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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 250 
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin 
Franklin for placement in the Capitol. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2025 
Ms. HOULAHAN
(for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. MEUSER, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. JOYCE of Penn-
sylvania, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, 
Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, Ms. DEAN of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. TITUS, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. LEE of Florida, and Mrs. BICE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure 
a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROCUREMENT AND PLACEMENT OF STATUE 
OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN THE UNITED 
STATES CAPITOL. 
(a) OBTAINING OF STATUE.—Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2025, the Joint Committee on the Library shall 
enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin 
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Franklin, under such terms and conditions as the Joint 
Committee considers appropriate consistent with applica-
ble law. 
(b) PLACEMENT.—Not later than December 31, 
2026, the Joint Committee shall place the statue obtained 
under subsection (a) in a suitable permanent location in 
the United States Capitol where the statue is accessible 
to the public during a guided tour of the Capitol provided 
by the Capitol Visitor Center. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAMS FOR ADOPTION OF CERTAIN 
TELEMATICS SYSTEMS. 
(a) ONBOARD FREIGHT RAILCAR TELEMATICS SYS-
TEMS AND GATEWAY DEVICE GRANT PROGRAM.—The 
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration 
shall establish a grant program to provide funds to freight 
railcar owners or operators to purchase and install— 
(1) onboard freight railcar telematics systems; 
or 
(2) onboard freight railcar gateway devices. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities for fund-
ing under the grant program under this section are freight 
railcar owners. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under this sec-
tion may be used to purchase and install onboard freight 
railcar telematic systems or onboard freight railcar gate-
way devices that enable the recipient of a grant to obtain 
and enhance the data collected from such systems and de-
vices resulting in the following: 
(1) Near real-time visibility of freight railcar lo-
cation and freight railcar asset health. 
(2) Increasing the visibility to the safety of the 
asset and commodity within the freight railcar asset. 
(3) Increasing future capability of real-time vis-
ibility in the development of onboard freight railcar 
sensor technology that measures or monitors, for 
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IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 250 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration 
AN ACT 
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure 
a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 250 RFS
SECTION 1. PROCUREMENT AND PLACEMENT OF STATUE 
OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN THE UNITED 
STATES CAPITOL. 
(a) OBTAINING OF STATUE.—Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2025, the Joint Committee on the Library shall 
enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin 
Franklin, under such terms and conditions as the Joint 
Committee considers appropriate consistent with applica-
ble law. 
(b) PLACEMENT.—Not later than December 31, 
2026, the Joint Committee shall place the statue obtained 
under subsection (a) in a suitable permanent location in 
the United States Capitol where the statue is accessible 
to the public during a guided tour of the Capitol provided 
by the Capitol Visitor Center. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 
2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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accordance with subsection (a)(5), regardless of any 
additional standards adopted by the agency or asso-
ciation for purposes unrelated to participation in 
programs under this title.’’. 
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chain with 20 or more locations doing busi-
ness under the same name (regardless of 
the type of ownership of the locations) and 
offering for sale substantially the same 
menu items, the restaurant or similar re-
tail food establishment shall disclose the 
information described in subclause (ii)(III). 
‘‘(bb) TEMPORARY
MENU
ITEM
DE-
FINED.—In this item, the term ‘temporary 
menu item’ means a food that appears on 
a menu or menu board for less than a total 
of 60 days per calendar year. The 60 days 
includes the total of consecutive and non- 
consecutive days the item appears on the 
menu.’’; 
(B) in subclause (ii)— 
(i) by redesignating items (III) and 
(IV) as items (IV) and (V), respectively, 
and moving the margins of such items 2 
ems to the right; 
(ii) by inserting after item (II) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(III) in the case of a standard menu item 
or temporary menu item that contains any 
added caffeine (as the Secretary shall by regu-
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) persons furnishing to producers or har-
vesters of aquatic products services directly related 
to their operating needs.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2518 
To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to support the commercial fishing 
industry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2025 
Ms. PINGREE (for herself, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Ms. TOKUDA, and Mr. 
HARDER of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to support the 
commercial fishing industry. 
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 ‘‘Fishing Industry Cred-
it Enhancement Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CREDIT TO BUSINESSES PROVIDING 
SERVICES TO PRODUCERS OR HARVESTERS 
OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS. 
(a) FARM CREDIT BANKS.— 
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(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR CREDIT AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES.—Section 1.9 of the Farm Credit Act of 
1971 (12 U.S.C. 2017) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) persons furnishing to producers or har-
vesters of aquatic products services directly related 
to their operating needs; or’’. 
(2) PURPOSES FOR EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT.— 
Section 1.11(c)(1) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 
(12 U.S.C. 2019(c)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘and to persons furnishing services directly related 
to the operating needs of producers or harvesters of 
aquatic products’’ after ‘‘needs’’. 
(b) PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS.—Section 
2.4(a) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 
2075(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(7) Section 6213(g)(2)(L) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘24A,’’ after ‘‘24,’’. 
(8) Section 6213(g)(2)(P) of such Code is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or 24A(f)(2)’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion 24(g)(2)’’, 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or 24A’’ after ‘‘under 
section 24’’, and 
(C) by striking ‘‘subsection (g)(1) thereof’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 24(g)(1) or section 
24A(f)(1), respectively’’. 
(9) Section 6695(g)(2) of such Code is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘24A,’’ after ‘‘24,’’. 
(10) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘24A,’’ after ‘‘24,’’. 
(11) The table of sections for subpart A of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 24 the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 24A. Monthly child tax credit. 
‘‘Sec. 24B. Credit for certain other dependents.’’. 
(12) The table of sections for chapter 77 of 
such Code is amended by striking the item relating 
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who has no legitimate business at the covered 
facility or with respect to such covered service; 
and 
(B) includes violent acts by any individual 
who enters the covered facility or worksite 
where a covered service is being performed with 
the intent to commit a crime. 
(3) TYPE 2 VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘type 2 vio-
lence’’ means workplace violence directed at a cov-
ered employee by customers, clients, patients, stu-
dents, inmates, or any individual for whom a covered 
facility provides services or for whom the employee 
performs covered services. 
(4) TYPE 3 VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘type 3 vio-
lence’’ means workplace violence directed at a cov-
ered employee by a present or former employee, su-
pervisor, or manager. 
(5) TYPE 4 VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘type 4 vio-
lence’’ means workplace violence directed at a cov-
ered employee by an individual who is not an em-
ployee, but has or is known to have had a personal 
relationship with such employee, or with a customer, 
client, patient, student, inmate, or any individual for 
whom a covered facility provides services or for 
whom the employee performs covered services. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2520 
To establish the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farmworker Movement National 
Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2025 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farmworker Move-
ment National Historical Park in the States of California 
and Arizona, 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 ‘‘Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and 
the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2521 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect opportunities for 
families in the Federal student aid process, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2025 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect 
opportunities for families in the Federal student aid 
process, 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 ‘‘American Family 
FAFSA Opportunity Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATING THE SIBLING PENALTY. 
Paragraph (3) of section 475(b) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(b)(3)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(3) dividing the assessment resulting under 
paragraph (2) by the number of the family members, 
excluding student’s parents, who are enrolled or ac-
cepted for enrollment, on at least a half-time basis, 
in a degree, certificate, or other program leading to 
a recognized educational credential at an institution 
of higher education that is an eligible institution in 
accordance with the provisions of section 487 during 
the award period for which assistance under the title 
is requested; 
except that the amount determined under this subsection 
shall not be less than zero.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by this Act shall take effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply with 
respect to award year 2025–2026 and each subsequent 
award year, as determined under the Higher Education 
Act of 1965. 
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use of a derivative, including an option, war-
rant, or other similar means. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘cov-
ered individual’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A Member of Congress. 
‘‘(B) The spouse of a Member of Congress. 
‘‘(C) The dependent of a Member of Con-
gress. 
‘‘(3) DEPENDENT.—The term ‘dependent’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 13101. 
‘‘(4) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘Mem-
ber of Congress’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 13101. 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED
BLIND
TRUST.—The term 
‘qualified blind trust’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 13104(f)(3). 
‘‘(6) SUPERVISING ETHICS OFFICE.—The term 
‘supervising ethics office’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 13101. 
‘‘§ 13152. Limitation on owning or trading certain as-
sets 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 
section, no covered individual may own or trade a 
covered financial instrument. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2523 
To condition the disbursement of Federal funds to any State on such State 
establishing a department, agency, or commission of government effi-
ciency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2025 
Ms. TENNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To condition the disbursement of Federal funds to any State 
on such State establishing a department, agency, or com-
mission of government efficiency, 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 ‘‘State-Level Depart-
ments of Government Efficiency Establishment Act’’ or 
the ‘‘State-Level DOGE Establishment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONDITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING TO STATES. 
(a) CONDITION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, no discretionary appropriations may 
be disbursed to any State unless such State has es-
tablished an entity described in subsection (b). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), the term ‘‘discretionary appropriations’’ does 
not include any discretionary appropriations within 
the security category (as that term is defined in sec-
tion 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)). 
(b) STATE-LEVEL DOGE AGENCY.—Each State shall 
establish and maintain a department, agency, or commis-
sion of government efficiency to review the efficacy of the 
State’s administration of Federal funding and to eliminate 
waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds. Such a depart-
ment, agency, or commission shall— 
(1) be comprised of at least 10 members and 
not more than 20 members; 
(2) have an equal number of members of the 
majority party and the minority party in the State’s 
Legislature; and 
(3) publish, on the State’s public website, and 
submit to the Department of Government Efficiency 
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‘‘(23) RENTAL VOUCHERS FOR HIGH GROWTH 
POPULATION AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
each year, using amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to subparagraph (B), provide additional as-
sistance in an equitable manner to each eligible 
public housing agency for tenant-based assist-
ance, based on the population in the area 
served by the public housing agency, the extent 
to which existing voucher allocations of the eli-
gible public housing agency do not meet its 
housing affordability needs, and historical 
shortfalls in providing assistance to such eligi-
ble public housing agency as a result of voucher 
formula allocations not keeping pace with popu-
lation growth over the period identified in sub-
paragraph (C)(ii). 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to Secretary to carry out this paragraph 
$2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, which 
shall be available for renewals in each fiscal 
year thereafter until expended. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY 
DEFINED.—For the purposes of this paragraph, 
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within the Executive Office of the President, an an-
nual report that— 
(A) details the entity’s work to review the 
efficacy of the State’s administration of Federal 
funding and to eliminate waste, fraud, and 
abuse of taxpayer funds; and 
(B) provides legislative and operational 
suggestions and recommendations to improve 
the efficiency of the expenditure of Federal 
funds. 
(c) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of 
Columbia, and each territory of the United States. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2525 
To authorize the appropriation of $2,000,000,000 for rental vouchers for 
high population areas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2025 
Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. STANTON, and Ms. ANSARI) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the appropriation of $2,000,000,000 for rental 
vouchers for high population areas, 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 ‘‘Housing Vouchers 
Fairness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RENTAL VOUCHERS FOR HIGH GROWTH POPU-
LATION AREAS. 
Section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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the term ‘eligible public housing agency’ means 
a public housing agency that administers Fed-
eral housing assistance for an area that, as de-
termined by the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) has a population of greater than 
100,000; and 
‘‘(ii) is one of 25 areas in the United 
States that experienced the highest popu-
lation growth between 2012 to 2022.’’. 
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of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act as incor-
porated by reference into the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 through section 715 of such Act. 
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dividual, or a dependent of such employee or self- 
employed individual), as a condition of enrollment or 
continued enrollment under the plan, to pay a pre-
mium or contribution that is greater than the pre-
mium or contribution for a similarly situated indi-
vidual enrolled in the plan based on any health sta-
tus-related factor that relates to such individual 
(consistent with the rules under section 702(b)(1)); 
and 
‘‘(3) denying coverage under such plan on the 
basis of a pre-existing condition (consistent with the 
rules under section 2704 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act).’’. 
SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt a 
group health plan which is an employee welfare benefit 
plan offered through a group or association of employers 
from the requirements of part 7 of subtitle B of title I 
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
(29 U.S.C. 1181 et. seq.), including the provisions of part 
A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act as incor-
porated by reference into this Act through section 715. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Our Ports Act 
of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR PORT 
OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 700 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 70015. Prohibition on certain contracts for port op-
eration and management 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An owner or operator of a facil-
ity for which a facility security plan is required under sec-
tion 70103(c) of this title may not enter into a contract 
for the ownership, leasing, or operation of such facility 
with an entity that is— 
‘‘(1) a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Ira-
nian state-owned enterprise; or 
‘‘(2) a foreign entity for which any percentage 
is owned by a country listed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘facil-
ity’, and ‘owner or operator’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 70101 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 70014 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘70015. Prohibition on certain contracts for port operation and management.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 252 
AN ACT 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit 
certain contracts for port operations and man-
agement, and for other purposes.