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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1304 
To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to 
reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, Ms. SHERRILL, 
Mr. BOYLE
of Pennsylvania, Ms. DEAN
of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. KEAN, Ms. MCBRIDE, Mr. NOR-
CROSS, Mr. RILEY of New York, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. VAN DREW, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, and Mr. CONAWAY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the 
Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin con-
servation programs, 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 ‘‘Delaware River Basin 
Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN CONSERVATION REAU-
THORIZATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 3501(2) of the Water Infra-
structure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 
114–322; 130 Stat. 1771) is amended by inserting ‘‘Mary-
land,’’ after ‘‘Delaware,’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS OF BASIN AND BASIN STATE.— 
Section 3502 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements 
for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1773) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘4-State’’ and inserting ‘‘5- 
State’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘Maryland,’’ after ‘‘Dela-
ware,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘Maryland,’’ 
after ‘‘Delaware,’’. 
(c) PRIORITY.—Section 3504 of the Water Infra-
structure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 
114–322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by adding at the 
end the following— 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In selecting a project to be funded 
under the grant program, the Secretary may give priority 
to a project that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged 
community.’’. 
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(d) SUNSET.—Section 3507 of the Water Infrastruc-
ture Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114– 
322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2032’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1305 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a working 
group to formulate recommendations for standardizing the measurements 
of loneliness and isolation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mr. FLOOD (for himself and Mr. BERA) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
establish a working group to formulate recommendations 
for standardizing the measurements of loneliness and 
isolation, 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 ‘‘Improving Measure-
ments for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. WORKING GROUP ON UNIFYING LONELINESS RE-
SEARCH. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(B) 12. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1309 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit exchanges from 
effecting transactions in securities issued by natural asset companies, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. 
OGLES, Mrs. MILLER
of Illinois, Mr. ESTES, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 
NEWHOUSE, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. ZINKE, 
Mr. GUEST, Mr. CRANE, Mr. BENTZ, Mr. CLINE, Mr. DOWNING, Mr. 
WEBER of Texas, Ms. MALOY, Mr. COLLINS, and Mr. VAN DREW) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit 
exchanges from effecting transactions in securities issued 
by natural asset companies, 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 America’s 
Lands Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO EFFECTING 
TRANSACTIONS IN SECURITIES ISSUED BY 
NATURAL ASSET COMPANIES. 
Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78f) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO EFFECTING 
TRANSACTIONS
IN SECURITIES ISSUED
BY NATURAL 
ASSET COMPANIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a 
national securities exchange registered under sub-
section (b) to effect a transaction in a security 
issued by a natural asset company. 
‘‘(2) NATURAL ASSET COMPANY DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘natural asset company’— 
‘‘(A) means a company— 
‘‘(i) that holds the rights to the eco-
logical performance (including value from 
natural assets and the production of eco-
system services) of a defined land area and 
has the authority to manage such area for 
conservation, restoration, or sustainable 
management; and 
‘‘(ii) the primary purpose of which, 
with respect to such defined land area, is 
to— 
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‘‘(I) manage, maintain, restore, 
and grow the value of natural assets 
and the production of ecosystem serv-
ices in the area; or 
‘‘(II) carry out activities that do 
not cause any material adverse impact 
on the condition of the natural assets 
in the area and replenish the natural 
resources used in the area; and 
‘‘(B) includes any company that controls, 
is controlled by, or is under common control 
with another company described in subpara-
graph (A).’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 130 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing 
the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Ms. BOEBERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations 
removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and 
threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973. 
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 ‘‘Trust the Science 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REMOVING THE GRAY WOLF FROM THE LIST OF EN-
DANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue 
the final rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wild-
life and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) 
From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife’’ 
and published on November 3, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 
69778). 
SEC. 3. NO JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
Reissuance of the final rule under section 2 shall not 
be subject to judicial review. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1310 
To limit the closure or consolidation of any United States Postal Service 
processing and distribution center in States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Ms. HAGEMAN (for herself and Mr. PAPPAS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To limit the closure or consolidation of any United States 
Postal Service processing and distribution center in 
States, 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 ‘‘Postal Operations Stay 
Timely And Local Act’’ or the ‘‘POSTAL Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CLOSING OR CONSOLIDATING 
POSTAL 
SERVICE 
PROCESSING 
AND 
DIS-
TRIBUTION CENTERS IN STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Postal Service 
may not close, consolidate, downgrade, or take any other 
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similar action with respect to any processing and distribu-
tion center in a State if such action would result in no 
such center being located in that State. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘processing and distribution cen-
ter’’ means a central mail facility that— 
(A) distributes and dispatches part or all 
of both incoming mail and outgoing mail for a 
designated service area; 
(B) provides instructions on the prepara-
tion of collection mail, dispatch schedules, and 
sorting plan requirements to mailers; and 
(C) is a sectional center facility, a general 
mail facility, or a dedicated mail processing fa-
cility without a station or branch; and 
(2) the term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 States and 
the District of Columbia. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1311 
To prohibit the Corps of Engineers from issuing a permit for the Delta 
Conveyance Project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mr. HARDER of California (for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, and Mr. DESAULNIER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Corps of Engineers from issuing a permit 
for the Delta Conveyance Project. 
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 ‘‘Stop the Delta Tunnel 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT 
PERMIT. 
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
of Engineers, may not issue a permit under section 404 
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of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1344) relating to the Delta Conveyance Project described 
in the document published by the Corps of Engineers enti-
tled ‘‘Delta Conveyance Project Draft Environmental Im-
pact Statement’’ and dated December 2022. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1312 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien 
who has been convicted of a crime is ineligible for asylum, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. MACE, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 
Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. SELF, Mr. 
BIGGS of Arizona, and Mr. OGLES) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
that an alien who has been convicted of a crime is 
ineligible for asylum, 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 Asylum for Crimi-
nals Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALIENS CONVICTED OF CRIMES INELIGIBLE FOR 
ASYLUM. 
Clause (ii) of section 208(b)(2) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) is amended— 
(1) by amending clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), the alien has been finally con-
victed of a felony or misdemeanor;’’; 
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Homeland Security may designate by regulation 
political offenses committed outside the United 
States that will be not considered to be a crime 
described in clause (ii). The authority under 
this subparagraph is limited to political offenses 
committed outside the United States.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) The term ‘felony’ means— 
‘‘(I) any crime defined as a fel-
ony by the relevant jurisdiction (Fed-
eral, State, tribal, or local) of convic-
tion; or 
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‘‘(II) any crime punishable by 
more than one year of imprisonment. 
‘‘(ii) 
The 
term 
‘misdemeanor’ 
means— 
‘‘(I) any crime defined as a mis-
demeanor by the relevant jurisdiction 
(Federal, State, tribal, or local) of 
conviction; or 
‘‘(II) any crime not punishable 
by more than one year of imprison-
ment.’’. 
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amended by striking ‘‘physician’’ and inserting ‘‘applicable 
provider (as defined in section 1861(iii)(3)(A))’’. 
SEC. 106. INCREASING ACCESS TO HOSPICE CARE SERV-
ICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1814(a)(7)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(A)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘a nurse 
practitioner or’’; 
(B) in subclause (II), by inserting ‘‘or 
nurse practitioner’’ after ‘‘physician’’; and 
(C) in the flush matter following subclause 
(II), by inserting ‘‘, nurse practitioner’s,’’ after 
‘‘physician’s’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or physician’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, physician, or nurse practitioner’’. 
(b) 
HOSPICE
CARE
DEFINITION.—Section 
1861(dd)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(dd)(1)(C)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or nurse prac-
titioner’’ after ‘‘physician’’. 
(c) NURSE PRACTITIONER BILLING.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise sec-
tion 418.304 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, to 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1315 
To authorize compensation to individuals, organizations, and companies im-
pacted by the Gold King Mine wastewater spill of 2015, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mr. HURD of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize compensation to individuals, organizations, and 
companies impacted by the Gold King Mine wastewater 
spill of 2015, 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 ‘‘Gold King Mine Spill 
Compensation Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1318 
AN ACT 
To amend the Research and Development, Competi-
tion, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition 
of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign 
talent recruitment restriction, and for other pur-
poses.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maintaining American 
Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LICENSING TRANSPARENCY. 
Section 1756 of the Export Control Reform Act of 
2018 (50 U.S.C. 4815) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the 
Secretary, shall, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on end-use checks related to, as 
well as license applications and other requests for 
authorization for the export, reexport, release, and 
in-country transfer of items controlled under this 
part to covered entities. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include, with respect to the preceding 
one year-period, the following: 
‘‘(A) For each license application or other 
request for authorization, the name of the enti-
ty submitting the application, a brief descrip-
tion of the item (including the Export Control
Classification Number (ECCN) and reason for 
control, if applicable), the name of the end-user, 
the end-user’s location, a value estimate, deci-
sion with respect to the license application or 
authorization, and the date of submission. 
‘‘(B) The date, location, and result of any 
end-use checks, to ensure compliance with 
United States export controls. 
‘‘(C) Aggregate statistics on all license ap-
plications and other requests for authorization 
as described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) CONFIDENTIALITY
OF
INFORMATION.— 
The information required to be provided in the re-
ports required by this subsection (other than the in-
formation required by paragraph (2)(C)) shall be ex-
empt from public disclosure pursuant to section 
1761(h)(1). 
‘‘(4) PROTECTING
ENFORCEMENT
INFORMA-
TION.—In preparing and submitting a report under 
subsection (e), the Secretary shall ensure that infor-
mation that may jeopardize an ongoing investigation 
shall not be included in the contents of the report. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means—
‘‘(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘covered entity’ means any 
entity that— 
‘‘(i) is located in a country listed in 
Country Group D:5 under Supplement No. 
1 to part 740 of title 15, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
‘‘(ii) is included on— 
‘‘(I) the list maintained and set 
forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 
744 of the Export Administration 
Regulations; or 
‘‘(II) the list maintained and set 
forth in Supplement No. 7 to part 
744 of the Export Administration 
Regulations.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 5, 2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1316 
AN ACT 
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 
relating to licensing transparency.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply to distilled spirits brought into 
the United States after December 31, 2021. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1318 
AN ACT 
To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country 
for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restric-
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 ‘‘United States Re-
search Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF FOREIGN COUN-
TRY FOR PURPOSES OF MALIGN FOREIGN 
TALENT RECRUITMENT RESTRICTION. 
Paragraph (4) of section 10638 of title VI of division 
B of the Research and Development, Competition, and In-
novation Act (Public Law 117–167; 42 U.S.C. 19237) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘of concern’’ after ‘‘foreign 
country’’ each place such term appears; 
(2) by striking ‘‘means—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘any program, position, or activity’’ and in-
serting ‘‘means any program, position, or activity’’; 
(3) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(4) by redesignating clauses (i) through (ix) as 
subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively, and 
moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two 
ems to the left; 
(5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘directly provided’’ 
and inserting ‘‘whether directly or indirectly pro-
vided’’; and
(6) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 
2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.