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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1374 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 11 (legislative day, MARCH 10), 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make 
improvements to the Securing the Cities program, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing the Cities 
Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STC PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY, METRICS, AND CON-
GRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT. 
Section 1928 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 596b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘high-risk 
urban areas’’ and inserting ‘‘jurisdictions designated 
under subsection (c)’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (7) of subsection 
(b) to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) establish performance metrics and mile-
stones for the STC program, monitor expenditures 
for the program, and track the performance against 
program metrics and milestones; and’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘from 
among high-risk urban areas under section 2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘based on the capability and capacity 
of the jurisdiction relating to preparedness and re-
sponse, as well as the relative threat to such juris-
diction, vulnerability of such jurisdiction, and con-
sequences for such jurisdiction, regarding terrorist 
attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing 
nuclear or other radiological materials’’; and 
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(4) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate a report regarding participation in the STC program, 
the establishment of metrics and milestones for the STC 
program, performance against such metrics and mile-
stones, and plans for any changes to the STC program.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 10, 
2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1375 
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the maximum additional 
loan amount for certain disaster loans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2025 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the max-
imum additional loan amount for certain disaster loans, 
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. MAXIMUM ADDITIONAL LOAN AMOUNT FOR 
CERTAIN DISASTER LOANS. 
Section 7(b)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘20 per cen-
tum’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1378 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary 
increase in limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2025 
Mr. ESTES (for himself and Ms. PLASKETT) 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 extend 
the temporary increase in limitation on the cover over 
of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
Islands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INCREASE ON 
COVER OVER OF DISTILLED SPIRITS TAXES 
TO PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7652(f)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 
1, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2032’’. 
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‘‘(e) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may provide 
funding through cooperative agreements, grants, 
interagency agreements, contracts, or other funding 
mechanisms to Federal, State, and local agencies, 
special districts, public or nonprofit agencies, and 
other public or private entities, institutions, and or-
ganizations, including the Estuary Partnership, for 
projects, activities, and studies identified on the an-
nual priority list compiled under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(A) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—Amounts pro-
vided in the form of a grant, under a coopera-
tive agreement, or through other funding mech-
anisms to any non-Federal entity under this 
section for a fiscal year shall not exceed an 
amount equal to 75 percent of the total cost of 
any projects, activities, and studies that are to 
be carried out using those amounts. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—Not less 
than 25 percent of the cost of any project, ac-
tivity, or study carried out using amounts pro-
vided in the form of a grant, under a coopera-
tive agreement, or through other funding mech-
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1380 
To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish the Office 
of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2025 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to estab-
lish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition 
Matters, 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 ‘‘Meat and Poultry Spe-
cial Investigator Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR FOR COM-
PETITION MATTERS. 
The Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, is amended 
by inserting after section 415 (7 U.S.C. 228d) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 416. OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR FOR 
COMPETITION MATTERS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Packers and Stockyards Division of the Department 
of Agriculture an office, to be known as the ‘Office of the 
Special Investigator for Competition Matters’ (referred to 
in this section as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL
INVESTIGATOR
FOR
COMPETITION 
MATTERS.—The Office shall be headed by the Special In-
vestigator for Competition Matters (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘Special Investigator’), who shall be appointed 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Special Investigator shall— 
‘‘(1) use all available tools, including subpoenas, 
to investigate and prosecute violations of this Act; 
‘‘(2) serve as a Department of Agriculture liai-
son to, and act in consultation with, the Department 
of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission with 
respect to competition and trade practices in the 
food and agricultural sector; 
‘‘(3) act in consultation with the Department of 
Homeland Security with respect to national security 
and critical infrastructure security in the food and 
agricultural sector; and 
‘‘(4) maintain a staff of attorneys and other 
professionals with appropriate expertise. 
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‘‘(d) 
PROSECUTORIAL
AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing title 28, United States Code, the Special Investi-
gator shall have the authority to bring any civil or admin-
istrative action authorized under this Act.’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1381 
To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to entities that refuse 
to provide treatment based on COVID–19 vaccination status. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2025 
Mrs. HOUCHIN (for herself and Mr. RULLI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to 
entities that refuse to provide treatment based on 
COVID–19 vaccination status. 
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 ‘‘COVID–19 Vaccina-
tion Non-Discrimination Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ENTITIES 
THAT 
REFUSE 
TO 
PROVIDE 
TREATMENT 
BASED ON COVID–19 VACCINATION STATUS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
authorized or appropriated by Federal law, and none of 
the funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized 
or appropriated by Federal law, including funds provided 
under titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.; 1396 et seq.; and 1397aa 
et seq., respectively) shall be made available to a facility 
that refuses to provide treatment to an individual based 
on the COVID–19 vaccination status of such individual. 
Æ 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1382 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to San 
Francisco Bay restoration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2025 
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. MULLIN, and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with 
respect to San Francisco Bay restoration, 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. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
Section 125 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1276a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘GRANT’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
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anisms under this section shall be provided 
from non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS ON NON-FEDERAL RE-
CIPIENTS.—No non-Federal entity may receive 
Federal funding under this section if that enti-
ty— 
‘‘(i) is domiciled in, headquartered in, 
organized under the laws of, or whose prin-
cipal place of business is located in a for-
eign country of concern (as defined in 42 
U.S.C. 19237); or 
‘‘(ii) has in place any agreement, part-
nership, or relationship with a foreign 
country of concern. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.— 
Amounts provided to Federal agencies entities under 
interagency agreements under this section may be 
used to carry out activities described in subsection 
(c).’’. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1384 
To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to provide 
recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in 
State marijuana programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2025 
Mr. MAST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care 
providers to provide recommendations and opinions to 
veterans regarding participation in State marijuana pro-
grams. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Equal Access 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROVISION BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF REC-
OMMENDATIONS AND OPINIONS REGARDING 
VETERAN PARTICIPATION IN STATE MARI-
JUANA PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall author-
ize physicians and other health care providers employed 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs to— 
(1) provide recommendations and opinions to 
veterans who are residents of States with State 
marijuana programs regarding the participation of 
veterans in such State marijuana programs; and 
(2) complete forms reflecting such recommenda-
tions and opinions. 
(b) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any terri-
tory or possession of the United States, and each federally 
recognized Indian Tribe. 
Æ 
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‘‘(4) Any period, occurring on or after the date 
of enactment of the Student Veteran Benefit Res-
toration Act of 2025, during which the educational 
institution was closed by the Department of Justice 
on the basis of fraud or a violation of a provision of 
Federal or State law. 
‘‘(5) Any period occurring on or after the date 
of enactment of the Student Veteran Benefit Res-
toration Act of 2025— 
‘‘(A) during which the educational institu-
tion engaged in fraud; and 
‘‘(B) after which the educational institu-
tion closes. 
‘‘(c) REPAYMENT OF FUNDS.—(1) As a condition of 
the approval of a course or program of education under 
this chapter, the educational institution offering the 
course or program shall agree that if the educational insti-
tution receives payment of covered educational assistance 
for a covered individual to pursue a course or program 
of education at the educational institution and the Sec-
retary, pursuant to subsection (a), restores to such cov-
ered individual some portion of the entitlement of the cov-
ered individual to such covered educational assistance, the 
educational institution shall repay to the Secretary the 
amount of that portion of the covered educational assist-
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be applied by substituting the date which is 2 
years after the date otherwise applied under 
clause (ii). 
(B) CONDITIONS.—This subsection shall 
not apply to any amendment unless— 
(i) during the period— 
(I) beginning on the date that 
this section or the regulation de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) takes 
effect (or in the case of a plan or con-
tract amendment not required by this 
section or such regulation, the effec-
tive date specified by the plan), and 
(II) ending on the date described 
in subparagraph (A)(ii) (or, if earlier, 
the date the plan or contract amend-
ment is adopted), 
the plan or contract is operated as if such plan 
or contract amendment were in effect, and 
(ii) such plan or contract amendment 
applies retroactively for such period. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1387 
To require the disclosure of information relating to the cost of programs, 
projects, or activities carried out using Federal funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2025 
Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, and Mr. SELF) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require the disclosure of information relating to the cost 
of programs, projects, or activities carried out using Fed-
eral funds. 
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 ‘‘Cost Openness and 
Spending Transparency Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘COST Act’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1448 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental 
Health and Substance Use, to award grants for peer mental health 
first aid, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2025 
Ms. BALINT (for herself, Ms. SALINAS, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance 
Use, to award grants for peer mental health first aid, 
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 ‘‘Peer Education and 
Emergency Response for Mental Health Act of 2025’’ or 
the ‘‘PEER Mental Health Act of 2025’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 138 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses for parents 
to be taken into account as medical expenses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of California) 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 allow ex-
penses for parents to be taken into account as medical 
expenses, 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 ‘‘Lowering Costs for 
Caregivers Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
223(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘, any parent of either such individual or 
such spouse’’ after ‘‘the spouse of such individual’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid after December 
31, 2024. 
SEC. 3. FLEXIBLE SPENDING AND HEALTH REIMBURSE-
MENT ARRANGEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 105 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘A health flexible spending ar-
rangement or health reimbursement arrangement shall not 
fail to be treated as meeting the requirements of this sub-
section or section 106, and no amount shall be included 
in gross income of the taxpayer, solely because, under the 
arrangement, the taxpayer may use amounts contributed 
to such arrangement for medical care (as defined in sec-
tion 213(d), without regard to paragraph (1)(D) thereof) 
for a parent of the taxpayer or of the spouse of the tax-
payer.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to expenses incurred after Decem-
ber 31, 2024. 
SEC. 4. ARCHER MSAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
220(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘, any parent of either such individual or 
such spouse’’ after ‘‘the spouse of such individual’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid after December 
31, 2024. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1455 
To codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and to direct the 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information 
to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency com-
munication and tracking technologies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2025 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself and Ms. PETTERSEN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and 
to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Com-
munications and Information to establish an initiative 
to support the development of emergency communication 
and tracking technologies, 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 ‘‘Institute for Tele-
communication Sciences Codification Act’’ or the ‘‘ITS 
Codification Act’’. 
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