datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(i) whether, if a management deci-
sion was made before the end of the re-
porting period, final action was taken dur-
ing the reporting period; 
‘‘(ii) if final action was taken, the dol-
lar value of— 
‘‘(I) disallowed costs that were 
recovered by management through 
collection, offset, property in lieu of 
cash, or otherwise; 
‘‘(II) disallowed costs that were 
written off by management; 
‘‘(III) disallowed costs and funds 
to be put to better use not yet recov-
ered or written off by management; 
‘‘(IV) recommendations that were 
completed; and 
‘‘(V) recommendations that man-
agement has subsequently concluded 
should not or could not be imple-
mented or completed; and 
‘‘(iii) the total number of reports 
where final action was not taken and the 
total number of reports where final action 
was 
taken, 
including 
the 
total 
cor-
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3693 
To prohibit the Federal Government from establishing or maintaining a data-
base that contains data collected through, or facilitates, the biometric 
identity verification of a citizen of the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2025 
Mr. OGLES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Federal Government from establishing or 
maintaining a database that contains data collected 
through, or facilitates, the biometric identity verification 
of a citizen of the United States, 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. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT DATABASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An agency of the Federal Govern-
ment may not establish or maintain a database that con-
tains data collected through, or facilitates, the biometric 
identity verification of a citizen of the United States. 
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taliatory actions, harassment, civil rights violations, or re-
lated misconduct, including the following: 
(1) Failure to provide a receipt for service in 
accordance with section 2501A(e) of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 2279–1(e)) to any current or prospective ap-
plicants of, or participants in, Department of Agri-
culture programs. 
(2) Providing an inaccurate receipt for service 
under such section 2501A(e) to any such current or 
prospective applicants or participants. 
(3) Failure to provide appropriate information 
regarding relevant programs and services at the De-
partment of Agriculture, when requested by any 
such current or prospective applicants or partici-
pants. 
(4) Failure to timely process applications or 
otherwise delaying program services to any such cur-
rent or prospective applicants or participants. 
(c) CORRECTIVE ACTION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘corrective action’’ means any action taken to 
respond to any of the actions, violations, or misconduct 
referred to in subsection (b) that— 
(1) would enhance civil rights at the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, including any policy or pro-
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‘‘(v) CONSOLIDATED BASIS INCREASE 
FOR INVESTMENTS AFTER 2026.—In the 
case of investments made after December 
31, 2026— 
‘‘(I) clauses (iii) and (iv) shall 
not apply, and 
‘‘(II) for any such investment 
held by the taxpayer for at least 5 
years, the basis of such adjustment 
shall be increased by an amount equal 
to 10 percent of the amount of gain 
deferred by reason of subsection 
(a)(1)(A). 
‘‘(vi) SPECIAL RULE FOR RURAL OP-
PORTUNITY
FUNDS.—Clause (v) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘30 percent’ for ‘10 
percent’ in the case of an investment in a 
qualified rural opportunity fund. 
‘‘(vii) 
QUALIFIED
RURAL
OPPOR-
TUNITY
FUND.—For purposes of clause 
(vi), a ‘qualified rural opportunity fund’ 
means a qualified opportunity fund that 
holds at least 90 percent of its assets in 
qualified 
opportunity 
zone 
property 
which— 
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The amendments made by subsection (b) shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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grams for such State that are being transferred 
under section 7); and 
(2) a grant for fiscal year 2025 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2033, that is 
equal to the amount of funds appropriated for the 
State for Federal postsecondary education programs 
for fiscal year 2025 (except for the funds appro-
priated for fiscal year 2025 for such programs for 
such State that are being transferred under section 
7). 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 
there are appropriated for fiscal years 2025 through 2033, 
such sums as are necessary for grants under subsection 
(a). 
(c) REQUIREMENTS RELATING
TO INTERGOVERN-
MENTAL FINANCING.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall make the transfer of funds under grants under sub-
section (a) directly to each State in accordance with the 
requirements of section 6503 of title 31, United States 
Code. 
(d) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received by 
a State under this section for any fiscal year shall be ex-
pended by the State in such fiscal year or in the suc-
ceeding fiscal year. 
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1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have 
the meaning given such term under such subchapter. 
(6) REPORTS
ON
QUALIFIED
RURAL
OPPOR-
TUNITY FUNDS.—The Secretary shall make publicly 
available, with respect to qualified rural opportunity 
funds, separate reports as required under this sub-
section, applied— 
(A) by substituting ‘‘qualified rural oppor-
tunity’’ for ‘‘qualified opportunity’’ each place it 
appears, 
(B) by substituting a reference to this Act 
for ‘‘Public Law 115–97’’, and 
(C) by treating any reference (after the ap-
plication of subparagraph (A)) to qualified rural 
opportunity zone stock, qualified rural oppor-
tunity zone partnership interest, qualified rural 
opportunity zone business, or qualified oppor-
tunity zone business property as stock, interest, 
business, or property, respectively, described in 
subclause (I) or (II), as the case may be, of sec-
tion 1400Z–2(b)(2)(B)(vii) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3689 
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to reauthorize 
a youth prevention and recovery initiative. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2025 
Ms. LEE of Nevada (for herself and Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 
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 amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities 
Act to reauthorize a youth prevention and recovery initiative. 
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 ‘‘Treatment, Recovery, 
Education, Awareness, and Training for Youth Act’’ or 
the ‘‘TREAT Youth Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. YOUTH PREVENTION AND RECOVERY. 
Section 7102(c)(9) of the SUPPORT for Patients 
and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–7a(c)(9)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
To carry out this subsection, there are authorized to 
be appropriated— 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(B) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
‘‘(C) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; 
‘‘(D) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; 
and 
‘‘(E) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2030.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 368 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain bona 
fide residents of the Virgin Islands who are shareholders of corporations 
organized under the laws of the Virgin Islands are not treated as United 
States persons for purposes of determining certain inclusions in gross 
income with respect to such corporations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2025 
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 provide 
that certain bona fide residents of the Virgin Islands 
who are shareholders of corporations organized under 
the laws of the Virgin Islands are not treated as United 
States persons for purposes of determining certain inclu-
sions in gross income with respect to such corporations. 
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 ‘‘Territorial Tax Parity 
and Fairness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN BONA FIDE RESIDENTS OF VIRGIN IS-
LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 957(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end of paragraph (1), by redesignating paragraph (2) 
as paragraph (3), and by inserting after paragraph (1) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) with respect to a corporation organized 
under the laws of the Virgin Islands, such term does 
not include an individual who is a bona fide resident 
of the Virgin Islands, if a dividend received by such 
individual during the taxable year from such cor-
poration would, for purposes of section 934(b)(1), be 
treated as income derived from sources within the 
Virgin Islands, and’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 957(c) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ in the 
last sentence and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corpora-
tions beginning after December 31, 2024, and taxable 
years of individuals within which or with which such tax-
able years of foreign corporations end. 
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Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were 
incorporated into and made a part of this section. 
Any person who violates such subsection or a regula-
tion promulgated under such subsection shall be 
subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges 
and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act. 
(3) REGULATIONS.—The Federal Trade Com-
mission may promulgate regulations under section 
553 of title 5, United States Code, to carry out sub-
section (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(1) as hatred toward Jews; and 
(2) by rhetorical and physical manifestations di-
rected toward— 
(A) Jewish or non-Jewish individuals; 
(B) the property of the individuals de-
scribed under subparagraph (A); 
(C) Jewish community institutions; or 
(D) Jewish religious facilities. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3692 
To reauthorize the Young Fishermen’s Development Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2025 
Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Mr. BEGICH, Ms. TOKUDA, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, 
and Mr. GOLDEN of Maine) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Young Fishermen’s Development Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT ACT RE-
AUTHORIZATION. 
Section 5(a) of the Young Fishermen’s Development 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1144(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
Æ 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 308 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3692 
[Report No. 119–356] 
To reauthorize the Young Fishermen’s Development Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2025 
Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Mr. BEGICH, Ms. TOKUDA, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, 
and Mr. GOLDEN of Maine) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
OCTOBER 31, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. LAWLER, and Mr. 
NUNN of Iowa 
OCTOBER 31, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To reauthorize the Young Fishermen’s Development Act. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT ACT RE-
AUTHORIZATION. 
Section 5(a) of the Young Fishermen’s Development 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1144(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 308 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3692 
[Report No. 119–356] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Young Fishermen’s 
Development Act. 
OCTOBER 31, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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(b) 
BIOMETRIC
IDENTITY
VERIFICATION
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘biometric identity 
verification’’ means the automated recognition of an indi-
vidual based on the biological or behavioral characteristics 
of such individual from which distinguishing, repeatable 
biometric features are extracted, including fingerprints, 
iris patterns, or facial features. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3695 
To require the Commissioner of Social Security to ensure that individuals 
can access the services of the Social Security Administration through 
a telephone service, an internet portal, and an in-person visit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2025 
Mr. RILEY of New York (for himself and Mr. VAN DREW) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require the Commissioner of Social Security to ensure 
that individuals can access the services of the Social 
Security Administration through a telephone service, an 
internet portal, and an in-person visit. 
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 ‘‘Social Security Access 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SOCIAL SECURITY SERVICE CHANNEL OPTIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR MULTIPLE SERVICE CHAN-
NEL OPTIONS.— 
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climate change’’ before the semicolon at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘including 
considering the impacts of climate change,’’ after 
‘‘fishery,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘1991’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2025’’, and by inserting ‘‘, including data 
needed to implement the plan effectively under pre-
vailing and anticipated environmental or ecological 
conditions, including climate change’’ before the 
semicolon at the end; 
(4) in paragraph (13), by inserting ‘‘as well as 
examine the vulnerability of the fishery and fishery 
participants to the impacts of prevailing and antici-
pated environmental or ecological conditions, includ-
ing climate change’’ before the semicolon at the end; 
(5) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and;’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(6) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) assess and describe the anticipated im-
pacts of climate change and other environmental and 
ecological changes on the fishery, including an as-
sessment of whether and how the management 
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(bb) The Office of Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Research. 
(cc) The National Environ-
mental Satellite, Data, and Infor-
mation Service. 
(II) The National Institute of 
Standards and Technology. 
(III) The Bureau of the Census. 
(ii) From the Department of Health 
and Human Services, the following: 
(I) The Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, including the Na-
tional Institute for Occupational Safe-
ty and Health. 
(II) The Office of the Assistant 
Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices for Preparedness and Response. 
(III) The Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administra-
tion. 
(IV) The National Institutes of 
Health. 
(V) The Indian Health Service. 
(iii) From the Department of the In-
terior, the following: 
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(A) a city or town that has a population of 
greater than 50,000 inhabitants; or 
(B) any urbanized area contiguous and ad-
jacent to a city or town described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(4) SPACE COMPLEX.—The term ‘‘space com-
plex’’ means a group of buildings designed for the 
purpose of building spacecraft, instruments, or tech-
nologies to study space, or testing or launching such 
devices. 
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(I) The Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
(II) The Bureau of Land Man-
agement. 
(III) The National Park Service. 
(IV) The Office of Hawaiian Re-
lations. 
(iv) From the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, the following: 
(I) The Office of Air and Radi-
ation, if the Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency deter-
mines appropriate. 
(II) The Office of Research and 
Development, if the Administrator de-
termines appropriate. 
(III) The Office of International 
and Tribal Affairs. 
(v) The Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency. 
(vi) The Department of Defense. 
(vii) The Department of Agriculture. 
(viii) The Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
(ix) The Department of Transpor-
tation. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3699 
To prohibit States or local governments from prohibiting or limiting the 
connection, reconnection, modification, installation, transportation, dis-
tribution, or expansion of an energy service based on the type or source 
of energy to be delivered, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2025 
Mr. LANGWORTHY (for himself, Mr. BAUMGARTNER, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. 
BOST, Mr. BRESNAHAN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CAREY, Mr. CRANK, Mr. 
EDWARDS, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of 
Texas, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. HARRIGAN, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. 
HURD of Colorado, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. MACKENZIE, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, 
Mr. MCDOWELL, Mr. MESSMER, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. 
MOORE of North Carolina, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. ROSE, 
Mr. RULLI, Mr. SHREVE, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. THOMPSON 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. WIED, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. 
ZINKE, Mr. LAHOOD, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, and Mr. 
MANN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit States or local governments from prohibiting 
or limiting the connection, reconnection, modification, in-
stallation, transportation, distribution, or expansion of 
an energy service based on the type or source of energy 
to be delivered, 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 ‘‘Energy Choice Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON REGULATION OF ENERGY CHOICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A State or local government, or 
instrumentality or regulatory agency thereof, may not 
adopt, implement, or enforce a law, regulation, ordinance, 
building code, standard, or policy that prohibits or limits, 
or has the effect of directly or indirectly prohibiting or 
limiting the connection, reconnection, modification, instal-
lation, transportation, distribution, expansion, or access to 
an energy service based on the type or source of energy 
that is sold in interstate commerce to be delivered to an 
end-user of such energy service. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘en-
ergy’’ includes— 
(1) natural gas; 
(2) renewable natural gas; 
(3) hydrogen; 
(4) liquified petroleum gas; 
(5) renewable liquified petroleum gas; 
(6) other liquid petroleum products; 
(7) biomass-based diesel fuels and renewable 
fuels; and 
(8) electricity. 
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shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress 
with respect to— 
(A) any foreign person with respect to 
which the President has made an affirmative 
determination under paragraph (1); and 
(B) the specific facts that justify each such 
affirmative determination. 
(4) WAIVER.—The President may waive imposi-
tion of sanctions under this subsection on a case-by- 
case basis if the President determines and reports to 
the appropriate committees of Congress that— 
(A) such waiver would serve national secu-
rity interests; or 
(B) the circumstances which caused the in-
dividual to be ineligible have sufficiently 
changed. 
(c) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
UNDERMINING
PEACE, SECURITY, STABILITY, SOV-
EREIGNTY OR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF GEORGIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose 
the sanctions described in subsection (d)(1) and 
shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 
(d)(2) with respect to each foreign person the Presi-
dent determines, on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act—