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SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF EMPLOYEES UNDER DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT. 
(a) COVERAGE.— 
(1) EMPLOYEES
OF
DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA 
COURTS.—Section 11–1726, District of Columbia 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) For purposes of the Human Rights Act of 1977 
(sec. 2–1401.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code), a nonjudicial 
employee of the District of Columbia courts shall be con-
sidered to be an employee under such Act and the District 
of Columbia courts shall be considered to be an employer 
under such Act.’’. 
(2) EMPLOYEES
OF
DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA 
PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE.—Section 305 of the 
District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal 
Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1605, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) For purposes of the Human Rights Act of 1977 
(sec. 2–1401.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code), an employee 
of the Service shall be considered to be an employee under 
such Act and the Service shall be considered to be an em-
ployer under such Act.’’. 
(b) EXCLUSION FROM SEPARATE PROCEDURES ES-
TABLISHED
FOR COMPLAINTS AGAINST AGENCIES
OF 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘In the case of the 
standard established by paragraphs (22) 
and (23) of section 111(d), the reference 
contained in this subsection to the date of 
enactment of this Act shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the date of enactment of 
such paragraphs (22) and (23).’’ after 
‘‘paragraph (21).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) OTHER PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Subsections 
(b) and (c) shall not apply to the standards established 
by paragraphs (22) and (23) of section 111(d) in the case 
of any electric utility in a State if, before the date of enact-
ment of this subsection— 
‘‘(1) the State has implemented for the electric 
utility the standard concerned (or a comparable 
standard); 
‘‘(2) the State regulatory authority for the 
State or the relevant nonregulated electric utility has 
conducted a proceeding to consider implementation 
of the standard concerned (or a comparable stand-
ard) for the electric utility; or 
‘‘(3) the State legislature has voted on the im-
plementation of the standard concerned (or a com-
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wage requirements specified in subparagraph 
(A). 
(g) SUBGRANTS
TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CIES.— 
(1) ALLOCATION.—Each State shall allocate 
not less than 98 percent of the grant funds awarded 
to the State under this section as subgrants to local 
educational agencies (including charter schools that 
are local educational agencies) in the State under 
the formula determined by the State under sub-
section (e)(3) and approved by the Secretary. 
(2) USES OF SUBGRANT FUNDS.—A local edu-
cational agency that receives a subgrant under para-
graph (1)— 
(A) shall use the subgrant funds to comply 
with the State’s requirements in accordance 
with subsection (e) guaranteeing that no full- 
time equivalent employee of the agency is paid 
less than the minimum salary for paraprofes-
sional and education support staff and no part- 
time equivalent employee of the agency is paid 
less than the minimum wage for paraprofes-
sional and education support staff; and 
(B) may use subgrant funds— 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7083 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
the process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for making payments 
to automobile sellers for automobiles purchased for certain disabled vet-
erans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2026 
Mr. BARRETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
improvements in the process of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs for making payments to automobile sellers 
for automobiles purchased for certain disabled veterans, 
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 ‘‘Centralized Reim-
bursement for Upgraded Innovative Service Equipment 
Act’’ or the ‘‘CRUISE Act’’. 
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participate in an early college fast 
track pathway for the remainder of 
the student’s enrollment in high 
school; and 
‘‘(II) meets the requirements of 
the early high school graduation policy 
about the opportunity to graduate 
high school early and receive a schol-
arship as part of an early high school 
graduation fast track pathway. 
‘‘(F) A description of how the eligible enti-
ty will implement the early college fast track 
pathway and early high school graduation fast 
track pathway in all local educational agencies 
within each State within the eligible entity, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) the timeline and plan to provide, 
by the end of the grant period, all students 
in the State who meet the eligibility cri-
teria described under subparagraph (E)(i) 
the opportunity to participate in an early 
college fast track pathway, which may in-
clude online coursework coordinated by the 
State; 
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tion 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92) and section 1035 
of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232). 
SEC. 8132. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be 
used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the 
United States, its territories, or possessions to house any 
individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of 
detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the ef-
fective control of the Department of Defense. 
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who—
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 
and 
(2) is—
(A) in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
978
Security Investment Programs’’ and to the 
countries of Costa Rica and Panama; and 
(ii) be applied by substituting ‘‘De-
partment of State’’ for ‘‘United States 
Agency for International Development’’. 
(5) CATEGORICAL
ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101–
167) is amended—
(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 
note)—
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
‘‘and 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2025, and 
2026’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
‘‘2025’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2026’’; and 
(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 
note), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘2026’’. 
(j) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made
Federal Emergency Management Agency, issue a 
final rule establishing the standards, protocols, pro-
cedures, and requirements described under para-
graph (1). 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7024 
To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026, to delay the imple-
mentation of amendments made by such Act to the hemp production 
provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2026 
Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. COMER, Mr. EVANS of Colorado, Mr. MOORE of 
North Carolina, and Ms. CRAIG) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropria-
tions Act, 2026, to delay the implementation of amend-
ments made by such Act to the hemp production provi-
sions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. 
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 ‘‘Hemp Planting Pre-
dictability Act’’. 
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(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 
project or program; and 
(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 
costs of the project or program that will be financed 
by non-governmental sources. 
SEC. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 
Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which 
funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for 
any abortion. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and 
none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 
appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health ben-
efits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. 
(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the 
package of services covered by a managed care provider 
or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrange-
ment. 
SEC. 507. (a) The limitations established in the pre-
ceding section shall not apply to an abortion—
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 
rape or incest; or 
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 
including a life-endangering physical condition 
caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that
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‘‘(IX) the total net spending on 
the drug; 
‘‘(X) the total amount received, 
or expected to be received, by the plan 
from any applicable entity in rebates, 
fees, alternative discounts, or other 
remuneration; 
‘‘(XI) the total amount received, 
or expected to be received, by the enti-
ty providing pharmacy benefit man-
agement services, from applicable en-
tities, in rebates, fees, alternative dis-
counts, or other remuneration from 
such entities— 
‘‘(aa) for claims incurred 
during the reporting period; and 
‘‘(bb) that is related to utili-
zation of such drug or spending 
on such drug; and 
‘‘(XII) to the extent feasible, in-
formation on the total amount of re-
muneration for such drug, including 
copayment assistance dollars paid, co-
payment cards applied, or other dis-
counts provided by each drug manu-
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HR 7148 PCS
TITLE II 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as author-
ized by law, $58,249,178,000: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $12,478,000 may be used for emergencies and ex-
traordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval 
or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments 
may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity 
for confidential military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the 
Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $74,723,177,000: 
Provided, That not to exceed $15,055,000 may be used 
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be ex-
pended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary 
of the Navy, and payments may be made upon the Sec-
retary’s certificate of necessity for confidential military 
purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, 
as authorized by law, $10,983,917,000. 
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shall, upon receipt, be made publicly available on a 
website controlled by the by the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate, as ap-
plicable. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) OCCUPATION.—The requirements of sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall not apply to a spouse or de-
pendent child of a Member of Congress with respect 
to a transaction in a covered investment which is— 
‘‘(A) on behalf, or for the benefit, of any 
person other than a covered individual; or 
‘‘(B) made as a part of compensation from 
an employer of such individual or in furtherance 
of any fiduciary or occupational obligations of 
such individual. 
‘‘(2) OTHER.—The requirements of subsection (a) 
shall not apply to a covered individual with respect 
to a transaction in a covered investment made for the 
purpose of reinvesting dividends received from such 
covered investment. 
‘‘§ 13153. Enforcement 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any covered individual who vio-
lates the restrictions in section 13152 with respect to a cov-
ered investment, shall, at the direction of the supervising 
ethics office— 
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staffed visual flight rules towers, as authorized 
under section 625 of the FAA Reauthorization Act 
of 2024, and to prioritize the contract towers as re-
quired under section 625(a)(2) of such Act; 
(E) not less than $16,000,000 shall be for the 
Office of Spectrum Engineering; 
(F) $6,000,000 shall be for unmanned aircraft 
system test ranges; 
(G) not less than $7,500,000 shall be for the 
internship program authorized under section 404 of 
the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 
118–63); 
(H) not less than $1,000,000 shall be for the 
human intervention motivation study contract and 
the flight attendant drug and alcohol program con-
tract; and 
(I) $3,000,000 shall be for the FAA’s veterans’ 
pilot training program: 
Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any 
budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, 
may be transferred to any budget activity under this head-
ing: Provided further, That no transfer may increase or 
decrease any appropriation under this heading by more 
than 5 percent: Provided further, That any transfer in ex-
cess of 5 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of
(4) Individuals with disabilities and older adults 
have been found to die at higher rates, compared to 
the general population, during disasters. 
(5) According to the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, in 2024, the United States experi-
enced a total of 108 major disaster and emergency 
declarations under sections 401 and 501, respec-
tively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191), 
which resulted in more than 4,000,000 individuals 
applying for assistance through the Agency. 
(6) According to the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, in 2022, the United States experi-
enced 90 major disasters declared under section 401 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) affecting 
more than 54,000,000 people, and more than 
16,000,000 of those people were adults with disabil-
ities. 
(7) Failure to provide accessibility for, or plan 
for accommodating, individuals with physical or sen-
sory disabilities, chronic illness, or mental disabilities 
decreases the ability of those individuals to evacuate 
prior to or during a disaster. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7062 
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to modify the rules relating 
to eligible projects under the TIFIA program and the railroad rehabilita-
tion and financing program, to establish a transit-oriented development 
financing program for projects of a certain size, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2026 
Ms. FRIEDMAN (for herself and Mr. LAWLER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to modify 
the rules relating to eligible projects under the TIFIA 
program and the railroad rehabilitation and financing 
program, to establish a transit-oriented development fi-
nancing program for projects of a certain size, 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 ‘‘Build Housing, Unlock 
Benefits and Services Act’’ or the ‘‘Build HUBS Act’’. 
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(i) in subsection (a)(6), by striking 
‘‘or (9)’’ and inserting ‘‘(9), or (13)’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
‘‘under subsection (c)(9)’’ and inserting 
‘‘under paragraphs (9) and (13) of sub-
section (c)’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (c), by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(13) SECRETARIAL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY 
RELATING TO OVERSIGHT OF PHARMACY BENEFIT 
MANAGEMENT SERVICES.—
‘‘(A) FAILURE
TO
PROVIDE
INFORMA-
TION.—The Secretary may impose a penalty 
against a plan administrator of a group health 
plan, a health insurance issuer offering group 
health insurance coverage, or an entity pro-
viding pharmacy benefit management services 
on behalf of such a plan or issuer, or an appli-
cable entity (as defined in section 726(e)) that 
violates section 726(a); an entity providing 
pharmacy benefit management services on be-
half of such a plan or issuer that fails to pro-
vide the information required under section 
726(b); or any person who causes a group 
health plan to fail to provide the information
(B) who is applying for admission to the United 
States and who the Secretary of Homeland Security 
determines seeks to participate in coursework, train-
ing, or activities described in subparagraph (A); 
(C) who is in the United States and who the 
Secretary of Homeland Security determines is apply-
ing to change or extend status to participate in such 
coursework, training, or activities; or 
(D) who is in the United States and authorized 
to study, and who the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity determines is participating in such coursework, 
training, or activities or seeks to change his or her 
field of study to participate in such coursework, 
training, or activities. 
(b) TERMINATION OF STATUS.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall terminate the nonimmigrant sta-
tus, or otherwise revoke the authorization to remain in the 
United States, of any alien described in subsection (a) who 
is physically present in the United States. 
(c) COUNTRIES OF CONCERN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security may, in the discretion of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and in consultation with the 
Secretary of State and the Director of National In-
telligence, designate additional countries the nation-
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SEC. 23. PROHIBITION ON ISSUANCE OF VISA BEFORE RE-
VIEW OF PAMPHLET ON PROTECTIONS FOR 
DOMESTIC 
WORKERS 
AND 
OTHER 
NON-
IMMIGRANTS. 
A visa shall not be issued under subparagraph (F), 
(J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)), to pursue a 
course of study, until the date on which a consular officer 
has provided to and reviewed with the applicant, in the 
applicant’s language or in a language the applicant under-
stands, a copy of the information and resources pamphlet 
required by section 202 of the William Wilberforce Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 
U.S.C. 1375b). 
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assist in the provision of special education and re-
lated services or to serve English learners. 
(2) IMPROVING WAGES AND SALARIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), a State that receives a grant under 
this section shall ensure that, within a timeline 
determined by the State under subsection (e)(1) 
and approved by the Secretary— 
(i) the annual base salary of a full- 
time equivalent employee employed by a 
local educational agency in the State is not 
less than the minimum salary for para-
professional and education support staff, 
as determined by the State; and 
(ii) all part-time equivalent staff em-
ployed by a local educational agency in the 
State are paid not less than the minimum 
wage for paraprofessional and education 
support staff, as determined by the State. 
(B) TIMING.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that, by not later than 4 years after the date 
of implementation of the final regulations 
issued under this Act, each State that receives 
a grant under this section meets the salary and 
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graph (A) or (B) shall be increased by an 
amount equal to— 
‘‘(I) such dollar amount, multi-
plied by 
‘‘(II) the cost-of-living adjust-
ment determined under section 1(f)(3) 
for the calendar year in which the tax-
able year begins, determined by sub-
stituting ‘calendar year 2025’ for ‘cal-
endar year 2016’ in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) thereof. 
‘‘(ii) Rounding.—Any increase deter-
mined under clause (i) shall be rounded to 
the nearest multiple of $1,000.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to productions commencing after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II 
SEC. 
201. 
ADDITIONAL 
TOOL 
TO 
PREVENT 
CERTAIN 
FRAUDS AGAINST VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 63 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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