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Union Calendar No. 232 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 528 
[Report No. 119–276, Part I] 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a program for Post- 
Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2025 
Ms. PETTERSEN (for herself and Mr. EDWARDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 
Additional sponsor: Mr. FITZPATRICK 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 
Committee on Agriculture discharged; 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 require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a 
program for Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration 
Program, and for other purposes. 
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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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Post-Disaster Refor-
estation and Restoration Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. POST-DISASTER REFORESTATION AND RESTORA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of the cov-
ered agencies, shall identify covered lands requiring refor-
estation and restoration following unplanned disturbances 
that are unlikely to experience natural regeneration with-
out assistance. 
(b) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—In consultation with the 
heads of covered agencies, the Secretary— 
(1) shall propose a list of priority projects for 
reforestation and restoration for each fiscal year; 
(2) may carry out priority projects through— 
(A) competitively awarded grants; 
(B) contracts; 
(C) contracts established under the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); and 
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the date on which the request is received by the 
franchising authority— 
‘‘(i) stating that all the information 
(including any form or other document) re-
quired by the franchising authority to be 
submitted for the request to be considered 
complete has not been submitted; 
‘‘(ii) identifying the information re-
quired to be submitted that was not sub-
mitted; and 
‘‘(iii) identifying the publicly available 
rules, regulations, or standards issued by 
the franchising authority requiring that 
the information be submitted with such a 
request. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘the date on which the request is received by the 
franchising authority’ means— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a request submitted 
electronically, the date on which the request is 
transmitted; 
‘‘(B) in the case of a request submitted in 
person, the date on which the request is deliv-
ered to the individual or at the location speci-
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5291 
To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to generally permit 
holding merchant banking investments of up to 15 years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to gen-
erally permit holding merchant banking investments of 
up to 15 years. 
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 ‘‘Merchant Banking 
Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MERCHANT BANKING ACTIVITIES. 
Section 4(k)(7)(A) of the Bank Holding Company 
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(k)(7)(A)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘Under such regulations, the period of time gen-
erally permitted for holding merchant banking invest-
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ments shall not be less than 15 years. For any merchant 
banking investment held on the date of enactment of the 
Merchant Banking Modernization Act, the holding period 
of time permitted shall not be less than 15 years from 
the initial date of the investment.’’ after the period at the 
end. 
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Union Calendar No. 320 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5291 
[Report No. 119–368] 
To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to generally permit 
holding merchant banking investments of up to 15 years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
NOVEMBER 4, 2025 
Additional sponsor: Mr. GOTTHEIMER 
NOVEMBER 4, 2025 
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 September 10, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to gen-
erally permit holding merchant banking investments of 
up to 15 years. 
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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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Merchant Banking Mod-
ernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MERCHANT BANKING INVESTMENT HOLDING PE-
RIOD. 
Section 4(k)(7)(A) of the Bank Holding Company Act 
of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(k)(7)(A)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘Under such regulations, the period of time generally per-
mitted for holding merchant banking investments shall not 
be less than 15 years. For any merchant banking invest-
ment held on the date of enactment of the Merchant Bank-
ing Modernization Act, the holding period of time permitted 
shall not be less than 15 years from the initial date of the 
investment.’’ after the period at the end. 
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Union Calendar No. 320 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 5291 
[Report No. 119–368] 
A BILL 
To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
to generally permit holding merchant banking in-
vestments of up to 15 years. 
NOVEMBER 4, 2025 
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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V 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5294 
For the relief of Miguel Lopez Luvian. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Mr. SWALWELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Miguel Lopez Luvian. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NATURALIZATION OF MIGUEL LOPEZ LUVIAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) Miguel Lopez Luvian has lived in the 
United States of America for 27 years, and has had 
immigration status petitions pending for most of 
that time; 
(2) he is the husband of a United States Cit-
izen, the father of three United States Citizens, and 
the grandfather to one United States Citizen; 
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(3) Miguel Lopez Luvian has complied with the 
requirements provided by the Department of Home-
land Security, and was arrested and detained at a 
routine immigration check-in and interned at the 
Golden State Annex in McFarland, California before 
being deported to Mexico; 
(4) that deportation took place in direct con-
travention of a scheduled court hearing, during 
which a temporary restraining order was granted 
which would’ve prevented his removal from the 
United States of America; and 
(5) his family, employer, and community would 
be better served if Miguel Lopez Luvian were to re-
turn to his home in Livermore, California. 
(b) 
NATURALIZATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
337(a) or any other provision of title III of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), Miguel 
Lopez Luvian shall be considered to be a naturalized cit-
izen of the United States as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall be furnished by the Attorney General 
with a certificate of naturalization. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5295 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to raise public 
awareness for skilled trade programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
to raise public awareness for skilled trade 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 ‘‘Access to Career Coun-
seling for Every Secondary Student Act’’ or the ‘‘ACCESS 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CAREER COUNSELING AND PUBLIC AWARENESS 
FOR SKILLED TRADE PROGRAMS. 
(a) STATEWIDE ACTIVITIES.—Section 129(b)(2) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3164(b)(2)) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively, 
and inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) carrying out public awareness cam-
paigns and public service announcements, in-
cluding social media campaigns and other forms 
of media, about career and technical education 
programs and programs provided by commu-
nity-based organizations that prepare eligible 
youth for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand 
industry sectors or occupations in current or 
emerging 
professions 
(including 
skilled 
trades);’’; 
(b) LOCAL ELEMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 129(c)(2)(M) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2)(M)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(M) services and opportunities that pro-
vide labor market and employment information 
about high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand in-
dustry sectors or occupations in current or 
emerging professions (including skilled trades) 
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available in the local area, such as career 
awareness, career counseling, and career explo-
ration services; and’’. 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Governor of a State 
that receives an allotment under section 5 shall use 
the funds made available through the allotment and 
not reserved under subsection (d) to award grants to 
eligible partnerships. The Governor shall award the 
grants for the purpose of assisting (which may in-
clude establishing or expanding) local or regional in-
dustry or sector partnerships that are identified in 
the application submitted under section 5(c), to 
carry out activities described in section 7. 
(2) PERIOD AND AMOUNT OF GRANT.—A State 
may make a grant under this section for a period of 
3 years, and in an amount of not more than 
$500,000. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Governor of 
a State that receives an allotment under section 5 
for a fiscal year may use the funds made available 
through the allotment during that year or the 2 sub-
sequent fiscal years. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an industry or sector partnership de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) shall— 
(1) submit an application to the State at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the State may require; and 
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(C) additional mentorship and retention 
supports for such individuals; 
(D) targeted training for frontline man-
agers, journey level workers working with such 
individuals (such as mentors), and human re-
source representatives within the business 
where such individuals are placed; and 
(E) wages and benefits for a period of not 
more than 6 months, during which the eligible 
entities shall serve as the employers of record of 
such individuals. 
(3) EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.—Services to en-
sure the individuals described in paragraph (2) 
maintain employment in the work-based learning 
program for at least 12 months. The services shall 
include support necessary to complete the work- 
based learning program, such as continuation of 
mentoring and support services provided under para-
graph (2). 
(e) EVALUATION
AND PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not 
later than 1 year after receiving a grant under this Act, 
and annually thereafter, the eligible partnership receiving 
the grant shall submit a report to the Secretary and the 
Governor of the State that the eligible partnership serves, 
that— 
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(1) describes the activities funded by the grant; 
(2) evaluates the progress the eligible partner-
ship has made towards achieving the strategic objec-
tives identified under section 5(b)(5); and 
(3) evaluates the levels of performance achieved 
by the eligible partnership for training participants 
with respect to the performance indicators under 
section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)) for 
all such workers, disaggregated by each population 
specified in section 3(24) of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(24)) and 
by race, ethnicity, sex, and age. 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An eligible partnership 
may use not more than 5 percent of the funds awarded 
through a grant under this Act for administrative ex-
penses in carrying out this section. 
SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION BY THE SECRETARY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use not more 
than 10 percent of the amount appropriated under section 
8 for each fiscal year for administrative expenses to carry 
out this Act, including the expenses of providing the tech-
nical assistance and oversight activities under subsection 
(b). 
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(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; OVERSIGHT.—The Sec-
retary shall provide technical assistance and oversight to 
assist the eligible entities in applying for and admin-
istering grants awarded under this Act. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and each of 
the succeeding 4 fiscal years. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 529 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish deadlines for 
States to count the ballots cast in elections for Federal office and 
to certify the results of such elections, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2025 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. BABIN, and Ms. TENNEY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish 
deadlines for States to count the ballots cast in elections 
for Federal office and to certify the results of such 
elections, 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 ‘‘Restoring American 
Confidence in Elections Act’’ or the ‘‘RACE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEADLINE FOR COUNTING BALLOTS AND CERTI-
FYING RESULTS IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS. 
(a) DEADLINES.—Title III of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20181 et seq.), as amended by 
section 2(a) of the COCOA Act of 2024, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as 
sections 306 and 307; and 
(2) by inserting after section 304 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 305. DEADLINE FOR COUNTING BALLOTS AND CERTI-
FYING RESULTS. 
‘‘(a) DEADLINES.— 
‘‘(1) COUNTING BALLOTS.—A State shall finish 
counting the ballots cast in an election for Federal 
office held in the State not later than 10 o’clock 
p.m. on the date of the election. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFYING RESULTS.—A State shall cer-
tify the results of an election for Federal office held 
in the State not later than 48 hours after the date 
of the election. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not apply if 
the failure of a State to meet a deadline under such sub-
section is attributable to— 
‘‘(1) a bona fide emergency, including a major 
disaster (as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5300 
To guide the foreign policy of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 
Mr. MAST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To guide the foreign policy 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. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Department of State Policy Provisions Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—SECRETARY 
Sec. 101. Termination of existing report requirements. 
Sec. 102. Countering wrongful detention. 
TITLE II—MANAGEMENT 
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Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)); or 
‘‘(2) technical difficulties, including malfunc-
tioning election equipment or software.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EXIST-
ING ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.—Section 401 of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 21111), as amended by section 2(b) of the 
COCOA Act of 2024, is amended by striking ‘‘and 304’’ 
and inserting ‘‘304, and 305’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by section 2(c) of the COCOA 
Act of 2024, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 305 and 306 as relating to section 306 and 
307; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 304 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 305. Deadline for counting ballots and certifying results.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elec-
tions held after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 8. LICENSES. 
(a) FORWARDING AND TRANSMITTAL OF VESSEL LI-
CENSE APPLICATION.—Section 9(b) (16 U.S.C. 973g(b)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) In accordance with subsection (e), and except 
as provided in subsection (f), the Secretary shall forward 
a vessel license application to the Administrator whenever 
such application is in accordance with application proce-
dures established by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) FEES AND SCHEDULES.—Section 9(c) (16 U.S.C. 
973g(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) Fees required under the Treaty shall be paid in 
accordance with the Treaty and any procedures estab-
lished by the Secretary.’’. 
(c) MINIMUM FEES REQUIRED TO BE RECEIVED IN 
INITIAL YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR FORWARDING 
AND TRANSMITTAL OF LICENSE APPLICATIONS.—Section 
9 (16 U.S.C. 973g) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (f); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; 
(3) by amending subsection (f), as so redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, may determine that a license application should 
not be forwarded to the Administrator if—
‘‘(1) the application is not in accordance with 
the Treaty or the procedures established by the Sec-
retary; or 
‘‘(2) the owner or charterer—
‘‘(A) is the subject of proceedings under 
the bankruptcy laws of the United States, un-
less reasonable financial assurances have been 
provided to the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) has not established to the satisfaction 
of the Secretary that the fishing vessel is fully 
insured against all risks and liabilities normally 
provided in maritime liability insurance; or 
‘‘(C) has not paid any penalty which has 
become final, assessed by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with this Act.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g), as so redesignated—
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) chapter 12113 of title 46, United States 
Code;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘of 
1972’’ after ‘‘Marine Mammal Protection Act’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘of 
1972’’ after ‘‘Marine Mammal Protection Act’’; 
and