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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 941 
To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to provide for an effective 
date and a temporary safe harbor for compliance with certain small 
business lending data collection rules, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2025 
Mr. HILL of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. MEUSER, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. 
HUIZENGA, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. MOORE of North Carolina, and Mr. WIL-
LIAMS of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to provide for 
an effective date and a temporary safe harbor for compli-
ance with certain small business lending data collection 
rules, 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 ‘‘Small Lenders Exempt 
from New Data and Excessive Reporting Act’’ or the 
‘‘Small LENDER Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS LOAN DATA COLLECTION. 
Section 704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1691c–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) COMPLIANCE WITH COVERED RULE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the 
covered rule, the Bureau shall provide a finan-
cial institution a 3-year period beginning on the 
date the covered rule was issued to comply with 
the rule. 
‘‘(B) SAFE HARBOR.—After the end of the 
3-year period described under subparagraph 
(A), the Bureau shall provide a 2-year safe har-
bor to a financial institution during which the 
financial institution is required to comply with 
the covered rule but is not subject to any pen-
alties for failure to comply with the covered 
rule. 
‘‘(C) COVERED RULE DEFINED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘covered rule’ means the 
final rule of the Bureau titled ‘Small Business 
Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity 
Act (Regulation B)’ (88 Fed. Reg. 35150, pub-
lished May 31, 2023).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)— 
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(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘fi-
nancial institution’ means— 
‘‘(A) any partnership, company, corpora-
tion, association (incorporated or unincor-
porated), trust, estate, cooperative organization, 
or other entity that engages in any financial ac-
tivity; and 
‘‘(B) in each of the previous 2 calendar 
years originated not less than 500 credit trans-
actions for small businesses.’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘small busi-
ness’ means any entity with gross annual revenues 
of $1,000,000 or less in the most recently completed 
fiscal year.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 943 
To ban the imposition of any State or local liability insurance, tax, or 
user fee requirement for firearm or ammunition ownership or commerce. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2025 
Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BACON, Mrs. BIGGS of 
South Carolina, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. CLINE, Mr. 
COLLINS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. DOWN-
ING, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. FALLON, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. 
FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. HARIDOPOLOS, Mr. HUD-
SON, Mr. ISSA, Mr. LAMALFA, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. MOOLENAAR, 
Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. ROSE, Mr. 
RULLI, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SMITH of Ne-
braska, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. STEUBE, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. 
WEBER of Texas, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, 
Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, and Mr. STAUBER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To ban the imposition of any State or local liability insur-
ance, tax, or user fee requirement for firearm or ammu-
nition ownership or commerce. 
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 ‘‘No User Fees for Gun 
Owners Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BAN ON IMPOSITION OF STATE OR LOCAL LIABIL-
ITY INSURANCE, TAX, OR USER FEE REQUIRE-
MENT AS A CONDITION OF FIREARM OR AM-
MUNITION OWNERSHIP OR COMMERCE. 
Section 927 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as 
provided in subsection (b),’’ before ‘‘No’’; and 
(2) by adding after and below the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) NO STATE OR LOCAL INSURANCE, TAX, OR 
USER FEE REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF GUN OR AM-
MUNITION OWNERSHIP OR COMMERCE.—A State, or unit 
of local government of a State, may not impose any insur-
ance requirement, or any tax, user fee, or other similar 
charge, as a condition of the manufacture, importation, 
acquisition, transfer, or continued ownership of a firearm 
or ammunition, except that a generally applicable sales tax 
may be assessed against firearms or ammunition in the 
same proportion to which the tax applies to other goods 
or services.’’. 
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‘‘(ii) to install— 
‘‘(I) roof coverings, sheathing, 
flashing, roof and attic vents, eaves, 
or gutters that conform to ignition-re-
sistant construction standards, 
‘‘(II) wall components for wall 
assemblies that conform to ignition-re-
sistant construction standards, 
‘‘(III) exterior walls, doors, win-
dows, or other exterior dwelling unit 
elements that conform to ignition-re-
sistant construction standards, 
‘‘(IV) exterior deck or fence com-
ponents that conform to ignition-re-
sistant construction standards, or 
‘‘(V) structure-specific water hy-
dration systems, including fire mitiga-
tion systems such as interior and exte-
rior sprinkler systems, or 
‘‘(iii) for services or equipment to— 
‘‘(I) create buffers around the 
qualified dwelling unit through the re-
moval or reduction of flammable vege-
tation, including vertical clearance of 
tree branches, 
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SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON CONDITIONS OF GUN OWNERSHIP 
OR COMMERCE. 
Part I of subchapter B of chapter 53 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 5848 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 5848A. LIMITATION ON CONDITIONS OF GUN OWNER-
SHIP. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State, or unit of local govern-
ment of a State, may not impose any insurance require-
ment, or any tax, user fee, or other similar charge, as a 
condition of the manufacture, importation, acquisition, 
transfer, or continued ownership of a firearm, pistol, or 
revolver, except that a generally applicable sales tax may 
be assessed against firearms, pistols, or revolvers in the 
same proportion to which the tax applies to other goods 
or services. 
‘‘(b) FIREARM, PISTOL, REVOLVER.—The terms 
‘firearm’, ‘pistol’, and ‘revolver’ shall have the same mean-
ing as when used in part III of subchapter D of chapter 
32.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 946 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand and clarify the 
exclusion for orphan drugs under the Drug Price Negotiation Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2025 
Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. 
HERN of Oklahoma, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. KEATING, 
Mr. HUDSON, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, 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 amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand 
and clarify the exclusion for orphan drugs under the 
Drug Price Negotiation 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 ‘‘Optimizing Research 
Progress Hope And New Cures Act’’ or the ‘‘ORPHAN 
Cures Act’’. 
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with State, regional, local, and community 
stakeholders.’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING AND CLARIFYING THE EXCLUSION FOR 
ORPHAN DRUGS UNDER THE DRUG PRICE 
NEGOTIATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1192(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320f–1(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
FORMER
ORPHAN 
DRUGS.—In calculating the amount of time that 
has elapsed with respect to the approval of a 
drug or licensure of a biological product under 
subparagraph (A)(ii) and subparagraph (B)(ii), 
respectively, the Secretary shall not take into 
account any period during which such drug or 
product was a drug described in paragraph 
(3)(A).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘only one rare disease or 
condition’’ and inserting ‘‘one or more rare dis-
eases or conditions’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such disease or condition’’ 
and inserting ‘‘one or more rare diseases or 
conditions (as such term is defined in section 
526(a)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act)’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 947 
To prohibit the United States Government from recognizing the Russian 
Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any portion of the sovereign terri-
tory of Ukraine, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2025 
Mr. KEATING (for himself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the United States Government from recognizing 
the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any 
portion of the sovereign territory of Ukraine, 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 ‘‘Non-Recognition of 
Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNITED STATES RECOGNI-
TION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S CLAIM 
OF SOVEREIGNTY OVER ANY PORTION OF 
UKRAINE. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States not to recognize the Russian Federation’s 
claim of sovereignty over any portion of the internationally 
recognized territory of Ukraine, including its airspace and 
its territorial waters. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—In accordance with subsection 
(a), no Federal department or agency may take any action 
or extend any assistance that implies recognition of the 
Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any portion 
of the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine, in-
cluding its airspace and its territorial waters. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 949 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
Hatchie River in the State of Tennessee for study for potential addition 
to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2025 
Mr. KUSTOFF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
a segment of the Hatchie River in the State of Tennessee 
for study for potential addition to the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System. 
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 ‘‘Hatchie River Wild 
and Scenic River Study Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. HATCHIE RIVER STUDY. 
(a) DESIGNATION FOR STUDY.—Section 5(a) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(147) HATCHIE RIVER, TENNESSEE.—The ap-
proximately 163-mile segment of the Hatchie River 
from the Mississippi-Tennessee State line to its con-
fluence with the Mississippi River.’’. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.—Section 5(b) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) HATCHIE RIVER, TENNESSEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after funds are made available to carry out this 
paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall— 
‘‘(i) complete the study of the seg-
ment of the Hatchie River described in 
subsection (a)(147); and 
‘‘(ii) submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report describing the 
results of such study. 
‘‘(B) STUDY REQUIREMENT.—In carrying 
out the study of the segment of the Hatchie 
River described in subsection (a)(147), the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall identify opportuni-
ties to administer such segment in partnership 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 94 
To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major 
non-NATO ally, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Mr. BIGGS of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of 
Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally, 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. TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF THE IS-
LAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN AS A MAJOR 
NON-NATO ALLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) the designation of the Islamic Republic of 
Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally pursuant to 
section 517(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
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1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k(a)(1)) or any other provi-
sion of law is hereby terminated; and 
(2) the President may not issue a separate des-
ignation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a 
major non-NATO ally pursuant to section 517(a)(1) 
of such Act or any other provision of law unless the 
President submits to Congress a certification de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 
subsection is a certification that contains a determination 
of the President that— 
(1) Pakistan continues to conduct military oper-
ations that are contributing to significantly dis-
rupting the safe haven and freedom of movement of 
the Haqqani Network in Pakistan; 
(2) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its 
commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network from 
using any Pakistani territory as a safe haven; 
(3) the Government of Pakistan actively coordi-
nates with the Government of Afghanistan to re-
strict the movement of militants, such as the 
Haqqani Network, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan 
border; and 
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(4) Pakistan has shown progress in arresting 
and prosecuting Haqqani Network senior leaders 
and mid-level operatives. 
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the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
Land Management in Sacramento, California, as 
generally depicted as ‘‘Proposed Easements to be 
Released’’ on the map titled ‘‘Lands Proposed for 
Release from Any and All Reversionary Interests of 
the United States, including interests under the Act 
of July 1, 1862 (12 Stat. 489)’’, dated November 7, 
2022. 
(2) BUYER.—(A) The term ‘‘buyer’’ means the 
owner of record of any of the parcels included in the 
covered land at the time of the requested convey-
ance. 
(B) Buyer may only request and purchase the 
covered land’s reversionary interest for the parcels of 
which the owner is the owner of record at the time 
of request. 
(3) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—The term ‘‘re-
versionary interest’’ means all reversionary interests 
of the United States in the covered land. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(b) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than two years after 
the Secretary receives a request from the buyer, the Sec-
retary shall offer to the buyer the applicable reversionary 
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(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 
(3) HALF-DOLLAR
CLAD
COINS.—Not more 
than 750,000 half dollar coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 11.34 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 
(C) be minted to the specifications for half- 
dollar coins, contained in section 5112(b) of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 
minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
matic items. 
(d) MINTAGE LIMIT EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary 
determines, based on independent, market based research 
conducted by the designated recipient organization identi-
fied in section 7(b) that the mintage levels described under 
this subsection are not adequate to meet public demand, 
the Secretary may increase the mintage levels as the Sec-
retary determines is necessary to meet public demand. 
SEC. 4. DESIGNS OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
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the reporting requirements described in clauses 
(i) and (ii). 
(E) Other items determined appropriate by 
the Comptroller General. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after en-
actment, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the results of the study 
conducted under paragraph (1), together with rec-
ommendations for legislation and administrative ac-
tions that would streamline and reduce the burden 
associated with the reporting requirements for 
health plans and pharmacy benefit managers de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
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IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 952 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 14, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To convey the reversionary interest of the United States 
in certain land in Sacramento, California. 
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 ‘‘Reversionary Interest 
Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF UNITED STATES INTEREST IN 
CERTAIN LAND. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means the approximately 8.43 acres of land under 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
Land Management in Sacramento, California, as 
generally depicted as ‘‘Proposed Easements to be 
Released’’ on the map titled ‘‘Lands Proposed for 
Release from Any and All Reversionary Interests of 
the United States, including interests under the Act 
of July 1, 1862 (12 Stat. 489)’’, dated November 7, 
2022. 
(2) BUYER.—(A) The term ‘‘buyer’’ means the 
owner of record of any of the parcels included in the 
covered land at the time of the requested convey-
ance. 
(B) Buyer may only request and purchase the 
covered land’s reversionary interest for the parcels of 
which the owner is the owner of record at the time 
of request. 
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(3) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—The term ‘‘re-
versionary interest’’ means all reversionary interests 
of the United States in the covered land. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(b) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than two years after 
the Secretary receives a request from the buyer, the Sec-
retary shall offer to the buyer the applicable reversionary 
interest subject to the requirements in subsection (c), and 
shall convey the lands to buyer upon payment of the ap-
praised value. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—Any conveyance under this sec-
tion— 
(1) shall be subject to valid existing rights; and 
(2) shall be for not less than fair market value. 
(d) PAYMENT OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Sec-
retary shall determine the fair market value of the applica-
ble reversionary interest— 
(1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.); and 
(2) based on an appraisal that is conducted in 
accordance with— 
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