I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7007 
To govern on behalf of the American people. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2026 
Mr. MCGOVERN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Agriculture, Natural Re-
sources, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Workforce, 
Small Business, Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence 
(Permanent Select), Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, 
Veterans’ Affairs, Financial Services, House Administration, Homeland 
Security, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To govern on behalf of the American people. 
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 ‘‘Governing for the Peo-
ple Act’’. 
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TITLE I 
SECTION 101. FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION DEDUC-
TION AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 181(g) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. 
(b) INCREASE
IN DOLLAR LIMITATION.—Section 
181(a)(2)(A) of such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to so much of the aggregate cost of 
any qualified film or television production or 
any qualified live theatrical production as ex-
ceeds $30,000,000.’’. 
(c) HIGHER DOLLAR LIMITATION FOR PRODUCTIONS 
IN CERTAIN AREAS.—Section 181(a)(2)(B) of such Code 
is amended in the matter following clause (ii) by striking 
‘‘substituting ‘$20,000,000’ for ‘$15,000,000’ ’’ and in-
serting ‘‘substituting ‘$40,000,000’ for ‘$30,000,000’ ’’. 
(d) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 181(a)(2) of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any 
taxable year beginning in a calendar year 
after 2026, each dollar amount in subpara-
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‘‘§ 1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits 
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to exe-
cute, any scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of 
veterans’ benefits, or in connection with obtaining vet-
eran’s benefits for that individual, shall be fined under this 
title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101 of title 38; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘veterans’ benefits’ means any 
benefit provided by Federal law for a veteran or a 
dependent or survivor of a veteran.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits.’’. 
TITLE III 
SEC. 301. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to ensure that parties af-
fected by wildland fires resulting from management activi-
ties conducted by the Department of Agriculture on Na-
tional Forest System land are eligible to receive 100 per-
cent funding for the cost of remediating direct and indi-
rect damages under authorized Federal recovery pro-
grams. 
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SEC. 302. COST-SHARE WAIVER FOR REHABILITATION 
FROM WILDLAND FIRES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The 
term ‘‘covered matching requirement’’ means a re-
quirement under a program of the Secretary for 
wildland fire recovery for a State, Indian Tribe, lo-
cality, or individual to provide matching funds, in 
cash, for a project. 
(2) COVERED
WILDLAND
FIRE.—The term 
‘‘covered wildland fire’’ means a wildland fire that 
the Secretary determines to be a result of manage-
ment activities conducted by the Secretary on Na-
tional Forest System land. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(4) WILDLAND FIRE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘wildland 
fire’’ means any non-structure fire that occurs 
in vegetation or natural fuels. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘wildland 
fire’’ includes wildfire, prescribed fire, and any 
direct or indirect damage resulting in watershed 
impairment. 
(b) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary may waive any covered matching re-
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quirement for a project in response to a covered wildland 
fire that is in an area affected by that covered wildland 
fire. 
TITLE IV 
SEC. 401. AWARDS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LIT-
ERACY PROGRAMS. 
(a) AWARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation (NSF) may make awards to eli-
gible entities, including nonprofit organizations, edu-
cational institutions, or consortiums of such entities, 
to develop, implement, and evaluate programs that 
promote AI literacy at the local level allowing com-
munities to learn about AI from local, trusted 
sources. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Awards made under this 
subsection may be used for the following: 
(A) To develop curricula, educational ma-
terials, and resources focused on AI literacy, in-
cluding relating to understanding the basics of 
AI, its applications, ethical considerations, and 
the societal impacts of AI. 
(B) To provide AI literacy education and 
training to marginalized communities, with pri-
ority given to communities of color, low-income 
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populations, rural areas, senior citizens, people 
with disabilities, and other underserved groups. 
(C) To conduct outreach and engagement 
activities to raise awareness of AI literacy and 
encourage participation in AI literacy programs. 
(D) To evaluate the effectiveness of AI lit-
eracy programs and share best practices and 
lessons learned with other organizations and in-
stitutions. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—In making awards under 
this subsection, the Director of the NSF may en-
courage applications that— 
(A) demonstrate a strong commitment to 
serving marginalized communities, including 
senior citizens; 
(B) have experience launching technology 
education local programs working with target 
populations; and 
(C) propose innovative and scalable ap-
proaches to AI literacy education. 
(4) REPORTING.—Each recipient of an award 
made under this subsection shall submit to the Di-
rector of the NSF an annual report that may in-
clude the following: 
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(A) A description of the AI literacy pro-
grams funded by the award. 
(B) Information relating to the number 
and demographics of individuals served by the 
award. 
(C) An assessment of the impact of the 
award on participants’ understanding of AI and 
its implications. 
(b) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION, REPORTING, AND 
AWARD IDENTIFICATION.— 
(1) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the heads of the following Federal agencies shall 
each submit to Congress a report detailing how the 
respective agency can more effectively advance AI 
literacy: 
(A) The Secretary of Labor shall assess 
how AI literacy can be integrated into work-
force development programs, with a focus on 
preparing workers for the jobs of the future and 
maintaining the United States competitive ad-
vantage and national security through artificial 
intelligence. 
(B) The Secretary of Commerce shall 
evaluate how AI literacy can enhance the com-
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