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‘‘(C) section 659 (interstate or foreign shipments 
by carrier; State prosecutions);’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (E), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as 
so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(G) section 2314 (transportation of stolen 
goods, securities, moneys, fraudulent State tax 
stamps, or articles used in counterfeiting); or 
‘‘(H) section 2315 (sale or receipt of stolen goods, 
securities, moneys, or fraudulent State tax stamps);’’; 
(2) in section 1956(c)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and 
money orders’’ and inserting ‘‘money orders, 
general-use prepaid cards, gift certificates, and 
store gift cards’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (7)(D)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘section 659 (interstate 
or foreign shipments by carrier; State pros-
ecutions),’’ after ‘‘section 658 (relating to 
property mortgaged or pledged to farm cred-
it agencies),’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘section 2314 (trans-
portation of stolen goods, securities, moneys, 
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years after the date on which the Center is es-
tablished under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) WIND
DOWN.—The Secretary shall 
take such actions as may be necessary to wind 
down the Center in accordance with subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(c) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) EVALUATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Combating Orga-
nized Retail Crime Act, the Secretary and the Attor-
ney General shall conduct an evaluation of existing 
Federal programs that provide grants, training, and 
technical support to State, local, and Tribal law en-
forcement to assist in countering organized retail 
and supply chain crime. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION SCOPE.—The evaluation re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall evaluate, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(A) the Homeland Security Grant Pro-
gram at the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; 
‘‘(B) grant programs at the Office of Jus-
tice Programs within the Department of Jus-
tice; and 
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‘‘(C) relevant training programs at the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after 
the completion of the evaluation required under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Attorney Gen-
eral shall jointly submit a report to the congressional 
committees listed in subsection (b)(5)(A)(i) that— 
‘‘(A) describes the results of such evalua-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) includes recommendations on ways to 
expand grants, training, and technical assist-
ance for combating organized retail and supply 
chain crime. 
‘‘(4) ENHANCING OR MODIFYING TRAINING AND 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 45 days 
after submitting the report required under para-
graph (3), the Secretary and the Attorney General 
shall jointly issue formal guidance to relevant agen-
cies and offices within the Department of Homeland 
Security and the Department of Justice for modi-
fying or expanding, as appropriate, the prioritization 
of training and technical assistance designed to 
counter organized retail and supply chain crime.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 
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2015 (Public Law 114–125; 130 Stat. 122) is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 305 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 305A. Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2855 
To limit the impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming of Federal funds 
made available for the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mr. KENNEDY of New York (for himself and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To limit the impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming of 
Federal funds made available for the National Institutes 
of Health, 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 ‘‘Protecting Medical Re-
search Funding Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DEFERRAL OR TRANSFER OF FED-
ERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR NIH. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, including the Impoundment Control Act of 
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1974, discretionary appropriations made available for the 
National Institutes of Health may not be impounded, 
transferred, or reprogrammed unless specific statutory au-
thority is enacted into law after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, with express reference to this Act, permitting 
such an impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming. 
(b) CERTIFICATION
OF COMPLIANCE.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall certify, to the Committee on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor and Pensions of the Senate, that the Secretary and 
the Director of the National Institutes of Health is in com-
pliance with the requirements of this Act. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2856 
To limit the impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming of certain Federal 
funds made available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mr. KENNEDY of New York (for himself, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. THANEDAR, Mrs. 
DINGELL, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. BROWN, and Mr. SCHNEIDER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 limit the impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming of 
certain Federal funds made available to the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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 ‘‘Great Lakes and Na-
tional Weather Service Funding Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DEFERRAL OR TRANSFER OF CER-
TAIN FEDERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE TO 
NOAA. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, including the Impoundment Control Act of 
1974, discretionary appropriations (including amounts 
made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropria-
tions and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119–4)) 
made available for the National Weather Service and the 
Great Lakes Region may not be impounded, transferred, 
or reprogrammed unless specific statutory authority is en-
acted into law after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
with express reference to this Act, permitting such an im-
poundment, transfer, or reprogramming. 
(b) CERTIFICATION
OF COMPLIANCE.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter, the Administrator of National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall certify that 
the Administrator is in compliance with the requirements 
of this Act to the following committees: 
(1) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) The Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(3) The Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives. 
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(4) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(5) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2857 
To codify Executive Order 13989 (relating to ethics commitments by executive 
branch personnel). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Ms. TLAIB, and Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To codify Executive Order 13989 (relating to ethics 
commitments by executive branch personnel). 
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 ‘‘Drain the Swamp 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13989. 
Executive Order 13989 (86 Fed. Reg. 7029; relating 
to ethics commitments by executive branch personnel) 
shall have the force and effect of law. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2862 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas 
leasing in the Southern California Planning Area, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. PETERS, Mr. MIN, 
Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. PA-
NETTA, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Ms. CASTOR 
of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit 
oil and gas leasing in the Southern California Planning 
Area, 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 ‘‘Southern California 
Coast and Ocean Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN THE 
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PLANNING AREA. 
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(q) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN THE 
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
PLANNING
AREA.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section or any other 
law, the Secretary may not issue a lease or any other au-
thorization for the exploration, development, or production 
of oil or natural gas in the Southern California Planning 
Area, as such planning area is described in the document 
entitled ‘2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil 
and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program’, dated Sep-
tember 2023.’’. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2863 
To prohibit the use of any United States weapon, weapons system, munition, 
aircraft, vessel, boat, or other implement of war against Christian prop-
erties and Christian civilians in any foreign country. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mrs. LUNA (for herself and Mr. BURCHETT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of any United States weapon, weapons 
system, munition, aircraft, vessel, boat, or other imple-
ment of war against Christian properties and Christian 
civilians in any foreign country. 
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 ‘‘Civilians Resisting Un-
lawful Strikes Against Divine Establishments Act’’ or 
‘‘CRUSADE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF ANY UNITED STATES 
WEAPON, WEAPONS SYSTEM, MUNITION, AIR-
CRAFT, VESSEL, BOAT, OR OTHER IMPLE-
MENT OF WAR AGAINST ANY CHRISTIAN 
PROPERTIES AND CHRISTIAN CIVILIANS IN 
FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
President shall take such actions as may be necessary to 
ensure that any weapon, weapons system, munition, air-
craft, vessel, boat, or other implement of war provided by 
the United States to any foreign country may not be used 
against any of the following: 
(1) Christian properties in any foreign country, 
including churches or other religious buildings, sites, 
or monuments, and real or personal property of any 
Christian persons. 
(2) Christian civilians in any foreign country. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2865 
To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast 
of New England. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mr. MAGAZINER (for himself, Mr. GOLDEN of Maine, Mr. KEATING, Mr. LAR-
SON of Connecticut, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, 
Mr. HIMES, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. NEAL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental 
Shelf off the coast of New England. 
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 ‘‘New England Coastal 
Protection Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING ON OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF COAST OF NEW 
ENGLAND. 
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(q) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN 
CERTAIN AREAS OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this section or any 
other law, the Secretary may not issue a lease for the ex-
ploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas 
in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast 
of the State of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, 
Rhode Island, or Connecticut.’’. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2868 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
to add highly pathogenic avian influenza as a high priority research 
and extension area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Ms. MCBRIDE (for herself and Mr. LAWLER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 to add highly pathogenic avian influenza 
as a high priority research and extension area. 
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 ‘‘Supporting Avian 
Virus Eradication Act’’ or the ‘‘SAVE Our Poultry Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITION OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLU-
ENZA AS A HIGH PRIORITY RESEARCH AND 
EXTENSION AREA. 
Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(21) HIGHLY
PATHOGENIC
AVIAN
INFLU-
ENZA.—Research and extension grants may be made 
under this section to land-grant colleges and univer-
sities (as defined in section 1404 of National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) to study highly patho-
genic avian influenza for the purposes of— 
‘‘(A) developing and improving the efficacy 
of vaccines for poultry, including with respect 
to— 
‘‘(i) researching the effectiveness of 
such vaccines across poultry species; 
‘‘(ii) improving formulations of such 
vaccines; 
‘‘(iii) improving the delivery mecha-
nisms for such vaccines; and 
‘‘(iv) assessing the potential implica-
tions of vaccination on domestic and inter-
national poultry markets, including trade 
and market access considerations; and 
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‘‘(B) enhancing biosecurity procedures for 
poultry producers, including with respect to— 
‘‘(i) evaluating training and biosecu-
rity practices; 
‘‘(ii) improving farm-level interven-
tions; and 
‘‘(iii) 
developing 
new 
disinfection 
methods.’’. 
Æ 
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SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON INVESTIGATIONS. 
Section 504 of the Employee Retirement Income Se-
curity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1134) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) REPORT ON INVESTIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 
31 of each year following the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report on the status of cases in enforcement status, 
including investigations that are active, or in rela-
tion to which the Secretary asserted investigative au-
thority or engaged in targeted compliance moni-
toring, under section 504(a), during the preceding 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following 
information in relation to each investigation 
conducted under section 504(a): 
‘‘(i) The regional or district office, or 
any other office, of the Employee Benefit 
Security Administration that opened the 
investigation. 
‘‘(ii) The date the investigation was 
opened. 
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‘‘(iii) The date on which the Secretary 
first requested documents from the target 
of the investigation. 
‘‘(iv) In relation to the date on which 
the Secretary first requested documents 
from the target of the investigation in rela-
tion to such investigation— 
‘‘(I) whether the investigation 
was concluded within the 36-month 
period beginning on the date of such 
request; and 
‘‘(II) if such investigation has 
not been concluded by the end of such 
36-month period— 
‘‘(aa) information on why 
such investigation has not been 
concluded; and 
‘‘(bb) the estimated date of 
conclusion. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUDED INFORMATION.—The re-
port shall not include information identifying 
any private party to the investigation, including 
any plan sponsor, fiduciary, service provider, 
employee, or participant. 
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‘‘(C) CONCLUSION OF INVESTIGATIONS.— 
For the purposes of paragraph (A)(iv), an in-
vestigation shall not be considered concluded 
until the later of— 
‘‘(i) the date on which the Secretary 
ceases to assert investigative authority in 
relation to such investigation; or 
‘‘(ii) if applicable, terminates any tar-
geted compliance monitoring, 
in each case as memorialized in a closing letter 
delivered to the target of the investigation or 
the party subject to compliance monitoring. In 
the event that the issues or topics under inves-
tigation change during the course of an inves-
tigation, the Secretary’s continuing assertion of 
authority under section 504 shall be treated as 
a continuing investigation and not as a separate 
investigation.’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 418 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2869 
[Report No. 119–491] 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
that the Employee Benefit Security Administration make an annual 
report to Congress on investigations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mrs. MCCLAIN (for herself, Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. OWENS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce 
FEBRUARY 10, 2026 
Additional sponsor: Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS 
FEBRUARY 10, 2026 
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 April 10, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 to require that the Employee Benefit Security 
Administration make an annual report to Congress on 
investigations. 
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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 ‘‘Employee Benefit Secu-
rity Administration Investigations Transparency Act’’ or 
the ‘‘EBSA Investigations Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON INVESTIGATIONS. 
Section 504 of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1134) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) REPORT ON INVESTIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 
of each year following the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the status of cases in enforcement status, including 
investigations that are active, or in relation to which 
the Secretary asserted investigative authority or en-
gaged in targeted compliance monitoring, under sub-
section (a), during the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following 
information in relation to each investigation 
conducted under subsection (a): 
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