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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3770 
To provide firearm licensees an opportunity to correct statutory and 
regulatory violations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2025 
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. VAN ORDEN, 
Mr. COLLINS, Mr. HUNT, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. DOWNING, Mr. VAN DREW, 
Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. 
MILLS, Mr. GUEST, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. EVANS of Colo-
rado, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. 
BACON, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, Ms. STEFANIK, Mrs. 
HARSHBARGER, Mrs. HINSON, Mrs. LUNA, and Mr. HIGGINS of Lou-
isiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide firearm licensees an opportunity to correct 
statutory and regulatory violations, 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 ‘‘Fighting Irrational 
Regulatory Enforcement to Avert Retailers’ Misfortune 
Act’’ or the ‘‘FIREARM Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FIREARM LICENSING REVOCATIONS AND DENIALS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(39) The term ‘self-reported violation’ means a vio-
lation by a licensee of any provision of this chapter or any 
implementing regulation thereof that the licensee reports 
to the Attorney General before the Attorney General dis-
covers the violation during an inspection of the licensee 
under this chapter. 
‘‘(40) The term ‘willfully’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 5336(h) of title 31, except that— 
‘‘(A) the term only includes conduct resulting 
from or achieved through deliberate planning or spe-
cific intent; 
‘‘(B) willfulness shall not be inferred from pre-
vious conduct; and 
‘‘(C) minor, clerical, or curable conduct is pre-
sumptively not willful. 
‘‘(41) The term ‘uncorrectable violation’ means any 
violation that, despite best efforts, cannot be corrected by 
the licensee, including a violation in which the licensee 
transferred a firearm to a prohibited person.’’. 
(b) SELF-REPORTED VIOLATIONS; OPPORTUNITY TO 
CORRECT
VIOLATIONS.—Section 923(e) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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670 
tract that was awarded or extended because the 
Department of Defense received notice of a pro-
test by the incumbent contractor and was pro-
hibited from awarding a new contract during 
the pendency of such bid protest under section 
3553(c) of title 31, United States Code. 
(D) The term ‘‘finally determined’’, with 
respect to the dismissal of a bid protest, means 
dismissal— 
(i) was not appealed and is no longer 
appealable because the time for taking an 
appeal has expired; or 
(ii) was appealed and the appeals 
process for which is completed. 
(E) The term ‘‘incumbent contractor’’ 
means a contractor under a contract with the 
Department of Defense for the acquisition of 
goods or services by the Department that are 
the same or substantially similar to goods or 
services to be acquired by the Department 
under a new or follow-on contract that is the 
subject of a covered bid protest. 
(b) CONTINUED PERFORMANCE TO FACILITATE NA-
TIONAL DEFENSE.—Section 3553 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended—
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3771 
To increase observations, understanding, and forecasting of coastal flooding 
and storm surge events, to address weather observation gaps in highly 
vulnerable areas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2025 
Mr. KEAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To increase observations, understanding, and forecasting of 
coastal flooding and storm surge events, to address 
weather observation gaps in highly vulnerable areas, 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 Coasts and 
Cities from Severe Weather Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COASTAL FLOODING AND STORM SURGE FORECAST 
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Com-
merce for Oceans and Atmosphere (in this Act referred 
to as the ‘‘Under Secretary’’), in collaboration with the 
United States weather industry (as such term is defined 
in section 2 of the Weather Research and Forecasting In-
novation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8501)) and academic 
partners, shall establish a coastal flooding and storm 
surge forecast improvement program (in this section refer 
to as the ‘‘program’’). 
(b) GOAL.—The goal of the program shall be to re-
duce the loss of life or property from coastal flooding, in-
cluding high tide flooding, and storm surge events through 
the development and extension of accurate, effective, ac-
tionable, and probable forecasts and warnings. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In implementing the program, the 
Under Secretary shall prioritize activities that carry out 
the following: 
(1) Improve understanding and capacity for 
real-time operational prediction of the ocean’s role in 
coastal flooding, including high tide flooding, and 
storm surge events. 
(2) Improve the capacity to mitigate, adapt to, 
or prevent the impacts of coastal flooding, including 
high tide flooding, and storm surge events, including 
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‘‘(A) using the procedures described in the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; 
‘‘(B) in the case of a State court, using 
State warrant procedures; 
‘‘(C) in the case of a court-martial or other 
proceeding under chapter 47 of title 10 (the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice), under sec-
tion 846 of that title, in accordance with regu-
lations prescribed by the President; or 
‘‘(D) in the case of a Tribal court, using 
the warrant procedures described in section 
202(a)(2) of Public Law 90–284 (commonly 
known as the ‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’) 
(25 U.S.C. 1302(a)(2)). 
‘‘(2) IN STORAGE MORE THAN 180 DAYS.—’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘using the procedures described in the Federal 
Rules of Criminal Procedure’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘prescribed by the President)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in accordance with subsection 
(a)(1)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
Tribal,’’ after ‘‘a Federal’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3774 
To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to testify on an 
annual basis before the Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2025 
Mr. LAWLER (for himself and Mr. CLEAVER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development to testify on an annual basis before the 
Congress. 
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 ‘‘HUD Accountability 
Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO TESTIFY. 
Section 7 of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(u) ANNUAL TESTIMONY.—The Secretary shall ap-
pear before the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate at an annual 
hearing and present testimony regarding the operations 
of the Department during the preceding year, including 
regarding the following topics: 
‘‘(1) The current programs and operations of 
the Department. 
‘‘(2) The physical condition of all public hous-
ing and other housing assisted by the Department. 
‘‘(3) The financial health of the mortgage in-
surance funds of the FHA. 
‘‘(4) Oversight by the Department of grantees 
and sub-grantees for purposes of preventing waste, 
fraud, and abuse. 
‘‘(5) The progress made by the Federal Govern-
ment in ending the affordable housing and homeless-
ness crises. 
‘‘(6) The capacity of the Department to deliver 
on its statutory mission. 
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‘‘(7) Other ongoing activities of the Depart-
ment, as appropriate.’’. 
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SEC. 6. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘immediate family’’ means the 
spouse and any child of a person. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3776 
To restrict the President from initiating civil lawsuits regarding any civil 
matters. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2025 
Mr. MAGAZINER (for himself, Mr. IVEY, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. 
THANEDAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To restrict the President from initiating civil lawsuits 
regarding any civil matters. 
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 ‘‘Don’t Settle for Bribes 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION. 
In the case of the filing, initiation, or continuation 
of a civil action by a person who is a candidate for the 
office of President (within 90 days of the general Presi-
dential election), the President-elect, or the President, the 
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court shall immediately stay any further proceedings until 
the end of that person’s term as President, or, in the case 
of a candidate for the office of President who is not elected 
to the office, the date on which the House of Representa-
tives ratifies the results of the election. 
SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULES. 
The restriction shall apply— 
(1) to each member of the immediate family of 
the President; and 
(2) to any business or entity if the President or 
a member of the immediate family of the President 
is listed as a grantor or beneficiary. 
SEC. 4. TOLLING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. 
Any statute of limitations pertaining to a civil action 
stayed pursuant to section 2 shall be tolled and will re-
sume upon the end of that person’s term as President or 
in the case of candidates for President who is not elected 
to the office, upon certification of the presidential election. 
SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed— 
(1) to prohibit the President’s right to access 
the court; or 
(2) to preclude an executive branch agency 
from bringing or defending civil actions involving the 
United States government. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3780 
To authorize the issuance of a Border Operations Service Medal to 
servicemembers and Federal personnel who served in designated border 
operations between January 1, 2025, and the conclusions of such oper-
ations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2025 
Mr. MOORE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. 
VAN ORDEN, Mr. MCGUIRE, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. NOR-
MAN, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona, Mr. 
BARRETT, and Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the issuance of a Border Operations Service 
Medal to servicemembers and Federal personnel who 
served in designated border operations between January 
1, 2025, and the conclusions of such operations, 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 ‘‘Border Operations 
Service Medal Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The President, by Executive Order in Janu-
ary 2025, authorized national security operations 
along the United States-Mexico border. 
(2) Servicemembers and Federal personnel par-
ticipated in extensive security, humanitarian, and 
enforcement efforts. 
(3) Recognizing their contributions with a dis-
tinct service medal is essential for honoring their 
dedication and commitment. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE MEDAL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To reflect service and com-
mitment during designated border security operations be-
tween January 1, 2025, and the conclusions of such oper-
ations, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
heads of military service branches, shall design and issue 
a ‘‘Border Operations Service Medal’’ (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Medal’’) to— 
(1) active-duty members of the Armed Forces, 
and 
(2) members of the National Guard and Re-
serve, 
who served in such operations. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR WEAR.—The Medal shall 
be authorized for wear according to military uniform regu-
lations and Federal service recognition guidelines. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall issue regulations to carry out this section. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3781 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand penalties for 
illegal entry and presence. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2025 
Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. FINE, Mr. PFLUGER, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mrs. MIL-
LER of Illinois, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, and Mr. BABIN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand 
penalties for illegal entry and presence. 
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 ‘‘Visa Overstays Pen-
alties Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDED PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL ENTRY OR 
PRESENCE. 
Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1325) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a) by inserting after ‘‘for a 
subsequent commission of any such offense’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or if the alien was previously convicted of 
an offense under subsection (e)(1)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘at least 
$50 and not more than $250’’ and inserting ‘‘at 
least $500 and not more than $1,000’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
‘‘in the case of an alien who has been previously 
subject to a civil penalty under this subsection’’ 
the following: ‘‘or subsection (e)(2)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) VISA OVERSTAYS.—Any alien who was admitted 
as a nonimmigrant and who has failed to maintain the 
nonimmigrant status in which the alien was admitted or 
to which it was changed under section 248, or to comply 
with the conditions of any such status, for an aggregate 
of 10 days, has violated this subsection. An alien who has 
violated this subsection— 
‘‘(1) shall— 
‘‘(A) for the first commission of such a vio-
lation, be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, or imprisoned not more than 6 months, 
or both; and 
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‘‘(B) for a subsequent commission of such 
a violation or if the alien was previously con-
victed of an offense under subsection (a), be 
fined under such title 18, or imprisoned not 
more than 2 years, or both; and 
‘‘(2) in addition to, and not in lieu of, any pen-
alty under paragraph (1) and any other criminal or 
civil penalties that may be imposed, shall be subject 
to a civil penalty of— 
‘‘(A) at least $500 and not more than 
$1,000 for each violation; or 
‘‘(B) twice the amount specified in sub-
paragraph (A) in the case of an alien who has 
been previously subject to a civil penalty under 
this subsection or subsection (b).’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3782 
To prohibit the Federal Government from using facial recognition technology 
as a means of identity verification, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2025 
Mr. OGLES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Federal Government from using facial rec-
ognition technology as a means of identity verification, 
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. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An agency of the Federal Govern-
ment may not use facial recognition technology as a means 
of identity verification. 
(b) FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘facial recognition technology’’ 
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means a contemporary security system that automatically 
identifies and verifies the identity of an individual from 
a digital image or video frame. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3785 
To rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations and require that 
such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2025 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations 
and require that such funds be used for Federal budget 
deficit reduction, 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 ‘‘Forgotten Funds Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS. 
(a) RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—The un-
obligated balances of any discretionary appropriations 
made available for fiscal year 2021 and any previous fiscal 
year are hereby permanently rescinded. 
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(b) USE FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Any amounts 
rescinded under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the 
general fund of the Treasury for the sole purpose of deficit 
reduction. 
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SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
Section 60108 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) INSPECTION OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In requiring each owner or 
operator to inspect the surface conditions on or ad-
jacent to each pipeline right-of-way, the Secretary 
shall allow use of unmanned aircraft systems and 
satellites. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to affect the obli-
gation of an owner or operator of an unmanned air-
craft system or satellite to operate such system in 
accordance with laws and regulations regarding un-
manned aircraft system or satellite use.’’. 
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(3) All programs administered by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
(4) The Medicare program under title XVIII of 
the Social Security Act. 
(d) REQUIREMENT
FOR
MEASURES
CONTAINING 
EMERGENCY SPENDING.— 
(1) REPORTED
MEASURES.—With respect to 
any bill or joint resolution favorably reported by any 
standing committee of Congress that includes emer-
gency spending, the report accompanying such meas-
ure shall include a detailed justification of why each 
instance of such spending is necessary. 
(2) OTHER MEASURES.—Any measure consid-
ered by the House of Representatives not described 
in paragraph (1) that includes emergency spending 
shall include such a detailed explanation, to be pub-
lished in the Congressional Record prior to consider-
ation. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Any justification under 
paragraph (1) or (2) shall include reasons why such 
spending meets the definitions of the terms ‘‘emer-
gency’’ and ‘‘unanticipated’’ (as those terms are de-
fined in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 
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(1) the terms ‘‘budget authority’’ and ‘‘outlays’’ 
have the meaning given those terms in section 3 of 
the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974; 
(2) the terms ‘‘budgetary resources’’, ‘‘discre-
tionary spending’’, ‘‘direct spending’’, and ‘‘seques-
tration’’ have the meaning given those terms in sec-
tion 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985; and 
(3) the term ‘‘emergency spending’’ means any 
budget authority— 
(A) that is designated— 
(i) under section 251(b)(2)(A), (D), 
or (F) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985; 
(ii) under section 4(g) of the Statu-
tory-Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010; or 
(iii) under a concurrent resolution on 
the budget as being for an emergency; and 
(B) that is otherwise exempted from count-
ing against any Federal spending limitation, in-
cluding the discretionary spending limits in sec-
tion 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
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gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or the 
PAYGO scorecards. 
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kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB