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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4848 
To terminate the United States-People’s Republic of China Income Tax Con-
vention if the People’s Liberation Army initiates an armed attack against 
Taiwan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2025 
Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To terminate the United States-People’s Republic of China 
Income Tax Convention if the People’s Liberation Army 
initiates an armed attack against Taiwan. 
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 Tax Treaties for 
Foreign Aggressors Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONDITIONAL TERMINATION OF THE UNITED 
STATES-PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN-
COME TAX CONVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall provide written notice to the People’s Republic of 
China through diplomatic channels of the United States 
intent to terminate the United States-The People’s Repub-
lic of China Income Tax Convention, done at Beijing April 
30, 1984, and entered into force January 1, 1987, as pro-
vided by Article 28 of the Convention, not later than 30 
days after the President notifies the Secretary of the 
Treasury that the People’s Liberation Army has initiated 
an armed attack against the Republic of China (commonly 
known as ‘‘Taiwan’’). 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The President 
shall submit written notification of a termination de-
scribed in subsection (a) to— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Finance of the Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives. 
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2295–2296) is amended by striking ‘‘with respect to 
any fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to fiscal 
year 2006’’. 
(6) PUBLIC
LAW
108–447.—The 6th proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ under 
the heading ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives’’ in title I of division B of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (18 U.S.C. 923 
note; Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 2859) is 
amended by striking ‘‘with respect to any fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to fiscal year 
2005’’. 
(7) PUBLIC LAW 108–7.—Section 644 under the 
heading ‘‘General Provisions’’ in title VI of division 
J of the Treasury and General Government Appro-
priations Act of 2003 (5 U.S.C. 552 note; Public 
Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 473) is amended by striking 
‘‘with respect to any fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘with 
respect to fiscal year 2003’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4850 
To rename the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2025 
Ms. HAGEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To rename the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 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 ‘‘Endangered Species 
Recovery Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. RENAMING OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 
1973 TO THE ENDANGERED SPECIES RECOV-
ERY ACT. 
(a) RENAMING.—The first section of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 note; Public Law 
93–205) is amended by striking ‘‘may be cited as the ‘En-
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dangered Species Act of 1973’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘may be 
cited as the ‘Endangered Species Recovery Act’ ’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the ‘‘Endangered Species Act of 1973’’ shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Endangered Species Re-
covery Act’’. 
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‘‘(2) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the 
owner under this subchapter or chapter 161. 
‘‘(b) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—The Secretary of the de-
partment in which the Coast Guard is operating may deny 
entry into the United States to a vessel to which this sub-
chapter applies if it is made aware by the Secretary of 
the Department of Transportation or the Attorney Gen-
eral that the owner of the vessel— 
‘‘(1) commits an act or omission for which a 
penalty may be imposed under this subchapter or 
chapter 161; or 
‘‘(2) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the 
owner under this subchapter or chapter 161.’’. 
SEC. 206. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) APPLICATION.—Chapter 35, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended— 
(1) in section 3523, by striking ‘‘to which this 
section applies’’ each place such phrase appears and 
inserting ‘‘to which this subchapter applies’’; 
(2) in section 3524, by striking ‘‘to which this 
section applies’’ each place such phrase appears and 
inserting ‘‘to which this subchapter applies’’; 
(3) in section 3525, by striking ‘‘to which sec-
tion 3507 applies’’ and inserting ‘‘to which this sub-
chapter applies’’; and 
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(d) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—Section 3(a) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend-
ed by striking paragraph (199) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(199) PIRU
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Piru Creek in the State of Cali-
fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 9.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from its source in sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 22 W., 
to the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 
6 N., R. 21 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 17.2-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the private property boundary in sec. 4, T. 
6 N., R. 21 W., to 0.25 miles downstream of 
the Gold Hill Road, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The 4.1-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from 0.25 miles downstream of Gold Hill Road 
to the confluence with Trail Canyon, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(D) The 7.25-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from the confluence with Trail Canyon to the 
confluence with Buck Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(E) The 3-mile segment of Piru Creek 
from 0.5 miles downstream of Pyramid Dam at 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4853 
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Forest Service, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2025 
Mr. HUFFMAN
(for himself, Ms. SALINAS, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. LEGER 
FERNANDEZ, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Ms. ELFRETH, Ms. DEXTER, and 
Ms. ANSARI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at the Forest 
Service, 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 ‘‘Saving the Forest 
Service’s Workforce Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN FORCE MORATORIUM AT THE FOR-
EST SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Until on or after the date that 
full-year appropriations for the Forest Service for fiscal 
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year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Secretary of 
Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Serv-
ice) may not— 
(1) initiate or implement any reduction in force 
at the Forest Service; or 
(2) conduct an involuntary separation of any 
employee in the competitive service, any career em-
ployee in the excepted service, or any career ap-
pointee in the Senior Executive Service of the Forest 
Service except for cause on charges of misconduct, 
delinquency, or performance. 
(b) APPLICATION.—For the purposes of carrying out 
subsection (a)— 
(1) the terms ‘‘competitive service’’, ‘‘excepted 
service’’, and ‘‘career appointee’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in sections 2102, 2103, and 
3132(a), respectively, of title 5, United States Code; 
and 
(2) such subsection shall be in addition to any 
other authority with respect to adverse personnel ac-
tions, including chapter 75 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4854 
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at all agencies and bureaus 
of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2025 
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Ms. ELFRETH, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. 
NEGUSE, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Ms. ANSARI, and Ms. DEXTER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
A BILL 
To institute a reduction in force moratorium at all agencies 
and bureaus of the Department of the Interior, 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 ‘‘Saving the Department 
of the Interior’s Workforce Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN FORCE MORATORIUM AT ALL AGEN-
CIES AND BUREAUS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
THE INTERIOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Until on or after the date that 
full-year appropriations for the Department of the Interior 
for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted into law, the Sec-
retary of the Interior may not— 
(1) initiate or implement any reduction in force 
at any agency or bureau of the Department of the 
Interior; or 
(2) conduct an involuntary separation of any 
employee in the competitive service, any career em-
ployee in the excepted service, or any career ap-
pointee in the Senior Executive Service of any agen-
cy or bureau of the Department of the Interior ex-
cept for cause on charges of misconduct, delin-
quency, or performance. 
(b) APPLICATION.—For the purposes of carrying out 
subsection (a)— 
(1) the terms ‘‘competitive service’’, ‘‘excepted 
service’’, and ‘‘career appointee’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in sections 2102, 2103, and 
3132(a), respectively, of title 5, United States Code; 
and 
(2) such subsection shall be in addition to any 
other authority with respect to adverse personnel ac-
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tions, including chapter 75 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
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(4) in section 3526— 
(A) by striking ‘‘to which section 3507 ap-
plies’’ and inserting ‘‘to which this subchapter 
applies’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(a) AUTOMATED EXTER-
NAL DEFIBRILLATORS.—’’; and 
(C) by striking subsection (b). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF INCIDENT DATA VIA INTER-
NET.—Section 3523(g), as redesignated under section 
201(a)(3) of this Act, is amended by striking paragraph 
(4). 
(c) MASTER
KEY
CONTROL
SYSTEM.—Section 
3106(e) is amended by striking ‘‘3507(f)’’ and inserting 
‘‘3523(f)’’. 
(d) 
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
8440(c)(2) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act of 2021 is amended by striking 
‘‘3507 of title 46, United States Code’’ and inserting 
‘‘3523 of title 46, United States Code (designated as sec-
tion 3507 of such title before the date of enactment of 
the Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2025),’’. 
(e) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of sections for 
chapter 35 is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the item relating to sec-
tion 3501 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I–GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 
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(4) has an estimated value of legal services ex-
ceeding $1,000,000 over the term of the agreement; 
and 
(5) was entered into between the date of Feb-
ruary 1, 2025, and April 30, 2025. 
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mined by substituting ‘2023’ for ‘2016’ in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) thereof. 
If any increase under this clause is not a multiple 
of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the next 
lowest multiple of $100.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—INCREASING ACCESS 
TO HOUSING AND ADDRESS-
ING COST 
SEC. 201. EXPANDING WORKFORCE AND VOLUNTEER HOUS-
ING. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds 
that— 
(1) the lack of affordable housing in the United 
States is an issue impacting millions of middle-class, 
working American families; 
(2) many of these families earn more annually 
than the income limits for certain Federal housing 
financing and benefits; and 
(3) these families are often excluded from living 
in neighborhoods near their places of work, schools, 
shopping, and healthcare due to a lack of afford-
ability. 
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‘‘(III) has a median value for 
owner-occupied homes that does not 
exceed 80 percent of the median value 
for owner-occupied homes in the ap-
plicable area, 
‘‘(iii) which— 
‘‘(I) is located in a nonmetropoli-
tan county, 
‘‘(II) has a median family income 
which does not exceed the median 
family income for the applicable area, 
and 
‘‘(III) has been designated by a 
neighborhood homes credit agency 
under this clause, or 
‘‘(iv) which is not otherwise a quali-
fied census tract and is located in a dis-
aster 
area 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
7508A(d)(3)), but only with respect to 
credits allocated in any period during 
which the President of the United States 
has determined that such area warrants in-
dividual or individual and public assistance 
by the Federal Government under the Rob-
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4856 
To improve the safety of, affordability of, and access to housing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2025 
Mr. LAWLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, 
and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve the safety of, affordability of, and access to 
housing. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Revitalizing America’s Housing Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents. 
TITLE I—PROMOTING OPPORTUNITY AND INCREASING SUPPLY 
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(4) a recommendation about how often the cur-
riculum of any such permanent training program 
should be updated. 
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‘‘(A) data relating to risk on individual 
properties, loss ratio information, and other in-
formation identifying losses under that pro-
gram; 
‘‘(B) current and historical policy informa-
tion, limited to the amount and term only, for 
properties covered by flood insurance under the 
national flood insurance program (as of the 
date on which the information is made avail-
able) and for properties that are no longer cov-
ered by flood insurance under the national flood 
insurance program (as of the date on which the 
information is made available); 
‘‘(C) current and historical claims informa-
tion, limited to the date and amount paid only, 
for properties covered by flood insurance under 
the national flood insurance program (as of the 
date on which the information is made avail-
able) and for properties that are no longer cov-
ered by flood insurance under the national flood 
insurance program (as of the date on which the 
information is made available); 
‘‘(D) identification of whether a property 
was constructed before or after the effective 
date of the first flood insurance rate map for 
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considered to be zero for the purposes of this 
clause’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(A) or (B)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(A), (B), or (C)’’; 
(6) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or an increased Federal 
Pell Grant under subparagraph (B)’’ after ‘‘subpara-
graph (A)’’; or 
(7) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or a minimum Federal 
Pell Grant under subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘an increased Federal Pell Grant under subpara-
graph (B), or a minimum Federal Pell Grant under 
subparagraph (D)’’. 
(b) SPECIAL STUDENT AID INDEX RULE FOR RE-
CIPIENTS OF MEANS-TESTED BENEFITS.—Section 473 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087mm) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR MEANS-TESTED BENEFIT 
RECIPIENTS.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), for an ap-
plicant (or, as applicable, an applicant and spouse, or an 
applicant’s parents) who, at any time during the previous 
24-month period, received a benefit under a means-tested 
Federal benefit program (or whose parent or spouse re-
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‘‘(i) how a student’s grade point aver-
age and the pace at which the student pro-
gresses toward completion are affected by 
course incompletes, withdrawals, or repeti-
tions, or transfers of credit from other in-
stitutions, including that credit hours from 
another institution that are accepted to-
ward the student’s educational program 
are counted as both attempted and com-
pleted hours; and 
‘‘(ii) how after a student reenrolls 
after the student’s satisfactory academic 
progress was reset pursuant to paragraph 
(3)(B), the student may have any credits 
that were earned before the student was 
determined not to be making satisfactory 
academic progress counted for purposes of 
determining progress when the student re-
enrolls, but any attempted hours that were 
not earned by the student (including in-
completes, withdrawn courses, and failed 
courses) before the student was determined 
not to be making satisfactory academic 
progress will not negatively impact the de-
termination of whether the student made 
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satisfactory academic progress after such 
reset; 
‘‘(F) the policy provides that, except as 
provided in subparagraph (G) with respect to a 
student placed on financial aid warning or fi-
nancial aid probation and paragraph (3), a stu-
dent is no longer eligible to receive assistance 
under this title if the student has not achieved 
the required grade point average or who is not 
making progress toward completion in the stu-
dent’s educational program— 
‘‘(i) at the time of each evaluation 
with respect to a student who is in an edu-
cational program of 2 academic years or 
less in length; or 
‘‘(ii) at the end of the second aca-
demic year with respect to a student who 
is in an educational program of more than 
2 academic years in length; 
‘‘(G) the policy describes when students 
will be placed on financial aid warning or finan-
cial aid probation, in accordance with para-
graph (4), and provides that— 
‘‘(i) a student on financial aid warn-
ing— 
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‘‘(I) 
shall 
receive 
assistance 
under this title for one payment pe-
riod despite a determination that the 
student is not making satisfactory 
academic progress; and 
‘‘(II) may be assigned such sta-
tus without an appeal or other action 
by the student; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) a student on financial aid pro-
bation may receive assistance under this 
title for one payment period and the insti-
tution may require the student to fulfill 
specific terms and conditions, such as tak-
ing a reduced course load or enrolling in 
specific courses; and 
‘‘(II) at the end of such one payment 
period, the student is required to meet the 
institution’s satisfactory academic progress 
standards, or meet the requirements of the 
academic plan developed by the institution 
and the student, in order to qualify for 
continued assistance under this title; 
‘‘(H) if the institution permits a student to 
appeal a determination by the institution that 
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‘‘§ 16101. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) APPLICABLE PASSENGER.—The term ‘ap-
plicable passenger’ means a passenger on a covered 
passenger vessel who is a citizen of the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT
GENERAL
COUNSEL.—The 
term ‘Assistant General Counsel’ means the Assist-
ant General Counsel for the Office of Maritime Con-
sumer Protection. 
‘‘(3) COVERED PASSENGER VESSEL.—The term 
‘covered passenger vessel’ means a passenger vessel 
or small passenger vessel to which this chapter ap-
plies, in accordance with section 16102 of this title. 
‘‘(4) KEY TERMS.—The term ‘key terms’ in-
cludes terms related to undisclosed costs and fees, 
indemnification, waivers, limitations on liability, no-
tice of claim and actions, time limitations, arbitra-
tion, forum, and jurisdiction. 
‘‘(5) OFFICE.—The term ‘Office’ means the Of-
fice of Maritime Consumer Protection. 
‘‘(6) OWNER.—The term ‘owner’ means the 
owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or 
other individual in charge of a vessel. 
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