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(2) PUBLIC REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report de-
tailing the findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of the study described in para-
graph (1); and 
(B) in the case that such study is con-
ducted directly by the Secretary, make the re-
port described in subparagraph (A) publicly 
available on the website of the Department of 
Health and Human Services. 
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(1) 
ENFORCEMENT
PROCEEDINGS.—Section 
3(a) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 
10302(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘United States 
Civil Service Commission in accordance with section 
6’’ and inserting ‘‘Attorney General in accordance 
with section 8’’. 
(2) OBSERVERS; 
APPOINTMENT
AND
COM-
PENSATION.—Section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 
1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), in the matter fol-
lowing subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management shall as-
sign as many observers for such subdivision as 
the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Attorney General 
shall assign as many observers for such subdivi-
sion as the Attorney General’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Attorney General’’. 
(3) TERMINATION OF CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS 
OF
OBSERVERS.—Section 13(a)(1) of the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10309(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘notifies the Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management,’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
termines,’’. 
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‘‘(2) TRADE OR BUSINESS REQUIREMENT.—No 
credit shall be allowed under this section with re-
spect to a rare earth magnet unless such magnet is 
manufactured or produced in the ordinary course of 
a trade or business of the taxpayer. 
‘‘(3) COERCIVITY
REQUIREMENT
EXCEPTION 
FOR ELIGIBLE MANUFACTURERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
elect to treat a magnet which does not meet the 
coercivity requirements of subsection (c)(1)(A) 
as a rare earth magnet if such magnet is manu-
factured by an eligible manufacturer. 
‘‘(B) 
ELIGIBLE
MANUFACTURER.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘eligible 
manufacturer’ means a manufacturer that— 
‘‘(i) receives a grant from, or is con-
tracted by, the Department of Energy or 
the Department of Defense to produce a 
magnet, and 
‘‘(ii) commits to place in service a do-
mestic manufacturing facility that pro-
duces magnets that the Secretary deter-
mines demonstrate technological, supply 
chain, or national security merit. 
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‘‘(e) ELECTIVE PAYMENT
FOR PRODUCTION
OF 
RARE EARTH MAGNETS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a taxpayer 
making an election (at such time and in such man-
ner as the Secretary may provide) under this section 
with respect to any portion of the credit allowed 
under subsection (a), such taxpayer shall be treated 
as making a payment against the tax imposed by 
this subtitle for the taxable year equal to the amount 
of such portion. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—The payment described in para-
graph (1) shall be treated as made on the later of 
the due date of the return of tax for such taxable 
year or the date on which such return is filed.’’. 
(b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (40), by striking the 
period at the end of paragraph (41) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, 
and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(42) the credit for production of rare earth 
magnets determined under section 45BB(a).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 45AA the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45BB. Credit for production of rare earth magnets.’’. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall apply to taxable years beginning after De-
cember 31, 2024. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1498 
To terminate membership by the United States in the United Nations, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2025 
Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. CRANE, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mrs. LUNA, Ms. 
HAGEMAN, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. MASSIE, Ms. GREENE of Georgia, and 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To terminate membership by the United States in the United 
Nations, 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 ‘‘Disengaging Entirely 
From the United Nations Debacle Act of 2025’’ or the 
‘‘DEFUND Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT 
OF 1945. 
(a) REPEAL.—The United Nations Participation Act 
of 1945 (Public Law 79–264; 22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is 
repealed. 
(b) TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP IN UNITED NA-
TIONS.—The President shall terminate all membership by 
the United States in the United Nations, and in any 
organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally 
affiliated body of the United Nations. 
(c) CLOSURE
OF UNITED STATES MISSION
TO 
UNITED NATIONS.—The United States Mission to the 
United Nations is closed. Any remaining functions of such 
office shall not be carried out. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS 
AGREEMENT ACT. 
(a) REPEAL.—The Joint Resolution of August 4, 
1947 (61 Stat. 756, chapter 482; 22 U.S.C. 287 note) 
(commonly known as the ‘‘United Nations Headquarters 
Agreement Act’’) is repealed. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—The United States withdraws 
from the agreement between the United States of America 
and the United Nations regarding the headquarters of the 
United Nations (signed at Lake Success, New York, on 
June 26, 1947, which was brought into effect by the 
United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act). 
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‘‘(D) any land that is part or all of a tribal 
designated statistical area associated with the 
Indian tribe, or is part or all of an Alaska Na-
tive village statistical area associated with the 
tribe, as defined by the Bureau of the Census 
for the purposes of the most recent decennial 
census. 
‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ or 
‘tribe’ has the meaning given the term ‘Indian tribe’ 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act. 
‘‘(4) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Tribal 
Government’ means the recognized governing body 
of an Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(5) VOTING-AGE
POPULATION.—The term 
‘voting-age population’ means the numerical size of 
the population within a State, within a political sub-
division, or within a political subdivision that con-
tains Indian lands, as the case may be, that consists 
of persons age 18 or older, as calculated by the Bu-
reau of the Census under the most recent decennial 
census.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 149 
To ensure that Members of Congress and Congressional staff receive health 
care from the Department of Veterans Affairs instead of under the 
Federal Health Benefits Program or health care exchanges. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Mr. DAVIDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
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 ensure that Members of Congress and Congressional staff 
receive health care from the Department of Veterans 
Affairs instead of under the Federal Health Benefits 
Program or health care exchanges. 
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 ‘‘Lead by Example Act 
of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS TO MEMBERS OF CON-
GRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF. 
(a) HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, beginning January 3, 2027, the 
only health care plan that the Federal Government may 
make available to Members of Congress and Congressional 
staff with respect to their service as a Member of Congress 
or Congressional staff shall be health care provided 
through the Department of Veterans Affairs, including at 
facilities of the Department and non-Department facilities 
pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, 
and any other provision of law authorizing the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to furnish such care to veterans, as 
if such Members and staff were veterans. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than Sep-
tember 15, 2025, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall 
jointly submit to Congress a plan to carry out subsection 
(a), including recommendations for any legislative actions 
the Secretary and the Director determine necessary to 
carry out such subsection. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Congressional staff’’ means the 
employees described in section 2107(1) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
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(2) The term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means a 
Member of the Senate or the House of Representa-
tives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, 
and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. 
(3) The term ‘‘non-Department facility’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 1701 of title 
38, United States Code. 
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(2) CLARIFICATION.—If a qualified individual 
has the necessary support network to provide a rea-
sonable assurance that the qualified individual will 
be able to comply with health requirements following 
an organ transplant or receipt of related services, as 
the case may be, the qualified individual’s inability 
to independently comply with those requirements 
may not be construed to be medically significant for 
purposes of paragraph (1). 
(c) REASONABLE MODIFICATIONS.—A covered entity 
shall make reasonable modifications to policies or practices 
(including procedures) of such entity if such modifications 
are necessary to make an organ transplant or related serv-
ices available to qualified individuals with disabilities, un-
less the entity can demonstrate that making such modi-
fications would fundamentally alter the nature of such 
policies or practices. 
(d) CLARIFICATIONS.— 
(1) NO DENIAL OF SERVICES BECAUSE OF AB-
SENCE
OF
AUXILIARY
AIDS
AND
SERVICES.—For 
purposes of this section, a covered entity shall take 
such steps as may be necessary to ensure that a 
qualified individual with a disability is not denied a 
procedure associated with the receipt of an organ 
transplant or related services, because of the absence
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1501 
To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities 
as a covered project, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2025 
Mr. SHREVE (for himself and Mr. MOORE of Utah) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral produc-
tion activities as a covered project, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 Domestic 
Mining Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF COVERED PROJECT. 
Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 
4370m(6)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘mining,’’ before 
‘‘or any other sector’’. 
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SEC. 
3. 
PROHIBITION 
AGAINST 
FINALIZING, 
IMPLE-
MENTING, OR ENFORCING PROPOSED RULE 
RELATED TO SCOPE OF MINING UNDER FAST 
ACT. 
The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Coun-
cil may not finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
proposed rule titled ‘‘Revising Scope of the Mining Sector 
of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 
41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act’’ 
(88 Fed. Reg. 65350; September 22, 2023). 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The report required by 
subsection (d) shall include an assessment of forced 
organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for pur-
poses of the removal of organs in each foreign coun-
try. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING.—The 
term ‘forced organ harvesting’ means the re-
moval of one or more organs from a person by 
means of coercion, abduction, deception, fraud, 
or abuse of power or a position of vulnerability. 
‘‘(B) ORGAN.—The term ‘organ’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘human organ’ in sec-
tion 301(c)(1) of the National Organ Trans-
plant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e(c)(1)). 
‘‘(C) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS FOR PUR-
POSES
OF
THE
REMOVAL
OF
ORGANS.—The 
term ‘trafficking in persons for purposes of the 
removal of organs’ means the recruitment, 
transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of 
a person for the purpose of removing one or 
more of such person’s organs, by means of— 
‘‘(i) coercion; 
‘‘(ii) abduction; 
‘‘(iii) deception; 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1503 
AN ACT 
To combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking 
in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, 
and for other purposes.
(C) Federal TRIO programs under chapter 
1 of subpart 2 of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 et 
seq.). 
(D) Federal supplemental educational op-
portunity grants under subpart 3 of part A of 
title IV the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070b et seq.). 
(E) Programs for the education of migra-
tory children under part C of title 1 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6391 et seq.). 
(F) Gaining early awareness and readiness 
for undergraduate programs under chapter 2 of 
subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–21 et 
seq.). 
(G) The education for homeless children 
and youth program under subtitle B of title VII 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.). 
(H) The leveraging educational assistance 
partnership program of subpart 4 of part A of 
title IV the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070c et seq.). 
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(7) TRAINING.— 
(A) Job Corps under subtitle C of title I 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.). 
(B) Adult employment and training activi-
ties under title I of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (20 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 
(C) Senior community service employment 
programs under title V of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.). 
(D) Employment and training programs 
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
(E) Migrant and seasonal farmworker pro-
grams under section 167 of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3222). 
(F) The YouthBuild Program under sec-
tion 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226). 
(G) Native American Programs under sec-
tion 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221). 
(8) SERVICES.— 
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(A) The Social Services Block Grant pro-
gram under title XX of the Social Security Act. 
(B) Programs under the Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9901 
et seq.). 
(C) Services for aliens admitted to the 
United States as refugees or granted asylum in 
the United States, and other special populations 
of aliens. 
(D) State and community programs on 
aging that receive Federal funds. 
(E) Legal Services Corporation. 
(F) Family planning services under title X 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300 et seq.). 
(G) The Emergency Food and Shelter Pro-
gram for homeless persons under title III of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11331 et seq.). 
(H) The AmeriCorps VISTA program 
under subtitle C of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12571 et seq.). 
(9) CHILD CARE AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT.— 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1506 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat qualified water 
competency and water safety lesson expenses as medical expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2025 
Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Ms. ROSS, Mr. MOYLAN, and Mr. DAVIS of North 
Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat quali-
fied water competency and water safety lesson expenses 
as medical expenses. 
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 ‘‘Safe Water Instruction 
for Minors Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘SWIM Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID FOR WATER COMPETENCY 
AND LIFE SAVING WATER SAFETY LESSONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 213(d)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
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end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
of subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by inserting 
after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) for qualified water competency and 
water safety lesson expenses.’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED WATER COMPETENCY AND WATER 
SAFETY LESSON EXPENSES.—Section 213(d) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) QUALIFIED
WATER
COMPETENCY
AND 
WATER SAFETY LESSON EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
water competency and water safety lesson ex-
penses’ means amounts paid to participate in 
basic water safety and basic swimming instruc-
tion or for equipment necessary for such par-
ticipation. 
‘‘(B) OVERALL DOLLAR LIMITATION.—The 
aggregate amount treated as water competency 
and water safety expenses with respect to any 
taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed 
$500 ($1,000 in the case of a joint return or 
a head of household (as defined in section 
2(b)). 
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‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS
RELATED
TO
WATER 
COMPETENCY AND WATER SAFETY LESSONS.— 
Amounts paid for lessons described in subpara-
graph (A) shall be treated as qualified expenses 
only— 
‘‘(i) if such lessons are focused on 
water safety and competency lessons and 
are not intended for competitive swimming 
or training lessons, and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of amounts paid for 
any single item equipment, such amounts 
do not exceed $100.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1507 
To prohibit importation of commercially produced fresh citrus fruit originating 
from the People’s Republic of China. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2025 
Mr. STEUBE (for himself and Mr. WEBSTER of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To prohibit importation of commercially produced fresh 
citrus fruit originating from the People’s Republic of China. 
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 ‘‘U.S. Citrus Protection 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF COMMER-
CIALLY PRODUCED FRESH CITRUS FRUIT 
ORIGINATING FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, articles of commercially produced fresh citrus 
fruit originating from the People’s Republic of China may 
not be imported into the United States. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 
the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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(A) Head Start programs and Early Head 
Start programs under the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 9831 et seq.). 
(B) Programs under the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 9858 et seq.). 
(10) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.— 
(A) The Community Development Block 
Grant Program under title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
(B) Programs administered by the Eco-
nomic Development Administration under the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.). 
(C) Programs administered by the Appa-
lachian Regional Commission under subtitle IV 
of title 40, United States Code. 
(D) Empowerment zones and enterprise 
communities under subchapter U, and renewal 
communities under subchapter X, of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(c) PROGRAMS EXCLUDED.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the following Federal programs shall not be 
considered means-tested welfare programs: 
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H150
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB