datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(A) with more than $500,000,000 in as-
sets under management; or 
‘‘(B) that, during the 1-year period before 
the date of the enactment of this section— 
‘‘(i) owned 100 or more single-family 
homes in the United States; or 
‘‘(ii) purchased more than 5 single- 
family homes in the United States in a 30- 
day period. 
‘‘(2) PRIVATE FUND.—The term ‘private fund’ 
means an issuer that would be an investment com-
pany, but for paragraph (1) or (7) of section 3(c). 
‘‘(3) SINGLE FAMILY HOME.—The term ‘single 
family home’ means a residential structure or mobile 
home which contains one family housing unit.’’. 
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399 
(b) RESEARCH.—Section 1445 of the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘30 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the research 
director’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the 
agricultural research director’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a research director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an agricultural research director’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or other officer’’. 
SEC. 7111. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT 1890 INSTITU-
TIONS. 
Section 1446(b)(2) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3222a(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7112. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND 
FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND- 
GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE 
UNIVERSITY. 
Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
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uals may inquire for more information re-
lated to such action. 
In promulgating a notification under this para-
graph, the Commissioner shall post such notifi-
cation at the affected field office and other 
nearby field offices, mail such notification to 
residents in the area served by such field of-
fices, publish such notification in newspapers 
printed in such area, or take such other actions 
as the Commissioner determines to be nec-
essary. 
‘‘(B) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—As 
soon as practicable and not later than 180 days 
before the date on which the Commissioner in-
tends any action described in paragraph (1)(B) 
with respect to a field office to take effect, the 
Commissioner shall provide written notification 
to each member of Congress and Senator whose 
constituents are served by such field office. 
‘‘(C) LOCAL GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION 
AND
INVOLVEMENT.—As soon as practicable 
and not later than 180 days before the date on 
which the Commissioner intends any action de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a 
field office to take effect, the Commissioner 
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(f) AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which a regulation has been 
determined to be outdated under subsection (d), the agen-
cy that promulgated the regulation shall— 
(1) amend the regulation, notwithstanding the 
requirements under subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
title 5, United States Code, for the purposes of 
bringing the outdated substance up to date; or 
(2) rescind or remove such regulation from the 
Code of Federal Regulations, notwithstanding the 
requirements under subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(g) WRITTEN DETERMINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any determination made 
under subsection (d) shall be immediately published 
on the website of the relevant agency, including a 
brief written explanation of the determination, which 
shall be made publicly available. 
(2) CLASSIFIED
ANNEX.—The head of the 
agency may, as necessary, submit a classified annex 
to Congress to supplement the explanation published 
under subsection (g). 
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SEC. 4. EXPEDITED RESCISSION AND AMENDMENT OF RE-
DUNDANT AND OUTDATED REGULATIONS. 
Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended in the flush text at the end— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) a regulation determined to be redundant 
or outdated as part of the annual review of the Code 
of Federal Regulations under the Leveraging Artifi-
cial Intelligence to Streamline the Code of Federal 
Regulations Act of 2026.’’. 
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‘‘(1) to establish a system for preventing the 
credit allowed under this subsection more than once 
with respect to any amount of qualified cotton, 
which may include establishing a requirement to no-
tify purchasers of eligible articles of the intent to 
claim the credit allowed under this section, 
‘‘(2) with respect to the digital tracing of cotton 
under subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii), which may include re-
quirements to identify the taxpayers within the sup-
ply chain, and 
‘‘(3) with respect to the certification of qualified 
cotton under subsection (c)(1)(A)(i), which may re-
quire reporting of the specific volume of qualified 
cotton in the eligible article.’’. 
(c) CREDIT ALLOWED AS PART OF GENERAL BUSI-
NESS CREDIT.—Section 38(b) of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (40), by strik-
ing the period at the end of paragraph (41), and by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(42) the domestic cotton consumption credit 
determined under section 45BB.’’. 
(d) TRANSFER OF CREDIT.—Section 6418(f)(1)(A) 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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scribed in subsection (b)(1)(D)(ii), the date on 
which such individual is no longer such a con-
tinuing care patient with respect to such pro-
vider or facility, or in the case of a continuing 
care patient described in subsection (b)(1) other 
than in subparagraph (D)(ii) of such sub-
section,’’ after ‘‘is provided and ending on’’; 
and 
(B) by amending subsection (b)(1)(D) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D)(i) is pregnant and undergoing a 
course of treatment for the pregnancy from the 
provider or facility; or 
‘‘(ii)(I) requires mental health services 
or substance use disorder services from a 
provider or facility following a pregnancy; 
‘‘(II) received a course of treat-
ment from such provider or facility 
while pregnant; and 
‘‘(III) the last day of such preg-
nancy occurred during the previous 1- 
year period; or’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subchapter B of chapter 100 of the Inter-
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nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9826. Cost sharing requirements with respect to mental health services 
and substance use disorder services for pregnant and 
postpartum individuals.’’. 
(d) FEHBP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8902(p) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and 2799A–7’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2799A–7, and 2799A–11’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and 722’’ and inserting 
‘‘722, and 726’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and 9822’’ and inserting 
‘‘9822, and 9826’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to con-
tracts entered into or renewed for contract years be-
ginning on or after the date that is 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this section. 
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or preempt any other Federal, State, or local law, 
policy, or requirement that provides for additional 
transparency, accessibility, or accountability in law 
enforcement.’’. 
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(A) to ensure that field offices are receiv-
ing sufficient resources to maintain at least the 
level of constituent services provided in the pre-
vious fiscal year; and 
(B) to adequately address the number of 
individuals projected to use field offices during 
the 10-year period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7229 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide for loan guarantees to certain 
small businesses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2026 
Mr. MOYLAN (for himself and Ms. KING-HINDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide for loan guaran-
tees to certain small businesses, 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 ‘‘Territorial SBA Loan 
Guaranty Adjustment Act of 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR COVERED TERRITORY 
BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(2) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(2)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
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‘‘(G) PARTICIPATION
IN
LOAN
TO
COV-
ERED TERRITORY BUSINESS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), in an agreement to 
participate in a loan to a covered territory 
business on a deferred basis under this 
subsection, the participation by the Admin-
istration shall be 90 percent. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—Clause (i) shall 
not apply with respect to a loan under 
paragraph (9), (14)(A), (16), (31), or (34), 
or under a pilot program carried out pur-
suant to paragraph (25).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7(a)(2)(A) 
of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘and (F)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(F), and (G)’’. 
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covered industries (as such term is defined in section 
434A).’’. 
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‘‘(xii) The domestic cotton consump-
tion 
credit 
determined 
under 
section 
45BB(a).’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing item: 
‘‘Sec. 45BB. Domestic cotton consumption credit.’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to eligible articles (as defined in 
section 45BB of such Code, as added by subsection (b)) 
that are sold after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7235 
To prohibit agencies from using the term ‘‘birthing person’’ in official 
documents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2026 
Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina (for herself, Mr. TIMMONS, Mrs. BICE, Mr. 
CRANE, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. STEUBE, Ms. MACE, Mr. 
OGLES, Mr. TIFFANY, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. ROY, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. 
PERRY, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Ms. LETLOW, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, 
and Mr. HARRIS of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit agencies from using the term ‘‘birthing person’’ 
in official documents. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Motherhood 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF THE TERM ‘‘BIRTHING 
PERSON’’. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS.—An agency may not use the term 
‘‘birthing person’’ (or any variation thereof) in any official 
document, including a regulation, guidance, form, or com-
munication. 
(b) REQUIRED TERMINOLOGY.—An agency may use 
the term ‘‘female’’, ‘‘mother’’, ‘‘pregnant female’’, ‘‘preg-
nant woman’’, or ‘‘woman’’ when referring to a female 
who is pregnant, giving birth, or a parent of a child. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) FEMALE.—The term ‘‘female’’ means a per-
son belonging, at conception, to the sex that pro-
duces the large reproductive cell. 
(3) MOTHER.—The term ‘‘mother’’ means a fe-
male parent of a child. 
(4) PREGNANT FEMALE.—The term ‘‘pregnant 
female’’ means a person belonging, at conception, to 
the sex that produces the large productive cell and 
who is carrying an unborn child. 
(5) PREGNANT WOMAN.—The term ‘‘pregnant 
woman’’ means an adult human female who is car-
rying an unborn child. 
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(6) WOMAN.—The term ‘‘woman’’ means an 
adult human female. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7313 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3135 1st Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida, as the ‘‘Poul 
Hornsleth Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2026 
Mrs. LUNA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3135 1st Avenue North in St. Petersburg, 
Florida, as the ‘‘Poul Hornsleth Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. POUL HORNSLETH POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 3135 1st Avenue North in St. 
Petersburg, Florida, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Poul Hornsleth Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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(13) Collect information on— 
(A) the discharge and reentry codes under 
which individuals were separated from the uni-
formed services on the basis of the individual’s 
real or perceived sexual orientation or gender 
identity; and 
(B) the effect that such codes had on the 
access of servicemembers and veterans to em-
ployment and other benefits. 
(14) Recommend appropriate ways to educate 
the American public about institutionalized and gov-
ernment-sanctioned discrimination. 
(15) Recommend appropriate remedies to ad-
dress the findings of the Commission, including— 
(A) how the Federal Government may offer 
an apology for enforcing discrimination that led 
to psychological, emotional, and physical harm 
to servicemembers and their families; 
(B) how the Secretary of Defense may 
seek 
to 
properly 
compensate 
separated 
servicemembers— 
(i) for lost time, professional opportu-
nities, access to benefits, and other im-
pacts; and 
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law to the extent that such State law establishes, imple-
ments, or continues in effect disclosure requirements re-
garding abortion or penalties for failure to comply with 
such requirements that are more extensive than those pro-
vided under the amendment made by this Act. 
SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or the amendment made 
by this Act, or any application thereof, is found to be un-
constitutional, the remainder of this Act or the amend-
ment made by this Act, and any application thereof, shall 
not be affected by such finding. 
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of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking ‘‘303, 
and 304’’ and inserting ‘‘303, 304, and 305’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 305 and 306 as relating to sections 306 and 
307, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 304 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 305. Prohibition against the receipt or use of funds or certain donations 
from private entities for election administration.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to any election for 
Federal office held after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7241 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs from entering into a contract pursuant to which the contractor 
may sell sensitive personal information maintained by the Secretary and 
to ensure the protection of personal information in certain contracts 
of the Department. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2026 
Ms. BUDZINSKI (for herself and Mr. BARRETT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs from entering into a contract 
pursuant to which the contractor may sell sensitive per-
sonal information maintained by the Secretary and to 
ensure the protection of personal information in certain 
contracts of the Department. 
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 Veterans from 
the Theft of Health and Identifying Information in Elec-
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 723 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from 
receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for 
the administration of an election for Federal office, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2025 
Mr. COLE (for himself, Ms. FOXX, Mr. ELLZEY, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. ZINKE, 
Mr. CARTER of Texas, and Mr. MANN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit 
a State from receiving or using funds or certain dona-
tions from private entities for the administration of an 
election for Federal office, 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 American Elec-
tion Administration Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE RECEIPT OR USE OF 
FUNDS OR CERTAIN DONATIONS FROM PRI-
VATE ENTITIES. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—Title III of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as 
sections 306 and 307, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 304 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 305. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE RECEIPT OR USE OF 
FUNDS OR CERTAIN DONATIONS FROM PRI-
VATE ENTITIES FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State may not solicit, receive, 
or expend any payment or donation of funds, property, 
or personal services from a private entity for the purpose 
of the administration of an election for Federal office, in-
cluding any programs with respect to voter education, 
voter outreach, and voter registration. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply with 
respect to the acceptance and use by a State of a donation 
from a private entity of space to be used for a polling place 
or an early voting site in the State.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN-
FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act 
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‘‘SEC. 45U. MASS TIMBER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of section 38, 
in the case of an eligible taxpayer, the mass timber work-
force development credit determined under this section for 
any taxable year is an amount equal to 50 percent of the 
qualified expenses of the taxpayer for the taxable year. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE TAXPAYER.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘eligible taxpayer’ means a taxpayer in 
the trade or business of— 
‘‘(1) manufacturing mass timber products, 
‘‘(2) construction contracting, fabrication, or in-
stalling mass timber products or structures made 
from mass timber products, or 
‘‘(3) architecture and engineering relating to 
mass timber design, installation, or construction. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘qualified expenses’ means any of the 
following expenses incurred for the purposes of con-
ducting an activity described in subsection (b): 
‘‘(A) Hiring and recruitment expenses. 
‘‘(B) Training expenses. 
‘‘(C) Wages paid to an individual partici-
pating in— 
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