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regulate greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to other pro-
visions of law. 
SEC. 304. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to preempt 
or limit State actions to address climate change. 
SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 
gas’’ means— 
(A) carbon dioxide; 
(B) methane; 
(C) nitrous oxide; 
(D) hydrofluorocarbons; 
(E) perfluorocarbons; 
(F) sulfur hexafluoride; or 
(G) any other anthropogenically emitted 
gas that is determined by the Administrator, 
after notice and comment, to contribute to glob-
al warming to a non-negligible degree. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
NET
GREENHOUSE
GAS 
EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘United States net green-
house gas emissions’’ means net greenhouse gas 
emissions, as calculated by the Administrator on an 
annual basis and reported to the United Nations 
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Framework Convention on Climate Change Secre-
tariat. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6099 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2200 South Salina Street in Syracuse, New York, as the ‘‘Wallie Howard 
Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. MANNION (for himself, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. 
GILLEN, Ms. MENG, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. 
NADLER, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. LATIMER, 
Mr. RILEY of New York, Mr. TONKO, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Ms. TENNEY, 
Mr. MORELLE, and Mr. KENNEDY of New York) 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 2200 South Salina Street in Syracuse, New 
York, as the ‘‘Wallie Howard Jr. 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. WALLIE HOWARD JR. POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2200 South Salina Street in Syr-
acuse, New York, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Wallie Howard Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Wallie Howard Jr. 
Post Office Building’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 609 
To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to include net investment income tax imposed in the Federal Hospital 
Insurance Trust Fund and to modify the net investment income tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2025 
Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BOYLE of Penn-
sylvania, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CASAR, Mr. CASTRO of 
Texas, Ms. CHU, Mr. COHEN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. DELUZIO, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 
Mr. FIELDS, Mr. FROST, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Mr. KHANNA, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. MOORE of Wis-
consin, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, 
Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. 
TLAIB, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TURNER
of Texas, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to include net investment income tax im-
posed in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 
and to modify the net investment income tax. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assuring Medicare’s 
Promise Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TAX IN 
HOSPITAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1817(a) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) the taxes imposed by section 1411 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 reported to the Secretary of 
the Treasury or the Secretary’s delegate on tax returns 
under subtitle F of such Code.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to taxes imposed for 
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TAX TO 
TRADE OR BUSINESS INCOME OF CERTAIN 
HIGH INCOME INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1411 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
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(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Di-
rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, acting 
through the Director, shall submit to the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Ju-
diciary of the House of Representatives a report, which 
shall include, for the previous year— 
(1) a summary of the activities and accomplish-
ments of the task force; 
(2) a description of the investigative methods 
used by the task force, including an assessment of 
the effectiveness of the methods; 
(3) information on investigation and prosecu-
tion performance measures for the task force, in-
cluding— 
(A) the number of investigations the task 
force conducted or assisted; 
(B) the number of illicit marketplaces de-
tected, disrupted, or dismantled as a result of 
an investigation conducted or assisted by the 
task force; 
(C) the number of arrests relating to an 
investigation conducted or assisted by the task 
force; and 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ANNUAL HEAR-
INGS REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 203 the 
following new section: 
‘‘CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ANNUAL HEARINGS 
REQUIREMENT 
‘‘SEC. 204. During each calendar year, at the request 
of the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House 
of Representatives or the Senate, the Director shall pro-
vide testimony at two hearings at each such Committee 
by the end of the calendar year. Such hearings may ad-
dress any issue such Committees deem appropriate, in-
cluding reviewing the accuracy of the baseline projections 
and estimates prepared by the Office during the most re-
cently completed fiscal year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 203 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 204. Congressional Budget Office annual hearings requirement.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6102 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State 
to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement 
that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. CLYDE, and Mr. MOORE of Alabama) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 
permit a State to include as part of the mail voter 
registration form a requirement that applicants provide 
proof of citizenship, 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 ‘‘Citizen Ballot Protec-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONTENTS OF STATE MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION 
FORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a) of the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, except that 
a State may, in addition to the criteria stated in sec-
tion 9(b), require that an applicant provide proof 
that the applicant is a citizen of the United States’’ 
after ‘‘elections for Federal office’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and such 
form may include a requirement that the applicant 
provide proof that the applicant is a citizen of the 
United States’’ after ‘‘elections for Federal office’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 6(a)(1) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 20505(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Federal Election Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Election 
Assistance Commission’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6103 
To prohibit reductions in the workforce at the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself and Mr. BACON) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit reductions in the workforce at the Drug 
Enforcement Administration, 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 ‘‘Laboratory Analysts 
and Biometric Personnel Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘LAB Per-
sonnel Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REDUCING THE LABORATORY 
WORKFORCE AT THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The laboratory workforce at the 
Drug Enforcement Administration shall be exempt from 
any hiring freezes or workforce reductions related to 
spending cuts, reprogramming of funds, or the proba-
tionary status of employees. 
(b) LABORATORY WORKFORCE AT THE DRUG EN-
FORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘laboratory workforce at the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration’’ means— 
(1) positions in the Drug Enforcement Admin-
istration at forensic laboratories of the Drug En-
forcement Administration, including— 
(A) forensic chemists; 
(B) fingerprint specialists; 
(C) digital forensic examiners; and 
(D) any other positions in the Drug En-
forcement Administration at such forensic lab-
oratories; and 
(2) other positions in the Drug Enforcement 
Administration at locations other than such a foren-
sic laboratory that will be relocated to such a foren-
sic laboratory that, as of the date of the enactment 
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of this Act, is being constructed or otherwise final-
ized. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to restrict the authority of the At-
torney General to manage the workforce of the Depart-
ment of Justice under existing procedures in cases of mis-
conduct or poor performance. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6105 
To revoke security clearances for former personnel of the Department of 
Defense who engage in lobbying activities on behalf of China, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself and Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To revoke security clearances for former personnel of the 
Department of Defense who engage in lobbying activities 
on behalf of China, 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 ‘‘Restricting Ex-Vetted 
Officials from Knowledge Exploitation Act’’ or the ‘‘RE-
VOKE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR CER-
TAIN PERSONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Defense shall suspend or re-
voke a security clearance or eligibility for access to classi-
fied information for any retired or separated member of 
the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department 
of Defense who engages in an activity described in sub-
section (b). 
(b) ACTIVITIES
DESCRIBED.—The activities de-
scribed in this subsection are lobbying activities or lob-
bying contacts for or on behalf of any entity that is— 
(1) identified by the Secretary of Defense in the 
most recent report submitted under section 1260H 
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 
U.S.C. 113 note) as a Chinese military company; 
and 
(2) included in the Non-SDN Chinese Military- 
Industrial Complex Companies List published by the 
Department of the Treasury. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may, for pe-
riods not to exceed 180 days, waive the application of the 
prohibition in subsection (a) for an individual if the Sec-
retary certifies to the congressional defense committees 
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that doing so is in the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘lobbying activities’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3 of the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602). 
(3) The term ‘‘lobbying contact’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602), except that 
clause (iv) of paragraph (8)(B)(iv) of such section 
shall not apply. 
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Medicare Advantage plan exceeds the allowable 
rate of reversed prior authorization coverage de-
terminations under this subparagraph with re-
spect to a plan year if— 
‘‘(i) greater than 25 percent of prior 
authorization 
coverage 
determinations 
made during such plan year initially deny 
coverage and are later— 
‘‘(I) reconsidered and reversed 
pursuant to section 1852(g)(2); or 
‘‘(II) appealed and reversed pur-
suant to section 1852(g)(5); or 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(I) significantly fewer prior au-
thorization coverage determinations 
made during such plan year that are 
reconsidered 
pursuant 
to 
section 
1852(g)(2) are reversed, as compared 
to the number of such determinations 
made during the previous plan year 
that are so reconsidered and reversed; 
and 
‘‘(II) the reduction in the number 
of reconsidered and reversed prior au-
thorization coverage determinations 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6117 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize requiring 
the manufacturers of a covered device to disclose to a patient all patient- 
specific data that is recorded or transmitted by the device and accessible 
to the manufacturer, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 
Ms. SHERRILL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
authorize requiring the manufacturers of a covered device 
to disclose to a patient all patient-specific data that 
is recorded or transmitted by the device and accessible 
to the manufacturer, 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 ‘‘Patient Device Data 
Access Act of 2025’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6110 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require Medicare 
Advantage plans to automatically reconsider determinations denying coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. CARSON, Mr. COHEN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DOG-
GETT, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. BELL, 
and Ms. OMAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
Medicare Advantage plans to automatically reconsider 
determinations denying coverage. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS TO 
AUTOMATICALLY RECONSIDER OF DETER-
MINATIONS DENYING COVERAGE. 
Section 1852(g)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395–22(g)(2)(A)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘a determination’’ and inserting 
‘‘each determination’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘upon request by the enrollee in-
volved’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘of the receipt of the request for 
reconsideration’’ and inserting ‘‘on which the deter-
mination described in paragraph (1)(B) is made’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6111 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require any advertisement 
of a Medicare Advantage plan to include information related to the 
rates of prior authorization denials under such plan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. CARSON, Mr. COHEN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DOG-
GETT, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. 
MCBRIDE, and Ms. OMAR) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
any advertisement of a Medicare Advantage plan to in-
clude information related to the rates of prior authoriza-
tion denials under such plan. 
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. REQUIRING MA PLAN ADVERTISEMENTS TO IN-
CLUDE INFORMATION ON PRIOR AUTHORIZA-
TION. 
Section 1852(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–22(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ADVERTISEMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Begin-
ning on the date that is 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this paragraph, any advertisement of 
an MA plan shall include, with respect to the most 
recent plan year ending before such advertisement is 
disseminated, a verbal and visual disclosure (to the 
extent possible) of— 
‘‘(A) the number of requests for prior au-
thorization that were denied under such plan 
during such plan year, including requests for 
prior authorization that were reconsidered and 
approved after being denied; 
‘‘(B) the number of requests for prior au-
thorization described in subparagraph (A) that 
were reconsidered and approved after being de-
nied; and 
‘‘(C) with respect to the requests for prior 
authorization described in subparagraph (B), 
the average number of days between the date 
on which such a request was initially denied 
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proved.’’. 
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