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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5676 
To prohibit any Executive agency from terminating employees during any 
period in which there is a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2025 
Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK (for herself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. JACKSON of 
Illinois, Mr. LANDSMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. THANEDAR, 
Ms. TITUS, and Mr. BELL) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit any Executive agency from terminating employ-
ees during any period in which there is a lapse in appro-
priations, 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 ‘‘Stop Stealing Our Jobs 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMIT ON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYEES DURING 
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During any period in which there 
is a lapse in discretionary appropriations, neither the 
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President nor the head of an Executive agency may re-
move from the civil service, including as part of a reduc-
tion in force, any employee of an Executive agency, other 
than a political appointee. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CIVIL SERVICE; EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The 
terms ‘‘civil service’’ and ‘‘Executive agency’’ have 
the meanings given such terms in sections 2101 and 
105, respectively, of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) POLITICAL APPOINTEE.—The term ‘‘polit-
ical appointee’’ means an individual serving in an 
appointment to a political position. 
(3) POLITICAL POSITION.—The term ‘‘political 
position’’ means— 
(A) a position described under sections 
5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States 
Code (relating to the Executive Schedule); 
(B) a noncareer appointment in the Senior 
Executive Service (as defined in section 3132(a) 
of title 5, United States Code); or 
(C) a position in the executive branch of 
the Government of a confidential or policy-de-
termining character under schedule C of sub-
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part C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5677 
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to extend the author-
ization for grants under section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, 
through fiscal year 2032. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2025 
Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. MOULTON, and Mr. BEYER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to 
extend the authorization for grants under section 24911 
of title 49, United States Code, through fiscal year 2032. 
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 ‘‘Rail Improvement De-
sign and Expansion for Faster Advanced State Transpor-
tation Act’’ or the ‘‘RIDE FAST Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR CERTAIN INTERCITY PASSENGER 
RAIL GRANTS. 
Section 22106(a) of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 696) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2032’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5679 
To prohibit Federal funds from being obligated or expended to promulgate 
Executive orders during a lapse in discretionary appropriations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2025 
Ms. CRAIG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit Federal funds from being obligated or expended 
to promulgate Executive orders during a lapse in discre-
tionary appropriations. 
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 ‘‘Termination of Reck-
less Unchecked Mandates from this President Act’’ or the 
‘‘TRUMP Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON EXECUTIVE ORDERS DURING 
LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS. 
During any period of a lapse in discretionary appro-
priations beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
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of this Act, no Federal funds may be obligated or ex-
pended to promulgate or issue any Executive order or 
presidential memorandum. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 567 
To expand labor representation on State and local workforce development 
boards, to provide a definition of labor organization, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2025 
Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mrs. HAYES) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To expand labor representation on State and local workforce 
development boards, to provide a definition of labor orga-
nization, 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 Labor Rep-
resentation in the Workforce System Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS. 
Section 101(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111(b)(1)(C)(ii)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘20 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘30 per-
cent’’. 
SEC. 3. LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS. 
Section 107(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3122(b)(2)(B)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF LABOR ORGANIZATION. 
Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(72) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘labor 
organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152(5)), except that such term shall also in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) any organization composed of labor 
organizations, such as a labor union federation 
or a State or municipal labor body; and 
‘‘(B) any organization which would be in-
cluded in the definition for such term under 
such section 2(5) but for the fact that the orga-
nization represents— 
‘‘(i) individuals employed by the 
United States, any wholly owned Govern-
ment corporation, any Federal Reserve 
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Bank, or any State or political subdivision 
thereof; 
‘‘(ii) individuals employed by persons 
subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 
U.S.C. 151 et seq.); or 
‘‘(iii) individuals employed as agricul-
tural laborers.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5680 
Making continuing appropriations for civilian and military public shipyard 
workers pay in the event of a Government shutdown. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2025 
Ms. GOODLANDER (for herself, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. 
TOKUDA, and Ms. RANDALL) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making continuing appropriations for civilian and military 
public shipyard workers pay in the event of a Govern-
ment shutdown. 
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 ‘‘Pay Our Public Ship-
yard Workers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CIVILIAN AND 
MILITARY PUBLIC SHIPYARD WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appropriated for 
fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not 
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otherwise appropriated, for any period during which in-
terim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 or 
2027 are not in effect such sums as are necessary to pro-
vide pay and allowances to civilian and military public 
shipyard workers who work during such period. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Appropriations and funds made 
available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall 
be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 
(including a continuing appropriation) for any pur-
pose for which amounts are made available in sub-
section (a). 
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable 
regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 
other Act without any appropriation for such pur-
pose. 
(3) January 1, 2027. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5685 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase under the Medicaid 
program the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutional-
ized individuals and couples, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2025 
Ms. MOORE
of Wisconsin (for herself, Mrs. WATSON
COLEMAN, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase 
under the Medicaid program the minimum monthly per-
sonal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals 
and couples, 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 ‘‘Personal Needs Allow-
ance Modernization Act’’ or the ‘‘PNA Modernization 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASING UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM THE 
MINIMUM MONTHLY PERSONAL NEEDS AL-
LOWANCE FOR INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVID-
UALS AND COUPLES. 
Section 1902(q)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(q)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘$30’’ the following: ‘‘(or, 
beginning January 1, 2026, $60)’’; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘and $60’’ the following: 
‘‘(or, beginning January 1, 2026, $120)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Whenever benefit amounts under title II of 
the Social Security Act are increased by any per-
centage effective with a month after November 2025 
as a result of a determination made under section 
215(i) of such Act, each of the dollar amounts in ef-
fect under the previous sentence for the month be-
fore such month shall be increased by the same per-
centage.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5687 
To appropriate funds for LIHEAP during a Federal Government shutdown. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2025 
Mr. PAPPAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To appropriate funds for LIHEAP during a Federal 
Government shutdown. 
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 ‘‘Keep the Heat On 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR LIHEAP DURING A FEDERAL GOV-
ERNMENT SHUTDOWN. 
Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, there is appropriated for making payments 
under section 2602(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(b)) during any 
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period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations during 
fiscal year 2026 such sums as may be necessary to make 
payments under such section at a rate equal to the rate 
of payments in the corresponding month of fiscal year 
2025. 
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pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to a Federal 
Government shutdown distribution from an indi-
vidual retirement plan (as defined by section 
7701(a)(37) of such Code), then, to the extent of the 
amount of the contribution, the Federal Government 
shutdown distribution shall be treated as a distribu-
tion described in section 408(d)(3) of such Code and 
as having been transferred to the eligible retirement 
plan in a direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 
days of the distribution. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN
DIS-
TRIBUTION.—The term ‘‘Federal Government shut-
down distribution’’ means any distribution which 
is— 
(A) received by an applicable individual 
from an eligible retirement plan; and 
(B) made during a Federal appropriations 
lapse with respect to such individual. 
(2) APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘ap-
plicable individual’’ means any individual— 
(A) who— 
(i) is a Federal contractor or an em-
ployee of a Federal contractor, and 
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law enforcement officers and support staff, covering 
overtime and officer compensation costs, expanding 
access to training initiatives, funding joint task 
forces, and funding law enforcement data collection 
and research activities related to auto thefts;’’. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘local law enforcement agency’’ means any en-
tity administered by a locality that exists primarily 
to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal 
laws. 
(2) LOCALITY.—The term ‘‘locality’’ means any 
city, county, township, town, borough, parish, vil-
lage, or other general purpose political subdivision of 
a State. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(4) STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘State law enforcement agency’’ means any 
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State entity that exists primarily to prevent and de-
tect crime and enforce criminal laws. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5691 
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency 
that imposes or enforces a COVID–19 vaccine mandate on students 
at the schools served by such agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2025 
Mr. VAN DREW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local edu-
cational agency that imposes or enforces a COVID–19 
vaccine mandate on students at the schools served by 
such agency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CER-
TAIN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may be pro-
vided to a local educational agency that imposes or en-
forces a COVID–19 vaccine requirement on a student in 
connection with enrollment by such student at a public 
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elementary school or secondary school under the jurisdic-
tion of such agency. 
(b) ESEA TERMS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘ele-
mentary school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, and ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5695 
To suspend Federal individual income taxes during a lapse in appropriations, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2025 
Mr. BRESNAHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend Federal individual income taxes during a lapse 
in appropriations, 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 ‘‘No Taxation Without 
Operation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX COLLEC-
TION DURING A LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, during any partial or full government shut-
down— 
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(1) no citizen subject to ordinary Federal in-
come taxes on wages shall be liable for— 
(A) Federal income taxes during the dura-
tion of a partial or full government shutdown, 
or 
(B) the accrual of any penalty or interest 
with respect to any Federal individual income 
tax payment or any Federal individual income 
tax return, 
(2) for any furloughed Federal employee or con-
tractor who is furloughed or working without pay 
during a partial or full government shutdown and is 
subject to the Government Employee Fair Treat-
ment Act of 2019, their backpay shall not be subject 
to Federal income taxes, and 
(3) the Treasury Department shall issue guide-
lines for employers to ensure compliance of this Act 
for tipped, hourly wage, salaried, and all other cov-
ered employees. 
(b) PARTIAL OR FULL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘partial or full gov-
ernment shutdown’’ means any period during which a 
lapse in Federal appropriations results in a partial or full 
government shutdown. 
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viding factual information about their operations, 
policies, or programs, or from making such informa-
tion available to members of the media, the public, 
or Congress, in accordance with other applicable law. 
‘‘(b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed— 
‘‘(1) to apply to programs carried out pursuant 
to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.); or 
‘‘(2) to prohibit any employee of USAGM from 
responding to inquiries from members of the public 
about USAGM operations, policies, or programs.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 1461–1a) 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 
208 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 208 Ban on domestic distribution of program material.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5697 
To adjust the effective date of any adjustment based on Consumer Price 
Index to rail passenger liability cap that occurs during calendar year 2026. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2025 
Mr. NEHLS (for himself, Mr. MOULTON, and Ms. TITUS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To adjust the effective date of any adjustment based on 
Consumer Price Index to rail passenger liability cap that 
occurs during calendar year 2026. 
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 ‘‘Passenger Rail Liabil-
ity Adjustment Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR RAIL PASSENGER LIABILITY 
CAP ADJUSTMENT. 
The effective date for any adjustment to the liability 
cap under section 28103(a)(2) of title 49, United States 
Code, as described in section 11415(b) of the FAST Act 
(49 U.S.C. 28103 note), that occurs during calendar year 
2026, shall be 90 days after the notice required under 
such section 11415(b). 
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