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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2215 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 15, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site 
as the ‘‘Salem Maritime National Historical Park’’, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Salem Maritime Na-
tional Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SALEM MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The Salem Maritime National 
Historic Site shall hereafter be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Salem Maritime National Historical Park’’. 
(b) REFERENCES IN LAW.—Any reference to the 
Salem Maritime National Historic Site in any law, regula-
tion, map, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Salem Mar-
itime National Historical Park. 
SEC. 3. BOUNDARY STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
boundary study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility 
of including in the National Park System, as part of the 
Salem Maritime National Historical Park (as redesignated 
by section 2(a)), sites and resources in the study area as-
sociated with the study area’s— 
(1) maritime history; 
(2) coastal defenses; and 
(3) military history, including National Guard 
and militia activity. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are made available to conduct the study 
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required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate a report containing— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any findings, conclusions, and recommenda-
tions of the Secretary. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means Salem, Massachusetts, and its vicinity, and 
includes the Salem Armory Visitor Center building 
and adjacent Salem Armory Park. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2216 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements 
relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2025 
Mr. MOYLAN (for himself and Ms. KING-HINDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from cer-
tain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air 
service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, 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. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN LOCATIONS. 
Section 41731(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by striking 
‘‘ALASKA
AND HAWAII’’ and inserting ‘‘ALASKA, 
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GUAM, HAWAII, AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS-
LANDS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘State of Alaska or the State of 
Hawaii’’ and inserting ‘‘State of Alaska, the State of 
Hawaii, the territory of Guam, or the territory of 
the Northern Mariana Islands’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2217 
To designate six creeks in North Carolina in honor of the lives lost in 
a plane crash in Carteret County, North Carolina, on February 13, 
2022, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2025 
Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. ROSS, Mrs. 
FOUSHEE, Ms. FOXX, Mr. MCDOWELL, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. HARRIS of 
North Carolina, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. HARRIGAN, Mr. EDWARDS, Ms. 
ADAMS, Mr. KNOTT, and Mr. MOORE of North Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate six creeks in North Carolina in honor of the 
lives lost in a plane crash in Carteret County, North 
Carolina, on February 13, 2022, 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 ‘‘Down East Remem-
brance Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CREEKS. 
(a) NOAH STYRON CREEK.—The creek located at 
latitude 34°59’49.33’’ N, longitude 76°8’42.11’’ W, shall 
be known and designated as ‘‘Noah Styron Creek’’. 
(b) HUNTER PARKS CREEK.—The creek located at 
latitude 34°57’52.85’’ N, longitude 76°11’11.25’’ W, shall 
be known and designated as ‘‘Hunter Parks Creek’’. 
(c) KOLE MCINNIS CREEK.—The creek located at 
latitude 34°57’46.30’’ N, longitude 76°11’18.18’’ W, shall 
be known and designated as ‘‘Kole McInnis Creek’’. 
(d) STEPHANIE FULCHER CREEK.—The creek lo-
cated at latitude 34°57’38.08’’ N, longitude 76°11’31.18’’ 
W, shall be known and designated as ‘‘Stephanie Fulcher 
Creek’’. 
(e) JACOB TAYLOR CREEK.—The creek located at 
latitude 34°52’43.45’’ N, longitude 76°17’41.49’’ W, shall 
be known and designated as ‘‘Jacob Taylor Creek’’. 
(f) DAILY SHEPHERD CREEK.—The creek located at 
latitude 34°52’28.26’’ N, longitude 76°17’43.20’’ W, shall 
be known and designated as ‘‘Daily Shepherd Creek’’. 
(g) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula-
tion, document, record, map, or other paper of the United 
States to a creek described in this section shall be consid-
ered a reference to that creek as it is designated under 
this section. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 221 
To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2025 
Mr. BURLISON (for himself, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, Mr. COL-
LINS, Mr. ONDER, Mr. OGLES, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. SELF, and 
Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives. 
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 ‘‘Abolish the ATF Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ABOLISHMENT OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES. 
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex-
plosives is hereby abolished. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2223 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make loans, 
loan guarantees, and grants for purchasing, planning, constructing, or 
renovating pediatric or adult mental health treatment facilities and pedi-
atric or adult substance use disorder treatment facilities, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2025 
Ms. SALINAS (for herself and Ms. BALINT) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to make loans, loan guarantees, and grants for pur-
chasing, planning, constructing, or renovating pediatric 
or adult mental health treatment facilities and pediatric 
or adult substance use disorder treatment facilities, 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 ‘‘Building Capacity for 
Care Act’’. 
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‘‘(A) the loan and interest supplements on 
any loan guarantee will be at an interest rate 
that is set by reference to a benchmark interest 
rate on marketable Treasury securities with a 
similar maturity to the loan being made or 
guaranteed; and 
‘‘(B) the minimum interest rate on the 
loan— 
‘‘(i) will be no less than the estimated 
cost to the Government of making the loan 
plus 1 percent, with the goal of keeping 
the interest rate below the interest rate of 
a comparable and competitive private sec-
tor benchmark financial instrument; and 
‘‘(ii) will be adjusted, as determined 
by the Secretary, every quarter to take ac-
count of changes in the interest rate of the 
benchmark financial instrument. 
‘‘(8) The Secretary may not make any loan or 
loan guarantee under this section unless— 
‘‘(A) fees or premiums on the loan or loan 
guarantee and corresponding insurance cov-
erage will be set at levels that minimize the cost 
to the Government (as defined in section 502(5) 
of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) of 
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(5) the projected shortage of emergency medical 
technicians and paramedics from 2025 through 
2034. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, shall submit to Congress a report on the 
study conducted under subsection (a) together with such 
recommendations that the Secretaries determine are ap-
propriate to address the projected shortage of emergency 
medical technicians and paramedics, including whether 
Schedule A should be expanded to include these occupa-
tions. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2221 
To amend chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to establish the Office 
of Inspector General for the Office of Management and Budget, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2025 
Ms. RANDALL (for herself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
SCANLON, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. PETERS, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. STAN-
TON, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and 
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to estab-
lish the Office of Inspector General for the Office of 
Management and Budget, 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 ‘‘Office of Management 
and Budget Inspector General Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE OFFICE OF MAN-
AGEMENT AND BUDGET. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—Section 401 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph, (1) by inserting ‘‘the Office 
of Management and Budget,’’ after ‘‘means’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget,’’ after 
‘‘means’’. 
(b) SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET.—Chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding after section 421 the following new 
section (and by updating the table of contents for such 
chapter accordingly): 
‘‘SEC. 421A. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL OF THE OFFICE OF MAN-
AGEMENT AND BUDGET. 
‘‘The Inspector General of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall only have jurisdiction over those matters 
that have been specifically assigned to the Office under 
law.’’. 
(c) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General 
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of the Office of Management and Budget in accordance 
with section 403(a) of title 5, United States Code. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2222 
To make inapplicable to surplus broiler hatching eggs certain regulations 
relating to shell eggs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2025 
Mr. RILEY of New York (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Ms. 
MCDONALD RIVET, Mr. HARRIGAN, Mr. WIED, Mr. HARRIS of Maryland, 
Mr. WOMACK, Mr. PALMER, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. SALINAS, 
and Ms. MCBRIDE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To make inapplicable to surplus broiler hatching eggs certain 
regulations relating to shell eggs, 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 ‘‘Lowering Egg Prices 
Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN SHELL EGG RULE 
PROVISIONS TO SURPLUS BROILER HATCH-
ING EGGS SOLD TO EGG BREAKERS. 
(a) INAPPLICABILITY OF CURRENT RULE.—Effective 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, section 
118.4(e) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations) shall not apply with respect to surplus 
broiler hatching eggs that are intended to be sold to an 
egg breaker for purposes of processing such eggs as liquid 
egg products subject to regulation under the Egg Products 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.). 
(b) REVISED RULE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, acting through the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and in consultation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall issue a rule revis-
ing section 118.4 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulations), to allow for surplus broiler 
hatching eggs to be held at such temperature and for such 
period of time at such temperature, so as to be compatible 
with conditions for hatching chicks and to allow for the 
sale of such eggs to egg breakers for the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2224 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that products derived 
from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax 
on petroleum, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2025 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. ANSARI, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. COHEN, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. TLAIB, and Ms. TOKUDA) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify 
that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for 
purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, 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 ‘‘Tar Sands Tax Loop-
hole Elimination Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF TAR SANDS AS CRUDE OIL FOR 
EXCISE TAX PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 4612(a) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) CRUDE OIL.—The term ‘crude oil’ includes 
crude oil condensates, natural gasoline, any bitumen 
or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from a bitu-
men or bituminous mixture (including oil derived 
from tar sands), and any oil derived from kerogen- 
bearing sources (including oil derived from oil 
shale).’’. 
(b) REGULATORY AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS OTHER 
TYPES OF CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.— 
Subsection (a) of section 4612 of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) REGULATORY
AUTHORITY
TO
ADDRESS 
OTHER
TYPES
OF
CRUDE
OIL
AND
PETROLEUM 
PRODUCTS.—Under such regulations as the Sec-
retary may prescribe, the Secretary may include as 
crude oil or as a petroleum product subject to tax 
under section 4611, any fuel feedstock or finished 
fuel product customarily transported by pipeline, 
vessel, railcar, or tanker truck if the Secretary deter-
mines that— 
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‘‘(A) the classification of such fuel feed-
stock or finished fuel product is consistent with 
the definition of oil under the Oil Pollution Act 
of 1990, and 
‘‘(B) such fuel feedstock or finished fuel 
product is produced in sufficient commercial 
quantities as to pose a significant risk of haz-
ard in the event of a discharge.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 4612(a) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘from 
a well located’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Small Busi-
ness Investor Capital Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ACQUIRED FUND FEES AND EX-
PENSES REPORTING ON INVESTMENT COM-
PANY REGISTRATION STATEMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ACQUIRED
FUND.—The term ‘‘Acquired 
Fund’’ has the meaning given the term in Forms N– 
1A, N–2, and N–3. 
(2) ACQUIRED FUND FEES AND EXPENSES.— 
The term ‘‘Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses’’ 
means the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses sub- 
caption in the Fee Table Disclosure. 
(3) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.—The 
term ‘‘business development company’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Invest-
ment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a)). 
(4) FEE TABLE DISCLOSURE.—The term ‘‘Fee 
Table Disclosure’’ means the fee table described in 
Item 3 of Form N–1A, Item 3 of Form N–2, or 
Item 4 of Form N–3 (as applicable, and with respect 
to each, in any successor fee table disclosure that 
the Securities and Exchange Commission adopts). 
(5) FORM
N–1A.—The term ‘‘Form N–1A’’ 
means the form described in section 274.11A of title
17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation. 
(6) FORM N–2.—The term ‘‘Form N–2’’ means 
the form described in section 274.11a–1 of title 17, 
Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regu-
lation. 
(7) FORM N–3.—The term ‘‘Form N–3’’ means 
the form described in section 274.11b of title 17, 
Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regu-
lation. 
(8) REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY.—The 
term ‘‘registered investment company’’ means an in-
vestment company, as defined under section 3(a) of 
the Investment Company Act of 1940, registered 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under 
such Act. 
(b) EXCLUDING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPA-
NIES FROM ACQUIRED FUND FEES AND EXPENSES.—A 
registered investment company may, on any investment 
company registration statement filed pursuant to section 
8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
80a–8(b)), omit from the calculation of Acquired Fund 
Fees and Expenses those fees and expenses that the in-
vestment company incurred indirectly as a result of invest-
ment in shares of one or more Acquired Funds that is 
a business development company. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2225 
AN ACT 
To permit a registered investment company to omit 
certain fees from the calculation of Acquired 
Fund Fees and Expenses, and for other pur-
poses.
IB 
Union Calendar No. 96 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2225 
[Report No. 119–126] 
To permit a registered investment company to omit certain fees from the 
calculation of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2025 
Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. GARBARINO, and Ms. 
BYNUM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
JUNE 3, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. FIELDS, 
Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. STEIL, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. BARR, Mrs. WAGNER, Ms. PETTERSEN, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. 
NUNN of Iowa, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. HIMES, Mr. CLEAVER, 
Mr. MEEKS, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. VICENTE 
GONZALEZ of Texas, Mrs. KIM, and Ms. MENG 
JUNE 3, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 18, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To permit a registered investment company to omit certain 
fees from the calculation of Acquired Fund Fees and 
Expenses, and for other purposes. 
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