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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2972 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the upper age 
limit on eligibility for the earned income tax credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2025 
Mr. CAREY (for himself and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois) 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 repeal 
the upper age limit on eligibility for the earned income 
tax credit. 
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 ‘‘EITC for Older Work-
ers Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF UPPER AGE LIMIT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR 
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Subclause 
(II) 
of 
section 
32(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘but not attained age 65’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2025. 
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SEC. 3. BROADBAND INCENTIVES FOR COMMUNITIES 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
establish a program to make grants on a competitive basis 
to covered entities to assist such entities in providing effi-
cient review and approval of covered applications. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Assistant Secretary may only 
make a grant under this section to a covered entity that 
does the following: 
(1) The covered entity submits to the Assistant 
Secretary an application at such time, in such form, 
and accompanied by such information and assur-
ances as the Assistant Secretary may require. 
(2) The covered entity demonstrates readiness 
for the deployment of broadband infrastructure (in-
cluding fifth-generation wireless communications in-
frastructure) in the jurisdiction of the covered enti-
ty, including through the following: 
(A) Adoption and implementation of effi-
cient processes, which comply with applicable 
Federal standards and regulations, for review-
ing covered applications that facilitate wireless 
and fiber deployment, including those applica-
tions relating to projects that make efficient use 
of existing infrastructure. 
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(3) in section 5— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, with respect to the 
Coast Guard when it is not operating as a 
service in the Department of the Navy, 
and the Secretary of Transportation, with 
respect to the Coast Guard during the pe-
riod in which it was operating as a service 
in the Department of Transportation)’’ 
after ‘‘the Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Secretary to’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Defense (or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security or the 
Secretary of Transportation, with respect 
to the Coast Guard, as applicable) to’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
Defense (or the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity or the Secretary of Transportation, 
with respect to the Coast Guard, as appli-
cable)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
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Defense (or the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, with respect to the Coast Guard 
when it is not operating as a service in the 
Department of the Navy)’’. 
(b) DEADLINES.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION OF AMOUNTS IMPROPERLY 
WITHHELD
AND
REPORTING.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall carry out the requirements under— 
(A) section 3(a) of the Combat-Injured 
Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 (Public 
Law 114–292; 10 U.S.C. 1212 note), as 
amended by subsection (a)(1), not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(B) section 5 of that Act, as amended by 
subsection (a)(3), not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) ENSURING AMOUNTS ARE NOT IMPROPERLY 
WITHHELD.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall carry out the requirements under section 4 of 
the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 
2016 (Public Law 114–292; 10 U.S.C. 1212 note), 
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as amended by subsection (a)(2), beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2974 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt workforce training 
dollars as income for supplemental nutrition assistance program beneficiaries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2025 
Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. BRESNAHAN, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. MILLER of 
Ohio, and Mr. BACON) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt 
workforce training dollars as income for supplemental 
nutrition assistance program beneficiaries. 
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 ‘‘Training and Nutrition 
Stability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2014) is amended by striking subsection (l). 
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SEC. 3. EXCLUSION FOR INCOME FROM EMPLOYMENT AND 
TRAINING PROGRAM. 
Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (18) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in paragraph (19) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) Income a household member receives 
from allowances, earning, and payments to house-
hold members participating in any program defined 
in section 6(o)(1), any program established under 
section 6(d)(4), any vocational rehabilitation pro-
gram established and defined under the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973, and any refugee employment pro-
gram established and defined under section 412(c) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2976 
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2025 
Ms. MCCOLLUM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded 
species as animals, 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 ‘‘Cold-blooded Animal 
Research and Exhibition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUDING REPTILES AND FISH AS ANIMALS 
UNDER ANIMAL WELFARE ACT. 
Section 2(g) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 
2132(g)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(g)(1) The term ‘animal’ means any live or dead 
warm-blooded animal (including a dog, cat, monkey 
(nonhuman primate mammal), guinea pig, hamster, rab-
bit, or bird), cold-blooded animal (including a reptile, am-
phibian, cephalopod, or fish), or such other animal as the 
Secretary may determine is being used, or is intended for 
use, for research, testing, experimentation, or exhibition 
purposes, or as a pet. 
‘‘(2) Such term excludes— 
‘‘(A) birds, rats of the genus Rattus, and mice 
of the genus Mus, bred for use in research; 
‘‘(B) horses not used for research purposes; and 
‘‘(C) other farmed animals, such as— 
‘‘(i) livestock, poultry, or fish used or in-
tended for use as food or fiber; or 
‘‘(ii) livestock, poultry, or fish used or in-
tended for use for improving animal nutrition, 
breeding, management, or production efficiency, 
or for improving the quality of food or fiber. 
‘‘(3) With respect to a dog, such term means all dogs, 
including those used for hunting, security, or breeding 
purposes.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2986 
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate regula-
tions that accelerate the interconnection of electric generation and storage 
resources to the transmission system through more efficient and effective 
interconnection procedures. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2025 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 
promulgate regulations that accelerate the interconnec-
tion of electric generation and storage resources to the 
transmission system through more efficient and effective 
interconnection procedures. 
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 ‘‘Expediting Generator 
Interconnection Procedures Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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through a formal public notice and comment 
period. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the terms ‘‘MRRRI’’, ‘‘MRRRI Direc-
tor’’, ‘‘Mississippi River Corridor’’, ‘‘Mississippi River 
State’’, ‘‘relevant Federal agency’’, ‘‘Tribal government’’, 
and ‘‘Tribal organization’’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 127(a) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, as added by this Act. 
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HR 2987 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Capping Excessive 
Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act of 2025’’ or the 
‘‘CEASE Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESS 
LENDING COMPANIES. 
Section 23 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 650) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESS 
LENDING COMPANIES.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that not more than 16 small business lending companies 
that are not nonprofit entities are authorized to make 
loans under section 7 at any time.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 297 
To prohibit the availability of Federal funds to institutions of higher education 
that conduct painful biomedical research on dogs and cats. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2025 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the availability of Federal funds to institutions 
of higher education that conduct painful biomedical re-
search on dogs and cats. 
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 ‘‘Higher Education 
Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Stud-
ies Act’’ or the ‘‘HELP PETS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL 
FUNDS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION THAT CONDUCT PAINFUL RESEARCH 
USING DOGS AND CATS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Fed-
eral funds may be made available to any institution of 
higher education that conducts or funds, in whole or in 
part, painful research on dogs or cats. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 
to— 
(1) clinical veterinary research; or 
(2) any physical exam, training program, or 
study relating to service animals or military animals. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLINICAL
VETERINARY
RESEARCH.—The 
term ‘‘clinical veterinary research’’ means research 
on a dog or cat with a naturally occurring disease 
or injury that is conducted— 
(A) for the benefit of the dog or cat; and 
(B) with the intention of studying the ef-
fect of a procedure, device, or treatment pro-
tocol. 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
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meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
(3) MILITARY
ANIMAL.—The term ‘‘military 
animal’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2583(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) PAINFUL
RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘painful 
research’’ includes any research, biomedical training, 
experimentation, or biological testing classified in 
pain category D or E by the Department of Agri-
culture. 
(5) SERVICE ANIMAL.—The term ‘‘service ani-
mal’’ has the meaning given the term in section 37.3 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2981 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 
qualified automobile interest. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2025 
Mr. TAYLOR 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 allow a 
deduction for qualified automobile interest. 
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 ‘‘United States Auto-
mobile Consumer Assistance and Relief Act’’ or the ‘‘USA 
CAR Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED AUTOMOBILE INTER-
EST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 163(h)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
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the end of subparagraph (E), by striking the period at 
the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) any qualified automobile interest (as 
defined in paragraph (5)).’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED AUTOMOBILE INTEREST.—Section 
163(h) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED AUTOMOBILE INTEREST.—For 
purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
automobile interest’ means any interest which is 
paid or accrued during the taxable year on in-
debtedness which— 
‘‘(i) is incurred on or after January 1, 
2025, 
‘‘(ii) is incurred in acquiring a quali-
fied automobile, and 
‘‘(iii) is secured by such automobile. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED AUTOMOBILE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘quali-
fied automobile’ means an automobile 
(within the mean of section 2 of the Auto-
mobile Information Disclosure Act (15 
U.S.C. 1231) which is made by a manufac-
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turer (within the meaning of section 2 of 
such Act) the final assembly of which oc-
curs within the United States. 
‘‘(ii) FINAL
ASSEMBLY.—The term 
‘final assembly’ means the process by 
which a manufacturer produced an auto-
mobile at, or through the use of, a plant, 
factory, or other place from which the 
automobile is delivered to a dealer with all 
component parts necessary for the mechan-
ical operation of the automobile included 
with the automobile, whether or not the 
component parts are permanently installed 
in or on the automobile.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or accrued on in-
debtedness incurred on or after January 1, 2025. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2982 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application 
of the sourcing rules for digital asset income of Puerto Rican residents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2025 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, and Mrs. RAMIREZ) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify 
the application of the sourcing rules for digital asset 
income of Puerto Rican residents. 
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 ‘‘Fair Taxation of Dig-
ital Assets in Puerto Rico Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF DIGITAL ASSET INCOME BY PUER-
TO RICAN RESIDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 865 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating sub-
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sections (i) and (j) as subsections (j) and (k) and by in-
serting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) DIGITAL ASSET INCOME
OF PUERTO RICAN 
RESIDENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this title, in the case of an individual de-
scribed in section 933, any income derived in con-
nection with— 
‘‘(A) any receipt of any digital asset in 
connection with— 
‘‘(i) mining, staking, or any similar 
activity with respect to any digital asset, or 
‘‘(ii) holding any digital asset (includ-
ing any fork or air drop of any digital 
asset), or 
‘‘(B) any sale, exchange, or other disposi-
tion of a digital asset, 
shall not be treated for purposes of this title as de-
rived from sources within Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS.— 
For purposes of this subsection, any financial inter-
est in a digital asset shall be treated as a digital 
asset. 
‘‘(3) DIGITAL
ASSET.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘digital asset’ means any digital 
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representation of value which is recorded on a cryp-
tographically-secured distributed ledger.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2983 
To compensate victims of theft of supplemental nutrition assistance program 
benefits, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2025 
Mr. GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To compensate victims of theft of supplemental nutrition 
assistance program benefits, 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 ‘‘Original Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program Safeguarding Eligible Cli-
ents Under Reimbursement Enforcement Act of 2025’’ or 
the ‘‘SNAP SECURE Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF FUNDING FOR SNAP BENEFIT 
REPLACEMENT. 
Section 501(b)(2)(C) of division HH of the Consoli-
dated 
Appropriations 
Act, 
2023 
(7 
U.S.C. 
2016a(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2034’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Capping Excessive 
Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act of 2025’’ or the 
‘‘CEASE Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESS 
LENDING COMPANIES. 
Section 23 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 650) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESS 
LENDING COMPANIES.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that not more than 16 small business lending companies 
that are not nonprofit entities are authorized to make 
loans under section 7 at any time.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2025. 
Attest:
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2987
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to require a limit 
on the number of small business lending compa-
nies, and for other purposes.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2987 
To amend the Small Business Act to require a limit on the number of 
small business lending companies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2025 
Mr. BRESNAHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to require a limit on 
the number of small business lending companies, 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 ‘‘Capping Excessive 
Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act’’ or the ‘‘CEASE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESS 
LENDING COMPANIES. 
Section 23 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 650) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(k) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESS 
LENDING COMPANIES.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that not more than 16 small business lending companies 
that are not nonprofit entities are authorized to make 
loans under section 7 at any time.’’. 
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