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H. Res. 499 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 11, 2025. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4) to re-
scind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in 
special messages transmitted to the Congress by the Presi-
dent on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of 
the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
1974. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of 
order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any 
amendment thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or 
their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. The provisions of section 1017 of the Impound-
ment Control Act of 1974 shall not apply to a bill or joint 
resolution introduced with respect to the special message 
transmitted under section 1012 of that Act on June 3, 2025.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4524 
To amend title IV–A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2021 
Mr. LAHOOD (for himself and Mrs. WALORSKI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title IV–A of the Social Security Act, 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 Access to 
Work Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING STATE DIVERSION OF FEDERAL 
FUNDS TO REPLACE STATE SPENDING. 
Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
604) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO 
REPLACE STATE GENERAL REVENUE FUNDS.—Funds 
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made available to States under this part on or after the 
effective date of this subsection must be used to supple-
ment, not supplant, State general revenue spending on ac-
tivities described in this section.’’. 
SEC. 3. TARGETING FUNDS TO CORE PURPOSES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT THAT STATES RESERVE 25 PER-
CENT OF TANF GRANT FOR SPENDING ON CORE ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) REQUIREMENT
THAT
STATES
RESERVE 
25 PERCENT OF TANF GRANT FOR SPENDING ON 
CORE
ACTIVITIES.—A State to which a grant is 
made under section 403(a) for a fiscal year shall ex-
pend not less than 25 percent of the grant on assist-
ance, case management, work supports and sup-
portive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities 
(as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring 
short-term benefits.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT THAT AT LEAST 25 PERCENT OF 
QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDITURES FROM NON-PRIVATE 
SOURCES BE FOR CORE ACTIVITIES.—Section 408(a) (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) REQUIREMENT THAT AT LEAST 25 PER-
CENT OF QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDITURES FROM 
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NON-PRIVATE SOURCES COUNTING TOWARDS MAIN-
TENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENT BE FOR CORE 
ACTIVITIES.—Not less than 25 percent of the quali-
fied State expenditures of a State during the fiscal 
year shall be expenditures of funds from non-private 
sources for assistance, case management, work sup-
ports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, 
work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and 
non-recurring short-term benefits.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2022. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4525 
To amend title IV–A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2021 
Mr. LAHOOD (for himself and Mrs. WALORSKI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title IV–A of the Social Security Act, 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 ‘‘Supporting Work 
Through Apprenticeships Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPPORTING WORK THROUGH APPRENTICESHIPS. 
Section 407(d)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 607(d)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including ap-
prenticeship’’ before the semicolon. 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2022. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4528 
To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to study the feasibility of establishing a pilot program to assign certain 
officers of the Armed Forces to serve as directors of medical centers 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2021 
Mr. MAST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, 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 direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to study the feasibility of establishing 
a pilot program to assign certain officers of the Armed 
Forces to serve as directors of medical centers of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR 
CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
TO SERVE AS DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly conduct a study 
to determine the feasibility of establishing a pilot program 
under which the Secretaries assign officers of the Armed 
Forces in the grade of O–6 to serve as directors of medical 
centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs for a period 
of three years. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate and the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report containing— 
(1) the results of the study under subsection 
(a); 
(2) a recommendation as to whether the pilot 
program should be established; and 
(3) if the establishment of the pilot program is 
recommended, a plan for such establishment. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4532 
To provide for the conduct of demonstration projects to test the effectiveness 
of subsidized employment for TANF recipients. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2021 
Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia (for herself, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. ESTES, and 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide for the conduct of demonstration projects to 
test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for 
TANF recipients. 
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 ‘‘Accelerating Individ-
uals into the Workforce Act’’. 
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a manner that minimizes the cost to the Treasury and 
does not impose an undue burden on such taxpayers. 
(b) USE
OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PEACE TAX 
FUND.—Monies deposited in the Religious Freedom Peace 
Tax Fund shall be allocated annually to any appropriation 
not for a military purpose. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate each year on the total 
amount transferred into the Religious Freedom Peace Tax 
Fund during the preceding fiscal year and the purposes 
for which such amount was allocated in such preceding 
fiscal year. Such report shall be printed in the Congres-
sional Record upon receipt by the Committees. The pri-
vacy of individuals using the Fund shall be protected. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that any increase in revenue to the Treasury result-
ing from the creation of the Religious Freedom Peace Tax 
Fund shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the 
purposes of the Fund. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 452 
To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the 
grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end 
violence against and abuse of women with disabilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2021 
Mr. CALVERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to 
reauthorize the grant program for education, training, 
and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse 
of women with disabilities. 
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 ‘‘Certainty, Assistance, 
and Relief for Everyone Act’’ or the ‘‘CARE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR EDU-
CATION, TRAINING, AND ENHANCED SERV-
ICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST AND ABUSE 
OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES. 
Section 1402 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (34 U.S.C. 20122) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2024’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for 
Everyone Act, the Attorney General shall issue a report 
identifying and describing best practices for State, local, 
and tribal law enforcement officers and prosecutors in in-
vestigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases involving 
the victimization of individuals with disabilities.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4530 
To establish the Office of Technologists within the Federal Trade Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2021 
Mr. MCNERNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish the Office of Technologists within the Federal 
Trade Commission. 
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 ‘‘Federal Trade Com-
mission Technologists Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF TECH-
NOLOGISTS. 
(a) OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGISTS.—No later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Trade Commission shall establish within the Commission 
the Office of Technologists to advise the Commission on 
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technology matters, including the Commission’s use of 
technology, technical aspects of law enforcement actions, 
and technology policy recommendations. 
(b) PERSONNEL.—The Commission shall appoint at 
least 25 technologists to the Office. 
(c) TECHNOLOGIST DEFINED.—The term ‘‘tech-
nologist’’ means an individual with training and expertise 
regarding the state of the art in information technology, 
information security, network security, software develop-
ment, computer science, and other related fields and appli-
cations. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to 
carry out the requirements of this Act. 
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abbreviated application number, or biologics li-
cense application number’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME REPORT.—Subsection 
(c) of section 506I of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 356i) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME REPORT.—Within 180 
days of the date of enactment of the Biologics Market 
Transparency Act of 2022, all holders of applications ap-
proved under subsection (a) or (k) of section 351 of the 
Public Health Service Act shall review the information in 
the list published under section 351(k)(9)(A) and shall 
submit a written notice to the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) stating that all of the application holder’s 
biological products in the list published under sec-
tion 351(k)(9)(a) that are not listed as discontinued 
are available for sale; or 
‘‘(2) including the information required pursu-
ant to subsection (a) or (b), as applicable, for each 
of the application holder’s biological products that 
are in the list published under section 351(k)(9)(a) 
and not listed as discontinued, but have been with-
drawn from sale or never have been available for 
sale.’’. 
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HR 7072 RFS
‘‘(iv) of the identity of the court au-
thorizing the preclusion of notice; 
‘‘(v) of the provision of this chapter 
under which the preclusion of notice was 
authorized; and 
‘‘(vi) that the government will, upon 
request by the customer or subscriber 
made within 180 days after receiving noti-
fication under this paragraph, provide the 
customer or subscriber with a copy of the 
information that was disclosed in response 
to the warrant, order or subpoena, or in 
the event that no information was dis-
closed, a written certification that no infor-
mation was disclosed. 
‘‘(10) COPY
OF
INFORMATION
DISCLOSED.— 
Upon expiration of the order precluding notice 
issued under paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection, 
and at the request of the customer or subscriber 
made within 180 days of receiving notification under 
paragraph (9), the governmental entity shall 
promptly provide the customer or subscriber— 
‘‘(A) with a copy of the information that 
was disclosed in response to the warrant, order 
or subpoena; or 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘7(a) Loan Agent Over-
sight Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON 7(a) AGENTS. 
Section 47 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657t) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(j) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall submit 
to Congress, in addition to the report required under 
subsection (h)(2), an annual report including, for 
the calendar year covered by the report— 
‘‘(A) the number of 7(a) agents assisting 
applicants 
for 
loans 
under 
section 
7(a), 
disaggregated by 7(a) agents who are attorneys, 
accountants, consultants, packagers, and lender 
service providers (as defined by section 103.1 of 
title 13, Code of Federal Regulations); 
‘‘(B) the number of fraudulent loans made 
for which an applicant used services of a 7(a) 
agent; 
‘‘(C) the purchase rate by the Adminis-
trator of loans for which an applicant used 
services of a 7(a) agent; 
‘‘(D) the number and aggregate dollar 
value of referral fees paid to 7(a) agents,
disaggregated by whether the applicant or 7(a) 
lender paid such fees; 
‘‘(E) without identifying individual 7(a) 
agents by name, a consolidated analysis of the 
risk created by the individual 7(a) agents re-
sponsible for not less than 1 percent of— 
‘‘(i) the dollar value of loans made 
with the assistance of 7(a) agents; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of loans made with 
the assistance of 7(a) agents; 
‘‘(F) an analysis of interest rates on loans 
for which an applicant or 7(a) lender used serv-
ices of an agent; and 
‘‘(G) a description of how the Adminis-
trator communicates with 7(a) agents. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 7(A) AGENT.—The term ‘7(a) agent’ 
means a person who provides covered services 
on behalf of a lender or applicant. 
‘‘(B) COVERED SERVICES.—The term ‘cov-
ered services’ means— 
‘‘(i) assistance with completing an ap-
plication for a loan under section 7(a) (in-
cluding preparing a business plan, cash
flow projections, financial statements, and 
related documents); or 
‘‘(ii) consulting, broker, or referral 
services with respect to a loan under sec-
tion 7(a).’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 
2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4531 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to require a 
report on 7(a) agents, and for other purposes.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4531 
To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on 7(a) agents, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2021 
Mr. MEUSER (for himself and Mr. PHILLIPS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on 
7(a) agents, 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 ‘‘7(a) Loan Agent Over-
sight Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON 7(a) AGENTS. 
Section 47 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657t) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(j) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4533 
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of 
education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary 
credential. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2021 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, and Mr. CURTIS) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow 
the release of education records to facilitate the award 
of a recognized postsecondary credential. 
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 ‘‘Reverse Transfer Effi-
ciency Act of 2021’’. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall submit 
to Congress, in addition to the report required under 
subsection (h)(2), an annual report including, for 
the calendar year covered by the report— 
‘‘(A) the number of 7(a) agents assisting 
applicants 
for 
loans 
under 
section 
7(a), 
disaggregated by 7(a) agents who are attorneys, 
accountants, consultants, packagers, and lender 
service providers (as defined by section 103.1 of 
title 13, Code of Federal Regulations); 
‘‘(B) the number of fraudulent loans made 
for which an applicant used services of a 7(a) 
agent; 
‘‘(C) the purchase rate by the Adminis-
trator of loans for which an applicant used 
services of a 7(a) agent; 
‘‘(D) the number and aggregate dollar 
value of referral fees paid to 7(a) agents, 
disaggregated by whether the applicant or 7(a) 
lender paid such fees; 
‘‘(E) without identifying individual 7(a) 
agents by name, a consolidated analysis of the 
risk created by the individual 7(a) agents re-
sponsible for not less than 1 percent of— 
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‘‘(i) the dollar value of loans made 
with the assistance of 7(a) agents; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of loans made with 
the assistance of 7(a) agents; 
‘‘(F) an analysis of interest rates on loans 
for which an applicant or 7(a) lender used serv-
ices of an agent; and 
‘‘(G) a description of how the Adminis-
trator communicates with 7(a) agents. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 7(A) AGENT.—The term ‘7(a) agent’ 
means a person who provides covered services 
on behalf of a lender or applicant. 
‘‘(B) COVERED SERVICES.—The term ‘cov-
ered services’ means— 
‘‘(i) assistance with completing an ap-
plication for a loan under section 7(a) (in-
cluding preparing a business plan, cash 
flow projections, financial statements, and 
related documents); or 
‘‘(ii) consulting, broker, or referral 
services with respect to a loan under sec-
tion 7(a).’’. 
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SEC. 2. RELEASE OF EDUCATION RECORDS TO FACILITATE 
THE AWARD OF A RECOGNIZED POSTSEC-
ONDARY CREDENTIAL. 
Section 444(b) of the General Education Provisions 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (K)(ii), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) in subparagraph (L), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(M) an institution of postsecondary education 
in which the student was previously enrolled, to 
which records of postsecondary coursework and cred-
its are sent for the purpose of applying such 
coursework and credits toward completion of a rec-
ognized postsecondary credential (as that term is de-
fined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), upon condition 
that the student provides written consent prior to re-
ceiving such credential.’’. 
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