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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5206 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act 
to provide that an individual engaged in a labor dispute may receive 
unemployment benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Mr. NORCROSS (for himself, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. SIMON, Mr. MAG-
AZINER, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. MCIVER, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. 
DELUZIO, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. CLEAVER, 
Mr. CASAR, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. PALLONE, 
Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. CHU, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. POCAN, Ms. OMAR, Ms. 
RANDALL, and Mr. CARSON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social 
Security Act to provide that an individual engaged in 
a labor dispute may receive unemployment benefits. 
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 ‘‘Empowering Striking 
Workers Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FOR STRIKING WORK-
ERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end of paragraph (18), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (19) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) in the case of an individual who is em-
ployed but unable to work due to a labor dispute (in-
cluding any controversy concerning terms, tenure or 
conditions of employment, or concerning the associa-
tion or representation of persons in negotiating, fix-
ing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange 
terms or conditions of employment, regardless of 
whether the disputants stand in the proximate rela-
tion of employer and employee), including an indi-
vidual unable to work as an indirect result of such 
a labor dispute, compensation is payable to such in-
dividual as though such individual were unemployed 
beginning on the date that is the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the date that is 14 days after the 
date on which a strike began; 
‘‘(B) the date on which a lock-out began; 
‘‘(C) the date on which the employer hired 
permanent replacement workers; or 
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‘‘(D) the date on which the strike or lock- 
out ended and the individual became unem-
ployed.’’. 
(b) EXEMPTION FROM WORK AVAILABILITY RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 303(a)(12) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 503(a)(12)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(other than a claimant who is an individual unable to 
work due to a labor dispute as described in section 
3304(a)(20) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)’’ after 
‘‘claimant’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5207 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the President 
to make certain extensions of the emergency period during which the 
President may exercise control over the Metropolitan Police Department. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Mr. OGLES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit 
the President to make certain extensions of the emer-
gency period during which the President may exercise 
control over the Metropolitan Police Department. 
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 ‘‘Capital Emergency 
Control Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE EMERGENCY PERIOD DURING 
WHICH THE PRESIDENT MAY EXERCISE CON-
TROL OVER METROPOLITAN POLICE DE-
PARTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 740 of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–207.40, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (c) and (e)’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (c) and (e)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) Services made available pursuant to the author-
ity of the President under subsection (a) of this section 
may be extended for additional 30-day periods if the Presi-
dent transmits to the Chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives and the Chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
written notification of such extension and the basis for de-
termining that special conditions of an emergency nature 
continue to exist.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This Act, and the amendments 
made by this Act, shall apply with respect to an emergency 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5208 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the basic allowance for 
housing from the calculation of gross household income for purposes 
of the basic needs allowance for eligible members of the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, 
Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. RILEY of New York, Ms. GOODLANDER, and Ms. 
JACOBS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the basic 
allowance for housing from the calculation of gross 
household income for purposes of the basic needs allow-
ance for eligible members of the Armed Forces. 
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. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE: EXCLUSION OF 
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FROM THE 
CALCULATION OF GROSS HOUSEHOLD IN-
COME OF AN ELIGIBLE MEMBER OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
Section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘in the case’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘portion of’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘that the Secretary concerned 
elects to exclude’’ and inserting ‘‘paid to such mem-
ber’’. 
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(13) Section 412 of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C. 
2252) is amended as follows: 
(A) Subsection (a)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 130e)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 2172)’’; and 
(B) Subsection (b)(1) is amended by— 
(i) striking ‘‘section 310(b) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 310(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1990 (2 U.S.C. 2172(b))’’; and 
(ii) striking ‘‘section 310(a) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 310(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1990 (2 U.S.C. 2172(a))’’. 
(14) Section 107(b)(4) of the Congressional Operations Appropria-
tions Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–53, title I, 2 U.S.C. 4131 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 123b(g))’’ and inserting ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 
4131(g))’’. 
(15) Section 105(a) of the Congressional Operations Appropriations 
Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–53, title I, 2 U.S.C. 4301 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 72a(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 4301(b))’’. 
(16) Section 10(a) of the Congressional Operations Appropriations 
Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 4336(a)) is amended as follows: 
(A) Paragraph (5) is amended by inserting ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 
4301(i))’’ after ‘‘section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946’’. 
(B) Paragraph (6) is amended by inserting ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 
4301(j))’’ after ‘‘section 202(j) of such Act’’. 
(17) Section 106 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 
(2 U.S.C. 4507) is amended as follows: 
(A) Subsection (a)(1)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 
74b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 6538)’’. 
(B) Subsection (b)(2) is amended by inserting ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 
4571)’’ after ‘‘section 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 
1970’’. 
(C) Subsection (b)(3)(B) is amended by inserting ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 
6538)’’ after ‘‘section 244 of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1946’’. 
(18) Section 310 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 
(2 U.S.C. 4508) is amended by inserting ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 4507)’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion 106 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963’’. 
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ly with the United Nations Conference on 
Trade and Development; and 
‘‘(ii) includes any subdivision, instru-
mentality, or designee thereof; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘trade support institutions’ 
means key actors that support the export-ori-
ented business climate, such as— 
‘‘(i) the Haitian Ministry of Com-
merce and Industry; 
‘‘(ii) the Haitian Chamber of Com-
merce and Industry; and 
‘‘(iii) trade promotion organizations.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 520 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
include an additional permissible use of amounts provided as grants 
under the Byrne JAG program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2025 
Mr. LUTTRELL (for himself, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. ELLZEY, 
Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. 
STRONG, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. MACE, Mr. BACON, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. 
WEBER of Texas, Ms. SALAZAR, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. GUEST, and 
Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to include an additional permissible use 
of amounts provided as grants under the Byrne JAG 
program, 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 ‘‘Empowering Law En-
forcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 
2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF BYRNE JAG 
FUNDS. 
Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) Programs to combat human traf-
ficking (including programs to reduce the de-
mand for trafficked persons).’’. 
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offense in the District of Columbia on or after the date 
that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 
2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5211 
To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal 
history records, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Mr. SCHMIDT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies 
to access criminal history records, 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 ‘‘Peace Officer Stand-
ards and Training Agency Information Access Clarifica-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. 
(a) ATTORNEY GENERAL DUTIES.—Section 534 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(4), by amending to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) exchange such records and information 
with, and for the official use of, authorized officials 
of the Federal Government, including the United 
States Sentencing Commission, the States, including 
State sentencing commissions and peace officer 
standards and training agencies, Indian tribes, cit-
ies, and penal and other institutions; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section, the term’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) the term’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(1) railroad’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) railroad’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘(2) police’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) police’’; 
(D) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘peace officer standards and 
training agency’ means an agency of a State with 
the statutory authority under State law to set stand-
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ards for the hiring, training, ethical conduct, and re-
tention of the law enforcement officers of the State 
through certification, licensing, or other similar 
qualification process; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States of the United States, the District of Colum-
bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and any territory or possession of the United 
States.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall amend section part 20 of title 28, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5213 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
prohibit the award of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants 
to States or units of local government that limit the use of cash bail. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. JAMES, and Mr. MOORE of North Carolina) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to prohibit the award of Edward Byrne 
Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to States or units 
of local government that limit the use of cash bail. 
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 ‘‘Keep Violent Criminals 
Off Our Streets Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES. 
Section 502 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10153) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the matter designated as subsection (A), 
by striking ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN 
GENERAL’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) INELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) COVERED
OFFENSE
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘covered offense’ means a crimi-
nal offense that poses a clear threat to public safety 
and order, including— 
‘‘(A) an offense involving a violent or sex-
ual act, such as murder, rape, sexual assault, 
carjacking, robbery, burglary, and assault; and 
‘‘(B) an offense that promote public dis-
order, such as looting, vandalism, destruction of 
property, rioting or inciting to riot, or fleeing 
from a law enforcement officer. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—With respect to the fiscal 
year beginning on the first October 1 occurring after 
the date of enactment of the Keep Violent Criminals 
Off Our Streets Act, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the Attorney General may not award, renew, or ex-
tend a grant under this subpart to a State or unit 
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of local government that has in effect a policy or law 
that substantially limits cash bail as a potential con-
dition for every individual charged with a covered of-
fense in the State or the area under the jurisdiction 
of the unit of local government.’’. 
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘unless’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘section 23–1321’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) This provisions of this section shall apply with 
respect to a person convicted of a crime of violence or a 
dangerous crime (as such terms are defined in section 1331 
of this title).’’. 
(c) 
CHANGES
TO
DEFINITION
OF
DANGEROUS 
CRIME.—Section 23–1331(3), D.C. Official Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘Burglary 
or attempted burglary’’ and inserting ‘‘Burglary in 
the first degree, attempted burglary in the first degree, 
or burglary with a dangerous weapon’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘Robbery 
or attempted robbery’’ and inserting ‘‘Robbery in the 
first degree, attempted robbery in the first degree, or 
robbery with a dangerous weapon’’. 
(d) CHANGES
TO DEFINITION
OF CRIME
OF VIO-
LENCE.—Section 23–1331(4), D.C. Official Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘burglary’’ and inserting ‘‘bur-
glary in the first degree, attempted burglary in the 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5216 
To require the Secretary of Transportation, to issue regulations and guidance 
to allow certain regional transportation planning organizations to increase 
spare bus ratios to 30 percent, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Ms. TITUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation, to issue regula-
tions and guidance to allow certain regional transpor-
tation planning organizations to increase spare bus ratios 
to 30 percent, 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 ‘‘Bus Utilization for 
Fleet Flexibility and Emergency Resilience Act’’ or the 
‘‘BUFFER Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Extreme weather events such as extreme 
heat and extreme cold threaten the lives and liveli-
hoods of communities across the United States. 
(2) Instances of extreme weather can increase 
vehicle repair and maintenance needs for transit 
buses. 
(3) Operational disruptions to fixed bus routes 
during extreme weather events are dangerous to peo-
ple who rely on bus services to get around. 
(4) Transit agencies with high-frequency and 
high-intensity service, including regions that are 
tourism and live entertainment hubs, face additional 
operational challenges. 
SEC. 3. INCREASE OF SPARE BUS RATIO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal 
Transit Administration, shall issue such regulations and 
guidance as are necessary to allow, upon request, a re-
gional transportation planning organization to increase 
the spare bus ratio of such organization to 30 percent. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
SPARE
BUS
RATIO
IN-
CREASE.—To be eligible for an increase described under 
subsection (a), a regional transportation planning organi-
zation shall submit to the Administrator— 
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(1) a certification that the region regularly ex-
periences extreme weather events; 
(2) a description of how extreme weather events 
have disrupted bus operations in the region; and 
(3) a description of how increasing the spare 
ratio will help ensure reliable services for users of 
fixed bus routes during incidents of extreme weath-
er. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5217 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain limitations 
on the delivery of behavioral health services at rural health clinics under 
the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Ms. TOKUDA (for herself, Mr. MANN, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Georgia, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. MANNION, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. COSTA, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. 
PAPPAS, Ms. BOEBERT, and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove 
certain limitations on the delivery of behavioral health 
services at rural health clinics under the Medicare pro-
gram. 
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 Behavioral 
Health Improvement Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LIMITATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2)) is amended, in the 
first sentence in the matter following subparagraph (K), 
by striking ‘‘or a facility which is primarily for the care 
and treatment of mental diseases’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply beginning January 1, 2027. 
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SEC. 2. WEBSITE TO VIEW ACTIVE BORDER WALL CON-
STRUCTION AND PROGRESS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such 
actions as may be necessary to establish a publicly avail-
able web page on the website of the Department of Home-
land Security to permit individuals to view active border 
wall construction and progress. 
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