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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7019 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent certain alcohol 
and substance misuse. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2026 
Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ (for herself, Mrs. MCBATH, and Mr. PAPPAS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent 
certain alcohol and substance misuse. 
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 ‘‘Campus Prevention 
and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION. 
Section 120 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1011i) is amended— 
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DRUG 
AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘a program to prevent the use of il-
licit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students 
and employees that,’’ and inserting ‘‘an evi-
dence-based or evidence-informed program to 
prevent alcohol and substance misuse by stu-
dents and employees that,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘the 
use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol’’ 
and inserting ‘‘alcohol and substance misuse’’; 
(C) by amending paragraph (1)(D) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(D) a description of any alcohol or sub-
stance misuse counseling, treatment, rehabilita-
tion, recovery, reentry, or recovery support pro-
grams provided by the institution (including in 
partnership with a community-based organiza-
tion) that are available to employees or stu-
dents; and’’; 
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‘‘(ii) the timeline and plan to provide 
all students in the State who meet the re-
quirements for its early high school grad-
uation policy the opportunity to receive a 
scholarship through an early high school 
graduation fast track pathway; and 
‘‘(iii) annual goals for participation in 
fast track pathways among subgroups of 
students such that, if the goals are met— 
‘‘(I) significant progress will be 
made toward improving equity in stu-
dent eligibility and participation in 
the early high school graduation path-
way across the local educational agen-
cies within each State within the eligi-
ble entity; 
‘‘(II) significant progress will be 
made toward improving equity in ac-
cess to advanced coursework and early 
college fast track pathways across the 
local educational agencies within each 
State in the eligible entity; and 
‘‘(III) the composition of stu-
dents participating in fast track path-
ways will be demographically similar 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7020 
To provide for coverage of employees of the District of Columbia courts 
and the District of Columbia Public Defender Service under the District 
of Columbia Human Rights Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2026 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To provide for coverage of employees of the District of Co-
lumbia courts and the District of Columbia Public De-
fender Service under the District of Columbia Human 
Rights Act, 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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Courts and Public Defender Service Employment Non- 
Discrimination Act’’. 
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‘‘(I) violated the State or Tribal 
plan with a culpable mental state 
greater than negligence; or 
‘‘(II) violated the State or Tribal 
plan by producing a crop that is in-
consistent with the designation of only 
industrial 
hemp 
under 
subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(ii). 
‘‘(ii) 
EXCEPTION.—Paragraph 
(1) 
shall not apply with respect to— 
‘‘(I) a violation described in sub-
clause (I) of clause (i); or 
‘‘(II) the production of a crop in-
consistent with its designation, as de-
scribed in subclause (II) of such 
clause.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by amending 
clause (ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall 
not apply to any person growing hemp that 
designates the type of production as only 
industrial 
hemp 
under 
subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(ii) if— 
‘‘(I) the State or Tribal plan ap-
proved under subsection (b) includes a 
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.—Section 303 of the Human 
Rights Act of 1977 (sec. 2–1403.03, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) This section does not apply with respect to com-
plaints filed against— 
‘‘(1) the District of Columbia courts or officials 
and employees of the District of Columbia courts; or 
‘‘(2) the District of Columbia Public Defender 
Service or officials and employees of the District of 
Columbia Public Defender Service.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall apply with respect to complaints filed on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(8) Households of individuals with disabilities 
are more likely to need assistance and are less likely 
to be able to evacuate in advance of disasters. 
(9) Less than a third of individuals with intel-
lectual disabilities and individuals needing personal 
care attendants have planned with their personal 
care providers what to do in a disaster. 
(10) Evacuation information, including orders, 
is not uniformly communicated in ways and via 
media that are accessible to individuals with disabil-
ities, including being communicated in ways that 
lack use of American Sign Language, captions, and 
plain language on websites, instructional materials, 
and television and radio announcements. 
(11) Displaced individuals with disabilities 
served in general population shelters have better ac-
cess to information and material resources than indi-
viduals with disabilities in specially designed shel-
ters. 
(12) Despite the better access to information 
and resources provided at general population shel-
ters, personnel in general population shelters often 
do not have the resources or training to address the 
needs of individuals with disabilities and older 
adults. 
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to each State, as a whole, within the 
eligible entity by the end of the grant 
period. 
‘‘(G) A description of how the eligible enti-
ty consulted with stakeholders in development 
of its application and how the eligible entity will 
continue to engage, collaborate, and solicit feed-
back with stakeholders to improve implementa-
tion of the application requirements described 
in this subsection and uses of funds described 
in section 416D, including— 
‘‘(i) members of the State legislature 
and State board of education (if the State 
has a State board of education); 
‘‘(ii) the State higher education gov-
erning or coordinating entity (if the State 
has such an entity); 
‘‘(iii) the State entity that coordinates 
early childhood, elementary, secondary, 
and postsecondary education (if the State 
has such an entity); 
‘‘(iv) local educational agencies, in-
cluding those located in rural areas and 
high-need local education agencies; 
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SEC. 2. DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDMENTS TO 
HEMP PRODUCTION PROVISIONS. 
Section 781 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Ap-
propriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119–37; 139 Stat. 
558) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘365 days’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years’’. 
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(13) Public shelters often do not have dis-
ability-related accommodations, often forcing individ-
uals with disabilities and older adults to be seg-
regated, sometimes apart from their families and 
natural supports during disasters. 
(14) Households with individuals with disabil-
ities sustain more costly property damage from dis-
asters than households without individuals with dis-
abilities. 
(15) Historically, disaster-related recommenda-
tions for individuals with disabilities and older 
adults have been typically aimed at caregivers and 
service providers, not individuals with disabilities 
and older adults themselves. 
(16) Thousands of individuals with disabilities 
have been denied their civil rights because they do 
not receive accessible notice during disasters— 
(A) of spoken instructions via phone or 
video; or 
(B) of instructions regarding evacuations, 
sheltering, and other procedures during disas-
ters. 
(17) Disaster shelters and services do not rou-
tinely have American Sign Language interpreters 
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5, United States Code, to enhance the impact 
of Federal grant investments. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act, the terms ‘‘covered 
agency’’, ‘‘covered grant’’, and ‘‘Federal program evalua-
tion standards’’ have the meaning given such terms in sec-
tion 316 of title 5, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a). 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7030 
To amend section 242 of the National Housing Act to provide parity with 
respect to access to the mortgage insurance for hospitals program for 
licensed hospitals, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2026 
Mr. EMMER (for himself and Mr. TORRES of New York) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend section 242 of the National Housing Act to pro-
vide parity with respect to access to the mortgage insur-
ance for hospitals program for licensed hospitals, 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 ‘‘Securing Facilities for 
Mental Health Services Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR HOSPITALS PARITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 242(b)(1) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–7(b)(1)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply upon the expiration of the 9-month 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. REPORT REGARDING PROGRAM EXPANSION. 
Not later than the expiration of the 2-year period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a report 
to the Congress assessing the results and effectiveness of 
the expansion of the hospital mortgage insurance program 
under section 242 of the National Housing Act pursuant 
to the amendments made by section 2 of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7031 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing emergency commu-
nications centers in units of the National Park System to Next Genera-
tion 9–1–1 systems, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2026 
Mr. FULCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing 
emergency communications centers in units of the Na-
tional Park System to Next Generation 9–1–1 systems, 
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 ‘‘Making National 
Parks Safer Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘emergency 
communications center’’ means— 
(i) a facility that— 
(I) is designated to receive a 9– 
1–1 request for emergency assistance; 
and 
(II) performs 1 or more of the 
functions described in subparagraph 
(B); or 
(ii) a public safety answering point 
(as defined in section 222 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222)). 
(B) FUNCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The func-
tions described in this subparagraph are the fol-
lowing: 
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(i) Processing and analyzing 9–1–1 
requests for emergency assistance and in-
formation and data related to the requests. 
(ii) Dispatching appropriate emer-
gency response providers. 
(iii) Transferring or exchanging 9–1– 
1 requests for emergency assistance and 
information and data related to the re-
quests with 1 or more other emergency 
communications centers and emergency re-
sponse providers. 
(iv) Analyzing any communications re-
ceived from emergency response providers. 
(v) Supporting incident command 
functions. 
(3) INTEROPERABILITY.—The term ‘‘interoper-
ability’’ means the capability of emergency commu-
nications centers— 
(A) to receive 9–1–1 requests for emer-
gency assistance and information and data re-
lated to the requests, such as location informa-
tion and callback numbers from a person initi-
ating the request; and 
(B) to process and share 9–1–1 requests 
for emergency assistance and information and 
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(4) MINIMUM
WAGE
FOR
PARAPROFESSIONAL 
AND EDUCATION SUPPORT STAFF.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘minimum 
wage for paraprofessional and education sup-
port staff’’ means an amount, determined by 
the State, that all part-time equivalent staff 
employed by a local educational agency are re-
quired by the State to be paid by such agency, 
and which— 
(i) is greater than the amount de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); and 
(ii) increases as the experience of such 
school staff increases. 
(B) INDEXING SALARY GROWTH TO INFLA-
TION.— 
(i) FISCAL
YEARS
2026
THROUGH 
2030.—For each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2030, the amount described in 
this subparagraph is $30.00 an hour. 
(ii) FISCAL YEARS 2031 AND AFTER.— 
For each fiscal year in the fiscal year pe-
riod 2031 through 2035 and in each subse-
quent 5 fiscal year period, the amount de-
scribed this subparagraph shall be equal to 
the amount applicable for each fiscal year 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7034 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the dollar limita-
tions on the exclusion of gain from sales of principal residences, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2026 
Mr. GOLDMAN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate 
the dollar limitations on the exclusion of gain from sales 
of principal residences, 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. ELIMINATION OF DOLLAR LIMITATIONS ON EX-
CLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALES OF PRIN-
CIPAL RESIDENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 121(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (4), 
and 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 121(c) of 
such Code is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and sub-
section (b)(3)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘, and subsection (b)(1), shall 
not apply’’, and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7036 
To increase collaboration within the Department of State between the Office 
of Opinion Research of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and 
the Bureau of Global Public Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2026 
Mr. HUIZENGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To increase collaboration within the Department of State 
between the Office of Opinion Research of the Bureau 
of Intelligence and Research and the Bureau of Global 
Public Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Data Driven Diplo-
macy Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COORDINATION WITH THE OFFICE OF OPINION RE-
SEARCH. 
The Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs 
shall request the Office of Opinion Research of the Bureau 
of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State 
to conduct public opinion surveys that inform the Bureau 
of Global Public Affairs of the Department of State on 
cultural context, target audiences, and shifting attitudes 
towards the United States and United States interests in 
regions where United States funded media outlets operate 
or could operate in the future. 
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issuer offering group health insurance coverage 
on behalf of the plan; and 
‘‘(bb) does not enter into any contract for 
pharmacy benefit management services on be-
half of such a plan or coverage, with an applica-
ble entity unless 100 percent of rebates, fees, 
alternative discounts, and other remuneration 
received under such contract that are related to 
the utilization of drugs or drug spending under 
such group health plan or health insurance cov-
erage are remitted to the group health plan or, 
in the case of a health insurance issuer offering 
group health insurance coverage in connection 
with a group health plan, to the health insur-
ance issuer on behalf of the plan by the entity 
providing pharmacy benefit management serv-
ices. 
‘‘(II) Nothing in subclause (I) shall be con-
strued to affect the term of a contract or arrange-
ment, as in effect on the effective date (as described 
in such subclause), except that such subclause shall 
apply to any renewal or extension of such a contract 
or arrangement entered into on or after such effec-
tive date, as so described.
that is void and unenforceable under section 4 shall be 
fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for 
not more than 1 year, or both. 
SEC. 6. CUSTODY OF CHILD WHEN INTERNATIONAL SURRO-
GATE PARENTAGE CONTRACTS ARE VOID 
AND UNENFORCEABLE. 
Legal custody of a child born pursuant to a surrogacy 
agreement that is void and unenforceable under section 
4 shall be decided based on a determination of the best 
interests of the child under the law of the State where 
the surrogate parent resides, with no effect given to the 
surrogacy agreement or any other purported agreement, 
contract, or understanding concerning the custody of the 
child. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7041 
To prohibit the consideration in the House of Representatives of any 
legislation containing an earmark. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2026 
Mr. NORMAN (for himself and Mr. CLYDE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Rules 
A BILL 
To prohibit the consideration in the House of Representatives 
of any legislation containing an earmark. 
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 ‘‘Earmark Elimination 
Act of 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION 
CONTAINING EARMARKS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in 
the House of Representatives to consider any bill, 
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joint resolution, amendment, or conference report if 
the bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference 
report, or any accompanying report or joint explana-
tory statement of managers, includes a congressional 
earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit. 
(2) PROCEDURE.—If a point of order is raised 
under paragraph (1) with respect to a congressional 
earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit 
and the point of order is sustained, the congressional 
earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit 
shall be deemed to be stricken from the measure in-
volved. 
(3) SPECIAL
PROCEDURE
FOR
CONFERENCE 
REPORT
AND
AMENDMENTS
BETWEEN
THE 
HOUSES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If a point of order is 
raised and sustained under paragraph (1) with 
respect to a conference report or a motion that 
the House recede from its disagreement to a 
Senate amendment and concur therein, with or 
without amendment, then after disposition of all 
such points of order the conference report or 
motion, as the case may be, shall be considered 
as rejected and the matter remaining in dis-
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