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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2022 and 
2023’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2,500 
student years’’ and inserting ‘‘4,000 student 
years for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
2029’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘165 stu-
dent years’’ and inserting ‘‘250 student years 
for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘385 stu-
dent years’’ and inserting ‘‘700 student years 
for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029’’; 
and 
(E) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘1,200 
student years’’ and inserting ‘‘1,600 student 
years for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
2029’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—In any fiscal year 
in which the submission required under section 1105 of 
title 31, United States Code, does not include a propor-
tional increase in the Operations and Support funding 
under section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, 
to support the end strengths authorized under the amend-
ments made by subsection (a)— 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4275 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, 
to establish the Secretary of the Coast Guard, 
and for other purposes.
HR 4275 RFS
proved Coast Guard cutter homeporting projects 
within the Coast Guard Arctic District with respect 
to each of the following: 
(A) Fast Response Cutters. 
(B) Offshore Patrol Cutters. 
(C) The USCGC Storis procured pursuant 
to section 11223 of the Don Young Coast 
Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (14 U.S.C. 
561 note). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each 
homeporting project described in such paragraph, 
the following: 
(A) A description of— 
(i) the status of funds appropriated 
for the project; 
(ii) activities carried out toward com-
pletion of the project; and 
(iii) activities anticipated to be carried 
out during the subsequent 1-year period to 
advance completion of the project. 
(B) An updated timeline, including key 
milestones, for the project. 
(d) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Not later than July 1 
of the first calendar year after the year in which the report 
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mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report on the status of reports or briefings re-
quired under this chapter that have not been delivered to 
Congress. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under section 
(a) shall contain the following: 
‘‘(1) The status of each required report or 
briefing that has not been delivered to Congress, in-
cluding the date the report or briefing is due, and 
if applicable, the number of days the Coast Guard 
has exceeded the required completion date. 
‘‘(2) A plan and timeline for the next steps to 
be taken to complete such outstanding reports or 
briefings. 
‘‘(3) The name of the flag officer responsible 
for the completion of each report or briefing. 
‘‘(c) BRIEFING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Commandant fails to 
submit the report required under this section, the 
Commandant shall brief the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the 
steps being taken to produce the report not less than 
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required under subsection (c)(1) is submitted, and each 
July 1 thereafter until July 2, 2031, or the date on which 
all projects described in subsection (c)(1) are completed, 
the Commandant shall issue an updated report, with re-
spect to each Coast Guard cutter homeporting project de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) (including any such project 
approved on a date after the date of enactment of this 
Act and before the submission of the applicable report), 
containing each element described in subsection (b)(2). 
(c) REPORT ON CAPACITY OF COAST GUARD BASE 
KETCHIKAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 
shall complete a report detailing the cost of and time 
frame for expanding the industrial capacity of Coast 
Guard Base Ketchikan to do out of water repairs on 
Fast Response Cutters. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate the report required 
under paragraph (1). 
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(D) ) in paragraph (41) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 101(20)(G)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
101(20)(H)(iii)’’; 
(E) in paragraph (42) by striking ‘‘section 
101(20)(G)(iv)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
101(20)(H)(iv)’’; 
(F) in paragraph (43) by striking ‘‘section 
101(20)(G)(v)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
101(20)(H)(v)’’; and 
(G) in paragraph (44) by striking ‘‘section 
101(20)(G)(vi)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
101(20)(H)(vi)’’. 
(2) Section 1003(d)(6) (33 U.S.C. 2703(d)(6)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘this subsection’’. 
(3) Section 1016 (33 U.S.C. 2716) is amend-
ed— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(e) 
through (i) as subsections (d) through (h), re-
spectively; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(1)(B), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
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(4) Section 1012(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 2712(b)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 1016(f)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 1016(e)(1)’’. 
(5) 
Section 
1005(b)(5)(B) 
(33 
U.S.C. 
2716(b)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
1016(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2716(f)’’. 
(6) Section 1018(c) (33 U.S.C. 2718(c)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Act of March 3, 1851 (46 
U.S.C. 183 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 305 of 
title 46, United States Code’’. 
(7) Section 7001(h)(1) (33 U.S.C. 2761(h)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(4)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (e)(4)’’. 
(h) HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT 
OF 1998.—Section 303 of the Hydrographic Services Im-
provement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘title’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Act’’ and inserting ‘‘title’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subchapter IV of chapter 
10’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 11’’. 
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from among members of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(G) 6 individuals designated by the Presi-
dent. 
‘‘(2) TIMING OF APPOINTMENTS OF MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(A) If any member of the Board described 
in paragraph (1)(C) is not appointed by the date 
that is 180 days after the date on which the first 
session of each Congress convenes, the chair and 
ranking member of the subcommittee of the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate with jurisdiction over the 
authorization of appropriations of the Coast 
Guard shall be members of the Board until the 
date on which the second session of such Congress 
adjourns sine die. 
‘‘(B) If any member of the Board described 
in paragraph (1)(D) is not appointed by the 
date that is 180 days after the date on which the 
first session of each Congress convenes, the chair 
and ranking member of the subcommittee of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives with jurisdiction 
over the authorization of appropriations for the 
Coast Guard shall be members of the Board until 
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the date on which the second session of such Con-
gress adjourns sine die. 
‘‘(C) If any member of the Board described 
in paragraph (1)(E) is not appointed by the 
date that is 180 days after the date on which the 
first session of each Congress convenes, the chair 
and ranking member of the subcommittee of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate with 
jurisdiction over appropriations for the Coast 
Guard shall be members of the Board until the 
date on which the second session of such Congress 
adjourns sine die. 
‘‘(D) If any member of the Board described 
in paragraph (1)(F) is not appointed by the date 
that is 180 days after the date on which the first 
session of each Congress convenes, the chair and 
ranking member of the subcommittee of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives with jurisdiction over appropria-
tions for the Coast Guard shall be members of the 
Board until the date on which the second session 
of such Congress adjourns sine die. 
‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—On a biennial basis 
and subject to paragraph (4), the Board shall se-
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(3) The number of active search and rescue per-
sonnel at each impacted Coast Guard facility. 
(4) The number of search and rescue personnel at 
each impacted Coast Guard facility beginning in 
2021 and accounted for annually thereafter. 
(5) A description of active and past first re-
sponder cooperative agreements made between each 
impacted Coast Guard facility and local law enforce-
ment or first responders for search and rescue oper-
ations. 
(6) The average response time for all search and 
rescue operations at each impacted Coast Guard facil-
ity beginning in 2021 and accounted for annually 
thereafter. 
(7) The number of lives lost during search and 
rescue operations at each impacted Coast Guard facil-
ity beginning in 2021 and accounted for annually 
thereafter. 
(8) The number of vessel safety checks adminis-
tered by an impacted Coast Guard facility beginning 
in 2021 and accounted for annually thereafter. 
(9) The number of search and rescue incidents in 
which a facility responded to a search and rescue in-
cident in an area previously covered by an impacted 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 250 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4285 
[Report No. 119–294] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate an entrance-fee free 
date in 2026 at National Park Service sites in order to celebrate the 
250th anniversary of the United States of America. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 2, 2025 
Ms. MALOY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 15, 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 July 2, 2025] 
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$35,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 
2029.’’. 
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‘‘If taxable income is: 
The tax is: 
Not over $19,050 ......................................
10% of taxable income. 
Over $19,050 but not over $77,400 ..........
$1,905, plus 12% of the excess over 
$19,050. 
Over $77,400 but not over $165,000 ........
$8,907, plus 22% of the excess over 
$77,400. 
Over $165,000 but not over $315,000 ......
$28,179, plus 24% of the excess 
over $165,000. 
Over $315,000 but not over $400,000 ......
$64,179, plus 32% of the excess 
over $315,000. 
Over $400,000 but not over $600,000 ......
$91,379, plus 35% of the excess 
over $400,000. 
Over $600,000 but not over $2,000,000 ...
$161,379, plus 37% of the excess 
over $600,000. 
Over $2,000,000 ........................................
$679,379, plus 39.6% of the excess 
over $2,000,000’’. 
(b) HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS.—Section 1(b) of such 
Code is amended by striking the table contained therein 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘If taxable income is: 
The tax is: 
Not over $13,600 ......................................
10% of taxable income. 
Over $13,600 but not over $51,800 ..........
$1,360, plus 12% of the excess over 
$13,600. 
Over $51,800 but not over $82,500 ..........
$5,944, plus 22% of the excess over 
$51,800. 
Over $82,500 but not over $157,500 ........
$12,698, plus 24% of the excess 
over $82,500. 
Over $157,500 but not over $200,000 ......
$30,698, plus 32% of the excess 
over $157,500. 
Over $200,000 but not over $500,000 ......
$44,298, plus 35% of the excess 
over $200,000. 
Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000 ...
$149,298, plus 37% of the excess 
over $500,000. 
Over $1,000,000 ........................................
$334,298, plus 39.6% of the excess 
over $1,000,000’’. 
(c) UNMARRIED INDIVIDUALS OTHER THAN SUR-
VIVING SPOUSES AND HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS.—Section 
1(c) of such Code is amended by striking the table con-
tained therein and inserting the following: 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4276 
To amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience 
Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native 
Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 2, 2025 
Mr. CASE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Vis-
itor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, 
tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, 
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. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PRO-
GRAMS. 
The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor 
Experience Act (25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating section 6 (25 U.S.C. 4355) 
as section 7; and 
(2) by inserting after section 5 (25 U.S.C. 
4354) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PROGRAM.—The 
Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs may make grants 
to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as de-
scribed in section 2. 
‘‘(b) OFFICE OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN RELATIONS.— 
The Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations 
may make grants to and enter into agreements with Na-
tive Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of 
this Act, as described in section 2. 
‘‘(c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The heads of 
other Federal agencies, including the Secretaries of Com-
merce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human 
Services, and Labor, may make grants under this author-
ity to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes, tribal 
organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations to carry 
out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4277 
To amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that rural emergency 
hospitals are treated as outpatient hospitals for purposes of Medicaid 
payment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 2, 2025 
Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. BERGMAN) 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 clarify 
that rural emergency hospitals are treated as outpatient 
hospitals for purposes of Medicaid payment, 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 ‘‘Rural Emergency Hos-
pital Financial Stability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENT FOR 
RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS. 
(a) AMENDMENT
TO MEDICAID STATUTE.—Para-
graph (2)(A) of Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by inserting the fol-
lowing after ‘‘outpatient hospital services’’: ‘‘(including 
rural emergency hospital services, as defined in section 
1861(kkk), when such services are available),’’; 
(b) NURSING FACILITY AMENDMENT.—Paragraph 
(4)(A) of Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘but including 
services provided in a nursing facility that is a distinct 
part unit of a rural emergency hospital, as defined in sec-
tion 1861(kkk)(2)’’ after ‘‘diseases’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment, and 
shall apply to services furnished on or after such date. 
SEC. 3. RULEMAKING. 
Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall issue final regulations to carry out the amendments 
made by this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 427 
To amend Public Law 86–272 to expand the prohibition of State taxation 
relating to certain solicitation of orders. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2025 
Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. TIFFANY, and Mr. STEIL) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend Public Law 86–272 to expand the prohibition 
of State taxation relating to certain solicitation of orders. 
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 ‘‘Interstate Commerce 
Simplification Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 101(d) of Public Law 86–272 (73 Stat. 555) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
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(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) the term ‘solicitation of orders’ means any 
business activity that facilitates the solicitation of 
orders even if that activity may also serve some 
independently valuable business function apart from 
solicitation.’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4282 
To amend the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act to modernize 
verification of contact lens prescriptions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 2, 2025 
Mr. GRIFFITH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act 
to modernize verification of contact lens prescriptions, 
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 ‘‘Contact Lens Prescrip-
tion Verification Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 4 of the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers 
Act (15 U.S.C. 7603) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(B) by moving such redesignated subpara-
graphs 2 ems to the right; 
(C) by striking ‘‘A seller may’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) SELLERS GENERALLY.—A seller may’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) ONLINE
SELLERS.—An online seller of 
contact lenses shall provide a method that enables 
an individual to electronically transmit, in accord-
ance with HIPAA privacy regulation (as defined in 
section 1180(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1320d–9(b)(3))), a copy of a contact lens 
prescription for such individual. 
‘‘(3) ENCRYPTION
REQUIRED.—Any protected 
health information (as defined for purposes of the 
HIPAA privacy regulation) that an online seller 
sends pursuant to this section by email shall be 
encrypted.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(6), by striking ‘‘and tele-
phone number’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, tele-
phone number, and email address’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (g), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘but does not 
include a call made using an artificial or prerecorded 
voice.’’. 
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