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section 36B(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986)’’ and inserting ‘‘, with respect to plan years 
beginning before January 1, 2026, the applicable 
second lowest cost silver plan (as defined in section 
36B(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) 
and, with respect to plans years beginning on or 
after January 1, 2026, the applicable second lowest 
cost gold plan (as defined in such section)’’; and 
(2) in the matter following subparagraph (B), 
by striking ‘‘or the applicable second lowest cost sil-
ver plan’’ and inserting ‘‘or, with respect to plan 
years beginning before January 1, 2026, the applica-
ble second lowest cost silver plan (or, with respect to 
plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, 
the applicable second lowest cost gold plan’’. 
SEC. 3. PREMIUM ASSISTANCE CREDIT AMOUNT DETER-
MINED USING APPLICABLE SECOND LOWEST 
COST GOLD PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 36B of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘silver’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘gold’’; and 
(2) in the header of subsection (b)(3)(B), by 
striking ‘‘SILVER’’ and inserting ‘‘GOLD’’. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10185 
To provide authority to contribute to the NATO Innovation Fund. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2024 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mr. KIM of New Jersey) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services 
A BILL 
To provide authority to contribute to the NATO Innovation 
Fund. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO INNOVATION 
FUND. 
Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2350s. Authority to contribute to innovation fund 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO NATO INNOVA-
TION FUND.—Within amounts authorized by law for such 
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purpose during the 10-year period following the date of 
the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2025, the Secretary of Defense may con-
tribute to the NATO Innovation Fund a total amount of 
no more than $200,000,000. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘NATO’ means the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘NATO Innovation Fund’ means 
the multi-sovereign, investment venture capital fund 
of NATO that provides secure investment in dual- 
use, high-impact technology.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1018 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities 
and Exchange Commission from requiring an issuer to disclose informa-
tion related to certain greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2023 
Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Mrs. BICE, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. TENNEY, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. 
POSEY, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. COLE, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MOORE of 
Alabama, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. MANN, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. JOHN-
SON of South Dakota, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. 
LAMALFA, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. HIGGINS of Lou-
isiana, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. ESTES, Mr. GRAVES of Mis-
souri, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. BARR, 
Mrs. HINSON, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. 
CAREY, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. COMER, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. PFLUGER, 
Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. 
STEWART, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. CARTER of 
Georgia, Mr. EMMER, Mr. GUEST, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. CARL, Mr. PENCE, 
Mr. STEUBE, Ms. HAGEMAN, and Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit 
the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring 
an issuer to disclose information related to certain green-
house gas emissions, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Protect Farmers from 
the SEC Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING AN ISSUER TO DIS-
CLOSE INFORMATION RELATED TO CERTAIN 
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 
Section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78w) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING AN ISSUER TO 
DISCLOSE INFORMATION RELATED TO CERTAIN GREEN-
HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may not 
require an issuer to disclose greenhouse gas emis-
sions from upstream or downstream activities in the 
issuer’s value chain from the production, manufac-
turing, or harvesting of an agricultural product, as 
defined in section 207 of the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1626). 
‘‘(2) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
EXEMPTIVE
AU-
THORITY.—Section 36 shall not apply to this sub-
section. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10190 
To direct the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to study the feasibility 
of establishing a Juneteenth Museum on Galveston Island, Texas, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2024 
Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CARTER 
of Texas, Ms. GRANGER, and Mr. GREEN of Texas) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administra-
tion 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to 
study the feasibility of establishing a Juneteenth Mu-
seum on Galveston Island, Texas, 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 ‘‘Juneteenth Museum 
Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
STUDY 
ON 
FEASIBILITY 
OF 
ESTABLISHING 
JUNETEENTH MUSEUM ON GALVESTON IS-
LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution shall carry out a study that examines the feasi-
bility of establishing a museum for the purposes of the 
collection, study, research, publication, and establishment 
of exhibitions and programs relating to the historical sig-
nificance of June 19, 1865, commonly known as 
‘‘Juneteenth Independence Day’’, to be located on Gal-
veston Island, Texas. 
(b) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—The study conducted 
under subsection (a) shall be carried out in consultation 
with elected officials of Galveston County and the State 
of Texas and community leaders from Galveston Island, 
and shall include an examination of— 
(1) the costs associated with the construction 
and operation of the museum; 
(2) whether the museum should be established 
as part of the National Museum of African Amer-
ican History and Culture; 
(3) potential sites on Galveston Island for con-
struction of the museum; and 
(4) such other matters as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
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(c) DEADLINE
FOR COMPLETION.—The Secretary 
shall complete the study under subsection (a) not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after com-
pleting the study under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources and the 
Committee on House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that includes the results 
of the feasibility study conducted under subsection (a). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10192 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize grants for training 
and support services for families and unpaid caregivers of people living 
with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2024 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CARSON, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. WILLIAMS
of Georgia, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. 
BROWN, Mrs. MCIVER, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mrs. HAYES, Mrs. 
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, and Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize 
grants for training and support services for families and 
unpaid caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s dis-
ease or a related dementia. 
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 ‘‘Alzheimer’s Caregiver 
Support Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES 
FOR FAMILIES AND UNPAID CAREGIVERS OF 
PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE 
OR A RELATED DEMENTIA. 
The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001– 
3058ff) is amended by inserting after section 432 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 433. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES 
FOR FAMILIES AND UNPAID CAREGIVERS OF 
PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE 
OR A RELATED DEMENTIA. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary may award grants to 
public or nonprofit private home and community-based 
service providers described in subsection (b) for the pur-
pose of expanding training and support services for fami-
lies and unpaid caregivers of people living with Alz-
heimer’s disease or a related dementia if such home and 
community-based service providers— 
‘‘(1) meet the conditions for receiving grants 
under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(2) submit an application to the Secretary in 
such form, in such manner, and containing such 
agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec-
retary may reasonably require. 
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(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 
abuse’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘peer 
mentoring’’ and inserting ‘‘peer-to-peer sup-
port’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘tribal’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Tribal’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6)(A)— 
(A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) a plan to sustain the activities 
carried out under the grant program, after 
the grant program has ended; and’’; 
(6) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2027’’; and 
(7) by amending paragraph (9) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(9) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
To carry out this subsection, there are authorized to 
be appropriated— 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(B) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(C) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10194 
To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from finalizing, 
implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Fur-
thering Fair Housing’’, which was published on February 9, 2023. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2024 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. 
GROTHMAN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BABIN, and Mr. CLINE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the pro-
posed rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Hous-
ing’’, which was published on February 9, 2023. 
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 ‘‘Flexibility in Housing 
Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES BY THE SEC-
RETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP-
MENT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development may not finalize, implement, or en-
force the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering 
Fair Housing’’, which was published on February 9, 2023, 
nor may such rule be reissued in substantially the same 
form, and a new rule that is substantially the same as 
such a rule may not be issued, unless the reissued or new 
rule is specifically authorized by a law enacted thereafter. 
(b) REINSTATEMENT.—The final rule of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development entitled, ‘‘Pre-
serving Community and Neighborhood Choice’’ (85 Fed 
Reg 47899, August 7, 2020) shall have the full force and 
effect of law. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10195 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the low-income 
housing tax credit to taxpayers that have diversity, equity, and inclusion 
initiatives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2024 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. 
BURLISON, Mr. BABIN, and Mr. WEBER of Texas) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow 
the low-income housing tax credit to taxpayers that have 
diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. 
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 ‘‘No Discrimination in 
Housing Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT DENIED TO EN-
TITIES THAT HAVE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND 
INCLUSION INITIATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 42 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 
(n) as subsection (o) and by inserting after subsection (m) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(n) CREDIT NOT ALLOWED TO TAXPAYERS THAT 
HAVE
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND
INCLUSION
INITIA-
TIVES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The credit determined 
under this section shall not be allowed to any entity 
which has a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION
TO
PARTNERSHIPS
AND
S 
CORPORATIONS.—In the case of any partnership or 
S corporation, paragraph (1) shall apply to such 
partnership or S corporation and at the partner or 
shareholder level. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
INDIVIDUALS.—Para-
graph (1) shall not apply to any individual except 
that, in the case of a partnership or S corporation, 
paragraph (1) shall apply at the partnership or S 
corporation level without regard to whether any allo-
cable, or pro rata, share of such credit would other-
wise be allowed to one or more individuals.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10196 
To amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to exclude certain financing 
from the calculation of the default rate for purposes of determining 
when the lending cap under such Act applies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2024 
Mrs. KIM of California (for herself and Mrs. BEATTY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to exclude 
certain financing from the calculation of the default rate 
for purposes of determining when the lending cap under 
such Act applies, 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 ‘‘Strengthening Exports 
Against China Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FINANCING. 
Section 6(a)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
1945 (12 U.S.C. 635e(a)(3)) is amended— 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) develop and use digital literacy skills; 
and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(14), (15), (16), and (17), as paragraphs (4) 
through (15), (17), (18), and (19), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) DIGITAL
LITERACY
SKILLS.—The term 
‘digital literacy skills’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 202 of the Museum and Library 
Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101).’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5)(C) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) has foundational skill needs;’’; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘secondary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘regular high’’; and 
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(1) by striking ‘‘If’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
FINANC-
ING.—For purposes of this paragraph, the rate 
calculated under section 8(g)(1) shall not in-
clude an entity in default if the Bank deter-
mines that the financing provided to the enti-
ty— 
‘‘(i) facilitates the replacement of or 
competition with a product or service pro-
vided by— 
‘‘(I) an entity on the Entity List 
of the Bureau of Industry and Secu-
rity described under section 744.16 of 
title 15, Code of Federal Regulations; 
or 
‘‘(II) a person— 
‘‘(aa) on the list of specially 
designated nationals and blocked 
persons maintained by the Office 
of Foreign Asset Control of the 
Department of the Treasury; or 
‘‘(bb) with respect to which 
one or more persons described 
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under subclause (I), individually 
or in the aggregate, directly or 
indirectly, hold at least 50 per-
cent of the outstanding voting in-
terest; or 
‘‘(ii) was provided pursuant to the 
Program on China and Transformational 
Exports established under section 2(l).’’. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1019 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the rule submitted by the 
Department of Health and Human Services relating to COVID–19 vac-
cine and mask requirements for Head Start programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2023 
Mrs. MCCLAIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the rule 
submitted by the Department of Health and Human 
Services relating to COVID–19 vaccine and mask re-
quirements for Head Start 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 ‘‘Eliminating the Head 
Start Vaccine Mandate Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING THE HHS RULE ON 
HEAD START COVID VACCINE AND MASK RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Notwithstanding any other law, no funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Health and Human Services shall be obligated or ex-
pended to— 
(1) implement or enforce the rule submitted by 
the Department of Health and Human Services re-
lating to ‘‘Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Miti-
gate the Spread of COVID–19 in Head Start Pro-
grams’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 68052 (November 30, 2021)); 
or 
(2) promulgate, implement, or enforce any rule, 
regulation, or other agency statement, that is sub-
stantially similar to the rule described in paragraph 
(1). 
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