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Union Calendar No. 177 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4779 
[Report No. 119–217] 
Making appropriations for National Security, Department of State, and Re-
lated Programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2025 
Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the fol-
lowing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for National Security, Department 
of State, and Related Programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2026, 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, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
National Security, Department of State, and Related Pro-
grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing for training, human resources management, and sala-
ries, including employment without regard to civil service 
and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis 
(not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 
of the United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; Chapter 36); for the 
regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 
activities as authorized by law; for the functional bureaus 
of the Department of State, including representation to 
certain international organizations in which the United 
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ership PAC shall first disburse funds to pay obliga-
tions incurred in connection with the operation of 
the committee. 
‘‘(2) OTHER PERMITTED DISBURSEMENTS.—If, 
after disbursing all of the funds necessary to pay ob-
ligations under paragraph (1), funds of a committee 
or PAC remain unexpended, the committee or PAC 
may only disburse the funds for any of the following 
purposes, in such manner and combination as the 
committee or PAC considers appropriate: 
‘‘(A) To return to any person a contribu-
tion the person made to the committee or PAC. 
‘‘(B) To make a contribution to an organi-
zation described in section 170(c) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(C) To make a transfer without limitation 
to a national, State, or local committee of a po-
litical party. 
‘‘(c) RESTRICTIONS
ON DISBURSEMENT
TO REL-
ATIVES.— 
‘‘(1) RESTRICTION.—In disbursing funds pur-
suant to the requirements of this section, an author-
ized committee or leadership PAC may not disburse 
funds to a relative of the candidate unless the funds 
are disbursed to pay an obligation of the committee 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives an annual report on the out-
comes of AI test projects. A report under this subsection 
may not include the names of participating entities or any 
proprietary or confidential business information. A report 
under this subsection shall include aggregated findings, 
trends, and lessons learned from the AI test projects. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to limit the authority of a financial 
regulatory agency to take an enforcement action against 
a regulated entity with respect to fraud relating to an AI 
test project. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4807 
To amend Public Law 119–21 to repeal certain changes to provider taxes 
under the Medicaid program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2025 
Mr. LANDSMAN (for himself, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, and Mrs. DIN-
GELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend Public Law 119–21 to repeal certain changes 
to provider taxes under the Medicaid 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 ‘‘Protect Our Hospitals 
Act’’. 
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Procurement Policy Act’’ and substituting ‘‘section 1707 of title 41, United 
States Code’’. 
SEC. 39. TITLE 51, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Section 20113(c)(4) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and in accordance with title III of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
251 et seq.)’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 5 of title 40’’. 
(2) Section 30704(2) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.)’’ and substituting 
‘‘chapter 83 of title 41’’. 
SEC. 40. TITLE 52, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Section 205(e) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
20925(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of 
the United States (41 U.S.C. 5)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 6101 of title 
41, United States Code’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 478 
To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to establish a 3-year 
phase-in period for de novo financial institutions to comply with Federal 
capital standards, to provide relief for de novo rural community banks, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2025 
Mr. BARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to es-
tablish a 3-year phase-in period for de novo financial 
institutions to comply with Federal capital standards, 
to provide relief for de novo rural community banks, 
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 ‘‘Promoting New Bank 
Formation Act’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 5214 
AN ACT 
To require mandatory pretrial and post conviction 
detention for crimes of violence and dangerous 
crimes and require mandatory cash bail for cer-
tain offenses that pose a threat to public safety 
or order in the District of Columbia, and for 
other purposes.
retary of State shall, at a minimum, consult and engage 
with— 
(1) the heads of relevant components of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, including— 
(A) the Under Secretary for Intelligence 
and Analysis; 
(B) the Under Secretary for Strategy, Pol-
icy, and Plans; 
(C) the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology; 
(D) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection; 
(E) the Director of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement; 
(F) the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties; 
(G) the Privacy Officer; and 
(H) the Assistant Secretary of the Office 
for State and Local Law Enforcement; 
(2) the heads of relevant components of the De-
partment of Justice, including— 
(A) the Assistant Attorney General for the 
Criminal Division; 
(B) the Assistant Attorney General for Na-
tional Security; 
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SEC. 2. PHASE-IN OF CAPITAL STANDARDS. 
The Federal banking agencies shall issue rules that 
provide for a 3-year phase-in period for a depository insti-
tution or depository institution holding company to meet 
any Federal capital requirements that would otherwise be 
applicable to the depository institution or depository insti-
tution holding company, beginning on— 
(1) the date on which the depository institution 
became an insured depository institution; or 
(2) in the case of a depository institution hold-
ing company, the date on which the depository insti-
tution subsidiary of the depository institution hold-
ing company became an insured depository institu-
tion. 
SEC. 3. CHANGES TO BUSINESS PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the 3-year period begin-
ning on the date on which a depository institution became 
an insured depository institution, the insured depository 
institution or its depository institution holding company 
may request to deviate from a business plan that has been 
approved by the appropriate Federal banking agency by 
submitting a request to such agency pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
(b) REVIEW OF CHANGES.—An appropriate Federal 
banking agency shall, not later than the end of the 30- 
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‘‘(BB) the sum of the 
amount described in subitem 
(AA) plus the outstanding 
balance of principal and in-
terest due on all loans of the 
borrower’s 
spouse 
made 
under this part. 
‘‘(B) INCOME.—The term ‘income’, when 
used with respect to a borrower, means— 
‘‘(i) the borrower’s (and the bor-
rower’s spouse, if applicable) adjusted 
gross income as reported to the Internal 
Revenue Service; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount calculated based on 
alternative documentation of all forms of 
taxable income received by the borrower 
(and the borrower’s spouse, if applicable) 
and provided to the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) ADJUSTED
GROSS
INCOME.—The 
term ‘adjusted gross income’, when used with 
respect to a borrower, means— 
‘‘(i) in the case of an exempted bor-
rower, the borrower’s adjusted gross in-
come (as such term is defined in section 62 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 477 
To advance scientific research and technology development of hypersonic 
vehicles, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2025 
Mr. FONG (for himself and Mr. MULLIN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To advance scientific research and technology development 
of hypersonic vehicles, 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 ‘‘Making Advancements 
in Commercial Hypersonics Act’’ or the ‘‘MACH Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
MAKING 
ADVANCEMENTS 
IN 
COMMERCIAL 
HYPERSONICS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In conducting hypersonics re-
search pursuant to section 40112(d) of title 51, United 
States Code, the Administrator of the National Aero-
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nautics and Space Administration (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) may establish the Making Ad-
vancements in Commercial Hypersonics Program (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) to facilitate oppor-
tunities for testing of high-speed aircraft and other tech-
nologies that advance scientific research and technology 
development related to hypersonic aircraft. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Program may not fund the 
development of technologies that are supported by the 
testing described in subsection (a). 
(c) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, 
acting through the Aeronautics Research Mission Direc-
torate, shall develop a strategic plan for activities under 
subsection (a) that aligns with the hypersonic research 
roadmap required under section 603 of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration Transition Authoriza-
tion Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–10; 51 U.S.C. 20302 
note). 
(d) COORDINATION, CONSULTATION, AND COLLABO-
RATION.— 
(1) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall 
ensure coordination between the Aeronautics Re-
search Mission Directorate and other Mission Direc-
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‘‘(1) The rural development mission area. 
‘‘(2) The National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(3) The Economic Research Service. 
‘‘(4) The Agricultural Research Service. 
‘‘(5) The National Agricultural Statistics Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(6) The Office of the Chief Scientist. 
‘‘(7) The Office of the Chief Economist. 
‘‘(8) The Office of Energy Policy and New 
Uses. 
‘‘(9) Any other mission area or office with re-
sponsibilities relating to the research, development, 
promotion, marketing, or analysis of biobased prod-
ucts. 
‘‘(c) LEAD MISSION AREA.—The rural development 
mission area of the Department of Agriculture shall be 
the lead mission area for the task force. 
‘‘(d) PROCESS FOR PUBLIC INPUT.—The task force 
shall establish a process for public input to help inform 
the determination of the task force under subsection 
(a)(3) of the effectiveness of the programs and activities 
described in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(e) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
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torates, as appropriate, to identify technologies eligi-
ble for testing opportunities under the Program. 
(2) 
CONSULTATION; 
COLLABORATION.—The 
Administrator shall consult and seek to collaborate, 
as appropriate, with the Secretary of Defense and 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration on activities related to the Program, includ-
ing development, testing, and evaluation of high- 
speed aircraft and related technologies. 
(e) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate— 
(1) not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, a report that— 
(A) describes activities of the Program; 
and 
(B) includes the strategic plan required 
under subsection (c); and 
(2) not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, a re-
port describing progress in carrying out the Pro-
gram, including regarding the number and type of 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 
the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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testing opportunities carried out in the previous fis-
cal year and planned for the upcoming fiscal year. 
(f) RESEARCH SECURITY.—Nothing in this section 
authorizes the Administrator to develop, implement, or 
execute an agreement related to technologies under this 
section with any entity of concern, a foreign business enti-
ty, or a foreign country of concern. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) ENTITY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘‘entity of 
concern’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
10114 of the Research and Development, Competi-
tion, and Innovation Act (Public Law 117–167; 42 
U.S.C. 18912). 
(2) FOREIGN
BUSINESS
ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘foreign business entity’’ means an entity that is 
majority-owned or majority-controlled (as such term 
is defined in section 800.208 of title 31, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or a successor regulation), or 
minority owned greater than 25 percent by— 
(A) any governmental organization of a 
foreign country of concern; or 
(B) any other entity that is— 
(i) known to be owned or controlled 
by any governmental organization of a for-
eign country of concern; or 
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(ii) organized under, or otherwise sub-
ject to, the laws of a foreign country of 
concern. 
(3) FOREIGN
COUNTRY
OF
CONCERN.—The 
term ‘‘foreign country of concern’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 9901 of title XCIX of di-
vision H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651). 
(4) HIGH-SPEED AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘‘high- 
speed aircraft’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 1009 of the Federal Aviation Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2024 (Public Law 118–63; 49 U.S.C. 
44701 note). 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4781 
To amend the FAST Act to add activities relating to the extraction, recovery, 
or processing of certain materials to the definition of a critical project, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2025 
Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. PETERS, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mrs. BICE, Mr. 
HARRIGAN, Mr. THOMPSON
of Pennsylvania, Mr. FALLON, Mr. 
NEWHOUSE, Mr. NEHLS, and Mr. DOWNING) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the FAST Act to add activities relating to the 
extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials 
to the definition of a critical project, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Rare Earth Solutions 
and Carbon Utilization Enhancement Act of 2025’’ or the 
‘‘RESCUE Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMIT PROCESS FOR PROJECTS RELATING TO EX-
TRACTION, RECOVERY, OR PROCESSING OF 
CERTAIN MATERIALS. 
Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 
4370m(6)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iii)(III), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in clause (iv)(II), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) is related to the extraction, recov-
ery, or processing from acid mine drainage, 
mine tailings, coal, coal waste, coal proc-
essing waste, or pre- or post-combustion 
coal byproducts of— 
‘‘(I) a mineral of a kind that is 
locatable under the Mining Law of 
1872 (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.), including 
such a mineral located on lands ac-
quired by the United States (as that 
term is defined in section 2 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired 
Lands (30 U.S.C. 351)); 
‘‘(II) a rare earth element; or 
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‘‘(III) microfine carbon or carbon 
from coal.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4785 
To direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prohibit covered 
utilities from recovering covered expenses from ratepayers, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2025 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. THANEDAR, and Ms. TLAIB) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 
prohibit covered utilities from recovering covered ex-
penses from ratepayers, 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 ‘‘Ethics in Energy Act 
of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) CENTRALIZED
SERVICE
COMPANY.—The 
term ‘‘centralized service company’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 367.1(a) of title 18, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 
(3) COVERED
EXPENSE.—The term ‘‘covered 
expense’’ means a direct or indirect expense paid by 
a covered utility to— 
(A) an external entity to perform political 
influence activities; 
(B) a centralized service company, parent 
company, or other corporate affiliate— 
(i) to perform a political influence ac-
tivity; and 
(ii) that invoices that covered utility 
for the expenses related to that political in-
fluence activity; or 
(C) an employee of that covered utility, in 
the form of a salary, that performs a political 
influence activity. 
(4) COVERED
UTILITY.—The term ‘‘covered 
utility’’ means— 
(A) an electric utility company (as defined 
in section 367.1(a) of title 18, Code of Federal 
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(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, each 
territory or possession of the United States, and 
each federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
(7) UNPROCESSED OR MINIMALLY PROCESSED 
LOCAL
FOODS.—The term ‘‘unprocessed or mini-
mally processed local foods’’ means only those agri-
cultural products that retain their inherent char-
acter. Such term includes— 
(A) fruits and vegetables (including 100 
percent juices); 
(B) grain products, such as pastas and 
rice; 
(C) meats (including whole carcasses, 
pieces thereof, or ground meat); 
(D) protein sources that are meat alter-
natives (such as beans or legumes) and fluid 
milk and other dairy foods (such as cheese and 
yogurt); and 
(E) foods in a wide variety of minimal 
processing states (such as whole, cut, or pu-
reed) or forms (such as fresh, frozen, canned, 
or dried). 
(g) FUNDING.— 
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(1) MANDATORY
FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out this section $200,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2026 through 2030, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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