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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4886 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for consideration of 
certain factors under the Veterans Community Care Program, to provide 
for expedited approval of certain requests for Veterans Care Agreements, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 5, 2025 
Mrs. HOUCHIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for consid-
eration of certain factors under the Veterans Community 
Care Program, to provide for expedited approval of cer-
tain requests for Veterans Care Agreements, 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 ‘‘Larry Barrett Vet-
erans’ Memory Care Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY 
CARE PROGRAM OF VETERAN PREFERENCE 
FOR CARE, CONTINUITY OF CARE, AND NEED 
FOR CAREGIVER OR ATTENDANT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1703(d)(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(F) During the three-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of the Dignity in Veterans 
Aging Act of 2025— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a covered veteran seek-
ing extended care services— 
‘‘(I) the preference of the covered vet-
eran for where, when, and how to seek 
such services; and 
‘‘(II) whether the covered veteran re-
quests or requires the assistance of a care-
giver or attendant when seeking such serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(ii) continuity of care.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF SUNSET.—In the case of a vet-
eran who is a covered veteran under section 1703 of title 
38, United States Code, and who is receiving extended 
care services pursuant to subparagraph (F) of subsection 
(d)(2) of such section, the veteran may continue to receive 
such care or services until the end of the episode of care 
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‘‘(i) the proportion of individuals of 
reproductive age (15 through 49 years of 
age) whose need for family planning is sat-
isfied with modern methods; 
‘‘(ii) the barriers such individuals face 
in accessing such services; 
‘‘(iii) the nature and extent of in-
stances of denial of comprehensive and ac-
curate family planning information and 
services in such country; and 
‘‘(iv) the actions, if any, taken by the 
government of such country to address 
such denials; and 
‘‘(E) a description of— 
‘‘(i) disparities in access to family 
planning and reproductive health services 
and pregnancy-related health outcomes, in-
cluding pregnancy-related injuries and 
deaths, based on race, ethnicity, indigenous 
status, language, religious affiliation, age, 
marital status, disability, sexual orienta-
tion 
and 
gender 
identity, 
or 
other 
marginalized identity; and 
‘‘(ii) any measures taken by the gov-
ernment of such country to hold health 
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notwithstanding the termination date specified in such 
subparagraph. 
SEC. 3. EXPEDITED APPROVAL PROCESS FOR CERTAIN RE-
QUESTS FOR VETERANS CARE AGREEMENTS. 
Section 1703A of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as 
subsections (l) and (m), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol-
lowing new subsection (k): 
‘‘(k) EXPEDITED APPROVAL PROCESS.—(1) In the 
case of a request made by a covered individual described 
in paragraph (2) for a Veterans Care Agreement with an 
eligible entity or provider, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) approve the request under this section, in-
cluding the certification under subsection (c) regard-
less of whether the eligible entity or provider meets 
the criteria under such subsection or the require-
ments under subsection (e), by not later than 30 
days after the date on which the request is made; 
and 
‘‘(B) during the period beginning on the date of 
the request and ending on the date of the approval 
of the request, provide in-home care services for the 
covered veteran under section 1720L of this title. 
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‘‘(2) A covered individual described in this subsection 
is a covered individual who— 
‘‘(A) has expressed to the Secretary a pref-
erence to receive an extended care service required 
by the individual from an eligible entity or provider 
that— 
‘‘(i) is not party to a Veterans Care Agree-
ment under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) is not a health care provider specified 
in section 1703(c) of this title; and 
‘‘(B) resides in a location that requires trav-
eling for longer than an hour to reach the location 
of any health care provider specified in section 
1703(c) of this title who is qualified to furnish the 
extended care service required by the individual.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(k)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (l)’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4887 
To codify the proposed rule issued by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
Council relating to ending procurement and forced use of paper straws, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 5, 2025 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To codify the proposed rule issued by the Federal Acquisition 
Regulatory Council relating to ending procurement and 
forced use of paper straws, 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 ‘‘Stop Ineffective Paper 
Straws Act’’ or the ‘‘SIPS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENDING PROCUREMENT AND FORCED USE OF 
PAPER STRAWS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—A covered agency that procures 
or provides for use a straw during the performance of a 
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contract in a facility that is owned or leased by such cov-
ered agency shall ensure that any such straw has the 
strength and durability of a plastic straw. 
(b) REPRESENTATION.—A person who submits a bid 
or offer to a covered agency shall represent, by submission 
of such bid or offer, that such person— 
(1) does not have any policy promoting the use 
of a paper straw or penalizing the use of a plastic 
straw; 
(2) shall not provide any paper straw in the 
performance of any contract; and 
(3) shall ensure that any straw such person 
provides in the performance of any contract has the 
strength and durability of a plastic straw. 
(c) COVERED AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered agency’’ means— 
(1) the Office of Management and Budget; 
(2) the Office of Federal Procurement Policy; 
(3) the Department of Defense; 
(4) the General Services Administration; and 
(5) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration. 
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(2) ADDITIONAL APPOINTEES.—Section 7443 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ap-
pointment’’ and inserting ‘‘additional appoint-
ments’’; 
(B) in the first sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘If it is 
determined’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘who competed for 
nomination’’ and inserting ‘‘who were eligi-
ble and competed unsuccessfully for nomi-
nation under any other provision of law’’; 
(C) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(8)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(10)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘holding competitive 
nominations’’ and inserting ‘‘who were eli-
gible and competed unsuccessfully for nom-
ination’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘All provisions relating to candidate composite 
score in section 7442 of this title shall apply to 
calculation and use of candidate composite 
score as that term is used in this section.’’ 
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subsection (a)(2) as of the date that such conditional 
permanent resident status was granted, on which 
date of the Secretary’s determination the alien shall 
no longer be an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence; or 
(3) the date on which the Secretary determines 
pursuant to subsection (c)(2) that the alien is not el-
igible for removal of conditions, on which date the 
alien shall no longer be an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to limit the authority of the Sec-
retary at any time to place in removal proceedings under 
section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1229a) any alien who has conditional permanent 
resident status under this section, if the alien is deportable 
under section 237 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227) under a 
ground of deportability applicable to an alien who has been 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence. 
(f) PAROLE EXPIRATION TOLLED.—The expiration 
date of a period of parole shall not apply to an individual 
under consideration for conditional permanent resident 
status under this section, until such time as the Secretary 
has determined whether to issue conditional permanent 
resident status. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4891 
To address the growing complexity of the threat environment at United 
States diplomatic posts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 5, 2025 
Mr. LAWLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To address the growing complexity of the threat environment 
at United States diplomatic posts. 
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 ‘‘Secure Our Embassies 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
Congress— 
(1) recognizes the growing complexity of the 
threat environment at United States diplomatic 
posts and the critical need for seamless coordination 
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among personnel responsible for information secu-
rity, physical security, and facility operations; 
(2) supports the Department of State’s efforts 
to strengthen coordination among Regional Security 
Officers (RSOs), Diplomatic Technology Officers 
(DTOs), Regional Security Engineering Officers 
(RSEOs), and personnel from the Bureau of Over-
seas Buildings Operations (OBO), particularly dur-
ing the design, construction, and operations of over-
seas facilities; 
(3) supports that Department of State per-
sonnel serving in these positions receive appropriate 
and role-specific counterintelligence (CI) and re-
gional specific security training, which should ad-
dress regional and functional threat vectors, as well 
as protocols for identifying and mitigating insider 
threats, foreign intelligence collection risks, and 
cyber vulnerabilities; and 
(4) supports the development of joint training 
modules or inter-bureau CI briefings to reinforce 
shared security responsibilities and to prevent siloed 
operational cultures. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
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Congress a report on actions the Secretary has taken and 
will take to improve coordination across the positions de-
scribed in section 2 and to implement CI training stand-
ards for such positions. The report should include a de-
scription of current CI training requirements, planned im-
provements, and any resource needs to support implemen-
tation. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4893 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that members of 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces receive appropriate credit 
toward public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 5, 2025 
Mr. MAGAZINER (for himself and Mr. KELLY of Mississippi) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure 
that members of the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces receive appropriate credit toward public service 
loan forgiveness, 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 ‘‘National Guard and 
Reserve Student Loan Fairness Act’’. 
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bility to coordinate Federal reset-
tlement efforts; 
(dd) a description of any re-
source or additional authority 
necessary to coordinate Federal 
resettlement 
efforts, 
including 
the need for a contingency fund; 
and 
(ee) any other matter the 
Task Force considers relevant to 
the implementation of the contin-
gency plan; and 
(V) a strategy for the efficient 
processing of all Afghan special immi-
grant visa applications and appeals, 
including— 
(aa) a review of current 
staffing levels and needs across 
all interagency offices and offi-
cials engaged in the special immi-
grant visa process; 
(bb) an analysis of the ex-
pected Chief of Mission approvals 
and denials of applications in the 
pipeline in order to project the 
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granted conditional permanent resident status 
under this section who are eligible for removal 
of conditions. 
(3) TREATMENT
OF
CONDITIONAL
BASIS
OF 
STATUS
PERIOD
FOR
PURPOSES
OF
NATURALIZA-
TION.—An individual in conditional permanent resi-
dent status under this section shall be considered— 
(A) to have been admitted to the United 
States as an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence; and 
(B) to be present in the United States as 
an alien lawfully admitted to the United States 
for permanent residence, provided that, no alien 
granted conditional permanent resident status 
shall be naturalized unless the alien’s conditions 
have been removed under this section. 
(d) TERMINATION
OF CONDITIONAL PERMANENT 
RESIDENT STATUS.—Conditional permanent resident sta-
tus shall terminate on, as applicable— 
(1) the date on which the Secretary removes the 
conditions pursuant to subsection (c)(2), on which 
date the alien shall be lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence without conditions; 
(2) the date on which the Secretary determines 
that the alien was not an eligible individual under 
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didate composite score rank’’ before 
the period at the end; and 
(v) by striking paragraph (5); 
(E) in subsection (f), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(F) in subsection (h), as so redesignated— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsection 
(b)(5)’’ and insert ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 
(II) 
in 
subparagraphs 
(A) 
through (C), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(f)’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following new 
subsections: 
‘‘(l) Qualifications of candidates for admission shall 
be determined by use of, among other metrics, a candidate 
composite score uniformly calculated for each applicant. 
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copy of the employee work speed data in a 
human-readable format that a reasonable 
individual can understand. 
(B) NOTICE FOR ACTIONS UNRELATED TO 
QUOTA.—A covered employer that, with respect 
to any covered employee who is subject to a 
quota, takes an adverse employment action 
against such covered employee for any reason 
that is unrelated to compliance with the quota 
shall provide to such covered employee a written 
confirmation that such action was unrelated to 
compliance with the quota. 
(4) TERMINATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A covered employer 
that seeks to terminate a covered employee 
shall, regardless of whether the termination re-
lates to work performance with respect to a 
quota, provide to the covered employee a writ-
ten notice of the intent to terminate the covered 
employee. 
(B) EGREGIOUS
MISCONDUCT.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), a covered employer 
may terminate a covered employee without pro-
viding such written notice if the covered em-
ployee engaged in egregious misconduct. 
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‘‘(i) appoint members to the advisory 
board established under subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(ii) ensure a partisan balance in the 
membership of the advisory board. 
‘‘(D) MEETINGS.—The advisory board es-
tablished under subparagraph (A) shall meet— 
‘‘(i) at the call of the Director; and 
‘‘(ii) not less than 2 times annually. 
‘‘(E) COMPENSATION
AND
TRAVEL
EX-
PENSES.—A member of the Fairness and 
Transparency Advisory Board established under 
subparagraph (A) who is not an officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government shall— 
‘‘(i) be entitled to receive compensa-
tion at a rate fixed by the Director while 
attending meetings of the advisory board, 
including travel time; and 
‘‘(ii) receive travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accord-
ance with applicable provisions under sub-
chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(F) EXEMPTION FROM THE FEDERAL AD-
VISORY
COMMITTEE
ACT.—The Fairness and 
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(5) a review of the available options for removal 
from the United States, including any changes in 
the feasibility of such options during the preceding 
year. 
SEC. 10. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Except as expressly described in this Act or an 
amendment made by this Act, nothing in this Act or an 
amendment made by this Act may be construed to modify, 
expand, or limit any law or authority to process or admit 
refugees under section 207 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) or applicants for an immi-
grant visa under the immigration laws. 
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(8) in section 516(d) (21 U.S.C. 886(d)), by 
striking ‘‘section 401(b)(6)’’ each place the term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘section 401(b)(5)’’. 
(c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM DRUG CONTROL 
ACT OF 1986.—The National Forest System Drug 
Control Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 559b et seq.) is 
amended— 
(A) in section 15002(a) (16 U.S.C. 
559b(a)) by striking ‘‘marijuana and other’’; 
(B) in section 15003(2) (16 U.S.C. 
559c(2)) by striking ‘‘marijuana and other’’; 
and 
(C) in section 15004(2) (16 U.S.C. 
559d(2)) by striking ‘‘marijuana and other’’. 
(2) INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS.—Sec-
tion 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (1)(e), by striking ‘‘mari-
huana,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (2) by striking ‘‘mari-
huana’’. 
(3) FMCSA PROVISIONS.— 
(A) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
31301(5) of title 49, United States Code, is 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4897 
To amend section 148 of title 23, United States Code, to ensure blue envelope 
programs are eligible for certain safety project funding, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 5, 2025 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend section 148 of title 23, United States Code, to 
ensure blue envelope programs are eligible for certain 
safety project funding, 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 ‘‘Blue Envelope Act of 
2025’’. 
SEC. 2. HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 148(a)(11)(B)(ii) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘laws;’’ and inserting ‘‘laws, 
including a project to improve interactions between a 
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motor vehicle operator who has difficulty communicating 
through speech and a law enforcement officer during a 
motor vehicle stop, commonly referred to as a ‘blue enve-
lope program’;’’. 
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amended by striking ‘‘section 31306,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘sections 31306, 31306a, and sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 31310,’’. 
(B) DEFINITION.—Section 31306(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘means any substance’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘means— 
‘‘(A) any substance’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and 
‘‘(B) any substance not covered under sub-
paragraph (A) that was a substance under such 
section as of December 1, 2018, and specified 
by the Secretary of Transportation.’’. 
(C) 
DISQUALIFICATIONS.—Section 
31310(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) In this subsection and subsection (c), the term 
‘controlled substance’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 31306(a).’’. 
(4) FAA PROVISIONS.—Section 45101 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘means any substance’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘means— 
‘‘(A) any substance’’; and 
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