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WILLIS Act

Bill: 119-hr-62
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Georgia
Lawyers and legal services
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Withholding Investments from Lawless Litigators In States Act or the WILLIS Act

This bill prohibits federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in Georgia. 

The bill also (1) rescinds any unobligated funds that were allocated for or otherwise made available to the office, and (2) directs the Department of Justice to require the office to reimburse the federal government for all funds that were expended for the office after January 1, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
ALVIN Act

Bill: 119-hr-63
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Lawyers and legal services
New York State
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Accountability for Lawless Violence In our Neighborhoods Act or the ALVIN Act

This bill prohibits federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made available to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York. 

The bill also (1) rescinds any unobligated funds that were allocated for or otherwise made available to the office, and (2) directs the Department of Justice to require the office to reimburse the federal government for all funds that were expended for the office after January 1, 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Grant’s Law

Bill: 119-hr-64
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Grant's Law

This bill requires the Department of Justice to detain a non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) found to be unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for various crimes that would render the individual deportable or inadmissible.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may release the individual to an appropriate authority for proceedings related to the arrest, but DHS must resume custody for any period that the individual is not in such authority's custody.

If the individual is not convicted of crimes for which the individual was arrested, DHS must continue to detain the individual until removal proceedings are completed. DHS must complete such removal proceedings within 90 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act

Bill: 119-hr-65
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act

This bill establishes exemptions from the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) for defense-related operations.

First, the bill prohibits the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) from designating military installations or state-owned National Guard installations as critical habitat under the ESA. It also prohibits FWS and NMFS from designating other lands, waters, or geographical areas as critical habitats if the Department of Defense (DOD) determines that the areas are necessary for military training, weapons testing, or other reasons. While DOD must submit such determinations in writing to the FWS, DOD is not required to consult with the FWS under the ESA about such determinations. 

Next, the bill exempts military personnel engaged in national defense-related operations (actions or duties that DOD deems necessary to support its mission) from ESA prohibitions on (1) taking (e.g., harming or killing) of endangered species or threatened species; (2) importing or exporting such species; and (3) damaging, destroying, removing, cutting, or digging up such species. Further, the bill exempts any injury to or mortality of a threatened or endangered species that results from, but is not the purpose of, a national defense-related operation.

The term
 military personnel 
means a member of the Armed Forces as well as a civilian employee or contractor of (1) DOD; or (2) any other federal agency, or any provisional authority, to the extent such employment relates to supporting the mission of DOD overseas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act

Bill: 119-hr-66
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act

This bill requires certain executive branch employees to disclose their federal student loan debt in an annual report.

The bill's requirement applies to an employee serving in a Senior Executive Service position or a position of a confidential or policy-determining nature (i.e., a Schedule C position). Covered employees must file a report detailing the principal and interest owed on loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, the Federal Family Education Loan Program, and the Federal Perkins Loan Program. 

The bill also requires the Office of Government Ethics to submit an annual report to Congress that contains (1) the total amount owed by all covered employees, and (2) the name of any covered employee who failed to report the required information.

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review

Bill: 119-hr-67
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act

This bill requires the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to issue guidance for using technology to retrospectively review existing federal regulations and, in consultation with relevant agencies, report on the progress of the federal government in making agency regulations available in a machine-readable format.

Specifically, the OIRA report must (1) assess whether regulations of agencies have been made available to the public in a machine-readable format, and (2) provide information about the recognition by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register of the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) as an official legal edition of the Code of Federal Regulations. Currently, the content of the eCFR is authoritative but unofficial.

Additionally, not later than 18 months after the enactment of this bill, the OIRA must issue guidance about how a federal agency can use technology to retrospectively review the agency's existing regulations. Each agency must plan and implement a strategy to comply with the OIRA's guidance for the retrospective review.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-05-21
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.
action_date: 2025-05-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Housing Fairness Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-68
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Age discrimination
Congressional oversight
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Disability and health-based discrimination
Housing and community development funding
Housing discrimination
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2025 or the Housing Fairness Act of 2025

This bill expands efforts to detect and address housing discrimination.

Specifically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must conduct a nationwide testing program to (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of prospective renters, homebuyers, or mortgage borrowers; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, homebuyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets.

The bill also reauthorizes through FY2028 the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, which supports organizations that provide direct assistance to individuals who have been victims of housing discrimination.

Additionally, HUD must implement a grant program to assist public and private nonprofit organizations in (1) conducting comprehensive studies on the causes or effects of housing discrimination and segregation, and (2) implementing pilot projects that test solutions to help prevent or alleviate housing discrimination and segregation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Freedom to Petition the Government Act

Bill: 119-hr-69
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Freedom to Petition the Government Act

This bill allows outside nonprofit organizations to meet with federal officials in the District of Columbia (DC) on federal property without having to register as businesses in DC. 

Currently, entities that are formed outside of DC, including nonprofit organizations, must generally register with DC before doing business in DC. Under the bill, outside nonprofit organizations may meet with federal government officials at federally leased or owned buildings in DC without having to register.

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
No SmartPay for Anti-2A Companies Act

Bill: 119-hr-70
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Consumer credit
Firearms and explosives
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

No SmartPay for Anti-2A Companies Act

This bill prohibits the General Services Administration from awarding a contract under the SmartPay Program for the procurement of a commercial payment system that uses a payment processing agency that has implemented a merchant category code for gun retailers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

Bill: 119-hr-71
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

 
This bill requires the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a three-year pilot program to improve the ability of veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system to access hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through the covered care system by providing such veterans with the ability to choose health care providers. Under the bill, the
 covered care system
 includes VA medical facilities, health care providers participating in the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP), and eligible entities or providers that have entered into a Veterans Care Agreement.
 
A veteran participating in the program may elect to receive care at any provider in the covered care system.
 
The pilot program removes certain requirements (e.g., location of the veteran) to access care at VA and non-VA facilities. After four years, the bill permanently phases out the requirements for accessing care under the VCCP and Veterans Care Agreements and requires the VA to provide such care under the same conditions of the pilot program. Additionally, after four years, veterans may receive care at a VA medical facility regardless of whether the facility is in the same Veterans Integrated Service Network as the veteran.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
TBI and PTSD Treatment Act

Bill: 119-hr-72
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

TBI and PTSD Treatment Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy through a provider authorized by the Veterans Community Care Program to veterans who have a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-73
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Abortion
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025

This bill excludes amounts paid for an abortion from the itemized tax deduction for qualified medical and dental expenses. 

Under current law, individuals who itemize their tax deductions may deduct qualified medical and dental expenses to the extent that such expenses exceed 7.5% of the individual’s adjusted gross income for the tax year. Further, under current law, the calculation of the itemized tax deduction for medical and dental expenses may include amounts paid for a legal abortion. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Freedom for Families Act

Bill: 119-hr-74
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Freedom for Families Act

This bill allows individuals to establish and contribute to a health savings account (HSA) without being enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP), increases HSA contribution limits, and allows tax-free distributions from an HSA during a period of qualified caregiving.

Under current law, individuals may establish and contribute to an HSA if they are covered under an HSA-eligible HDHP. For 2025, HSA contributions are limited to $4,300 for self-only coverage or $8,550 for family coverage (adjusted annually). Individuals who are at least 55 years old may make an additional HSA contribution of up to $1,000 per year. Further, under current law, HSA distributions are tax-free if used to pay for qualified medical expenses. 

The bill eliminates the HDHP coverage requirement for purposes of an HSA.

The bill also increases the HSA annual contribution limit to $9,000 for individuals or $18,000 for joint filers (adjusted annually) and eliminates the additional contribution for individuals who are at least 55 years old.

Finally, the bill excludes HSA distributions during a period of qualified caregiving from gross income. The bill defines 
period of qualified caregiving
 as any period during which an individual is on leave or not employed due to

the birth or adoption of a child;

placement of a foster child;

caring for a family member with a serious health condition;

an inability to work due to a serious health condition; or

certain emergencies related to a spouse, child, or parent on covered active duty with the Armed Forces. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
HOUSE Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-75
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Energy efficiency and conservation
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Helping Owners with Unaffordable Shoddy Edicts Act of 2025 or the HOUSE Act of 2025

This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to withdraw the final determination titled
 Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing
 and published on April 26, 2024.

The determination adopted updated minimum energy efficiency standards for newly built homes (except manufactured housing) financed through certain HUD and USDA programs. Specifically, it adopted the (1) 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which applies to single family homes and multifamily low-rise buildings up to three stories; and (2) 2019 American National Standards Institute/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers/Illuminating Electrical Society (ANSI/ASHRAE/IES) Standard 90.1, which applies to multifamily residential buildings with four or more stories. HUD and USDA must also revert to using the energy efficiency standards required before the determination.

In addition, the bill prohibits HUD, USDA, and the Department of Veterans Affairs from taking actions or using federal funds to implement or enforce the determination or any substantially similar determination. It also prohibits the Federal Housing Finance Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a determination or rule relating to energy efficiency standards for single and multifamily housing.

Finally, the bill prohibits HUD and USDA from adopting updates to the IECC or ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 in certain circumstances unless at least 26 states have adopted codes or standards that meet or exceed the update's requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House