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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5833 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to additional 
subsidization, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2025 
Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself and Ms. SEWELL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with 
respect to additional subsidization, 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 ‘‘Clean Water Afford-
ability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN 
FUNDS. 
Section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(i)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘in assistance’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii)(III), by striking ‘‘to such 
ratepayers’’ and inserting ‘‘to help such rate-
payers maintain access to wastewater (including 
stormwater) treatment services’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) SUBSIDIZATION AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may use for 
providing additional subsidization in a fiscal 
year under this subsection an amount that does 
not exceed the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 50 percent of the total amount 
received by the State in capitalization 
grants under this title for the fiscal year; 
or 
‘‘(ii) the annual average over the pre-
vious 10 fiscal years of the amounts depos-
ited by the State in the State water pollu-
tion control revolving fund from State 
moneys that exceed the amounts required 
to be so deposited under section 602(b)(2). 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM.—To the extent there are 
sufficient applications for additional subsidiza-
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tion under this subsection that meet the criteria 
under paragraph (1)(A), a State shall use for 
providing additional subsidization in a fiscal 
year under this subsection an amount that is 
not less than 20 percent of the total amount re-
ceived by the State in capitalization grants 
under this title for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) EXCLUSION.—A loan from the water pollu-
tion control revolving fund of a State with an inter-
est rate equal to or greater than 0 percent shall not 
be considered additional subsidization for the pur-
poses of this subsection.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5834 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes to 
the program authorizing grants for alternative water source projects, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2025 
Ms. WILSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make 
changes to the program authorizing grants for alternative 
water source projects, 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 ‘‘Critical Water Supplies 
for Resilient Communities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE PROJECTS. 
Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended— 
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT 
PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘GRANTS’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘treat-
ment or’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) CRITICAL
WATER
SUPPLY
NEEDS.—The 
term ‘critical water supply needs’ means existing or 
reasonably anticipated future water supply needs 
that are identified in a plan or assessment, devel-
oped with public engagement, for— 
‘‘(A) comprehensive local, statewide, or re-
gional water supply; or 
‘‘(B) local or regional drought resiliency.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ESTABLISHMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHOR-
ITY’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘establish a pilot program 
to’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(h) REPORTS.—On the date on which the budget of 
the President is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 
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1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year, 
the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report describing each alter-
native water source project funded under this section in 
the preceding fiscal year, including a description of how 
each such project addresses the critical water supply needs 
it is designed to meet.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ‘‘2026’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5836 
To make continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition 
Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a Government 
shutdown. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2025 
Mr. BRESNAHAN (for himself, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ap-
propriations 
A BILL 
To make continuing appropriations for the Special Supple-
mental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Chil-
dren in the event of a Government shutdown. 
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 ‘‘Keep WIC Working 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. UNINTERRUPTED BENEFITS UNDER WIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In fiscal year 2026, during any 
period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations for the 
Department of Agriculture, there are appropriated to the 
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Secretary of Agriculture, out of any money in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out the special supplemental nutrition pro-
gram for women, infants, and children established under 
section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786) (referred to in this section as ‘‘WIC’’). 
(b) RETROACTIVE BENEFITS.—The appropriations 
under subsection (a) shall include any amounts necessary 
for reimbursement of State agencies for any State funds 
used, during the period beginning on September 30, 2025, 
and ending on the date of the enactment of this section, 
to carry out operations necessary to maintain participation 
in WIC. 
(c) TERMINATION.—Appropriations shall be made 
available pursuant to subsection (a) until the date of the 
enactment of appropriations for the Department of Agri-
culture for fiscal year 2026 (including a continuing appro-
priation). 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5837 
To prohibit States from carrying out Congressional redistricting after a 
decennial census and apportionment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2025 
Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit States from carrying out Congressional 
redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE: FINDING OF CONSTITUTIONAL 
AUTHORITY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Restoring 
Electoral 
Stability 
to 
Enhance 
Trust 
(RESET) Act of 2025’’. 
(b) FINDING.—Congress finds that it has the author-
ity to establish the terms and conditions States must fol-
low in carrying out Congressional redistricting after an 
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SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Sections 2(a) and 2(b) and the amendment made by 
this Act shall apply with respect to any Congressional re-
districting which occurs after the regular decennial census 
conducted during 2020. Section 2(c) shall apply only with 
respect to statewide referenda ordered after November 3, 
2026. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5839 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include certain 
supplemental coverage provided to individual health insurance coverage 
as an excepted benefit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2025 
Mr. BALDERSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act 
to include certain supplemental coverage provided to indi-
vidual health insurance coverage as an excepted benefit. 
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 ‘‘Supplemental Benefits 
for Individuals Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUDING CERTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE 
PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE COVERAGE AS AN EXCEPTED BENEFIT. 
Section 2791(c)(4) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(c)(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
individual health insurance coverage’’ before the period at 
the end. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5842 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay the President a settlement 
for costs associated with being investigated by the Federal Government, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2025 
Ms. CROCKETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay the President 
a settlement for costs associated with being investigated 
by the Federal Government, 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 ‘‘No Presidential Pay-
outs Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS. 
(a) DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE.—Notwithstanding 
section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, no amounts 
may be obligated or expended from the Claims and Judg-
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SEC. 2. OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM REGISTRATION RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(h) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(h)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, 
and moving the margins of such subparagraphs (as 
so redesignated) two ems to the right; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(h) Practitioners who’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(h) MAINTENANCE TREATMENT OR DETOXIFICA-
TION TREATMENT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Practitioners who’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(i) the applicant will address community 
impacts in accordance with paragraph (2); 
‘‘(ii) the treatment will not be provided 
within one-half mile of a public or private li-
censed day care center, a public or private ele-
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ment Fund of the United States Treasury to pay the 
President of the United States, any relative of such Presi-
dent, or any entity associated with such President or such 
relative for any costs incurred by such President, relative, 
or entity in relation to any criminal or civil matter to 
which such President, relative, or entity is a party. 
(b) FEDERAL FUNDS.—No Federal funds may be 
used to compensate the President of the United States, 
any relative of such President, or any entity associated 
with such President or such relative for any costs incurred 
by such President, relative, or entity in relation to any 
criminal or civil matter to which such President, relative, 
or entity is a party. 
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(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) present valid documentation proving 
citizenship status, lawful permanent resident 
status, or a valid work authorization; and 
‘‘(D) present valid documentation of domi-
cile in the State in which the commercial driv-
er’s license is issued;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (4)(E) by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) prohibit a State from issuing a commercial 
driver’s license to an individual who is not domiciled 
in such State; and 
‘‘(6) require States to use the SAVE system for 
any non-citizen applicant for a commercial driver’s 
license and deny any applicant if the SAVE system 
does not confirm lawful presence of such applicant.’’. 
(b) PENALTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5848 
To extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 
2026. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2025 
Mr. EZELL (for himself and Mr. CARTER of Louisiana) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To extend the National Flood Insurance Program through 
December 31, 2026. 
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 Retroactive Re-
newal and Reauthorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) FINANCING.—Section 1309(a) of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5846 
To reauthorize funding for the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling 
Grant Program of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2025 
Mr. ESPAILLAT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To reauthorize funding for the Solid Waste Infrastructure 
for Recycling Grant Program of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
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 ‘‘Solid Waste Infra-
structure for Recycling Grant Program Reauthorization 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF SOLID WASTE INFRASTRUC-
TURE FOR RECYCLING GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 302(g)(1) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 
U.S.C. 4282(g)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 
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$65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2036’’ 
after ‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 2025’’. 
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amended, in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 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 
‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 
(c) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—If this Act is 
enacted after September 30, 2025, the amendments made 
by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted 
on September 30, 2025. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5849 
To provide for the payment of salaries to employees of the United States 
Capitol Police during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2025 
Mr. FIGURES (for himself, Ms. ELFRETH, Mr. BELL, Mr. CARTER of Lou-
isiana, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. IVEY, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. CRAIG, Mr. RILEY of New York, Mr. CARSON, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. 
GOLDMAN of New York, and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To provide for the payment of salaries to employees of the 
United States Capitol Police during any lapse in discre-
tionary 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 ‘‘Uninterrupted Salaries 
for Capitol Police Act’’ or the ‘‘USCP Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR SALARIES OF UNITED STATES CAP-
ITOL POLICE DURING GOVERNMENT SHUT-
DOWN. 
There are hereby appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, during any lapse 
in discretionary appropriations beginning on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, such sums as are nec-
essary for the salary and expenses of employees of the 
United States Capitol Police. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 584 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit States from 
making medical assistance available to certain individuals under the 
Medicaid program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2025 
Mr. KILEY of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit 
States from making medical assistance available to cer-
tain individuals under the Medicaid program. 
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 ‘‘No Medicaid for Illegal 
Immigrants Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING STATES FROM MAKING MEDICAL AS-
SISTANCE AVAILABLE TO CERTAIN INDIVID-
UALS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. 
Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (86), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (87), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (87) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(88) notwithstanding section 1903(v)(4), pro-
vide that no medical assistance (other than such as-
sistance for which payment is available pursuant to 
section 1903(v)(2)) is made available under such 
plan (or under a waiver of such plan) to an alien 
who is not lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence or otherwise permanently residing in the 
United States under color of law.’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5850 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education, as a condition of participating in programs under 
title IV of such Act, to not terminate or otherwise alter the enrollment 
status of a student due to a disruption of the student’s Federal student 
financial aid under such title caused by a lapse in appropriations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2025 
Mr. FIGURES (for himself, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mrs. 
MCIVER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. CARSON, Mrs. FOUSHEE, 
Ms. CRAIG, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
PLASKETT, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KENNEDY of New 
York, and Mr. GOLDMAN of New York) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
institutions of higher education, as a condition of partici-
pating in programs under title IV of such Act, to not 
terminate or otherwise alter the enrollment status of 
a student due to a disruption of the student’s Federal 
student financial aid under such title caused by a lapse 
in appropriations. 
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 ‘‘Guaranteeing Reten-
tion and Aid During Shutdowns Act’’ or the ‘‘GRAD Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRESERVING STUDENT ENROLLMENT STATUS DUR-
ING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. 
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(30) The institution will not terminate or oth-
erwise alter the enrollment status of a student due 
to a disruption of the student’s Federal student fi-
nancial aid under title IV caused by a lapse in ap-
propriations.’’. 
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