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(b) TERMINATION DATE.—The termination date 
under this subsection is the date that is 270 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) WIND-UP ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall take such actions 
as may be necessary to wind up any outstanding obliga-
tions, activities, or affairs of the Environmental Protection 
Agency prior to the termination date under subsection (b). 
(d) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to 
Congress a report on the Agency’s progress in winding up 
the affairs of the Agency by not later than the termination 
date under subsection (b). 
SEC. 3. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO STATE ENVIRON-
MENTAL QUALITY DEPARTMENTS. 
(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall allocate amounts made available pursuant 
to paragraph (2) to the State environmental quality 
departments of each of the several States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa, in the proportion to which the total popu-
lation of each State, the District of Columbia, Puer-
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to Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and American Samoa bears to the 
total population of all the States, the District of Co-
lumbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, as 
determined by the last preceding decennial census. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $4,400,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2026 through 2029. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR ADMINISTRATION.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Treasury to audit and administer any allocation of 
amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 
$880,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029. 
SEC. 4. CBO STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) ANNUAL STUDY AND REPORT.—The Congres-
sional Budget Office shall annually, for each of fiscal years 
2026 through 2029, conduct a study and submit to Con-
gress a report on the efficacy of this Act. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Congressional Budget 
Office to carry out this section $880,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2026 through 2029. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10551 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit a retired member of 
the Armed Forces to serve as a required member of the funeral honors 
detail for the funeral of a veteran. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2024 
Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit a retired 
member of the Armed Forces to serve as a required 
member of the funeral honors detail for the funeral of 
a veteran. 
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 ‘‘Honoring Our Nation’s 
Own Retired Servicemembers Act’’ or the ‘‘HONORS 
Act’’. 
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as of the date of enactment of this Act for school meals 
under— 
(1) the school lunch program established under 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and 
(2) the school breakfast program under section 
4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1773). 
(b) PAYMENT OF CANCELLED DEBT.—The Secretary 
shall use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
to pay the amount of debt cancelled under subsection (a) 
to each local educational authority to which the debt is 
owed by the applicable households. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10554 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress annual reports 
on medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2024 
Ms. PORTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress 
annual reports on medical malpractice claims by mem-
bers of the uniformed services. 
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 ‘‘Pentagon Medical Mal-
practice Claims Reporting Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS ON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE 
CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
SERVICES. 
Subsection (i) of section 2733a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(i) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not less frequently than 
annually until 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on claims processed 
under this section that includes, with respect to the period 
covered by the report, the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of claims processed under this 
section. 
‘‘(2) The average timeline for resolving such 
claims. 
‘‘(3) The resolution of each such claim. 
‘‘(4) The number of claims that were denied 
based on the claim not meeting one or more require-
ment specified in subsection (b) (other than for not 
being substantiated pursuant to paragraph (6)), 
disaggregated by each such requirement. 
‘‘(5) Any other information that the Secretary 
determines may enhance the effectiveness of the 
claims process under this section.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10556 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to promptly comply with 
State requests for information regarding the citizenship status of an 
individual. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2024 
Ms. VAN DUYNE (for herself and Mr. CRENSHAW) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to promptly 
comply with State requests for information regarding 
the citizenship status of an individual. 
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 ‘‘Voter Eligibility 
Verification Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. PROMPT RELEASE OF INFORMATION. 
Section 642(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(c)) 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘shall respond to an in-
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quiry’’ the following ‘‘, not later than 30 days after receipt 
of such inquiry,’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10558 
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 and the 
Housing Act of 1949 to make financial assistance available to DACA 
recipients, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2024 
Mr. VARGAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1980 and the Housing Act of 1949 to make financial 
assistance available to DACA recipients, 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. DACA RECIPIENT ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 214(a) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
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Commerce, promptly inspect the notification for 
completeness. 
‘‘(B) INCOMPLETE
NOTIFICATIONS.—If a 
notification submitted under subsection (a) is 
incomplete, the Secretary shall promptly inform 
the United States person that submits the noti-
fication that the notification is not complete 
and provide an explanation of relevant material 
respects in which the notification is not com-
plete. 
‘‘(7) IDENTIFICATION OF NON-NOTIFIED ACTIV-
ITY.—The Secretary, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Commerce, shall establish a process to 
identify covered national security transactions in a 
prohibited technology or a notifiable technology for 
which— 
‘‘(A) a notification is not submitted to the 
Secretary under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) information is reasonably available. 
‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), any information or documentary material 
filed with the Secretary pursuant to this section 
shall be exempt from disclosure under section 
552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, and no 
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(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) an alien who, on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, is the recipient of deferred action pursu-
ant to the memorandum of the Department of 
Homeland Security entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial 
Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to 
the United States as Children’ issued on June 15, 
2012.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1055 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain amounts 
from the tested income of controlled foreign corporations, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2023 
Ms. PLASKETT (for herself and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) 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 exclude 
certain amounts from the tested income of controlled 
foreign corporations, 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 ‘‘Territorial Economic 
Recovery Act’’. 
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(B) A comprehensive list of types of pro-
viders that may be reimbursed for such services 
furnished under such programs during such pe-
riod and through December 31, 2024, including 
a list of services which may only be reimbursed 
under such programs during such period and 
through December 31, 2024, if furnished by 
such providers in-person. 
(C) A quantitative analysis of the use of 
such telehealth services under such programs 
during such period and through December 31, 
2024, including data points on use by rural, mi-
nority, low-income, and elderly populations. 
(D) A quantitative analysis of the use of 
such services under such programs during such 
period and through December 31, 2024, for 
mental and behavioral health treatments. 
(E) An analysis of the public health im-
pacts of the actions described in subparagraph 
(A). 
(2) PUBLICATION OF REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall publish on the public website of 
the Department of Health and Human Services the 
report described in paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 2. INCOME OF CERTAIN QUALIFIED POSSESSION COR-
PORATIONS EXCLUDED FROM TESTED IN-
COME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 951A of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end of subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘over’’ at 
the end of subclause (V) and inserting ‘‘and’’, and 
by adding at the end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(VI) any income of a qualified 
possession corporation that is effec-
tively connected with the active con-
duct of a trade or business within a 
possession of the United States, 
over’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(g) POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘possession of the United 
States’ means Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any 
specified possession described in section 931(c). 
‘‘(h) QUALIFIED POSSESSION CORPORATION.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified possession cor-
poration’ means any controlled foreign corporation for any 
taxable year, if, for the 3-year period (or the period during 
which the controlled foreign corporation has been in exist-
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ence, if shorter) ending in the taxable year preceding the 
taxable year in which the determination is made— 
‘‘(1) 80 percent or more of the gross income of 
such corporation was derived from sources within a 
possession of the United States, and 
‘‘(2) 75 percent or more of the gross income of 
such corporation was effectively connected with the 
active conduct of a trade or business within a pos-
session of the United States.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corpora-
tions beginning after December 31, 2022, and to taxable 
years of United States shareholders in which or with which 
such taxable years of foreign corporations end. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10563 
To ensure efficiency and fairness in Federal subcontracting, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 31, 2024 
Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the 
Committee on Small Business, 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 ensure efficiency and fairness in Federal subcontracting, 
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 ‘‘Ensuring Efficiency 
and Fairness in Federal Subcontracting Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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mentary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); 
(VIII) have been a victim to, or 
witnessed, domestic violence or vio-
lence in their community; 
(IX) have been exposed to sub-
stance misuse at home or in the com-
munity; 
(X) are in foster care, are aging 
out of foster care, or were formerly in 
foster care; or 
(XI) have been a victim to or wit-
nessed trafficking in persons; and 
(iv) teachers, administrators, and 
other staff who work for high-need local 
educational agencies; and 
(C) utilize best practices determined by the 
American School Counselor Association, Na-
tional Association of Social Workers, School So-
cial Work Association of America, and National 
Association of School Psychologists and other 
relevant organizations; 
(6) to provide tuition credits to graduate stu-
dents participating in the pipeline program sup-
ported under the grant; 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1056 
To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study to assess certain 
environmental review processes with regard to offshore wind projects, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2023 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study to 
assess certain environmental review processes with regard 
to offshore wind projects, 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. OFFSHORE WIND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 
PROCESS STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 60 days after the 
enactment of this bill, the Comptroller General shall con-
duct a study to assess the sufficiency of the environmental 
review processes for offshore wind projects in place as of 
the date of the enactment of this section of the national 
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Marine Fisheries Service, the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, and any other relevant Federal agency. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study required under sub-
section (a) shall include consideration of— 
(1) the impacts of offshore wind projects on 
whales, finfish, marine mammals, benthic resources, 
commercial and recreational fishing, air quality and 
greenhouse gas emissions, cultural, historical, and 
archaeological resources, invertebrates, and essential 
fish habitat, military use and navigation/vessel traf-
fic; recreation and tourism, and sustainability of 
shoreline beaches and inlets; 
(2) how the agencies determines which stake-
holders are consulted and if a timely, comprehensive 
comment period is provided for local representatives 
and interested parties; and 
(3) the estimated cost and who pays for the off-
shore wind projects. 
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HR 1059 RFS
(i) create an audio and visual record-
ing of the performance of the notarization; 
and 
(ii) notwithstanding any resignation 
from, or revocation, suspension, or termi-
nation of, the notary public’s commission 
or appointment, retain the recording cre-
ated under clause (i) as a notarial 
record— 
(I) for a period of not less 
than— 
(aa) if an applicable law of 
the notary public’s State specifies 
a period of retention, the greater 
of— 
(AA) that specified pe-
riod; or 
(BB) 5 years after the 
date on which the recording 
is created; or 
(bb) if no applicable law of 
the notary public’s State specifies 
a period of retention, 10 years 
after the date on which the re-
cording is created; and 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 16 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1058 
[Report No. 118–24, Part I] 
To establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize 
the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international 
border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural 
gas and the transmission of electricity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2023 
Mr. ARMSTRONG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
MARCH 23, 2023 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. 
RESCHENTHALER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. LAMBORN, Ms. 
STEFANIK, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. WOMACK, Mrs. BICE, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. 
JACKSON of Texas, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. CURTIS, and Mr. 
RUTHERFORD 
MARCH 23, 2023 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MARCH 23, 2023 
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 17, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern proc-
ess to authorize the construction, connection, operation, 
and maintenance of international border-crossing facili-
ties for the import and export of oil and natural gas 
and the transmission of electricity. 
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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 ‘‘Securing and Enabling 
Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act 
of 2023’’ or the ‘‘SECURE Notarization Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘communication technology’’, with respect to a nota-
rization, means an electronic device or process that 
allows the notary public performing the notarization, 
a remotely located individual, and (if applicable) a 
credible witness to communicate with each other si-
multaneously by sight and sound during the notari-
zation. 
(2) ELECTRONIC; ELECTRONIC RECORD; ELEC-
TRONIC
SIGNATURE; 
INFORMATION; 
PERSON; 
RECORD.—The 
terms 
‘‘electronic’’, 
‘‘electronic 
record’’, ‘‘electronic signature’’, ‘‘information’’, ‘‘per-
son’’, and ‘‘record’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 106 of the Electronic Signatures in 
Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 
7006).
(I) using not fewer than 2 dis-
tinct types of processes or services 
through which a third person provides 
a means to verify the identity of the 
remotely located individual through a 
review of public or private data 
sources; or 
(II) oath or affirmation of a 
credible witness who— 
(aa)(AA) is in the physical 
presence of the notary public or 
the remotely located individual; 
or 
(BB) appears personally be-
fore the notary public and the re-
motely 
located 
individual 
by 
using communication technology; 
(bb) has personal knowledge 
of the identity of the remotely lo-
cated individual; and 
(cc) has been identified by 
the notary public in the same 
manner as specified for identi-
fication of a remotely located in-
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