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‘‘(ii) if the standards conflict with ex-
isting manufactured home construction 
and safety standards established by the 
Secretary; or 
‘‘(iii) for any other reason as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this subsection shall be construed to require 
the Secretary to establish new or revised Fed-
eral manufactured home construction and safe-
ty standards.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5265 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator 
of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to establish 
an electric bike safety program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation, acting through 
the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safe-
ty Administration, to establish an electric bike safety 
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 ‘‘SAFE Ride Act of 
2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR ELECTRIC BIKE SAFETY PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, acting through the Administrator of the National 
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Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall establish a 
grant program to provide funds to States that have in ef-
fect an electric bike safety program. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a State shall demonstrate to the Secretary 
that such State— 
(1) has successful enforcement of the safety re-
quirements for operation of shared e-bike systems; 
(2) provides to the public educational materials 
or programs on helmet use and safe riding specific 
to e-bikes, including the use of the curricula devel-
oped under subsection (c)(2); 
(3) implements helmet safety laws modeled 
after the national standards established under sub-
section (c)(1); 
(4) collects data on e-bike accidents, including 
by requiring shared mobility operators to report 
such data by demographic, and report such data to 
the Secretary; 
(5) supports local law enforcement efforts to 
implement and enforce the actions described in para-
graphs (1) and (3); and 
(6) will provide grant funding and guidance to 
local law enforcement entities to address unsafe un-
derage riding, including collection of penalties, im-
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pounding of unsafe vehicles, and educational out-
reach. 
(c) NATIONAL STANDARDS; SAFETY CURRICULA.— 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) establish national standards that rec-
ommend helmet use for e-bike riders under the age 
of 18; and 
(2) develop, and make available to the public, 
curricula on safety of e-bike usage, including helmet 
safety. 
(d) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall establish such 
guidelines as are necessary to carry out this section. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5268 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for Federal district court 
jurisdiction for highway accident actions against interstate motor carriers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Mrs. HINSON (for herself and Mr. BARRETT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for Fed-
eral district court jurisdiction for highway accident ac-
tions against interstate motor carriers. 
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 ‘‘Forum Accountability 
and Integrity in Roadway Trucking Act’’ or the ‘‘FAIR 
Trucking Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION FOR 
HIGHWAY 
ACCIDENT 
ACTIONS 
AGAINST 
INTERSTATE MOTOR CARRIERS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL JURISDICTION.—Sec-
tion 1332 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e)(1) The district courts shall have original juris-
diction of any civil action— 
‘‘(A) alleging bodily harm or loss of life involv-
ing one or more commercial motor vehicles, as de-
fined in section 31101 of title 49, operating on a 
public road in interstate commerce; 
‘‘(B) in which the matter in controversy exceeds 
the sum or value of $5,000,000, exclusive of interest 
and costs; and 
‘‘(C) is a civil action in which— 
‘‘(i) any plaintiff is a citizen of a State dif-
ferent from any defendant; 
‘‘(ii) any plaintiff is a foreign state or a 
citizen or subject of a foreign state and any de-
fendant is a citizen of a State; or 
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‘‘(iii) any plaintiff is a citizen of a State 
and any defendant is a foreign state or a citizen 
or subject of a foreign state. 
‘‘(2) Citizenship of plaintiffs shall be deter-
mined for purposes of paragraph (1) as of the date 
of filing of the complaint or amended complaint, or, 
if the case stated by the initial pleading is not sub-
ject to Federal jurisdiction, as of the date of service 
by plaintiffs of an amended pleading, motion, or 
other paper, indicating the existence of Federal ju-
risdiction. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, an unin-
corporated association shall be deemed to be a cit-
izen of the State where it has its principal place of 
business and the State under whose laws it is orga-
nized.’’. 
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(c) FOSSIL FUEL RENTAL RATES.— 
(1) ANNUAL RENTALS.—Section 17(d) of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(d)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘than $3 per acre per year’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘and $15 per acre per year there-
after’’ and inserting ‘‘than $1.50 per acre per year 
for the first through fifth years of the lease and not 
less than $2 per acre per year for each year there-
after’’. 
(2) RENTALS IN REINSTATED LEASES.—Section 
31(e)(2) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
188(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘$20’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$10’’. 
(d) ELIMINATION OF FEE FOR EXPRESSION OF IN-
TEREST.—Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 226) is amended by striking subsection (q). 
(e) NONCOMPETITIVE LEASING.—Section 17 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3) of this 
subsection’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘Lands for which no 
bids are received or for which the highest 
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shall be established to generate a total facility fee 
revenue amount equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the annual base revenue for the fiscal 
year (as determined under paragraph (2)); 
‘‘(B) the dollar amount equal to the infla-
tion adjustment for the fiscal year (as deter-
mined under subsection (c)(1)); 
‘‘(C) the dollar amount equal to the oper-
ating reserve adjustment for the fiscal year, if 
applicable (as determined under subsection 
(c)(2)); 
‘‘(D) additional direct cost adjustments (as 
determined under subsection (c)(3)); 
‘‘(E) an additional dollar amount equal 
to— 
‘‘(i) $2,373,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(ii) $1,233,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
and 
‘‘(iii) $854,000 for fiscal year 2028; 
and 
‘‘(F) in the case of a fiscal year for which 
the Secretary applies the one-time facility fee 
workload adjustment under subsection (c)(4), 
the dollar amount equal to such adjustment. 
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portation an update regarding the status of each 
such mandate in accordance with subsection (c). 
(2) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—On publica-
tion of a final rule in the Federal Register for an 
outstanding mandate, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate a notification of such publication. 
(c) CONTENTS.—An update published or a notifica-
tion submitted under subsection (b)(1) shall contain, as 
applicable— 
(1) with respect to information relating to the 
Administration— 
(A) a description of the work plan for each 
outstanding mandate; 
(B) an updated rulemaking timeline for 
each outstanding mandate; 
(C) the staff allocations with respect to 
each outstanding mandate; 
(D) any resource constraints affecting the 
rulemaking process for each outstanding man-
date; 
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325 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as 
added by subsection (a), shall constitute defamation per 
se. 
(c) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this Act, or 
an amendment made by this Act, or the application of 
such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to 
be invalid, the remainder of this Act, or an amendment 
made by this Act, or the application of such provision to 
other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected. 
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graph (2) after having been notified by the Depart-
ment. 
(4) The actions of a state or nonstate actor in 
the foreign country, including any previous action 
relating to unlawful or wrongful detention or hostage 
taking of a United States national, pose a risk to 
the safety and security of United States nationals 
abroad sufficient to warrant designation of the for-
eign country as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or 
Wrongful Detention, as determined by the Secretary. 
(b) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION.— 
(1) TERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.—The 
Secretary may terminate the designation of a foreign 
country under subsection (a) if the Secretary cer-
tifies to Congress that— 
(A) it is in the national interests of the 
United States to terminate such designation; 
and 
(B) the foreign country— 
(i) has released all United States na-
tionals unlawfully or wrongfully detained 
within the territory of the foreign country; 
(ii) has demonstrated changes in poli-
cies with respect to unlawful or wrongful 
detention and hostage taking; or 
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apply with respect to a specified in-
haler product (as defined in section 
2799A–11 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act) furnished on or after January 
1, 2026.’’. 
(B) PART D.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1860D– 
2(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–102(b)) is amended— 
(I) in paragraph (1)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraphs (8) and (9)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraphs (8), (9), and 
(10)’’; 
(II) in paragraph (2)(A), by 
striking ‘‘paragraphs (8) and (9)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (8), (9), and 
(10)’’; 
(III) in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by 
striking ‘‘paragraphs (8) and (9)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (8), (9), and 
(10)’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) TREATMENT
OF
COST
SHARING
FOR 
SPECIFIED INHALER PRODUCTS.— 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5275 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include blood 
contamination as a hospital acquired condition under the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. CRAIG) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include 
blood contamination as a hospital acquired condition 
under the Medicare program. 
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 ‘‘Diagnostic Accuracy 
in Sepsis Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUDING BLOOD CONTAMINATION AS A HOS-
PITAL ACQUIRED CONDITION UNDER THE 
MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
Section 1886(p) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1305ww(p)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘means a condition’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘means— 
‘‘(A) a condition’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)(4)(D)(iv) 
and any’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘sub-
section (d)(4)(D)(iv); 
‘‘(C) any’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) with respect to discharges occurring 
during fiscal year 2026 or a subsequent fiscal 
year, blood culture contamination; and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) BLOOD CULTURE CONTAMINATION MEAS-
URE.—In establishing a measure for blood culture 
contamination for a subsection (d) hospital for pur-
poses of determining whether such hospital is an ap-
plicable hospital under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall so establish such a measure on the basis that 
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the rate of such contamination should not exceed 1 
percent.’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 319 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5276 
[Report No. 119–367] 
To amend the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection 
Act to adjust the Community Bank Leverage Ratio, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Mrs. KIM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
NOVEMBER 4, 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 September 10, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and 
Consumer Protection Act to adjust the Community Bank 
Leverage Ratio, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Community Bank Lever-
age Improvement and Flexibility for Transparency Act’’ or 
the ‘‘Community Bank LIFT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY BANK LEVERAGE RATIO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201 of the Economic 
Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act 
(12 U.S.C. 5371 note) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(3)(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000,000’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 8 percent and not more than 10 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not less than 6 percent and not more than 
8 percent’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING DEADLINE.—Not later than the end 
of the 180-day period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act, and after reviewing the report issued pursuant 
to section 3(b), the Board of Governors of the Federal Re-
serve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Corporation shall propose and, not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, such agencies shall finalize rules to carry out the 
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(B) The governing body of each Indian 
Tribe with administrative jurisdiction over land 
within the National Monument on which por-
tions of the southern border wall are located. 
(e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) DEADLINE
FOR
COMPLETION.—Not later 
than 3 years after the date on which funds are first 
made available to the Secretary for the preparation 
of a general management plan for the National 
Monument, the Secretary shall prepare a general 
management plan for the National Monument. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion 
of the general management plan under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate the general management plan 
under such paragraph. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NATIONAL
MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Monument’’ means the Southern Border Wall 
National Monument established in subsection (a). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5277 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the payments or allow-
ances that individuals, including veterans service organizations, receive 
for transportation of veterans to or from facilities of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Mr. LAWLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
payments or allowances that individuals, including vet-
erans service organizations, receive for transportation of 
veterans to or from facilities of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Heroes Earned Afford-
able Lifts Act’’ or the ‘‘HEAL Act’’. 
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‘‘(A) NO APPLICATION OF DEDUCTIBLE.— 
For plan year 2026 and subsequent plan years, 
the deductible under paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to any specified inhaler prod-
uct. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION OF COST SHARING.— 
For plan year 2026 and subsequent plan years, 
the coverage provides benefits for any specified 
inhaler product with cost sharing for a month’s 
supply that does not exceed $15. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘specified inhaler product’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
2799A–11 of the Public Health Service Act.’’. 
(ii) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
FOR 
ALTERNATIVE
PRESCRIPTION
DRUG
COV-
ERAGE.—Section 1860D–2(c) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) TREATMENT OF COST SHARING FOR SPEC-
IFIED
INSULIN
PRODUCTS.—The coverage to pro-
vided in accordance with subsection (b)(10).’’. 
(iii) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
TO 
COST SHARING FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVID-
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF PAYMENTS OR ALLOWANCES FOR 
TRANSPORTATION 
OF 
VETERANS 
TO 
OR 
FROM DEPARTMENT FACILITIES. 
(a) MILAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE.—Section 111 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘at a rate of 
41.5 cents per mile’’ and inserting ‘‘at the rate pre-
scribed under subsection (g)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Except as 
provided in subsection (c) of this section and not-
withstanding subsection (g)(2) of this section or’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) The Secretary shall set the mileage rate under 
subsection (a) to be equal to the rate for a privately owned 
automobile when no Government vehicle is available, as 
prescribed by the Administrator of General Services under 
section 5707(b) of title 5.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DEDUCTIBLE PAY-
MENTS.—Section 111(c) of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(c) The Secretary may not require a deductible for 
travel for examination, treatment, or care under this sec-
tion.’’. 
(c) VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.— 
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(1) Section 111(e)(2)(B) of such title is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph is’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘subparagraph is—’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(i) a provider of personal care services for 
such veteran who is approved under paragraph (6) 
of section 1720G(a) of this title or designated under 
paragraph (7) of such section 1720G(a); 
‘‘(ii) a veterans service organization that pro-
vides transportation for such veteran under section 
111A of this title; or 
‘‘(iii) a veterans service agency of a local gov-
ernment, including an employee or a volunteer of 
such agency, that provides transportation for such 
veteran.’’. 
(2) Section 111A(b) of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘veterans’ service’’ and in-
serting ‘‘veterans service’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, without reimbursement 
from the Department,’’ and inserting ‘‘(reim-
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bursable by the Department only to the extent 
allowable under section 111 of this title)’’. 
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