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industrial water to the Dakota Mainstem Regional 
Water System service area in the States of South 
Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—The study under para-
graph (1) shall comply with the reclamation feasi-
bility standards. 
(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
total costs of carrying out the feasibility study under this 
section shall not exceed 50 percent. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $10,000,000. 
(d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 
provided by this section expires on the date that is 10 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 732 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to implement 
certain recommendations made by the Comptroller General with respect 
to disaster recovery, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2025 
Ms. JACOBS (for herself, Mr. WHITESIDES, Ms. FRIEDMAN, and Ms. RIVAS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
Financial Services, 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 require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency and the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development to implement certain recommenda-
tions made by the Comptroller General with respect to 
disaster recovery, 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 ‘‘The Disaster Recovery 
Efficiency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS. 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency and the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall take such actions as may be necessary 
to implement the priority recommendations of the Comp-
troller General of the United States contained in the re-
port published on November 15, 2022, and titled ‘‘Dis-
aster Recovery: Actions Needed to Improve the Federal 
Approach’’ (GAO–23–104956). 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7331 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine 
the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and 
industrial water to the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System service 
area in the States of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2026 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to 
supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to the Da-
kota Mainstem Regional Water System service area in 
the States of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Min-
nesota, 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 ‘‘Dakota Mainstem 
Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DAKOTA MAINSTEM REGIONAL WATER SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘Dakota Mainstem Regional Water 
System’’ means the Dakota Mainstem Regional 
Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation estab-
lished and operated substantially in accordance with 
the reclamation feasibility standards to serve as a 
non-Federal project entity for purposes of the coop-
erative agreement entered into under section 
3(a)(1). 
(2) RECLAMATION FEASIBILITY STANDARDS.— 
The term ‘‘reclamation feasibility standards’’ means 
the eligibility criteria and feasibility study require-
ments described in part 404 of title 43, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. DAKOTA MAINSTEM WATER SUPPLY PROJECT FEA-
SIBILITY STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water Sys-
tem, through a cooperative agreement, may under-
take a study to determine the feasibility of con-
structing a project to supply municipal, rural, and 
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A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to pursue more 
equitable treatment of Taiwan at the international finan-
cial institutions, and for other purposes. 
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(1) The number of veterans eligible for care or 
services under section 1703 of title 38, United 
States Code, and the reasons for such eligibility, in-
cluding multiple such reasons for veterans eligible 
under more than one eligibility criteria. 
(2) The number of veterans who opt to seek 
care or services under such section. 
(3) The number of veterans who do not opt to 
seek care or services under such section. 
(4) An assessment of the timeliness of referrals 
for care or services under such section. 
(5) The number of times a veteran did not 
show for an appointment for care or services under 
such section. 
(6) The number of requests for an appeal of a 
denial of care or services under such section using 
the clinical appeals process of the Veterans Health 
Administration. 
(7) The timeliness of each such appeal. 
(8) The outcome of each such appeal. 
(c) VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ 
means any organization recognized by the Secretary under 
section 5902 of title 38, United States Code. 
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ministrator of the Small Business Administration 
shall issue rules providing that— 
(A) after the head of the Office of Whistle-
blower Awards transmits original information to 
the Inspector General of the Small Business 
Administration under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) 
of section 49 of the Small Business Act, as 
added by section 2, and tracks such information 
through a final conviction or settlement or plea 
agreement with respect to a COVID loan ac-
tion, the head of the Office of Whistleblower 
Awards shall request that the Inspector General 
indicate, for each piece of such original infor-
mation, that— 
(i) such original information was the 
basis, in whole or in part, of such COVID 
loan action; 
(ii) such original information was not 
the basis, in whole or in part, of such 
COVID loan action; or 
(iii) whether such original information 
was the basis, in whole or in part, of such 
COVID loan action may not be disclosed; 
and 
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(4) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘outlying area’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(5) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) 
except that such term does not include a Bureau- 
funded school. 
(6) NET
ZERO
ENERGY
SCHOOL.—The term 
‘‘net zero energy school’’ means a public elementary 
school or public secondary school that— 
(A) generates renewable energy on-site; 
and 
(B) produces enough renewable energy to 
meet its own annual energy consumption re-
quirements. 
(7) PUBLIC
SCHOOL
FACILITIES.—The term 
‘‘public school facilities’’ means the facilities and 
grounds of a public elementary school or a public 
secondary school. 
(8) QUALIFIED
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘‘qualified local educational agency’’ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7337 
To prohibit the use of funds available to Representatives and Senators with 
respect to official expenses to purchase or lease a motor vehicle unless 
the motor vehicle is manufactured in the United States by unionized 
workers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2026 
Ms. STEVENS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of funds available to Representatives 
and Senators with respect to official expenses to pur-
chase or lease a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle 
is manufactured in the United States by unionized work-
ers. 
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 ‘‘Make Congress Drive 
Union-Made Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS 
OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the House of Rep-
resentatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 
Act (2 U.S.C. 5341) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 
as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) RESTRICTIONS
ON MOTOR VEHICLES.—The 
funds from the Members’ Representational Allowance may 
not be used to purchase or lease a motor vehicle unless 
the motor vehicle— 
‘‘(1) has a final assembly place (as such term 
is defined in section 32304 of title 49, United States 
Code) in the United States; and 
‘‘(2) is assembled by employees who are covered 
by a collective bargaining agreement.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2026. 
SEC. 3. SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EX-
PENSE ACCOUNTS. 
Subsection (a) of the first section of Public Law 100– 
137 (2 U.S.C. 6313) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(7) Effective on and after October 1, 2026, 
the funds from the Senators’ Account may not be 
used to purchase or lease a motor vehicle unless the 
motor vehicle— 
‘‘(A) has a final assembly place (as such 
term is defined in section 32304 of title 49, 
United States Code) in the United States; and 
‘‘(B) is assembled by employees who are 
covered by a collective bargaining agreement.’’. 
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the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)); and 
(ii) qualified local educational agencies 
in the State with the highest percentages 
of students counted under such section. 
(B) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—The State 
shall ensure that grants under this section are 
awarded to qualified local educational agencies 
that represent the geographic diversity of the 
State. 
(3) STATEWIDE THRESHOLDS.—The State shall 
establish reasonable thresholds for determining 
whether a local educational agency is among agen-
cies in the State with the highest numbers or per-
centages of students counted under section 1124(c) 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)) as required under para-
graph (1)(A). 
(c) PRIORITY
OF GRANTS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the State shall give priority to qualified 
local educational agencies that— 
(1)(A) demonstrate the greatest need for such 
a grant, as determined by a comparison of the fac-
tors described in subsection (b)(1) and other indica-
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7341 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain part B 
institutions to be eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 
Ms. MCCLELLAN (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. 
LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
FIELDS, Mr. CARSON, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. SIMON, Ms. SE-
WELL, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. VINDMAN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include 
certain part B institutions to be eligible for certain 
grants, 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 ‘‘Growing Reputable 
Academic Departments Act’’ or the ‘‘GRAD Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVER-
SITIES.—Section 723 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1136a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(S) A part B institution (as defined in 
section 322) that— 
‘‘(i) offers a qualified masters degree 
program; and 
‘‘(ii) is not listed under subparagraphs 
(A) through (R).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(3), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘any amount in excess of 
$9,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘after the applica-
tion of paragraph (2), any remaining amount’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(R)’’ and inserting ‘‘(S)’’. 
(b) PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS.—Sec-
tion 724 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1136b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(F) A Predominantly Black Institution 
(as defined in section 318) that— 
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(3) immigration flows out of the country and 
overall demographic changes; 
(4) effects on productivity and technological in-
novation, remittances, consumer spending and in-
vestment, and GDP contribution; 
(5) effects on small businesses; and 
(6) effects on tax revenue due to the net fiscal 
impact of mass deportation at the Federal, State, 
and local level. 
(c) DATA SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics, and the Internal Revenue Service shall, upon request 
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, 
share such data with the Director as the Director deter-
mines necessary and appropriate to conduct the study 
under subsection (a). 
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‘‘(i) offers a qualified masters degree 
program; and 
‘‘(ii) is not listed in subparagraphs 
(A) through (E).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(3), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘any amount in excess of 
$2,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘after the applica-
tion of paragraph (2), any remaining amount’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘through (E)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘through (F)’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7344 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to review 
the implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act with respect 
to the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 
Ms. GARCIA of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to review the implementation of the Build America, Buy 
America Act with respect to the HOME Investment Part-
nerships 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Affordable Housing 
Supply Chain Clarity Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF BUILD AMERICA, BUY AMERICA 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
HOME 
INVESTMENT 
PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall complete a review 
of the implementation of the Build America, Buy America 
Act (title IV of division G of Public Law 117–58; 42 
U.S.C. 8301 note) with respect to the activities assisted 
under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.). 
(b) UPDATED GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days 
after the review described in subsection (a) is completed, 
the Secretary shall issue updated guidance to clarify the 
application of the Build America, Buy America Act (title 
IV of division G of Public Law 117–58; 42 U.S.C. 8301 
note) with respect to the activities assisted under title II 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that de-
scribes— 
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(1) the results of the review required under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) the guidance issued as described in sub-
section (b). 
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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7345 
To direct the Congressional Budget Office to conduct a study with respect 
to the long-term economic impact of Trump Administration immigration 
policies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 
Ms. ANSARI (for herself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. 
FROST, Mrs. GRIJALVA, Mr. IVEY, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Ms. CHU, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. LEE 
of Pennsylvania, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. MCBRIDE, 
Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mrs. MCIVER, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. WILLIAMS of Geor-
gia, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, and Mr. THANEDAR) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Congressional Budget Office to conduct a study 
with respect to the long-term economic impact of Trump 
Administration immigration policies, 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 ‘‘Studying Disastrous 
Impacts of Mass Deportation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE STUDY ON ECO-
NOMIC IMPACT OF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION 
IMMIGRATION POLICIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the earlier of the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act or the last day of the One Hundred Nineteenth 
Congress, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
shall, in collaboration with the Council of Economic Advis-
ers, conduct and make publicly available a study with re-
spect to the long-term economic impact of the immigration 
policies implemented and in effect beginning on January 
20, 2025. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study conducted under sub-
section (a) shall assess the twenty to forty year economic 
impact of the immigration policies described in subsection 
(a), which shall include the economic impact as a result 
of— 
(1) specific industry breakdowns (including but 
not limited to public sector, service workers, farm 
workers, healthcare workers, and innovation and re-
tention with respect to the academic and profes-
sional disciplines of science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics); 
(2) the impacts on public safety and crime due 
to pervasive fear; 
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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7348 
To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
to provide an opportunity for public notice and comment with respect 
to land protection plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself and Mr. EZELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service to provide an opportunity for public notice 
and comment with respect to land protection plans. 
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 ‘‘Transparency in Fed-
eral Land Acquisitions Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NOTICE AND COMMENT FOR LAND PROTECTION 
PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 553(a) 
of title 5, United States Code, when preparing a land pro-
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tection plan, the Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service shall— 
(1) not less than 60 days before the date on 
which the land protection plan is finalized, publish 
the proposed land protection plan in the Federal 
Register; and 
(2) after the publication required by paragraph 
(1), give interested persons an opportunity to com-
ment on the draft land protection plan through sub-
mission of written data, views, or arguments. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
respect to a land protection plan for a proposed expansion 
to a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System if such 
expansion is comprised of a total acreage less than the 
greater of the following: 
(1) 50 acres. 
(2) 15 percent of the total acreage of the unit. 
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