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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5640 
To amend the definition of State in title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Ms. KING-HINDS (for herself and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the definition of State in title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 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 ‘‘Northern Mariana Is-
lands and American Samoa Criminal Justice Support 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STATE. 
Section 901(a)(2) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10251(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Northern Mariana 
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Islands’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands.’’ and inserting ‘‘Northern 
Mariana Islands;’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5641 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
240 Main Street in Northport, New York, as the ‘‘Coast Guard Petty 
Officer 3rd Class Nate Bruckenthal Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Mr. LALOTA (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. KENNEDY of New York, and Mr. 
LAWLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 240 Main Street in Northport, New York, 
as the ‘‘Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate 
Bruckenthal 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. COAST GUARD PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS 
NATE BRUCKENTHAL POST OFFICE BUILD-
ING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 240 Main Street in Northport, 
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Coast 
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Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Bruckenthal Post Of-
fice Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Coast Guard Petty 
Officer 3rd Class Nate Bruckenthal Post Office Building’’. 
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requirement under section 31311(a) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
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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 ‘‘Christopher 
Pendergast Post Office Building’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5648 
To provide for continuity of disaster relief funding in the case of a lapse 
in appropriations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Mr. MOORE of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To provide for continuity of disaster relief funding in the 
case of a lapse in appropriations, 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 ‘‘Disaster Relief Con-
tinuity Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. CONTINUITY OF DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING. 
(a) CONTINUOUS APPROPRIATION
FOR DISASTER 
RELIEF.—There are hereby appropriated to the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Assistance 
Agency for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the 
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Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period dur-
ing which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal 
year 2026 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary 
to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) for 
the following activities: 
(1) Providing financial and operational support 
for declared major disasters and emergencies, in-
cluding individual assistance, direct aid, and nec-
essary life-saving and life-sustaining activities. 
(2) Covering the salaries and expenses of essen-
tial Federal Emergency Management Agency per-
sonnel directly involved in disaster response, recov-
ery, mitigation, and grant disbursement. 
(3) Continuing payments and grants for exist-
ing, federally-funded disaster recovery projects. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Amounts made available pursu-
ant to this Act shall be available until the first of the fol-
lowing occurs: 
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 
(including a continuing appropriation) for any pur-
pose for which amounts are made available in sub-
section (a). 
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable 
regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 
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other Act without any appropriation for such pur-
pose. 
(3) January 1, 2027. 
(c) RESTRICTION.—Funds made available under this 
section shall not be used for nonessential administrative 
functions, new policy development, or nondisaster-related 
training or travel. 
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(A) the local educational agency for the 
service area and other appropriate educational 
and training agencies and institutions have had 
an opportunity to submit comments to the enti-
ty and to the Secretary; 
(B) appropriate officials from Indian 
Tribes or Tribal organizations have had an op-
portunity to submit comments to the entity and 
to the Secretary; and 
(C) the Governor of the State has had an 
opportunity to submit comments to the entity 
and to the Secretary. 
(4) JOINT SUBMISSION.—In order to contribute 
to the effective administration of this title, the Sec-
retary shall establish appropriate procedures to per-
mit an entity described in subsection (a)(1) and a 
State to submit jointly a single comprehensive child 
care and early learning plan for the service areas the 
entity and State propose. If the Secretary approves 
such a plan, the Secretary may designate the entity 
as a prime sponsor, and the State as a prime spon-
sor, for the corresponding service areas. 
(b) ADDITIONAL APPROVAL PROCEDURES.— 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5649 
To provide for civil liability in the case of any judicial officer who acts 
with intentional disregard for public safety or gross negligence in a 
bond determination or sentencing decision. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Mr. MOORE of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for civil liability in the case of any judicial officer 
who acts with intentional disregard for public safety or 
gross negligence in a bond determination or sentencing 
decision. 
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 ‘‘Judicial Accountability 
for Public Safety Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. CIVIL LIABILITY. 
(a) CAUSE OF ACTION.—Any person who establishes 
by clear and convincing evidence that such person was in-
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jured by any action taken, with intentional disregard for 
public safety or with gross negligence, by a judicial officer 
in a bond determination or sentencing hearing may obtain, 
in a civil action, such relief as the court may determine 
appropriate, which may include punitive damages. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This Act may not be 
construed to apply to a judicial act taken in good faith 
or within the scope of ordinary judicial discretion. 
(c) LIMITATION ON IMMUNITY.—Any immunity oth-
erwise applicable to such a judicial officer under Federal 
or State law may not be asserted in a civil action under 
this section. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘judicial officer’’ means— 
(A) any United States district judge, mag-
istrate judge, bankruptcy judge, or other Fed-
eral judicial officer; and 
(B) any State or local judge or magistrate, 
acting in a criminal proceeding. 
(2) The term ‘‘intentional disregard for public 
safety’’ means an intentional act or omission that ig-
nores or overrides evidence, statutory mandates, or 
clear risks to community safety in the exercise of 
bond or sentencing discretion. 
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(3) The term ‘‘bond determination’’ includes 
any judicial order regarding bail, pretrial release, or 
conditions of release. 
(4) The term ‘‘sentencing decision’’ includes 
any judicial order, issued upon conviction, that im-
poses— 
(A) a term of imprisonment, probation, pa-
role, supervised release, or involuntary commit-
ment; 
(B) any conditions on release; 
(C) forfeiture; or 
(D) any other criminal sanction. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 564 
To repeal the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled 
Applications Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2025 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself and Mr. MASSIE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To repeal the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary 
Controlled Applications Act. 
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 ‘‘Repeal the TikTok 
Ban Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM FOR-
EIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICA-
TIONS ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Protecting Americans from 
Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (15 U.S.C. 
9901 note; division H of Public Law 118–50) is repealed. 
(b) RETROACTIVE EFFECT.—Any designation of a 
website, desktop application, mobile application, or aug-
mented or immersive technology application as a foreign 
adversary controlled application under the Protecting 
Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applica-
tions Act (15 U.S.C. 9901 note; division H of Public Law 
118–50), whether under subparagraph (A) or (B) of sec-
tion 2(g)(3) of that Act, shall have no force or effect. 
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learning program serving eligible children receiving 
assistance under this section, to support increased 
wages, program stability, and continuity of services 
for all children in such program. 
(c) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—No State or com-
munity shall reduce its expenditures for child care and 
early learning programs (including home-based child care 
and early learning programs) because of financial assist-
ance provided under this section. 
TITLE II—RELATED PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. 
(a) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—Section 658J of the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 9858h) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No State shall receive such 
a payment for a fiscal year if the State reduces its 
total State expenditures for child care services for 
the prior fiscal year below the average of such ex-
penditures for the 3 fiscal years preceding that prior 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) TOTAL STATE EXPENDITURES.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, total State expenditures for 
child care services include State expenditures to 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5652 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assist-
ance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. LAMALFA, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. 
SWALWELL, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. COSTA, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. PETTERSEN, Ms. LEGER 
FERNANDEZ, and Mr. HARDER of California) 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 provide flexibility with the cost 
share for fire management assistance, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Wildfire Recovery 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COST SHARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 420 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of assist-
ance under this section shall be not less than 75 percent 
of the eligible cost of such assistance.’’. 
(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. 
SEC. 3. RULEMAKING. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the President, acting through the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
shall conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide cri-
teria for the circumstances under which the Administrator 
may recommend the President increase the Federal cost 
share for section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187). 
Such criteria shall include a threshold metric that assesses 
the financial impact to a State or local government from 
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responding to a fire for which fire management assistance 
is being provided. 
SEC. 4. POLICY UPDATE. 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall update the policy for grants made 
under section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187), con-
sistent with assistance provided under a major disaster 
and emergency declaration under such Act, to provide that 
predeployment of domestic assets by States, local, and 
Tribal governments may be eligible for reimbursement 
under such section 420. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5655 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require 
mandatory certification for certain students and reduce stigma associated 
with unpaid school meal fees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BISHOP, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. 
CARSON, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. 
CLARKE
of New York, Mr. CORREA, Mr. DAVIS
of Illinois, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, Mr. GARCIA 
of California, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. NORTON, 
Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. POCAN, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SIMON, 
Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TLAIB, 
Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Ms. WIL-
SON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to require mandatory certification for certain stu-
dents and reduce stigma associated with unpaid school 
meal fees, 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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Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating 
as a service in the Department of the Navy. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5656 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the United States Virgin 
Islands and Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver’s licenses, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Ms. PLASKETT (for herself, Mr. HERNA´NDEZ, and Mr. EDWARDS) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the United 
States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico eligibility to issue 
commercial driver’s licenses, 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. APPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHI-
CLE SAFETY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 31301(14) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ and inserting a comma; 
and 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6034 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional entitlement 
to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to certain veterans and members 
of the Armed Forces who require extra time to complete remedial and 
deficiency courses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 12, 2025 
Mr. HORSFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional 
entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to cer-
tain veterans and members of the Armed Forces who 
require extra time to complete remedial and deficiency 
courses, 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 ‘‘Veterans Education 
and Transfer Extension Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘VET Exten-
sion Act of 2025’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 565 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to change the residency requirements 
for certain officials serving in the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2025 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to change the resi-
dency requirements for certain officials serving in the 
District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Federal Judicial Officials Residency Equality Act of 
2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN OFFI-
CIALS SERVING IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA. 
(a) CIRCUIT JUDGES.—Section 44(c) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Except in the District of Co-
lumbia, each’’ and inserting ‘‘Each’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘his appointment’’ and inserting 
‘‘his or her appointment’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘state’’ and inserting ‘‘State’’. 
(b) DISTRICT JUDGES.—Section 134 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia, 
the Southern District of New York, and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Southern District of New York 
and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for which he’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for which he or she’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘his’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘his or her’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.—Section 545(a) of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
first sentence and inserting ‘‘Each United States attorney 
shall reside in the district for which he or she is appointed, 
except that those officers of the Southern District of New 
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York and the Eastern District of New York may reside 
within 20 miles thereof.’’. 
(d) UNITED STATES MARSHALS.—Section 561(e)(1) 
of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) the marshal for the Southern District of 
New York may reside within 20 miles of the district; 
and’’. 
(e) CLERKS.—Section 751(c) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘District of Columbia 
and the’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply only to individuals appointed after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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