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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 973 
To establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2025 
Mr. TORRES of New York (for himself, Mr. GARBARINO, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, and Mr. LANGWORTHY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries. 
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 ‘‘Setting Consumer 
Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR CER-
TAIN BATTERIES. 
(a) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD RE-
QUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Com-
mission (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) 
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shall promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, the provisions of ANSI/CAN/UL 2271– 
Standard for Batteries for Use in Light Electric Vehicle 
Applications, ANSI/CAN/UL 2849–Standard for Safety 
for Electrical Systems for eBikes, and ANSI/CA/UL 
2272–Standard for Electrical Systems for Personal E-Mo-
bility Devices, as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act, as final consumer product safety standards. 
(b) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION DE-
TERMINATION
OF SCOPE.—In adopting the standards 
under subsection (a), the Commission shall limit the appli-
cation of such standards to consumer products as defined 
in section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)). 
(c) REVISION OF VOLUNTARY STANDARDS.— 
(1) NOTICE TO COMMISSION.—If the provisions 
of ANSI/CAN/UL 2271–Standard for Batteries for 
Use in Light Electric Vehicle Applications, ANSI/ 
CAN/UL 2849–Standard for Safety for Electrical 
Systems for eBikes, or ANSI/CAN/UL 2272–Stand-
ard for Electrical Systems for Personal E-Mobility 
Devices, are revised following the enactment of this 
Act, the organization that revised the requirements 
of such standard shall notify the Commission after 
the final approval of the revision. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 974 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure 
that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern 
in a fiscal year is not greater than 0, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2025 
Ms. VAN DUYNE (for herself, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. BEAN of Florida, and Mr. 
SCHMIDT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to ensure that the small business regulatory 
budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year 
is not greater than 0, 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 ‘‘Small Business Regu-
latory Reduction Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RULEMAKING 
COSTS TO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration. 
(2) RULE; RULE MAKING.—The terms ‘‘rule’’ 
and ‘‘rule making’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632). 
(4) SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY BUDGET.— 
The term ‘‘small business regulatory budget’’ means 
the cost to a small business concern of a rule mak-
ing conducted by the Small Business Administration, 
including the cost resulting from the issuance of any 
new rule and the cost resulting from the modifica-
tion or repeal of an existing rule. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—In fiscal year 2026, and in each 
fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall ensure that 
the small business regulatory budget for each small busi-
ness concern for the applicable fiscal year is not greater 
than 0. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the end 
of fiscal year 2025, and annually thereafter, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress a report regarding rules 
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issued by other Federal agencies during the preceding fis-
cal year that have an impact on small business concerns, 
which shall— 
(1) include each such rule issued during the 
preceding fiscal year; and 
(2) be disaggregated by the Federal agency that 
issued each such rule. 
SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Credit Union Board 
Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FREQUENCY OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. 
Section 113 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
U.S.C. 1761b) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘monthly’’ each place such term 
appears; 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘The board of directors’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The board of directors’’; 
(3) in subsection (a) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘shall meet at least once a month and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) MEETINGS.—The board of directors of a Federal 
credit union shall meet as follows: 
‘‘(1) With respect to a de novo Federal credit 
union, not less frequently than monthly during each 
of the first five years of the existence of such Fed-
eral credit union. 
‘‘(2) Not less than six times annually, with at 
least one meeting held during each fiscal quarter, 
with respect to a Federal credit union— 
‘‘(A) with composite rating of either 1 or 
2 under the Uniform Financial Institutions
Rating System (or an equivalent rating under a 
comparable rating system); and 
‘‘(B) with a capability of management rat-
ing under such composite rating of either 1 or 
2. 
‘‘(3) Not less frequently than once a month, 
with respect to a Federal credit union— 
‘‘(A) with composite rating of either 3, 4, 
or 5 under the Uniform Financial Institutions 
Rating System (or an equivalent rating under a 
comparable rating system); or 
‘‘(B) with a capability of management rat-
ing under such composite rating of either 3, 4, 
or 5.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 
2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 975 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify 
the frequency of board of directors meetings, and 
for other purposes.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 975 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board 
of directors meetings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2025 
Mr. VARGAS (for himself and Mr. HUIZENGA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the fre-
quency of board of directors meetings, 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 ‘‘Credit Union Board 
Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FREQUENCY OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. 
Section 113 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
U.S.C. 1761b) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘monthly’’ each place such term 
appears; 
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(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘The board of directors’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The board of directors’’; 
(3) in subsection (a) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘shall meet at least once a month and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) MEETINGS.—The board of directors of a Federal 
credit union shall meet as follows: 
‘‘(1) With respect to a de novo Federal credit 
union, not less frequently than monthly during each 
of the first five years of the existence of such Fed-
eral credit union. 
‘‘(2) Not less than six times annually, with at 
least one meeting held during each fiscal quarter, 
with respect to a Federal credit union— 
‘‘(A) with composite rating of either 1 or 
2 under the Uniform Financial Institutions 
Rating System (or an equivalent rating under a 
comparable rating system); and 
‘‘(B) with a capability of management rat-
ing under such composite rating of either 1 or 
2. 
‘‘(3) Not less frequently than once a month, 
with respect to a Federal credit union— 
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‘‘(A) with composite rating of either 3, 4, 
or 5 under the Uniform Financial Institutions 
Rating System (or an equivalent rating under a 
comparable rating system); or 
‘‘(B) with a capability of management rat-
ing under such composite rating of either 3, 4, 
or 5.’’. 
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IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 975 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the fre-
quency of board of directors meetings, 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 ‘‘Credit Union Board 
Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FREQUENCY OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. 
Section 113 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
U.S.C. 1761b) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘monthly’’ each place such term 
appears; 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘The board of directors’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The board of directors’’; 
(3) in subsection (a) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘shall meet at least once a month and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) MEETINGS.—The board of directors of a Federal 
credit union shall meet as follows: 
‘‘(1) With respect to a de novo Federal credit 
union, not less frequently than monthly during each 
of the first five years of the existence of such Fed-
eral credit union. 
‘‘(2) Not less than six times annually, with at 
least one meeting held during each fiscal quarter, 
with respect to a Federal credit union— 
‘‘(A) with composite rating of either 1 or 
2 under the Uniform Financial Institutions 
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Rating System (or an equivalent rating under a 
comparable rating system); and 
‘‘(B) with a capability of management rat-
ing under such composite rating of either 1 or 
2. 
‘‘(3) Not less frequently than once a month, 
with respect to a Federal credit union— 
‘‘(A) with composite rating of either 3, 4, 
or 5 under the Uniform Financial Institutions 
Rating System (or an equivalent rating under a 
comparable rating system); or 
‘‘(B) with a capability of management rat-
ing under such composite rating of either 3, 4, 
or 5.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 
2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 977 
To permit Federal employees who are spouses of members of the armed 
forces to engage in telework and remote work, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 
Mr. VINDMAN (for himself and Mr. WITTMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To permit Federal employees who are spouses of members 
of the armed forces to engage in telework and remote 
work, 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 ‘‘Support Military Fam-
ilies Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMITTING TELEWORK OR REMOTE WORK FOR 
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MILITARY 
SPOUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other law, 
rule, or regulation, any employee in the executive branch 
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of the Federal Government who is a spouse of a member 
of the armed forces— 
(1) shall be exempt from any requirement to re-
turn to full-time in-person work; and 
(2) may engage in telework or remote work. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply to 
such a spouse who, prior to January 20, 2025, was eligible 
to telework or remote work. 
(c) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit a report, to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
and publish such report on the public website of the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office. Such report shall include— 
(1) the total number of employees described in 
subsection (a); 
(2) the average distance (in miles) such employ-
ees would commute if required to report to work in- 
person at their agency duty station; and 
(3) the estimated economic impact of requiring 
such employees to perform in-person work, including 
the estimated costs of filling positions becoming va-
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cant and lost productivity costs to the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘armed 
forces’’ and ‘‘civil service’’ have the meaning given those 
terms in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 97 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of national 
injunctions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Mr. BIGGS of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the 
issuance of national injunctions, 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 ‘‘Injunctive Authority 
Clarification Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. ORDERS PURPORTING TO RESTRAIN ENFORCE-
MENT AGAINST NON-PARTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 155 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 2285. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement 
against non-parties 
‘‘No court of the United States (and no district court 
of the Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Is-
lands) shall issue an order that purports to restrain the 
enforcement against a non-party of any statute, regula-
tion, order, or similar authority, unless the non-party is 
represented by a party acting in a representative capacity 
pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 2285 the 
following: 
‘‘2285. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement against non-parties.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 980 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to 
the provision of on-campus educational and vocational counseling by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 
Mr. VAN ORDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
improvements to the provision of on-campus educational 
and vocational counseling by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 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 ‘‘Modernizing the Vet-
erans On-Campus Experience Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT THAT ON-CAMPUS 
EDUCATIONAL 
AND 
VOCATIONAL 
COUN-
SELING IS PROVIDED BY CERTAIN DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES. 
Section 3697B(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the second sentence. 
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IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 980 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2026 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
improvements to the provision of on-campus educational 
and vocational counseling by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 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 ‘‘Veterans Readiness 
and Employment Improvement Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT THAT ON-CAMPUS 
EDUCATIONAL 
AND 
VOCATIONAL 
COUN-
SELING IS PROVIDED BY CERTAIN DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES. 
Section 3697B(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the second sentence. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
TO APPROVE NON-DEGREE FLIGHT TRAINING 
COURSES AS PART OF VOCATIONAL REHA-
BILITATION PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN VET-
ERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL-
ITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3104(b) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A rehabilitation 
program’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘To the maximum extent prac-
ticable’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided under 
paragraph (2), to the maximum extent practicable’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) Notwithstanding section 3680A(b) of this title, 
the Secretary may approve a rehabilitation program for 
a veteran under this chapter that includes the pursuit of 
a course of flight training other than one given by an edu-
cational institution of higher learning for credit toward a 
standard college degree the veteran is seeking.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a rehabilitation pro-
gram approved on or after August 1, 2026. 
SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TRAINING 
AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR VET-
ERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL-
ITIES: 
OUTREACH 
REQUIREMENT; 
EXTEN-
SIONS. 
(a) VRE CONTACT INFORMATION.—Section 3104 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) The Secretary shall establish a dedicated tele-
phone number within the Education Call Center of the De-
partment for calls about services provided under this chap-
ter. Each regional office of the Department shall include, 
on the website of the regional office, a name, telephone 
number, and email address, through which veterans may 
receive information about services provided under this 
chapter.’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 983 
AN ACT 
To Amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of edu-
cation offered by a public institution of higher learning 
that does not charge the in-State tuition rate to a vet-
eran using certain educational assistance under title 10 
of such Code, and for other purposes.
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(b) REQUESTS
FOR EXTENSIONS
OF PROGRAMS: 
TIMELY CONSIDERATION; REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3105 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended, in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall approve or deny a request 
for an extension under paragraph (1) not later than 30 
days after the date on which the veteran submits such re-
quest.’’. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
an annual report on requests for extensions under 
such subsection (c). Each such report shall include, 
for the year preceding the date of the report— 
(A) the number of veterans who requested 
such an extension; 
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(B) the number of such requests that were 
approved; and 
(C) the number of such requests that were 
denied. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF 
PENSION. 
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘January 31, 2033’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 31, 2033’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 2, 
2026. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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