datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
as the ‘‘computerized list’’), and includes the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The computerized list shall serve as 
the single system for storing and managing the 
official list of registered voters throughout the 
State. 
(B) The computerized list contains the 
name and registration information of every le-
gally registered voter in the State. 
(C) Under the computerized list, a unique 
identifier is assigned to each legally registered 
voter in the State. 
(D) The computerized list shall be coordi-
nated with other agency databases within the 
State. 
(E) Any election official in the State, in-
cluding any local election official, may obtain 
immediate electronic access to the information 
contained in the computerized list. 
(F) All voter registration information ob-
tained by any local election official in the State 
shall be electronically entered into the comput-
erized list on an expedited basis at the time the 
information is provided to the local official. 
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•HRES 870 IH 
(87) Eduvige Diaz Pachano De Bright, Domini-
can Republic; 
(88) D Angelo Dilone, United States; 
(89) Julia Dominguez, United States; 
(90) Adriano Espino, Dominican Republic; 
(91) Florentine Estrella, United States; 
(92) Migulima Fabre, United States; 
(93) Marra Filanovsky, United States; 
(94) Ilya Filanovsky, United States; 
(95) Lasar Flores, United States; 
(96) Mariana Flores, United States; 
(97) Lasar (Isaiah) Flores, United States; 
(98) Anthony (Antonio) Forteza, United States; 
(99) Nalda Galva de Reynoso, Dominican Re-
public; 
(100) Milagros Garcia Perez, United States; 
(101) Eduardo George, United States; 
(102) Milton George, United States; 
(103) Felix Gervacio, United States; 
(104) Jose Gomez Contrera, United States; 
(105) Pedro Gonzalez, Dominican Republic; 
(106) Carmen Gonzalez, United States; 
(107) Regina Gonzalez, United States; 
(108) Sylvie Greleau, Great Britain; 
(109) Altagracia Guerrero, United States; 
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•HRES 870 IH 
(110) Dariana Guerrero, United States; 
(111) Diomarys Guerrero, United States; 
(112) Glenda Guzman, United States; 
(113) Johnny Guzman, United States; 
(114) Nicolasa Guzman De Mercedes, Domini-
can Republic; 
(115) Miguel Guzman, Jr., United States; 
(116) Marion Hartigan, United States; 
(117) Teofilo Hernandez, Dominican Republic; 
(118) Juan Hernandez, Dominican Republic; 
(119) Carla Hernandez, United States; 
(120) Joanny Hernandez, United States; 
(121) Jean Heuze, France; 
(122) Yohanly Hidalgo, United States; 
(123) Dario Hidalgo, United States; 
(124) Alexander Hodge, United States; 
(125) Joseph Huber, United States; 
(126) Frances Huber, United States; 
(127) Sarah Huertas, United States; 
(128) Jose Vicente Infante, United States; 
(129) Yamil Jerez, United States; 
(130) Humberto Jimenez, Dominican Republic; 
(131) Yesica Jimenez, Dominican Republic; 
(132) Jayke Jimenez (infant); 
(133) Roberto Jimenez Perez, United States; 
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•HRES 870 IH 
(134) Ernestina Jiminian, United States; 
(135) Jose Lafontaine, Dominican Republic; 
(136) Melvin Landsman, United States; 
(137) Elaine Landsman, United States; 
(138) Luz Maria Lendof, Dominican Republic; 
(139) Marcelina Liriano Guerrero, United 
States; 
(140) Mercedes Lopez, United States; 
(141) Emily Lopez, United States; 
(142) Argentina Lopez, United States; 
(143) Roberto Lopez, Jr., United States; 
(144) Jose Lora, United States; 
(145) Karl Lora, United States; 
(146) Mercedes Luciano De Veloz, United 
States; 
(147) Maricio Made, Dominican Republic; 
(148) Ana Made, Dominican Republic; 
(149) Victor Marcano, United States; 
(150) Digna Marte, Dominican Republic; 
(151) German Martinez, Dominican Republic; 
(152) Aurora Martinez, United States; 
(153) Yanelly Martinez, United States; 
(154) Angel Martinez, United States; 
(155) Sura Martinez, United States; 
(156) Juan Martinez, Dominican Republic; 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7149 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the maximum authoriza-
tions of appropriations for certain benefits for homeless veterans adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to make permanent 
the authority of the Secretary to carry out certain programs for homeless 
veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2026 
Mr. RILEY of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
maximum authorizations of appropriations for certain 
benefits for homeless veterans administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs and to make permanent the 
authority of the Secretary to carry out certain programs 
for homeless veterans. 
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 ‘‘Veteran Housing 
Promise Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF MAXIMUM AUTHORIZATIONS OF 
APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS 
FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS.—Section 
2016 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘§ 2016. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.’’. 
(b) HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 2021(i)(1) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(H) For fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent 
fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.’’. 
(c) HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS 
VETERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION GRANT 
PROGRAM.—Section 2021A(f) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section $1,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2011 through 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion—’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 
through 2025; and 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent 
fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.’’. 
(d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERV-
ICES
FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES
IN 
PERMANENT HOUSING.—Section 2044(e) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—From amounts appropriated to the 
Department for Medical Services, there shall be available 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out subsections 
(a), (b), and (c).’’. 
(e) GRANT PROGRAM
FOR HOMELESS VETERANS 
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.—Section 2061(d) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2025, $5,000,000 shall be available for each 
such fiscal year for the purposes of the program 
under this section.’’ and inserting ‘‘amounts shall be 
available for the purposes of the program under this 
section as follows:’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
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‘‘(1) For each of fiscal years 2007 through 
2025, $5,000,000. 
‘‘(2) For fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent 
fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.’’. 
(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
FOR NON-
PROFIT COMMUNITY-BASED GROUPS.—Section 2064(b) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘ to carry out the program 
under this section.’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out the 
program under this section—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent 
fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.’’. 
SEC. 3. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS 
FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) GENERAL TREATMENT FOR SERIOUSLY MEN-
TALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS.—Section 2031 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES
FOR SERIOUSLY ILL 
MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS AT CERTAIN 
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LOCATIONS.—Section 2033 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(c) HOUSING ASSISTANCE
FOR HOMELESS VET-
ERANS.—Section 2041 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (c). 
(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON HOMELESS VET-
ERANS.—Section 2066 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (d). 
(e) 
TRANSFER
OF
REAL
PROPERTY.—Section 
8118(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (5). 
Æ 
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•HRES 870 IH 
(157) Ibelise Martinez De Goris, Dominican 
Republic; 
(158) Nieve Mason, Dominican Republic; 
(159) Virgilia Mateo, United States; 
(160) Nuris Matias, United States; 
(161) Dominga Matias, Dominican Republic; 
(162) Orlando Mtos Perez, United States; 
(163) Hilda Mayol, United States; 
(164) Carmen Medina, Dominican Republic; 
(165) Wilfrido Medrano, United States; 
(166) Ashot Melikjanian, United States; 
(167) Grace Mena, United States; 
(168) Wilton Mendez, United States; 
(169) Daisy Montalvo, United States; 
(170) Diane Monte, United States; 
(171) Remedios Montilla, Dominican Republic; 
(172) Antonia Morales, United States; 
(173) Luis Morales, United States; 
(174) Efrain Mota, United States; 
(175) Luis Munoz, United States; 
(176) Alen Noboa, United States; 
(177) Victoria Nova Rivera, United States; 
(178) Ana Nunez; 
(179) Fatima Nunez, Dominican Republic; 
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‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the first 
appropriation of funds under subsection (h), the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress, a report on— 
‘‘(1) the number and percentage of individuals 
hired or trained, and the number and percentage of 
employees of units retained, as a result of a grant 
under this section; and 
‘‘(2) best practices in carrying out a grant pro-
gram to hire, train, or retain employees of units of 
general local government. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000,000 to carry 
out this section for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 172 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 173. Pilot program.’’. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7150 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to submit to Congress a quarterly report on housing loans in-
sured, guaranteed, or under laws administered by the Secretary, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2026 
Mr. WHITESIDES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a quar-
terly report on housing loans insured, guaranteed, or 
under laws administered by the Secretary, 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. QUARTERLY REPORT TO CONGRESS ON HOUS-
ING 
LOANS 
INSURED, 
GUARANTEED, 
OR 
MADE UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE 
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 3736 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The annual report’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a) The annual report’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a quarterly report on the administration by the 
Secretary of housing loan benefits under this chapter. 
Such quarterly report shall include, with respect to the 
quarter that precedes the quarter during which the report 
is submitted, the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of housing loans insured, 
guaranteed, or made by the Secretary under this 
chapter. 
‘‘(2) The number of applications for housing 
loan benefits under this chapter denied by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(3) The number of housing loans insured, 
guaranteed, or made by the Secretary under this 
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chapter refinanced under section 3710(a)(8) of this 
title or section 3712 of this title. 
‘‘(4) The number of veterans who owe a pay-
ment on mortgage associated with a loan insured, 
guaranteed, or made by the Secretary under this 
chapter that is at least— 
‘‘(A) 60 days late; and 
‘‘(B) 90 days late. 
‘‘(5) The number of full-time employees of the 
VA Home Loan Guaranty Service of the Depart-
ment (or any successor office).’’. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7151 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a public awareness and 
education campaign to provide information regarding the benefits of, 
risks relating to, and the prevalence of artificial intelligence in the daily 
lives of individuals in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2026 
Ms. BARRAGA´N (for herself and Mr. OBERNOLTE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a public 
awareness and education campaign to provide informa-
tion regarding the benefits of, risks relating to, and 
the prevalence of artificial intelligence in the daily lives 
of individuals in 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 ‘‘Artificial Intelligence 
Public Awareness and Education Campaign Act’’. 
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To increase the number of quali-
fied nursing faculty, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) enter into an agreement with any accred-
ited school of nursing for the establishment and op-
eration of a student loan fund in accordance with 
subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) award nurse faculty grants in accordance 
with subsection (c).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of paragraph (2) as clauses (i) 
through (iv), respectively, and adjusting the 
margins accordingly; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), 
respectively, and adjusting the margins accord-
ingly; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS.—Each 
agreement entered into under subsection (a) 
shall—’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) SCHOOL OF NURSING STUDENT LOAN FUND.— 
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whether or not the applicant will be 18 
years of age or older on election day; 
(vi) the statement ‘‘If you checked 
‘no’ in response to either of these ques-
tions, do not complete this form.’’; 
(vii) the question ‘‘If you checked 
‘yes’ in response to either of those ques-
tions, do you have documentary proof of 
such response?’’ and boxes for the appli-
cant to check to indicate whether the appli-
cant does or does not have documentary 
proof for any affirmative response to either 
question; and 
(viii) a statement informing the indi-
vidual that if the form is submitted by 
mail and the individual is registering for 
the first time, the appropriate information 
required under this section must be sub-
mitted with the mail voter registration 
form in order to avoid the additional iden-
tification requirements upon voting for the 
first time. 
(2) INCOMPLETE FORMS.—If an applicant for 
voter registration fails to answer the question in-
cluded on the mail voter registration form pursuant 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7154 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the dollar threshold for certain 
sole source contracts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2026 
Mr. CISNEROS (for himself and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the dollar 
threshold for certain sole source contracts, 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 ‘‘Streamlining Small 
Business Contracts Act of 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTING AU-
THORITY FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS 
CONCERNS. 
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is 
amended— 
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(1) in section 8(a)(1)(D)(i)(II), by striking 
‘‘$7,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘$10,000,000.’’; 
(2) in section 8(m)— 
(A) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ‘‘will 
not exceed’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘will not exceed $10,000,000; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (8)(B), by striking ‘‘will 
not exceed’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘will not exceed $10,000,000; and’’; 
(3) in section 31(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(c)(2)(A)(ii)), by striking 
‘‘will not exceed’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘will not exceed $10,000,000; and’’; and 
(4) in section 36(c)(2) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 657f(c)(2)), by striking ‘‘will not ex-
ceed’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘will not ex-
ceed $10,000,000; and’’. 
Æ 
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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7155 
To amend the title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalties for 
theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds and to 
amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require 
audits under the summer food service program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2026 
Ms. CRAIG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the title 18, United States Code, to increase 
the penalties for theft or bribery concerning programs 
receiving Federal funds and to amend the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act to require audits 
under the summer food service program. 
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 Fraud in Federal 
Programs Act of 2026’’. 
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SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR THEFT OR BRIBERY CONCERNING 
PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS. 
Section 666 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fined under 
this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or 
both’’ and inserting ‘‘fined a covered amount, im-
prisoned not more than 20 years, or both’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) the term ‘covered amount’ means the 
greater of— 
‘‘(A) $250,000; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to a person subject to 
this section, the amount of value of the prop-
erty or things of value determined with respect 
to such person under paragraphs (1)(A)(i), 
(1)(B), and (2) of subsection (a), multiplied by 
2; and’’. 
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SEC. 3. REQUIRED AUDITS UNDER THE SUMMER FOOD 
SERVICE PROGRAM. 
(a) AUDITS.—Section 13(m) of the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(m)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Each such 
service institution shall annually have such accounts and 
records audited by a third-party auditor that shall submit 
the results of each such audit directly to the Secretary. 
For purposes of the preceding sentence, a third-party 
auditor may not include a service institution or sponsor 
organization.’’ 
Æ 
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