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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7620 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify qualified energy- 
efficient draft alcohol property as 15-year property for purposes of depre-
ciation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 
Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. TENNEY, and Ms. DELBENE) 
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 classify 
qualified energy-efficient draft alcohol property as 15- 
year property for purposes of depreciation. 
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 ‘‘Creating Hospitality 
Economic Enhancement for Restaurants and Servers Act 
of 2026’’ or the ‘‘CHEERS Act of 2026’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLASSIFICATION OF QUALIFIED ENERGY-EFFI-
CIENT DRAFT ALCOHOL PROPERTY AS 15- 
YEAR PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES OF DEPRE-
CIATION. 
(a) CLASSIFICATION AS 15-YEAR PROPERTY.—Sec-
tion 168(e)(3)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (vi), 
by striking the period at the end of clause (vii) and insert-
ing ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(viii) any qualified energy-efficient 
draft alcohol property.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED ENERGY-EFFICIENT 
DRAFT ALCOHOL PROPERTY.—Section 168(i) of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(20) QUALIFIED
ENERGY-EFFICIENT
DRAFT 
ALCOHOL PROPERTY.—The term ‘qualified energy- 
efficient draft alcohol property’ means any prop-
erty— 
‘‘(A) which is installed on or in any build-
ing which is located in the United States, 
‘‘(B) which is principally used in the con-
duct of a trade or business of operating a res-
taurant, bar, or entertainment venue, and 
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‘‘(C) which is a stainless steel or aluminum 
container or related commercial tap equipment 
used for the distribution and sale of alcohol.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to property placed in 
service after December 31, 2025. 
(d) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall prescribe such regulations or other guid-
ance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
purposes of the amendments made by subsections (a) and 
(b), including to provide for the appropriate application 
of section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with 
respect to taxpayers who rent or lease qualified energy- 
efficient draft alcohol property (as defined in section 
168(i)(20) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNDER 
PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORA-
TION ACT AND DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT 
FISH RESTORATION ACT. 
(a) PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION 
ACT.—The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 669a)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(6) 
through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States and the District of Columbia;’’; and 
(2) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 669c)— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘sev-
eral’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘District of Columbia and to the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, each’’ and inserting 
‘‘Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)(5), by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia,’’. 
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(b) DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION 
ACT.—The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 777a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States and the District of Columbia.’’; 
(2) in section 4(c)(1) (16 U.S.C. 777c(c)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘several’’; and 
(3) in section 12 (16 U.S.C. 777k)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia,’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the District of Co-
lumbia,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘for the District of 
Columbia one-third of 1 per centum,’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 762 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the calculation 
and reduce the taxpayer cost of payment errors under the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2025 
Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve 
the calculation and reduce the taxpayer cost of payment 
errors under the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram, 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 ‘‘Snap Back Inaccurate 
SNAP Payments Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM TOLERANCE LEVEL 
FOR EXCLUDING SMALL ERRORS. 
Section 16(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2025(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(ii) in subclause (II)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘through fiscal 
year 2024’’ after ‘‘thereafter’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2025 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, $0.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii)(I), by inserting ‘‘, as 
adjusted under subparagraph (H), if appli-
cable’’ after ‘‘agency’’; and 
(iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘10’’ 
and inserting ‘‘25’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(H) REDUCTION
OF
PAYMENT
ERROR 
RATE
BASED
ON
PERCENTAGE
OF
OVERPAY-
MENTS RECOUPED.—In determining the liabil-
ity amount of a State agency under subpara-
graph (C) for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the payment error rate de-
scribed in clause (ii)(I) of that subparagraph 
shall be equal to the product obtained by multi-
plying— 
‘‘(i) the payment error rate of the 
State agency for that fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) the percentage of the total 
amount of overpayments of benefits made 
by the State agency that are not recouped 
by the State agency under paragraph (9) 
for that fiscal year.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (10); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) RECOUPMENT OF OVERPAYMENTS.—Each 
State agency shall seek to recoup any overpayments 
of benefits made to benefit recipients.’’. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7630 
To prohibit United States recognition of the claims of sovereignty of South 
Ossetia or Abkhazia within the Republic of Georgia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 
Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit United States recognition of the claims of sov-
ereignty of South Ossetia or Abkhazia within the Repub-
lic of Georgia. 
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 ‘‘Republic of Georgia 
Sovereignty Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNITED STATES RECOGNI-
TION OF THE CLAIMS OF SOVEREIGNTY OF 
SOUTH OSSETIA OR ABKHAZIA WITHIN THE 
REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States not to recognize the claims of sovereignty 
of the following areas within the Republic of Georgia: 
(1) South Ossetia. 
(2) Abkhazia. 
(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 
claims of sovereignty of South Ossetia or Abkhazia within 
the Republic of Georgia, or any other closely related suc-
cessor entities. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7631 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to include Colorado 
in a program for western rural water, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 
Ms. PETTERSEN (for herself, Mr. HURD of Colorado, Mr. CRANK, Mr. CROW, 
Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. EVANS of Colorado, and Mr. NEGUSE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
to include Colorado in a program for western rural 
water, 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 ‘‘Rural Water Security 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WESTERN RURAL WATER. 
Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘Colorado,’’ 
before ‘‘Arizona’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘Colo-
rado,’’ before ‘‘Arizona’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i)(1), by inserting ‘‘Colo-
rado,’’ before ‘‘Idaho’’. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7647 
To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to expand homeownership 
access, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2026 
Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas (for himself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to expand 
homeownership access, 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 ‘‘Minimizing Outdated 
Restrictions that Exclude Opportunities for Homeowner-
ship Act’’ or the ‘‘MORE Opportunities for Homeowner-
ship Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING HOMEOWNERSHIP ACCESS THROUGH 
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 2(10)(A)(i) of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1422(10)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘Federal Deposit Insurance Act’’ the following ‘‘or 
Federal Credit Union Act’’. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 766 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to award 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to estab-
lish, maintain, or improve activities related to the detection and moni-
toring of infectious diseases through wastewater for public health emer-
gency preparedness and response purposes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2025 
Mr. GARCIA of California (for himself and Mr. BACON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the 
Secretary to award grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements to eligible entities to establish, maintain, or 
improve activities related to the detection and monitoring 
of infectious diseases through wastewater for public 
health emergency preparedness and response purposes, 
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 ‘‘Surveilling Effluent 
Water for Epidemic Response Act’’ or the ‘‘SEWER Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title XXVIII of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–31 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2827. NATIONAL WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYS-
TEM. 
‘‘(a) NATIONAL WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYS-
TEM.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordi-
nation with Federal departments and agencies and rel-
evant State and local departments and agencies, shall ex-
pand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the Na-
tional Wastewater Surveillance System to detect and mon-
itor pathogens in wastewater, such as SARS–CoV–2, in-
fluenza, mpox, dengue, West Nile virus, and respiratory 
syncytial virus. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2030, to remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall be construed as 
requiring a wastewater utility or service provider to com-
ply with a request for wastewater surveillance. 
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agency of the Department of the Interior or the De-
partment of Agriculture, as the case may be— 
(A) in each State; and 
(B) in the aggregate. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—Based on the inventory 
required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
make an annual determination of the increase or de-
crease in the previous fiscal year of the total number 
of acres of Federal land, categorized according to 
the type of interest (such as fee, easement, mineral 
interest), under the administrative jurisdiction of— 
(A) each agency of the Department of the 
Interior or the Department of Agriculture, as 
the case may be; and 
(B) the Department of the Interior, in 
total, and the Department of Agriculture, in 
total, as the case may be. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than September 30 of 
each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Presi-
dent and Congress a report containing the inventory 
and determination required under this subsection. 
(c) COMPLIANCE LAND DISPOSAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 24 months 
after the Secretary determines under subsection (b) 
that the Federal Government acquired more new 
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(7) identify the approaches used by public ele-
mentary schools and secondary schools to assess out-
comes using traditional and nontraditional assess-
ments, including assessments of— 
(A) students’ knowledge of the Holocaust; 
and 
(B) students’ ability to identify and ana-
lyze antisemitism, bigotry, hate, and genocide in 
historical and contemporary contexts. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Following the completion of 
the study under subsection (a), the Director shall 
prepare and submit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the study. 
(2) DEADLINE
FOR
SUBMITTAL.—The report 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later 
than the earlier of— 
(A) 180 days after the completion of the 
study under subsection (a); or 
(B) 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary 
school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those 
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terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(2) HOLOCAUST.—The term ‘‘Holocaust’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 3 of the 
Never Again Education Act (Public Law 116–141; 
36 U.S.C. 2301 note). 
(3) HOLOCAUST EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘Holo-
caust education’’ means educational activities that 
are specifically intended— 
(A) to improve students’ awareness and 
understanding of the Holocaust; 
(B) to educate students on the lessons of 
the Holocaust as a means to raise awareness 
about the importance of preventing genocide, 
hate, and bigotry against any group of people; 
and 
(C) to study the history of antisemitism, 
its deep historical roots, the use of conspiracy 
theories and propaganda that target the Jewish 
people, and the shape-shifting nature of anti-
semitism over time. 
(4) PROJECT
BASED
LEARNING.—The term 
‘‘project based learning’’ means a teaching method 
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through which students learn by actively engaging in 
real-world and personally meaningful projects. 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The number of acres of 
land, water, and interests therein acquired by the 
United States and put under the administrative ju-
risdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in a State during a fiscal year 
may not exceed the number of acres of Federal land 
under the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture 
disposed of in that State during that fiscal year. 
(2) 
APPLICATION.—In 
applying 
paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) only the disposal of fee title to lands 
or waters may be counted against acquisition of 
fee title to lands or waters; and 
(B) only disposal of interests in lands or 
waters of less than fee may be counted against 
acquisition of comparable interests in lands or 
waters of less than fee. 
(b) ANNUAL
INVENTORY; DETERMINATION, RE-
PORT.— 
(1) INVENTORY.—The Secretary shall complete 
an annual inventory of the total number of acres of 
Federal land, categorized according to the type of 
interest (such as fee, easement, mineral interest, 
etc.), under the administrative jurisdiction of each 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 770 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on certain appeals, 
resources, and health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2025 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on 
certain appeals, resources, and health care systems 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accountability for Vet-
erans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON CERTAIN APPEALS, RESOURCES, AND 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
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submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on— 
(1) reasons why there is a backlog of appeals 
of claims for disability benefits under laws adminis-
tered by the Secretary; 
(2) ways to increase the amount of information, 
resources, and tools provided by the Secretary to 
members of the Armed Forces and spouses of such 
members participating in the Transition Assistance 
Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, 
United States Code; and 
(3) the persistent management problems im-
pacting 1-star health care systems of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 771 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit States to designate 
without any mileage limitations facilities that are located in rural areas 
as critical access hospitals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2025 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
JACKSON of Texas, and Mrs. MILLER of Illinois) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
States to designate without any mileage limitations facili-
ties that are located in rural areas as critical access 
hospitals. 
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 ‘‘Rural Health Care 
Access Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. MEDICARE RURAL HOSPITAL FLEXIBILITY PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1820 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, and that—’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; and 
(B) by striking subclauses (I) and (II); 
and 
(2) in subsection (h)(3), by inserting ‘‘made be-
fore the date of the enactment of the Rural Health 
Care Access Act of 2025’’ after ‘‘any redesignation’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect to any designa-
tion or redesignation made on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
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