field directors. 
(2) Women were not subject to the Vietnam-era 
draft, but thousands volunteered. The first American 
Red Cross Field Directors were sent to South Viet-
nam in February 1962. The last Red Cross staff 
members to serve in-country departed in March 
1973. Official records indicate that a total of 1,120 
women served with the Red Cross in Vietnam during 
that 11-year period. Of that number, 627 were 
young women who were part of the organization’s 
Supplemental 
Recreation 
Activities 
Overseas 
(SRAO) program. 
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amount, 12 months plus 1 additional month for 
each 1.25 percentile interval above the 40th 
percentile for which the individual’s average in-
dexed monthly earnings for long-term care 
would attain (as specified in such table). 
‘‘(2) TABLE OF EARNINGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of 
Social Security shall establish a table, for each 
calendar year beginning with calendar year 
2026, setting forth— 
‘‘(i) the dollar amount representing 
the 40th percentile among the average in-
dexed monthly earnings for long-term care 
(as determined under subparagraph (B)) 
of each individual who has attained age 62 
and whose primary insurance amount is 
first computed during such calendar year 
(or, for calendar year 2036, during any 
previous calendar year); and 
‘‘(ii) the dollar amounts representing 
percentiles over 40 (increasing linearly 
from 40 in intervals of 1.25) among the 
average indexed monthly earnings for long- 
term care (as so determined) of each such 
individual. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2082 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for long-term care 
insurance benefits, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. SUOZZI (for himself and Mr. MOOLENAAR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
for long-term care insurance benefits, 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 ‘‘Well-Being Insurance 
for Seniors to be at Home Act’’ or the ‘‘WISH Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) More than half of Americans entering old 
age today will have a long-term services and sup-
ports (in this section referred to as ‘‘LTSS’’) need, 
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