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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 234 
To allow certain veterans to use high occupancy vehicle lanes, including 
toll lanes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2025 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To allow certain veterans to use high occupancy vehicle lanes, 
including toll lanes. 
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 ‘‘HOV Lanes for Heroes 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HOV FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 166(b) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) DISABLED VETERANS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The public authority 
may allow a disabled veteran to use the HOV 
facility if such veteran has a license plate that 
clearly identifies the vehicle, a registered trans-
ponder, or other method of identification the 
public authority considers necessary for quali-
fication. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION
OF
DISABLED
VET-
ERAN.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘disabled veteran’ means a veteran (as 
such term is defined in section 101 of title 38) 
who the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has de-
termined has a service-connected (as such term 
is defined in such section) disability rated at or 
above a percentage determined to be qualifying 
by the public authority. 
‘‘(C) OCCUPANCY
EXCEPTION.—Notwith-
standing the occupancy requirement of sub-
section (a)(2), 1 occupant described in subpara-
graph (B) of this paragraph may be permitted 
to use a HOV facility. 
‘‘(D) NO CHARGE FOR TOLLS.—Under this 
paragraph, a public authority may charge no 
toll.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 166 of 
such title is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘through 
(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘through (7)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(4) or (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4), (5), (6), 
or (7)’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2353 
To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
to update security screening requirements for certain covered air carrier 
operations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2025 
Mr. LANGWORTHY (for himself, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. BACON, 
Mrs. BICE, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BRESNAHAN, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. DAVIS of 
North Carolina, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. 
GIMENEZ, Mr. GOLDMAN of Texas, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. 
KEAN, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. MANN, Mr. 
MENENDEZ, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. 
SCHOLTEN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
THANEDAR, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. 
WEBER of Texas, and Mr. WITTMAN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration to update security screening requirements 
for certain covered air carrier operations. 
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 ‘‘Safer Skies Act of 
2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING SECURITY SCREENING REQUIREMENTS 
FOR CERTAIN COVERED AIR CARRIER OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 360 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, all covered air carrier 
operations shall be subject to section 1544.101(a) of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulation) 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Aircraft Operator Standard Se-
curity Program’’). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall revise any 
rules, guidance, or policies of such Administration to com-
ply with the requirements in this section. 
(c) COVERED
AIR
CARRIER
OPERATIONS
DE-
FINED.—The term ‘‘covered air carrier operations’’ means 
air carrier operations that— 
(1) operate under parts 135 and 380 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(2) conduct common carriage passenger-car-
rying operations for compensation or hire for which 
the certificate holder or a representative of such cer-
tificate holder— 
(A) offers individual seats in advance; and 
(B) provides publicly available schedules 
that include the departure location, departure 
time, and arrival location of operations; 
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(3) operate airplanes with a passenger-seat con-
figuration of more than nine seats; and 
(4) do not enplane or deplane in a checkpoint 
managed by the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2354 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to set aside funds 
expended under the program of block grants to States for temporary 
assistance for needy families, for core work purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2025 
Mr. MOORE of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to set aside funds expended under the program of block 
grants to States for temporary assistance for needy fami-
lies, for core work 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 ‘‘Restoring Temporary 
to TANF Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SET-ASIDE OF FUNDS FOR CORE WORK PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(13) REQUIREMENT TO EXPEND FUNDS FOR 
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES.—A State to which a grant 
is made under section 403(a)(1) for a fiscal year 
shall expend not less than 25 percent of the grant 
amount on work supports, education and training, 
apprenticeships, non-recurring short term benefits, 
work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and 
case management needed to assist individuals with 
developing an individual responsibility plan pursuant 
to subsection (b) of this section.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2026. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2356 
To require that the statement required under the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 for a candidate to designate a principal campaign committee 
include information with respect to whether the candidate is a citizen 
of any country other than the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2025 
Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, 
and Ms. GREENE of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To require that the statement required under the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 for a candidate to des-
ignate a principal campaign committee include informa-
tion with respect to whether the candidate is a citizen 
of any country other than the United States, 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 ‘‘Dual Loyalty Disclo-
sure Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONTENTS OF STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(e)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102(e)(1)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, and shall include, in the case 
the candidate is a citizen of any country other than the 
United States, a disclosure with respect to such citizenship 
that includes an identification of the other country of 
which the candidate is a citizen’’ after ‘‘principal cam-
paign committee of such candidate’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2357 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to ensure that striking 
workers and their households do not become ineligible for benefits under 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2025 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Mr. CASAR, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCGARVEY, Ms. LEE 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. TONKO, 
Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. POCAN, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Mrs. MCIVER, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. FROST, Ms. 
CHU, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CARSON, Mr. KENNEDY of New York, Mr. NAD-
LER, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MCBRIDE, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Ms. OMAR, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 
KHANNA, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. PETTERSEN, Ms. WATERS, and Ms. 
ANSARI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to ensure 
that striking workers and their households do not become 
ineligible for benefits under the supplemental nutrition 
assistance 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Food Secure Strikers 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF STRIKING WORKERS. 
Section 6(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(D)— 
(A) by striking clause (iv); and 
(B) by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) 
as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘participate in the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program at any 
time that’’ and inserting ‘‘be ineligible to par-
ticipate in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program as a result of’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘is on strike’’ and inserting 
‘‘being on strike’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘: Provided, That’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting a period. 
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(1) a detailed description of the unauthorized 
use or access, including any actions the individual 
carried out; 
(2) a risk assessment of any threat to privacy, 
national security, cybersecurity, or the integrity of 
the applicable system as a result of such unauthor-
ized use or access; and 
(3) a detailed description of any stopped pay-
ments during the unauthorized use or access. 
(d) SPECIFIED SYSTEM.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘specified system’’ means any system main-
tained by the Department of Health and Human Services 
that contains individually identifiable health information 
(as defined in section 1171(6) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1320d(6))). 
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licenses, permits, and approvals other than 
in connection with the offer or sale of mu-
nicipal securities; and 
(B) other State and Federal laws and reg-
ulations impact the solicitation of municipal se-
curities business; and 
(4) such other information as the Securities 
and Exchange Commission determines appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange 
Commission shall submit to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives a report that includes— 
(1) the results of the study required under this 
section; 
(2) an analysis of the extent to which persons 
affiliated with small businesses, as well as persons 
affiliated with minority and women opened busi-
nesses, have been affected by the covered rules; and 
(3) recommended regulatory or legislative steps 
to address any concerns identified in the study. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED RULE.—The term ‘‘covered rule’’ 
means— 
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(A) Rule G–38 of the Municipal Securities 
Rulemaking Board; and 
(B) 
Rule 
206(4)–5 
(17 
C.F.R. 
275.206(4)–5). 
(2) MUNICIPAL SECURITIES.—The term ‘‘mu-
nicipal securities’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 3(a)(29) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(29)). 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2359 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to establish deadlines 
for the obligation and expenditure of funds and allow States to establish 
rainy day funds under the program of block grants to States for tem-
porary assistance for needy families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2025 
Mr. CAREY (for himself and Mr. MILLER of Ohio) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to establish deadlines for the obligation and expenditure 
of funds and allow States to establish rainy day funds 
under the program of block grants to States for tem-
porary assistance for needy families. 
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 ‘‘Improve Transparency 
and Stability for Families and Children Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEADLINES FOR THE OBLIGATION AND EXPENDI-
TURE OF FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(e) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 604(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) DEADLINES FOR OBLIGATION AND EXPENDI-
TURE OF FUNDS BY STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a State to which funds are paid, after the 
effective date of this subsection, under section 
403(a)(1) for a fiscal year shall obligate the funds 
not later than the end of the succeeding fiscal year, 
and shall expend the funds not later than the end 
of the 2nd succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
LIMITED
AMOUNT
OF 
FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE USE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1) of this subsection, a State to which 
funds are paid under section 403(a)(1), after 
the effective date of this subsection, for a fiscal 
year may reserve not more than 15 percent of 
the funds for future use in the State program 
funded under this part, subject to subparagraph 
(B) of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The total amount held 
in reserve by a State under subparagraph (A) 
of this paragraph shall not exceed an amount 
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equal to 50 percent of the total amount paid to 
the State under section 403(a)(1) for the then 
preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE
OF
INTENT
TO
RESERVE 
FUNDS.—A State that intends to reserve funds 
under subparagraph (A) shall notify the Sec-
retary of the intention not later than the end of 
the period in which the funds are available for 
obligation without regard to subparagraph (A) 
of this paragraph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2026. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 235 
To recognize the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum in Rochester, New 
York. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2025 
Mr. MORELLE (for himself and Mr. LANGWORTHY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To recognize the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum in 
Rochester, New York. 
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 ‘‘National Museum of 
Play Recognition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PLAY IN 
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION.—Congress— 
(1) recognizes that the Margaret Woodbury 
Strong Museum, DBA Strong Museum, located in 
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Rochester, New York, is the only museum of its kind 
that exists for the exclusive purpose of exploring the 
ways in which play encourages learning, creativity, 
and discovery, and how it illuminates cultural his-
tory; and 
(2) officially designates the Margaret Woodbury 
Strong Museum as the National Museum of Play. 
(b) EFFECT OF RECOGNITION; DESIGNATION.—The 
National Museum of Play recognized in subsection (a) is 
not a unit of the National Park System and the designa-
tion under subsection (a) shall not be construed to require 
or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose 
related to the Museum. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2360 
To permanently extend the exemption from the engine compartment portion 
of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement for school 
bus drivers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2025 
Mr. CARTER of Texas (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Ms. 
FOXX, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. NEHLS, and Mr. SELF) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To permanently extend the exemption from the engine com-
partment portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills 
testing requirement for school bus drivers, 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. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION FROM 
UNDER-THE-HOOD INSPECTION TESTING RE-
QUIREMENT FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall make permanent the exemption relating to pre-trip 
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vehicle inspection skills test requirements for certain 
school bus drivers, as published in the Federal Register 
on December 2, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 95348), including the 
terms and conditions of the exemption described in para-
graphs 2., 3., 4., 5., and 6. of section VII. B. of the notice 
granting the exemption (89 Fed. Reg. 95351). 
(b) REPORTING.—For the 6-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall require any State that participates in the 
exemption described in subsection (a) to submit to the 
Secretary an annual report for each those 6 years describ-
ing the number of drivers that obtain a commercial driv-
ers’ license under such exemption. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2361 
To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2025 
Mr. CONNOLLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. 
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 ‘‘Cameras in the Court-
room Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 45 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings 
‘‘The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage 
of all open sessions of the Court unless the Court decides, 
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by a vote of the majority of justices, that allowing such 
coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation 
of the due process rights of one or more of the parties 
before the Court.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis 
for chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings.’’. 
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(3) TELEWORK.—The term ‘‘telework’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 6501 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO PAY SCHEDULES. 
No covered employee may receive an annual adjust-
ment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 4. PAY LOCALITIES. 
Each covered employee shall be paid at the rate of 
basic pay under the applicable grade and step for that em-
ployee under the locality pay area designated as ‘‘Rest of 
U.S.’’— 
(1) as of the date on which the employee be-
comes a covered employee; and 
(2) which shall not be adjusted under section 
5304 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first 
full fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
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