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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 712 
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to include data on animal 
abuse in the national clearinghouse for information relating to child 
abuse and neglect. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2025 
Mr. VAN DREW (for himself and Ms. BROWNLEY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to include data on animal abuse in the national clearing-
house for information relating to child abuse and neglect. 
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 ‘‘Child and Animal 
Abuse Detection and Reporting Act’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7131 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the dollar limita-
tions on the exclusion of gain from sales of principal residences, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2026 
Mr. FITZGERALD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate 
the dollar limitations on the exclusion of gain from sales 
of principal residences, 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 ‘‘Middle Class Home 
Tax Elimination Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DOLLAR LIMITATIONS ON EXCLU-
SION OF GAIN FROM SALES OF PRINCIPAL 
RESIDENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 121(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (4), 
and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 121(c) of 
such Code is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and sub-
section (b)(3)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘, and subsection (b)(1), shall 
not apply’’, and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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2027 that is 9 percent or more, shall pay to the 
Secretary a penalty in an amount equal to 26 
percent of the total outstanding balance of prin-
ciple and interest due on all loans under this 
part that are included in the calculation of such 
cohort default rate for such fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) with a cohort delinquency rate (as de-
termined by the Secretary) for fiscal year 2027 
that is 8 percent or more, shall pay to the Sec-
retary a penalty in an amount equal to 24 per-
cent of the total outstanding balance of prin-
ciple and interest due on all loans under this 
part that are included in the calculation of such 
cohort delinquency rate for such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) with a cohort underpayment rate (as 
determined by the Secretary) for fiscal year 
2027 that is 7 percent or more, shall pay to the 
Secretary a penalty in an amount equal to 22 
percent of the total outstanding balance of prin-
ciple and interest due on all loans under this 
part that are included in the calculation of such 
cohort underpayment rate for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) FISCAL YEAR 2028.—A covered institution 
of higher education— 
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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7133 
To prohibit States from prohibiting or otherwise deterring the usage of 
any merchant category code established by the International Organization 
for Standardization, including codes that identify firearm merchants and 
ammunition merchants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2026 
Mr. FROST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit States from prohibiting or otherwise deterring 
the usage of any merchant category code established 
by the International Organization for Standardization, 
including codes that identify firearm merchants and am-
munition merchants. 
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 ‘‘Merchant Codes Can 
Save Lives Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREEMPTION RELATING TO MERCHANT CATEGORY 
CODES. 
Section 5313 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after subsection (g) the following: 
‘‘(h) MERCHANT CATEGORY CODE USAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No State may prohibit or 
otherwise deter the usage of any merchant category 
code established by the International Organization 
for Standardization for identifying firearm mer-
chants or payment card transactions involving the 
purchase of a firearm, firearm ammunition, ammu-
nition components for use with firearms, or firearm 
accessories. 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—The Attorney General 
may bring a civil action in the appropriate district 
court to enforce this subsection.’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7134 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve firearm destruction 
practices, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2026 
Mr. FROST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve firearm 
destruction practices, 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 ‘‘Destroy Zombie Guns 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SAFE FIREARM DESTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(aa) It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in 
the business of destroying firearms, while destroying or 
aiding in the destruction of a firearm that has been 
shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, 
to not destroy every component of the firearm.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF ‘‘ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS’’ 
AS APPLIED TO A DESTROYER OF FIREARMS.—Section 
921(a)(21) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) as applied to a destroyer of firearms, a 
person who devotes time, attention, and labor to the 
destruction of firearms or firearm components as a 
regular course of trade or business to predominantly 
earn a profit through services rendered to facilitate 
the destruction of a firearm or firearm compo-
nents.’’. 
(c) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9)(A) Any person who violates section 922(aa) shall 
be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
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2 years, or both, in addition to any penalty imposed on 
the person under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) In addition to any penalty imposed under sub-
paragraph (A) of this paragraph on a licensee under this 
chapter, the Attorney General may, after notice and op-
portunity for a hearing, suspend the license issued to the 
licensee in the case of the first violation of section 922(aa), 
or, in the case of any subsequent violation, shall imme-
diately revoke the license.’’. 
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‘‘(A) with a cohort default rate (as cal-
culated under section 435(m)) for fiscal year 
2028 that is 8 percent or more, shall pay to the 
Secretary a penalty in an amount equal to 24 
percent of the total outstanding balance of prin-
ciple and interest due on all loans under this 
part that are included in the calculation of such 
cohort default rate for such fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) with a cohort delinquency rate (as de-
termined by the Secretary) for fiscal year 2028 
that is 7 percent or more, shall pay to the Sec-
retary a penalty in an amount equal to 22 per-
cent of the total outstanding balance of prin-
ciple and interest due on all loans under this 
part that are included in the calculation of such 
cohort delinquency rate for such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) with a cohort underpayment rate (as 
determined by the Secretary) for fiscal year 
2028 that is 6 percent or more, shall pay to the 
Secretary a penalty in an amount equal to 20 
percent of the total outstanding balance of prin-
ciple and interest due on all loans under this 
part that are included in the calculation of such 
cohort underpayment rate for such fiscal year. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7138 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the deduction 
of certain expenses relating to ownership of single-family homes by speci-
fied large investors, to impose an excise tax on the sale of such homes 
by such investors, and to prohibit Federal mortgage assistance relating 
to certain large investors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2026 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. 
GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. SIMON, Mr. TAKANO, 
Mr. FROST, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, and Mr. THANEDAR) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices, 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 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow 
the deduction of certain expenses relating to ownership 
of single-family homes by specified large investors, to 
impose an excise tax on the sale of such homes by 
such investors, and to prohibit Federal mortgage assist-
ance relating to certain large investors. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(5) FISCAL YEAR 2029.—A covered institution 
of higher education— 
‘‘(A) with a cohort default rate (as cal-
culated under section 435(m)) for fiscal year 
2029 that is 7 percent or more, shall pay to the 
Secretary a penalty in an amount equal to 22 
percent of the total outstanding balance of prin-
ciple and interest due on all loans under this 
part that are included in the calculation of such 
cohort default rate for such fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) with a cohort delinquency rate (as de-
termined by the Secretary) for fiscal year 2029 
that is 6 percent or more, shall pay to the Sec-
retary a penalty in an amount equal to 20 per-
cent of the total outstanding balance of prin-
ciple and interest due on all loans under this 
part that are included in the calculation of such 
cohort delinquency rate for such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) with a cohort underpayment rate (as 
determined by the Secretary) for fiscal year 
2029 that is 5 percent or more, shall pay to the 
Secretary a penalty in an amount equal to 18 
percent of the total outstanding balance of prin-
ciple and interest due on all loans under this 
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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7139 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to address the payment 
of tenant-based assistance in cases where a family moves, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2026 
Mr. KILEY of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to address 
the payment of tenant-based assistance in cases where 
a family moves, 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 ‘‘Housing Choice Vouch-
er Fairness Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSFERRING HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER BILL-
ING. 
Section 8(r) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(r)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(6) If an agency provides tenant-based assistance to 
a family on or after January 1, 2026 and such family 
moves to a dwelling unit located in an area outside of the 
area covered by such agency, such agency shall continue 
providing tenant-based assistance to such family unless 
the cost of providing rental assistance for such dwelling 
unit is greater than 10 percent more than the cost of pro-
viding rental assistance for such family when they lived 
in the area covered by such agency.’’. 
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‘‘(xvi) for the period beginning on January 
31, 2026, and ending on December 31, 2027, 
$30,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 6207. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR MEDICARE HOS-
PICE SURVEYS. 
Section 3(a)(2) of the IMPACT Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–185), as amended by section 6205 of division 
F of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legisla-
tive Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
and Extensions Act, 2026 (Public Law 119–37), is 
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) $4,400,000 for the period beginning 
on January 31, 2026, and ending on December 
31, 2026, to remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 6208. EXTENSION OF THE WORK GEOGRAPHIC INDEX 
FLOOR. 
Section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–4(e)(1)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘Janu-
ary 31, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2027’’.
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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7141 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the maximum guaranty 
amount of certain home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2026 
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the max-
imum guaranty amount of certain home loans guaranteed 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Affordable Housing 
Guarantee Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MAXIMUM GUARANTY AMOUNT OF CERTAIN HOME 
LOANS GUARANTEED BY THE DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 3703(a)(1)(A)(i)(IV) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘title, 25 percent of the loan; 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘title—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
items: 
‘‘(aa) in the case of a veteran with a serv-
ice-connected disability whose entitlement under 
this chapter is unused or has been restored in 
full, 50 percent of the loan; and 
‘‘(bb) in the case of a veteran other than 
a veteran described in item (aa), 25 percent of 
the loan; or’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7143 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve and reauthorize the 
pollinator-friendly practices on roadside highways and rights-of-way pro-
gram, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2026 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. CARBAJAL, and Mr. MOORE of Utah) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve and 
reauthorize the pollinator-friendly practices on roadside 
highways and rights-of-way program, 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 ‘‘Roadside Pollinator 
Program Amendments Act’’. 
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‘‘(C) MACPAC shall report these values 
individually and shall also report a composite 
index value calculated as the average of the in-
dividual index values specified in subparagraph 
(B).’’. 
(c) MACPAC AGENDA.—Section 1900(b)(2)(A) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396(b)(2)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’ at the end; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) payment policies that use the 
criteria described in subparagraph (b)(7) 
to provide targeted support for essential 
health systems and ensure access to the es-
sential community services that they pro-
vide.’’. 
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SEC. 2. POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY PRACTICES ON ROADSIDES 
AND HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
Section 332 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 
and inserting ‘‘included on the list published by 
the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 
of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List 
Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131);’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) a nonprofit organization that is— 
‘‘(A) described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 
‘‘(B) exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of that Code.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(F), by inserting 
‘‘after consultation with the Director of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service’’ before 
the period at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that is 
a State department of transportation or a Fed-
eral land management agency’’ and inserting 
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‘‘described in paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of sub-
section (b)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) 
(as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘In devel-
oping’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In developing’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (A) (as so redes-
ignated)— 
(I) in clause (i) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘that is a 
State department of transpor-
tation or a Federal land manage-
ment agency’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
scribed in paragraph (1), (3), or 
(4) of subsection (b)’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘affected or 
interested Indian Tribes’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Indian Tribes described 
in subsection (b)(2), the Tribal 
land of which is located 50 miles 
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or less from a project or practice 
proposed to be included in the 
plan’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘any eligible enti-
ty’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible entity 
described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) 
of subsection (b)’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this 
paragraph requires additional consultation be-
yond consultation during the development of a 
plan under paragraph (1).’’; 
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(e)(2)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$150,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; and 
(4) 
in 
subsection 
(l)(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2026 through 2031’’. 
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SEC. 6209. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TELEHEALTH FLEXI-
BILITIES. 
(a) REMOVING GEOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENTS
AND 
EXPANDING
ORIGINATING
SITES
FOR
TELEHEALTH 
SERVICES.—Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘end-
ing January 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘ending De-
cember 31, 2027’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(C)(iii), by striking ‘‘ending 
on January 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘ending on De-
cember 31, 2027’’. 
(b) EXPANDING PRACTITIONERS ELIGIBLE TO FUR-
NISH TELEHEALTH SERVICES.—Section 1834(m)(4)(E) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(E)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘ending on January 30, 2026’’ and 
inserting ‘‘ending on December 31, 2027’’. 
(c) EXTENDING TELEHEALTH SERVICES FOR FED-
ERALLY
QUALIFIED
HEALTH
CENTERS
AND
RURAL 
HEALTH CLINICS.—Section 1834(m)(8)(A) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(8)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘ending on January 30, 2026’’ and inserting 
‘‘ending on December 31, 2027’’. 
(d) DELAYING
THE
IN-PERSON
REQUIREMENTS 
UNDER MEDICARE
FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES