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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5553 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure area career and technical 
education schools are eligible for mental health and substance use dis-
order service grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 
Mr. LANGWORTHY (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, and Ms. 
BONAMICI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure area 
career and technical education schools are eligible for 
mental health and substance use disorder service grants. 
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 ‘‘CTE Student Mental 
Health and Wellness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER 
SERVICES FOR STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDU-
CATION. 
Section 520E–2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–36b) is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) through (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an institution of higher 
education’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘a covered institution’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the institution of higher 
education’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘the covered institution’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘institutions of higher edu-
cation’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘covered institutions’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Any institution of higher edu-
cation’’ and inserting ‘‘Any covered institution’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘institu-
tion of higher education supported’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘covered institution–supported’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(g) COVERED INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘covered institution’ means— 
‘‘(1) an area career and technical education 
school (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Per-
kins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006); 
and 
‘‘(2) an institution of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965).’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5554 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for 
certain fall prevention items under the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 
Mr. MAGAZINER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
coverage for certain fall prevention items under the Medi-
care program. 
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 ‘‘Stand Strong for Medi-
care Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN FALL PRE-
VENTION ITEMS UNDER THE MEDICARE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) COVERAGE.—Section 1861 of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (n)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and wheelchairs’’ and 
inserting ‘‘wheelchairs’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and fall prevention 
items (as defined in subsection (nnn))’’ 
after ‘‘may prescribe)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(nnn) FALL PREVENTION ITEMS.—The term ‘fall 
prevention items’ includes grab bars, non-slip mats, show-
er chairs, bed rails, and such other items or categories 
of items as the Secretary may specify.’’. 
(2) 
EXCLUSION
MODIFICATION.—Section 
1862(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395y(a)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (O), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (P), by striking the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5555 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess 
the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in California 
as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. LOFGREN, and 
Mr. LICCARDO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study to assess the suitability and feasibility of desig-
nating certain land in California as the Monterey Bay 
National Heritage Area, 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 ‘‘Monterey Bay National 
Heritage Area Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with the State of California, local organiza-
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tions and governmental agencies, Tribal Governments, 
nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate entities, in-
cluding the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership, shall 
conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the areas described in subsection (b) as a Na-
tional Heritage Area, to be known as the ‘‘Monterey Bay 
National Heritage Area’’. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA.—The areas to be 
studied under subsection (a) include— 
(1) Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and San 
Luis Obispo counties in the State of California; and 
(2) any other area in the State of California 
that— 
(A) has heritage aspects that are similar to 
the heritage aspects of an area described in 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) is adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, an 
area described in paragraph (1). 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with sec-
tion 120103(a) of title 54, United States Code. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5556 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to transfer 
funds to a ticket agent for cancelled or significantly delayed or changed 
flights within the time required for air carriers and ticket agents to 
provide refunds to passengers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 
Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Mr. ALFORD, Ms. TITUS, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, 
Mr. PANETTA, and Ms. VAN DUYNE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air car-
riers to transfer funds to a ticket agent for cancelled 
or significantly delayed or changed flights within the 
time required for air carriers and ticket agents to provide 
refunds to passengers, 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 ‘‘Flight Refund Fair-
ness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REFUNDS FOR CANCELLED OR SIGNIFICANTLY DE-
LAYED OR CHANGED FLIGHTS. 
Section 42305(e) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘promptly’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, not later than the date described in sub-
section (b),’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A refund’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) TIMING.—In providing refunds under 
this subsection, a ticket agent shall provide 
such a refund to an individual not later than 7 
days after the ticket agent receives the funds 
transferred by the air carrier or foreign air car-
rier. 
‘‘(B) ALTERNATIVES.—A refund’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), as designated by 
paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subsections (b) 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection’’. 
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of 300 percent of private capital of 
the company, or $175,000,000; and 
‘‘(II) 2 or more companies de-
scribed in clause (iii) that are under 
common control (as determined by the 
Administrator) 
may 
not 
exceed 
$250,000,000. 
‘‘(iii) COMPANY DESCRIBED.—A com-
pany described in this clause is a company 
licensed under section 301(c) in the first 
fiscal year after the date of enactment of 
this clause or any fiscal year thereafter 
that certifies in writing that not less than 
50 percent of the dollar amount of invest-
ments of that company shall be made in 
entities that are socially and economically 
disadvantaged small business concerns (as 
defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4))).’’. 
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the Assistant Secretary shall annually submit to 
Congress a report concerning the results and effec-
tiveness of the programs carried out with assistance 
received under this section. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity shall use 
not more than 20 percent of amounts received under 
a grant under this section to carry out evaluation 
activities under this subsection. 
‘‘(g) INFORMATION
AND
EDUCATION.—The Sec-
retary shall disseminate best practices based on the find-
ings of the knowledge development and application under 
this section. 
‘‘(h) AMOUNT OF GRANTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—A grant under this 
section shall be in an amount that is not more than 
$2,000,000 for each of the first 5 fiscal years fol-
lowing the date of enactment of the Mental Health 
Services for Students Act of 2025. The Secretary 
shall determine the amount of each such grant based 
on the population of children up to age 21 of the 
area to be served under the grant. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
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this section, $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2027 through 2028.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Part G of title V of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290hh et seq.), 
as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by strik-
ing the part designation and heading and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘PART G—SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5558 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation 
of the exclusion for dependent care assistance programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 
Ms. SCHRIER
(for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. 
THANEDAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase 
the limitation of the exclusion for dependent care assist-
ance programs. 
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 ‘‘Improving Child Care 
for Working Families Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LIMITATION OF EXCLUSION FOR DE-
PENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 129(a)(2)(A) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘$7,500 
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($3,750’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,500 (half such dollar 
amount’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in cal-
endar years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5559 
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to exclude from 
the leverage limit calculation for small business investment companies 
certain amounts invested in socially and economically disadvantaged small 
business concerns, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 
Ms. STRICKLAND (for herself and Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to 
exclude from the leverage limit calculation for small busi-
ness investment companies certain amounts invested in 
socially and economically disadvantaged small business 
concerns, 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 ‘‘Investments in Innova-
tion Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. INVESTMENTS IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY 
DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESSES. 
Section 303(b)(2) of the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)(2)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) INVESTMENTS IN SOCIALLY AND ECO-
NOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
SMALL
BUSI-
NESSES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), in calculating the outstanding leverage 
of a company for the purposes of subpara-
graph (A), the Administrator shall exclude 
the amount of the cost basis of any equity 
investment made by the company in a 
smaller enterprise that is a socially and 
economically disadvantaged small business 
concern (as defined in section 8(a)(4) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(a)(4))), to the extent that the total of 
such amounts does not exceed 50 percent 
of the company’s private capital. 
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATION.—The 
maximum 
amount of outstanding leverage made 
available to— 
‘‘(I) any 1 company described in 
clause (iii) may not exceed the lesser 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5560 
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to incentivize 
States to eliminate civil and criminal statutes of limitations and revive 
time-barred civil claims for child abuse cases, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 
Mr. SUBRAMANYAM (for himself and Ms. SALAZAR) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
to incentivize States to eliminate civil and criminal stat-
utes of limitations and revive time-barred civil claims 
for child abuse cases, 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 ‘‘Statutes of Limitation 
for Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Child sexual abuse is a pernicious crime 
perpetrated through threats of violence, intimidation, 
manipulation, and abuse of power. 
(2) Child sexual abuse is a public health epi-
demic that affects an estimated 1 in 4 girls and 1 
in 20 boys in the United States. 
(3) The prevalence of child sex trafficking is 
difficult to estimate, but the National Center for 
Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) reports 
receiving more than 19,000 reports of child sex traf-
ficking in 2022. 
(4) Historically, nearly 90 percent of child vic-
tims never go to the authorities and the vast major-
ity of claims have expired before the victims were ca-
pable of getting to court. 
(5) Due to the subversive nature of this crime, 
the average age of disclosure of child sexual abuse 
does not occur until a victim is over 52 years old. 
(6) Because many State statutes of limitations 
applicable to laws involving child sexual abuse fail to 
give victims adequate time to come forward and re-
port their abuse, numerous victims are unable to 
seek fair and just remediation against their abusers. 
(7) Due to the especially heinous nature of 
child sexual abuse, it is imperative that perpetrators 
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‘‘(D) deposit all money repaid or recovered pur-
suant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) in the unem-
ployment fund of such State. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Treasury shall pay to each 
State, for the purpose of providing unemployment com-
pensation to excepted Federal employees pursuant to 
paragraph (1)(A), the amount described in subparagraph 
(B). The Secretary of Labor shall, from time to time, cer-
tify to the Secretary of the Treasury the amount to be 
paid under this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) There shall be paid to each State an amount 
equal to 100 percent of— 
‘‘(i) the total amount of unemployment com-
pensation provided to excepted Federal employees by 
the State pursuant to paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) any additional administrative expenses in-
curred by the State in relation to such compensa-
tion. 
‘‘(C) Funds in the Unemployment Trust Fund (as 
established by section 904(a)) shall be used to make pay-
ments to States pursuant to subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) In this section, the term ‘excepted Federal em-
ployee’ means, with respect to a lapse in appropriations, 
a Federal employee who— 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5561 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude strike benefits 
from gross income. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 
Mr. THANEDAR 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 exclude 
strike benefits from gross income. 
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 ‘‘Picket Line Protection 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. STRIKE BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 139J. COMPENSATION FOR LOST WAGES RELATING 
TO A STRIKE. 
‘‘In the case of an individual, gross income shall not 
include compensation provided to a member of a labor or-
ganization described in section 501(c)(5) if such com-
pensation is provided as a replacement for compensation 
not received by such member from such member’s em-
ployer as the result of a strike.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code 
is amended by inserting the following new item after the 
item relating to section 139I: 
‘‘Sec. 139J. Compensation for lost wages relating to a strike.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to compensation received after 
January 1, 2025. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5562 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
to provide research and extension grants to support the study of insects 
and pests that impact tropical plants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 
Ms. TOKUDA (for herself and Mr. CASE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 to provide research and extension grants 
to support the study of insects and pests that impact 
tropical plants, 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 ‘‘Tropical Plant Health 
Initiative Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TROPICAL PLANT HEALTH INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1672(d) of the Food, Ag-
riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(21) TROPICAL PLANT HEALTH INITIATIVE.— 
Research and extension grants may be made under 
this section for the purposes of— 
‘‘(A) developing and disseminating science- 
based tools and treatments to combat plant 
pests and noxious weeds (as those terms are de-
fined in section 403 of the Plant Protection Act 
(7 U.S.C. 7702)) that impact tropical plants, 
including— 
‘‘(i) coffee plants; 
‘‘(ii) macadamia trees; 
‘‘(iii) cacao trees; 
‘‘(iv) plantains and bananas; 
‘‘(v) mangos; 
‘‘(vi) floriculture and nursery crops; 
‘‘(vii) vanilla plants; and 
‘‘(viii) any other tropical plant, as de-
termined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) establishing an areawide integrated 
pest management program in areas in which 
those tropical plants are affected by, or are at 
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risk of being affected by, plant pests or noxious 
weeds (as so defined); 
‘‘(C) surveying and collecting data on pro-
duction and health of those tropical plants; 
‘‘(D) investigating biology, immunology, 
ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics of those 
tropical plants; and 
‘‘(E) conducting research on various fac-
tors that may contribute to or be associated 
with immune systems of those tropical plants 
and other serious threats to those tropical 
plants.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(h)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
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