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shall reflect the shared views of all 15 Members, ex-
cept that the report may contain dissenting views. 
(9) HEARINGS
AND
SESSIONS.—The Task 
Force may, for the purpose of carrying out this sec-
tion, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, 
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Task 
Force considers appropriate. 
(10) STAKEHOLDER
PARTICIPATION.—In car-
rying out its duties, the Task Force shall consult 
with the governments of American Samoa, Guam, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the 
United States Virgin Islands. 
(11) RESOURCES.—The Task Force shall carry 
out its duties by utilizing existing facilities, services, 
and staff of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
(12) TERMINATION.—The Task Force shall ter-
minate upon issuing the report required under para-
graph (7). 
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determination of whether to include such individual 
or entity on such other lists. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the enactment of this Act, each Federal agency 
maintaining a list described in subsection (d) shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report— 
(A) certifying compliance with subsections 
(a) and (b) of this section; 
(B) explaining the agency’s deliberative 
process to meet the requirements in subsections 
(a) and (b); and 
(C) enumerating any instances in which 
the requirements in subsections (a) and (b) led 
to the inclusion of additional individuals or enti-
ties to one of the lists described in subsection 
(d). 
(2) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(d) LISTS DESCRIBED.—The lists described in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) The list of specially designated nationals 
and blocked persons maintained by the Office of 
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Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
(2) The list maintained and set forth in Supple-
ment No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administra-
tion Regulations (commonly known as the ‘‘Entity 
List’’). 
(3) The Department of Defense’s list main-
tained and published under 1260H of the William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
(4) The Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial 
Complex Companies (NS–CMIC) List of the Office 
of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
(5) The Sectoral Sanctions List of the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
(6) The Military End User List of the Bureau 
of Industry and Security of the Department of Com-
merce. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed 
Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate. 
(2) EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS.— 
The term ‘‘Export Administration Regulations’’ 
means the regulations set forth in subchapter C of 
chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or successor regulations. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4292 
To establish within the legislative branch a Congressional Task Force on 
Voting Rights of United States Citizen Residents of Territories of the 
United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 2, 2025 
Ms. PLASKETT (for herself and Mr. MOYLAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish within the legislative branch a Congressional 
Task Force on Voting Rights of United States Citizen 
Residents of Territories of the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE ON VOTING 
RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES CITIZEN RESI-
DENTS OF TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS RELATING TO TERRITORIAL VOTING 
RIGHTS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The right to vote is one of the most power-
ful instruments residents of the territories of the 
United States have to ensure that their voices are 
heard. 
(2) These Americans have played an important 
part in the American democracy for more than 120 
years. 
(3) Political participation and the right to vote 
are among the highest concerns of territorial resi-
dents in part because they were not always afforded 
these rights. 
(4) Voter participation in the territories consist-
ently ranks higher than many communities on the 
mainland. 
(5) Territorial residents serve and die, on a per 
capita basis, at a higher rate in every United States 
war and conflict since WWI, as an expression of 
their commitment to American democratic principles 
and patriotism. 
(b) TASK FORCE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the legislative branch a Congressional Task 
Force on Voting Rights of United States Citizen 
Residents of Territories of the United States (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
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information regarding whether each such cov-
ered entity— 
‘‘(i) uses internal or third-party man-
ufacturers or processors; 
‘‘(ii) uses, for each type of food prod-
uct produced by the covered entity, whole 
fish, fillet, or byproduct; and 
‘‘(iii) if the covered entity uses only 
part of the fish, sells the remainder to 
third parties. 
‘‘(H) How each covered entity that is 
awarded amounts under the pilot program 
transports blue catfish purchased by the cov-
ered entity, including— 
‘‘(i) whether the covered entity freezes 
such blue catfish; 
‘‘(ii) how often the covered entity 
picks up such blue catfish; and 
‘‘(iii) whether the covered entity uses 
a seafood transport company that is local 
to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. 
‘‘(I) Policy recommendations regarding— 
‘‘(i) the continuation of the pilot pro-
gram in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed; 
and 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4293 
To amend the Sikes Act to increase flexibility with respect to cooperative 
and interagency agreements for land management off of installations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2025 
Mr. CISCOMANI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Sikes Act to increase flexibility with respect 
to cooperative and interagency agreements for land man-
agement off of installations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. COOPERATIVE AND INTERAGENCY AGREE-
MENTS FOR LAND MANAGEMENT OFF OF IN-
STALLATIONS. 
Section 103A(a)(2) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 
670c–1(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the operations 
of the military installation or State-owned National Guard 
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installation’’ after ‘‘current or anticipated military activi-
ties’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 436 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4294 
[Report No. 119–510] 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a pilot program with 
respect to the sale of blue catfish caught within the Chesapeake Bay 
Watershed. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2025 
Ms. ELFRETH (for herself, Mr. WITTMAN, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, and Mr. 
HOYER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
FEBRUARY 23, 2026 
Additional sponsors: Mr. IVEY, Mrs. MCCLAIN DELANEY, Mr. OLSZEWSKI, 
Mr. MFUME, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. MALOY, and Mr. GOSAR 
FEBRUARY 23, 2026 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 7, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a pilot 
program with respect to the sale of blue catfish caught 
within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. 
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(1) to medical professionals so they may access 
reliable best-practice information to provide appro-
priate care for their patients; and 
(2) to patients and other stakeholders so they 
may— 
(A) easily find appropriate medical profes-
sionals; and 
(B) access high-quality information. 
(d) ARRANGEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES.—In 
carrying out this section, the designated Federal official 
may disseminate information through arrangements with 
nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, Federal, State, 
or local agencies, or the media. 
(e) DEADLINE.—The designated Federal official shall 
establish the clearinghouse under this section not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(3) ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING COSTS.— 
Not more than 10 percent of funding made available 
under paragraph (1) may be used for administrative 
and planning costs. 
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR COMMUNITY WILDFIRE 
DEFENSE GRANT PROGRAM. 
In addition to amounts made available to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture under section 40803(c)(12) of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 
6592(c)(12)), there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Agriculture to carry out section 40803(f) of 
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 
6592(f)) $3,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
2027 through 2031. 
SEC. 4. COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORA-
TION PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘spe-
cies;’’ and inserting ‘‘species or pathogens;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (H), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; and 
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Union Calendar No. 436 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4294 
[Report No. 119–510] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a 
pilot program with respect to the sale of blue cat-
fish caught within the Chesapeake Bay Water-
shed. 
FEBRUARY 23, 2026 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4296 
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emissions of certain 
greenhouse gases and carbon storage through conservation incentive contracts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2025 
Mr. LAWLER (for himself, Ms. MCDONALD RIVET, Mr. RILEY of New York, 
and Ms. MCBRIDE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emis-
sions of certain greenhouse gases and carbon storage 
through conservation incentive contracts. 
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 ‘‘Conservation and Re-
generative Optimization Practices for Farming Act’’ or 
the ‘‘CROP for Farming Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSERVATION INCENTIVE CONTRACTS. 
Section 1240B(j) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(j)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘concerns’’ 
and inserting ‘‘concerns, which may include emis-
sions of nitrous oxide or methane (referred to in this 
subsection as ‘greenhouse gas emissions’) or storage 
of carbon in plants or soil (referred to in this sub-
section as ‘carbon storage’),’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I), by striking ‘‘con-
servation’’ and inserting ‘‘conservation, reductions of 
greenhouse gas emissions, or increased levels of car-
bon storage’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4297 
To require a report on counterintelligence training for high-risk diplomatic 
posts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2025 
Mr. LAWLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require a report on counterintelligence training for high- 
risk 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 ‘‘Protecting American 
Diplomats Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE TRAINING 
FOR HIGH-RISK DIPLOMATIC POSTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
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of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report evaluating the 
quality and adequacy of counterintelligence (CI) training 
provided to Department of State personnel assigned to 
high-risk diplomatic posts. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the content, frequency, and 
delivery format, such as in-person, virtual, or sce-
nario-based, of CI training programs offered to per-
sonnel at high-risk overseas posts. 
(2) An explanation of how CI training is tai-
lored to specific regional or country-level threat envi-
ronments. 
(3) An identification of which categories of De-
partment personnel, including Foreign Service Offi-
cers, Diplomatic Security Service agents, and locally 
employed staff, are required or eligible to receive 
such training. 
(4) An assessment of interagency coordination 
in the development and delivery of CI training. 
(5) A review of any known capability gaps or 
deficiencies in CI preparedness among deployed per-
sonnel. 
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(6) Recommendations for improving CI training 
standards, content, or delivery to strengthen the De-
partment’s overall CI posture. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex as necessary. 
(d) SUNSET.—The requirements of this section shall 
terminate on the date that is two years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4298 
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect 
to identification requirements for officers and agents of U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2025 
Ms. MENG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act with respect to identification requirements for offi-
cers and agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement. 
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 ‘‘ICE Badge Visibility 
Act of 2025’’. 
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SECTION 2. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNITED 
STATES IMMIGRATION OFFICERS. 
Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1357) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall re-
quire an officer or agent of the U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement to display a badge number dem-
onstrating their affiliation with such agency on their per-
son while questioning, arresting, or detaining any indi-
vidual.’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 42 
AN ACT 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to ex-
clude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska 
Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being 
used to determine eligibility for certain programs, 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 ‘‘Alaska Native Settle-
ment Trust Eligibility Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 
Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1626(c)) is amended, in the undesignated 
matter following paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph 
(E) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(E) an interest in a Settlement Trust and, for 
the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligi-
bility Act, an amount distributed from or benefit 
provided by a Settlement Trust to a Native or de-
scendant of a Native who is an aged, blind, or dis-
abled individual (as defined in section 1614(a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a))).’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 4, 
2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 42 
AN ACT 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or 
disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska 
Natives from being used to determine eligibility 
for certain programs, and for other purposes.
H. R. 42 
One Hundred Nineteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five 
An Act 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments 
to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives 
from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Native Settlement Trust 
Eligibility Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 
Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1626(c)) is amended, in the undesignated matter following 
paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) an interest in a Settlement Trust and, for the 5- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act, an amount 
distributed from or benefit provided by a Settlement Trust 
to a Native or descendant of a Native who is an aged, blind, 
or disabled individual (as defined in section 1614(a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a))).’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 
Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1626(c)) is amended, in the undesignated 
matter following paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph 
(E) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(E) an interest in a Settlement Trust and, for 
the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligi-
bility Act, an amount distributed from or benefit 
provided by a Settlement Trust to a Native or de-
scendant of a Native who is an aged, blind, or dis-
abled individual (as defined in section 1614(a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a))).’’. 
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II 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 42 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to ex-
clude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska 
Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being 
used to determine eligibility for certain programs, 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 ‘‘Alaska Native Settle-
ment Trust Eligibility Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 
Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1626(c)) is amended, in the undesignated 
matter following paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph 
(E) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(E) an interest in a Settlement Trust and, for 
the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligi-
bility Act, an amount distributed from or benefit 
provided by a Settlement Trust to a Native or de-
scendant of a Native who is an aged, blind, or dis-
abled individual (as defined in section 1614(a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a))).’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 4, 
2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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