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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5050 
To clarify protections related to sex and sex-segregated spaces and to activities 
under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 26, 2025 
Mrs. MILLER of Illinois (for herself, Ms. MACE, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. 
CLOUD, Mr. BURCHETT, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mrs. BIGGS of 
South Carolina, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. LAMALFA, and 
Mr. FULCHER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To clarify protections related to sex and sex-segregated 
spaces and to activities under title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972. 
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 ‘‘Safety and Oppor-
tunity for Girls Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION 
AMENDMENTS OF 1972. 
Section 901 of title IX of the Education Amendments 
of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) is amended by adding at end 
the following: 
‘‘(d) For purposes of this title: 
‘‘(1) FEMALE.—The term ‘female’, when used 
to refer to a natural person, means an individual 
who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but 
for a congenital anomaly, historical accident, or in-
tentional or unintentional disruption, the reproduc-
tive system that at some point produces, transports, 
and utilizes eggs for fertilization. 
‘‘(2) MALE.—The term ‘male’, when used to 
refer to a natural person, means an individual who 
naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for 
a congenital anomaly, historical accident, or inten-
tional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive 
system that at some point produces, transports, and 
utilizes sperm for fertilization. 
‘‘(3) SEX.—The term ‘sex’, when referring to 
an individual’s sex, means to refer to either male or 
female, as biologically determined. 
‘‘(4) SEX-SEGREGATED.—The term ‘sex-seg-
regated’ means limited to or separated by sex. 
‘‘(e) Nothing in this title may be construed— 
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‘‘(1) to prohibit, to authorize the Secretary to 
prohibit, or to authorize the Secretary to make re-
ceipt of funding under this title contingent upon an 
educational institution forgoing the maintenance of 
sex-segregated spaces by educational institutions, in-
cluding bathrooms and locker rooms; or 
‘‘(2) to prohibit, to authorize the Secretary to 
prohibit, or to authorize the Secretary to make re-
ceipt of funding under this title contingent upon an 
educational institution forgoing the maintenance of 
sex-segregated athletic or academic programs by 
educational institutions.’’. 
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SECTION 1. REQUIRING MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES PER-
FORMING ACTIVE SERVICE IN RESPONSE TO 
PRESIDENTIAL ORDER ON CRIME OR CIVIL 
DISTURBANCE IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO 
PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAM SIMILAR TO MET-
ROPOLITAN 
POLICE 
DEPARTMENT 
BODY- 
WORN CAMERA PROGRAM. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Each member of the Armed 
Forces performing active service in the District of Colum-
bia in response to an order of the President which relates 
to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia 
shall participate in a program which is substantially simi-
lar to the Body-Worn Camera Program of the Metropoli-
tan Police Department under the Body-Worn Camera 
Regulation and Reporting Requirements Act of 2015 (sec. 
5–116.31 et seq., D.C. Official Code), under which the 
member wears a camera while performing such service. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5052 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary 
of Labor to conduct a study and issue a report on grant programs 
to support the nursing workforce. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 26, 2025 
Mr. NUNN of Iowa (for himself, Ms. LEE of Nevada, and Ms. TITUS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
and the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study and 
issue a report on grant programs to support the nursing 
workforce. 
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 ‘‘Train More Nurses 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REVIEW OF AND REPORT ON PROGRAMS SUP-
PORTING THE NURSING WORKFORCE. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
Secretary of Labor, jointly, shall— 
(1) conduct a review of all grant programs car-
ried out by the Department of Health and Human 
Services or the Department of Labor that support 
the nurse workforce; and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on 
the review under paragraph (1) that includes rec-
ommendations for changes to such grant programs 
to improve upon the goals of— 
(A) increasing nurse faculty, particularly 
in underserved areas; 
(B) providing pathways for nurses who 
have more than 10 years of clinical experience 
to become faculty at schools of nursing; and 
(C) encouraging and increasing the nurs-
ing pipeline through pathways for licensed prac-
tical nurses to become registered nurses. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5053 
To prohibit reductions in the workforce at public shipyards, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 26, 2025 
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself and Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and 
in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit reductions in the workforce at public shipyards, 
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 ‘‘Protecting Public 
Naval Shipyards Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REDUCING THE WORKFORCE AT 
PUBLIC SHIPYARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The workforce at public shipyards 
and any other positions at a public shipyard not specified 
in subsection (b) shall be exempt from any hiring freezes 
or workforce reductions related to spending cuts, re-
programming of funds, or the probationary status of em-
ployees. 
(b) WORKFORCE AT PUBLIC SHIPYARDS DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘workforce at public shipyards’’ 
includes any of the following positions at a public ship-
yard: 
(1) Welders. 
(2) Pipefitters. 
(3) Shipfitters. 
(4) Radiological technicians and engineers. 
(5) Engineers and engineer technicians. 
(6) Apprentices. 
(7) Positions supporting a workforce develop-
ment pipeline. 
(8) Positions supporting nuclear maintenance 
and refueling. 
(9) Mechanics. 
(10) Painters and blasters. 
(11) Positions supporting maintenance and op-
erations of infrastructure. 
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(12) Positions supporting implementation of the 
Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to restrict the authority of the Sec-
retary of Defense to manage the workforce of the Depart-
ment of Defense under existing procedures in cases of mis-
conduct or poor performance. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5057 
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to expand 
certain service coordinator programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 26, 2025 
Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mrs. BEATTY, and Ms. BONAMICI) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1992 to expand certain service coordinator programs, 
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 ‘‘Expanding Service Co-
ordinators Act of 2025’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5059 
To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Sec-
retary will award grants to eligible organizations to encourage the devel-
opment, maintenance, and expansion of commercial domestic market 
for domestically produced specialty crop commodities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 26, 2025 
Mr. VALADAO (for himself, Mr. HARDER of California, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. 
PANETTA, Mr. COSTA, and Mr. LAMALFA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 
to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pro-
gram under which the Secretary will award grants to 
eligible organizations to encourage the development, 
maintenance, and expansion of commercial domestic mar-
ket for domestically produced specialty crop commodities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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technology approved under subsection 
(b)(4)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
and the Attorney General shall, re-
spectively,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Transportation and the At-
torney General, shall’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘to the national airspace system’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to the safety and operation of the 
national airspace system’’; and 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(6) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION.—The authority under this sec-
tion shall terminate on October 1, 2030.’’; 
(7) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ‘‘the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘the Secretary or the Attorney General, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Trans-
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5058 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
46164 Westlake Drive in Sterling, Virginia, as the ‘‘Firefighter Trevor 
Brown Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 26, 2025 
Mr. SUBRAMANYAM (for himself, Mr. WITTMAN, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mr. MCGUIRE, Mr. CLINE, Mr. 
VINDMAN, and Mr. BEYER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 46164 Westlake Drive in Sterling, Virginia, 
as the ‘‘Firefighter Trevor Brown Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FIREFIGHTER TREVOR BROWN POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 46164 Westlake Drive in Ster-
ling, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Fire-
fighter Trevor Brown Post Office Building’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Firefighter Trevor 
Brown Post Office Building’’. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 505 
To impose additional duties on imports of goods into the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2025 
Mr. GOLDEN of Maine introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To impose additional duties on imports of goods into the 
United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON IM-
PORTS OF GOODS INTO THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall— 
(1) impose a duty on imports of any good into 
the United States in an amount equal to 10 percent 
ad valorem of the good for each calendar year begin-
ning on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
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(2) for each calendar year beginning after the 
calendar year referred to in paragraph (1)— 
(A) if the United States has a deficit in 
the trade of goods and services generally for the 
immediately preceding calendar year, increase 
the duty imposed under paragraph (1) on such 
good by an additional amount equal to 5 per-
cent ad valorem of the good; or 
(B) if the United States has a balance or 
surplus in the trade of goods and services gen-
erally for the immediately preceding calendar 
year, decrease the duty imposed under para-
graph (1) on such good by an amount equal to 
5 percent ad valorem of the good for each cal-
endar year beginning after the calendar year re-
ferred to in paragraph (1), except that the duty 
imposed under paragraph (1) on such good 
shall not be reduced below $0. 
(b) DUTIES TO BE CONSIDERED ADDITIONAL DU-
TIES.—The duty required by subsection (a) with respect 
to a good is in addition to any other duty imposed by law 
with respect to the good. 
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after the item relating to section 1558 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 1559. Pipeline security.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5066 
To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to 
that Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 29, 2025 
Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Ms. GREENE of Georgia, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. GOSAR, 
Mr. ROY, Mr. PERRY, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. CRANE, Mr. 
CLYDE, and Mrs. MILLER of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and 
amendments to that Act. 
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 ‘‘Safe Students Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE GUN-FREE SCHOOL ZONES ACT OF 
1990 AND AMENDMENTS TO THAT ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (q). 
(b) RELATED AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) Section 921(a) of such title is amended by 
striking paragraphs (25) through (27) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (28), (29), and (32) through (37) 
as paragraphs (25) through (32), respectively. 
(2) Section 924(a) of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘(k), 
or (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (k)’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (5) through (8) as para-
graphs (4) through (7), respectively. 
(3) The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 
(18 U.S.C. 921 note, 922 note; section 1702 of Pub-
lic Law 101–647; 104 Stat. 4844–4845) is repealed. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5067 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act with respect to the disbursement of certain reimbursements provided 
under such Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 29, 2025 
Ms. MCDONALD RIVET (for herself and Mr. MOOLENAAR) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act with respect to the disbursement 
of certain reimbursements provided under such 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 ‘‘Rapid Disaster Relief 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPEDITED FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY WORK. 
Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) is 
amending by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) 
DISBURSEMENT.—Reimbursements 
provided 
under this section shall be disbursed to the applicant not 
later than 120 days after the applicant submits a request 
for reimbursement if the President determines at least 90 
percent of estimated costs are eligible for such reimburse-
ment.’’. 
Æ 
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erated by, or on behalf of, the eligible enti-
ty or, if the eligible entity is a State, local 
governments within the jurisdiction of the 
eligible entity, against cybersecurity risks 
and cybersecurity threats; 
‘‘(iv) implement a process of contin-
uous cybersecurity vulnerability assess-
ments and threat mitigation practices 
prioritized by degree of risk to address cy-
bersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats 
on applications, user accounts, and infor-
mation systems and operational technology 
systems, including either or both of such 
systems using artificial intelligence, main-
tained, owned, or operated by, or on behalf 
of, the eligible entity or, if the eligible enti-
ty is a State, local governments within the 
jurisdiction of the eligible entity; 
‘‘(v) ensure that the eligible entity 
and, if the eligible entity is a State, local 
governments within the jurisdiction of the 
eligible entity, adopt and use best practices 
and methodologies to enhance cybersecu-
rity, particularly identity and access man-
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(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘local, 
and Tribal emergency managers’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and local emergency managers 
and emergency managers of Indian tribes, 
Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian 
organizations’’. 
(6) DEBRIS FLOW EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.— 
Section 3(b)(5) of the National Landslide Prepared-
ness Act (43 U.S.C. 3102(b)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘State, territorial, local, and Tribal govern-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘State, territorial, and 
local governments, Indian tribes, Tribal organi-
zations, and Native Hawaiian organizations’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
(C) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘In carrying out’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may consult 
with an institution of higher education de-
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a monetary instrument 
means— 
(i) coin or currency of the United 
States or of any other country; 
(ii) traveler’s checks in any form; 
(iii) negotiable instruments, including 
checks, promissory notes, and money or-
ders in bearer form, endorsed without re-
striction, made out to a fictitious payee, or 
otherwise in such form that title thereto 
passes upon delivery; 
(iv) incomplete instruments, including 
checks, promissory notes, and money or-
ders that are signed but on which the 
name of the payee has been omitted; and 
(v) securities or stock in bearer form 
or otherwise in such form that title thereto 
passes upon delivery. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—A monetary instrument 
referred to in subparagraph (A) does not in-
clude— 
(i) checks or money orders made pay-
able to the order of a named person which 
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