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Union Calendar No. 391 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5577 
[Report No. 119–456] 
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the 
National Flood Insurance Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Mr. GARBARINO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
JANUARY 15, 2026 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. LAWLER, 
Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. LALOTA, and Mr. GOTTHEIMER 
JANUARY 15, 2026 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 26, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to 
reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program. 
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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 ‘‘NFIP Extension Act 
of 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) FINANCING.—Section 1309(a) of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2026’’. 
(b) PROGRAM EXPIRATION.—Section 1319 of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2026’’. 
(c) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—If this Act is en-
acted after January 30, 2026, the amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted on 
January 30, 2026. 
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Union Calendar No. 391 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5577 
[Report No. 119–456] 
A BILL 
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insur-
ance Program. 
JANUARY 15, 2026 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5579 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations relat-
ing to airline passenger delayed flight compensation, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain 
regulations relating to airline passenger delayed flight 
compensation, 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 ‘‘Enhancing Trans-
parency from Airlines Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘ETA Act of 
2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. REGULATIONS RELATING TO AIRLINE PASSENGER 
DELAYED FLIGHT COMPENSATION. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF FINAL RULES.—The following 
final rules issued by the Secretary of Transportation shall 
have the force and effect of law: 
(1) The rule titled ‘‘Refunds and Other Con-
sumer Protections’’ and published on April 26, 2024 
(89 Fed. Reg. 32760). 
(2) The rule titled ‘‘Enhancing Transparency of 
Airline Ancillary Service Fees’’ and published on 
April 30, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 34620). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall issue regulations requiring an air carrier to provide 
to a passenger who arrives at a destination airport, in the 
case of a domestic flight, 3 or more hours after the origi-
nal scheduled arrival time, or in the case of an inter-
national flight, 6 or more hours after the original sched-
uled arrival time, compensation of not less than $200 and 
not more than $500, depending on the length of the delay. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5581 
To provide for a limitation on application of State laws with regard to 
law enforcement uniform requirements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for a limitation on application of State laws 
with regard to law enforcement uniform requirements. 
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 ‘‘Uniform Standards 
Protection Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF STATE LAWS 
WITH REGARD TO LAW ENFORCEMENT UNI-
FORM REQUIREMENTS. 
Notwithstanding any provision of State law, no re-
quirement may be imposed under State law regarding the 
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wearing of a uniform by any Federal law enforcement offi-
cer. For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Federal law 
enforcement officer’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 115(c) of title 18, United States Code, and in-
cludes any officer or employee of the United States with 
responsibility for enforcing the immigration laws (as such 
term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act). In the case of any proceeding against a 
Federal law enforcement officer pending as of the date of 
enactment of this Act for a violation of any State law that 
is contrary to this section, such proceeding may not con-
tinue thereafter. 
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‘‘(A) The failure of the registrant to vote 
in any election. 
‘‘(B) The failure of the registrant to re-
spond to any notice sent under section 8(d), un-
less the notice has been returned as undeliver-
able. 
‘‘(C) The failure of the registrant to take 
any other action with respect to voting in any 
election or with respect to the registrant’s sta-
tus as a registrant. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE AFTER REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE TO INDIVIDUAL REMOVED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 48 
hours after a State removes the name of a reg-
istrant from the official list of eligible voters for 
any reason, the State shall send notice of the 
removal to the former registrant, and shall in-
clude in the notice the grounds for the removal 
and information on how the former registrant 
may contest the removal or be reinstated, in-
cluding a telephone number for the appropriate 
election official. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTIONS.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
does not apply in the case of a registrant— 
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘on any 
relative guardian, and for checks’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘under this part’’ and inserting ‘‘on 
any kinship caregiver, including in the case of a kin-
ship foster, guardianship, or adoptive placement, 
and for checks described in subparagraph (B) of this 
paragraph on any such kinship caregiver and any 
other adult living in the home of any such kinship 
caregiver, before the kinship caregiver may receive 
kinship guardianship assistance payments on behalf 
of the child under the State plan under this part un-
less the State reports to the Secretary the alter-
native criminal records checks the State conducts on 
any adult kinship caregiver, and why the checks 
specified in this subparagraph are not appropriate 
for the State, and procedures to ensure that a past 
criminal record does not serve as a bar to kinship 
licensing in the absence of particularized information 
demonstrating that the caregiver or household mem-
ber poses a current safety threat to the child or that 
placement of the child with the caregiver would be 
contrary to the welfare of the child.’’; and 
(3) by moving the margins for subparagraph 
(D) 2 ems to the left. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5585 
To provide for the applicability of the Federal Performance Based Detention 
Standards to any immigration detention facility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Mr. KENNEDY of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the applicability of the Federal Performance 
Based Detention Standards to any immigration detention 
facility. 
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 ‘‘Equal Detention 
Standards Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
APPLICABILITY 
OF 
FEDERAL 
PERFORMANCE 
BASED DETENTION STANDARDS. 
Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, in 
the case of any agreement entered into or renewed be-
tween the Secretary of Homeland Security and any entity 
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for the operation of a facility where, pursuant to any con-
tract or agreement, any individual is detained pursuant 
to the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 
101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act), in addition 
to any standards for the operation of immigration deten-
tion facilities applicable pursuant to the terms of such con-
tract or agreement, the Federal Performance Based De-
tention Standards published by the United States Marshal 
Service shall apply to the operation of such facility. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5588 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
170 Main Street in Westhampton Beach, New York, as the ‘‘Jolly 51 
Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Mr. LALOTA (for himself and Mr. LAWLER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 170 Main Street in Westhampton Beach, New 
York, as the ‘‘Jolly 51 Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JOLLY 51 MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 170 Main Street in Westhampton 
Beach, New York, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Jolly 51 Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Jolly 51 Memorial 
Post Office Building’’. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 558 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain tips 
shall not be subject to income taxes for a period of 5 years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2025 
Mr. BACON 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 provide 
that certain tips shall not be subject to income taxes 
for a period of 5 years. 
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 ‘‘Tip Tax Termination 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF CERTAIN 
TIPPED WAGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting after section 139I the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 139J. CERTAIN TIPPED WAGES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Gross income shall not include 
so much of the eligible tips received by an individual dur-
ing the taxable year as does not exceed $20,000. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE TIPS.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘eligible tips’ means amounts received while per-
forming services which constitute employment in a posi-
tion which generally relies on tips as part of wages, includ-
ing cosmetology, hospitality, and food service. 
‘‘(c) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), any amount which is excluded from gross 
income under this section shall not be taken into ac-
count in determining any deduction or credit under 
this chapter. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
CHILD
TAX
CREDIT; 
EARNED
INCOME
CREDIT.—The amount excluded 
from gross income under this section shall be taken 
into account for purposes of determining the credits 
under sections 24 and 32. 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
tips received after December 31, 2029.’’. 
(b) WITHHOLDING.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
(or the Secretary’s delegate) shall modify the tables and 
procedures prescribed under section 3402(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 to take into account amounts 
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excludible from gross income under section 139J of such 
Code (as added by this Act). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
139I the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 139J. Certain tipped wages.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts received after Decem-
ber 31, 2024. 
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(1) CONSIDERATION
OF
SAFETY
RATIONALES 
OF LICENSE APPLICANTS.—Section 50905(a)(2) of 
title 51, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary may’’ inserting 
the following: ‘‘Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) shall accept a reasonable safety ra-
tionale proposed by an applicant for a license 
under this chapter, including new approaches, 
consistent with paragraph (1).’’. 
(2) FACILITATION OF LICENSE APPLICATIONS 
AND
ASSISTANCE
TO
APPLICANTS.—Section 
50905(a) of title 51, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall assign a licensing team lead to each ap-
plicant for a license under this chapter to assist the 
applicant in streamlining the process for reviewing 
and approving the license application.’’. 
(3) STREAMLINING OF REVIEW PROCESSES.— 
Section 50905(d) of title 51, United States Code, is 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING GENDER-RELATED MEDICAL TREAT-
MENT FOR MINORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 116 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 116A. Gender-related medical treatment furnished 
to minors. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), who-
ever, in a circumstance described in subsection (b), know-
ingly performs or attempts to perform a gender-related 
medical treatment on a minor, shall be fined under this 
title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED.—For the pur-
poses of subsection (a), the circumstances described in this 
subsection are that— 
‘‘(1) the offender or victim traveled in inter-
state or foreign commerce, or traveled using a 
means, channel, facility, or instrumentality of inter-
state or foreign commerce, in furtherance of or in 
connection with the conduct described in subsection 
(a); 
‘‘(2) the offender used a means, channel, facil-
ity, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign com-
merce in furtherance of or in connection with the 
conduct described in subsection (a); 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5593 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to include eyeglass lens fittings 
in the category of medical services authorized to be furnished to veterans 
under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Ms. MALOY (for herself and Mr. VAN ORDEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to include eyeglass 
lens fittings in the category of medical services author-
ized to be furnished to veterans under the Veterans 
Community Care Program, 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. INCLUSION OF EYEGLASS LENS FITTINGS IN 
MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORIZED TO BE FUR-
NISHED 
UNDER 
VETERANS 
COMMUNITY 
CARE PROGRAM; REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (C) of paragraph 
(6) of section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is 
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amended by inserting ‘‘services, fittings for eyeglass 
lenses,’’ after ‘‘Optometric’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall establish policies and procedures and prescribe 
regulations to carry out the amendment made by sub-
section (a). Under such regulations, the Secretary shall 
ensure that a veteran eligible to receive medical services 
from a non-Department of Veterans Affairs provider 
under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, can 
schedule an appointment for a fitting for eyeglass lenses 
at such a provider in geographic proximity to the veteran. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report that includes— 
(1) a statement of the status of the implemen-
tation of the amendment made by subsection (a); 
(2) a summary of any challenges faced with re-
spect to such implementation; 
(3) a strategy to mitigate such challenges, if 
applicable; and 
(4) an assessment of the benefits for veterans 
resulting from such amendment. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5594 
To amend the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 
to include identity theft in the grant program related to local law enforce-
ment grants for enforcement of cybercrimes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Ms. MCDONALD RIVET (for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. RILEY of New 
York, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. BACON, and Mr. RUTHERFORD) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization 
Act of 2022 to include identity theft in the grant pro-
gram related to local law enforcement grants for enforce-
ment of cybercrimes, 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 ‘‘Protect Your PIN Act 
of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS FOR ENFORCE-
MENT 
OF 
CYBERCRIMES 
AND 
IDENTITY 
THEFT. 
Section 1401 of the Violence Against Women Act Re-
authorization Act of 2022 (34 U.S.C. 30107) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) IDENTITY
THEFT.—The term ‘identity 
theft’ means a criminal offense applicable in the 
area under the jurisdiction of the relevant State, In-
dian Tribe, or unit of local government that involves 
knowingly transferring, possessing, or using, without 
lawful authority, a means of identification of another 
person.’’; and 
(2) in subsections (b) through (d), by inserting 
‘‘or identity theft’’ after ‘‘cybercrimes against indi-
viduals’’ each place such term appears. 
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(2) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 5. DIRECT HIRE FOR OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE 
TRANSPORTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall use direct hire authorities (as such authorities ex-
isted on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act) to hire individuals on a noncompetitive basis for posi-
tions related to space launch and reentry licensing and 
permit activities. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not less frequently than an-
nually, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives an annual re-
port on the use of direct hiring authorities to fill such posi-
tions within the Commercial Space Transportation Admin-
istration related to commercial space launch and reentry 
licensing and permit activities. 
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