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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 164 
AN ACT 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to authorize Federal agencies to 
provide certain essential assistance for hazard mitigation 
for electric utilities, 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 ‘‘Promoting Opportuni-
ties to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025’’ or the 
‘‘POWER Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170b) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(e) ELECTRIC UTILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) HAZARD
MITIGATION
ACTIVITIES.—An 
electric utility may carry out cost-effective hazard 
mitigation activities jointly or otherwise in combina-
tion with activities for the restoration of power car-
ried out with assistance provided under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
ADDITIONAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.— In any case in which an electric utility fa-
cility receives assistance under this section for the 
emergency restoration of power, the receipt of such 
assistance shall not render such facility ineligible for 
any hazard mitigation assistance under section 406 
for which such facility is otherwise eligible.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 15, 
2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 164 
AN ACT 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Fed-
eral agencies to provide certain essential assist-
ance for hazard mitigation for electric utilities, 
and for other purposes.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 164 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to authorize Federal agencies to provide certain essential assistance 
for hazard mitigation for electric utilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Ms. HOYLE of Oregon (for herself and Mr. EZELL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to authorize Federal agencies to 
provide certain essential assistance for hazard mitigation 
for electric utilities, 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 ‘‘Promoting Opportuni-
ties to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025’’ or the 
‘‘POWER Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170b) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(e) ELECTRIC UTILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) HAZARD
MITIGATION
ACTIVITIES.—An 
electric utility may carry out cost-effective hazard 
mitigation activities jointly or otherwise in combina-
tion with activities for the restoration of power car-
ried out with assistance provided under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
ADDITIONAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—In any case in which an electric utility facil-
ity receives assistance under this section for the 
emergency restoration of power, the receipt of such 
assistance shall not render such facility ineligible for 
any hazard mitigation assistance under section 406 
for which such facility is otherwise eligible.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 164 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 16, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to authorize Federal agencies to 
provide certain essential assistance for hazard mitigation 
for electric utilities, 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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HR 164 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Opportuni-
ties to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025’’ or the 
‘‘POWER Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170b) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(e) ELECTRIC UTILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) HAZARD
MITIGATION
ACTIVITIES.—An 
electric utility may carry out cost-effective hazard 
mitigation activities jointly or otherwise in combina-
tion with activities for the restoration of power car-
ried out with assistance provided under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
ADDITIONAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.— In any case in which an electric utility fa-
cility receives assistance under this section for the 
emergency restoration of power, the receipt of such 
assistance shall not render such facility ineligible for 
any hazard mitigation assistance under section 406 
for which such facility is otherwise eligible.’’. 
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HR 164 RFS
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 15, 
2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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refer the claimant to a private physician described in 
such section with whom the agent or attorney has a 
business relationship. 
‘‘(C) Effective on October 1 of each year (beginning 
in the first fiscal year after the date of the enactment of 
the Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans 
Act of 2025), the Secretary shall increase the dollar 
amount in effect under clause (i) of subparagraph (B) by 
a percentage equal to the percentage by which the Con-
sumer Price Index for all urban consumers (U.S. city aver-
age) increased during the 12-month period ending with 
the last month for which Consumer Price Index data is 
available. In the event that such Consumer Price Index 
does not increase during such period, the Secretary shall 
maintain the dollar amount in effect under such clause 
during the previous fiscal year.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in a case referred to 
in paragraph (1) of this subsection’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘in a case’’ after 
‘‘represents a person’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) 
or (2)’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1650 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 
exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health 
plan rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2025 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, 
Mr. SCHNEIDER, and Mr. PANETTA) 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 permanently 
extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain 
high deductible health plan rules. 
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 ‘‘Telehealth Expansion 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. MAKING PERMANENT THE SAFE HARBOR FOR AB-
SENCE OF DEDUCTIBLE FOR TELEHEALTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(c)(2)(E) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘In the 
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case of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘a plan’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘A plan’’. 
(b) CERTAIN COVERAGE DISREGARDED.—Section 
223(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘(in the case of months or plan years 
to which paragraph (2)(E) applies)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply to plan years beginning after 
December 31, 2024. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1651 
To nullify the final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency 
relating to ‘‘New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired 
Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; 
and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2025 
Mr. BALDERSON (for himself, Mr. PALMER, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. LATTA, Mr. 
BILIRAKIS, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mrs. MILLER of West Vir-
ginia, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. RULLI, Mr. LANGWORTHY, and Mr. ZINKE) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To nullify the final rule issued by the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency relating to ‘‘New Source Performance Stand-
ards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modi-
fied, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Gen-
erating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Gen-
erating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean En-
ergy Rule’’. 
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. NULLIFICATION. 
The final rule issued by the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency relating to ‘‘New Source Performance Stand-
ards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, 
and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating 
Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating 
Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule’’ 
(89 Fed. Reg. 39798 (May 9, 2024)) shall have no force 
or effect. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1652 
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify standards 
for UDAAP enforcement actions brought by the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2025 
Mr. BARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 
to clarify standards for UDAAP enforcement actions 
brought by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec-
tion, 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 ‘‘Rectifying Undefined 
Descriptions of Abusive Acts and Practices Act’’ or the 
‘‘Rectifying UDAAP Act’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1658 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues relating to 
the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2025 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain 
issues relating to the extension of consumer credit, 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 ‘‘Stopping Abuse and 
Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘SAFE 
Lending Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSUMER CONTROL OVER BANK ACCOUNTS. 
(a) PROHIBITING UNAUTHORIZED REMOTELY CRE-
ATED CHECKS.—Section 905 of the Electronic Fund 
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essary to implement the provisions of this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act. 
Æ 
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through the establishment of a Blockchain Deploy-
ment Program in the Department of Commerce; 
(4) promoting the national security and eco-
nomic security of the United States with respect to 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, applications built on blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, to-
kens, and tokenization; 
(5) supporting engagement with the public to 
promote the best practices described in subsection 
(c); 
(6) considering policies and programs to en-
courage and improve coordination among Federal 
agencies 
with 
respect 
to 
the 
deployment 
of 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, applications built on blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, to-
kens, and tokenization; 
(7) examining— 
(A) how Federal agencies can benefit from 
utilizing blockchain technology or other distrib-
uted ledger technology, applications built on 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledg-
er technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
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tents of any petition submitted to the Bureau in ac-
cordance with subsection (f)’’. 
(e) SPECIFIC GROUNDS TO SET ASIDE.—Section 
1052(f)(3) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 
2010 (12 U.S.C. 5562(f)(3)) is amended by striking 
‘‘upon any failure’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘upon any— 
‘‘(A) failure of the demand to comply with 
the provisions of this section; 
‘‘(B) constitutional or other legal right or 
privilege of such person; or 
‘‘(C) demonstration that the demand is— 
‘‘(i) unduly burdensome, dispropor-
tionately expensive, and outside the scope 
of the inquiry; or 
‘‘(ii) unreasonably cumulative or du-
plicative, or can be obtained from some 
other source that is more convenient, less 
burdensome, or less expensive.’’. 
(f) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 1052(f) of the Con-
sumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 
5562(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF PETITION TO MODIFY OR 
SET ASIDE A DEMAND.—In the case that the Bureau de-
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nies a petition to modify or set aside a demand, such de-
nial shall be subject to judicial review.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 165 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary 
for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux 
Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions 
necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee 
status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River 
Sioux Tribe, 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 ‘‘Wounded Knee Mas-
sacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(xi) artists and the content creator 
community; and 
(xii) other stakeholders with relevant 
expertise (as determined necessary by the 
Secretary). 
(c) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall, on an 
ongoing basis, facilitate and support the development and 
dissemination of best practices with respect to blockchain 
technology or other distributed ledger technology, applica-
tions built on blockchain technology or other distributed 
ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization that— 
(1) support the private sector, the public sector, 
and public-private partnerships in the deployment of 
technologies needed to advance the capabilities of 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, applications built on blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, to-
kens, and tokenization; 
(2) support the interoperability of blockchain 
technology or other distributed ledger technology, 
applications built on blockchain technology or other 
distributed 
ledger 
technology, 
tokens, 
and 
tokenization; 
(3) support operations, including hashing and 
key storage and security systems, that form the 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1659 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant 
program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2025 
Mr. BOST (for himself, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
MRVAN, Mrs. KIM, Mr. STEIL, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. MEUSER, 
Ms. SCHOLTEN, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. 
MANN, Mr. GUEST, Ms. TITUS, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. DAVIS of North Caro-
lina, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. 
HURD of Colorado, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Ms. ROSS, and Mr. CUELLAR) 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 establish a com-
petitive grant program for projects for commercial motor 
vehicle parking, 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 ‘‘Truck Parking Safety 
Improvement Act’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 165 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions 
necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee 
status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River 
Sioux Tribe, 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 ‘‘Wounded Knee Mas-
sacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) RESTRICTED FEE STATUS.—The term ‘‘re-
stricted fee status’’ means a status in which the 
Tribal land— 
(A) shall continue to be owned by the 
Tribes; 
(B) shall be part of the Pine Ridge Indian 
Reservation and expressly made subject to the 
civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Oglala 
Sioux Tribe; 
(C) shall not be transferred without the 
consent of Congress and the Tribes; 
(D) shall not be subject to taxation by a 
State or local government; and 
(E) shall not be subject to any provision of 
law providing for the review or approval by the 
Secretary of the Interior before the Tribes may 
use the land for any purpose as allowed by the 
document titled ‘‘Covenant Between the Oglala 
Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux 
Tribe’’ and dated October 21, 2022, directly, or 
through agreement with another party.
foundation of blockchain technology or other distrib-
uted 
ledger 
technology, 
applications 
built 
on 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(4) reduce cybersecurity and other risks that 
may compromise blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology, applications built on 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(5) reduce uncertainty and risks in the use of 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, applications built on blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, to-
kens, and tokenization; and 
(6) quantify the value and potential cost sav-
ings associated with adoption of blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, appli-
cations built on blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization, 
including through comparative analyses of competing 
and existing technologies within specific industry ap-
plications. 
(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall— 
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