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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5137 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to assess the com-
petitive effects of mergers and acquisitions of defense contractors, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 
Mr. DELUZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States 
to assess the competitive effects of mergers and acquisi-
tions of defense contractors, 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 ‘‘Defense Contractor 
Competition Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF COM-
PETITIVE EFFECTS OF MERGERS AND ACQUI-
SITIONS OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct an assessment and submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the competitive effects of 
mergers and acquisitions of defense contractors during the 
ten-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this 
Act that includes— 
(1) the effectiveness of any remedy relating to 
a merger or acquisition of defense contractors on de-
fense industry competition and defense industrial 
base sustainability; 
(2) the effectiveness of information sharing be-
tween the Attorney General, the Federal Trade 
Commission, and the Secretary of Defense in the 
merger and acquisition review process; 
(3) an analysis of the processes used by the 
Secretary of Defense for measuring the effect of 
vertical integration of defense contractors on com-
petition, including data collection and the ability to 
access information from defense contractors that are 
parties to the merger or acquisition to assess anti-
competitive practices among defense contractors; 
and 
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(4) implementation of previous recommenda-
tions of the Comptroller General, the Secretary of 
Defense, or the Defense Science Board to enhance 
competition among defense contractors. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5141 
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require 
States to consider measures that limit the amount of retail utility rate 
increases a utility company can request to once every 365 days. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 
Mr. HARDER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
to require States to consider measures that limit the 
amount of retail utility rate increases a utility company 
can request to once every 365 days. 
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 ‘‘Stop the Rate Hikes 
Act’’. 
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‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATION
OF
GRANTS.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 
shall award grants in accordance with this sub-
section to eligible institutions to develop and 
carry out agriculture workforce training pro-
grams— 
‘‘(i) to promote the growth of the ag-
riculture industry; 
‘‘(ii) to foster competitiveness within 
the agriculture industry; and 
‘‘(iii) to improve the training and re-
tention of workers in the agriculture indus-
try. 
‘‘(C) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—An eligible 
institution awarded a grant under this para-
graph shall use not less than 5 percent of the 
funds received through the grant to carry out 
an agriculture workforce training program, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) preliminary recruitment measures 
to encourage students to participate in the 
agriculture workforce training program; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) professional development sessions 
to train faculty to prepare students for em-
ployment in the agriculture industry.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than January 31, 
2026, the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement para-
graph (16) of section 2501(d) of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(d)) 
(as added by subsection (a)). 
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shall, upon request of the Tribe, be considered part of the 
reservation of the Tribe. 
SEC. 8. GAMING. 
The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities as a 
matter of claimed inherent authority or under the author-
ity of any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regu-
latory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) or under any regula-
tions thereunder promulgated by the Secretary or the Na-
tional Indian Gaming Commission. 
SEC. 9. HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, GATHERING, AND 
WATER RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act expands, reduces, or affects in 
any manner any hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or 
water rights of the Tribe and Tribal citizens. 
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SECTION 1. LOWERING AGE AT WHICH A MINOR MAY BE 
TRIED AS ADULT FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL OF-
FENSES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) LOWERING AGE AT WHICH MINOR MAY BE EX-
CLUDED FROM JURISDICTION OF FAMILY COURT.—Sec-
tion 16–2301, District of Columbia Official Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sixteen years 
of age’’ and inserting ‘‘fourteen years of age’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) in the matter following 
subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘the age of sixteen’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the age of fourteen’’. 
(b) LOWERING AGE
AT WHICH MINOR MAY BE 
TRANSFERRED TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDING.—Section 16– 
2307(a), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fifteen’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fourteen’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sixteen’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fourteen’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This Act, and the amendments 
made by this Act, shall apply with respect to criminal of-
fenses committed on and after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 
2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 5140 
AN ACT 
To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as 
an adult for certain criminal offenses in the Dis-
trict of Columbia to 14 years of age.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5140 
To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain 
criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 
Mr. GILL of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an 
adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of 
Columbia to 14 years of age. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LOWERING AGE AT WHICH A MINOR MAY BE 
TRIED AS ADULT FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL OF-
FENSES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) LOWERING AGE AT WHICH MINOR MAY BE EX-
CLUDED FROM JURISDICTION OF FAMILY COURT.—Sec-
tion 16–2301, District of Columbia Official Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sixteen years 
of age’’ and inserting ‘‘fourteen years of age’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) in the matter following 
subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘the age of sixteen’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the age of fourteen’’. 
(b) LOWERING AGE
AT WHICH MINOR MAY BE 
TRANSFERRED TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDING.—Section 16– 
2307(a), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fifteen’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fourteen’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sixteen’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fourteen’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘eighteen’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fourteen’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This Act, and the amendments 
made by this Act, shall apply with respect to criminal of-
fenses committed on and after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF MEASURES TO CAP RETAIL 
UTILITY RATE INCREASES TO ONCE A YEAR. 
Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Poli-
cies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(22) CAP
ON
RETAIL
UTILITY
RATE
IN-
CREASES TO ONCE A YEAR.—Each electric utility 
shall request no more than one rate increase once 
per year.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Policing Protection Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. VEHICULAR PURSUITS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICERS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—The Comprehensive Policing and 
Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–
345) is amended—
(1) in subtitle S of title I—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LIMITA-
TIONS ON THE’’; 
(B) in section 127(a) (sec. 5–365.01(a), 
D.C. Official Code)—
(i) by striking paragraphs (1) through 
(5); 
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, except that such term does not 
include a sworn federal law enforcement 
officer of a covered federal law enforce-
ment 
agency 
as 
defined 
in 
section 
11712(d) of the National Capital Revital-
ization and Self-Government Improvement 
Act of 1997 (sec. 5–133.17(d), D.C. Offi-
cial Code).’’;
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 
and (7) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respec-
tively; 
(iv) 
by 
striking 
paragraphs 
(8) 
through (11); and 
(v) by redesignating paragraph (12) 
as paragraph (3); and 
(C) in section 128 (sec. 5–365.02, D.C. 
Official Code), by striking subsections (a), (b), 
and (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘If a law enforcement officer encounters a suspect 
fleeing in a motor vehicle, the officer may engage in a ve-
hicular pursuit of the suspect unless the officer, or a high-
er-ranking official with supervisory authority over the offi-
cer, reasonably believes that—
‘‘(1) vehicular pursuit would—
‘‘(A) entail an unacceptable risk of harm 
to a person other than the suspect; or 
‘‘(B) be futile; or 
‘‘(2) the suspect can be apprehended more ef-
fectively or expeditiously by a means other than ve-
hicular pursuit.’’; and 
(2) in the table of contents, by striking the item 
relating to subtitle S of title I and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SUBTITLE S. USE OF VEHICULAR PURSUITS BY LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS .............................
33’’.
(b) 
DEPARTMENT
OF
JUSTICE
REPORT
ON 
PURSUITALERT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall—
(1) evaluate the costs and benefits of the Met-
ropolitan Police Department of the District of Co-
lumbia adopting PursuitAlert or another similar 
technology capable of alerting members of the public 
to the presence of a police pursuit in their imme-
diate vicinity; and 
(2) publish a report on the evaluation con-
ducted under paragraph (1) and submit the report 
to—
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives; and
(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 
2025. 
Attest:
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 5143
AN ACT 
To establish standards for law enforcement officers 
in the District of Columbia to engage in vehic-
ular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5143 
To establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of 
Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. DONALDS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To establish standards for law enforcement officers in the 
District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of 
suspects, 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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Policing Protection Act’’. 
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in such additional time as the court, for 
cause, permits, 
‘‘(B) upon payment of the tax determined 
by the court, after notice and a hearing, after 
completion by the appropriate governmental 
unit of such examination; or 
‘‘(C) upon payment of the tax determined 
by the appropriate governmental unit to be due. 
‘‘(d) ASSESSMENT.—After determination by the court 
of a tax under this section, the appropriate governmental 
unit may assess such tax against the estate, the individual 
or entity in receivership, any successor to such individual 
or entity, or any entity arising out of the receivership, as 
the case may be, subject to any otherwise applicable law. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) RECEIVER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘receiver’ means 
any person or entity appointed or recognized as 
a receiver in any action or proceeding by order 
of a Federal or State court. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘receiver’ 
does not include— 
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SEC. 2. VEHICULAR PURSUITS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICERS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—The Comprehensive Policing and 
Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24– 
345) is amended— 
(1) in subtitle S of title I— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LIMITA-
TIONS ON THE’’; 
(B) in section 127(a) (sec. 5–365.01(a), 
D.C. Official Code)— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (1) through 
(5); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 
and (7) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respec-
tively; 
(iii) 
by 
striking 
paragraphs 
(8) 
through (11); and 
(iv) by redesignating paragraph (12) 
as paragraph (3); and 
(C) in section 128 (sec. 5–365.02, D.C. 
Official Code), by striking subsections (a), (b), 
and (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘If a law enforcement officer encounters a suspect 
fleeing in a motor vehicle, the officer shall engage in a 
vehicular pursuit of the suspect unless the officer, or a 
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higher-ranking official with supervisory authority over the 
officer, reasonably believes that— 
‘‘(1) vehicular pursuit would— 
‘‘(A) entail an unacceptable risk of harm 
to a person other than the suspect; or 
‘‘(B) be futile; or 
‘‘(2) the suspect can be apprehended more ef-
fectively or expeditiously by a means other than ve-
hicular pursuit.’’; and 
(2) in the table of contents, by striking the item 
relating to subtitle S of title I and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SUBTITLE S. USE OF VEHICULAR PURSUITS BY LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS .............................
33’’. 
(b) 
DEPARTMENT
OF
JUSTICE
REPORT
ON 
PURSUITALERT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall— 
(1) evaluate the costs and benefits of the Met-
ropolitan Police Department of the District of Co-
lumbia adopting PursuitAlert or another similar 
technology capable of alerting members of the public 
to the presence of a police pursuit in their imme-
diate vicinity; and 
(2) publish a report on the evaluation con-
ducted under paragraph (1) and submit the report 
to— 
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(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Oversight of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘or permanent partner-
ship’’ after ‘‘marriage’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 211. DERIVATIVE STATUS FOR PERMANENT PART-
NERS OF NONIMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS. 
Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, which 
shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘imme-
diate family’’; 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, which 
shall include permanent partners’’ after ‘‘imme-
diate families’’; and 
(C) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, which 
shall include permanent partners,’’ after ‘‘im-
mediate families,’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or per-
manent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (G)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
which shall include his or her permanent partner’’ 
after ‘‘members of his or their immediate family’’; 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5145 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the enhanced 
premium tax credit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 
Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 
CISCOMANI, Mr. BRESNAHAN, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. VALADAO, Mrs. KIM, 
Mr. HURD of Colorado, Mr. KEAN, Mr. GOLDEN of Maine, Mr. LAWLER, 
Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. PEREZ, and Ms. SALAZAR) 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 extend 
the enhanced premium tax credit, 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 ‘‘Bipartisan Premium 
Tax Credit Extension Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED PREMIUM TAX CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF RULES TO INCREASE PREMIUM 
ASSISTANCE
AMOUNTS.—Clause 
(iii) 
of 
section 
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36B(b)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘THROUGH 2025’’ 
and inserting ‘‘THROUGH 2026’’, and 
(2) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by 
striking ‘‘before January 1, 2026’’ and inserting 
‘‘before January 1, 2027’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF RULE TO ALLOW CREDIT TO 
TAXPAYERS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOME EXCEEDS 400 
PERCENT OF POVERTY LINE.—Subparagraph (E) of sec-
tion 36B(c)(1) of such Code is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘THROUGH 2025’’ 
and inserting ‘‘THROUGH 2026’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘before January 1, 2026’’ and 
inserting ‘‘before January 1, 2027’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2025. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ANTITERRORISM ASSISTANCE. 
Section 571 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2349aa) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, intelligence, and military’’ 
after ‘‘assistance to foreign countries in order to en-
hance the ability of their law enforcement’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘information sharing with 
United States law enforcement agencies,’’ after 
‘‘Such assistance may include’’; and 
(3) by inserting a comma after ‘‘training serv-
ices’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5149 
To prohibit male students from participating in female sports at schools 
operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 
Ms. MACE (for herself and Mr. CLOUD) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit male students from participating in female sports 
at schools operated by the Department of Defense Edu-
cation Activity, 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 Girls’ 
Sports for Military Kids Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MALE PARTICIPATION IN FEMALE 
SPORTS AT DODEA SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A male student may not partici-
pate in a female sport at a school operated by the Depart-
ment of Defense Education Activity. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEMALE.—The term ‘‘female’’ refers to an 
individual who naturally has, had, will have, or 
would have, but for a developmental or genetic 
anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive sys-
tem that at some point produces, transports, and 
uses eggs for fertilization. 
(2) FEMALE SPORT.—The term ‘‘female sport’’ 
means an athletic program or activity designated ex-
clusively for participation by students who are fe-
male. 
(3) MALE.—The term ‘‘male’’ refers to an indi-
vidual who naturally has, had, will have, or would 
have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or 
historical accident, the reproductive system that at 
some point produces, transports, and uses sperm for 
fertilization. 
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kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB