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owner or operator for any fine, penalty, or assess-
ment against the owner or operator for the same vio-
lation under any other provision of this Act or any 
other law. 
‘‘(b) REPLACEMENT EMISSION ALLOWANCES.—The 
owner or operator of a Covered Facility that fails to sub-
mit one or more emission allowances as required under 
section 702(a) for a calendar year shall submit a number 
of emission allowances that is equal to sum of the number 
the owner or operator failed to submit and the emission 
allowances otherwise required to be submitted by the April 
1 deadline of the second succeeding calendar year. 
‘‘SEC. 710. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS. 
‘‘Not later than January 1, 2029, and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of imple-
mentation of this title, which shall include— 
‘‘(1) a comprehensive evaluation of— 
‘‘(A) the efficiency, transparency, and in-
tegrity of the distribution of emission allow-
ances under section 703 and section 705; 
‘‘(B) the cost-effectiveness of this title in 
reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and 
‘‘(C) the effectiveness of this title in— 
‘‘(i) creating and preserving jobs; 
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‘‘(ii) ensuring a manageable transition 
to a zero-emission economy for working 
families and workers; 
‘‘(iii) driving the innovation and de-
ployment of zero-emission technologies; 
and 
‘‘(iv) maintaining an orderly and com-
petitive market for selling, exchanging, 
transferring, and submitting emission al-
lowances; and 
‘‘(2) recommendations, if any, for legislative, 
regulatory, or administrative changes with respect to 
this title to improve its effectiveness. 
‘‘SEC. 711. FINAL REGULATIONS. 
‘‘The Administrator shall issue final regulations to 
carry out this title not later than 24 months after the date 
of enactment of this title. 
‘‘SEC. 712. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
‘‘Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to affect 
the requirements of any other title of this Act.’’. 
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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 ‘‘Communities Helping 
Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Vet-
erans Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 
2025’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDING AND EXTENDING A PILOT PROGRAM ON 
ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS OF DONATED FACILITIES 
AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) EXPANSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Communities 
Helping Invest through Property and Improvements 
Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 
294; 38 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended, in subsection 
(a)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘property’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) A minor construction, or nonrecurring 
maintenance, project of the Department.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended— 
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‘‘(B) factors that may mitigate the preva-
lence of cerebral palsy; and 
‘‘(C) the health care and societal costs of 
cerebral palsy; 
‘‘(2) public health surveillance; and 
‘‘(3) other research that the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deter-
mines to be appropriate to provide education and 
training for health professionals and the general 
public for purposes of diagnosing, treating, and ex-
plaining the causes, prevalence, and lifelong effects 
of cerebral palsy. 
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
(directly or through grants or contracts) provide technical 
assistance to public and nonprofit private entities in fur-
therance of research under this section. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall (directly or 
through grants or contracts) provide for the evaluation of 
activities under subsection (a) in order to determine the 
extent to which such activities have been effective, includ-
ing evaluation of the effects of such activities on various 
demographic populations. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
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priated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 
2031.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2179 
To prohibit certain assistance to Russia and related actions with respect 
to Russia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2025 
Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. GOLDMAN of New York) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit certain assistance to Russia and related actions 
with respect to Russia. 
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 ‘‘America First Equip-
ment and Information Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Russian Federation has engaged in ag-
gressive actions that threaten United States national 
security and global stability. 
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(2) The United States must ensure that no 
military equipment, technology, or classified infor-
mation or intelligence falls into the hands of adver-
saries who could use it against United States inter-
ests or allies. 
(3) Restricting the sale, loan, or trade of 
United States military equipment and information or 
intelligence to Russia serves the national security in-
terests of the United States. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA 
AND RELATED ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
RUSSIA. 
Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the following are prohibited: 
(1) The provision of Foreign Military Financing 
to Russia. 
(2) The provision of Foreign Military Sales to 
Russia. 
(3) The provision of Direct Commercial Sales to 
Russia. 
(4) The exercise of any drawdown authority by 
the President with respect to assistance to Russia. 
(5) The removal of Russia from any provisions 
of the International Traffic in Arms Regulation. 
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(6) The removal of any export controls on Rus-
sia by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the 
Department of Commerce. 
(7) Any information or intelligence sharing with 
Russia. 
SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees on an annual basis 
a report detailing compliance with this Act, including with 
respect to United States military support to Russia. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 217 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent 
the pilot program authorized by the Communities Help-
ing Invest through Property and Improvements Needed 
for Veterans Act of 2016, 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 ‘‘Communities Helping 
Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for 
Veterans Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘CHIP IN for Veterans Act 
of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDING AND EXTENDING A PILOT PROGRAM 
ON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS OF DONATED FACILITIES 
AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) EXPANSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Commu-
nities Helping Invest through Property and Improve-
ments Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (Public Law 
114–294; 38 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended, in sub-
section (a)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘property’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) A minor construction, or non-
recurring maintenance, project of the Depart-
ment.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 
is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)—
‘‘(C) the performance of a minor construc-
tion, or nonrecurring maintenance, project of 
the Department.’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘construction of the facility’’ and 
inserting ‘‘donation’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by in-
serting ‘‘maintaining,’’ after ‘‘alter-
ing,’’; and 
(III) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘construction of the facility’’ 
and inserting ‘‘donation’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘alter, maintain,’’ 
after ‘‘design,’’ both places it appears; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘real property and 
improvements donated’’ and inserting 
‘‘a donation’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘of the real prop-
erty and improvements’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by 
striking ‘‘construction and donation of the
real property and improvements’’ and in-
serting ‘‘donation’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘real 
property and improvements donated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘donations’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Such section is further amended, 
in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘December 16, 2026’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 16, 2031’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 217 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make 
permanent the pilot program authorized by the 
Communities Helping Invest through Property 
and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 
2016, and for other purposes.
SEC. 2. MAKING PERMANENT A PILOT PROGRAM ON AC-
CEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS OF DONATED FACILITIES 
AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) PERMANENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Commu-
nities Helping Invest through Property and Improve-
ments Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (Public Law 
114–294, 38 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (i); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (i). 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 
is further amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘PILOT
PROGRAM
ON
ACCEPTANCE
BY 
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
OF’’ and inserting ‘‘PROGRAM TO ACCEPT’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(C) in subsection (a)— 
(i) 
in 
the 
heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘PILOT’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (3); and 
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(D) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘until 
the termination date set forth in subsection 
(i)’’. 
(b) TRANSFER.—Section 2 of such Act, as amended 
by subsection (a), is transferred to subchapter I of chapter 
81 of title 38, United States Code, inserted after section 
8104, and redesignated as section 8104A. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TYPEFACE AND STYLE.—Section 8104A of 
such title, as added by this section, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘of title 38, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs’’ and inserting ‘‘of this title, the Sec-
retary’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘of Veterans Affairs’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘of Veterans Affairs’’; 
(C) in the enumerator, by striking ‘‘SEC.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘§’’; and 
(D) in the section heading— 
(i) by striking the period at the end; 
and 
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(ii) by conforming the typeface and 
typestyle, including capitalization, to the 
typeface and typestyle used in the section 
heading of section 8104 of such title. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by in-
serting, after the item relating to section 8104, the 
following new section: 
‘‘8104A. Program to accept donated facilities and related improvements’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect on December 16, 2026. 
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IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 217 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 20, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent 
the pilot program authorized by the Communities Help-
ing Invest through Property and Improvements Needed 
for Veterans Act of 2016, 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 ‘‘Communities Helping 
Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for 
Veterans Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘CHIP IN for Veterans Act 
of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDING AND EXTENDING A PILOT PROGRAM 
ON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS OF DONATED FACILITIES 
AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) EXPANSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Commu-
nities Helping Invest through Property and Improve-
ments Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (Public Law 
114–294; 38 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended, in sub-
section (a)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘property’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) A minor construction, or non-
recurring maintenance, project of the Depart-
ment.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 
is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2180 
To authorize Inspectors General to continue operations during a lapse in 
appropriations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2025 
Mr. CONNOLLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To authorize Inspectors General to continue operations 
during a lapse in appropriations, 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 ‘‘Keep the Watchdogs 
Running Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT DURING LAPSE 
IN APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 406(g) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OF 
PROPERTY’’; 
(ii) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘the donation of a prop-
erty’’ and inserting ‘‘a donation’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 
project’’ after ‘‘property’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(iv) in paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘project,’’ after ‘‘improvements,’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘real prop-
erty and improvements donated under 
the pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
donation’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semi-
colon; 
(III) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(C) the performance of a minor construc-
tion, or nonrecurring maintenance, project of 
the Department.’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘construction of the facility’’ and 
inserting ‘‘donation’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by in-
serting ‘‘maintaining,’’ after ‘‘alter-
ing,’’; and 
(III) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘construction of the facility’’ 
and inserting ‘‘donation’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘alter, maintain,’’ 
after ‘‘design,’’ both places it appears; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘real property and 
improvements donated’’ and inserting 
‘‘a donation’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘of the real prop-
erty and improvements’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by 
striking ‘‘construction and donation of the 
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real property and improvements’’ and in-
serting ‘‘donation’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘real 
property and improvements donated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘donations’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Such section is further amended, 
in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘December 16, 2026’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 16, 2031’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(C) the standards for active duty law en-
forcement officers employed by any law enforce-
ment agency in the State in which the indi-
vidual resides; or 
‘‘(D) any standard for active duty law en-
forcement officers for firearms qualification 
conducted by any certified firearms instructor 
within the State in which the individual re-
sides;’’. 
(e) Section 926C(d) of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not less re-
cently than one year before the date the individual 
is carrying the concealed firearm, been tested or oth-
erwise found by the agency to meet the active duty 
standards for qualification in firearms training as 
established by the agency to carry’’ and inserting 
‘‘met the standards for qualification in firearms 
training required by subsection (c)(4) for’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 
(B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) a certification issued by the former agency 
of the individual, the State in which the individual 
resides, any law enforcement agency within the State 
in which the individual resides, or any certified fire-
arms instructor within the State in which the indi-
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‘‘(4) OVERSIGHT DURING LAPSE IN APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
and in addition to any other authority, during a 
lapse in appropriations, an Inspector General may 
incur obligations in advance of appropriations— 
‘‘(A) for such amounts as may be nec-
essary and at a rate for operations and under 
the authority and conditions as provided in the 
most recently enacted appropriations Acts; and 
‘‘(B) to perform the duties of the Office 
with respect to any program and operation of 
the establishment that continues during the 
lapse in appropriations.’’. 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve claims, 
made under laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, regarding military sexual trauma, and for 
other purposes. 
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‘‘(B) NOTICE OF DISAGREEMENT.—If the 
Director disagrees with any part of a review 
and assessment described under subparagraph 
(A) with respect to any guidance, order, rule, or 
regulation, the Director shall accompany any 
such guidance, order, rule, or regulation with a 
statement explaining why the Director so dis-
agrees. 
‘‘(6) IDENTIFICATION
OF
PROBLEMS
AND 
METRICS FOR JUDGING SUCCESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall, in 
each proposed rulemaking of the Bureau— 
‘‘(i) identify the problem that the par-
ticular rule or regulations is seeking to 
solve; and 
‘‘(ii) specify the metrics by which the 
Bureau will measure the success of the 
rule or regulation in solving such problem. 
‘‘(B) REQUIRED
METRICS.—The metrics 
specified under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall in-
clude a measurement of changes to consumer 
access to, and cost of, consumer financial prod-
ucts and services.’’. 
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SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS ON DISPOSI-
TION OF CHALLENGES TO ACCURACY OF 
RECORDS OF THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMI-
NAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM. 
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
shall submit annually to the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate a written report that specifies— 
(1) the total number of challenges to the accuracy 
of the records of the National Instant Criminal Back-
ground Check System (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘NICS system’’) established under section 103 of 
the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that 
were received by the NICS system during the year 
covered by the report; 
(2) the total number of the challenges that were 
processed to final disposition by the NICS system; 
(3) the total number of the challenges with re-
spect to which the initial determination of the NICS 
system was reversed, and with respect to those chal-
lenges, the total number in which each reason for the 
initial determination was made; 
(4) the total number of the challenges with re-
spect to which the initial determination of the NICS 
system was not reversed, and with respect to those 
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(1) the right of the people to keep and bear 
arms is a fundamental component of self-govern-
ment, self-defense, and the preservation of individual 
liberty; 
(2) deprivation of the constitutional right to 
bear arms requires due process under the Fifth and 
Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the 
United States; 
(3) ignoring appeals of determinations made by 
the National Instant Criminal Background Check 
System (NICS) violates due process; and 
(4) NICS should have the burden of showing a 
valid reason for the denial of this constitutional 
right. 
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kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB