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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4526 
To authorize the use of expeditionary solid waste disposal systems by the 
Department of Defense and to provide funding for solid waste disposal 
systems, with an offset, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, and Mr. BILIRAKIS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the use of expeditionary solid waste disposal 
systems by the Department of Defense and to provide 
funding for solid waste disposal systems, with an offset, 
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 ‘‘Waste and Illegal 
Property Eradication (WIPE) Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS BY DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) EXPEDITIONARY SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYS-
TEMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
may use expeditionary solid waste disposal systems 
for the destruction of illicit contraband, including 
seized counterfeit materials, unauthorized military 
gear, illegal narcotics, and classified materials. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF SYSTEMS.—The expedi-
tionary solid waste disposal systems units deployed 
under paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) equipped to support operations related 
to border security, narcotic interdiction, and the 
elimination of contraband; and 
(B) made available to military installa-
tions, forward operating bases, and partner se-
curity forces as needed to assist in countering 
infiltration and unauthorized use of military as-
sets of the United States. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF OPEN-AIR BURN PITS 
TO DISPOSE OF CERTAIN MATERIAL.—The Secretary of 
Defense may not use open-air burn pits for the disposal 
of illicit contraband, classified military equipment, or haz-
ardous waste materials. 
(c) FUNDING.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount otherwise au-
thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for 
Other Procurement, Army, shall be increased by 
$8,950,000, with the amount of such increase to be 
available for solid waste disposal systems. 
(2) OFFSET.—The amount otherwise author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for Op-
eration and Maintenance, Army, Additional Activi-
ties, Overseas Operating Costs, shall be reduced by 
$8,950,000, with the amount of such reduction to be 
derived from amounts for the use of open-air burn 
pits in contingency operations. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4531 
To require a strategy to counter Iranian and Hezbollah influence operations 
in Latin America. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Mr. SHREVE (for himself, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. HUIZENGA, Ms. SALAZAR, 
and Mr. MESSMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require a strategy to counter Iranian and Hezbollah 
influence operations in Latin America. 
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 ‘‘Barring Adversarial 
Networks and Notorious Extremist Destabilizers in Latin 
America Act’’ or the ‘‘BANNED in Latin America Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO COUNTER IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH 
INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran’s 
and Hezbollah’s propaganda, missionary networks, and in-
fluence operations in Latin America. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF STRATEGY.—The strategy re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Measures to address the proliferation of 
Iranian cultural centers in Latin America that pro-
mote Iranian ideology, including diplomatic efforts 
to limit their operations, sanctions on affiliated enti-
ties, and public diplomacy to expose their activities. 
(2) Actions to restrict the travel and activities 
of Iranian emissaries, including diplomats, cultural 
attaches, and other agents who facilitate propa-
ganda, radicalization, and terror-supporting net-
works in Latin America, through visa denials, sanc-
tions, or other travel restrictions. 
(3) Initiatives to strengthen the capacity of 
United States intelligence agencies to identify, mon-
itor, and disrupt Iran’s and Hezbollah’s networks, 
including their cooperation academic institutions and 
nongovernmental organizations in Latin America. 
(4) A framework for taking actions, similar to 
those implemented against Al-Manar and Press TV, 
to disrupt Iran’s HispanTV and Hezbollah’s Al 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4541 
To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness 
Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Ms. CASTOR of 
Florida, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. DINGELL, and Mrs. HARSHBARGER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education 
and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. 
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 ‘‘EARLY Act Reauthor-
ization of 2025’’. 
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Mayadeen Espanol platforms, including sanctions, 
designations, and cooperation with regional partners 
to limit their broadcasting reach and digital pres-
ence. 
(5) A plan to address Iran’s Al Mustafa Inter-
national University network and its affiliated enti-
ties, including their designations as foreign terrorist 
organizations or specially designated global terror-
ists, 
as 
appropriate, 
due 
to 
their 
role 
in 
radicalization and recruitment for Iran’s ideological 
and terrorist objectives. 
(c) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 
shall be transmitted in unclassified form and may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4534 
To codify Executive Order 14191 relating to expanding educational freedom 
and opportunity for families, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Armed Services, 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 codify Executive Order 14191 relating to expanding edu-
cational freedom and opportunity for families, 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 ‘‘Expanding Edu-
cational Freedom and Opportunity for Families Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14191. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Executive Order 14191 (90 Fed. 
Reg. 8859; relating to expanding educational freedom and 
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opportunity for families) shall have the force and effect 
of law. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed as altering or otherwise affecting the 
determination of whether a private, religious, or parochial 
elementary or secondary school— 
(1) is receiving Federal financial assistance for 
the purpose of determining whether such school is 
subject to the requirements of title IX of the Edu-
cation Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 
seq.); or 
(2) is or is not a state actor, including for pur-
poses of determining liability under the Fourteenth 
Amendment to the Constitution. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4535 
To require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on foreign-made 
small arms and light weapons, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Mr. TAYLOR (for himself, Mr. HARRIGAN, Mr. WIED, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, 
Mr. FINE, Mr. BARRETT, Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona, and Ms. BOEBERT) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
on foreign-made small arms and light weapons, 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 ‘‘Make American Guns 
Again Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘MAGA Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON FOREIGN-MADE HEAVY AND SMALL 
ARM WEAPONS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study on the prevalence of small arms and light weapons 
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that are used by members of the Armed Forces, and parts 
for such small arms and light weapons that— 
(1) were manufactured outside of the United 
States; or 
(2) were manufactured in the United States by 
a subsidiary of a foreign-owned entity (as deter-
mined by the Secretary). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress and the President a report on the study re-
quired by subsection (a) that includes recommendations 
for procuring small arms and light weapons that are whol-
ly manufactured in the United States by entities that are 
owned and controlled by individuals located in the United 
States. 
(c) SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS DEFINED.— 
The term ‘‘small arms and light weapons’’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘‘small arms/light weapons’’ in section 
273.3 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4538 
To prohibit covered entities from requiring consumers to solely use digital 
monthly statements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Mr. TURNER of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit covered entities from requiring consumers to 
solely use digital monthly statements, 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 ‘‘Protecting Against 
Paperless and Electronic Requirements Act’’ or the 
‘‘PAPER Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each covered entity shall offer 
each consumer of such entity the option of receiving paper 
copies of their monthly statements. 
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(b) PROHIBITION.—A covered entity may not condi-
tion the use of any services offered by such entity on the 
sole use of digital monthly statements by a consumer. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘de-
pository institution’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Act. 
(2) CREDIT UNION.—The term ‘‘credit union’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the 
Federal Credit Union Act. 
(3) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means a depository institution or a credit 
union. 
Æ 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 210 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4544 
[Report No. 119–253] 
To direct certain Federal banking and credit union agencies to promote 
the formation of de novo regulated institutions through the review of 
application processes, the review of capital raising by de novo regulated 
institutions, and the establishment of various outreach programs, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Ms. WATERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 17, 2025] 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE YOUNG WOMEN’S 
BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION AND AWARE-
NESS REQUIRES LEARNING YOUNG ACT OF 
2009. 
Section 399NN(h) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280m(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
Æ 
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(i) 
a 
consortium 
of 
cosmetology 
schools, including an association of such 
schools; 
(ii) an individual; or 
(iii) a cosmetology school that has re-
ceived, at any point, Federal funds other 
than through a subgrant under subsection 
(c). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, and any 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States. 
(5) TEXTURED
HAIR.—The term ‘‘textured 
hair’’ means hair that is coiled, curly, or wavy in its 
natural state. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 453 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to revise and update the Department 
of Defense regulations to allow trademarks owned or controlled by the 
Department of Defense to be combined with religious insignia on com-
mercial identification tags (commonly known as ‘‘dog tags’’) and to 
be sold by lawful trademark licensees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2025 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to revise and update 
the Department of Defense regulations to allow trade-
marks owned or controlled by the Department of Defense 
to be combined with religious insignia on commercial 
identification tags (commonly known as ‘‘dog tags’’) and 
to be sold by lawful trademark licensees, 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 ‘‘Religious Insignia on 
Dog Tags Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RELIGIOUS INSIGNIA ON COMMERCIAL IDENTIFICA-
TION TAGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall review and update Department of Defense Directive 
5535.12 and any associated regulations to allow trade-
marks owned or controlled by the Department of Defense 
to be combined with religious insignia on commercial iden-
tification tags (commonly known as ‘‘dog tags’’) and to 
be sold by lawful trademark licensees. 
(b) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The update to 
the Directive under subsection (a) shall be deemed to have 
taken effect on September 13, 2013. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4540 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the ability of an individual 
entitled to Post-9/11 education benefits to transfer such benefits to 
dependents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Mr. VINDMAN (for himself and Mr. MILLS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the ability 
of an individual entitled to Post-9/11 education benefits 
to transfer such benefits to dependents. 
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 ‘‘Military Family GI 
Bill Promise Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL ENTI-
TLED TO POST-9/11 EDUCATION BENEFITS TO 
TRANSFER SUCH BENEFITS TO DEPENDENTS. 
Section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘(including a member who has sep-
arated from the uniformed services)’’ after ‘‘any 
member of the uniformed services’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) 10 years of service in the uniformed serv-
ices, at least six of which were in the Armed Forces; 
or’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and except as provided in 
subsection (k) or (l),’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘only while serving as a 
member of the Armed Forces when the transfer 
is executed’’ and inserting ‘‘at any time’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘, notwith-
standing whether the individual is serving as a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces when such transfer is exe-
cuted’’. 
Æ 
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eral deposit insurance, Federal share insurance, or mem-
bership of a Federal reserve bank. 
Æ 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4545 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the provision 
of certain information with respect to breast reconstruction surgery under 
the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Ms. WATERS
(for herself, Ms. GARCIA
of Texas, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. CLARKE of 
New York, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mrs. WAT-
SON COLEMAN, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LATIMER, 
Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. 
MCIVER, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. SA-
LINAS, and Mr. OLSZEWSKI) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined 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 require 
the provision of certain information with respect to 
breast reconstruction surgery under the Medicare pro-
gram. 
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 ‘‘Medicare Breast Re-
construction Access and Information Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMA-
TION WITH RESPECT TO BREAST RECON-
STRUCTION SURGERY. 
Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(aa) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFOR-
MATION WITH RESPECT TO BREAST RECONSTRUCTION 
SURGERY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
part, no payment may be made under this part for a mas-
tectomy furnished to an individual on or after the date 
that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section unless the supplier furnishing such mastectomy, 
prior to the furnishing of such mastectomy— 
‘‘(1) informs such individual that breast recon-
struction surgery following a medically necessary 
mastectomy is covered under this part pursuant to 
national coverage determination 140.2; and 
‘‘(2) documents the provision of such informa-
tion in the medical record of such individual.’’. 
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