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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 327 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty for fraudulent 
misrepresentation about the receipt of a military decoration or medal, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2025 
Ms. VAN DUYNE (for herself, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. 
VALADAO, and Mrs. LUNA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the 
penalty for fraudulent misrepresentation about the re-
ceipt of a military decoration or medal, 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 ‘‘Valor Earned Not Sto-
len Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION ABOUT RE-
CEIPT OF A MILITARY MEDAL OR DECORA-
TION. 
(a) INCREASED PENALTY.— 
(1) MILITARY DECORATIONS OR MEDALS.—Sec-
tion 704(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘one year’’ and inserting ‘‘three 
years’’. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR.—Sec-
tion 704(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘three 
years’’. 
(3) COMBAT BADGE.—Section 704(d)(1) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘three years’’. 
(b) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in co-
ordination with the Inspector General of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs and such other agency head as may 
be relevant, shall conduct a study to identify any monetary 
or government benefits obtained through a fraudulent mis-
representation about the receipt of a military decoration 
or medal as described by section 704(c)(2) or 704(d) of 
title 18, United States Code. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
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report to Congress on the findings of the study conducted 
under subsection (b) and policy recommendations to re-
solve issues identified in the study. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3281 
To prohibit the reduction, elimination, or suspension of funding for land- 
grant colleges and universities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2025 
Mr. FIGURES (for himself, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. SEWELL, Mrs. FOUSHEE, 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. IVEY, Mr. 
FIELDS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, and Ms. 
KAMLAGER-DOVE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the reduction, elimination, or suspension of 
funding for land-grant colleges and universities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION, ELIMINATION, 
OR SUSPENSION OF FUNDING FOR LAND- 
GRANT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, or 
any other Federal official, may not take any action to re-
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duce, eliminate, or suspend funding for land-grant colleges 
and universities, unless such reduction, elimination, or 
suspension is specifically authorized by an Act of Con-
gress. 
(b) LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘land-grant colleges and 
universities’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103). 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3285 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow married couples 
to apply the student loan interest deduction limitation separately to 
each spouse, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2025 
Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. MCCOR-
MICK, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. ROUZER, and Mr. RULLI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow mar-
ried couples to apply the student loan interest deduction 
limitation separately to each spouse, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Student Loan Mar-
riage Penalty Elimination Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN INTEREST DEDUCTION LIMITATION 
APPLIED SEPARATELY TO EACH SPOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 221(b)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The interest taken into ac-
count with respect to a taxpayer for a taxable year 
under subsection (a) for indebtedness incurred by an 
individual shall not exceed $2,500.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 221 of 
such Code is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking the heading 
and inserting ‘‘DOLLAR LIMITATIONS’’, and 
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No deduction 
shall be allowed under this section for any amount for 
which a deduction is allowable under any other provision 
of this chapter.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2024. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3286 
To modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State 
of Kentucky, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2025 
Mr. GUTHRIE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National 
Park in the State of Kentucky, 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 ‘‘Mammoth Cave Na-
tional Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY 
MODIFICATION. 
Section 11 of the Act of June 5, 1942 (56 Stat. 319, 
chapter 341; 16 U.S.C. 404c–11), is amended— 
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(1) in the second paragraph, by inserting ‘‘(ad-
justed for inflation in accordance with the Consumer 
Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics 
of 
the 
Department 
of 
Labor)’’ 
after 
‘‘$350,000’’; and 
(2) by inserting after the second paragraph the 
following: 
‘‘The Secretary of the Interior may acquire the ap-
proximately 551.14 acres of land and any interests in land 
generally depicted as ‘Proposed Addition’ on the map enti-
tled ‘Mammoth Cave National Park Proposed Southern 
Boundary Expansion Edmonson and Barren Counties, 
Kentucky’, numbered 135/177,967 and dated May 2025, 
for inclusion in the Mammoth Cave National Park.’’. 
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hold the first meeting of the Fiscal Com-
mission. 
(ii) AGENDA.—For each meeting of 
the Fiscal Commission, the co-chairs of the 
Fiscal Commission shall provide an agenda 
to the members of the Fiscal Commission 
not later than 48 hours before the meeting. 
(F) HEARINGS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Fiscal Com-
mission may, for the purpose of carrying 
out this section, hold such hearings, sit 
and act at such times and places, require 
attendance of witnesses and production of 
books, papers, and documents, take such 
testimony, receive such evidence, and ad-
minister such oaths as the Fiscal Commis-
sion considers advisable. 
(ii) HEARING PROCEDURES AND RE-
SPONSIBILITIES OF CO-CHAIRS.— 
(I) ANNOUNCEMENT.—The co- 
chairs of the Fiscal Commission shall 
make a public announcement of the 
date, place, time, and subject matter 
of any hearing to be conducted under 
this subparagraph not later than 7 
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suicide intervention, intimate partner violence, 
sexual assault, rape, sex trafficking, and coun-
seling for women and families surrounding the 
unexpected loss of a child. 
‘‘(F) Prenatal diagnostic services, includ-
ing disability support organizations, medical 
interventions for a baby, perinatal hospice re-
sources, pregnancy and infant loss support, and 
literature on pregnancy wellness. 
‘‘(G) Healing and support services for 
abortion survivors and their families. 
‘‘(H) Services providing childcare, adop-
tion, foster care, and short-term childcare serv-
ices and resources. 
‘‘(I) Comprehensive information on alter-
natives to abortion. 
‘‘(J) Information about abortion risks, in-
cluding complications and failures. 
‘‘(K) Links to information on child devel-
opment from moment of conception. 
‘‘(5) UNBORN CHILD.—The term ‘unborn child’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 1841(d) 
of title 18, United States Code. 
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‘‘(6) WEBSITE.—The term ‘website’ means the 
public website entitled ‘pregnancy.gov’ required to be 
established under subsection (a).’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3422 
AN ACT 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
require the Advocate for Small Business Capital 
Formation to provide educational resources and 
host events to promote capital raising options for 
traditionally underrepresented small businesses, 
and for other purposes.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3290 
To designate the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, Washington, as the 
‘‘National Museum of Pop Culture’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2025 
Ms. JAYAPAL
(for herself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. BAUMGARTNER, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. RANDALL, Ms. SCHRIER, 
Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Ms. STRICKLAND) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, 
Washington, as the ‘‘National Museum of Pop Culture’’. 
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 
Pop Culture Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF POP CUL-
TURE IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Museum of Pop Culture lo-
cated in Seattle, Washington, is designated as the ‘‘Na-
tional Museum of Pop Culture’’. 
(b) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—The National Mu-
seum of Pop Culture designated by subsection (a) is not 
a unit of the National Park System and the designation 
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. 3292 
To require the publication of a detailed justification with respect to certain 
tariff modifications, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2025 
Mrs. KIM (for herself and Mr. HURD of Colorado) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require the publication of a detailed justification with 
respect to certain tariff modifications, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Reviewing Economic 
and Protection Objectives for Reciprocal Tariffs Act’’ or 
the ‘‘REPORT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT REQUIRED. 
(a) PUBLIC NOTICE.—Not later than 48 hours before 
the entry into effect of any increase or decrease in a duty 
pursuant to a provision of law or regulation authorizing 
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modifications on an emergency or discretionary basis to 
duties imposed on articles imported into the United 
States, the President shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister— 
(1) notice of such determination; and 
(2) a detailed justification for such increase or 
decrease. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 7 days after the date 
on which the President makes a determination to modify 
a duty pursuant to an authority described in subsection 
(a), the United States Trade Representative shall brief the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
on such determination, including the justification for such 
determination. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3294 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to assert jurisdiction over murders 
committed by certain inadmissible or deportable aliens. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2025 
Mr. LUTTRELL (for himself, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. 
BABIN, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. EZELL, Mr. BERGMAN, and Mr. STRONG) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to assert jurisdiction 
over murders committed by certain inadmissible or de-
portable aliens. 
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 ‘‘Justice for Victims 
of Illegal Alien Murders Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MURDERS COMMITTED BY CERTAIN INADMISSIBLE 
OR DEPORTABLE ALIENS. 
Section 1111 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3297 
To define ‘‘obscenity’’ for purposes of the Communications Act of 1934, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2025 
Mrs. MILLER of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To define ‘‘obscenity’’ for purposes of the Communications 
Act of 1934, 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 ‘‘Interstate Obscenity 
Definition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINING OBSCENITY. 
(a) DEFINITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is amended— 
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(A) by redesignating paragraphs (38) 
through (59) as paragraphs (39) through (60), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (37) the 
following: 
‘‘(38) OBSCENE; OBSCENITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘obscene’ or 
‘obscenity’, when used in a manner or context 
that explicitly refers to, or could apply to, a pic-
ture, image, graphic image file, film, videotape, 
or other visual depiction, includes a picture, 
image, graphic image file, film, videotape, or 
other visual depiction that— 
‘‘(i) taken as a whole, appeals to the 
prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excre-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) depicts, describes, or represents, 
an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual 
contact, actual or simulated normal or per-
verted sexual acts, or lewd exhibition of the 
genitals, with the objective intent to 
arouse, titillate, or gratify the sexual de-
sires of a person; and 
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‘‘(iii) taken as a whole, lacks serious 
literary, artistic, political, or scientific 
value. 
‘‘(B) SEXUAL
ACT; SEXUAL
CONTACT.— 
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the terms 
‘sexual act’ and ‘sexual contact’ have the mean-
ings given those terms in section 2246 of title 
18, United States Code.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—Section 271(c)(1)(A) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 271(c)(1)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 3(47)(A)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 3(55)(A)’’. 
(b) OBSCENE OR HARASSING TELEPHONE CALLS IN 
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR IN INTERSTATE OR FOR-
EIGN COMMUNICATIONS.—Section 223(a)(1)(A) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(a)(1)(A)) is 
amended, in the undesignated matter following clause (ii), 
by striking ‘‘, with intent to abuse, threaten, or harass 
another person’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3298 
To revise counseling requirements for certain borrowers of student loans, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2025 
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To revise counseling requirements for certain borrowers of 
student loans, 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 ‘‘Know Before You Owe 
Federal Student Loan Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. PRE-LOAN COUNSELING AND CERTIFICATION OF 
LOAN AMOUNT. 
Section 485(l) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(l)) is amended— 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3352 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise rules relating 
to general solicitation or general advertising to allow for presentations 
or other communication made by or on behalf of an issuer at certain 
events, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2025 
Mr. LAWLER (for himself and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise 
rules relating to general solicitation or general adver-
tising to allow for presentations or other communication 
made by or on behalf of an issuer at certain events, 
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 ‘‘Helping Angels Lead 
Our Startups Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘HALOS Act of 2025’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3300 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that a permit 
is not required under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Sys-
tem for a discharge resulting from the aerial application of certain 
products used for fire control and suppression, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2025 
Mr. LAMALFA (for himself, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. HURD of Colorado, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, Mr. COSTA, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. FONG, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 
ISSA, Mrs. KIM, and Mr. GRAY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify 
that a permit is not required under the National Pollut-
ant Discharge Elimination System for a discharge result-
ing from the aerial application of certain products used 
for fire control and suppression, 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 ‘‘Forest Protection and 
Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PERMIT REQUIREMENT. 
Section 402(l)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(l)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this section for a dis-
charge from’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘this 
section for— 
‘‘(i) a discharge from’’; 
(B) in clause (i) (as so designated), by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) a discharge resulting from the 
aerial application of a product used for fire 
control and suppression purposes that ap-
pears on the most current applicable Quali-
fied Products List maintained by the For-
est Service (or any successor list).’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(C) The authorization’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY.—The authorization’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Section 505(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 505(a)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘402(p)(6)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (p)(6)’’; and 
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(D) by striking ‘‘402(l)(3)(A)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’. 
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ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS