datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
under subparagraph (A), such application shall 
be deemed to have been granted.’’. 
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(AA) NORTH FORK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle Na-
tional Forests comprising approximately 31,375 
acres, identified as ‘‘North Fork’’ on the Map, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘North Fork Wil-
derness’’. 
(BB) BIG
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle Na-
tional Forests comprising approximately 76,556 
acres, identified as ‘‘Big Creek’’ on the Map, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘Big Creek Wilder-
ness’’. 
(CC) LOST CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle Na-
tional Forests comprising approximately 11,613 
acres, identified as ‘‘Lost Creek’’ on the Map, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘Lost Creek Wil-
derness’’. 
(DD) EAST
CATHEDRAL
PEAK
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Idaho 
Panhandle National Forests comprising ap-
proximately 34,361 acres, identified as ‘‘East 
Cathedral Peak’’ on the Map, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘East Cathedral Peak Wilder-
ness’’. 
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(c) RULES OF INTERPRETATION.—Nothing in this 
Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be con-
strued to— 
(1) authorize the establishment, directly or indi-
rectly, of a national firearms registry; or 
(2) interfere with the authority of a State, 
under section 927 of title 18, United States Code, 
to enact a law on the same subject matter as this 
Act. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(EE) SPION
KOP
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle Na-
tional Forests comprising approximately 22,407 
acres, identified as ‘‘Spion Kop’’ on the Map, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘Spion Kop Wil-
derness’’. 
(FF) ROLAND POINT WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle 
National Forests comprising approximately 
6,584 acres, identified as ‘‘Roland Point’’ on 
the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Roland 
Point Wilderness’’. 
(GG) TROUT
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle 
National Forests and Kootenai National Forest 
comprising approximately 38,871 acres, identi-
fied as ‘‘Trout Creek’’ on the Map, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Trout Creek Wilderness’’. 
(HH) WONDERFUL PEAK WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forests and Lolo National 
Forest comprising approximately 11,214 acres, 
identified as ‘‘Wonderful Peak’’ on the Map, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘Wonderful Peak 
Wilderness’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1902 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve the 
detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public 
safety officers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2025 
Mr. BERA (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. CHU, Mr. HARD-
ER of California, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. MAGAZINER, 
Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. KENNEDY of New 
York, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. BACON, Mr. LATIMER, Ms. TITUS, 
Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. BROWN, and Mr. 
CARBAJAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to improve the detection, prevention, and treatment of 
mental health issues among public safety officers, 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 ‘‘Helping Emergency 
Responders Overcome Act’’ or the ‘‘HERO Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DATA SYSTEM TO CAPTURE NATIONAL PUBLIC 
SAFETY OFFICER SUICIDE INCIDENCE. 
The Public Health Service Act is amended by insert-
ing after section 317V of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–24) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 317W. DATA SYSTEM TO CAPTURE NATIONAL PUBLIC 
SAFETY OFFICER SUICIDE INCIDENCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and other agencies as the Secretary determines 
appropriate, may— 
‘‘(1) develop and maintain a data system, to be 
known as the Public Safety Officer Suicide Report-
ing System, for the purposes of— 
‘‘(A) collecting data on the suicide inci-
dence among public safety officers; and 
‘‘(B) facilitating the study of successful 
interventions to reduce suicide among public 
safety officers; and 
‘‘(2) integrate such system into the National 
Violent Death Reporting System, so long as the Sec-
retary determines such integration to be consistent 
with the purposes described in paragraph (1). 
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(II) EVANS GULCH WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest 
comprising approximately 8,059 acres, identi-
fied as ‘‘Evans Gulch’’ on the Map, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Evans Gulch Wilderness’’. 
(JJ) GILT EDGE-SILVER CREEK WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Lolo 
National 
Forest 
comprising 
approximately 
10,252 acres, identified as ‘‘Gilt Edge-Silver 
Creek’’ on the Map, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Gilt Edge-Silver Creek Wilderness’’. 
(KK) WARD
EAGLE
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Lolo National For-
est comprising approximately 8,556 acres, iden-
tified as ‘‘Ward Eagle’’ on the Map, which shall 
be known as the ‘‘Ward Eagle Wilderness’’. 
(LL) BROWN GULCH WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Lolo National For-
est comprising approximately 12,581 acres, 
identified as ‘‘Brown Gulch’’ on the Map, which 
shall be known as the ‘‘Brown Gulch Wilder-
ness’’. 
(MM) WEST
PIONEERS
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead- 
Deerlodge National Forest comprising approxi-
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proval from the House of Representatives, 
the joint resolution of the Senate shall be 
held at the desk pending receipt of the 
joint resolution from the House of Rep-
resentatives. Upon receipt of the joint reso-
lution of approval from the House of Rep-
resentatives, such joint resolution shall be 
deemed to be read twice, considered, read 
the third time, and passed. 
‘‘(iv) CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE RES-
OLUTION IF NO RESOLUTION INTRODUCED 
IN SENATE.—If the Senate receives a joint 
resolution of approval from the House of 
Representatives, and no joint resolution of 
approval has been introduced in the Sen-
ate, the procedures described in subpara-
graph (D) shall apply to consideration of 
the joint resolution of the House. 
‘‘(F) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES
AND
SENATE.—This paragraph is en-
acted by Congress— 
‘‘(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking 
power of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives, respectively, and as such is 
deemed a part of the rules of each House, 
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(d) FEDERAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall work with Federal departments and agencies, includ-
ing the United States Fire Administration, to incorporate 
education and training on the best practices and resources 
under subsection (a) into Federal training and develop-
ment programs for public safety officers. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘public 
safety officer’’ means— 
(1) a public safety officer, as defined in section 
1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284); or 
(2) a public safety telecommunicator, as de-
scribed in detailed occupation 43–5031 in the Stand-
ard Occupational Classification Manual of the Office 
of Management and Budget (2018). 
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that will use the grant for behavioral and men-
tal health education and treatment.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1907 
To allow an individual to shoot an unmanned aircraft flying over property 
owned by the individual under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2025 
Mr. BURCHETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To allow an individual to shoot an unmanned aircraft flying 
over property owned by the individual under certain cir-
cumstances, 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 ‘‘Defense Against 
Drones Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY FROM UN-
MANNED AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 448 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 44815. Protection of private property from un-
manned aircraft 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to applicable State law 
relating to the discharge of a firearm, an individual may 
shoot an unmanned aircraft using a legally obtained shot-
gun if the individual reasonably believes that such aircraft 
is flying not more than 200 feet above property owned 
by the individual. 
‘‘(b) RETURN OF AIRCRAFT.—An individual may, but 
shall not be required to, return an unmanned aircraft shot 
down under subsection (a) to the owner of such aircraft 
upon request by such owner. 
‘‘(c) REPORTING.—Not later than 60 days after an 
event in which an individual shoots an unmanned aircraft 
under subsection (a) and is able to identify the registra-
tion number of such aircraft, the individual shall report 
to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion— 
‘‘(1) the address at which such event occurred; 
and 
‘‘(2) such registration number. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator shall issue 
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION OF SHOTGUN.—In this section, the 
term ‘shotgun’ has the meaning given such term in section 
921 of title 18, United States Code. 
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‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to preempt or otherwise have any 
effect on any State law relating to tort liability or criminal 
liability for an action taken under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 448 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘44815. Protection of private property from unmanned aircraft.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1909 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State- 
based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal 
mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and 
perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2025 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 
Mrs. CAMMACK, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, and Mr. MACKENZIE) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize sup-
port for State-based maternal mortality review commit-
tees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality 
prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, 
and perinatal quality collaboratives, 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, 
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‘‘(i) with respect to which a major dis-
aster was declared, on or after January 1, 
2024, by the President under section 401 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act, and 
‘‘(ii) which was determined by the 
President, on or after January 1, 2024, to 
warrant individual or individual and public 
assistance from the Federal Government 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act by rea-
son of the qualified disaster with respect to 
such disaster area. 
‘‘(E) QUALIFIED
DISASTER.—The term 
‘qualified disaster’ means, with respect to any 
qualified disaster zone, the disaster by reason of 
which a major disaster was declared with re-
spect to such area. 
‘‘(F) INCIDENT PERIOD.—The term ‘inci-
dent period’ means, with respect to any quali-
fied disaster, the period specified by the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency as the period 
during which such disaster occurred (except 
that for purposes of this paragraph such period 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Maternal 
Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. PREVENTING MATERNAL DEATHS. 
(a) MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE.— 
Section 317K(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b–12(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing obstetricians and gynecologists)’’ after ‘‘clinical 
specialties’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘as appli-
cable’’ and inserting ‘‘if available’’; and 
(B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘, as ap-
propriate’’ and inserting ‘‘and coordinating with 
death certifiers to improve the collection of 
death record reports and the quality of death 
records, including by amending cause-of-death 
information on a death certificate, as appro-
priate’’. 
(b) BEST PRACTICES RELATING TO THE PREVEN-
TION OF MATERNAL MORTALITY.—Section 317K of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) BEST PRACTICES RELATING TO THE PREVEN-
TION OF MATERNAL MORTALITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall, in consultation with 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Serv-
ices Administration, disseminate to hospitals, State 
professional society groups, and perinatal quality 
collaboratives, best practices on how to prevent ma-
ternal mortality and morbidity that consider and re-
flect best practices identified through other relevant 
Federal maternal health programs. 
‘‘(2) 
FREQUENCY.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall disseminate the best 
practices referred to in paragraph (1) not less than 
once per fiscal year.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION.—Subsection (g) of section 317K of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12), as 
redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by striking 
‘‘$58,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 190 
To provide for expedited removal of certain illegal aliens. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Mr. OGLES (for himself, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. BRECHEEN, 
Ms. MACE, and Mr. MOORE of Alabama) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for expedited removal of certain illegal aliens. 
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 ‘‘Sending Evading Non- 
Documented Threats Home Especially Migrants Biden 
Accepted Carelessly and Knowingly Act of 2025’’ or the 
‘‘SEND THEM BACK Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF CERTAIN ILLEGAL 
ALIENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, an alien who entered the United States ille-
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gally on or since January 20, 2021, shall be subject to 
expedited removal, even if such alien indicated an inten-
tion to apply for asylum or a fear of persecution. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
any alien who is currently a member of the Armed Forces 
of the United States as of January 1, 2025. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veteran Fraud Reim-
bursement Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT TO REPAYMENT BY SECRETARY OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS OF CERTAIN MISUSED 
BENEFITS. 
Section 6107 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 6107. Reissuance of benefits 
‘‘(a) REISSUANCE OF MISUSED BENEFITS.—(1) In 
any case in which a fiduciary misuses all or part of an 
individual’s benefit paid to such fiduciary, the Secretary 
shall pay to the beneficiary or the beneficiary’s successor 
fiduciary an amount equal to the amount of such benefit 
so misused. 
‘‘(2) In any case in which the Secretary reissues a 
benefit payment (in whole or in part) under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall make a good faith effort to obtain 
recoupment from the fiduciary to whom the payment was 
originally made. 
‘‘(3) In any case in which the Secretary obtains 
recoupment from a fiduciary who has misused benefits, 
the Secretary shall promptly remit payment of the re-
couped amounts to the beneficiary or the beneficiary’s suc-
cessor fiduciary, as the case may be, to the extent that 
such amounts have not been paid under paragraph (1).
‘‘(b) REISSUANCE OF AMOUNTS IN THE CASE OF A 
DECEASED BENEFICIARY.—(1) If a beneficiary described 
in subsection (a)(1) predeceases a payment under such 
subsection, the Secretary shall pay such amount, subject 
to paragraph (2), to an individual or entity in accordance 
with section 5121 of this title. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not make a payment under 
this subsection to a fiduciary who misused benefits of the 
beneficiary. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON TOTAL AMOUNT PAID.—The 
total of the amounts paid to a beneficiary or the bene-
ficiary’s successor fiduciary under this section may not ex-
ceed the total benefit amount misused by the fiduciary 
with respect to that beneficiary. 
‘‘(d) OVERSIGHT OF NEGLIGENCE.—(1) The Sec-
retary shall establish methods and timing with respect to 
determining whether an instance of misuse by a fiduciary, 
of all or part of an individual’s benefit paid to such fidu-
ciary, is the result of negligence by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not withhold the reissuing 
of a benefit payment under subsection (a)(1) by reason 
of a pending determination under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) The Secretary is not required to make a deter-
mination under paragraph (1) for each instance of misuse
by a fiduciary, of all or part of an individual’s benefit paid 
to such fiduciary.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 5, 2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1912 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
the repayment by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs of benefits misused by a fiduciary, and for 
other purposes.