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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5814 
To amend the Natural Gas Act to provide for expanded natural gas exports, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2025 
Mr. CLOUD (for himself, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. HUNT, Mr. HARRIGAN, Mr. 
ROSE, and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Natural Gas Act to provide for expanded 
natural gas exports, 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 ‘‘Natural Gas Export 
Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NATURAL GAS EXPORTS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that expanding nat-
ural gas exports will lead to increased investment and de-
velopment of domestic supplies of natural gas that will 
contribute to job growth and economic development. 
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(b) NATURAL GAS EXPORTS.—Section 3(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or any other nation not ex-
cluded by this section’’ after ‘‘trade in natural gas’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(c) For purposes’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(c) EXPEDITED
APPLICATION
AND
APPROVAL 
PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any nation subject to 
sanctions imposed by the United States is ex-
cluded from expedited approval under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(B) DESIGNATION
BY
PRESIDENT
OR 
CONGRESS.—The President or Congress may 
designate nations that may be excluded from 
expedited approval under paragraph (1) for rea-
sons of national security. 
‘‘(3) ORDER NOT REQUIRED.—No order is re-
quired under subsection (a) to authorize the export 
or import of any natural gas to or from Canada or 
Mexico.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5815 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to bring fairness to the 
Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2025 
Mr. CLOUD (for himself, Mr. ARRINGTON, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. TIFFANY, 
Mr. CLYDE, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. ROY, and Mr. HARRIS 
of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to bring 
fairness to the Medicaid Federal medical assistance per-
centage for the District of Columbia. 
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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Medicaid Fairness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF FMAP FOR DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA. 
Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d) is amended— 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5817 
To prohibit the election to Congress of any person holding foreign citizenship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2025 
Mr. FINE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
A BILL 
To prohibit the election to Congress of any person holding 
foreign citizenship. 
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 ‘‘Disqualifying Dual 
Loyalty Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ELECTION OF ANY PERSON HOLD-
ING FOREIGN CITIZENSHIP. 
No person, without regard to whether that person is 
a United States national, may be elected to the office of 
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Representative or Senator if that person is a national of 
any country other than the United States. 
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credit toward such a recognized post-
secondary credential or a degree from 
a postsecondary educational institu-
tion; 
(iv) information describing how the 
project will— 
(I) increase the availability of 
quality child care provided by eligible 
child care providers in child care 
deserts (referred to in this clause as 
‘‘target child care’’) in the State or 
Tribal area; 
(II) address the affordability of 
target child care; and 
(III) address the provision of tar-
get child care during nontraditional 
hours; 
(v) information describing how the 
project will increase access to quality child 
care provided by eligible child care pro-
viders in centers or other child care facili-
ties; 
(vi) information describing how the 
project will enhance retention or compensa-
tion of eligible child care providers; and 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5819 
To amend title 35, United States Code, to require a patent owner to consent 
to the filing of a petition for inter-partes review or post-grant review, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2025 
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. MCCORMICK, and Mr. DAVIS of 
North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 35, United States Code, to require a patent 
owner to consent to the filing of a petition for inter- 
partes review or post-grant review, 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 ‘‘Balancing Incentives 
Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PATENT OWNER TO CONSENT 
TO THE FILING OF PETITION FOR INTER- 
PARTES REVIEW OR POST-GRANT REVIEW. 
Title 35, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 312(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) the owner of the patent consents to the fil-
ing of the petition.’’; and 
(2) in section 322(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) the owner of the patent consents to the fil-
ing of the petition.’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN 
HOSPITALS AS CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS 
UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
Section 1820(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395i–4(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) CONTINUATION OF CAH STATUS FOR CER-
TAIN FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A facility described in 
subparagraph (B) that does not meet the loca-
tion 
requirement 
under 
subsection 
(c)(2)(B)(i)(I) (and was not certified by the 
State as being a necessary provider of health 
care services to residents in the area under sub-
section (c)(2)(B)(i)(II)) shall be deemed to have 
been certified by the Secretary under subsection 
(e) as a critical access hospital so long as such 
facility is otherwise eligible to be designated by 
the State as a critical access hospital under 
subsection (c) and meets any other criteria re-
quired by the Secretary under subsection (e)(3). 
‘‘(B) FACILITY DESCRIBED.—For purposes 
of subparagraph (A), a facility described in this 
subparagraph is a facility that— 
‘‘(i) was designated as a critical ac-
cess hospital before January 1, 2002; 
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‘‘(ii) as of December 31, 2024, was 
certified by the Secretary under subsection 
(e) as a critical access hospital; and 
‘‘(iii) as of the date on which the facil-
ity was officially notified by the Secretary 
that it was no longer so certified, was lo-
cated in a county (or equivalent unit of 
local government) in which no other hos-
pital, critical access hospital, or rural 
emergency hospital was located.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5822 
To appropriate funds to ensure uninterrupted benefits under the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2025 
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself and Mr. MILLER of Ohio) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To appropriate funds to ensure uninterrupted benefits under 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
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 ‘‘Keep SNAP Funded 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
UNINTERRUPTED 
BENEFITS 
UNDER 
SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In fiscal year 2026, for any period 
during which interim continuing appropriations or full- 
year appropriations for that fiscal year have not been en-
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acted for the Department of Agriculture, there are appro-
priated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as 
are necessary to provide uninterrupted benefits under the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program established 
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.). 
(b) RETROACTIVE BENEFITS.—The appropriations 
under subsection (a) shall include any amounts necessary 
for payment of any missed benefits described in that sub-
section during the period beginning on September 30, 
2025, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) TERMINATION.—Appropriations shall be made 
available pursuant to subsection (a) until the date of en-
actment into law of appropriations for the Department of 
Agriculture for fiscal year 2026 (including a continuing 
appropriation). 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5824 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award 
grants to Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities for 
the purposes of providing affordable housing and the maintenance or 
construction of residential dwelling units for Tribes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2025 
Ms. STANSBURY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to award grants to Indian Tribes and Tribally designated 
housing entities for the purposes of providing affordable 
housing and the maintenance or construction of residen-
tial dwelling units for Tribes. 
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 ‘‘Tribal Affordable 
Housing Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRIBAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING GRANT PROGRAM 
FOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall, not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, award grants on a competi-
tive basis to eligible entities for 1 or both of the following 
activities on Tribal land: 
(1) Building a residential dwelling unit. 
(2) Adding at least 1 necessary feature to a res-
idential dwelling unit. 
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Any grant awarded 
under this section shall be administered in accordance 
with program requirements under the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent 
fiscal year to carry out this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means any of the following: 
(A) An Indian Tribe that, in at least 1 of 
the 5 fiscal years immediately before the fiscal 
year, received a final allocation of less than 
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leased, in whole or in part, as the home or residence 
of 1 or more individuals. 
(5) TRIBALLY
DESIGNATED
HOUSING
ENTI-
TY.—The term ‘‘Tribally designated housing entity’’ 
has the meaning given such term under section 4 of 
the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5829 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to 
support the use of unmanned aerial systems for the humane roundup 
and management of wild horses and burros. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2025 
Mr. VINDMAN (for himself and Mr. BUCHANAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant 
program to support the use of unmanned aerial systems 
for the humane roundup and management of wild horses 
and burros. 
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 ‘‘Leveraging Aerial Sys-
tems for Stewardship Operations (LASSO) Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS UAS 
PROGRAM. 
Section 9 of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Bur-
ros Act (16 U.S.C. 1338a) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In administering this Act,’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) In administering this Act,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) For each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, 
from funds made available to carry out this Act, the Sec-
retary shall allocate $100,000 for grants to support pilot 
projects that test whether unmanned aerial systems can 
be used to successfully and humanely gather and manage 
wild horses and burros. Grants issued under this sub-
section shall be awarded to organizations, including insti-
tutions of higher learning, with demonstrated expertise in 
drone technology, and a proven commitment to research 
which furthers equine welfare. Grants may also support 
pilot projects using unmanned aerial systems for humane 
fertility control application and related herd-health efforts. 
Reports with results from all funded pilot projects shall 
be made available to Congress and the public not later 
than 180 days after the conclusion of each study. Organi-
zations receiving grants under this subsection shall also 
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives and the Department of Agriculture a re-
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port evaluating the potential uses of unmanned aerial sys-
tems for ranching, animal care, and environmental stew-
ardship.’’. 
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apportionment of Members of the House of Representa-
tives because— 
(1) the authority granted to Congress under Ar-
ticle I, Section 4 of the Constitution of the United 
States gives Congress the power to enact laws gov-
erning the time, place, and manner of elections for 
Members of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the authority granted to Congress under 
section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution gives Congress the power to enact laws to 
enforce section 2 of such amendment, which requires 
Representatives to be apportioned among the several 
States according to their number. 
SEC. 2. LIMIT ON CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING AFTER 
AN APPORTIONMENT. 
2 U.S.C. 2c is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘A State which has been redistricted in the man-
ner provided by law after an apportionment under section 
22(a) of the Act entitled ‘An Act to provide for the fif-
teenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide 
for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress’, ap-
proved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a), may not be redis-
tricted again until after the next apportionment of Rep-
resentatives under such section, unless: 
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fire suppression effort for a community conflagra-
tion. 
SEC. 8. AMENDMENT TO COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE 
GRANT PROGRAM TO ALLOW STRUCTURE 
HARDENING. 
Section 40803(f) of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘projects’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘projects 
(including 
covered 
projects)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) COVERED
PROJECTS
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘covered projects’ 
means the following: 
‘‘(i) The construction, modification, or 
maintenance of a structure to make the 
structure resistant to the intrusion of 
flames or embers. 
‘‘(ii) The modification of a structure 
or an area adjacent to a structure, (includ-
ing vegetation and miscellaneous struc-
tures, such as garages, sheds, and fencing) 
if such modification is carried out— 
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‘‘(I) to reduce the exposure of the 
structure to direct contact from flame, 
radiation, or embers from wildfire; 
and 
‘‘(II) with consideration for the 
potential effects on the structure of 
nearby combustible features (including 
vegetation, vehicles, and miscellaneous 
structures, such as garages, sheds, 
and fencing).’’. 
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‘‘(a) a court requires the State to conduct such subse-
quent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or to 
enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 5 1973 
et seq.). 
‘‘(b) a court conducts such subsequent redistricting 
to comply with the Constitution or to enforce the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 5 1973 et seq.), in which 
case a State, through its legislature or a state-mandated 
redistricting commission approved through a State con-
stitution, shall have an opportunity following a court-con-
structed apportionment to conduct alternate subsequent 
redistricting to comply with the Constitution or to enforce 
the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 5 1973 et seq.). 
‘‘(c) a State orders a statewide referendum to con-
duct such subsequent redistricting to comply with the Con-
stitution or to enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 5 1973 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 3. NO EFFECT ON ELECTIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL 
OFFICE. 
Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by 
this Act may be construed to affect the manner in which 
a State carries out elections for State or local office, in-
cluding the process by which a State establishes the dis-
tricts used in such elections. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5831 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
306 South Main Street in Waupaca, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Master Sergeant 
Melvin O. Handrich Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2025 
Mr. WIED (for himself, Mr. STEIL, Mr. POCAN, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Ms. MOORE 
of Wisconsin, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. GROTHMAN, and Mr. TIFFANY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 306 South Main Street in Waupaca, Wis-
consin, as the ‘‘Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich 
Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MASTER SERGEANT MELVIN O. HANDRICH 
POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 306 South Main Street in 
Waupaca, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as 
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(B) BONUS
AMOUNT.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), the bonus amount for an eli-
gible recipient for a fiscal year shall be equal to 
the product of— 
(i) the aggregate amount by which al-
locations to eligible recipients are de-
creased under paragraph (2) for that fiscal 
year; and 
(ii) the quotient of— 
(I) the number of housing units, 
as of the third quarter of the pre-
ceding fiscal year, in the jurisdiction 
of the eligible recipient, as calculated 
by the Secretary; and 
(II) the number of housing units, 
as of the third quarter of the pre-
ceding fiscal year, in the jurisdictions 
of all eligible recipients that receive a 
bonus amount under this paragraph, 
as calculated by the Secretary. 
(2) HOUSING
GROWTH
IMPROVEMENT
RATE 
BELOW MEDIAN.—If, with respect to a fiscal year 
for which the allocation under section 106 is being 
determined, the housing growth improvement rate 
for an eligible recipient is below the median housing 
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the ‘‘Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich Post Office 
Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Master Sergeant Mel-
vin O. Handrich Post Office Building’’. 
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